{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Accepting Our Aging Bodies \u2013 In Session with Marc David","description":"We all have different reasons for wanting to lose weight: Feeling lighter  Being healthier Fitting into your \u201cskinny\u201d clothes Or sometimes, just feeling more confident\u2026 And sometimes, there are hidden reasons for wanting to lose weight that we don\u2019t even realize we have. For Nataliya, 46, weight loss has been a lifelong journey. Nataliya wants to be more confident in her body, and to feel lighter. She jokes that her goal is to feel \u201clike a squirrel\u201d and be able to jump from branch to branch. But what she doesn\u2019t quite realize is that her desire to feel lighter is driven by a part of her that\u2019s thinking some \u201cheavy thoughts.\u201d And as Marc David explains, those heavy thoughts are all about her resistance to something that so many of us would like to avoid: ===> Aging.  Even though she is youthful, has a young child, a great marriage, and is in good health, Nataliya is starting to feel older \u2013 and her unwanted weight is just one more reminder of the aging process. She finds herself often longing for the body she had as a young girl. As Marc points out, making peace with aging is a spiritual practice. And to find peace with our age, we ultimately need to connect with that part of us that\u2019s wiser and more mature. Because it\u2019s perfectly understandable to have a hard time saying goodbye to our youth \u2013 but it\u2019s also vital that we develop a healthy relationship with aging. Along the way to making the powerful connection between weight and aging, Marc also helps Nataliya see that if she truly wants to lose weight, she needs to focus on a whole new approach, including: \u2705 Letting go of needing the approval of others to feel that her body is \u201cacceptable\u201d \u2705 Noticing when the \u201cteenager voice\u201d within her is taking over the weight loss conversation \u2705 Finding peace with aging, and making it a spiritual practice  \u2705 Learning that body confidence doesn\u2019t come from future weight loss \u2026 it happens when we do things, right NOW, that help us feel better in our body  \u2705 And much more\u2026 Tune into this wonderful episode on aging, weight, and making peace with ourselves and our lives. --------------- Learn more about us at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating: https:\/\/psychologyofeating.com\/  Ready to call a ceasefire in your battle with eating, and find peace and freedom with food? Learn more about our newest program, The Emotional Eating Breakthrough! https:\/\/learn.psychologyofeating.com\/ Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: https:\/\/psychologyofeating.com\/info-kit\/ Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food. Follow us on social:  YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Psychologyofeating Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IPEfanpage Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eatingpsychology\/ Pinterest: https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/eatingpsych #aging #bodyacceptance #weight #spiritualpractice #selfacceptance #selflovejourney #foodfreedom #eatingpsychology #marcdavid ","author_name":"The Psychology of Eating Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.psychologyofeating.com","html":"