Episode Details

What if emotional eating has very little to do with food?

In this episode of Thought Atlas, I’m joined by Galina Denzel — somatic educator, trauma-informed practitioner, and author of Peace with Self, Peace with Food.

After spending more than 25 years struggling with disordered eating herself, Galina eventually realized the deeper issue was never simply food, discipline, or willpower.

This conversation explores emotional eating, trauma, nervous system regulation, embodiment, self-trust, emotional safety, and the deeper relationship between survival and behaviour.

We discuss:

• Why emotional eating is often a nervous system response

• Trauma, survival, and the body’s protective patterns

• The connection between emotional safety and food

• Why shame and discipline often fail

• Burnout, caregiving, and self-abandonment

• How the body stores emotional experiences

• Embodiment and rebuilding self-trust

• What it means to finally feel safe inside yourself

This isn’t a conversation about dieting or quick fixes.

It’s an exploration of how the body adapts to stress, survival, and emotional pain — and what healing can look like beneath the surface.

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