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Katie:Hello,andwelcometo"TheWellnessMamaPodcast."I'mKatiefromwellnessmama.com,andIthinkyou'rereallygonnalovetoday'sepisodebecauseIamherewithBrittanyWatkins,whoImetrecentlyandisanewfriend.She'salsoaweightlosscoachandauthor,andshe'swidelyknownasoneoftheforemostexpertsinemotionalfreedomtechnique,orEFT,sometimesalsocalledtapping,butespeciallyforemotionaleatingandweightloss.IknowIgetalotofquestionsfromyouguysaboutthistopicandIknowthatshe'sgonnabeabletoansweralotofthemtoday.Brittanyhasalotofvideosandonlineprograms,basedon15yearsofresearchthatshe'sdoneonweightlossandself-sabotage,andusingleading-edgesciencetoteachpeoplehowtoapplythesespecifictechniquestoreducebinging,foodcravings,andotherformsofemotionaleating.She'shelpedthousandsofwomenlookandfeelamazing,andhervideoshavebeenviewedmillionsoftimes.Infact,herstudentsreportahugereductionincravingsforunhealthyfoodwithouthavingtousewillpower,whichissuperkey.Andwe'regonnatalkaboutherownstoryandherownstrugglethatsheovercametofind


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allthisinformation.Andshe'sbeautifulinsideandout,andI'msoexcitedtochatwithhertoday.Brittany,welcomeandthanksforbeinghere.

Brittany:Thanks,Katie,I'msoexcitedtobehere.

Katie:IknowI'veheardalittlebitofitinpersonfromyou,butIwouldloveifyoucouldstartbytellingusyourownstoryandhowyoucameintothisworldoftapping.

Brittany:Sure.Well,let'ssee.Itstartedwithmebeingalittlebitofatroubledteen.ImovedoutofmyhousewhenIwas15.Andoneofthethingsthatmyparentssortofbribedmeintodoingwasgototherapy,andI'msogladtheydidbecauseImetthisangeltherapistandweworkedtogetherforaboutayear.AndI'llneverforget,oneday,hecameinandhesaid,"Youknow,Ilearnedthistechniqueovertheweekend,anditlookscompletelyridiculousbutIthinkitmightreallyhelpyou."AndIwasinsomuchpain,atthetime.Iwasjustlike,"Oh,anythingtogetmeoutofmypain."Andso,hewalkedmethroughthistechniquewhereIwas,like,tappingonmybodyandsayingIlovedmyself.AndI'llneverforgethowridiculousIfelt.Ithinkmyfaceliterally,like,turnedpink,Iwassoembarrassed.ButImean,30minuteslateror15minuteslater,wheneverweweredone,like,alloftheyuckystuffandallofthehurt,andthepain,andtheanger,andallthethingsthatIwasholdingontoinside,like,leftmybody.AndIrememberIskippedoutofhisofficethatday,andIjustfeltthebestI'deverfeltinmywholelife.Andso,everyweekthatIwouldcomeback,Iwouldsay,"Steve,let'sdothattappingthing."

Anditwasthethingthathelpedmesomuchandhelpedmemakesuchrapidchanges.Youknow,Iwentfrom,like,basicallyahomelesskidlivingonthestreetsat15,to19yearsoldIwasrunningmyowncompany.Andthreeyearslaterfromthat,Iownedthreehousesofmyown,andIknowalotofthatisbecauseoftherapidchangesthatIwasabletomakethroughthistechnique.Andso,youknow,onceIdecidedthatIdidn'treallywannajustmakemoneyforthesakeofmakingmoneyanymore,IrealizedthatmypassionandmyloveandtheonlythingthatIwoulddowithmyfreetime,isIwouldstudytappingandIwouldexperimentwithtapping.AndIlearnedhowtodoitonmyself,andthen,Ilearnedhowtodoitwithmyfriends.

Andso,aboutsevenyearsago,ImadethetransitionandIstartedteachingit,youknow,specificforemotionaleatingbecause,whileIwasgoingthroughthetroubledteenageyears,Iwasalsoreallystrugglingwithbingeeating.SothatwaskindofwhenIstartedbinginganddietingand,youknow,gainingweightandlosingweight.Andtappinghelpedmesome.Itdefinitelyhelpedmewiththeemotionsaroundit,butwhatIrealizedwas,theregularwaythatIlearnedtappingfromalltheexpertsdidn'tworkformyproblems.Andso,sevenyearsagowhenIstartedmycompany,IjuststartedexperimentingwithdifferenttechniquesandIstartedpairing,youknow,otherthingsthatIhadlearned,likeNLPand,youknow,shamanism,andyouknow,allthesesortoflikewoowoothings,withtapping.And,overaperiodofacoupleofyears,Idevelopedasystemthatdefinitelyusestappingbutothermodalities,specificallyformyproblems,whichwereemotionaleating,foodcravings,self-sabotage.Andso,that'sthethingthatIreallyfocusonandthat'swhatIreallyhelpwomenwith,andIloveit.Soit'sbeenalongjourneybutit'sbeenareallycoolandrewardingone.


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Katie:Ilovedthat.AndIwannagoalittledeeperintothescienceoftappingandhaveyouexplainwhatitis.Butbeforethat,I'dlovetotalkalittlebitmoreaboutjusttheemotionalside.Itseemslikeemotionaleatingisdefinitelyanissuethataffectswomenmoreoftenthanmen,andIfeellikethere'san...evenwhenyousaid,like,thatyouweretappingandsayingthingslikethatyouloveyourself,Iknowthatthatalonecanbesohardforwomentosay.Infact,intherapywhenI'vehadtosaythat,attimes,Ifoundmyselfcrying.AndIwaslike,"WhyamIcrying?"It'slikethere'ssomanyunderlyingissues.SoI'dlove,ifyou'rewillingandvulnerableenoughtoshare,bothfromyourownperspectivebutalsofromworkingwithallthepeoplethatyou'vehelped,whydoyouthinkthisisaffectingwomensomuchmore?

Brittany:Oh,well,wetypicallyaremoreemotionalthanourmalecounterparts.Therearedefinitelywomenthataremorelogical,but,ifyoubreakpeopleupintoyoueitherprocessinformationemotionallyorlogically,typically,womenprocessthingsemotionally.AndIthinkthataddiction,inoursociety,isreally,reallyhigh,andfoodisaveryeasyacceptableaddictiontohave.Youknow,whenweeatit,itsoothesus,itmakesusfeelgood.Right?Soit'sreallyeasytoeatacookieratherthansitandactuallyfeelandsortthroughyouremotions.

Womenalso,especiallymothers,we'vebeentaughtthatwehavetodoeverythingforeveryone.AndIthinkthatwe,for,atleastmostofthewomenthatIworkwith,Iknowmepersonally,ourparentsandourmothersdidn'tsetagoodexampleof,"I'mgonnatakecareofmefirst,anduntilmycupoverfloweth,andthen,Itakecareofyou."Ithinkespecially,andyouwouldknowthisbetterthanme,there'salotofshamingthatgoesonwithmoms.Ifyou'renotputtingyourfamilyfirstandifyoutakecareofyourself,it'slikeyoukindoffeelguiltyandbadaboutit.Andit'sjustbackwards.Itisabsolutelybackwards.Oursocietytellsusthatweneedtotakecareofeveryonebeforeus,andso,it'sareally,reallyhardprogrammingtochange.Butdeepdown,weknowthatwewannatakecareofourselves.Soit'sjustareallyeasywaytokindoftakecareofourselves,togiveusthatlittle,like,soothingfeelingofeatingacookieor,youknow,eatingsomepizza,oreatingsomekindof,like,naughtyfood.Itgivesusthisboostofserotonin,whichmakesusfeelreallygood,andthat'sactuallywhatwe'relookingfor,we'relookingforwaystofeelgood.SoIdon'tknow,doesthatansweryourquestion?

Katie:Itdoes.Itmakessense.AndIfeellikewehavethiskindofviciouscombinationofboth,exactlylikeyousaid,alloftheseemotionalfactorsinsocietycombinedwiththefactthatthey'vebeenengineeringfoodstobehighlyrewarding.Andso,we'rekindafightingabattleonbothfronts.AndIknowIgetalotofquestionsabouttapping,andit'snotsomethingIamanexpertinbyanymeans,soI'dloveifyoucouldjuststart,evenformysake,withaverybasicexplanationof,like,whattappingactuallyisandwhattheprocesslookslike.

Brittany:Sure,sure,sure.Okay,sothisisthepartthatIlovebecauseIfindthatalotofpeople,whentheyexplaintapping,theyexplainitinasortoflike...itisamind-bodyenergytechniquebutthere'sactualscience,there'sbrainscience.AndmyveryfirstpartnerwasthePhDresponsibleforEFTbecomingaclinically-proventechnique.SoIactuallyunderstandwhat'sgoingoninthebrain.SoI'llexplainthatpartofittoyoubecauseIthinkit'ssuper,superinteresting,andoncepeopleunderstandthis,it'slike,"Oh,okay."Eventhoughitlookskindofweird,it'seasierforthemtogivethemselvespermissiontoactuallydoit.

So,essentially,whathappensiswehavethisareaofourbraincalledthehippocampus,andthehippocampusiswherewestoreallofourmemories.Now,withbrain-imagingdevices,whenwegoandwelookatthehippocampus,wecanseeallthese,like,tinyindentationsonit.Itkindoflookslikeasponge,youknow,a


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spongewithabunchofholes.Sowhattheseindentationsare,arebasicallynegativememories.Soweallhavehundredsofthousandsofnegativeexperiencesthathappeninourlives.Right?Itcouldbesomethingreally,reallyextremetosomethinglikebeingstartledbyabarkingdogorsomebodydroppingacupandtheglassbreaking.Right?

Sowehavethisstoragecenter,basically,ofallthesenegativememoriesthatwehave,andpositiveones.Andwhathappenswhenwearelivingourlivesandsomethingremindsusofsomethingnegativethathappenedtousinthepast,thislittleindentationsendsasignaltotheamygdala,whichisourbody'salarmsystem,andittellsustofeelstressedorsadorscaredorhaveanxiety.Andso,whattappingdoes,andthisiswhatIloveabouttappingsomuch,is,whenwe'reworkingwithit,wezeroinontheproblem.Andso,youknow,ifyouandIaretalkingaboutcravings,we'llzeroinontheactualmemorythatyouhaveofeatingthatfood.Or,ifwe'retalkingaboutemotionaleating,we'llzeroinonthememoryandthenegativefeelingthat'scausingyoutowanttoeatemotionally.

Andthatactually,whenwezeroinonit,wezeroinononeofthelittleindentationsinthesponge,andthen,bytapping...Sowetapondifferentacupressurepoints.It'sthesamepointsystemthattheChinesehavebeenusingforacupuncture.Ithinkalotofpeopleuseacupuncture.Soit'sbasicallyself-appliedacupressure,sowejusttapon...there'sninedifferentpointsthatweuse,thatwecyclethroughaswe'redoingthetechnique,andthey'resuper,supereasytolearn.Onceyoulearnthepointsystem,everythingelsebecomesreallyeasy.Soasyoutapthroughthepoints,whatthatdoesisitsendsafloodofserotonintothislittleindentationinthebrainanditseversthatconnection,soitnolongersendstheamygdalaasignalandtellsittobeupset.Sothismeansthat,ifyouwerelittle,forinstance,andyougotbitbyadog,andthen,inyouradultlife,youheardogsoryouseeadogandyoukindoftenseuplikethat,wecoulddoonesessiontogetherandyouwillneverhavethatsamereactiontoadoganymore.

Sobasicallywhathappensis,it'salmostlikethememoryhappenedtosomebodyelse.Whichissocool,itisthemostrapidhealingtoolthatI'veeverexperienced,thatI'veeverfound,andit'sjustamazing.Ifeelsosadthatmorepeopledon'tknowaboutitbecauseIfeellikealotofpeoplestruggle,foryearsandyears,intherapyor,youknow,withproblemsthatcanbevery,veryquicklysolvedwith,youknow,acouplesessionsoftapping.So,doesthatkindofmakesense?

Katie:Itdoes.AndIlovethatitseemstoreallygoattherootofit,thingsthatmaybe...like,Idon'tthinkmostofuseventhinkof.Whenwehavelike,forinstance,anemotionaleatingissue,we'renotthinkingoflike,"Oh,whenIwasakid,thishappenedandthisiswhyI'mdoingthis,"andinstead,thereseemstobethismentality.Insociety,youknow,ifsomeonestruggleswiththeirweight,it'sbecausethey'relazyortheydon'thavewillpoweror,youknow...andso,there'salltheseothershamefactorsassociatedwiththat.Andso,Ifeellikethereissomuchfreedominwhatyou'resayingforpeople,ofjustrealizingthisactuallygoesbacktosomuchmorethanjustthewillpowerside.

Brittany:Oh,thatis,like,oneofmybiggestmotivationsforteachingwomenaboutthesetools,becauseitmakesmecringehowmuchwomenblamethemselvesandshamethemselvesfornotbeingabletosticktoadietplanornotbeingabletosticktoahealthyweight-lossplan.Becauseitissodifficult,you'reright.Andmostoftheproblemsthatareconnectedtoweightarehappeninginthesubconsciousmind,whichmeans


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that,ifyou'renottrainedandifyoudon'tknowhowtogettotheseproblems,andifyoudon'tknowhowtogettothesememories,you'rebasicallyjustfightingyourself.Andyeah,Imean,that'swhatallofmytechniquesdo.AndI'mallaboutselfempowerment,soIwantto...allofmystudents,eventhatjusttakemycourses,theylearnhowtodothesetechniquestothemselves.Sotheydon'talwayshavetocometomeorlistentoaprogramor,youknow,dealwithatherapistinordertogetthechange.Iloveselfempowerment,soit'slikeifyouhaveafoodcraving,thisisthetechniquethatyoudo.Ifyouwanttoeatemotionally,thisisthetechniqueyoudo,thisishowyougettothatmemory,andthisishowyouchangeit.

Becauseit'snotaboutwillpower,itreallyisn't.Wehavevery,verystrongmemoriesandimprintsthatarecausingustocraveunhealthyfoodsorcausingustoeatwhenwe'renotreallyhungry.And,youknow,that'swhyIdothingslikethistojusteducatewomenandletthemknowthatit'sreallynotyourfault.Itissohardtomakethedecisiontoloseweightwhenyouhaveallthisunderlyingsubconsciousstuffthat'sgoingonthathasn'tbeencleanedupyet.

Katie:Thatmakestotalsense.Andso,I'dlovetogetalittlemoreclarityonjustacoupleofterms.Whenwetalkabout,forinstance,cravingsversusemotionaleating,canyoukindofdefinewhatthoseareandhowthey'resimilarordifferent,andwhattheybothmightrelateto?

Brittany:Sure.Okay.SoIloveteachingpeopleaboutthisbecauseitmakessomuchsenseonceyouunderstandthisconcept.So,cravingsaretypicallyfoodsthatyouthinkofthatyoucan'tkeepinthehouse.Right?Solike,youknow,withsomestudentsit'stortillachips,withotherstudentsit'schocolate,itmightbeicecreamorpizza.Youknow,they'rekindoftypical,like,junkfoodtypeoffoods.Andthesearetypicallyfoodsthatyouwillreallygooutofyourway.Like,whenyou'rehavingacravingforthesefoods,orforthisfood,youonlywantthisfoodandyouwillgowayoutofyourwaytogetthisfood.Solike,Ioncehadaclientthatdrove35minutesoutofherwaytogetthiscertainicecreamfromthiscertainplace.Andshewouldn'tkeepitinherhousebecausesheknewthatshewouldeatallofitassoonasitwasinthefreezer.Soshedidn'tkeepitinherhouse,butwhenshewantedit,shewoulddrivetotallyoutofherwaytogogetit.Soit'sthosetypesofthings.Andpeopleprobably,youknow,you'llknow,ifyouhaveoneofthesefoodsinyourlife,you'llknowit.Right?You'llbekindoflikenoddingyourheadandsmilingrightnow.

So,typically,withthesefoods...so,forme,itwaschocolatechipcookies,I'lljustgiveyoumine.Foralotofwomen,it'schocolate.So,cravings,goingbacktothememoriesandthehippocampus,cravingstypicallycomefrommemoriesofeatingthisfoodwithsomeonewelove,orduringatimethatwasreallypositiveforus.Andso,justkindofasanexercisetohaveeveryonedorightnow,thinkaboutthefoodthatyoucan'tkeepinthehouse,thatyoujusttotallydevourifit'saround,andthinkaboutyourearliestmemoriesofeatingthatfood.Whodidyoueatitwith?Whatwasgoingoninyourlife?Ninetypercentofpeoplewhostrugglewithfoodcravingswillgobacktoapositivememory.Solike,maybeit'sicecreamsundaes.Like,everySunday,I'dgogeticecreamwithdad,andthatwassuchaspecialdayandIdidn'tgettoseehimalotduringtheweek.Orifit'spizza,Ihearalotoftimeslike,"ItwasFridaynightPizzaFridays,"and,youknow,it'sthatnostalgiaofthosepositivememoriesthatgetwrappedupinthisfood.

Andso,whathappenslateroninlifeasyou'reanadultis,wheneveryou'restressedout,you'reoverwhelmed,you'renotfeelinggreat,youeatthisfood.Andbecauseyourbrainhasorganizeditinthefilingcabinetof


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love...soit'snotinafoodfilingcabinet,it'sinalovefilingcabinet.Sowhenyoueatit,youfeelallthissamefloodofemotions,samefeelingsofloveandsafetyandsecurity,andmom'slove,orgrandma'slove,ordad'slove,orwhoeverit'sconnectedto,andthatmakesyoufeelreallygood.Andso,you'lltendtoovereatitbecause,Imean,whocouldevergettoomuchofmom'sloveorgrandma'slove,right?

Sothat'swherecravingscomefrom.AndwhenItalkaboutthis,typically,like,youknow,I'llseepeoplejustlike,youknow,pouringtearsdownbecausethey'venevermadethatconnectionthatthisfoodisconnectedwiththosepeople.Andit'sreally,reallyeasytoreprogramthissothatyoucaneatthosefoodswithoutovereatingthem.Youbasicallyjusthavetotellyourbrain,"Hey,thisfooddoesn'tgointhelovefilingcabinet,itgoesinthefoodfilingcabinet.Andthelovestaysinthelovefilingcabinet."It'sjustlikeyourwiresarealittlebitcrossedwhenitcomestothesefoods.Somepeopleonlyhaveoneortwoofthesefoods,somepeoplehaveatonofthem.IthinkIhadlikemorethan40differentfoodswhenIwasfirstworkingonthis.Doesthatmakesense?

Katie:Itdoes,andthat'ssuperfascinatingbecause,evenasyouaresayingthat,Iwasthinking,"Wow."So,forme,itwasneversweets.I'veneverlikedsweetsverymuch,butitwaslikewarmbread.Anditremindedmethatthatwasoneofmyearliestchildhoodmemories,liketwoyearsold,wasmakingbreadwithmymom.Andnow,Ican'teatglutensoIhaven'thadthatinyearsandyears.Butit'sinterestinghow,like,thatconnectionwasimmediate,orthingslikeMexicanfood,becausewewouldonlyevergoouttoeatliketwiceayearanditwasusuallyforMexicanfood.Sothat'sinteresting,like,howtherearethosetiestochildhoodthings.Ihadn'teventhoughtaboutthatbefore.

Brittany:Yeah,andit'ssocool.Andwhenyouunderstandtheseconcepts,youstarttorealizethatitreallyisn'tyourfaultthatyou'reovereatingthis.You'restressed.Like,lifeisstressful,havingkidsisstressful,youknow,runningahouseisstressful,oryourbusiness,whateverisgoingoninyourlife.It'sstressful.Andso,whenyourealizethat,youknow,you'reusingthisfood,you'reeatingthisfoodbecauseitmeanslove,youcanstarttokindofhavesomecompassionforyourselfwhenyouovereatorwhenyoueatthesefoodsbecauseyourealizethatitwouldbesohard.Basically,ifyoutellyourselfthatyou'renotgonnaeatwarmbread,andyou'rehavingareallystressfulday,andyou'vetoldyourself,"Okay,I'mnotgonnaeatanywarmbread,"you'rebasicallytellingyourself,"Ican'tgetanyofmymom'slove."Andthat'shard.It'shardtoresistthat,attheendoftheday,whenyou'rereallystressedout.Sothat'swhysomanywomenstrugglewithdieting,becausethey'lltypicallycutoutthefoodsthattheylovesomuch,butalso,becausethey'reconnectedtotheseemotions.

Andso,whatIfindwithourstudentsisthat,onceyoudisconnectthesefoodsfromtheemotions,youcanstillhavealittlebitofbreadandchocolateand,whateveryourfavoritefoodsare,butyoujustdon'tovereatthem.Soitbecomesaloteasiertosticktohealthyeatingplans.SoIdon'ttalkaboutdieting,Idon'tteachpeopletodietatall,butwhatIfindisthatwhenwedisconnecttheemotionsfromthefood,they'llfindtheirownhealthyeatingplanthatworksforthemandthey'llbeabletofollowitandsticktoitandit'llbelikenowillpowerwhatsoever.It'sgreat.It'ssofascinating.

Katie:Thatisfascinating.AndIfeellikeit'salsosuchanimportantdistinctionbecause,beinginthehealthworld,Idothinkthat,youknow,therearesomefoodsthatarenotgoodforourbody.Butthatsaid,Ifeellikewiththedawnofallthisavailabilityofhealthinformation,somanyfoodshavegottenobjectivelypaintedas


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badwhentheycanbefineforsomepeople.Andcertainly,ifyouhaveanallergy,they'renot,butIfeellikewehavethiskindoftensionnowbetweenpeopleandfood.Andlike,foodshaveallthesenegativeconnotationsthattheyweren'tnecessarilymeanttohave.Andthatmakescompletesense,whatyousaid,of,like,whenyou'resettingthisupislikeyou'rekeepingyourselffromeatingthethingsthatyou'reassociatingwithlove.Well,nowonderyou'renotgoingtobesuccessfulatthat.Nottomentionthat,like,weknowthestatisticsaboutyo-yodietingandtryingallthesedifferentdietsandwhythatdoesn'tworkandhowitcanactuallymesswithyourhormones.Soareyouseeing,overtime,thatwomen,eventhosewhohavebeenthroughthegamutofjustdietafterdietafterdiet,areableto,like,releasethatpattern?

Brittany:Ialwayssaythatifyouhavetriedeverydietandifyou'vebeentoeverykindofpersonalgrowthworkshoportherapistandnothinghasworked,Iwillworkwithyouandwewillgetyouresultsbecauseit'sso...itisallaboutthebrainanditisallaboutyourwillingnesstoapplythesetechniques.So,inmyprograms,Ireallybreakdownthedifferenttypesofcravings.Sothere'scravings,there'semotionaleating,there'sovereating.Soalotofpeoplehavebeenprogrammedtoovereatfoods.If,youknow,youwereoneofthosepeoplethatwaslikeyoucouldn'tleavethetableuntilallyourfoodwasgone,yourbrainhasbeenprogrammedtooverrideyourownbodysensationsaroundhowmuchfoodactuallyfillsyouup.Soyouhavetokindofunderstandallthesedifferentaspects,butonceyouclearthemandonceyouapplythetechniques,itresetsyourbody'sweightsetpointbackto,like,whereitshouldbe.AndwhatIfindisthat,youknow,womenwillloseweight.

Actually,Iwasjustonthephonewithoneofmycoachestheotherday,andshe'sinmycoach-trainingprogram,andshesaid,sinceMarch,she'slost50poundsandshekeepslosing.Andshehasn'ttried,ithasn'tbeenconsciouswillpower.ShejustappliedthetechniqueswhenItoldhertoapplythem.Sowhenyou'reeatingemotionally,dothis.Whenyouareovereating,dothis.Whenyouhaveafoodcraving,dothis.Andwhatendsuphappeningisthatyoudon'thavetotellyourselfno.Iactuallyencouragepeopletofeelit,tofeelitandfeelthatdesire,andthen,whentheyfeelthedesire,theyapplyoneofthetechniquesthatIteach.Anditresetstheirbrain,andthen,theynolongerwantthefoodinfrontofthem.It'sreally,reallycool.

Andso,wefindthat,inmy...Ihaveanadvancedprogramthat'ssixmonths,andIhavealotmoreengagementwiththosepeople,Italktothemeveryotherweek,andwhatIfindisiftheyapplymytechniques,50%ofthetimethattheywanttoeatandtheyknowthey'renotreallyhungry,withinthreetofourmonths,theiremotionaleatingwillbe85%to90%ofthewaygone.Sothatmeansthey'llhaveahealthyrelationshipwithfood.And,atthatpoint,theycandecidehowtheywanttoeat,theirbodywillbecravinghealthyfoodsratherthanunhealthyfoodsbecause,again,we'retakingtheemotionsoutofthosejunkyfoods.Andso,typically,whenwedothat,andIhavelotsofvideoswhereI'mteachingpeoplehowtodothis,andit'scooltoseetheirreactionbecausethey'relike,"Wait.Iusedtolovethischocolate,andnow,ittasteslikechemicals."Sowhenyoutaketheemotionsoutofthefood,you'reactuallyabletotastethefoodforwhatitis,whichyou'reright,it'salotofjunkandchemicals.

So,absolutely.Imean,there'speoplethatloseweightalotfasterthanothers.Somepeoplecometomeandtheydon'thaveweighttolose,theyjustwanttohaveahealthyrelationshipwithfood,andotherpeopledowanttoloseweight.Andso,youknow,Idon'tevergiveatimeframe,butwhatIhavefoundisthat,whenyouapplythesetechniques,youcanhealthatpartofyourbrainandtheresultsstick.Youknow,soI'vebeendoingthisforsevenyearsnow,myadvancedprogramforfive,andwe'vekeptintouchwiththegraduatesand


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nobodyeversaysthattheygobacktoevereatingemotionallyagain.Thepeoplethatloseweight,it'spermanent.Sothat'sbeenreally,reallycoolandveryrewardingbecauseIthinkalotofweightlossprograms,it'sverydifficulttomaintaintheweightlossafterwards.

Katie:Whichmakestotalsenseifyou'restilltryingtofightyourbrainandtryingtofightyourbody.AndIknow,frominterviewswithalotofneuroscientists,ourbrains,andespecially,likeyousaidearlier,oursubconsciousissoresponsibleforourphysicalitysomuchmorethanwerealize.Ithinkwe'restartingtonowunderstand,onabiggerlevel,thatconnection.Buttruly,like,itmakessense,youcan'tcontinuallyfightthatbattlebecauseyourbrainwillalwayswin.Youalso,inyourwriting,youtalkaboutweightlossblockers.Socanyoukindofexplainwhatthoseareandhowtoknowifsomeone...like,howtheywouldknowiftheyhaveoneofthose?

Brittany:Sure,yeah.Soweightlossblockersarecool.I'veactuallybeentalkingaboutthemwithoutcallingthemweightlossblockers.Soweightlossblockers,they'rebasicallythereasonsthatpeopleholdontoextraweight.AndwhenIsaypeople,Imostlymeanwomen.I'lltalkaboutoneofthemostcommonweightlossblockers.Sooneoftheweightlossblockersisthecravingblocker,whichis,youknow,whenyouhavethosepositiveconnectionswithfood.Anotheroneiswhenyoueatandyou'renotreallyhungry,andthat'semotionaleating.That'stheemotionaleatingweightlossblocker.Andso,thatrequiresadifferenttechnique,you'vegottoworkwithitinadifferentway.Andso,Iactuallydidn'tquitefinishyourquestionearlier.SoIexplainedcravings.Emotionaleatingiswhenyoufeelbadand,allofasudden,you'rehungryandyouwantfood,butanyfoodwilldo.Solike,youknow,Iremember,onetime,IwenttothecupboardandI,like,openedacanofcoldbeansand,youknow,thatwasgoodenoughformeinthatmoment.Soyou'regonnadefinitelywantmorejunkyfoodsinthatmoment,butitkindofcomesfromlikeareactionratherthanaforwardmotionof,"Ijustwantthisonefood."

Andso,sometimespeopledon'tknowwhichoneishappeningtothembutit'sreallyimportant,overtime,thatyoulearnhowtomakethatdistinctionbecausetheyrequiredifferenttechniques.Now,what'ssocoolandwhatIloveaboutthisstuffsomuchisthat,onceyouunderstandwhichcravingyou'rehavingandyouapplythetappingtechniquesthatIteach,youcaneliminatethatdesirein5to7minutes,ifyouknowhowtodothetechniquesright.Soit'sreally,reallycool.I'veneverfoundanythingthatwere...youknow,Idon'tknowaboutyou,butIhavetriedprettymucheverydietand,evenwhenIgotintoemotionaleating,itwaslike,"Allright.Sitstill,feelyourfeelings,callafriend,takeabath."Noneofthosethingseverworkedforme.AndwhatIloveaboutthisisthatyoucanchangeyourbrainchemistrysothatyouactuallydon'twanttoeatthefoodanymore,ratherthantellingyourselfthatyoucan'torthatyoushouldn't.Sothat'sanotherweightlossblocker.

AthirdweightlossblockerthatItalkaboutthatIthinkalotofpeopledon'ttalkaboutis,wecallittheI'mtoosexyweightlossblocker.Andthisisbasicallyafearthatyou'llgetmoreattention,sexualattention,whenyouloseweightorifyoureleasetheweight.Andthiscancomefrom...youknow,it'ssosadbutsomanywomen,includingmyself,havestruggledwithorhavehadsomesortofsexualabusehappenintheirpast.ButIdefinesexualabusefromanythingfrom,youknow,whatwethinkofassexualabusetosomebodyjustmakingmefeeluncomfortableaboutyourbody.


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Ioncehadthisclient,whoshecouldneverunderstandwhyshewouldeatemotionallyaroundhergrandma.She'slike,"Gosh,youknow,Idon'tknowwhatthisisbutmygrandmaissuchatriggerforme."Shewasinmyclass,andshewenttogovisithergrandma,andshecamebackandweweretalkingonthephone,ononeofourcalls,andshegoes,"Ohmygosh,Igetit.Mygrandmaalwayscommentsonmybody.She'lleithertellmeI'mtooskinnyorI'mgainingweight.She'salwayslookingatmybody."Andso,evensomethinglikethatwheresomebody'sjust,like,noticingyourbodyandsayingsomethingaboutittoyou,thatcanbeaviolationthatwouldmakeyounotfeelsafetoreleasetheweight.Sothat'sanotherweightlossblocker.

Andagain,ifyoudon'tknowtolookforthesethingsandyoujusttrydieting,like,ofcourseyou'renotgonnareleasethatextraweightbecauseyourbraindoesn'tthinkit'sgonnabesafeifitlosesthisweight.Sothosethingsneedtobeaddressedfirst,andthen,itmakestheweightlossandstickingtoahealthyeatingplanorexercisingregularlysomucheasier.Italmostbecomesnatural.Well,you'vegottoaddressthesedeeper-seededthingsfirst.

Katie:Yeah,Itotallygetwhereyou'recomingfromwiththat.AndIthink,also,it'simportant...like,mostpeoplelisteningarewomen,andsoIfeellikebeingabletoevenjusttalkaboutthesethings,it'ssoimportanttobeabletoworkpastthem.Andso,Icansay...it'snotsomethingItalkaboutoftenbut,frommyownpast,IalsohadasexualassaultwhenIwasateenager.AndIremember,like,actually,like,somethingI'vebeenworkingthroughrecently,evenintherapy,becauseIlargelythoughtIwasoverit,butrealizingIhadputupemotionalwalls.Andthattheytranslatetophysicalwallsoflike,"Iwillneverbehurtagain."Andso,Ihadputupthesewalls,andhavingtobreakthroughthatisvery,verydifficult.Andso,I'mcurious,like..cantheycomewithmorethanoneofthesepotentialbarriers?Andifso,doyou,like,workthroughthemoneatatimeordotheyhavethetoolstoworkthroughthemallatonce,orhowdoyouhandlethat?

Brittany:Yeah.Sothere'ssevenofthemthatwe'veidentified,and,typically,peoplewillhavebetween,youknow,fourandsevenofthem.Andyeah,soeachoneofthemhasadifferentmodalityandadifferentapplicationforthetechnique.ThecoolthingisthatIamabigfanofrapidresults.Andso,youknow,Idon'tdancearoundtheseissueslightly,whereasalotofpeoplethatarekindofinthehealingprofession,theyliketo...It'snotthatItakeanaggressiveapproachbutIjustreallyliketogetalotofresultsinaveryshortperiodoftime.Andso,Ifoundawaytosortofbundlealotofexperiences.Sosomepeoplehavehad,youknow,alotofsexualabusehappenintheirlives,sowe'reabletokindofbundlealotofthoseexperiencesandhelpyoureleasethemveryquickly.Orwithcravings,we'reabletokindofbundlealotofthosecravingsandreleasethemquickly.Soyes,itissomethingthatthosethingsneedtobeaddressed,firstandforemost.

And,bytheway,I'msosorrytohearthatyoustrugglewiththat,andI'msogladyousharedthatbecauseit'ssocommon.Thiswasthenumberonething,Iwasstrugglingwithmyweightforprobably15years.Andthen,somebodyfinallyidentifiedthatitwasthesesexualassaultsthatIdidn'teventhinkwerethatbigofadeal.Youknow,itdidn'tseemlikeitwasthatbad,inmyhead.Like,Ikindofcategorizedthat.AndIfindalotofwomendothis,especiallylikeifthey'vebeenonabaddate,they'llblamethemselves.Likeifaguygotkindofaggressiveonabaddate,they'llsaylike,"Well,youknow,maybe,youknow,myclothesweretoorevealing,"or,"Iwasbeingsoflirtatious."Like,they'llkindoftakethaton.Andeventhingslikethatcanbecausingyoutoholdontothisextraweightbecauseyourbrainthinks,"Okay,wecanneverhavethatkindofexperienceagain.Youwerethinnerthen,soyouattractedthisguy,andthismighthappenagainifyoureleasetheweight."


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Sothesethingsaresoimportanttofocuson.Andyeah,Iteachpeoplehowtodothisinmyprograms.Wealsohavecoachesandtherapiststhatworkforusinternally.Somepeoplejustreallyneedthatone-on-onehelp,andso,wedoprovidethataswell.Butitissomethingthatpeoplecandoontheirown,andIteachthemhowtodothatallthetime.Andwehavealotofpeoplethatmakemassiveprogressjustdoingitontheirown,whichIlove.Ithinkit'ssocool.

Katie:Thatisawesome.Becauseevenasyou'retalkingoflikeyouroneclientwhohadthegrandmotherandthecommentsaboutherbody,like,Iwouldguessthosearethingsthatareevendifficultto,like,havetotalkthroughwithatherapist.Andso,ifyouaregivingwomenthesetoolstobeabletostarttohandlethatathome,thereprobablyislikeanempowermentthere.AndIknow,formeatleast,liketalktherapyhasbeenlargelyineffectiveinmylife.Ijustfeellike,inasense,itcanmakeitworse,attimes,ormaybeIjusthaven'tworkedthroughiteffectively.ButIlovethatyou'regivingwomenthetoolstoactuallystartmovingthroughitontheirown,evenifthey'renotreadytoworkthroughitinamorepublicway.

Ialsoknowthatitseemslikeaswegettowardtheholidays,thisismaybesomethingthatcanbeworseforalotofpeopleinthattimeofyear.Idon'tknow,I'dlovetohearyourtakeonthat.Iknowthere'sallthese...youknow,everymagazinecover,thistimeofyear,isabouthowtonotgainweightduringtheholidays.Butaftereverythingyou'vejustexplained,Ialsothink,"Wow,well,you'rearoundyourfamily,you'reprobablyaroundallthesetriggersandaroundallthesefoodsthatbringbackemotionsbecausetheyweretiedtoaholidayoragoodmemory."Sodoyouhaveanythingspecific,asweenterthattimeofyear,wherewe'rearoundfamily,thatcouldbebothgoodorbadandtriggerdifferentsituations,toolsespeciallyforthat?

Brittany:Totally.IhavetosayI'msogladyoubroughtuptheholidaysbecausethisismybusiesttimeofyear.Andit'ssofunnythat,youknow...it'snotfunny,it'sironicthatIhavesortoflikeaweightlossbusinessbutourbusiesttimeisduringtheholidaysbecause,you'resoright,peoplegettriggered,there'stonsofholidayfoodaround,peoplestartovereating,it'sfoodthatyouhaven'tnecessarilyeatenallyear.There'stonsofmemoriestiedupwithit,likefamilymemories.Andso,yes,thereisanamazingtechnique.Iusedtojustkeepitinmyprogramsforpaidstudents,butIjustgotsofrustrated,acoupleyearsago,thatmorewomendidn'thaveaccesstothis.Andso,Ijustgaveawayoneofmymostpowerfultechniquesforfree.I'mhappytogiveittoyourstudents.Ifyougotopushthefoodaway.com,there'sa35-minutevideoofmewalkingyouthroughatechnique,thetechniqueforemotionaleating.So,typically,theholidaysareveryemotional.Wegettriggeredbyourfamily,it'sstressful,there'salotgoingon,we'rehostingpeople,we'rekindofrunningaroundlikechickenswiththeirheadcutoff.Sothat'sgonnatriggeralotmoreemotionaleatingthannormal.Andso,yeah,justasmygifttoyouandyourlisteners,andjustdoinggoodtothewomenintheworld,pleasegowatchthisvideoandlearnthetechnique.Youcanactuallytapalongwithme.It'savideoofmewalkingyouthroughit.Soit'ssuper,supereasy.Butthatisprobablyoneofthebestwaystogetthroughtheholidays,istousethistechnique.

Andwhatyouwillfindisthemoreyouusethistechnique,thelesstriggeredyou'llbe.Soyoumightuseitoneday,andthen,thenextdayorlateronthatnight,you'llnoticethatyouaren'tgoingovertothedesserttableoryouatewaylessatdinnerthanyouwouldnormally.Sothesearereally,reallycooltechniquesthatworkwithyoursubconscioussothatyoudon'thavetowillpoweryourwaythrougheatingless.Thatissouncomfortableanditjustdoesn'twork,anditcreatesstressanditmakesyoucrankywithyourfamilyand,


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youknow,withthepeoplethatyoulove.So,don'tdothat.Usethistechniqueinsteadandyou'llnoticemassivechanges.

Katie:Gotit.I'llmakesurewehavethatlink.

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Katie:I'malsocurious,soyoumentionedthat,like,yourmasterprogramislikesixmonths,andthatwomenseeprettydrasticchangeswithinsixmonths.Onthelifelongaspect,I'mguessingthere'samoreintensiveperiodofhavingtodothetappingmoreoftenasyourbodyisrelearningwheretheemotionsgo.Butthen,isthereapointwhereitis,like,moreofamaintenanceorit'slessworkovertime?I'mjustcurious,isitsomethingwhere,forinstance,someonehastotapeverytimethey'rearoundacertainfoodfortheirwholelifeoraretheyabletoactuallyrepatternandmovepastthat?


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Brittany:That'ssuchagreatquestion.SoIexplainit,goingbacktothesponge...Ilovedoingthisvisuallyonvideos,butgoingbacktothesponge.Soifyouenvisionthatsponge,whichisyourhippocampusthathasallthesenegativememoriesinit,whatwenoticewithbrainimagingdevicesis,everytimeyoutap,theseindentationsactuallygetsmoothedover.Soimagine,overtimeandoveraperiodoftapping,sectionbysection,cornerbycorner,alloftheselittleindentationsarebecomingfilledup.So,overtime,youhaveaspongewithnoholesinitanymoreor,youknow,maybeveryfewholesinit.Andthat'stypicallywhenyouonlyusetappingformaintenance.Soyes,that'sagreatquestion,youdon'thavetokeepdoingiteverysingletimeyouhaveacravingoreverysingletime...Infact,actually,whenyouusethisforcravings,cravingsareaone-hitwonder.Sothethingis,youhavetoworkwithcravingsindividually.Butlike,forinstance,ifyouhaveaproblemwithchocolate,wecandoonesessionaroundchocolate.And,it'snotthatyou'llneverwantchocolateagain,whatitisisyourrelationshipwiththatchocolatewillbethatoflikeanormal-eatingperson.Soyouwon'thavethatdesiretoovereatitanymore.

So,itisgreatand,likeIsaidearlier,whatwe'venoticedisthat,usually,withinthethreetofourmonthperiod,ifyou'reapplyingthetechniqueregularly,it'llbeabout85%to90%goneforever.Andthen,sometimes,youknow,you'llhavesomethingthatwilltriggeryouthat'llcomeup,andthen,youjustdoonesession,you'llknowexactlyhowtousethetechniques.Again,Iloveit,it'stotal,like,selfempowerment,youlearnhowtousethetechniquesonyourown.Soifyou'reatafamilydinnerorifyou'restressedout,youcangointothebathroomorjustgetsomespacefor10minutes,dothistechnique,andcomebacktothedinner,andyou'retotallyrelaxedandyoudon'thavethattriggeranymore.Soyeah,itispermanentresults,youdon'thavetokeepusingit.Buttheresultsarebestifyouuseitfrequentlyoveraperiodoftime.Likewithin,youknow,threetosixmonths,Itellpeopletouseitregularly.

Katie:Gotit.AndIknowanotherthingthatIoccasionallygetquestionsabout,I'mcuriousifthere'satapping-typesolutionforthis,islikelate-nighteating.Forsomereason,thereseemstobemorecravings,ormoresomethingthat'shappeningatnight,andIgetaskedthatalot.I'mcuriousifyouhaveanyspecificinsightastowhy...especiallywomenseemtocravethingslikechocolateorlikesweetsmoreatnight?

Brittany:Yes,that'sagreatquestion.Sothatwouldfallintothecategoryofemotionaleating.Soyou'reeatingbecause,youknow,thekidshavegonetobed,you'vehadalongstressfulday,thisisfinallyyourtime.Butit'sactuallycomingfromadesiretogetawayfromstress.Sonighttimeeating,ifyouwatchthatvideoandifyouimagineyourself...orifyoudoitatnightwhenyou'recravingsomefoods,you'llnotice,withinfivetosevenminutes,thatyouwon'thavethedesireforfoodanymore.Also,justfromatacticalstandpoint,thistypicallycomesfrom...there'sacouplereasonsthatwomendothis.Numberone,they'renotmanagingtheirstresswellduringtheday.Numbertwo,sometimestheywakeupandtheystarttheirdayoffdietingandtheydon'teatenoughduringthedayalso.Andso,youknow,youwannamakesurethatyouhavegivenyourselfenoughfuel,becauseduringthedayiswhenyou'rethebusiestandthat'swhenyouneedthemostamountoffuel.AndIfindthatalotofwomen,they'llkindofwakeupwithadietmentality,likehavelikea200-calorieproteinshakeandasaladforlunch.Andthat'sjustnotenoughfoodforthefirstpartofyourday.

SoIalwaystellpeople,makesurethatyou'relookingatthataswell.Andthen,youknow,obviously,managingyourstressandreleasingyourstress,whichIknowisreallyhard.It'shardforallofus.Butyeah,soifyoustartyourdaywithadeprivationmentalityandifyou'vebeenstressedallday,it'sdefinitelygonnamakeyou


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overeatatnight.SoyoucaneitherdothetechniquethatIteachinthatvideo,oryoucankindofflip-flopyourfoodandseeifthatworks,oryoucanjust,youknow,findwaystomanageyourstressalittlebitbetterthroughouttheday.

Katie:Gotit.I'llmakesureIlinktothat.Iknowyouhavesomegoodblogpostsonyourwebsiteaboutthis.AndIthinkthat'ssuchanimportantpoint.Ifeellike,withallofthesediettrends,andalsojustwithalloftheemotionsrelatedtowomenandweight,somanywomenareactuallynoteatingenoughfoodtoo.Doyouseethataswell,like,acrosstheboardwithyourclients?

Brittany:Oh,allthetime,allthetime.Idon'tteachpeoplehowtoeat,becausethat'snotwhatIdo.Itypicallyfocusonthepsychologyofit.Butwhenthey'reusingthetechniquesandifthey'restillstruggling,thatusuallydoesn'thappen.Andthen,ifthatdoeshappen,Ihavethemwriteafoodjournal,andabsolutely,100%ofthetime,they'reeating,youknow,maybe500caloriesthroughoutthedayor1,000caloriesuntil8:00atnight,andI'mjustlike,"Thisisjustnotenoughfoodforyourbody."Soit'sfromyearsoflivinginadietculture,andso,Igetit.Igetwhywomendoit.Andit'sreallyscary,ifyou'reoneofthosewomen,it'sscarytostarteatingmore.ButIjusttellpeople,"Youknowwhat?Like,trytoflipitforaweekandstarteatingmore,inthebeginningofyourday,andthen,seeifthatnighttimeeatingisstillhappening."BecauseIwouldguessthatyou'llnoticeamassivechangeinjustusingthattechnique.

Katie:Thatmakessense.Andit'sprobablyalsohelpfulwiththeaddressingtheemotionalside,forthemtobeabletoshiftandstartthinkingoffoodasfuelandnotjustthisnegativething.AndIlovethatyoutalkaboutthat,becauseIfeellikethisisharmingwomenalot.Mysidebeinginthenutritionside,Idefinitelyseethat.Andso,I'mgladthatyou'regivingpeopletoolstoactuallystarthealingthat.And,onthatnote,Iknowwhenwewereinperson,wetalkedaboutthisalittlebitandI'dlovetogoontherecordwithitbecauseyoumentionedthatsomanyoftheseemotional-eatingissuesgobacktolikeapositiveexperienceinchildhood,orevensometimesmaybeanegativeexperienceinchildhood.So,foralltheparentslistening,I'dlovetohearanyadviceyouhaveforparentsforkeepingkidsfromcravingunhealthyfoods,orhowcanweavoidtheseassociationsorteachourkidsahealthyrelationshipwithfoodfromthebeginning?

Brittany:Suchagreatquestion.AndIhadtokindofthinkaboutthisbecauseIdon'tdoalotofworkwithkids.ButwhenIreallythoughtabout,"Okay,whenI'mworkingwithadults,we'realwaysgoingbacktochildhood,"andso,Iactuallydoworkwithkidsalot,Ijustdon'tworkwithkidsinperson.SowhatIthinkthemostimportantthingtodoistochangeyourrelationshipwithfood.Becausekidsareveryintuitive.Ifyou'reeatingicecreamandyou'relike,"Ohmygosh,thisissogood.Thisisthebesticecream.Iloveit,"thatyou'reveryemotionally-chargedwhileyou'reeatingicecream.That'sverydifferentthansomebodythat'seatingicecreamandgoing,"Wow,thisicecreamisreallygreat."Youseethedifferenceintheenergythere?So,becausekidsaresoenergetic,theyaregonnabepickinguplike,"Oh,okay.That'showyoueaticecream,"andso,theyconnect...somekids,notall,andIdon'tknowwhatmakesthedifferencebetweenkidsthatconnectemotionswithfoodandkidsthatdon't,butoneofthebestthingsthatyoucandoistoworkonyourown...haveahealthyrelationshipwithyourselfandfood.

Thesecondthingistowatchhowyou...well,it'sallaboutenergy.Watchtheenergythatyouputbehindsweetsorcertaintypesoffoods.Solike,forexample,youprobablyknowthatmysisterhasthreekids,and


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whenshewantstogetthemtodosomethingreallyboring,she'llsayitwithareallyexcitingtone,like,"Don'tyouguyswannacomeinthecarwithmeandgotoCostcoandrunerrandsallday?"They'relike,"Yeah,totally."Right?Andso,whenyouusethatsameenergy,like,"Hey,youguyswannagogeticecreamandcookiesandhangoutandeatpizza?"Likewhenyouhavethatkindofenergyaroundit,itsometimes,forsomekids,canmakethatconnectionoflike,"Oh,thisfoodmeans,like,joy,andpleasure,andfun,andexcitement,andrelaxation."Butifyoukindofhavelikeamoreneutraltoneaboutit,like,"Doyouwannagetsomeicecream?"or,"Hey,doyouwantacookierightnow?"it'sverydifferent.It'sjustneutral.It'slikethisisn'tsomethingthatissomethingtobeoverlyexcitedabout,it'sjustnormal.It'slikesaying,"Doyouwantasliceofpizza?"or,"Doyouwantachickenbreast?"or,"Doyouwanttoeatdinnertonight?"SothosearethetwobigdifferentiationsthatIsee.Andthen,alsonotputtingalotofnegativeenergyaroundfood.Sosomeparentsgotheextremeand,like,won'tlettheirkidshaveanythingthat'sunhealthy.AndIthinkthat'salso...thatcancreateanegativerelationshipwithfoodinadifferentway.Sothatcancreatesecreteaters,kidsthatwillhidefoodintheirroomandeatitbecausethey'rekindof,like,shamedorit'stakenawayfromthem.

SoI'dsayjustcreatehealthyboundariesaroundfood,letthemhavealittlebit.And,youknow,they'llcomplainandthey'llwantmoreandthingslikethat,andit'sfinetonotletthemkeepeating,andI'mdefinitelynotsayingletyourkidsgorgeonunhealthyfoods,butmakesurethatthere'sabalanceandthatiftheywantsomecandyorsomeunhealthythings,thattheygetthatsometimes.Because,youknow,reallifeisthat,whenwe'readults,likethe80/20rulekindofapplies.Right?Like,Ieathealthy80%ofthetimebut20%ofthetimeIeatsweetsandtreatsandthingsthatIwant.Andso,Ithink,youknow,usingthatmethodwithyourkidsaswelljustreallyhelpsthemcreateahealthyrelationshipwithfood,overtimeandasadults.

Katie:Ilovethat.AndIthink,you'reright,it'ssokeythatweaddressitinourselvesfirst.And,asanadditional...justtoaddontothat,Iknowonethingwereallytrytofocusonwithourkids,forinstance,isnottyingsweetsespecially,butfoodsingeneral,toareward.Soifthere'sgonnabeadessertorsomething,it'sjustonanormalnight.It'snotlike,"Oh,youdidsomethinggood,therefore,yougetthistreat."Andso,thesamewithbirthdays,andinanycelebration,whereyoureallydon'tfocusonthefoodverymuch.Especiallybirthdays,wetrytomakeitaboutanexperience.Andso,myhopeisthatthey'llassociatelikethosepositivememoriesofbirthdayswithlike,"Ohyeah,wewenttothezoo,"or,"Wewenttolasertag.Let'sgodosomethingfun."Justthinking,like,long-term,that'swhatIhopethatthey'lltakeintoadulthood,islikewhenthere'scelebrationorwhenthere'shappytimes,itshouldbewithpeopleyouloveanddoingsomethingyouloveversusjusteatingsomethingyoulove.

AndIlovethosetipsthatyougaveforthataswell.Ithinkit'ssomethingdefinitelytobeawareof.And,onthatnote,Iwouldguessthere'salotofpeoplelisteningwhoarehearingalotofthethingsthatyou'vesaidandit'sreallyresonatingonadeeplevel,ormaybethey'veneverconsideredthatit'snotjustaboutwillpowerorthatthere'ssomethingdeeperbesidesjustaneedtoeatfewercalories.So,onthatnote,wherewouldyousuggestpeoplestart?Itsoundsliketherecanbealotofthingsatplay,sowhereisthebestplaceforsomeonewho'snewtotappingandnewtothisidea,toreallygettheirfeetwet?

Brittany:Well,thatvideothatItoldyouaboutearlier,Ithinkitisoneofthebesttechniques.It'sthemostpowerful,it'sbeenviewedbyoverfourmillionwomen,wegetemailseverydayfromwomensaying,"Ohmygosh,thishaschangedmylife.Ineverunderstoodmyconnectionwithfood.IneverwasabletoloseweightuntilIwatchedthisvideo."Soifpeoplewantmore,ifyou’veheardsomethingintoday’spodcastthathas


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resonatedwithyouandyouwannalookatthesethingsdeeper,Idohaveasix-weekprogram.It'snotasix-weekprogramlike,youknow,"Lose20poundsinsixweeks,"typeofdeal,althoughwedohavepeoplethatloseweightinsixweeks.It'smoreofatoolkit.Soeachoneoftheweightlossblockersthat,youknow,Italkedaboutafewofthemtoday,theyallhaveadifferenttechnique.Andyou'lllearnhowtousethesedifferenttechniquesforallthesedifferentproblems,basically,relatedtoweightloss,sowhetherit'scravings,emotionaleating,ifit'sovereating,ifyouliketonighttimeeat,youknow,ifyoucravejunkfoodandnothealthyfood,there'sallthesedifferenttypesofthingsthatrequireadifferenttechnique.Andso,whatIloveaboutthisprogramisthatItrainyouonhowtousethesetechniques.Andso,whenit'scomingupforyou,inyourday-to-daylife,you'llknow,"Ohcrap,I'mcravingthisfood.Letmegodothistechnique."And,withinfivetosevenminutes,youcangobackandlookatthatfoodandyouwon'thaveadesireforit.You'llbeabletojusteatalittlebit,youwon'tbeovereating.Anditdoesn'trequirewillpower.Yoursubconsciousmindjustwon'twantitanymore.

SoIlovethistoolkitforthatreason,becauseit'sreallyaboutempoweringyoutoknowwhattodointhosemoments.Andso,womenfallvictimto,like,"It'smyfault,Idon'thavewillpower.Idon'thaveself-control."Andthisbasicallygivesyouthatwillpowerandthatself-controlback.People,iftheywatchedthatvideo,you'llgetalink.Andifyouwanttobuythatprogram,wedohaveaspecialdiscountforKatieandforyourlisteners.Wetypicallysellit...well,wesellitonthewebsitefor$1,000,andthen,wegivepeopleadiscountto$500.Andthen,foryou,wehavegiventhemanevenbiggerdiscountofjust$149.Soifyouwantthatsix-weekprogram,youcanalsogetitatpushthefoodaway.com.

Katie:That'sawesome.I'llmakesurethatlinkisintheshownotesaswell.AndIthinkwhatyou'redoingissoimportant,becauseunlikewhenpeoplehaveanemotionaloranaddictionrelationshipwithlike,forinstance,alcoholordrugs,thosethingsyoucanactuallyavoidyourwholelife,butyoucan'tnoteatyourwholelife.Andso,itissomethingyouhavetohealthatrelationship.Youcan'tfightthroughthatyourentirelife.Andso,Ilovethatyouaregivingpeopletheirfreedominthat,andI'msoappreciativeofyourtimeandtheworkthatyou'redoingandforwhatyou'vetaughtustoday.Foranyonelistening,makesureyoucheckouttheshownotesatwellnessmama.fm.Allthelinkswillbethere,thevideowillbetheresoyoucankeeplearningmoreandconnectwithBrittany.ButBrittany,thankyousomuch.Thishasbeenawesome.

Brittany:Thankyou,Katie.It'ssogreattobehereandtoteachthisinformation.Ireallyhopeithelpsalotofwomen.

Katie:Absolutely.Andthankstoallofyouforlisteningandforsharingyourtime,yourmostvaluableasset,withus.AndIhopethatyouwilljoinmeagainonthenextepisodeof"TheWellnessMamaPodcast."

Ifyou'reenjoyingtheseinterviews,wouldyoupleasetaketwominutestoleavearatingorreviewoniTunesforme?Doingthishelpsmorepeopletofindthepodcast,whichmeansevenmoremomsandfamiliescouldbenefitfromtheinformation.Ireallyappreciateyourtime,andthanksasalwaysforlistening.

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