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Hungry for Healing: Navigating Trauma and Emotional Eating

  1. Hungry for Healing: Navigating Trauma and Emotional Eating Dave Roberts 45:32

This episode of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, hosted by Dave Roberts, features guest Jillian Scott, a trauma-informed life and Health coach. The conversation explores Jillian’s personal journey overcoming emotional eating and the impact of trauma on her relationship with food and self-image. Together, Dave and Jillian discuss the deep connections between childhood experiences, emotional abuse, and patterns of emotional eating, highlighting how trauma can shape self-worth and coping mechanisms.

They share personal stories about cultural influences, Grief, and the challenges of breaking unhealthy habits. Jillian emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, compassion, and changing one’s self-concept as the foundation for lasting change. The episode also touches on the mission of Jillian’s “Hungry for Love” podcast, which addresses taboo topics like emotional eating, Relationships, and self-worth, aiming to create a safe space for healing and Growth. The conversation concludes with practical Wisdom on embracing imperfection, finding everything you need within yourself, and the power of vulnerability and leadership through example.

Jillian’s Bio and Contact Information:

Jillian Scott is a certified, trauma-informed life and health coach, and creator of the Hungry for Love Podcast. She specializes in empowering clients to overcome the aftermath of emotionally abusive relationships, heal their relationship with food and body, and develop unwavering self confidence and self belief.

Connect with Jillian:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillianscoaching

Website: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/

Hungry for Love Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-you-crave/id1573281085

Hungry for Love Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/30xmKmwsGaIKSkTSuPpsyh

To connect with Dave go to davidrobertsmsw.com and his author page psychologyprofessorandminister.com

Dave Roberts LMSW, Author, Podcaster

David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology child life department at Utica University in Utica, New York. Dave also teaches psychology classes at Pratt MWP School of Art and Design. He is the host of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, which can be found on Apple, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

Dave has presented workshops at national conferences of The Compassionate Friends as well as for the Bereaved Parents of the USA. He was also a keynote speaker at the 2011 and 2015 national gatherings of the Bereaved Parents of the USA. Dave also co-presented a workshop titled “Helping Faculty After Traumatic Loss” for the Parkland, Florida community in May of 2018, in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School.

Roberts has been a past HuffPost contributor and has contributed articles to Medium, Open to Hope Foundation, Mindfulness and Grief, Thrive Global, and the Recovering the Self Journal. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts, as well as Open to Hope Television. In 2021,he co-authored and published a book with Reverend Patty Furino titled, When The Psychology Professor Met The Minister.