THE JOURNAL

 

This is where I write from lived experience —
from my own life, and from years of working with women.

From the body.
From the nervous system.
From what I see, sense, and sit with.

These writings are trauma-informed reflections
on food, self-trust, and living in a body shaped by stress and control.

They are for women who have spent a long time
monitoring themselves instead of living.

My intention is not to change you.
It’s to offer insight that lands gently —
in your mind, your body, and your own understanding.

Read slowly.
Take what resonates.
Leave the rest.

 
When Motivation Feels Like Pressure: Why Fear-Based Change Doesn’t Work body trust recovery burnout from self-improvement diet culture pressure emotional eating emotional eating triggers harmful wellness messaging nervous system dysregulation overanalyzing somatic safety the diet culture the diet industry trauma-informed healing weight loss Feb 19, 2026


Many women are unaware of how much “motivation” they absorb every day through wellness and self-improvement content. What feels like inspiration often activates pressure and fear in the nervous system...

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The Unspoken Diet Trauma: Why Women Feel Stuck With Food binge eating body trust and eating chronic dieting effects diet diet trauma recovery dieting emotional eating emotional eating trauma food guilt and shame negative body image nervous system and food overeating self loathing shame stress struggle trauma trauma-informed eating recovery weight loss Feb 18, 2026


Many women struggle with emotional eating, food guilt, and years of failed dieting. This is often a sign of diet trauma - a nervous system shaped by restriction, pressure, and self-blame.
And it was n...

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Everything Begins in Your Body body safety healing negative body image negative body image recovery nervous system safety self-compassion healing self-worth the diet culture the diet industry trauma trauma-informed self-care Feb 18, 2026

Why Your Relationship With Your Body Shapes Your Entire Life


Everything in your life begins in your body.

Not in your willpower.
Not in your plans.
Not in your discipline.

In your body.

In how safe ...

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My Dear Body, I'm Sorry... dieting negative body image self loathing shame struggle toxicity trauma weight loss Aug 01, 2024


My dearest body,

I’m sorry. 

I’m sorry you had to be brought into this world in a system where you were perceived as “wrong” just for being you.

I’m sorry that even before I was old enough to conse...

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