115. Find Food Freedom! Identifying Emotional Wounds & Embracing Self-Love with Erin Treloar

Today I’m chatting with Erin Treloar about how to lean into intuitive eating, find food freedom, and embrace self-love! Erin is a mom of two, health coach, meditation teacher, and host of the Raw Beauty Talks podcast. Her practice, rooted in intuitive eating, mindfulness, and self-love, is dedicated to forging a new paradigm of wellness. Erin also founded the non-profit organization Free to Be, which has taught media literacy and positive body image tools to over 2,500 youth.In today’s conversation, she shares powerful lessons from her journey, including navigating an eating disorder from a young age and the profound impact of media on our self-esteem. She opens up about working with a life coach and somatic therapist to heal her eating disorder and offers practical advice for healing emotional wounds, learning to communicate with your body, and identifying hunger cues. We also discuss tips for staying present, dealing with perfectionism and comparison, and what to do if you’re struggling with internet-fueled influences and the impact of Ozempic on body image. Plus, experience an incredible somatic practice for connecting with your body.Erin provides practical tips and tools from her personal healing journey and from helping her clients find food freedom and self-compassion. If you struggle with emotional eating, you’re not alone; Erin’s work provides a compassionate landing place for you to start healing and embracing all that life has to offer! (00:02:34) Lessons Learned from Navigating a Childhood Eating Disorder(00:13:57) How to Start Healing Emotional Wounds & Find Self-Love(00:22:38) Intuitive Eating Through a Somatic Practice for Connecting to Your Body(00:32:50) Navigating Body Image in the Weight-Loss Drug Era(00:39:23) Erin Shares a Healthier Approach to ComparisonClick here for full show notesGuest Info:• Website: freetobetalks.com • Food Freedom Method: rawbeauty.co/foodfreedom• Instagram: @rawbeautytalks• Podcast: Raw Beauty TalksResources:• Start a conversation in your The Big Silence merch: thebigsilence.com/collections/shop-all• Read: The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing • Follow Karena Dawn on Instagram: @karenadawn• Follow The Big Silence on Instagram: @The.Big.Silence• Subscribe: The Big Silence YouTube Channel• Therapy For All: Resources for those in need• Thank you to our partners! Go to thebigsilence.com/partners for special offers for our listenersDonate to The Big Silence