This is one of the most personal episodes I’ve ever shared.

For years, I lived in a pattern I couldn’t see. A cycle of urgency and control that showed up in my body, my relationship with food, and my business. Once I recognized the mirror between the two, I couldn’t unsee it.

In this episode, I walk you through that pattern: what it looked like, how it played out, and the powerful steps I’ve taken to come home to myself.

I hope it reminds you that awareness is never failure. It’s the beginning of freedom.

Listen now to hear the full story and explore what it means to create from alignment, not urgency.

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When someone says, “Just eat something healthier,” it might sound like good advice, but if you’ve ever eaten your way through stress, boredom, or overwhelm, you know it’s not that simple. In this episode, I share a personal story from a recent marching band competition that perfectly illustrates how misunderstood emotional eating really is and why swapping chocolate for carrots doesn’t solve the problem. You’ll hear how losing my sense of smell changed the way I experience food, and how texture plays a surprisingly powerful role in emotional eating, stress eating, and binge eating. I also dive into the deeper feelings behind cravings, the borrowed beliefs we carry about our bodies, and how to start reconnecting with yourself through awareness and compassion instead of control. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a loop with food or frustrated that “healthy habits” never seem to stick, this episode will remind you: it’s not your fault, and there’s another way forward.

Ever feel that gut-punch of comparison while scrolling social media? In this episode, I share how coaching helped me heal decades of dieting, emotional eating, and shame, and how I still sometimes fall into the “compare and despair” trap. A surprising moment at a marching band competition reminded me that comparison truly steals our joy. Tune in to learn how to pause the spiral and choose a new story rooted in peace, pride, and self-trust.