Underground Confidence Recovery

When talking about the reasons for comfort eating, one of the things that people ask me the most, is "Isn't it just a habit?" In today's episode I talk about how comfort eating is a deeply embedded habit, influenced by emotional experience, our history and the chemicals in our brains. This is the third in a quick tip series about comfort eating recovery.If you want help recovering from comfort eatingJoin my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help youMore informationContact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comHere's another podcast you might like: The Secrets to Breaking Habits - How to break the powerful habit of comfort eating If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show

Identify why you really want to stop comfort eating. What is your why?You’ve got to have a really good, personally meaningful reason, to give up what comforts you. So, in this byte I ask you: What’s really worth putting your comfort binge aside for? I offer suggestions and ways to answer this question.This is the second of a quick tip series about comfort eating recovery.If you want help recovering from comfort eatingJoin my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help youMore informationContact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comHere's another podcast you might like: Are You A Comfort Eater? Podcast mixed by Pixelkisser Production If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show

In every relationship, there will be times when you or your partner need space. But, what do you do if this becomes chronic and painful for either of you? Here, I'll explain how you can feel more comfortable, with practical strategies and ideas for you to try. You can work towards repair that is happier for both of you.If you want help taking back your power in relationship: Join my mailing list hereTake Back Your Power. Calling In 'The One' 8 week programmeFor more support:How I can help youMore informationContact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comHere's another podcast you might like: "Whenever we get close, one of us pulls away" - Avoidance Tactics & IntimacyPodcast mixed by Pixelkisser Production If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

This is a byte podcast, and the start of a quick tip series on comfort eating recovery. Today, I define what comfort eating is. Can you see yourself here?If you want help gaining back control of your eating: The Next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme will be on a Tuesday evening!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help youMore informationContact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comHere's another podcast you might like: Are You A Comfort Eater?Podcast mixed by Pixelkisser Production If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show

This podcast explains why it feels impossible to control any compulsion. If you have ever told yourself to stop, while still unable to put your compulsive habit down, you'll relate to this podcast. The information here is about the biochemistry you’re dealing with in any addiction. Knowing this will help you gain back power and control.If you want help gaining back control of your eating: The Next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme has begun to fill up already!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help youMore informationContact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comCitationsGabor Maté - 'In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts'Nora Volkow - ​​Drug addiction: the neurobiology of behaviour gone awry: Rawson UCLA another podcast you might like: How To Break The Powerful Habit Of Comfort EatingPodcast mixed by Pixelkisser Production If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

If you've ever wondered why your partner or date seems to withdraw after you've got on so well, this might be why. In this podcast I talk about how the fear of being dependent on people can lead to a fear of commitment, ghosting,  an avoidance of intimacy, and possibly a reliance on substances. This podcast will help you to understand what's happening with avoidance, so that you can better protect yourselves and each other.If you want help with regaining your confidence, believing you are loveable, and finding loving connection:Join my mailing list hereCalling in 'The One' 8 week workshopFor more support:Click here for how I can help you Click here for more information Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comCitationsCarl JungStan Tatkin Interview - Tatkin -  ‘Wired For Love’Amir Levine & Rachel SF Heller - 'Attached:The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find-and Keep-Love'Here are another couple of podcasts you might like:  Crack Your History CodeThe Effect Of Your Upbringing On Your Comfort EatingIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show!Support the show (

Today's podcast is about the relief that compulsion or addiction brings.  I also talk about the life that we may be attempting to block. This is the first of a three part series about addiction, based on Gabor Maté's book 'In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts'.If I can help you regain your confidence and recover from comfort eating, join my next group: The Next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme is almost full!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help you More information Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comCitationsGabor Maté - 'In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts'Here's another podcast you might like:  Crack Your History CodeIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show ( Support the show

Gabor Maté says that we choose belonging 100% of the time, over authenticity. Our self-critic keeps us ‘in check’ and ‘likeable’. The part of us that feels criticised, ‘different’, or struggles to connect, is the part that turns to something outside ourselves, in order to cope. So, here, I talk about the road to becoming more authentic and empowered, as a route to recovery of confidence, as well as from compulsion or codependency.If you want  help  with getting your confidence back, and to recover from comfort eating, join my next group: Next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme - Only a couple of spaces left!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help you More information Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comCitationsGabor Maté - 'In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts'Otto Scharmer - 'The Theory U' - Keynote speaker @ The Embodiment ConferenceHere's another podcast you might like: Why It's So Difficult To Say 'No'If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show (

We are affected when disaster and terrible inequality happen in the World. Here, I talk about illness, storms, doomscrolling, and Ukraine. I suggest ways to cope with feeling anxious or helpless, and I talk about our connection with each other.If I can help you regain your confidence and recover from comfort eating, join my next group: The Next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme dates are up!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help you More information Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comCitationsGQ Article "How to detox from news anxiety after a day of doomscrolling"Here's another podcast you might like:  Worry, Anxiety & Comfort EatingIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show (

Feeling like you'll be found out is common  ground for people who comfort eat.Many of us imagine others to be better than us,  think others have a perfect life, and feel we are frauds waiting to be discovered. But the reality is that most of us feel inadequate. Most of us think that someone else could do better. It's this feeling that can lead to comfort eating or addiction.Here, I talk about how this comes from a belief about not being good enough, whether from your past or from society.  I encourage you to be realistic about your limitations and strengths, and to let others be impressed by you.If I can help you regain your confidence and recover from comfort eating, join my next group: The Next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme dates are up!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:How I can help you More information Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comCitationsSome ideas here were inspired by a Nicabm training on working with Imposter Syndrome. You can buy your full training programme hereHere's another podcast you might like:  Self Worth & Core BeliefsIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show (

Typically, the comfort eaters that I see have lost touch with what makes them happy.  Today, I talk about why and how to develop a practice of making your own happiness more of a focus. Here, I list 10 learnable things that can make us happy.I see time and time again how this completely transforms eating habits and lifestyles. We are more capable, more resilient, and at our best when we’re happy. So, we are more able to make better choices for ourselves.  That's the best kept secret to breaking the habit of binge-eating, overeating or comfort eating. Get your happiness back!Want to go further?Early Bird still open for next Comfort Eating Recovery 6-week programme. But not for long!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:Contact:             shelley_treacher@hotmail.comWebsite Info:  Services and Group ProgrammesBlog:                     Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?CER Community Group: Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupWomen's LARR Group Click    here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupCitationsKatherine Woodward Thomas - Calling in The OneThe Science Behind Why Volunteering To Help Others Makes You HappierHere's another podcast you might like:  What Is Self Worth?If you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show (

To be able to give up comfort eating, overeating or binge-eating, you're going to need to learn how to be kinder to yourself.  This might be a whole new language for the comfort eater. So, here I give you some examples of what to say.Want to go further?Early Bird still open for next 6 week programme. But not for long!Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comWebsite Info: Services and Group ProgrammesBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?CER Community Group: Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupWomen's LARR Group Click here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like:  "People Say I'm Too Hard On Myself" - Kindness, A Sense Of Self, & Overeating : you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show (

Today, I carry on talking about how you can get control back of yr eating. Overwhelm can rapidly contribute to losing control of eating. So, here, I talk about how to take back control of feeling overwhelmed.One listener says: “I want to learn how to recover for real, and for good. I can stay on a plan for a couple of months, and then my emotions overwhelm me and I cave to the comfort of overeating”Can you relate to this? If so, you might need to understand more about overwhelm. Listen to my podcast to find out what it is, how it contributes to overeating, and how to regain control.Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comWebsite Info: Services and Group ProgrammesBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?CER Community Group: Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupWomen's LARR Group Click here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like: Why Can’t I stop Binge Eating In The Evening you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Even better; support the show here!Support the show (

Today, I share with you what it takes to regain control over any compulsion, without harsh dieting or 'all or nothing' thinking.As we enter what is traditionally known in the UK as the most depressing week of the year, I offer you an alternative to the new year 'fresh start' mentality. Today's podcast is intended to help you with accountability, but with compassion. As many of you know, I run programmes for comfort eating recovery. Here are the basics of what I cover in the programmes. These are the things I see that people need to be open to, in order to take the control back.Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereGet Control Back! Comfort Eating Recovery 6-Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for reclaiming love Comfort Eating Recovery Programme syllabus: For 75 minutes each week. Latest programme details hereSession 1  – Understand Emotional EatingSession 2  – Change Thoughts & HabitsSession 3  – Explore Your History & Self-ConfidenceSession 4  – Learn Self-SoothingSession 5  – Manage FeelingsSession 6  – Improve Body Esteem & Find SupportFor more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comWebsite Info: Services and Group ProgrammesBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?CER Group: Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupWomen's LARR Group Click here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like:  Are you a comfort eater, emotional eater, or binge eater? How to recognise itIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

Today, I end the year with a round-up of some of the main themes I’ve talked about this year. I talk about how to understand your comfort eating, and how to recover from it, so that you are prepared for the post Christmas desire to get healthier.I get a lot of enquiries in January, so I know that many people will be facing how to deal with comfort eating. This summary will point you towards where you need to start, in my podcast. You have a lot of helpful support and information here about the things that lead to feeling out of control with food, and how to tackle them.This podcast also comes with a handout. You can find today's handout, here.Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereHow To Stop Comfort Eating 6 Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for finding love (Sometimes the cause of loneliness is the same as the cause for comfort eating)For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comInfo: www.bristolcounselling.co.uk and Group ProgrammesBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupClick here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like:  Are you a comfort eater, emotional eater, or binge eater? How to recognise itIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

I find that one thing comfort eaters ask me about, is how to recognise their own needs. So, here I list some basic human needs. See which ones stand out for you? Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereHow To Stop Comfort Eating 6 Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for finding love For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comInfo: www.bristolcounselling.co.ukBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupClick here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like: Covid-19 Christmas - Loneliness, Conflict and Comfort EatingIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

One reason for overeating at Christmas is that we need to let go. Understanding that you might be comfort eating to let go, is, as I often say, treating the cause rather than the symptom of overeating. Productivity can be another addiction, that typically goes hand in hand with comfort eating. So, today, I talk about Christmas overeating and how to recognise and wind down from being over productive. Because so many of us feel we need to push through, when really we need to stop.Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereHow To Stop Comfort Eating 6 Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for finding love For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comInfo: www.bristolcounselling.co.ukBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupClick here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like: Covid-19 Christmas - Loneliness, Conflict and Comfort EatingIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

One of the things I hear people say frequently, is that they eat because they're bored. This was particularly common during Covid-19 lockdowns.There's a lot more behind boredom than you might initially realise. So this is what I'm asking you to think about today.Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereHow To Stop Comfort Eating 6 Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for finding love For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comInfo: www.bristolcounselling.co.ukBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupClick here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like: Why You Comfort Eat - Overeating ExplainedIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

Since lockdown began, the jokes about overeating have been coming thick and fast on social media. Having overcome chronic comfort eating myself, I help people to stop. But I must admit, even I’ve struggled more than usual during the pandemic.It may be that you’ve tried every diet or technique on the planet and still can’t stop yourself from eating. You may have become so frustrated and sick of yourself that you’re desperate for another solution.That solution is to treat the cause of overeating, rather than the symptom.You may realise that it’s emotional discomfort that causes your comfort eating. Or, you might be baffled by how your overeating habits or binge-eating could be caused by emotion. Maybe you’re thinking:“it’s just a habit” or, ‘’I Just like food!”But, you want to change things. So, it’s time to go a little deeper.The first step towards treating yourself better is to identify whether it is emotion causing you to eat. So, here are some ways to find out.Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereHow To Stop Comfort Eating 6 Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for finding love For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comInfo: www.bristolcounselling.co.ukBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupClick here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like: Why You Comfort Eat - Overeating ExplainedIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show (

Here's another short byte podcast, giving you ten normal, everyday reasons why you might comfort eat, drink alcohol, text a lot, watch TV, scroll, etc..Hint: None of these include lack of willpower!Want to go further?Join my mailing list hereHow To Stop Comfort Eating 6 Week Workshop Calling In 'The One' 8 Week Programme, for finding love (limited places, starts 1st Dec!)For more support:Contact: shelley_treacher@hotmail.comInfo: www.bristolcounselling.co.ukBlog:  Free quick tips and quiz: Are you a comfort eater?Click here for 'Comfort Eating Recovery' Facebook groupClick here for 'Love and Relationship Recovery' Facebook groupHere's another podcast you might like: Why You Comfort Eat - Overeating ExplainedIf you like this podcast, please share it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Support the show