the kind mind
Recently I had some bad news – a project I was really excited to be working on was postponed. A feeling of disappointment, uncertainty and disempowerment washed over me. I went home, grabbed a glass of wine and slumped on the sofa. Two glasses later, I reached for a bar of dark chocolate and ate almost all of it. I’ve always been an emotional eater, and it’s proved to be one of the trickiest obstacles I’ve faced along my own health journey. As soon as I fall into ‘victim’ mode, I change my healthy behaviours.
For me, any kind of emotional disruption to the status quo of my day-to-day happiness has the power to make me lose my motivation and want to lie in bed late. A setback can easily disrupt my usual desire to nourish my body with healthy foods, and I end up grabbing empty junk that makes me feel good in the moment, and awful later.