Irrespective of how long a person has been in food addiction recovery, they are still vulnerable to cravings, triggered by people, places, and events, as the brain’s emotional centres ignite. Often caught unaware when least expected, triggers sadly contribute to relapse. Yet, by incorporating craving control techniques and understanding how they can keep cravings at […]

I don’t consider myself a technology geek by any stretch of the term, but from time to time, I dip my toe into the tech world and am rarely disappointed. While reading about the clutter of signals that surround us but are invisible to the human eye, I became aware of an app titled Architecture […]

A Bitter Mistake In the early 1870s, two brothers took over a London-based family business following their father’s death.  Anxious to make a great success, the brothers entered their product into a city-wide competition. One brother redesigned the bottle while the other designed and printed the label. When they realized the mistake, there was no […]

According to the literature on the topic, on average, humans speak approximately 16,000 words each day. When you consider the average news article is around 800 words, the average blog post is between 250-300, and social media posts recommend between 60 and 150 words. With many, much longer, it is no surprise people feel buried […]

Food addiction and eating disorders are rarely about food. Disordered eating behaviours are most commonly connected to underlying emotional difficulties, frequently resulting from past traumatic experiences. To support a food-addicted client therapeutically, you must be able to understand the link between trauma and food addiction. In this article, I will outline the key correlations. The […]

For many of us, our phones, particularly our social media platforms, are the last thing we see at night and the first thing we see in the morning. Numerous studies have been conducted to determine how regular, consistent use of social media negatively impacts self-esteem, confidence, body image, eating habits, and diet.[1] I think all […]

Kristen Jakobitz, INHC, PN1 Kristen Jakobitz is a holistic health and hormone coach, food addiction coach, entrepreneur, and writer. You can find her crafting new chill recipes, doing strength workouts, or sipping cinnamon tea while admiring a beautiful sunset. Follow her on Twitter at @KristenJakobitz. Hormonal Imbalance and Overeating – Is There A Connection? Are […]

For better or worse, I am fascinated with Tik Tok. Like on other social media platforms, humor, education, wisdom, wit, and beauty appear alongside gross misinformation, rampant bigotry, racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, and other dark elements that should make any reasonable human run for their life. And yet, I open the app more times each […]

I Fail Daily: Self-Care Rx If I were inclined to judge (wink, wink), I might observe some weeks as better than others. This week, for instance, might be considered a bad week.  I have totaled my car (run-ins with a bolting stag has that effect), mourned the passing of a dear relative (damn cancer), juggled […]

Quotes on How to Relieve Your Emotional Pain Emotional pain is different for everyone.  We experience true bouts of emotional pain in some form during life.  Emotional pain is the mental anguish and despair one gets from suffering from common emotions such as sadness, loss, grief, heartbreak, and/or depression.   Do you find yourself saying to […]