Why Controlling Food (or Your Body) Feels Safe - Even When It’s Not
Have you ever felt like you need to get a grip on food in order to feel okay?
Maybe it shows up as counting, cutting back, planning your next meal before this one is finished. Or maybe it looks like constant body-checking, scanning for softness, striving for a version of yourself that feels just out of reach.
On the surface, these patterns can look like discipline or “health.” But beneath them, something quieter is often at play: a nervous system searching for safety.
The Body Remembers: How Trauma Shapes Eating Patterns (And How We Can Heal)
If you've ever found yourself caught in patterns of restricting food, overeating, or disconnecting from your hunger and fullness cues, you're not alone. These behaviors often aren’t just about food—they are coping mechanisms that developed when we needed to protect ourselves from pain.
Somatic Nutrition Therapy: A New Approach to Healing Your Relationship with Food
Have you ever felt like your body is speaking to you—whether it’s the gnawing hunger you can’t ignore, the discomfort that comes after a meal, or the cravings you can’t quite explain? What if, instead of pushing these signals away or trying to control them, you could learn to listen more deeply and respond with compassion?
Somatic nutrition therapy is all about…
The Generosity of Plants: Reconnecting with the Earth to Heal your Relationship with Food
This was how I learned to cope with emotions too big for my small body. In that field, away from prying eyes and judgment, I felt safe—held by the stillness of the plants around me and the soothing presence of carbohydrate-rich foods.
Our Forgotten Connection to Plants
Humans have long lived in reciprocity with plants—they have sheltered, shaded, fed, healed, soothed, and carried us, all while animating us with oxygen and carbohydrates.