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If food feels chaotic, unpredictable, or out of control… this episode is for you.
So many women blame themselves for their eating habits. Thinking they lack discipline, motivation, or willpower. But what if the chaos around food isn’t a personal failure at all? What if it’s your brain doing exactly what it was designed to do?
In today’s episode, we’re talking about how your brain is wired for survival and why past dieting, restriction, stress, poor sleep, and blood sugar swings can make food feel urgent, overwhelming, and confusing. This conversation is all about removing shame and helping you understand what’s actually happening inside your body when eating feels chaotic.
Inside this episode, we cover:
✨ What “chaotic eating” really looks like (and why it’s more common than you think)
✨ The brain’s primary job — and why it prioritizes safety over food rules
✨ How dieting and restriction train your brain to fear food scarcity
✨ The role stress, sleep, and blood sugar play in amplifying food chaos
✨ Why shame keeps you stuck in survival mode
✨ Simple, compassionate ways to create safety and rebuild trust with food
If you’ve ever said, “I don’t know why I did that,” after eating… if food feels calm one day and overwhelming the next… or if you’re exhausted from fighting yourself, this episode will help you understand that nothing is wrong with you. Your body isn’t broken. It’s protecting you.
Links & Resources
- Episode about Nervous System Regulation: HERE
- Previous Episodes in the Heal Your Relationship With Food Series:
- Episode 1: How to know if you have a broken relationship with food
- Episode 2: Stop swinging from “all in” to “totally off track”
- Bonus episode: The unhinged things I did to heal my relationship with food
Up Next in the Series
Next week, we’re wrapping up the December series by talking about what it really means to heal your relationship with food and what that process actually looks like.
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Share it with a friend, post it to your stories, or send me a message with your biggest takeaway. You are not alone in this and healing is possible!!
JOIN THE HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD CHALLENGE STARTING ON JANUARY 5TH: bhealthyhabits.com/challenge
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