This week’s spiral is a vulnerable one.

After a quick side quest about aging, caffeine, and realizing my body is… changing (rude), we get into the real topic: body image.

I’m talking about growing up tall and feeling like I took up too much space. The years of constantly thinking about how I looked. The phases of feeling like I couldn’t be seen without being “put together.” The social media comparison trap. The confidence that comes in waves — one day feeling strong and grateful, the next spiraling over a single bad photo.

We get into the impossible beauty standards, the “why is it never enough?” feeling, genetics, and doing whatever actually helps you show up confidently — whether that’s self-tan, makeup, or an oversized tee.

This isn’t a “just love yourself” episode. It’s an honest one. About how exhausting body image can be — and how maybe we can start being a little kinder to ourselves in real time instead of only in hindsight.

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