Emotional Eating and the Subconscious Mind
John Black
- Organisation:
- Beechwood Therapy
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Expensed
- Category:
- Health
- Updated:
- 11th February 2026
- Tagged:
- Psychology | Mental Health | Healthy Eating | Wellbeing
Emotional eating is rarely about hunger. In this insightful and compassionate talk, John Black explores the deeper psychological patterns that drive our relationship with food and explains how the subconscious mind plays a powerful role in shaping eating behaviours. Rather than focusing on diets, restriction, or willpower, John uncovers the emotional triggers and learned associations that often sit beneath overeating, cravings, and self-sabotage.
Drawing on his experience in hypnotherapy and behavioural change, John explains how stress, boredom, loneliness, and even celebration can become unconsciously linked to food. Over time, these patterns become automatic responses — comforting in the short term but frustrating in the long term. Through understanding how the subconscious stores and repeats these emotional connections, real and lasting change becomes possible.
Attendees will gain practical insights into interrupting emotional triggers, developing healthier coping mechanisms, and rebuilding a balanced relationship with food. John also addresses the importance of self-compassion and identity shift in achieving sustainable results.
Views: 8 | Enquiries: 0About John Black
John from Beechwood Therapy is a qualified psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. His background is in secondary education where he worked for many years training teachers, as an Assistant Headteacher and in Children's Safeguarding. It was his background in children's welfare that led him to explore therapy as he saw an explosion in Anxiety amongst young people. He now works with people of all ages to tackle a range of issues from anxiety to weight management, from PTSD to pain management and phobias.
See his website at www.beechwoodtherapy.co.uk
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by John Black
- Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
- The Anxiety Epidemic
- Stress and how to deal with it
- Brain Science as the key to our Mental Health
- Therapeutic Approaches to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - OCD
- Phobias. What are they and how to overcome them...
- How to deal with Anxiety.
- Hypnosis Myths. What actually is hypnosis?
- Trauma! Dealing with and moving on from trauma.
- Successful Weight Management. Body and Mind.
- Chronic Stress and Burnout!
- Mental Health and Teenagers.
- Neuroscience and Mental Health
- Thought Patterns and Mental Health
- Insomnia and how to overcome it.
- Toxic Positivity? Is thinking more positively really the way forward?
- Sleep and your mental health.
- Milton H. Erickson and Psychotherapy. Maverick? Trailblazer? Genius?
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Your Mind
- How to get Rid of Tinnitus (or Dramatically Reduce It).
- How to Overcome Panic Attacks.
- Overcoming Gambling Addiction
- Transforming Relationships. Better family, professional and romantic relationships.
- The Neuroscience Revolution and Improving Sports Performance
- The Power of Relaxation
- Overcoming Bullying. Improving Mental Health with Solutions.
- Dealing Effectively with Grief.
- Key Ways to Increase Conception / Pregnancy.
- A Fascinating History of Hypnosis.
- Breaking the Cycle of Overthinking
- Breaking the Cycle of Overthinking
- Training Your Mind for Calm
- Why Willpower Fails (and What Works Instead)
- Rewiring Bad Habits at the Subconscious Level
- Stopping Smoking: Why Hypnosis Works
- Alcohol Moderation and Mindset Change
- Imposter Syndrome: What it is. How to deal with it.
- Pain Management Through Hypnosis
Send a message to the speaker
If you are interested in this talk and wish to contact the speaker, please complete the following form: