Why We Crave: Emotional Eating with Daphne Bascom, MD

Join us at GreenFare Organic Cafe for an empowering event on How to stop emotional eating! This in-person gathering is designed to inspire and educate on the importance of one of the pillars of lifestyle medicine.

Have you ever found yourself reaching for food, not out of hunger, but out of stress, boredom, or habit?

You are not alone.

Join us at GreenFare Organic Café for a special presentation with Dr. Daphne Bascom, a nationally recognized lifestyle medicine physician and women’s health expert, as she unpacks the hidden drivers behind cravings and emotional eating.

In this eye-opening and practical session, Dr. Bascom will explain how our brain, hormones, habits, and emotions all play a role in the way we eat. You’ll gain powerful insights into why certain cravings feel so intense and more importantly, how to shift from reactive patterns to intentional nourishment. This isn’t about willpower or restriction; it’s about awareness, empowerment, and aligning your choices with your health goals.

You’ll leave with actionable steps you can start using immediately to identify your unique triggers, regulate your cravings, and replace emotional eating with practices that support your plant-based lifestyle. Whether you're working on weight loss, hormone balance, or simply feeling more confident in your daily choices, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

Daphne is a health coach and Chief Operating Officer with The Vegan Gym.

Before joining The Vegan Gym, Daphne was the Vice President of Population Health for St. Luke’s Health System in Kansas City and was a senior vice president and the medical director at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City. In 2018, Dr. Bascom also served as Y-USA’s Chief Health Officer. In this role, she helped local Ys define and operationalize local clinical integration strategies while leveraging existing evidence-based health programs. Join us at 5pm for dinner and stay for the free lecture at 6pm!

More about Daphne:

Daphne Bascom, MD, PhD, is a health coach and Chief Operating Officer with The Vegan Gym.

Before joining The Vegan Gym,, Daphne was the Vice President of Population Health for St. Luke’s Health System in Kansas City.

As part of her multifaceted career, Dr. Bascom was a senior vice president and the medical director at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City. In 2018, Dr. Bascom also served as Y-USA’s Chief Health Officer. In this role, she helped local Ys define and operationalize local clinical integration strategies while leveraging existing evidence-based health programs.

Dr. Bascom was previously a Vice President and Chief Medical Officer with Cerner Corporation. Before re-joining Cerner, Dr. Bascom was Chief Clinical Systems Officer for Cleveland, Ohio's Cleveland Clinic Health System.

Dr. Bascom completed her fellowship in microvascular and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck at Oregon Health Sciences University; and her medical degree, internship and residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She earned her PhD in physiological sciences at the University of Oxford, Laboratory of Physiology, in the United Kingdom. Daphne is recognized for her contributions on the Women of the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.

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