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Inner Child Hypnosis for an Eating Disorder · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam's clinic in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  This recording is not suitable for those with epilepsy or
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  severe mental health issues, so get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi, it's Adam here. And in this episode of The
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  Hypnotist, you're going to be listening to an inner child
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  hypnosis session that was created for.
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  A client that had. A long term eating disorder and
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  the particular eating disorder that they had was bulimia.
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  Where they would. Quite often purge after eating,
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  sometimes binge eating first before a purge, and sometimes
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  just a meal time. And that was partly linked to
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  emotions that they felt, and some of those emotions were
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  linked. To feeling stressed or
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  uncomfortable. And then the purge would help to
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  mitigate that. So they were being rewarded by
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  purging rather than rewarding by digesting the food.
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  But they had. 2. Exceptions to this, and one was
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  when they were pregnant that they were able to eat their food
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  and digest their food not because necessarily they wanted
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  to, but because they felt. It was important.
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  For the livelihood and the and the nutritional need.
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  Of their unborn. Child.
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  So that gave me the idea for this particular hypnosis session
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  for this. Client is to use.
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  Inner child work for two. Reasons one.
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  That they could have a representation of a part within
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  them that. Was.
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  Deeply in need of kindness, love and nutrition.
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  But secondly, because they wanted to be a good role model
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  for their daughter. They were worried that if they
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  didn't make this. Change.
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  That they would be consciously or unconsciously increasing the
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  probability that their daughter would also have an eating
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  disorder. And what that does for me as a
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  hypnotherapist is it gives me emotional leverage so that we
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  can create a neural pathway which is already there.
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  They had evidence of. Putting someone else's.
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  Needs ahead of their own, but of course the inner child
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  represents both. It represents a way for them to
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  be a good role model, but also for them to.
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  Nourish themselves. And that part within them that.
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  Really needs kind. Behaviour, so there's a bit
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  going on here. It was created.
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  For an individual. So not all of the suggestions
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  are going to make sense for anyone else because every
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  eating. Disorder is unique.
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  It has. Its own triggers.
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  Known rituals and routines. But if you think that hypnosis
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  might be something that is right for you, but you're not sure,
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  there will be a link in the description where you can take a
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  very quick suitability test takes about one minute, maybe 2
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  minutes depending on how fast you complete it.
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  And then you'll be able to figure out very quickly if
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  hypnosis is something that would be suitable for you and if
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  you're suitable for hypnosis. So if you're.
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  Curious. You've always wondered, you
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  know. Would hypnotherapy be good for
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  you? Check out that link in the
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  description and and and. Complete.
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  That suitability test. For now though, let's give you a
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  hypnosis experience based on this session.
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  So find a quiet, comfortable place where you won't be
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  disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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  Take a deep breath in, and as you breathe in, breathe in that
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  slow, long, relaxing breath. And as you exhale, just allow
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  your eyelids to close. That's in and as they close,
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  start to feel a growing sense of connection with yourself.
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  Become aware of certain things that normally happen without you
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  noticing. The rhythm of your breath, any
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  sensations of tension somewhere in your body.
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  And as you breathe in, just imagine breathing in relaxation,
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  and as you exhale, feel a wonderful sense of release.
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  Like any stress, tension and worries are slowly leaving your
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  body in your outward breath. That's it.
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  And I wonder if you can use the power of your imagination to
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  imagine a colour that represents kindness.
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  Maybe a bright colour like yellow, blue or purple or
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  something else. And as you breathe in that
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  colour of kindness, allow yourself to release any stress,
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  worries and tension. And as you exhale, just imagine
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  dark shadowy colours like grey, black leaving your body in your
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  outward breath, breathing in relaxation and kindness and
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  exhaling anything that's there that you would like to release.
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  And the deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become.
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  And the more relaxed you become, the deeper you breathe, as you
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  consider this an emotional transfusion, breathing in
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  relaxation and kindness and exhaling anything that feels
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  toxic, stressful, any sadness or pain, just allow it to leave
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  your body in that outward breath.
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  As you continue breathing in that colour and exhaling the
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  grey and the dark and find yourself drifting deeper, deeper
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  and deeper, relaxed. And as your body relaxes, your
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  imagination awakens. And I wonder if you could
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  imagine a big house with a big backyard, a kind of garden with
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  a deck and a pool, a big tree with a nearby bench, and allow
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  yourself to just explore that garden, that yard.
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  And maybe you could imagine blue California skies.
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  You could even imagine the sensation of sunshine on your
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  skin. Gentle breeze perhaps, But allow
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  yourself to experience a sense of freedom and play, continuing
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  to breathe in that relaxation and kindness, and continuing to
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  let go of anything that is no longer useful.
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  Deeper and deeper. Relaxed.
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  I want you to consider this garden a part within you, a
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  peaceful part where imagination, memory and emotion all meet.
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  And in this wonderful safe space, I'd like you to imagine a
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  path that starts in that garden but leads elsewhere.
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  And as you walk, you begin to sense that you are not alone.
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  And maybe you could imagine a bench under a tree, and sitting
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  on that bench is a child sitting alone.
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  But this child looks thin, weak and tired, with sad eyes, eyes
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  wide with longing. And you can think of this child
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  as a representation of your inner child.
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  You get to decide the age of this child, the gender of this
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  child. It doesn't have to be you from
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  your childhood, it just represents a part of you.
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  And maybe this inner child is young, unsure, perhaps even
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  malnourished. Maybe you get the sense that
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  this child is hungry not just for food.
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  I want you to imagine that this young malnourished child is
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  hungry also for care, protection, consistency, for
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  love. And I wonder if you could
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  imagine sitting beside this child and just notice how the
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  child looks at you. Maybe they're looking at you
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  like a long lost friend or maybe a stranger.
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  Maybe they look uncertain or hopeful, but deep down, this
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  child wants to trust you. And as you sit beside this
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  child, you feel a warm commitment begin to grow inside
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  you. A vow, a promise to never
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  abandoned this child again. All of us have this inner child
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  that needs play and love, protection and nourishment.
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  And I want you to imagine that you are the adult that this
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  child needs. And what if you get to choose
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  how this weak, fragile child is nourished out of nowhere?
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  I want you to imagine the table appears beautifully set, full of
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  healthy Mediterranean foods. I want you to see salads and
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  fruits and vegetables, but also perhaps freshly prepared bread
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  or croissants, maybe olives, tomatoes.
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  I want you to see a feast of ripe fruits, wholesome grains,
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  colourful vegetables and nourishing proteins, all
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  prepared with love, the way a parent would care for their most
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  beloved child. And I want you to offer this
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  child something from the table. Allow your intuition to choose
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  it. Allow your intuition to choose
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  something that you know this child will like, desire, but
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  also need. Look at their face of gratitude,
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  deep appreciation. There is no entitlement here.
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  They weren't expecting the food, but they are craving the food.
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  And as you see the child take it and eat it, notice their body is
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  already responding. Maybe their skin becomes a bit
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  more vibrant, their eyes a bit brighter.
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  Maybe you see more energy in that weakness, and with each
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  bite the child grows stronger because food is no longer a
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  battleground. It's a gift.
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  It's love and it's safety. And then I want you to imagine
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  something even more fascinating that as you start eating the
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  food, feeling the sensation in your stomach, I want you to get
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  a sense that you are now feeding the inner child through your
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  choices. Every bite you take is not for
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  you. It's for them that as you eat,
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  they become nourished. As you enjoy, they enjoy.
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  But enjoyment isn't what you bite and chew or swallow.
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  The way you impact this child is what you digest.
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  In the same way you can't nourish a body by just chewing
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  food, imagine that you can't nourish this inner child unless
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  you choose swallow and digest. And I want you to imagine that
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  any emotions? That you.
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  Feel after eating, perhaps stress or discomfort.
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  Maybe a craving or a compulsion isn't real.
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  It's just an echo, an echo of old neural pathways.
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  Scientists have discovered that if someone loses an arm or a leg
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  in a car accident, they can still feel the sensation of
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  itches or tickles on a limb that no longer exists.
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  And if that's possible for them, it's possible for you to feel
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  discomfort after eating because you're teaching your stomach how
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  to hold onto food, how to digest food.
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  You're teaching your body new skills, and those skills can be
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  uncomfortable, and that's OK. So with every healthy meal you
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  choose, imagine that it's not just about you.
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  You are sending a message to your inner child that they
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  matter, that they are safe now, that you are there for them, and
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  because they're malnourished. You prioritize healthy,
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  nutritious foods and you know that by digesting them.
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  It's a gift to your inner child. And a gift to your inner child
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  is simply a proxy for a gift to your child, because as you learn
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  how to intuitively eat healthily, you are becoming the
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  very role model to teach your daughter a way of eating that
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  you would want them to replicate.
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  Imagine now joining you at this table right next to this inner
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  child is your daughter. See their face.
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  And I want you to eat the food the way you would want your
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  daughter to see you eating mindfully, enjoyably,
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  intuitively, that by eating this way.
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  You are sending unconscious messages to her as to how to eat
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  in a natural, healthy way. As you feed yourself, you are
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  feeding your inner child. And maybe your daughter is
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  learning. Maybe she sees a mother that
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  prioritizes nourishment, balance, intuitive, healthy
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  eating. It shows that food is not to be
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  feared or controlled, but to be embraced with joy, curiosity and
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  care. What if you are becoming the
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  safe place that your daughter needs?
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  A mother who teaches not with words alone, but with actions
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  rooted in love? And not every meal has to be
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  healthy and nutritious. I want you to see other foods on
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  this table too, foods that might be more processed or less
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  healthy, but not everything has to be nutrition.
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  Some food can be just for taste and pleasure, just to enjoy.
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  From this point forward, I want you to imagine that every meal
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  is no longer just for you. I want you to imagine it's a
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  healing ritual, a ceremony of reclaiming power, a declaration
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  that might end a generational cycle.
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  And this cycle ends with you. So from this moment forward,
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  food becomes your way of nurturing, not just your body,
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  but the inner child within and a little girl watching from
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  outside. Children will pay more attention
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  to what you do than what you say.
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  And what if every meal is an opportunity?
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  An opportunity to be that role model, to be that example.
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  To show. Not, say, an intuitive, positive
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  relationship with food. And I wonder if you can bring
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  your awareness to a future moment, no longer in the garden,
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  but in your home, in your normal surroundings, perhaps just a
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  week or two weeks or three weeks from now.
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  I want you to imagine then, day by day, progress by progress,
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  breakthrough by breakthrough. There is a new relationship with
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  food, a new pattern. And maybe you can imagine
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  watching yourself preparing a beautiful yet simple meal.
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  Imagine that you are eating it, the presence of your daughter,
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  and eating it slowly, mindfully, and feel your daughter nearby,
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  smiling, relaxed and content. No tension, no shame, no
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  secrecy, only love, because your healing is her inheritance.
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  You are teaching by living, by being.
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  Get a sense that this is the future you are heading towards.
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  Then take yourself back to that table, that bench, that place in
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  nature near a garden you knew very well.
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  And it's time to say goodbye. But as you say goodbye to that
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  inner child, you see that they are already looking more
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  nourished, already looking healthier and happier and loved.
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  And make a promise to that child that you will eat for them.
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  And if you feel that you can honour that promise, let me know
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  by nodding your head. And sometimes things don't need
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  to be easy, they just need to be worthwhile.
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  Important. Humans will do more for others
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  than they will do for themselves.
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  And what is a gift to this inner child is a gift to yourself and
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  a gift to your daughter. Then imagine going back to the
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  garden, this time holding your daughter's hand.
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  And I want you to play with your daughter the way you used to
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  play in this place, maybe in the pool, on the deck, play near the
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  sunshine. Just play, feel that connection,
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  feel that love and the same promise you made to your inner
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  child. You can secretly.
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  Just in your own mind, make a promise to your daughter as to
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  what kind of role model you want to be.
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  It's time to leave this place in your imagination, but you leave
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  with a different perspective, a different strategy, a different
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  way of thinking that will lead to subtle or dramatic changes
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  that will steer your future in a wonderful direction.
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  So take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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  nose. Just wiggle your fingers and
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  wiggle your toes as now I count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you
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  where you will return fully in the present, fully in the
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  moment. Starting to count 123 Waking up
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  456. More alert 7-8 Open your eyes.
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  Open your eyes 910. Wide awake, Wide awake.
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