In this episode, Annette Perkins vulnerably shares her journey with eating disorders and disordered eating. She describes her internal transformation—from feeling pressured to earn her worth through performance and achievement to experiencing a deep sense of being loved, accepted, and inherently valuable simply for existing. Annette also reflects on how her relationship with food and exercise has shifted—from using physical activity as punishment for eating to discovering the joy of embodied movement, and from struggling with food to recognizing it as essential fuel. She now works as a fitness trainer and hopes to help others feel loved, empowered, and both physically and emotionally strong.