Comfort Cravings

How to soothe yourself without food — and how to eat healthfully and mindfully

Susan Albers Psy.D.

Physical vs. Emotional Hunger: 4 Ways to Decode Your Hunger

It's sometimes difficult to know the difference between emotional and physical hunger. Here are 3 ways to decode your hunger.

Can't Sleep? Drink This

Do you have trouble falling asleep? Here's one drink that has been clinically shown to help improve sleep.

10 Reasons People Eat Mindlessly

Why do we eat mindlessly even though we have the best intentions not to? Here are 10 reasons people eat mindlessly.

10 Tips for Mindfully Coping with Judgment and Haters

Do you have trouble coping with judgment—your own inner critic and snarky, hurtful words from others? Here are 10 ways to mindfully cope.

6 Easy Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food

A good mood helps you to eat more mindfully, reduce emotional eating, and enjoy life more fully.

A Mindful Eating Tip

Do you find yourself mindlessly eating? Here is one easy tip to help you eat more mindfully.

5 Steps to Mindful Eating: A How To Guide

Mindful eating can help people stop dieting and start eating healthier.

The Best Way to Help Teens Snack Mindfully

Here are 6 ideas for parents to help teens stop their mindless snacking and choose healthier snacks after school. Avoid the eye-rolls with these simple tips.

What Is Mindful Eating?

What is mindful eating? How do I get started? This article lists some of the benefits and easy strategies for learning how to eat more mindfully today.

The 3 Best Tips for Eating Ice Cream

Do you love to eat ice cream? Here are some tips to help you eat it mindfully!

One Eating Habit You Can Easily Change Right Now

Find out one easy thing you can do today to change your eating habits. This new study in the journal Appetite, makes you think twice about how you serve food.

There Are 5 Better Ways to Eat, and You Can Start Today

Start incorporating mindful eating into your life by engaging each of your five senses in a unique way.

How to Eat Slower: 6 Strategies

We've all heard that it is important to eat slower. Here are 5 compelling reasons slow down your pace today and 6 strategies that can help make it happen.

Easy Trick to Help You Feel Fuller

This article talks about one of the easiest ways to help you to eat more mindfully. Check out this easy trick to being more in charge of how much you eat.

4 Simple Tips for Minimizing Holiday Stress, Worry & Anxiety

Here are four simple suggestions for making the holidays a little less stressful and a lot more mindful. Follow these M's for a merry, mindful holiday!

Powerful Tool to Stop Emotional Eating

I'd like to introduce you to an exercise I created called the 5-5-5-5-5 exercise. It's one of my favorite strategies for coping with emotional eating.

A Soothing Drink To Calm Your Nerves

Just like eating mindfully, we can also “drink mindfully." Learn the steps to drink mindfully and get an easy recipe for a clinically proven soothing beverage.

A Creative Way to Let Go of Negative Thoughts

Learn 1 fun, creative tip for letting go of negative thoughts!

8 Ways to Eat Mindfully During the Holidays

It's not easy to eat mindfully during the holidays! Here are a few simple psychological tips that can help you avoid overeating while still mindfully eating holiday foods you love like pumpkin pie and sugar cookies.

A Fun Way to Beat Emotional Eating

Do you need a quick and easy way to calm your nerves without calories? Try this technique to help break you free from emotional eating.

Expert Tips to Avoid Overeating Candy on Halloween

Expert tips on how to navigate Halloween without overeating candy!

6 Ways to Avoid Overeating Halloween Candy

Halloween can be a scary time for stress eaters. Here are 6 tips to help you remain mindful this Halloween and avoid overeating candy!

One Of The Best Foods to Manage Hunger Throughout the Day

Do you get to work in the morning and feel hungry before you even start your day—even though you just ate breakfast before you left? Many clients ask me what are some of the best foods to help manage their hunger and make you feel more satisfied. Here is one food that can help...

3 Questions to Ask Yourself About Breakfast

What did you eat for breakfast this morning? Take a moment to ask yourself these THREE important questions about what you eat to start your day.

Are You an Adventurous Eater?

Do you like to try new, exotic foods or do you stick to the same foods you know you like? You may be surprised by some of the benefits of being an adventurous eater outlined in this article.

The Best Strategy For Getting Motivated

This month I've been focusing on motivation tips and getting to the bottom of what helps people to move out of their old ruts and start eating healthier and more mindfully today. Find out here!

The 20 Best Motivational Quotes

Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight is a motivational quote I tell many of my clients, particularly when they are making efforts to change their eating and they slide back into old habits. Get 20 motivational quotes to get you inspired to get started and moving forward today!

When to Eat a Salad: Before or During a Meal?

Do you love summer salads? I did some research on whether it is helpful to serve/order a salad before or during a meal and how it impacts your appetite. And, I give an exciting new type of salad that can help you to eat more mindful.

Bored, Blue or Blah? 4 Ways to Cope (Without Eating!)

Do you munch when you are bored? Most of us do! Here are some easy, scientifically researched ways to beat boredom eating.

The Best Strategy for Eating Healthier in 2015

It's a new year! Are you READY to eat healthier? This article gives you a new strategy for ditching ineffective fad dieting and 5 essential behaviors that will help you eat healthier this year.

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