GROWTH & WELLNESS

Emotional eating is something many of us struggle with—turning to food for comfort, stress relief, or to cope with difficult emotions. While food can bring temporary relief, it often leads to guilt, and a frustration cycle that is hard to beat. The good news? There are ways to manage emotional eating and develop a healthier relationship with food. Here are six practical strategies to help you regain control.

One of the most well-known psychological treatments for anxiety disorders is cognitive-behavioural therapy. This form of therapy is proposed to reduce social anxiety by addressing and reconstructing distorted cognitions, teaching adaptive coping skills, anticipatory processing, and emotion management. Evidence generally suggests that cognitive-behavioural therapy is an effective treatment method for social anxiety disorder, and we’re going to explore what that research says the related strengths and weaknesses to this treatment are.