The Life of a Therapy Girl

10 things you’ll start noticing once you begin healing your relationship with food and body (pregnancy and postpartum edition)

1)You start eating for nourishment and connection, not just rules and a sense of control

You learn to tune in, not restrict - honoring hunger, energy, and joy as signs of care, rather than guilt.

2)You can’t “unsee” the underlying reasons you are struggling with food and body - whether it be ‘parts’ of you that need healing, or limiting beliefs you hold from childhood. 

3)You stop comparing your postpartum body to your pre-baby one.

You realize your body didn’t “lose itself” - it became something new.

4)You start unfollowing diet culture disguised as “wellness”.

You realize healing sometimes starts with who you stop listening to. Because protecting your peace matters more than chasing perfection.

5)You feed yourself even when it’s hard.

Because nourishment is no longer a reward - it’s an act of care.

6)You notice how diet culture sneaks into mom groups and “bounce back” talk - and you stop believing it. Awareness becomes your superpower, and you learn how to break the cycle, rather than pass it down.

7)You stop forcing your body into timelines.

Healing, movement, recovery - it all happens at your own pace, not society’s.

8)You start speaking to yourself the way you’d speak to your child.

Gentle. Curious. Unconditionally kind. Because your inner child hears every word you say.

9)The mirror becomes less of a battlefield. 

You catch yourself offering your changing body compassion, instead of criticism - even on the hard days. Your self-talk shifts from “What is wrong with me” to “What do I need today?”

10)You realize healing isn’t about getting your body “back.”

It’s about coming home to yourself - mind, body, and soul. You have become the version of yourself who trusts, nourishes, and feels safe inside your body again.

🌿 Healing your relationship with food & body changes everything.

When you start doing the inner work —

the real kind that asks you to unlearn diet culture, make peace with food, and honor your postpartum body —

your life begins to shift in quiet, powerful ways.

You stop chasing “bounce-back” timelines.

You start listening to your body with gentleness.

You remember that you deserve nourishment — not because you’ve earned it, but because you’re human.

And maybe for the first time…

you begin to feel at home in yourself again.

🤍 Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, or simply trying to break generational cycles around food and body — this kind of healing ripples outward.

Your children will feel it.

Your body will thank you.

Your peace will grow.