Something that I have learned (the hard way!!) this year is that things always feel the hardest when you're half in. So today we are getting honest at THE KITCHEN TABLE: are you fully committed to healing your relationship with food? Pull up a chair, we have so much to unpack!!
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⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS
00:00 – The Irony of Half-Commitment & Recording this Episode
00:40 – Why the Struggle Ends When You Fully Commit
02:10 – Will I Struggle with Food and My Body Forever?
02:30 – High-Achieving Perfectionism and the Symptom of Control
03:10 – Conditional Permission vs. Full Allowance
04:30 – Definition: The "In-Between" as Protection and Hesitation
06:10 – Moving from the Cage of Control to Trust
07:10 – Standards: Why "Fine" is Not Enough for Your Life
09:10 – Permission to Have Treats While Still Feeling Good
10:20 – The In-Between is a Stepping Stone, Not a Destination
11:50 – Redefining Trust as "I Can Handle it if it's Not Okay"
13:10 – Eliminating the "F-it" Mentality by Removing Right/Wrong
14:20 – Effortless Writing vs. The "Crash Out" of Trying to be Right
15:50 – Practical Tool: Using "If I wasn't trying to get this right..." to break blocks
16:30 – What Happens to Bingeing When You Stop Trying to Eat "Right"
18:10 – Letting the Experience Happen and Adjusting from Data
19:40 – Why Letting Go of Control Feels Scary and Threatening
21:30 – How the Brain Catastrophizes to Keep You Stuck in "Fine"
22:21 – Identifying Things You Already Trust (Alarm, Partner, Home)
23:10 – The Commonality of Trust
23:40 – Why More Information Cannot Replace Self-Trust
25:35 – Personal Story: Moving to Alabama
28:00 – Trusting Your Ability to Handle Whatever Happens
30:50 – Q&A: Staying Present When Worried About the Future
31:50 – Q&A: Handling a New Health Diagnosis Without Old Food Patterns
33:50 – Q&A: Dealing with Family Comments on Food and Body
36:40 – Closing: Is it Hard, or Are You Just Not Fully Committed?
37:30 – Bloopers
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