Root Cause Identifier Quiz

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Quiz Questions

1.
Do you count calories, weigh food, or measure portions often?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
2.
Do you feel out of control when someone else prepares a meal for you and you don't know the calories or ingredients?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
3.
Do you feel like you can't trust other people to do things because you can do it faster and better?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
4.
Do you bounce back and forth between eating "clean" and then going overboard and promising to "start over tomorrow"?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
5.
Do you obsess about trying to create a "perfect" body or get to a "perfect" weight?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
6.
Do you have a hard time deciding what to eat because you are confused about nutrition and what the perfect way of eating is?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
7.
Do you enjoy being in your body?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
8.
Can you easily access where you feel emotions in your physical body?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
9.
Do you tend to process life through your head (like overthinking, intellectualizing, analyzing)?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
10.
Do you often say "screw it" with food and decide to eat something you know will leave you feeling less than ideal?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
11.
Does an effortless and easy relationship with food feel out of reach for you?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
12.
Do you often give up or change your plan before giving it enough time to work? (jumping from diet to diet)
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
13.
Do you have a loud inner critic who is constantly picking apart your appearance?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
14.
Do you feel guilty for taking time to take care of yourself (like cooking, meal prepping, exercising) but feel fine taking care of others?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
15.
Do you fantasize over how much better life would be if you were thinner or looked different?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
16.
Is food something you get really excited about and look forward to?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
17.
Do you feel guilty for resting or feel like prioritizing rest isn't productive?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
18.
Would you consider health or nutrition to be your hobby? Do you spend free time listening to podcasts, reading books about nutrition, or watching "What I Eat In a Day" videos?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
19.
Do you clean your plate most times you eat, regardless of fullness?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
20.
Do you keep private stashes of food or prefer eating in private?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
21.
When you eat treats or holiday foods, do you feel out of control and "can't stop yourself"?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
22.
Do you eat food when it's offered to you from others (even if you're not hungry) because you don't want to upset them by turning it down?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
23.
Do you get nervous to speak up for yourself at restaurants and make special requests for the food you want?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
24.
Do you hate conflict and find yourself trying to keep the peace in your relationships?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Perfectionism
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If perfectionism is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you will often feel like you need things to be "perfect" in order to feel safe and relaxed.You tend to approach food with an all or nothing mindset and find yourself swinging back and forth between eating perfectly "clean" and then going overboard with desserts on Sunday night, promising to "get back on track" on Monday. You may feel like you are chasing a perfect version of your body, and no matter how much weight you lose, it never feels like enough. How to Heal Perfectionism:Bring healing to the perfectionist part of you by feeling the deeper wound she is protecting you from Learn how to feel safe in the "warm zone" of life instead of bouncing back and forth between the hot and cold extremesLearn how to follow loving flexible guidelines with food, instead of "perfect" rulesLearn the truth about "good' and "bad" foods and how to eat soul foods without feeling guiltyLearn how to be in the messy middle of life and actually enjoy it!I teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click thel link below to learn more!
2.
Control
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If control is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you likely feel like you need complete control over what you eat in order to feel safe. You might feel uneasy when you don't know the calories, macros, or ingredients in your meal and prefer to make your own food (even avoid going out to eat all together) so you can be in control of the food. You probably don't have very much trust in your body's own ability to regulate how much you eat, and feel like you need to track your food to compensate for that lack of trust. If control is one of your root causes, you probably have a fear that if you try and "eat intuitively" you will feel out of control, binge on all your favorite foods, and gain a bunch of weight. How to Heal Control:Bring healing to the control part of you by feeling the deeper emotions she is protecting you fromLearn how to make peace (and even love) the uncertainty of lifeLearn how to put your tendency to want control to good use in a more loving way (letting go of counting calories and trusting a new method)Learn how to feel peacefully IN CONTROL around food instead of obsessively controlling food (they are completely different approaches!) I teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!
3.
Lack of Safety
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If lack of safety is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you likely don't feel safe in your body. There is a good chance you experienced little "t" or big "T" trauma in your past that has left your nervous system in a state of chronic dysregulation. Some examples of trauma that can be correlated with food struggles:Divorce, family conflictRelocation Friendship lossOngoing financial stressnInjuriesGrowing up in extremely competitive environments AbuseViolenceBullyingSudden death/lossBirth traumaAdoption....and moreThis trauma has created stuck energy that hasn't had a chance to process through your body, leaving you feeling disconnected from your hunger and fullness cues. You might have a hard time noticing when you are hungry or full or not.How to Heal Lack of Safety:Learn how to move stuck and unprocessed energy out of your body somaticallyLearn how to create safety in your nervous systemLearn how to thaw your body so you can hear your hunger and fullness cues againI teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!
4.
Self Sabotage
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If self sabotage is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you may have a habit of starting out the day "strong" and following your plan with food, but then saying "screw it" and "giving in" and eating food that doesn't leave you feeling so great.But in my book, self sabotage isn't actually a thing! It's more like misdirected self soothing. You are not broken and you are never trying to intentionally eat in a way that harms you or goes against your goals. The real reason you "self sabotage" is because your nervous system is experiencing dysregulation and you have learned to use food to create some soothing or safety in that momement. How to Heal Self Sabotage:Bring healing to all the younger versions of you who used food for soothing and comfortLearn how to grow your nervous system capacity so you can fully FEEL your life instead of using food to get rid of sensations or emotionsLearn how to feel feelings in your body (including cravings and urges to eat), not in your head I teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!
5.
Low Self Worth
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If low self worth is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you are probably familiar with your inner critic. She is likely running the show and constantly offering up thoughts about your weight, size, or shape.You may have a hard time prioritizing yourself, but feel fine taking care of other people around you instead. When people give you compliments you probably don't believe them or flip it right back to them and compliment them back.With low self worth, you might have a tendency to want to hide your body and you feel uncomfortable being the center of attention. You may also feel more urges to eat foods that don't serve you, just because you "like the taste". How to Heal Low Self Worth:Remember the truth about your inherent worth, regardless of what your body looks like (and actually believe it, not just "affirmation" your way there)Learn how to hold yourself in a container of love no matter what Separate your worth from your body...you don't have to love the way your body looks right now in order to feel deep self loveI teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!
6.
Lack of Pleasure
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If lack of pleasure is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you likely feel guilty for taking time to rest and feel more comfortable when you are working or doing something "productive".You might really look forward to eating throughout the day and have a hard time justifying doing things "just for fun" (but you can justify taking a break to eat lunch). You also might have a deep belief that pleasure is "dirty" or "naughty" and feel like you need to suffer first in order to earn a break (eating the gross food before you can let yourself have dessert, or working out to your max in order to earn a rest day). How to Heal Lack of Pleasure:Bust the pleasure myths you have (pleasure isn't productive, food is a good source of pleasure, pleasure needs to be earned, pleasure is dirty) and replace them with truths Learn how to add serotonin building activities to your day and week Find your identity, hobbies, and passions outside of food and nutrition I teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!
7.
Scarcity Mindset
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If a scarcity mindset is one of your root causes behind your struggles with food, you are probably a member of the "clean plate club".You also might be very familiar with the pattern of going overboard with treats on sunday night because you know you're going to "get back on track" and cut out treats completely Monday-Friday.Holidays might be particularly challenging for you, as you feel strong urges to eat lots of your favorite foods because it's your "only chance" to do so. How to Heal the Scarcity Mindset:Replace your scarcity mindset with an abundance mindset that leaves you feeling free around foodLearn abundant thoughts, abundant actions, and abundant feelings around eating Use deep subconscious rewiring methods to set the dieter part of you free so you can operate from a new level around foodI teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!
8.
Food Fawning
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If food fawning is one of the root causes behind your struggles with food, you may feel like you need to eat food that's offered to you (even when you're not hungry) because you don't want to "make a scene" or upset the other person. You may feel super nervous to speak up for yourself and order modifications you want at restaurants because you don't want to rock the boat. Maybe you also eat just because other people are eating and you don't want to miss out.Outside of food, you probably dislike conflict and become overly polite and agreeable when there is conflict in order to try and diffuse the tension. How to Heal Food Fawning:Learn about the fawning response in the nervous system and why it shows up in your lifeLearn how to feel safe while setting boundaries that are rooted in loveExpand your nervous system capacity to be able to hold conflict with somatic practicesI teach this exact process (and so much more) in my Heart Led Eating 12-week course! If you're ready for permanent healing with your relationship with food...click the link below to learn more!

Root Cause Identifier Quiz

Take this quiz to discover which of the 8 root causes is your primary driver behind your rocky relationship with food. (Over eating, bingeing, under eating, feeling out of control, obsessing, yo-yoing, etc)

Quiz Questions

Quiz Outcomes