How do you feel when you get on the scale? How do you feel when you look in the mirror? How do you feel when you can't stop eating? While these experiences occur on the physical dimension and involve our bodies, they also influence the way we feel mentally and emotionally. And, because eating and dieting can be used to regulate our emotions, how we feel internally affects the way we behave externally. Simply put: human beings are mind-body systems. However, when we struggle with weight management, over- or under-eating, yoyo-dieting, and/or body image issues, we tend to consider them physical problems requiring physical interventions (such as diet and exercise), without considering our mental and emotional (invisible) markers of health.

There are many reasons why 98% of dieters gain their weight back, obesity rates continue to climb, and Weight Watchers just partnered with a meditation app: the mind-body connection is our key to sustainable, holistic, long-term health. Connecting the dots between trauma, stress, emotion, coping, eating, food, and dieting, this speech will be a launchpad for audience members to understand themselves in a new way and move forward with practical knowledge and skills for establishing their healthiest and happiest lives.