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 core 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.
A surprising physical 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, and 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, and access to her voice — which she said "opened her world."
The 'aha' that changed her relationship with treats
"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."
"Edie makes the Zoom meetings feel so personal (when technology can be so impersonal)."
"She is a teacher, mentor, accountability partner and challenges her clients to intentionally stretch and grow."
"There is no judgement, but topics are dealt with using curiosity and honest communication."
Why one-on-one coaching mattered
"One-on-one coaching deepens the Food Freedom Fundamentals work, bringing content to a personal level."
"Nothing is off-limits. We tackled food and mindset blocks, clarified confusing areas, and added more tools to support ongoing growth."
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."
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