What happens when perfectionism finds a new target: your body?

In this deeply personal episode, I'm taking you back to college, where I first encountered eating disorder culture disguised as "health" and "discipline." Surrounded by sorority girls throwing up in bathrooms, taking laxatives, and dating a bodybuilder boyfriend, I learned that controlling my body felt like the one thing I could control in a chaotic world.

But here's the thing about eating disorders: they promise control while actually enslaving you.

I'm sharing how my relationship with my body completely transformed through two life-changing experiences: pregnancy and cancer. How I learned to see my body not as something to control, but as the miracle that created tiny humans, sustained their lives, and healed itself on a cellular level.

And here's the game-changer: once I found my PURPOSE, I stopped obsessing about my body. My thoughts shifted from self-criticism to creativity, from control to impact, from perfection to making a difference in the world.

You'll hear about:

- How eating disorder culture hides in plain sight on college campuses
- Why control is actually the opposite of freedom
- The shift from restriction to nourishment, from criticism to gratitude
- How pregnancy and cancer taught me to love my body in completely new ways
- Why finding your purpose is the ultimate healing tool for self-destruction

If you've ever struggled with your relationship with food, your body, or perfectionism, this episode will show you that there's another way. A way that honors your body as the miracle it is and redirects your energy toward something that actually matters.

Your body isn't the problem. Not knowing your purpose is.

Grab my book Awaken Your Purpose, and in just 28 days you’ll be 100% clear on your purpose and why you’re here, and start your path to healing!
www.amazon.com/Awaken-Your-Purpose-Discover-Prosperous-ebook/dp/B0F1C3MHMM

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