What If Your Body Isn’t the Problem? The Real Reason We Gain Weight

🎙️ In this raw and powerful episode, Rachel Hansen shares her story of growing up in a high-control religious environment where a woman’s worth was tied to her weight—and her ability to have babies.What started as a quest for health spiraled into disordered eating, emotional trauma, and a 100-pound weight gain that had nothing to do with food—and everything to do with safety. From body image and spiritual gaslighting to food addiction recovery and generational healing, Rachel opens up about the emotional toll of trying to be “good enough” in a system designed to silence her body’s wisdom.✨ Topics We Cover: • Growing up Mormon and the pressure to be thin and holy • Disordered eating disguised as “health” • Emotional eating and subconscious weight gain • Why the body holds onto weight as protection • Attachment wounds, people-pleasing, and breaking free • Learning to love your body as a partner, not a project💬 “My body was never the problem—it was the one thing keeping me safe.”If you’ve ever struggled with your body, food, family expectations, or the haunting effects of religious trauma, this episode will speak to your soul.👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss a conversation that changes everything.🔔 Trigger Warning:This episode includes discussions of suicidal thoughts, disordered eating, religious trauma, and emotional abuse. Please take care while listening.💛 If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available:📞 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (USA) – Call or text 988 anytime, 24/7🌐 Or visit: https://988lifeline.org#BodyImageHealing #ReligiousTrauma #FoodAddictionRecovery #EmotionalEating #Deconstruction #WomensVoices #WholeLifeVitality