Emotional eating is a far common coping mechanism than you might think. It’s also not a death sentence. In today’s post, you’ll learn a few practical ways to manage your emotional eating episodes so that you stop reaching for unhealthy food when you feel stressed, angry, depressed, or sad. But first things first, what is emotional eating? And what’s the relationship between food choices and emotional states? Let’s first unpack these before we get to the practical stuff.

Emotional eating is a far common coping mechanism than you might think. It’s also not a death sentence. In today’s post, you’ll learn a few practical ways to manage your emotional eating episodes so that you stop reaching for unhealthy food when you feel stressed, angry, depressed, or sad. But first things first, what is emotional eating? And what’s the relationship between food choices and emotional states? Let’s first unpack these before we get to the practical stuff.