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Nov 2024
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2765: Is Eating for Comfort Okay? by Dr....

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Episode 2765:

Dr. Margaret Rutherford explores the nuances between comfort eating and binge eating, sharing personal stories of emotional eating to highlight the importance of self-awareness. She provides practical tips to help differentiate emotional hunger from physical hunger and suggests healthier coping mechanisms to address emotional distress without resorting to food.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/bingeing-or-comfort-eating-five-ways-for-comfort-eating-to-stay-comfortable/

Quotes to ponder:

"Comfort eating, while not a clinical term, is almost exclusively for self-soothing."

"Shame and hatred will only serve as a hurdle rather than some kind of self-punitive motivation."

"Grief, sadness, guilt, anger, disappointment, humiliation none of these emotions are easy to feel. Yet the more you avoid them, the stronger they can become."

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