I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that at some point in your life, you've tried to change what you're eating. Perhaps because you started a diet. Or you were trying to "eat healthier." Or maybe you were trying to move toward a more Self-led or Intuitive Eating approach to food (where you're really tuning into your body and feeding your body in ways that work well for it).

Regardless of why you were trying to change what you were eating, it probably wasn't all that easy. There may have been foods that you tried to cut out but couldn't, foods that you stopped eating but found yourself dreaming of, or even foods that you restricted and then binged on.

And there are likely a few different reasons for this, the first being that our parts like certain foods--and they miss those foods! But they may also like the rituals that you have surrounding those foods. The shopping, the preparing, the anticipation, the cooking, the aroma that fills your kitchen. Or perhaps the evening at your favorite restaurant where you feel cared for and attended to. Or maybe even the gatherings with friends, where everyone brings their favorite dishes and you get to eat things you've never tried before.

All of those rituals have an impact on our parts. And when we lose them, our parts can feel real grief.

On this week's podcast, we're talking about these food rituals and the impact they can have. Sure, our parts can get very attached to specific foods, but they also get attached to all of the rituals surrounding food. And I think it can be really helpful to get curious about these rituals.

In fact, it might be helpful to think about your favorite foods and/or the ones you have a hard time changing (even when you know they don't sit well with your body). Is it the food itself that's hard to give up? Or is it everything else?

Take a listen, and try to get curious!

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