1. Dawny January 9, 2015 at 9:02 am

   Another marvelous episode. I love your ponderings and working thru.

   I’m headed to check out the new featured blog. Sounds GREAT thanks for sharing that with us.

   I too love dr Nina. I listen to her on stitcher. I wasn’t aware of the ‘group’ tho. Hmmmm lol lol

   Proud of you laurie for working thru the things calling the robot aliens.

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   1. Laurie@CompulsiveOvereatingDiary Post authorJanuary 9, 2015 at 9:08 am

      Thanks Dawny! Off now to ride the Rose bowl solo since Mark is tired today. Then I’ll practice singing and my voice acting bits. I am more than my weight. I need to keep THAT in my mind. And I need to work on letting go of others who need/want/find peace with a different path. People pleasing me wants EVERYBODY to Love EVERYTHING I do. Not possible. What really is shining through to me is that I need to become tougher at being me at my core. Let the world be what the world wants to be. It’s a tough one. Enjoy Sarah’s blog, I think you will really like it. Thanks too for putting up with my rants and rolls. xoxoxoxox

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2. Stéfanie January 9, 2015 at 1:05 pm

   Hi to new bc’s from ALL over the WORLD!

   The thing that really touched me in your podcast was when you talked about rational/irrational emotions. It’s so true that there are layers and layers under emotions and that we are carrying inconscious weight from our past. You phrased all of this so well.

   It makes me realize that we sometimes feel guilty for feeling a certain way as we know that it’s not necessarily true or fact-based (in an objective manner). But then again, what’s even more important than it’s objective truthness is the fact that indicates that something IS there, under it all, even if it’s a residual from our past. It’s worth to listen gently and try to understand it instead of shaming ourselves for being overly emotional, overthinking or dramatic.

   I liked listening to you when you explained all of this distrust feeling as maybe being rational, maybe not – You’ve explained all of this with so much self-love, self-compassion, instead of blaming yourself for feeling this way. This is how we need to do things, right? Thank you for that. xx

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   1. Laurie@CompulsiveOvereatingDiary Post authorJanuary 10, 2015 at 7:07 am

      You have truly gotten to the core of what I was struggling with I think.

      It makes me realize that we sometimes feel guilty for feeling a certain way as we know that it’s not necessarily true or fact-based (in an objective manner). But then again, what’s even more important than it’s objective truthness is the fact that indicates that something IS there, under it all, even if it’s a residual from our past.

      Part of my people pleasing is wanting to be a ‘good girl’ and smile and feel ‘sugar and spice and everything nice’ (That is part of an English fairy tale saying about what girls are made of vs. boys). And when I have negative emotions bubbling up like anger, sadness, hurt, rage … I want to cover them up, hide them away, paste on my happy mask. If there is no ‘good logical reason’ then these feelings are even more shameful for me. I was taught this. Even with a good reason, I am supposed to swallow them and know that ‘others have it worse, after all’ etc. I have a lifelong volcano inside. I am afraid of it. But with therapy I am letting these out. It is hard. Very hard for me. But it does release the happy feelings too. I can truly feel happy, proud, excited, joyful in a depth that I never really knew before either. Each time I face a food challenge it is an opportunity to dig a little deeper. I know I won’t always choose the high road, in food or otherwise, but I’m choosing it more often. Progress, not perfection as Alen says. Hugs

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