Happy New Year! Starting a brand new year is usually a transformative time for many of us. After completing a full 365 days, we set brand new goals and resolutions for ourselves in order to propel ourselves forward even further on our journey. However, I think I am not alone when I say that the start of 2021 feels… well different to say the least…
Read MoreAre you using food as fuel or is there more going on in your kitchen? Eating well is an absolute necessity for our physical health (of course!), but for some of us, our relationship to food and mealtime might be a bit more complicated. For some of us, we turn to food after every bad day at work or stressful situation and our eating habits can start to get away from us. If you can relate, do not worry because you are DEFINITELY not alone, (trust me!). Emotional eating can be really difficult to address within our lives, which is why I am so glad that founder of Escape from Emotional Eating, Jessica Procini, has come back on The Stress Less Show this week to share her tips on stopping emotional eating for good…
Read MoreCoping mechanisms, we all have them. While sometimes coping mechanisms are useful tools in helping us process the stress in our day, some coping mechanisms end up doing more harm than good. Maybe it's food, maybe it's wine, maybe it's shopping, maybe it's TV - whatever it is, it's important for us to check-in and let go of coping mechanisms in our lives that we find no longer help us. That is why I brought on Th Stress Less Show this week life coach and owner of Eau Claire Sober Living, Michelle Markquart, to share her tips on how to let go of unhealthy coping mechanisms in order to make room for healthier ones…
Read MoreHow many of us have done this: we just got home from the WORST day ever. Our boss screamed at us again, we were late to everything, and by the time we get home, the only thing we can think about doing is plunging face-first into a huge tub of ice cream and whatever else we have in our kitchens. We all have those comfort foods we love to turn to when we aren’t feeling great. However, while it may make you feel good for a moment, food is not going to make all that stress go away. This week on The Stress Less Show, we are talking about food and emotional eating - a huge issue for so many of us out there. I brought Jessica Procini, founder of Escape From Emotional Eating, on the show to help us learn how to stop using food as a way to cope with our stress…
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