Today I am joined by my friend Lisa Schlosberg. Lisa is a mental health professional and holistic health coach. She offers an Integrative Trauma-Informed Online Coaching program that helps men and women stop the struggle against themselves and integrate body, mind, and soul for holistic weight loss and lifelong health... 

Topics Include: 

• Early associations with food... 
• Dissociating–hiding from feelings... 
• Attending Weight Watchers as a child... 
• The connection between environments and behaviors... 
• Learning to feel–finding an integrated human experience... 
• Body image... 
• And other topics... 

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[2:33] - Lisa shares what her relationship with food was like at an early age…

[4:36] - The division of responsibility–parent and child responsibilities around food...

[9:59] - Lisa shares how an early childhood trauma impacted her eating habits…

[13:34] - Attending Weight Watchers as a child–a note for parents…

[18:31] - Losing the weight–Lisa’s turning point…

[22:56] - The power of environment in shaping our habits. How new friends and new places helped Lisa lose 150 pounds…

[27:25] - Managing the pressure of being “the weightloss girl”. Being seen as a "before and after", rather than a human being…

[37:41] - Feeling emotions. Positive emotions versus negative emotions. Embracing an integrated human experience. Doing the real work…

[42:07] - Looking in the mirror after losing 150 pounds–the relationship between emotions and body image…

[50:06] - Words from Lisa for those just beginning their weight loss journey...

Resources Mentioned:
Dr. Patricia Riba
Thegabrielmethod.com
Division of responsibility
Omega Institue
Lisaschlosberg.com