If you’ve ever felt powerless over food, you know that "just stop eating" is the least helpful advice in the world. In this episode of The Lori Clarke Show, we sit down with Life and Mindset Coach Nan Saysana to discuss her 30-year journey through binge eating and the breakthrough that finally set her free.
We dive deep into why willpower almost always fails by 6:00 PM and how the "forbidden fruit" effect of restriction is a recipe for a backfire. Nan shares her "Gold Star" approach to emotional eating, focusing on the science of safety and the power of being present.
Key Takeaways: 0:00 – Why willpower isn’t the answer to binge eating
05:30 – How thoughts create cravings before you even see the food 1
0:45 – The DIFF Method: How to audit your eating patterns 18:20 – The difference between physical hunger and emotional desire
24:15 – Why restriction almost always backfires
32:00 – Using Havening Techniques to calm the nervous system
39:45 – The "Curious vs. Furious" mindset shift
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