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Be Well by Alana Kessler Becoming You. A Natural Unfolding of Balance and Equanimity Through Nutrition, Yoga and Inner Welln Be Well.

By Alana Kessler, a Holistic Health Coach in New York City works to integrate your mind & body to receive, incorporate & transform intrinsic & extrinsic information supporting the evolution of day to day living. Holistic Health through Alana's unique Method Mapping technique & The BE WELL ARC System balances wellness with Nutrition & Yoga to refine your health & find your best, most complete self.

10/08/2025

Have you ever caught your reflection in a store window, felt that sudden pang in your stomach, and immediately started critiquing what you see—sometimes before you’ve even realized it’s happening?

You’re not alone. In this week’s episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped, we get real about something so many of us carry under a cloak of quiet shame: body dysmorphia.

It’s not always loud or dramatic – or even “extreme” enough to be named. Sometimes, it’s just a constant, low-grade dissatisfaction that quietly shapes how we eat, how we dress, how we date, and even whether we show up for ourselves in life. High-achieving, super-capable women are far from immune. We might appear absolutely fine on the outside (even get compliments), all while waging a private, draining battle inside.

Chronic restlessness in front of the mirror is rarely about the reflection, and almost always about our deeper emotional state. Stress, exhaustion, social messages, old childhood conditioning – all of it muddies how we see our own bodies. The cruel irony is, the more we try to “fix” our outsides, the unhappier and more disconnected we feel.

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07/08/2025

The mirror is NOT always telling the truth.

The journey out of this loop isn’t about forcing ourselves to love every part of our reflection, but about learning to see our bodies as “home”, not an object.

Just like adding more water makes a drop of dye disappear, filling our lives with genuine appreciation crowds out those harsh, dysmorphic thoughts – even if they never fully vanish.

If any of this sounds familiar, know that it’s not a discipline issue or a personal flaw. It’s a human response to a world full of unrealistic standards – and you’re allowed to step off this treadmill. Healing comes not from the mirror, but from beneath it – from tuning into how your body feels, not just how it looks.

You are (and have always been) worthy of peace, acceptance, and the deep comfort of feeling at home in yourself.

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03/08/2025

Have you ever seen those dreamy TikToks or Instagram posts of women solo dining in Paris cafés, sip of espresso in hand, main character energy radiating off the screen?

I’ll be honest, those scenes always look so effortless and enticing – a celebration of confidence and independence. But behind the curated images, there’s often something deeper brewing beneath the surface…

Being alone. What it really feels like to eat alone, beyond the inspiring Instagram captions and “romanticize your life” trends.

Because here’s the thing: solo eating isn’t always just an act of empowerment or a cool photo op. For many of us, especially those who’ve spent years using food as comfort or escape, eating alone can feel like sitting in a spotlight – suddenly hyper-aware of every bite, every glance, every thought swirling in our heads.

We unpack all of this and more in the latest episode of Emotional Eating Unwrapped.
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31/07/2025

It’s not uncommon to feel caught between wanting to be seen as confident, and quietly battling a storm of embarrassment, shame, or old narratives while eating alone. Sometimes, it’s not a conscious celebration at all. It’s secret eating, late at night, when you feel like no one else is watching, searching for relief even as shame creeps in.

But here’s the reframe:
What if solo eating became neither a spectacle nor a secret… but a ceremony?

What if eating alone, whether in public or private, became a nourishing ritual of self-connection…? A moment to say, “I matter enough to pause. I’m safe to take up space at this table, just as I am”?
Because when we turn these moments of eating, however small, into intentional acts of self-care, we let go of the need for performance or secrecy. We start to rewrite our story with food, and with ourselves.

True food freedom isn’t about how much you eat or where. It’s about feeling honest and safe with yourself in any context – public or private, confident or uncertain.

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I used to think control was the answer.
Count every calorie.
 Obsess over “good” vs. “bad” foods.
Swing from discipline ...
29/07/2025

I used to think control was the answer.
Count every calorie.
 Obsess over “good” vs. “bad” foods.
Swing from discipline to chaos and call it “starting over.”

And it worked… for a while.
I got compliments.
I dropped weight fast.
Everyone thought I was “so good.”

But here’s the truth I had to face:
-> I didn’t have freedom — I had fear.
-> I wasn’t healthy — I was hiding behind rules.
-> I didn’t feel confident — I felt one slip away from failure.

So no, I’m not her anymore.

📌 Save this post if you’re done proving your worth through diets and ready to feel free in your own body.

This version of me?
✔ Eats without guilt.
✔ Knows hunger from habit.
✔ Has boundaries with food that feel like safety — not prison.

Because control without trust isn’t health.
It’s survival.

Want to live differently than you have before?
 Comment or DM DETOX and I’ll send you a link to The 7 Day Invisible Weight Detox — your first step to break the binge-restrict cycle, reset emotional eating patterns, and set up your body to lose weight effortlessly.

27/07/2025

Have you ever noticed how we can become strangely comfortable with chaos… even when what we say we want is peace?

Maybe you’ve done all the “right” things: clean eating detox challenges, therapy, new workout routines – you name it. You have the self-awareness, the books, the terminology. But when things finally feel stable, you slip back into chaos and struggle. Not out of failure, but out of habit…and, honestly, familiarity.

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24/07/2025

For many of us, chaos becomes safer than healing.

As bizarre as it sounds, when you’ve spent years in survival mode – always searching for the next thing that needs fixing, always “becoming” instead of being – the quiet of stability can feel confusing, even threatening.

Maybe you feel restless when things are finally calm, or you find yourself stirring up some drama, just to “feel like yourself” again.

The revelation? Knowing isn’t enough. It’s the action. Learning how to stay with the “you” you’ve become, trusting periods of stillness, and actually letting things be good – that leads to real healing.
So this week, if you find yourself wanting to shake things up just because it’s peaceful, pause and ask: What would it feel like to simply let it be good?

The truth is, you deserve the calm. You deserve to arrive and stay. You don’t have to keep launching off new rock bottoms to earn your healing.

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You’re trying to “fix” emotional eating with more control. Every diet, reset, and Monday plan has one thing in common: T...
23/07/2025

You’re trying to “fix” emotional eating with more control. Every diet, reset, and Monday plan has one thing in common: They teach you to fight the symptom, not the cause.

The truth? Emotional overeating isn’t about food. It’s about safety, wiring, and patterns that live in your nervous system.

That’s why you can “know what to do” and still feel powerless in front of food.

These 5 truths are hard to accept— but they’re also your key to freedom.
Because when you stop chasing rules and start rebuilding trust with your body,
everything changes: the shame, the binge cycle, the obsession.

If this is what you’ve been searching for, it’s time to stop doing this alone.

That’s why I created The Sober Eating Method.

Comment or DM ‘FREEDOM’ and I’ll send you all the details.

You follow the plan. You clean out your fridge. You track every bite. And for a little while… it works.You feel clear. I...
23/07/2025

You follow the plan. You clean out your fridge. You track every bite. And for a little while… it works.
You feel clear. In control. Proud. Even free.

You think,
“I just needed to get back on track.”

But then…The cravings start creeping in.
You get tired. You eat one thing “off plan”… and it all unravels. Again.

What if the plan wasn’t the fix?
What if the problem isn’t your food?
What if it’s the pressure that comes with trying to be perfect every time?

💭 The “rules” that leave you wired and hungry 💭 The fear that if you loosen up, you’ll lose control 💭 The survival system that confuses restrictions with safety

📌 Save this for the next time you feel like you need to change everything you eat just to feel okay.

Because if food is the only thing helping you feel calm… If you only feel powerful when you’re following everything perfectly...
That’s not peace. That’s survival.
And you deserve more than that.

You deserve a system that works with your body— Even on a stressful Tuesday.
Even when you’re not “perfect.”

That’s exactly what we do inside The 7-Day Invisible Weight Detox🤍
Comment or DM ‘REALIGN’ for the link.

You’ve told yourself it’s just a motivation issue.
That if you were more disciplined, more positive, more “on track,”
yo...
22/07/2025

You’ve told yourself it’s just a motivation issue.
That if you were more disciplined, more positive, more “on track,”
you wouldn’t feel so chaotic, so tired, so out of control with food.

But here’s the truth:
Bingeing at night, snapping at people you love, and waking up already overwhelmed?
That’s not failure. That’s your nervous system sounding the alarm.

You can’t heal in a life that’s wired for pressure and perfection.

And you deserve a relationship with food—and with yourself—that feels safe, not performative.

In The Sober Eating Method™, we do look inward.

I’ll help you heal the emotional patterns that drive your eating, your people-pleasing, and your self-abandonment.

But if you’ve been doing all the work and still feel like you’re falling apart—
the answer isn’t more willpower.
It’s a new environment. A new container. A new level of support.

You are not broken because you can’t hold it all.
You’re wise for finally setting it down.

Comment OR DM REWIRE and I’ll send you the details for the path that’s helping women finally break free from the binge-restrict cycle and come home to their body—for good.

📌 Save this post for the days you forget:
You don’t need to earn feeling good or control food and body to be enough.

You look like you’ve got it together.
You lead the meetings.You manage the household. 
You eat the “right” things.
You c...
21/07/2025

You look like you’ve got it together.
You lead the meetings.
You manage the household. 
You eat the “right” things.
You cross off every task on your list.

But inside?
You’re anxious, overstimulated, and spiraling around food and your body.
Not because you’re weak—
but because you were taught that being worthy means being selfless… and skinny.

Here’s what no one tells you:

… If you binge after work and promise to “start fresh” tomorrow.. If you hold it together all day and eat in secret in the quiet of your home.. If your body’s changing and you think it’s your fault…

It’s not just stress.
It’s emotional exhaustion.
And it’s showing up as food obsession, body shame, and burnout.

When you’ve spent years:
* Saying yes when you meant no
* Using control around food as your only form of stability
* Ignoring your needs to keep the peace...

Eventually Your body rebels. It holds the weight. It carries the pressure.
It becomes the boundary you stopped enforcing.

You don’t need more discipline.
You need nervous system boundaries that protect your peace.
And permission to stop abandoning yourself to feel “in control.”

The 7-Day Invisible Weight Detox is your realignment to release the emotional weight behind food chaos, burnout, and body shame.

Comment or DM “REALIGN” and I’ll send you the link🤍

📌 Save this post for the days you feel like food is the only thing that understands you.
You deserve more than survival mode.
You deserve to feel free.

20/07/2025

These pretty, fragmented plates are more than just a meal – they’re a quiet rebellion, a tiny protest against the endless expectations and pressures to be “easy,” “low-maintenance,” and never take up too much space. But what starts as an attempt at reclaiming autonomy can leave you feeling just as unsatisfied and disconnected as following strict food rules ever did.

The real question isn’t what’s on your plate, but what’s underneath it: Are you caring for yourself, or just bypassing your needs again? Are you feeding your body from a place of worth and intention, or out of habit, exhaustion, and the hope that a cute plate will fill emotional gaps?

Maybe girl dinner isn’t about food at all – it’s about selfhood. It’s a request for nourishment in every sense of the word. And while sometimes a snack plate really is the best we can do (and that’s totally valid!), long-term, we all deserve to eat with the same care and presence we give so freely to others.

Are you feeding yourself like someone who matters? Because you do. And you always have.

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