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Attuning to your body

By Robin Okun, LMSW

Feelings and sensations can sometimes be very intense, particularly for those of us who have cut ourselves off from experiencing them and who substitute things like food and eating instead.

For those of you who have followed me on this site you know that my work guides women to have more access to their bodies relative to emotional feelings and physical sensations. I receive many letters from these women and I want to share something I received recently.

Sue writes that she finds it very healing to begin to

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I have worked in the Wellness Field for 30 years. I created an Emotional Eating & Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Program way before most people knew BED was an eating disorder, NOT a “willpower” issue. Personally, I suffered for years before finding answers and the help I needed and deserved! I became a Coach in 1997 to help others who were still suffering as I had. I love being a Coach!

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