Heal Overeating: Untangled is an audio program that heals the emotional roots of overeating.
You know what it’s like to feel tangled in food, weight, guilt, shame and all the noise in your head. Untangled offers a way out.
Why emotions?
You’re probably already familiar with the “how tos” – the behaviors that will help you lose weight, make healthier food choices, and more. The problem is – why don’t we do them? What gets in the way? Why don’t I follow through on the things that will help me stop overeating, lose weight, and have a peaceful relationship with food?
This is where your emotions, beliefs and hurts enter the picture. And this is where Untangled steps in. Untangled removes these barriers. It’s a map for the inner work that makes the outer work “stick.”
I’ve been plugging away at your Heal Overeating class, and it’s doing wonders for me! My journey with your class has coincided with my continuing spiritual journey, and for the first time in my life, I’m not beating myself up for my mistakes…I got to the point where I was able to set reasonable eating limits for myself, and I’m starting to lose weight…Your audio sessions, written sessions, worksheets, and try-its have been very, very helpful, and are just what I was hoping for.” – Theresa R., Washington
Is Untangled for me?
Untangled may be a good fit for you if:
- restrictive or weigh and measure programs feel too punishing
- intuitive eating hasn’t been successful for you, either (you need some structure)
- you can’t stick to your eating plan
- you feel caught in self blame, shame and beliefs about, “I created this” or “It’s all my fault.”
What does Untangled include?
Heal Overeating: Untangled is an audio program that heals the emotional roots of overeating. (Read more about how it works.) Think of it as a virtual retreat that you can take at your own pace, at home, in your pajamas! Untangled has audio teachings (listen on your ipod or computer) as well as guided visualization exercises, rituals, journaling exercises and more so you can put what you’ve learned into practice.
Untangled helps you stop overeating by softening shame, soothing the emotional brain (our emotional brain, not our willpower is in charge when we overeat!), lowering stress and anxiety, and fostering integrative thinking (otherwise known as impulse control – the ability to sit with an intense feeling without acting on it.) In Untangled, you’ll learn ways to foster safety, capability, and I feeling of “I have what I need” – a secure foundation to shift out of overeating.
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| Author Karly Randolph Pitman |
“Karly’s approach to healing the hungry child within me is so powerful that I can feel myself actually becoming stronger. I’m no longer trying to cheat myself into thinking I’m getting what I deserve by eating whatever I want and then some, just because I can. Sure, I trip up…but I can forgive myself for falling and move on to try again. Thanks to the life experiences Karly has shared, I know that I’m important and worthwhile and that there’s a better way to take care of me. And I’m the one to do it. I’m finally on the path to healing.” -Joetta T., Massachusetts
Here are some more ways you’ll know if it’s a good fit:
- you “know better” but find it hard to actually follow through with action (you may even be a coach, therapist or nutritionist yourself)
- you feel a lot of anxiety around food, your body and what to eat (you’ve probably read every nutrition book that’s ever been written!)
- you feel frustrated by a recent weight gain, don’t want to diet, but don’t know what else to do
- you’ve gone through a difficult time and your eating habits have reverted back to a painful place
When you have what you need, you can grow- you can change those painful food habits. It’s a balance between “weigh and measure” and intuitive eating programs that offers both structure/safety as well as ease, softening the vacillation between bingeing and restrictive eating. By pairing this emotional healing with excellent support (we are interdependent beings who need community) and a strong physical foundation (supporting the body and brain with vitamins, minerals, and sound nutrition), you can heal a compulsion to overeat.
How you’ll feel as you Untangle
As you remove the blocks, soften the shame, and rest in safety, you’ll find that you can stick to your food plan without “white knuckling” it. The result of this process is a gentle shift in your behavior:
- Your ability to care for yourself without food improves.
- You’re less responsive to stress and less prone to overeat.
- Your resistance quiets.
- You care for your feelings insted of being overrun by them.
- You find an internal refuge inside inside of a refuge in food.
- Your attachment to food decreases.
- The bingeing softens.
- You’ll feel peaceful and free, as you experience a reprieve from criticism, blame, and self-loathing.
- You’ll feel free to move forward and give yourself the structures, support, and food plan you need – even if they’re contrary to what “experts” say!
You’ll probably gradually lose weight as your eating habits shift. You may eat different foods. You may set limits on certain foods, but from a place of desire, not a place of “should” or “I have to.”
Most importantly, these changes come not from force, shame, guilt or punishment, but from care, nurturing, support, and love – from relationship. Change your relationship with food, your body, and yourself.
“Untangled provided the missing puzzle piece [with my food issues.]” – Jessica V., Mexico
What Untangled covers:
- Session 1: Create the right mindset to heal
- Session 2: Create the right environment to heal
- Session 3: Support your healing process
- Session 4: Soothe your anxiety about what to eat
- Session 5: How to end self sabotage
- Session 6: Move out of resistance and ambivalence
- Session 7: Soothe anxiety without food
- Session 8: Unhook from food cravings
- Session 9: Care for your feelings without food
- Session 10: Drop blame, shame and guilt
- Session 11: Stop food fueling thoughts
- Session 12: Soothe your fear and create self-trust
Get the answers to these questions:
- Why do I make progress with food only to backtrack to old habits?
- Why do I overeat at night after eating “clean” all day?
- How do I counter feelings of deprivation when I eat healthier?
- How do I stop feeling anxious about food?
- Why can’t I stop bingeing when I know it hurts me so badly?
I really LOVE Untangled and have learned so much with it, especially with caring for my emotions without eating them.” – Jill A., Nebraska
About the author, Karly, and why she wrote Untangled:
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| Author Karly Randolph Pitman |
This program came from my own experience in trying to heal over 30 years of overeating/emotional eating and 20 years of binge eating. I tried EVERYTHING to heal and still struggled. I wondered, “What’s wrong with me?” Weigh and measure programs were impossible for me to stick with over the long term. Programs that told me, “You create your own reality” left me feeling paralyzed by shame and self blame. And intuitive, “eat whatever you want approaches” sent me back into the throes of sugar addiction.
So I created my own approach, based on self compassion, self acceptance, and opening to my needs. Instead of whipping myself into shape, blaming, or punishing my behavior, I forgave myself. I looked on my depressive and anxious tendencies with mercy, and I felt such compassion for the pain that led me to seek solace in food. I gave myself the structure I needed to thrive – a balance between “weigh and measure” and “eat whatever you want.”
Once I stopped blaming myself, and gave myself what I needed, something powerful within me shifted. I stopped fighting against myself. My resistance softened. I started doing the things I knew I “should” be doing – like eating regular meals, eating whole foods, and caring for my feelings without eating them. I asked for help with honesty, gathering the support I needed to heal. And I was able to do this because of the power of love – the greatest force in the world.
“The best part of this whole process is that I am getting back in touch with my spirituality. You have helped a great deal in putting that back into focus. I was so busy resisting and spinning out and feeling out of sorts that was very fear-based. When I stepped back and took the ‘inventories’ from a spiritual perspective, everything seems to be getting clear again.” -Beth B., Kentucky
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“By far the best help I’ve ever gotten in dealing with my food issues, not only because it deals with the real issues underneath, but it also…digs deeper and wider than I’ve ever gone on my own.” – Katie P.
“I have never read anyone as insightful as you on food issues— not from any number of experts with degrees, nor from books or other sites.” – Shelly M.
“You have wonderful insight into the psychology behind overeating…I have lost over 50 pounds since last fall.” – Pam C.
“I can’t even begin to express to you how helpful this forum, program, and overeating help has been to me and how grateful I am to you for creating it.” – Mary K., Minnesota
More reasons you might share with those who are gladly getting Untangled:
- you’re sensitive, empathetic and need a compassion based approach
- you use food as your “mother” – what nurtures you and helps you feel safe
- you drive yourself very hard and use food to make up the difference, to comfort yourself
- eating healthy foods brings up powerful feelings of deprivation
How the course works:
The program is delivered on-line from the private area at http://members.firstourselves.com/
- Listen to coaching talks, visualizations, rituals and audio meditations from a web page or via iTunes for your iPhone or iPod.
- Complete the worksheets and “try it out” exercises to make it experiential. (They’re delivered in a PDF format. Make as many copies as you want!)
- Talk with other women (sorry, no guys) and get support on the free support forum.
- CDs and workbook option coming soon!
What Untangled participants are saying:
I just started the program and it is already changing me life. This program is such a blessing.” – Kisha W.
“I can’t thank you enough for helping me to realize what’s possible when it comes to a healthy, positive and very doable (!) lifestyle.” -Elizabeth T., Colorado
“I could say that just your plan or teaching helped me, but that wouldn’t be the whole picture. It was YOU that helped me so much… There is something about your energy, your story, your depth, that inspires people.” -Kelley N., Iowa
“I’m loving this program. You’re hitting everything on the head!” – Kaitlin G., New York
