From nervous system overload to “I AM enough”.
Client: Carol G.
Program: Food Freedom Fundamentals + 1:1 Coaching
Starting point: Nervous system dysregulation, intense inner critic, emotionally connected “treat” habits, difficulty limiting certain foods, feeling blocked from becoming who she was meant to be
What we worked on: Nervous system calming tools, inner critic thought work, mindset and food blocks, identity and self-worth reinforcement, emotional associations with food and grief/memory work
Key breakthroughs:
“Self-care is a generous gift” belief shift
Found and used her voice
Recognized treats were emotionally tied to her mom and found non-food ways to keep that memory alive
Notable physical change: Carol arrived for a scheduled heart ablation for extra rhythms, but doctors found no extra rhythms to correct
Outcome: Increased daily joy, greater self-respect, stronger self-worth, and a felt sense she is capable of becoming who she was designed to be
Bottom line: “My experience was transformational.”
“I realized I’m capable of becoming who I was designed to be.”
Why Carol reached out
Carol came to coaching wanting to shift her relationship with food and herself. Underneath the food struggle was a deeper desire: to become the person she felt she was meant to be, and to show up fully for the people she loves.
The transformation
After completing Food Freedom Fundamentals and continuing into one-on-one coaching, Carol’s core insight was simple and identity-changing:
Taking care of herself is not selfish. It is a generous gift that improves how she shows up for others.
Biggest changes (physically, mentally, emotionally)
Physical: a surprising medical moment
“I was scheduled for a heart ablation (for extra rhythms), but when I arrived, the doctors found no extra rhythms to correct.”
Mental: calming the nervous system and taming the inner critic
She credited the work with giving her tools to:
Calm her nervous system
Challenge and soften the inner critic
Land on a new baseline belief: “I AM enough, and who I AM is amazing.”
Emotional: daily joy, self-respect, and finding her voice
Emotionally, she described a shift into:
More joy on a daily basis
Greater self-respect
Access to her voice, which “opened her world”
The ‘aha’ that changed her relationship with treats
Carol shared an insight that connected food with memory and meaning: “An ah-ha moment was realizing that the treats I so desperately enjoyed (and found difficult to limit) had an emotional connection to my mom, who taught me to bake.”
That awareness opened a new option: “There are other ways to keep her memory alive, not food related.”
What coaching with Edie felt like
“My experience was transformational.”
She also highlighted the human element of the work: “Edie makes the Zoom meetings feel so personal (when technology can be so impersonal).”
And how she experienced Edie’s role: “She is a teacher, mentor, accountability partner and challenges her clients to intentionally stretch and grow.”
The tone of the space mattered too: “There is no judgement, but topics are dealt with using curiosity and honest communication.”
The tool that helped most: daily thought work
“I particularly liked the thought work which I practiced daily.” Carol’s results came from consistent implementation, not hype.
Why one-on-one coaching mattered
“One-on-one coaching deepens the Food Freedom Fundamentals work, bringing content to a personal level.”
Carol explained what that personalization looked like: “Nothing is off-limits. We tackled food and mindset blocks, clarified confusing areas, and added more tools to support ongoing growth.”
She also called out the cadence: “Meeting every other week allowed space for reflection and practice.”
Carol’s final word
“Edie is a marvelous coach — best one I know. She is so supportive and helped this client address some issues I had not been able to even identify for decades.”
