Email me info (at) theshiftinside.com I am putting together some helpful strategies to help deal with Christmas during this pandemic. All I want to know is: What is stressing you out about Christmas this year? Food or non food related. Many thanks! Harriet Email me info (at) theshiftinside.com
We start off with a problem shared on a different podcast: what would you do if your partner wanted you to lose weight, under the guise of ‘better self care’? I dive deep into this topic and give this lady some uncommon wisdom that she definitely will NOT find in mainstream diet literature. RESOURCES The Body Confident Project free sample is here https://www.theshiftinside.com/body-image-coaching/ https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2014/09/the-evil-exit/ www.theshiftinside.com/coaching The episod...
Listen to the new podcast starring Matt Damon & Robin Williams (!) here: https://rebelqueenempath.libsyn.com/04-how-to-play-the-hand-youve-been-dealt The Barkley Marathons is regarded as one of the toughest endurance races on the planet. Why do I call it The Failure Olympics, and why does it offer a counterintuituve escape from failure? Assuming you even get a place in this race, you are almost certainly guaranteed to not finish. However, the gift inherent in just participating is far more p...
In this episode, one of my clients talks about her experience working with me and the changes that she has seen. We discuss: The crazy rollercoaster of happy-miserable and how she had given up before the coaching. Putting food out the job that it was never meant to do in the first place The importance of group support The major positive changes she has made elsewhere in her life alongside dealing with her The importance of meal planning for her wellbeing Dealing with bright shiny object syndrome...
Today, a replay from way back in 2017 - episode #16 Ever wondered why you lost interest in that health plan you couldn't stop talking about two weeks ago? Dive and in a discover what is happening. *Stupid Idea of The Week* The world of fitness is full of increasingly over-engineered solutions to our less than flat stomachs. Today I go after the creators. *Change Tourism* People often make excuses about deserting their goals, and others give them a hard time about it. But is there a middle ground...
Go to https://www.theshiftinside.com/stop/ to find out about next month’s coaching programme for people pleasers who want to get their life back. Have you ever stopped to consider that there could be a link between people pleasing and compulsive or binge eating? In this episode, I explain what I believe the common root cause of both of these experiences is. I also give you three ways to stop being so damn nice to everyone at the expense of your own self respect. Quote of The Week Comes from Rita...
…Indeed why not? Why can’t you dismantle your addiction to junk? Whoever said that was out of your league? An inspirational piece to motivate you. Also: what stand up comedy has to teach us about living more empowered lives, and the return of Stupid Idea of The Week, courtesy of Gwyneth Paltrow. RESOURCES The empath survey: https://www.theshiftinside.com/survey/ Comedian’s comedian interview https://www.comedianscomedian.com/26-stephen-grant/...
…starring a metronome and a teenage arsonist. HEADS UP: Go to http://www.theshiftinside.com/survey/ to complete the short questionnaire if you feel like you are an empath In today’s show I talk about the real reason that so many people are in a binge-restrict cycle and one client shares her story of getting off this toxic seesaw. You probably think this cycle is how you control your greed and out-of-control appetite. WRONG. This cycle does not start with a binge – it starts with deprivation. My ...
ADVANCE NOTICE: Upcoming Programme September 2020 for empaths Give me your thoughts at http://www.theshiftinside.com/survey/ This is a replay of episode 12 on Robin Williams. 6 years on from his death, one of the world's favourite comedians and actors is sorely missed - but there are also many lessons we can draw from this famously troubled funnyman's death. The ***mystery magician*** in this episode is Derren Brown. I was reading from his excellent book 'Happy'. Get the audiobook free when you ...
ADVANCE NOTICE: Upcoming Programme September 2020 for empaths Give me your thoughts at http://www.theshiftinside.com/survey/ STRESS EATING In today’s episode, I talk about stress eating through a rather unusual lens and help you do a 180 on how you see it. By the way, if we are taking about stress eating, we are also talking about binge eating – because they are one and the same thing. Have you ever considered that stress could be addictive? I explain how this could be true, and give you a refra...
The Eating Coach turns 3 today, so it’s time to light the candles on the (sugar-free) cake and listen to some of your favourite bits from the last 150 episodes. Starring Brad Pitt, the Roman empire and a veeeery dodgy prescription courtesy of your local...beautician. You couldn't make this stuff up. BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY FOR EVERY LISTENER - Ends this Sunday 19th July (Well 8am on July 20th UK time to be precise!) Find out what it is here https://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/birthday-giveaway-ends-this-su...
******************* CALL FOR YOUR FAVOURITE EPISODE! On the 15th July this podcast turns 3. I want to hear from you – what was your favourite episode? Email me: info (at) theshiftinside.com Or Record your thoughts to play on the show at http://www.theshiftinside.com/podcast/ ************************ “I binged because I felt like I deserved a treat” . I have heard this sentence come of the mouths of clients many, many times. In today’s show I talk about the meaning of treats, and I give you some ...
http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/ This is a bonus episode which takes an extract from my other podcast, Harry Potter Saved My Life. Although that podcast does not usually talk about eating problems, I do here - and the invisible pricetags of binge and compulsive eating - and how you can stop creating them for yourself. Next Eating Coach virtual retreat is June 23 - 29th. http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/...
…Starring The Failure of Willpower and a bright red pair of knitted shackles… Have you ever considered that there might be hidden opportunities – hidden in plain sight, no less – to reclaim your life from food – opportunities that are available to you 24/7, but never more so than now, as we start to ease lockdown in many parts of the world. BRILLIANT IDEA OF THE WEEK A few days ago, the statue of Edward Colston, the slave trader, was ripped off its plinth and thrown into Bristol Harbour. This is...
Q: When is an operation not actually an operation? And when does an operation have some rather unexpected consequences? A: Listen and find out. In 2011, I had a hypnotic gastric band. In this episode I explain what happened and the events that surrounded it. In this episode, I tell you all about it. This experience was the beginning of my recovery from compulsive eating. But the $64,000 question was: how much of that was down to the hypnotherapist, and how much was down to what I did with the ex...
Watch that your earbuds don't burn off with the heat of this week's show! Yes, it is the the (ever so slightly bonkers) chilli challenge - and this is the woman who - up until last summer - would no more eat spicy food than retrain as an astrophysicist . I also talk about body hacking and biohacking. *Hilarious Idea of The Week* Ever wondered what to do if you were unfortunate enough to lose half a finger in a motorbike accident? Why, turn your misfortune upside down by transforming said missing...
http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/ Today we are going to use Back To The Future to help you eat less compulsively in lockdown, and start shifting to a more empowered way of handling stress and food at this time. I introduce you to the concept of the internal and external locus of control. This is rather like the introvert/extrovert divide – just as most people are not one or the other (they are ambiverts on a continuum), I believe that we live on a sliding scale between the internal and exte...
Got five minutes and are in a really foul mood? No need to turn to food when you try this gem called "conscious complaining" Want a quick tip to help you stop stress eating? This is for you if you are sick of people telling you to be positive 24/7 No need to turn to food when you try this gem called "conscious complaining" RESOURCES The virtual retreat will be running again in the first half of May. More details here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/ Find out more about 1 to 1 coaching at ...
Yes! A retreat during lockdown. What's THAT about? *One week *7 fun & thought-provoking sessions on managing your eating in lockdown *Small group coaching sessions *1 bonus one-to-one session Find out more about the retreat here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/retreat/
Looking for some ways to avoid Easter Eggs that actually work? When willpower has left the building and Just say no rings more hollow than The Grand Canyon. Food-Rebel proof and usable even for the most dyed-in-the-wool compulsive. Freedom From Sugar programme is at http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/ Email Harriet at info (at) theshiftinside.com Back tomorrow with details of The Lockdown Retreat :)
Sick of boredom eating? Want a quick, 30-second way to tackle it? Then listen in... Some thoughts on the real reason that some many people are boredom eating - it is to give them a quick hit of something that was readily available pre-lockdown. Also a quick, actionable strategy you can use TODAY to curb boredom eating. I'll be back tomorrow with news about an online event I am doing this weekend that goes into more depth on this and other relevant topics.
Fancy a few hours off your life? These ten lockdown-proof activities will give you that sorely-needed break at a cost of zero pence. So turn off the news and block out all social media. Prepare to feel better right now! I start the episode with a short rant about how everyone telling us that we should make the most of being stuck at home can too easily backfire. We need to be realistic about how much we can actually accomplish right now. Here are all the activities I talk about #1 The Theme From...
Imagine the deity of Marvel handing out superpowers to The Black Widow, Batman, Superwoman, et al. They are all lined up and getting a bit bored. It’s a bit like queuing up for a visa. Marvel deity gives everyone their respective super-abilities: scaling wall for Spiderman, top notch espionage skills and a super-bracelet for Black Widow - and so it goes on. At the end of the day, there are two superheros left in line: Lockdown Woman and Pandemic Man. In this episode, find out what exactly is the...
Today I tell you all about how I helped one of my clients turn around her stress eating this week, regroup and come back stronger. I am so pleased she allowed me to share what we talked about on the call, because her behaviour around food was very typical. I am sure that you will resonate with her story. RESOURCES Find out more about Freedom from sugar plus coaching at http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/ Apollo 11 Trailer https://youtu.be/tpLrp0SW8yg The Failure Olympics Episode http://www.th...
Here is something you can do about your Coronavirus anxiety - immediately. If you give me five minutes of your time, I will give you an anxiety-calming tool that takes less than 60 seconds to implement. It costs nothing, and you can do this anywhere. You could even get away with this in the middle of a stressful meeting about COVID-19, and nobody will notice. It is not meditation, EFT or deep breathing. Before I explain exactly what this, let’s imagine anxiety as a merry-go-round (or should I sa...
Yes! It's a surprisingly cheerful podcast episode about Coronavirus. What?!? Starring toilet roll panic buying, Cavebrain and one kick-ass bride... The state of panic that surrounds Coronavirus has some surprisingly useful hidden lessons to help you deal with your binge eating. In today’s episode I tell you what two of those lessons are. Just asking different questions about major challenges allows us to reclaim our power from victim stories immediately. “The great upheavals of the world are jus...
Today is an updated reply of episode 67: Veruca Salt Helps Us Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway with some comments at the end that turn some of what I say on its head! Curioser and curioser... Watch the videos of me at Go Ape last year here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/fear/ For more information on coaching go to http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/...
Today I interview health coach Jessica Romrell about emotional eating, which she defines as ‘using food to cope with or escape an emotion’ STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK …is the concept of being ‘too emotional’. This is a nonsense, and is expressing something subtly distinct. Find out what that is… MAIN SECTION Emotional eating is not about the food. Let’s get under the bonnet of this issue and go deeper. We discuss: The problem with willpower What stress cycles are and how they impact emotional eating...
Captain America, Ironman and The Black Widow…they may be drawing in the crowds at the box office, but they ain’t got nothing on this, The Secret Superpower of Recovery. Find out what it is in this episode...and what Prince Harry has got to do with any of this. STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK …is the rather delightful (NOT) comments made by the press regarding Prince Harry’s career plans. He has, in fact, resigned from a job he never even applied for – who would want that duty foisted onto them? What has...
AKA Meditation for people who can't sit still...and a deeper exploration for the rest of us. Are you one of those people who feel like they should meditate because they see gurus everywhere talk about it, but would rather stick pins in your eyes than sit down and close your eyes? What you need is an intervention of the non-spiritual, non-BS variety. Today I talk to the only person who has ever got me to meditate, master coach Rob Scott. STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK …comes from poet and playwright EE ...
