Decoding Your Emotional Appetite

Book excerpt: According to Master-certified life coach and Le Cordon Bleu trained chef Molly Zemek, untangling food’s role as a necessary source of nourishment and emotional comfort may be a complicated process, but it is an essential part of personal healing. As a lifelong foodie turned life coach, Molly Zemek spent years pursuing what she calls a “love affair” with food. Her passion for eating and cooking led to her feeling out of control around food and took its toll on her mental and physical health. Compared to others, who seemed to know when they’d eaten enough, Molly felt like she was missing a “stop” button. Once Molly discovered the reasons behind her internal battle with food and herself, she was able to help countless others investigate their relationship with food—empowering them to act without sacrificing the pleasure in eating. Her approach, detailed within Decoding Your Emotional Appetite, offers a unique perspective on food and wellness for anyone seeking to better understand their eating habits. Decoding Your Emotional Appetite addresses the many reasons people eat—beyond fuel. With the lessons she learned from her own weight-loss journey, and those of her clients, Molly Zemek helps health and food enthusiasts identify what’s at the heart of their eating, in order to create the relationship they want with food and themselves.