Esther Kane, MSW, RSW, RCC, has been an Eating Disorders Psychotherapist for 25+ years. She lives in Victoria BC but works all over Canada. She is the author of "It’s Not About the Food: A Woman’s Guide to Making Peace with Food and Our Bodies". She is also the host of the Compassionate Conversations Podcast & YouTube Channel, where she has recently done a series on food and body image. She can be found at: https://www.estherkane.com   Todays Topics: Her personal journey to recovery from eating disorders to food addiction  What is a Highly Sensitive Person?  The connection between HSPs & Food Addiction How to take care of your HSP-specific needs  What she has found in the difference between men & women when it comes to FA How she differentiates between food addiction & eating disorders The intergenerational transmission of disordered eating  How she helps clients with emotional eating Her thoughts on volume Her audio program: Making Peace with Food & our Bodies The obstacles she finds working with clients  The pushback she’s received from colleagues about her perspective   Follow Esther: https://www.estherkane.com Instagram: @estherkanemsw Facebook: Esther Kane, MSW, RSW, RCC Twitter: @estherkane For a free copy of my book in e-book format, email me and I will send you a copy: esther@estherkane.com   We hope in 2023 you will continue to choose your own path to recovery and take your time. Whatever way YOU choose, complete abstinence, harm reduction, or just eliminate added sugars……know that HERE you are loved, respected, and supported in your journey. Recovery is a slow, beautiful, messy, unfolding process. Just keep peeling back those layers and getting closer to your authentic self and what that self needs!      The CRAVINGS workshop is hosted by Jennifer Bradley. It addresses why we have cravings, how to tell the difference between physical and psychological cravings, and what can we can do to take back our power over them.    Here you will learn the difference between cravings, hunger, and insulin spikes, how to identify YOUR personal cues, triggers, and temptation zones, the food substitutions that can work you during cravings &some actionable ways to build coping skills for immediate & future cravings.   You will also receive downloadable worksheets for cravings and triggers, weekly Journal Prompts, daily practices to implement at home, a Recovery Maintenance and Safety Management Plan &  4 Live 1-hour weekly support meetings! With recorded REPLAYS.   The workshop is $50 USD and will be Saturdays at 12 pm EST / 5 pm UK starting January 7th. You will receive the first week’s lesson on December 31st! Perfect timing! www.sweetsobriety.ca   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.