“We have been taught to be in a relationship with our bodies based on punishment and reward. It’s time we learn to treat our bodies as homes that we love, not projects that we must constantly renovate. – Sonya Renee Taylor
The majority of Americans state that the reason they can’t achieve behavior change or reach their goals is due to a lack of willpower. And we do have great deficits—it’s just not in willpower 🙂
Learning about and embracing the nervous system is a revolutionary act for those of us living in a culture that perpetually promotes destructive, oppressive narratives about food and our bodies, a world that tells us how to eat, what to eat, when to eat, what we are worth. Is it any surprise the body’s natural sensations and emotions are easily drowned out?
Join us in this episode of Trauma Rewired, where we explore how disordered eating behavior plays out in the brain and sensory systems, and how these patterns impact nervous system health, gut health, and mental and physical health outcomes.
Episode Takeaways:
- How can we dismantle abusive narratives around willpower from an NSI framework?
- Sensory system deficits are key components underlying disordered eating behavior.
- What is the interoceptive system?
- How dissociation perpetuates the disordered cycle. Sensory input and the insular cortex.
- Links between ADHD and disordered eating.
- How a consistent daily NSI practice can help those who experience distressing eating behaviors manage chronic stress and cultivate presence in a meaningful and sustainable way.
Unpacking disordered eating behaviors through the NSI framework offers effective tools to work towards safety and regulation to reduce painful food related outputs, and greater compassion for ourselves and others.
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