💔Episode #27 - Good Girls Weigh Less: From 10-Year-Old Shame to 50-Year-Old Healing

In this raw, vulnerable episode I take you back to where it all began—10 years old, hiding in the back pages of my Hello Kitty journal, writing down a number on the scale that would shape the way I saw myself for decades. We explore how early and deeply diet culture takes root—often before we even understand what it is. From the shame of gym class weigh-ins to the first time you compared your body to someone else’s, this episode uncovers how body image, food, and self-worth become tangled up in the messages we absorb as “good girls” trying to do it all right. We talk about why it’s not your fault, how the all-or-nothing mindset starts young, and why it’s time to finally rewrite the narrative. Because here’s the truth I wish someone had told us sooner: your body was never the problem.🔑 WHAT WE COVER:My first diet memory at 10 years old and the Hello Kitty journal that started it allHow diet culture indoctrination happens in elementary school (and why it's not our fault)The connection between "good girl syndrome" and body shameWhy gym class weigh-ins created lasting trauma for so many of usHow the all-or-nothing mentality around food begins in childhoodThe real truth: your body was never a problem that needed fixing👉 THIS WEEK'S ACTION STEP: Take a few quiet moments and journal about your earliest memories around body or food.When did you first learn your body needed changing? What messages about food & body did you internalize? How have those beliefs impacted your life? Be gentle with yourself - that little girl deserved better.🔗 SIGN UP FOR your free Peace & Plenty Discovery Call to explore healing your relationship with your body and inner dialogue: https://peaceandplenty.as.me/freestrategysession🔔 SUBSCRIBE to get new episodes every Wednesday - your midweek reminder that you were never broken, just taught to believe you were! Next week: diving into my Weight Watchers decades and the yo-yo diet cycles.This is Part 1 of our August series on healing our relationship with our bodies and food. You're not alone in this journey.🌱