Episode July 21, 2026 24 min 20s

Nervous System & Emotional Eating: How to Find Peace with Food and Heal Your Relationship with Eating | Galina Denzel | The Elisha Show

From The Elisha Show Elisha Arowojobe | Personal Mastery & Purpose Coach

Why do we eat when we're not hungry?

What does the nervous system have to do with emotional eating, binge eating, and our relationship with food?

In this enlightening episode of The Elisha Show, Amb. Elisha sits down with trauma practitioner and Peace With Food School founder Galina Denzel to explore how trauma, attachment, and the nervous system shape our eating behaviors.

Galina shares her own journey from struggling with an eating disorder to discovering lasting peace with food through somatic trauma healing. She explains why emotional eating isn't simply about a lack of willpower, how stress affects digestion, why many people lose control around food at night, and how healing the nervous system can transform the way we nourish ourselves.

Whether you've struggled with emotional eating, binge eating, chronic dieting, or simply want a healthier relationship with food, this conversation offers practical insights rooted in neuroscience, trauma healing, and self-compassion.

In this episode, you'll discover:

✅ How the nervous system influences eating habits

✅ Why emotional eating is about survival, not a lack of willpower

✅ The connection between trauma, stress, and disordered eating

✅ Why many people overeat at night

✅ Why people sometimes keep eating even after they're full

✅ How safety and connection affect digestion and nourishment

✅ Practical first steps toward healing emotional eating

✅ How welcoming your body's sensations can begin lasting recovery

Reach Galina: https://purebelonging.com/chapter

Free workshop: https://purebelonging.com/elisha

Free call: https://purebelonging.com/peace-with-food-transformation-group/