In today's fast-paced world filled with instant gratification and quick fixes, it's easy to neglect the profound impact our food choices have on our overall well-being.
What is Holistic Nutrition?
Rather than viewing food as mere sustenance, holistic nutrition considers the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit. By addressing the root causes of health issues and promoting balance within the body, holistic nutrition fosters a comprehensive approach to well-being.
Healing from Within
The essence of holistic nutrition lies in its ability to heal from within. Our relationship with food is formed early on, and it means so much more than the actual food we put in our mouths. Patterns and cycles between our behaviour and emotion often exist, with some many things feeding into that.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Honestly...
If you've ever:
dieted
tried to lose weight
labeled food as good or bad
feel like food is a treat, to be earned or made up for.
experienced/brought up as a 'girl/woman'
there's a food you just feel out of control around or can't trust yourself with
certain emotions make you want to dive head first into food e.g. stress, boredom, lack of joy, exhaustion
Then I'd suggest starting inside out.
Parts of You
The good news is: our minds are all made of parts, and all parts are good. They are ALL trying to help (even if some of their outcomes feel unhelpful, or even harmful).
Our managers:
control and monitor what we eat
plan ahead
think/obsess about food
seek out education and information about nutrition
use a lot of 'should' language
Our firefighters:
are probably behind that out-of-control, couldn't stop if I wanted to, don't even realise I'm not it until afterwards feelings
are often behind 'binge' behaviour
jump in to help us have fun, 'freedom'
Our exiles:
are often our feelings of not good enough, disgust, shame, pain, I'm bad or there's something wrong with me
All of our parts can be helped through the process of IFS!
Because - you are not your parts. Each part is only that: part of you, not all of you.
Which means your relationship to food can feel like you have:
joy
peace
freedom
simplicity
whole health
choice
This can then be the platform and foundation for ANY and ALL of our goals onwards.
And who doesn't want more of that?
Interested? Our Peaceful Eating course has just started today, and there's still time to get in there! (plus, no rush, if the time isn't right for you, we'll be hosting this very special programme again). Click here for more info.
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