Growing up with a mother who lived on raw nuts and black coffee leaves a permanent mark on your psyche. You likely remember the ingredients-only household where a snack was just a handful of almonds. It is not your fault that you feel guilty after eating a slice of cake; rather, it is a legacy of diet culture. This hidden system of food fear was handed down to you before you could even read a label. Honestly, you are not failing at eating. Instead, you are simply navigating a script you didn’t write for yourself. Let us expose these inherited habits so you can finally break free and eat in peace.
