How to Make Peace with Food When You Are Stuck in the Restrict-Binge Cycle
Struggling with the restrict-binge cycle? Discover how to find relief from emotional eating and food guilt. Learn effective strategies, including Self-Compassion and Intuitive Eating, to heal your relationship with food and find peace within your body. Find out about how IFS and Brainspotting can help! Explore compassionate, weight-inclusive therapy options at Veraluna Wellness in Chicago, IL, and Charleston, SC. Ready to reclaim your freedom? Read more now!
What Does Food Mean to You? Finding Food Freedom Without Judgment
Ever find yourself elbow-deep in a pint of ice cream after a stressful day, wondering how you got there? Or maybe you meticulously track every bite, convinced that control over food equals control over life? If so, you’re not alone.
Food isn’t just fuel—it’s comfort, control, connection, and sometimes, let’s be honest, pure confusion. The good news? You don’t need another set of food rules. You need a way to understand why you eat the way you do and how to make choices that actually feel good.
At Veraluna Wellness, I help people like you break free from diet rules, find peace with food, and build a relationship with eating that’s rooted in self-kindness—not self-criticism. No guilt trips. No “good” or “bad” foods. Just you, learning to trust yourself again. Ready to explore what food freedom can look like for you?
Caring for the Inner Child Who Feels Unworthy: Embracing Self-Compassion for Deeply Held Body Shame
Does Your Inner Child Still Feel Unworthy?
Let’s be real—do you still hear echoes of those childhood comments about your body? Maybe it was a family member casually mentioning your weight, or a classmate making a thoughtless remark. To them, it might have seemed harmless, but for you? It left a mark.
These small moments have a way of sticking, growing into beliefs about our worth that can follow us into adulthood. Add in society’s endless beauty standards, and it’s no wonder we struggle to shake those messages.
But here’s the truth: those old stories don’t define you. Healing starts when you reconnect with your inner child—the part of you who first heard those hurtful words—and offer them the compassion they’ve always needed. With kindness and a little courage, you can rewrite those harmful narratives and build a relationship with your body rooted in love and acceptance.
Ready to begin? Let’s explore the roots of body shame, how it shows up in your life, and actionable steps to nurture your inner child and find healing.
Breaking Free from the ‘New Year, New You’ Trap: Embracing Authentic Goals and Self-Compassion
Breaking Free from the “New Year, New You” Trap: Embracing Authentic Goals and Self-Compassion
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, many people find themselves swept up in the relentless tide of the “New Year, New You” mantra. Diet culture, fitness challenges, and promises of transformation flood our social media feeds, urging us to strive for unattainable ideals. While goal-setting can be a powerful tool for growth, this approach often leaves us disconnected from our authentic selves and fosters feelings of inadequacy when we don’t achieve perfection. Let’s explore how you can break free from the “New Year, New You” trap by setting authentic goals rooted in self-compassion and adopting weight-inclusive practices that honor your unique journey.
The Problem with “New Year, New You” The “New Year, New You” mindset often perpetuates the following harmful ideas:
Navigating Food and Body Struggles During Christmas: Finding Joy Beyond Diet Culture
The holiday season is here, bringing with it festive meals, joyful gatherings, and sometimes an unwelcome guest: diet culture. For many, Christmas can feel like a minefield of food rules, guilt, and body dissatisfaction. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This post explores how to embrace the holiday season with self-compassion, ditch diet culture, and find joy in food and connection.
Understanding Diet Culture’s Grip on the Holidays-