Lindsay Valley LCSW

02/05/2025

While on some level, all eating is emotional eating because humans are emotional creatures (the body communicates through “cr@vings,” physical & emotional sensations) here are 4 mental & emotional signs you’ve reached a point where your emotional eating bothers you ❤️‍🩹

1. you feel frustration, h@te, or disgust having to think about food.

2. you feel fatigued by having to think & plan for your next meal.

3. so overcome by food, you reach a point where nothing sounds appetizing, nothing sounds “good” … if you could, you’d be “done” with food. You’re burnt out.

4. negative emotional states follow afterwards like shame, regret, or vowing never again.

✨ So what’s needed in food relationship healing?

Historical, Political, & Pagan/Indigenous educations needed. Resources, mutual aid, reconnecting to Voice, Power & Agency, & Chosen family. Harm reduction in nutrition & self care. Storytelling & using voice & agency for causes & communities valued is needed for wellness….

WORLD BUILDING ✨❤️🌎🌍🌏🦌🌿

01/13/2025

Arizona Therapist with Lived Experience in Binge Eating Disorder: Binge eating is an intergenerational broken heart. What's needed? World Building.

New Blog Post!

Arizona Therapist with Lived Experience in Binge Eating Disorder: binge eating is an intergenerational broken heart. What's needed? World Building

05/14/2024

SAVE THE DATE FREE BINGE EATING WEBINAR 🌿 5/23 11AM MST 🌿 In honor of this Ta**us season 💚🐂🌿 I’m so excited to get this out there & hoping to cover what I can! 💫 Big picture themes in binge eating disorder recovery:

🌿 Binge eating as an intergenerational broken heart.

🌿 Binge eating as a multi-layered survival strategy.

🌿 Harm reduction, not sobriety or abstinence.

🌿 Processed food: Big Food, Industrialized Food Industry implications on Binge Eating

🌿 Food addiction implications

🌿 Emotion regulation, dissociation, physiological, & integrative implications

🌿 Why myth, metaphor, & fantasy are perfect for binge eating recovery (astrology & ecological perspectives)

🌿 Cultural, political & systemic implications on food, cooking, kitchens, health, & nutrition.

🌿 What’s needed: World Building & chosen family. Ecosystem Relationships.

🌿 Resources & recommendations

I’m happy to host again if there’s enough interest! Get on my mailing list for the meet up link!! ⚡️💌🫶🏼 Share with anyone you think needs to hear this! ✨

Thank you, hope to see you there! 💫🌌

04/25/2024

All eating is emotional, because humans are emotional creatures. So what is binge eating? In binge eating, it feels like all my eggs are in this one basket. Food as my primary & all encompassing channel for meeting my needs. At the same time, “binge eating,” “emotional eating,” “stress eating,” and/ or overindulgence happens & is natural 🌿

💚 Accepting appointments for clients, therapists, & birth chart readings