Understanding emotional eating – Eating for our heart not our tummies…
When it comes to understanding emotional eating we realise that sometimes we eat in response to our mind without consulting our bodies… Our connection with food and emotions is a very primitive one, it starts at birth; it is created the minute we are fed our first meal of milk and experience the wonderful feeling of safety and satiety together. A baby is born with two main needs, the need for bonding, physical closeness and safety and the need for nourishment. When a baby is held and fed at the same time, both these needs are being satisfied together and this is where food andRead More…