Ep. 39 Why You Can't Trust Yourself Around Food (And Where the Distrust Actually Began)

Unlearning Beautiful · Sep 3, 2026 · 12m · transcript

Have you ever felt like you just can't trust yourself around food?

Maybe you can't keep certain foods in the house without worrying you'll eat them. Maybe you feel like you need rules, restriction or constant control—or you fear that if you let go, you'll completely lose control.

But what if the problem isn't that you can't trust yourself, but that you learned not to?

In this episode, I explore where that distrust actually begins—and how childhood food rules, scarcity, dieting, restriction and the belief that something is wrong with your body can create a cycle that makes you feel…