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Welcome to Episode 21! Today I am sharing with you how you can be mindful in social situations when eating and drinking with other people.
Many of my clients believe they can’t handle social situations, but this is just a limiting belief they have learned. I go over a letter from one of my listeners where she states:
The thing that is still difficult is combining my new thinking with social life. I don’t drink alcohol, so it’s not that type of socializing. More breakfasts with friends, lunch with hubby, coffee with another friend, a dinner invitation at a neighbor’s home. It’s hard not to eat when others are eating, even though I’m not hungry. It seems to be “odd” or less social. I tend to eat just to be a part of the group and the fun.
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Eating and drinking alcohol is all the same to me. We can use food or alcohol to numb out. You either pay attention or you don’t.
First decide ahead of time why you are going out to eat. What’s the most important thing about this social situation, the food, drink or the person?
The reason I ask you this, if I were to be honest, in the past it would’ve been the food and the alcohol. I couldn’t wait to zone out from myself and my emotions.
Remember to ask yourself where your joy comes from. If over 30% comes from food, you’re looking for joy in all the wrong places.
Once you decide on purpose that the most important thing to you is the relationship with whomever you are going out with, then you can put food in its place. It’s fuel! The joy is with the person. If it’s totally still with the food, then question if you even want to be with this person.
In this episode I teach you to decide to be a woman who can be in social situations as much as she wants, with or without food, and be totally connected to her body. Know where you are emotionally and physically and respect both.
Two good thoughts to think:
If I honor myself first, I will continue to have better relationships with people.
If I stay true to myself, I will be more true to others too.
Connecting with people requires connecting with yourself first – which is one action. Eating requires a connection with your physical body and is a totally separate action. Keep them separate and enjoy them both. You can do this.
Enjoy the show!
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