Postpartum Eating and Body Image
How the postpartum period affects eating and body image, what research on postnatal body dissatisfaction shows, and how to feed yourself after birth without the pressure to 'bounce back.'
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Eating During Pregnancy: When Your Body Changes the Rules
How pregnancy changes eating patterns and body image, what research on pregnancy cravings and body dissatisfaction shows, and how to eat during pregnancy without the guilt spiral.
Eating During Grief
How grief affects eating, what research on bereavement and appetite shows, and how to feed yourself through a time when food feels irrelevant or overwhelming.
Eating Patterns After Trauma
How trauma affects eating patterns, what research on PTSD and eating disorders shows, and how to understand the connection without blaming yourself.
Eating and Sleep: The Connection
How sleep deprivation affects hunger, cravings and eating behavior, what research on sleep and appetite hormones shows, and practical ways to break the sleep-eating cycle.
Eating at Your Parents' House: Why Old Patterns Return
Why visiting your parents can change how you eat, what research says about family food environments and regression, and how to notice the pattern.
Shame vs Guilt Around Food
The difference between shame and guilt around food, what research on shame and eating disorders shows, and why shame is harder to address but more important to understand.
Guilt After Eating and What It Does
Why guilt follows eating, what research on guilt and eating behavior shows, and how to respond to post-eating guilt without letting it drive restriction or overeating.
The Restrict-Binge Cycle Explained
How the restrict-binge cycle works, what research on dietary restraint and binge eating shows, and how to break the pattern by addressing the restriction rather than the binge.
Emotional Hunger vs Physical Hunger
How to distinguish emotional hunger from physical hunger, what research on emotional eating shows, and how to respond to each without adding guilt.