Overeating. Overdrinking. Mindlessly scrolling Instagram. Doom-scrolling the news. Numbing out with Netflix.

These are all ways that we buffer; meaning we use something external to cover up our negative emotions. 

In this episode, you’ll learn how buffering can wreak havoc on your productivity, by keeping you in a constant cycle of avoidance. 

I’m joined by Jennifer Dent-Brown, a weight loss coach who teaches women how to stop dieting permanently. So whether you struggle with your weight or not, this episode is for you. 

Listen in as we discuss:

• The connection between weight and procrastination
• Jennifer’s business experience during the pandemic and how she dealt with procrastination
• How to distinguish a behavior that’s fine for you versus a behavior that has a net negative effect 
• Importance of emotional literacy to pinpoint an emotion faster, so that you can move through it
• Why it’s painful for people to sit with an emotion
• Jennifer’s diagnosis of ADHD and how it has impacted her work
• Social media addiction and its role in procrastination
• The Valley of Despair that we inevitably hit when we’re working to implement new habits
• What to do when you know you’re buffering, but you just don’t care

Jennifer Dent Brown is a Life + Weight Loss Coach who helps women learn to stop dieting and start living through her company, LUXE Life Coaching. Living a LUXE Life has nothing to do with money and everything to do with a state of mind. Feeling hopeless and unable to control your weight will never get you to your goal. Learning to live with the mindset of a woman who is already at her goal weight is the key to lasting, permanent weight loss. Learn more at jenniferdent.com.

GUEST CONTACT — 

Jennifer Dent-Brown, Life and Weight Loss Coach

Podcast: Stop. Dieting. Forever.™ Podcast

Website: jenniferdent.com

Facebook: @coachjenniferdentbrown

Instagram: @jenniferdentbrown

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE —

Emotional Cycle of Change

The Life Coach School

You can listen to this episode using the audio player above, or find it on your preferred podcasting app by searching for the Half-Finished to Done Podcast.