If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’m never going back there again,” only to find yourself right back in the same patterns — this one’s for you.
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking the real reason you keep circling back to the places, people, or habits you swore you’d outgrown. Spoiler: it’s not because you’re weak, unworthy, or unmotivated.

You’ll learn:

• Why having the resources, willpower, or knowledge isn’t enough to create lasting change

• How your nervous system’s comfort with chaos can pull you back into the familiar

• Why your “why” might not be fully formed yet — and how that affects your follow-through

• What it looks like to move from awareness → belief → embodiment so you can finally break your cycles for good

I share my own story of binge eating — how even with all the tools and information, I found myself in the same spiral until I learned how to calm my nervous system, build clarity, and create safety in balance.

Whether your “thing” is food, relationships, or just self-sabotage in disguise, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface — and what it takes to finally step into lasting change.

Key Takeaways:

• • It’s not that you can’t. You already have the strength, resources, and worthiness.
• • It’s that you’re not yet rooted in your why. Without a solid why, your brain treats change like a temporary experiment instead of a permanent shift.
• • You’re rushing the process. Like the blindfolded kid at the piñata, you’re reaching in every direction instead of taking one intentional step at a time.
  • Your nervous system resists the unfamiliar. Familiar doesn’t mean safe — but it feels that way until you rewire it.

• Mentioned in this episode:

• • My personal experience with emotional eating and the nervous system

  • The Emotion Code — a tool I use to release trapped emotions that keep us stuck

• • My program Break the Cycle — a guided process to help you move from awareness to embodiment so you can finally live in alignment with who you’re meant to be

  
  

  Connect:

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