Emotional Eating and Self-Worth
Core Challenge
Carla, a 52-year-old school teacher, who is obese since the last 15 years of her emotionally abusive marriage, which she wants to end but still holds on to because of her reputation in society and for her children.
Journey with SelfLoveApps
Through selfloveapps.com Carla will be able to understand her relationship with self and food, but now this habit has become her defense mechanism.
Transformation
Carla will start the app by balancing her mental, physical and emotional balance and will learn to break her habit by implementing mindful eating habits. She will be able to stand up for herself, will learn to create proper boundaries and will be able to have a clear mind of what she wants in life.
Problem Statement
Binge eating habits and marital problems.
Presenting problem
Marital dissatisfaction, binge eating.
Background
Carla, a 52-year-old teacher coping with emotional abuse through food with mood fluctuations.
Assessment
Shows behaviorally conditioned coping mechanisms within an unhealthy marital dynamic.
Diagnosis/Interventions
Persistent Depressive Disorder.
Same challenge through Self Love journey:
Goals:
- Reduce emotional eating and improve self-worth.
- Establish healthy emotional and physical boundaries.
Intervention Strategies:
- Start balancing her mental, physical and emotional balance and will learn to break her habit by implementing mindful eating habits.
- Be able to stand up for herself, will learn to create proper boundaries.
- Be able to have a clear mind of what she wants in life.
Key Focus
Mental, Emotional and Physical Balance - Depressed mood leading to binge eating both are interlinked with emotional and physical balance. Mental balance needed to understand what she wants in her married life.
Presenting problem
Emotionally binge eating and lack of self worth in marriage.
Assessment
No Stigma, Self Assessment Tools - Understanding which aspects need attention and focus on self-improvement. Understanding emotional regulation, learning better coping mechanisms and defense mechanisms and learning to balance EMP balance are the first few steps for a self-improvement journey.
Key Intervention
Emotional Mental and Physical balance - Knowing her emotions are behind her binge eating. Having better relationships with emotional, physical and mental self help is building self worth which will help to address her dysfunctions in marriage.
Building Resilience
Emotional and Physical Balance immediately and then Mental balance for improving overall personality and building relation with self and build the foundation of self worth.
Benefits
Knowing emotions triggers her eating habits will help her to understand the body-mind connections. Learning boundaries. Starting with emotional, physical and mental balance to build her overall self worth and personality. The journey begins with the first step of practicing daily EMP balance exercises without waiting any further.