For many women, weight is not about food. It is about safety. At some point, often long before adulthood, the body learned that being visible was not safe. So it adapted. The body learns before the mind understands A child who feels criticised, rejected, unsafe, or unseen does not analyse the situation. She adapts. She […]
Body & Identity
Body & Identity: Why Weight Loss Is Never Just About Food
If weight loss were simply about eating less and exercising more, most women would not still be struggling. Yet here you are, doing “the right things” on and off, wondering why your body does not seem to cooperate. This is because weight loss is not just a physical process.It is an identity-based one. Food and […]