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Valerie Tookes

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My guest in this episode of the podcast is Valerie Tookes. Valerie is a health and wellness coach and is my personal health &amp; wellness coach plus an amazing friend of mine. She has helping me shift from measuring my worth from the #'s on the scale to learning to love my body. I wanted to have this conversation becasue of the many memes and jokes about gaining the “Quarantine 15” and non-stop happy hours. And I get it (and hey, have been there!) but I wanted to invite Valerie into having a conversation about easy and loving shifts we can make for ourselves during this time. Valerie offers some wonderful insights on shifting habits and how to even start a new health &amp; wellness journey during this time. Plus hanging out with her is like being on the receiving end of a warm hug. You can find Valerie at http://www.herholistichealth.com/ and she also does coaching for the Women's Vitality Center in Berkeley, California.

My guest in this episode of the podcast is Valerie Tookes. Valerie is a health and wellness coach and is my personal health &amp; wellness coach plus an amazing friend of mine. She has helping me shift from measuring my worth from the #'s on the scale to learning to love my body. I wanted to have this conversation becasue of the many memes and jokes about gaining the “Quarantine 15” and non-stop happy hours. And I get it (and hey, have been there!) but I wanted to invite Valerie into having a conversation about easy and loving shifts we can make for ourselves during this time. Valerie offers some wonderful insights on shifting habits and how to even start a new health &amp; wellness journey during this time. Plus hanging out with her is like being on the receiving end of a warm hug. You can find Valerie at <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.herholistichealth.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0cdAkoAQnV05DOKpEAG3dhWVKZIP6yHokaSP92DwuI5nXrEq2WPTw55pw&amp;h=AT0AD2gQdHZLGYLAPK7enR5uaaVx407ppY8F2h31euXcmaagW2yfaukMSqgwtGJW09hMrP2Gv0jo8Tv2kfLEPdgeyIRSzZIo2r2XwUmRn26zCL8WpX0f21q7SVsEWSkJ_jxoQkmAF4yFgpFjOPa8UdKn_0Mv" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.herholistichealth.com/</a> and she also does coaching for the Women's Vitality Center in Berkeley, California.

What to Know About Health and Wellness with Valerie Tookes

Have you ever found yourself moving toward the holiday cookie plate right after a not so great interaction with your family? Or found yourself being really harsh and mean toward yourself when you take a glance in the mirror (especially after said triggering holiday season)?   Ummmm hand raised big time over here! Most of us have done this, and it doesn’t feel so great. Emotional eating and harshness toward ourselves in so common during this time of year, the intersection of high stress holidays, post holiday remorse,  and aspiring new year resolutions.   I couldn’t think of a better woman to come speak to this phenomena than Valerie Tookes. Valerie Tookes was my lead coach during my Courageous Living Coach Certification, and has a deep presence that speaks to the core. The way she leads her holistic life coaching practice is no different.   In today’s episode, Valerie shares with us her own journey with food, emotions, and health - including  the powerful ripple effect of coming into a (truly loving) relationship with your body.   In this episode we discussed:    Valerie’s personal past struggles using food to mask emotions and what was missing in her life, and how she found her way to becoming a health coach Why “shoulds” and diets don’t actually work in the long run The different ways emotional eating can show up and Valerie’s own turning point. How depriving yourself almost always leads to an eventual rebound effect. What to do when you notice yourself in the midst of emotional eating. How to communicate with your body The one central key for transforming your health and sustaining wellness. The radial shift that happens and ripple effect that happens when you start a truly loving relationship with your body. How to deal with the critical voice inside   Resources: Website: www.herholistichealth.com Instagram: @heartsdesire  About Valerie Valerie Tookes, founder of Her Holistic Health, is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach who believes that trusting your body’s deepest wisdom, equals true health. Her work is devoted to helping women transform their world by changing the way that they see their body. When she’s not coaching in her private practice, you can find her working; as a Health and Wellness Coach with The Women’s Vitality Center; as a Lead Coach with the Courageous Living Coach Training Program; and as the Senior Finance and Operations Manager at Grants for the Arts. A graduate of Florida State University, University of Oregon, California Institute for Integral Studies ,and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she happily lives in Oakland California.   SHARE THE MEDICINE WITH YOUR SISTERS +++ If you were served by this episode, please share with your tribe, subscribe, and leave a rating or review by clicking HERE  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts   BECOME A PODCAST PATRON+++ You can now become a supporting member of the podcast! You can contribute to each episode as little as $1, and each tier of support include some pretty saaweeeet benefits. Learn more and become part of the embodied empowered engaged fam at www.patreon.com/embodiedempoweredengaged

Have you ever found yourself moving toward the holiday cookie plate right after a not so great interaction with your family? Or found yourself being really harsh and mean toward yourself when you take a glance in the mirror (especially after said triggering holiday season)? Ummmm hand raised big time over here! Most of us have done this, and it doesn’t feel so great. Emotional eating and harshness toward ourselves in so common during this time of year, the intersection of high stress holidays, post holiday remorse,  and aspiring new year resolutions. I couldn’t think of a better woman to come speak to this phenomena than Valerie Tookes. Valerie Tookes was my lead coach during my Courageous Living Coach Certification, and has a deep presence that speaks to the core. The way she leads her holistic life coaching practice is no different. In today’s episode, Valerie shares with us her own journey with food, emotions, and health - including  the powerful ripple effect of coming into a (truly loving) relationship with your body. In this episode we discussed: <ul> <li>Valerie’s personal past struggles using food to mask emotions and what was missing in her life, and how she found her way to becoming a health coach</li> <li>Why “shoulds” and diets don’t actually work in the long run</li> <li>The different ways emotional eating can show up and Valerie’s own turning point.</li> <li>How depriving yourself almost always leads to an eventual rebound effect.</li> <li>What to do when you notice yourself in the midst of emotional eating.</li> <li>How to communicate with your body</li> <li>The one central key for transforming your health and sustaining wellness.</li> <li>The radial shift that happens and ripple effect that happens when you start a truly loving relationship with your body.</li> <li>How to deal with the critical voice inside</li> </ul> Resources: Website: <a href="http://www.herholistichealth.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.herholistichealth.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heartsdesire/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@heartsdesire</a> About Valerie Valerie Tookes, founder of Her Holistic Health, is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach who believes that trusting your body’s deepest wisdom, equals true health. Her work is devoted to helping women transform their world by changing the way that they see their body. When she’s not coaching in her private practice, you can find her working; as a Health and Wellness Coach with The Women’s Vitality Center; as a Lead Coach with the Courageous Living Coach Training Program; and as the Senior Finance and Operations Manager at Grants for the Arts. A graduate of Florida State University, University of Oregon, California Institute for Integral Studies ,and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she happily lives in Oakland California.   SHARE THE MEDICINE WITH YOUR SISTERS +++ If you were served by this episode, please share with your tribe, subscribe, and leave a rating or review by <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1291634385" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clicking HERE</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/embodied-empowered-engaged-a-podcast-for-women/id1291634385?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a>   BECOME A PODCAST PATRON+++ You can now become a supporting member of the podcast! You can contribute to each episode as little as $1, and each tier of support include some pretty saaweeeet benefits. Learn more and become part of the embodied empowered engaged fam at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/embodiedempoweredengaged" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/embodiedempoweredengaged</a>

015 |  Emotional Eating & Loving Your Body, with Valerie Tookes

Do you consider your body your friend? An ally? Or do you, as so many women do, interact with it more as an adversary? As if your body is troublesome, needs too much, is too much, or looks or feels the wrong way? In this conversation with Valerie Tookes, we explore how befriending our body, treating it as we would a good and wise friend, could change everything. As Valerie says, "Our body is always speaking to us." What might we learn, if we slow down enough to listen and to really learn what it is saying? Show notes Let's connect on Instagram Work with Doña

Do you consider your body your friend? An ally? Or do you, as so many women do, interact with it more as an adversary? As if your body is troublesome, needs too much, is too much, or looks or feels the wrong way? In this conversation with Valerie Tookes, we explore how befriending our body, treating it as we would a good and wise friend, could change everything. As Valerie says, "Our body is always speaking to us." What might we learn, if we slow down enough to listen and to really learn what it is saying? <a href="http://www.nurturinghabit.com/episode16/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let's connect on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/get-unstuck/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a>

Befriending Your Body, with Valerie Tookes