Have you ALWAYS had a complicated relationship with food? Did you learn at an early age how to cope with your emotions using food and cannot imagine living a life with food peace? This episode is for you! Julie and her guest Christy Harrison from the podcast Food Psych discuss possible solutions. Subscribe and leave a review here in just seconds. Key Points: You are NOT too damaged to heal your relationship with food. Remember and appreciate the functionality of food bringing a way to cope with chaos and trauma. Appreciate the subtle hungers. Humans are adaptive. Find professionals who are body positive, understand eating disorders, and a trauma specialist. Food may be like a security blanket. Before yanking it away, be curious about why the coping mechanism is there...that's where the healing begins. Self compassion is the foundation for food peace. Your cravings for disordered eating may be from an unmet need. What was just happening? What do I really need? Show Notes: Link to subscribe to the weekly FREE Food Peace Newsletter. It is sent out every Tuesday morning and no spam EVER. Christy Harrison Intuitive Eating Online Course. It is made for you in mind. Food Psych podcast Intuitive Eating Counselors Body Positive providers Episode 27 a letter writer describes hiding under the kitchen table eating food. Others have been there too. 8 Keys to Trauma Recovery by Babette Rothschild Your Child's Weight by Ellyn Satter EMDR Anxiety and Depression Association of America Barbara Birsinger RD Eating Disorder Dietitians Julie Dillon RD blog Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to LoveFoodPodcast@gmail.com.  Click here to leave me a review in iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue! Thank you for listening to the Love, Food series. Give me feedback via Twitter @EatingPermitRD.