Case Study Renee_Final
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>> Hello and welcome to this module's case study.
Let's recall Renée.
Imagine that this is your fourth coaching session with Renée.
Here are some notes from her first three sessions.
Session number one,
we spent time focusing on recognizing emotions
by using the emotions checklist
and trying to understand the purposes
that those emotions serve in her life.
Renée was able to clarify that her boredom at work
is really more about feeling disappointed in herself
for not pursuing her passion for acting
because her parents said that it wasn't financially stable.
She also clarified her frustration about failed diets as shame
and disappointment in herself
because she knows what she should do, yet can't seem to do it.
By the end of the session, she focused her goals
around finding sustainable ways to feel better physically
on a daily basis and reconnecting with things that fulfill her.
Session number two, Renée completed
the Decoding Your Why of Eating handout
and realized that her night eating,
as well as her cravings might be more about emotional hunger.
She admitted that she has a hard time connecting with her hunger
and that she often eats when not physically hungry.
When I asked her about her social life,
Renée said that she doesn't like
to go out with her friends much anymore,
mostly because she doesn't feel good about herself
when she's with them.
Unlike her, they all seem happy and successful,
and they look as good as they did in college.
Session number three,
we dove a little deeper into how Renée deals with stress.
She says that cooking her favorite foods helps,
but she usually spends the rest of the evening
watching TV and distracting herself.
As a result, she goes to bed late
and her appetite is all over the place the next day.
She feels stuck in her habits and powerless to leave her job,
which she knows drains her physically and emotionally.
Her job doesn't challenge her,
and she feels like she doesn't fit in.
She said that while thinking about all of these things,
the word that keeps coming to mind is stuck.
Now in her most recent revisit form,
Renée shared that she is now more aware
of how emotions and stress affect her eating.
She's keeping a journal to try to identify triggers.
We'll return to Renée in a few weeks.
After you finished Module 4, take a few minutes
to return to this case study
and try applying some of the material.
We'll provide more opportunity for you
to reflect and support each other via the Facebook group.
For now, think about the following questions.
What are some high-mileage questions
that might help you in your next session with Renée?
And how do you think body image might play a role
in Renée's emotions, habits and feelings of being stuck?
See you in the next one.