I’m so excited to be partnering with Sparkman Nutrition on the Overcoming Mindhunger groups. Alexa Sparkman was my nutritionist for many years and taught me a great deal about the subject. She is a big part of why I do what I do personally and professionally. She helped change my life.
I took the Overcoming Mindhunger introduction series three times and the skills series once. It was so beneficial. I am happy I get to consolidate the information into six, bite-sized sessions that are packed full of information and leave adequate space for lots of conversation.
The group is very much a participatory event, but there’s no pressure. I want everyone to feel safe, secure, heard and understood. The sessions will cover different topics each week with handouts for you to get the maximum benefit of the information presented. You can keep your handouts and they may prove as valuable to you as they have been to me. I still look at them from time to time when I need a refresher.
Each week we’ll discuss a different topic. Currently, the roster is set up as follows
Week 1 – Dysfunctional Eating and Diet Culture
- Why diets don’t work?
- How diet culture makes us fatter, not fitter
- Saying good-bye to deprivation mentality
- The cycle of fat thoughts and emotional eating – and how they’re related.
Week 2 – The Basics of Eating for Hunger
- Telling the difference between physiological and psychological hunger
- When to know you’re hungry and when you’re full using the hunger/satiety chart
- What are the stages of breaking free from emotional eating
Week 3 – Coping with Stress, Mind Hunger Traps & Compulsive Overeating
- How can you deal with your feelings without eating them?
- How to cope with stress – what can you do to alleviate it without food?
- What are the differences between deprivation type and addictive type compulsive overeating?
Week 4 – Biochemistry of Hunger & Mood
- How does food alter your mood?
- What are the effects of food on mood and blood glucose?
- How does food impact neurotransmitters?
- What are medium spiny neurons and how are they important to the metabolic process?
Week 5 – Self-Esteem & Self-Love
- How comfortable are you with you?
- How do you view your body?
- How to build self-esteem and love your body.
Week 6 – Cravings and Takeaways
- What are cravings and how can you use the CALM plan to conquer them?
- What did you learn throughout the six sessions?
- Next steps…
The six-session series begins on either Monday, January 8th at 6pm CST or Wednesday, January 10th at noon and will run for six weeks at the same time each week. Sessions run about an hour. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me or info@sparkmannutrition.com. I’d love it if you’d join me in January.
Deanna Goodson 