A student in my program asked me, “If I take away comfort food… how am I supposed to take the edge off?” And that question? It cracked everything wide open. In today’s episode, we are digging into why those big emotions feel so scary and why many women feel like they can’t handle them. Oh, and we’re also going to throw in some dating stories, ghosting, and this whole Gen X disconnect that seems to be trending and hitting a little too close to home. So let’s go.

Together, we will unpack:

• What emotional eating and ghosting in dating have in common (and it’s not what you think).
• The crossed wire that changed everything for Gen X women.
• What to do when comfort food becomes your therapist.
• What dating at 53 taught me about emotional avoidance.
• How our brains are still riding in the back of Mom’s station wagon.
• The Frogger Effect: How we dodge discomfort 24/7.

Mentioned Resources:

▶️ Book Referenced: Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt - link: https://amzn.to/4mbU3yc

Connect with Holly:

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ More resources for Your Midlife Comeback Story - yourcomeback.coach

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