It’s about handling whatever life throws your way with appropriate emotional responses, not repression (that got us into emotional and binge eating in the first place!) My oven stopped working a couple weeks ago while I was rushing around trying to get food made and kids where they need to go and work done. It was one of many things around the house that all needed repair in the same week, I was already getting prepared to somehow rework the budget for all these new expenses. I let myself feel the disappointment in one more thing breaking, the moment of worry, of anger. Then once those moved through me (because all feelings do, if we know how to just let them!) I chose thoughts that brought me peace, and trust that it all works out for me. It did. I have a lovely new range for much less than it could have been, and everything else was repaired easily and inexpensively. I didn’t grab food, or a drink, or my phone to scroll and ignore those feelings. And I have created a story, thoughts and beliefs about life and who I am in it that remind me that I’m resilient, and that although sh*t happens, life is happening FOR me, not TO me. You can create your story, thoughts and beliefs, too, so that you stop using stuff that doesn’t fix your stuff. That’s living a happy life. #emotionaleatingrecovery #bingeeatingrecovery #yougettochoose #love #ease #realhappiness