What we eat is deeply personal.

Because eating isn’t just about calories or fuel. It’s also about where we come from, how we feel that day, and even how we care for ourselves.

Have you ever noticed how a cookie isn’t just a cookie?

One woman’s relationship to that cookie will be one of delight and pleasure.

Another woman’s relationship to it will be one of judgment and disdain.

Yet another woman’s relationship to that cookie will be that it’s the only thing she can afford to eat that day.

Another woman will see it as the thing that soothes her nerves and makes her feel better fast.

And yet another woman will feel guilty and ashamed for even wanting that cookie.

Clearly, a cookie is much more than simply a cookie. It becomes the sum total of what we believe about food it, the meaning we give to eating it, and how eating it affects us.

So many women are carrying a long list of toxic dietary and nutritional beliefs. Things like…

• Food – especially fat – makes me fat
• My appetite is an enemy that must be controlled
• I will be happy when I weigh less
• Less food + more exercise = the royal road to weight loss
• And more.

 

But the truth is that what we believe about food – what, how much, and when we eat – has a deep impact on our ability to digest, assimilate, utilize and metabolize whatever we choose to eat.

Food isn’t just fuel. It’s comfort, connection, tradition, and sometimes, it’s survival.

If you’ve ever reached for a snack when you were sad or ignored your hunger cues because you “shouldn’t be hungry,” you know exactly what I mean.

It’s important to recognize that eating isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, spiritual, and relational.

When we learn to honor all of what food can be, we stop fighting ourselves and start nourishing ourselves in a way that actually feels good.

Food and eating are supposed to be pleasurable.

Not something you “earn.” Not something to feel guilty about. Not something to micromanage.

When you let yourself truly enjoy food—without rules, without shame—you end up eating in a natural way that feels deeply satisfying.

And when you’re satisfied, you don’t have to fight yourself. You make effortless choices that support your body instead of punishing it.

If you’ve been stuck in cycles of guilt, shame, restriction, or just feeling disconnected from your ability to enjoy the pleasure that food and eating are meant to bring to your life, let’s talk.

We can explore what’s happening in your relationship with food and how to shift into eating in a way that feels nourishing, empowering, and free.

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Eating gets feel good. And so do you.