The Telepsychiatrist

Episode 17: Demystifying Mindfulness Eating, and Binge Eating Disorder with Bernadette

Dr. Jodi Midiri Season 2 Episode 17

More than one BILLION of earth's humans are obese. which is important because this condition is an indicator of such a wide range of other health issues. The three discuss mindful eating; really taking into account the feelings and experience of eating food with Bernadette, a former nutritional therapist turned mindful eating therapist. 

Mindful eating is the opposite of a diet; it’s about fixing your relationship with food, not losing weight. Bringing a quality of awareness to food and being aware of our stream of experience can dramatically alter our experience of eating.  Bernadette welcomes the audience, and guides Nam through the ‘3 raisins experience’ as an introduction to mindfulness eating.

Resources
Bernadette's website
Bernadette's Linkedin
Bernadette's Facebook

CDC Obesity Statistics
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