How Overeating was Cured by Climbing the Pleasure Ladder with Bracha Goetz

Ep 086: Retirement is a time for rediscovery and new patterns. But as we age, there may be times that we lead ourselves astray. Perhaps we’re more sedentary or find ourselves searching for purpose and meaning in our next chapter and turn to food for comfort. This might be especially true as we have more time to boredom eat. Thus, on various levels, we can begin to have an unhealthy relationship with food in retirement. So, if you find yourself, a loved one, or a friend in a situation that brings you concern, we wanted to have a conversation about our relationship with food and defining what’s healthy as we age.

We wanted to bring on a guest that has experienced this type of relationship with food, so this show is about, How Overeating was Cured by Climbing the Pleasure Ladder! Our guest is a Harvard-educated author of over 40 Jewish children’s books and is also the author of a candid memoir for adults about how she became an observant Jew and overcame food addictions joyfully and spiritually. Please welcome Bracha Goetz to The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast!

Chapters:

Welcome, Bracha Goetz! [2:18]

What is an eating disorder? [12:11]

What is the Pleasure Ladder and how did Bracha learn about it? [14:31]

Why is gratitude the “secret weapon” of the Pleasure Ladder? [32:16]

How does someone reach the point, either internally or externally, where they get the trigger to say, “I need to change something about myself”? [38:10]

How is Bracha going to find her Retirement Success? [45:10]

Austin, Ben, and Curtis conclude the episode. [47:25]