Our relationships affect every aspect of our lives.

These relationships are integral to the relationship we have with food and our bodies.

• When a client has an unsupportive partner it is an obstacle to them realizing themselves.

• If you have a partner who isn’t emotionally available you might turn to food for the love and comfort you need instead.

• Sweet food obsession can be a way to feel a mother’s love (breast milk is naturally sweet) especially if it is a replacement for that healthy attachment figure.

• If your familial relationships were difficult and tense around the kitchen table you might eat fast.

Are your friends undermining your attempts to improve your health?

Are your work colleagues undermining your health goals?

Is home a stressful or relaxing place to be?

Are you a people pleaser? Do you find it difficult to say no?

Are you so merged with your partner that you can’t take time away to go to the gym or eat a separate meal?

Do you have a narcissistic parent and were never allowed a sense of self?

Seeking help

All of these things matter when you are trying to change. It’s really important that you develop a support network around you when you are doing something hard and develop a robust psychology to counteract relationships undermining your own health. Strengthening your own sense of autonomy will help you stay true to your goals.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if I can help you work towards your goals.

Written by Alexandra.
Edited by Deepa