Emotional Eating Ladies - Book Club - Atomic Habits

About this event

Connect with like-minded women who are also on the path to ending emotional stress eating. No need to prepare, just come as you are, you are welcomed here! Join us for a discussion of the book - Atomic Habits. This book is filled with PRACTICAL nuggets that you can implement immediately to improve your professional and personal life. Read below for a synopsis of the text. **Guidelines for the group:** 1. **Please have your cameras on** \- we love to see faces and want you to know that you are seen\, as well as provide a safe space to share 2. **Speak from your own experience** 3. **Refrain from using numbers** (calories, weight, etc). Numbers lead to comparison and we are here to support. 4. **Refrain from specific foods**, instead say "comfort foods", "safe foods", "trigger foods" etc, 5. **Please limit share to two-minutes** so we all have an opportunity to share. **Date and Location:** * Open to New and Returning members * Date & Time: Sunday, March 8, @11 AM Pacific Time * Where: Zoom (RSVP required) **Session Details:** * Duration 1 - 1 hour session together * *Self-sabotage isn’t you working against yourself.* *It’s you trying to survive with the tools you’ve had.* Growth doesn’t come from stronger rules—it comes from **understanding the need beneath the behavior**. **Book synopsis:** ### Book Synopsis *Atomic Habits* by James Clear teaches that meaningful change rarely happens overnight. Instead, our lives are shaped by the small choices we make repeatedly. Tiny actions, practiced consistently, eventually become habits, and those habits shape our identity. Rather than relying on willpower or waiting until we feel motivated, Clear encourages us to create systems that support the life we want to live. He reminds us that lasting change isn't about perfection. It's about making the next small choice that aligns with who we want to become. For individuals recovering from emotional eating or disordered eating, this message is especially powerful. Recovery is rarely one dramatic breakthrough. More often, it is built through hundreds of compassionate choices: * Eating one balanced meal. * Pausing before reacting to an emotion. * Challenging one critical thought. * Asking for support. * Choosing curiosity instead of judgment. * Beginning again after a difficult day. Healing compounds in the same way habits do. *** # Why This Book Matters in Recovery Many of us spent years believing that recovery depended on finding more willpower. *Atomic Habits* offers a different perspective. Recovery isn't about becoming a "better" person. It is about building daily practices that support the person you already are. This book reminds us that we don't have to overhaul our lives overnight. We only have to take the next small step. *** ## 1\. Recovery Is Built One Choice at a Time Many people believe healing should happen quickly. In reality, recovery is made up of countless ordinary moments: * eating breakfast when the eating disorder says to skip it * stopping halfway through a binge to show yourself compassion * noticing hunger before becoming ravenous * allowing yourself to rest without guilt * speaking kindly to yourself after making a mistake These moments may seem insignificant. They aren't. They become your new normal. *** ## 2\. Your Identity Is More Powerful Than Your Behaviors One of the most meaningful ideas in the book is that lasting change comes from changing how we see ourselves. Instead of saying: "I am an emotional eater." Recovery gently shifts toward: "I am someone learning healthier ways to care for myself." Instead of: "I have no self-control." Try: "I am practicing new skills every day." Instead of: "I always fail." Try: "I am someone who keeps coming back to recovery." Identity creates possibility. *** ## 3\. Progress Is Not Perfection Many people struggling with food live in an all-or-nothing mindset. One binge becomes: "I ruined everything." One missed workout becomes: "I might as well quit." Cl