We are welcoming Diana in this episode, who has gone through a great deal on her own journey to find food freedom. With raw honesty, she openly discusses her struggles as well as the role food has played in the relationship she has with herself and others.

This journey helped Diana with so much more than she anticipated, as she gained a sense of clarity about herself she never had before. Diana shares her journey from struggling with food rules and restrictions to learning to tune into her body and having a better relationship with herself.

Topics covered in this episode:

  • Why Diana felt like she needed to control her food at one point in her life.
  • The role that thoughts play in our relationship with food.
  • Diana’s breaking point.
  • How Diana confronted her own unhealthy stories, thoughts, and perspectives.
  • How her issues with food impacted her relationships.
  • Why Diana became a people pleaser and what happened as a result.
  • How this journey she was on helped her discover herself.
  • Diana’s advice for someone struggling with food restriction.
  • What we are actually, as humans, made for.
  • The challenge of silencing negative voices.
  • How Diana began experimenting with food.
  • The diets that Diana tried and how she learned that diets don’t work.
  • Why knowing what foods you like is so important for tuning into your needs.
  • Why a healthy relationship with food is a journey, not an on/off button.
  • How trigger foods revolve around a story.
  • How focusing on nourishing herself reduced Diana’s urge to binge.
  • Why labelling food and food behaviors can be very detrimental.
  • Diana’s important piece of advice for listeners.

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