Heal Overeating: Untangled. The debut support program that dissolves the barriers that keep you stuck in food.

Heal from overeating, food binges, and emotional eating

Are you in a painful pattern of overeating, but can’t seem to stop? Embarrassed by overeating binges? Exhausted by your daily battle with food? Tired of reading diet books searching for the answer?

A long-time emotional eater, binger, sugar addict, bulimic, and busy mom of four, I expect I know how you feel…. I’m Karly Randolph Pitman, founder of First Ourselves. I’ve heard from so many of you – you’re stuck in food and want out. So I created a series of on-line, self-paced coaching sessions to help you move out of pain. Do these questions sound like you?

  • Why do I make progress with food only to backtrack to old habits?
  • Why do I overeat at night after eating clean all day?
  • Why do I go back and forth between healthy and unhealthy eating?
  • How do I counter feelings of deprivation when I eat healthier?
  • How do I stop feeling anxious about what to eat or not?
  • Why can’t I stop bingeing?

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Heal Overeating: Untangled
program options:

Beginner: Grounding

Part 1, Sessions 1 to 4

Intermediate: Daily Practice

Part 2, Sessions 5 to 8

Advanced: For Life

Part 3, Sessions 9 to 12
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“I have never read, in any forum, anyone as insightful as you on food issues
— not from any number of experts with degrees, nor from books or other sites.” – Shelly M.

Find support to heal from food & weight stuff…

Karly Randolph Pitman
Author Karly Randolph Pitman

If you’ve had weight or food issues for many years and can’t seem to get unstuck, welcome. Or maybe you’ve solved some of the surface problems with food (you’re eating healthier food and may have even lost some weight) but you’re a prisoner to the mental chatter about what you should or shouldn’t eat. You’re still food obsessed.

If you’re doing a weight loss program (like Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, etc.) but aren’t really committing to, or enjoying, it’s rules — you’re in the right place.

My approach is about much more than food. The program aims to help you create a nourishing life, not just stop the habit of overeating. Its a soulful journey with practical applications in your daily life – an integrative approach that honors your physical, mental, and emotional needs.

Participants are women (and now men!) ages 20-70 who’ve read diet and nutrition books. You have a lot of knowledge, but aren’t able to translate that knowledge into behavior change. Still struggling, you want to get to the underlying issues. To Untangle.

“By far the best help I’ve ever gotten in dealing with my food issues, not only because it deals with the real issues underneath, but it also…digs deeper and wider than I’ve ever gone on my own.” – Katie P.

Heal Overeating: Untangled

What is Heal Overeating: Untangled

Heal Overeating: Untangled is the name of the program I’ve created to help you. You can explore these teachings through audio coaching sessions, visualizations, meditations and rituals and written worksheets. It comes in three parts, 4 sessions to each part, so you can start wherever you’re at. Or start at the beginning, and take it one part at a time as you’re able.

“You have wonderful insight into the psychology behind overeating…I have lost over 50 pounds since last fall.” – Pam C.

What you can learn:

Who doesn’t want to understand why our many past attempts to stop overeating failed? This and more you can expect:

  • Why you overeat when coming home from work or in the evening
  • Why you’re doing well and then slip back into overeating
  • How to care for your sensitivity without food
  • How to stop ping-ponging back and forth between healthy eating and binges
  • An alternative to will power and dieting

“I can’t even begin to express to you how helpful this forum, program, and overeating help has been to me and how grateful I am to you for creating it.” – Mary Kay

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How you’ll feel as you Untangle

You’ll feel peaceful and free, as you experience a reprieve from criticism, blame, shame and self-loathing. What else might you expect?

  • Feel joyful towards food istead of dreading every meal as a potential temptation.
  • Gain space from your inner critic and the scathing voices in your head.
  • Lose your fear about food and what to eat.
  • Trust yourself and your inner wisdom about what to eat.
  • Feelings of deprivation lessen.
  • You’re kinder and not so hard on yourself.
  • Your tastes and desires for food may change.
  • Your need to control food, your weight, yourself and life relaxes.
  • Your internal sanctuary lessens your need for external soothing with food.
  • You feel less hooked by thin people, diets, & magic weight loss forumulas.
  • Your lover may notice that you feel more comfortable in your body.

“You reminded me how valuable I was, how important preparation is and you gave me a brilliant suggestion on what to do in the face of temptation…You know a sign of a good piece of work is when you think about it again, days after you’ve experienced it the first time…”
- Caitlin D.

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How you’ll participate:

The program is delivered on-line from the private area at http://members.firstourselves.com/

  • Listen to coaching talks, from a web page or via iTunes for your iPhone or iPod.
  • Listen to visualizations and rituals to uncover thoughts, beliefs and behavior patterns.
  • Audio meditations to cement this work on a subconscious level.
  • Worksheets and “try it out” practices.
  • Occasional Q&A group coaching phone calls (dial-in or listen to replay on-line).

“You have changed my life…I am 30 this year and have had eating disorders since I was 13 which have dominated my life (with multiple inpatient stays). What you offer has helped me enormously, beyond the gratitude I can express…
“It has been a journey getting to this point, but now I feel that the next stage (the journey out of my eating disorder) can start, due to the hope you have given me.”
- Bobby L.

Choose your level of participation…

Heal Overeating: Untangled

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Part 1, Grounding

Session 1: Humility, embracing your learning curve
Session 2: Honesty with food
Session 3: Navigating the growth process
Session 4: Food rules and knowing what to eat
Part 1   $40

Part 2, Daily Practices

Session 5: Compassion, key to ending self-sabotage
Session 6: Committing to change
Session 7: Soothing ourselves without food
Session 8: Unhooking from cravings
Part 2   $40

Want a free session? Buy Parts 1 & 2 for $70

Part 3, For Life

Session 9: Freedom from food-fueling thoughts
Session 10: Dropping blame & forgiving ourselves
Session 11: Easing isolation & deprivation
Session 12: Trusting you, losing fear of food
Part 3   $40

Get 2 free sessions when you pay all-at-once for Parts 1, 2, & 3 for $100

Want it all on a 90 day payment plan? Parts 1, 2, & 3 for $120

“The information you impart is presented in such a down-to-earth, ‘homey’ way that I feel as though you are someone living here with me and giving me the benefit of your advice in a tone and in terms that I can relate to and want to hear.”
- Martin T., Australia

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I know if this course is for me?

A: If you want to uncover what’s really going on underneath the food, than this is for you. If you want the support of others without attending a 12 step program, this program is an alternative.

If you’re sensitive & empathetic – someone who easily picks up on other people’s feelings – my program will be an excellent fit. Life coaches, healers, parents, nurses, caregivers, teachers, counselors, and spiritually-minded men and women are frequent participants. You’ll learn how to honor your sensitivity without using food.

To preview my approach, listen to my overeating audio blogs here, here and here.

Q: What’s a sign this is NOT for me?

A: If you want a diet plan, food lists, an exercise plan, or information about supplements, my program is not for you. This program doesn’t offer advice on calories or what food plan to follow.

If you’re uncomfortable with spirituality, my program will make you uncomfortable. I don’t endorse any particular spiritual path, but a willingness to explore concepts of soul and spirit are significant in this program.

If you want one on one coaching or counseling, this program is not for you. You can, however, choose to do my program in tandem with counseling.

While my program is gentle and compassionate, it is not necessarily easy. If you’re unwilling to explore your inner landscape – your thoughts, beliefs, and behavior patterns – my program won’t help you. It’s not enough to just listen to the exercises and principles. You need to practice them in your daily life to see healing.

Q: What’s common between your sugar addiction program and this overeating program?

While the underlying approaches are similar, the sugar addiction program is designed for those who want to abstain or minimize their intake of sugar. The overeating program is designed for those who feel compulsive about any food.

Q: Is the Forum included?

A: No, it’s not, because we want men to be able to access these materials, too. But if you’re a woman 18 or older, join the forum here to gain a community of support.

Q: What’s the optimal time to start? I feel busy now, or discouraged from other programs I’ve tried.

A: Feeling like, “I can’t change!” is often from the frustration of years of dieting. This program is not a diet.

Dieting is usually motivated by fear, disgust (I am such a fat cow!), or self-hatred. You’re fighting against yourself, which is why it eventually backfires.

By contrast, healing from overeating is motivated by love. It’s not about forcing yourself to “shape up,” but about loving yourself so that you feel safe to change.

Q: Can I participate in this program while doing Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, or another weight loss program?

A: Yes! They work together. We’ll explore the deep rooted beliefs that are keeping your from changing your patterns with food. These shifts will help you stay committed to a weight loss program, if that’s a path that you’ve chosen.

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Q: Are there any food lists or eating requirements?

A: No. You’ll learn to listen to your body, to understand what foods trigger cravings and compulsive eating and what foods don’t. This is where true power comes from: learning to trust yourself.

Q: What is Karly’s expertise? Do you offer medical support?

A: I’ve been an emotional eater for most of my life. As a child, I ate to comfort and soothe my sensitivity. My late teens, 20s and early 30s were spent in a mix of bulimia, compulsive eating, sugar addiction, overeating, bingeing, and a negative body image. The lessons I learned in healing my food “stuff” are what I share in my program.

I am not a licensed coach, medical expert, doctor or nutritionist and do not offer medical advice. Consult your doctor, a nutritionist, or other health professional for this kind of support.

Q: How is my privacy protected?

A: We never, ever share, rent, or sell your contact information (your email, phone number, address, etc.)

Q: What if I decide that it’s not for me?

A:We guarantee your 100% satisfaction. Ask us within 60 days of your purchase for a full refund. Contact us here.

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More about the author:

Karly Randolph-Pitman, Author

Karly Randolph Pitman teaches mind-body-spirit concepts to heal body image and food issues.

Karly is the author of the books Heal Your Body Image, Overcoming Sugar Addiction, and the forthcoming Sitting at the Head of the Table: Daily Meditations to Heal From Food and Weight, as well as the Sugar Addiction Support Program and, of course, this Heal Overeating: Untangled series of programs.

She’s appeared in dozens of TV, radio, and media interviews, including ABC, KGO, the largest talk radio station in the country, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Shine, and Beliefnet. Her insights have helped thousands transform their relationship with food.

Karly’s passions include yoga, reading, poetry, the outdoors, beauty, music, the arts, and dance. When she’s not traveling or speaking, she lives with her husband and 4 children in Montana.

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What women are saying

“Karly’s approach to healing the hungry child within me is so powerful that I can feel myself actually becoming stronger. I’m no longer trying to cheat myself into thinking I’m getting what I deserve by eating whatever I want and then some, just because I can. Sure, I trip up. A lot.
“Actually, every day is a struggle, but I can forgive myself for falling and move on to try again. Thanks to the life experiences Karly has shared, I know that I’m important and worthwhile and that there’s a better way to take care of me. And I’m the one to do it.

I’m finally on the path to healing.”
-Joetta, New England

“I am so blessed to have found you and First Ourselves. I have prayed to God for so long to be rid of sugar and food and weight issues. Thank you.” – Gail M.

“The best part of this whole process is that I am getting back in touch with my spirituality. You have helped a great deal in putting that back into focus. I was so busy resisting and spinning out and feeling out of sorts that was very fear-based. When I stepped back and took the ‘inventories’ from a spiritual perspective, everything seems to be getting clear again.”
-Beth B., Kentucky

“I can’t thank you enough for helping me to realize what’s possible when it comes to a healthy, positive and very doable (!) lifestyle.”
-Elizabeth T., Colorado

“I have been meaning to write you for a long time now. I think the only reason it has been put off is that I had so much gratitude to share that it seemed like I would have to write pages and pages in order to properly express what is in my heart.

“I could say that just your plan or teaching helped me, but that wouldn’t be the whole picture. It was YOU that helped me so much… There is something about your energy, your story, your depth, that inspires people.”
-Kelley N., Iowa

“You have wonderful insight into the psychology behind overeating…I have lost over 50 pounds since last fall but September has been a challenging month and I can see that I have slipped back into some emotional eating and bingeing on the weekends. I hope to get back on the right path. I feel so much gratitude for finding your Web site!”
- Pam C., California

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