"Should the spices go in this cabinet or that drawer?" "Did you even notice the special jam I bought for you?" Who knew questions about spices or what's in the fridge could challenge emotional intelligence?
Emotional intelligence affects all relationships - even your relationship with food.
My guest in this week's episode is no stranger to navigating emotional intelligence in all areas of her life. Aaliyah Mora-Khan specializes in helping leaders, professional athletes, artists, and everyday folks embody their emotional intelligence.
Aaliyah explains why it's important to distinguish between embodiment as a verb rather than a noun - especially with intuitive eating in midlife.
We talk about how embodied emotional intelligence relates to your relationship with food.
Aaliyah shares her Kitchen Dance story about how emotional intelligence and cultural heritage show up in how you approach your kitchen.
The Kitchen Dance is a beautiful example of how understanding cultural influences your affect patterns of behavior (with food and exercise).
Aaliyah talks about her relationship with food as it reflects patterns of behavior that can be traced back to her grandparents fleeing India over 100 years ago due to famine. She explains how the generational food story of her family mixed with her childhood trauma creates her modern-day patterns with food.
Finally, Aaliyah reminds us that everyone has a food and body story. She offers strategies to help you create your own Kitchen Dance to support a healthy relationship with food and your body.
Aaliyah Mora-Khan is a Modern Elder. She focuses on centering leaders in their own embodied emotional intelligence and cultural heritage. Aaliyah has been facilitating deep transformational change for over a decade. Her clients range from professional athletes and artists to corporate leaders, and also everyday folks around town. Aaliyah co-creates an environment where clients can improve relationships, navigate professional challenges, and increase literacy about their own energy. In turn, these changes can help identify and dissolve generational trauma, clean up relationships with money, and integrate mindfulness into daily activities.
Resources:
Aaliyah's website: https://www.touchingtheemotion.com/
Episode 91 with Mimosa Collins: https://alpinenutrition.org/embodiment-important/
Get more resources on the Alpine Nutrition Blog: https://alpinenutrition.org/blog/
Watch the video on the Savor Food and Body YouTube Channel
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