Holiday Conversations + Reconnecting With Your Body The holidays bring connection, tradition, and comfort — and they also bring a lot  of noise. Food noise. Body noise. Wellness noise. People commenting on what you’re eating, what they’re eating, how they look, how you look, and whatever diet they’re starting Monday morning. The holiday eating anxiety is real for many of us. If this time of year makes your nervous system buzz, you’re not alone.Most of my patients are talking

The holidays can bring joy, connection, nostalgia…and also a whole lot of feelings about food. For many people, hunger and fullness already feel confusing or stressful during a normal week. Layer in holiday routines, emotions, social dynamics, and foods we only see once a year — and suddenly our body cues feel unfamiliar, unpredictable, or even threatening. If you’re noticing your hunger come on “too fast,” your fullness feel “too much,” or your cues feel completely absent ri

The holidays are supposed to feel joyful — full of warmth, tradition, and connection. But for many of us, they also come with something else: noise. Food noise. Body noise. Wellness noise. It’s the background chatter that ramps up this time of year — conversations about “earning” dessert, friends talking about “getting back on track,” and a never-ending stream of posts reminding us that we should somehow be enjoying and  restraining ourselves at the same time. If you’ve ever

There’s a quiet grief that comes from realizing you don’t trust your own body. In my work with patients, I hear it all the time: “Yeah… me and my body lost touch a long time ago.”“I’ve never been able to trust my body.” And then all the small, everyday moments widen that gap: – The doctor who doesn’t listen or makes everything about weight – The teacher or peer who makes a shaming comment about your lunch or your shape. – The health messages that treat your body as a problem