Season 1 Episode 10 Trauma and Impact on Eating, Health and Body Image

 How does trauma shape the way we relate to food, our bodies, and our health? In this episode of the Congruent Health Podcast, Tracy explores the profound connection between trauma, the nervous system, and eating behaviors. Drawing from over two decades of experience as a trauma-informed registered dietitian, she explains why healing often requires more than willpower or nutrition knowledge—it requires understanding how our bodies respond to stress, fear, and unmet needs. Through a faith-based and trauma-informed perspective, Tracy discusses how early attachment wounds, chronic stress, and unresolved trauma can influence body image, disordered eating, emotional eating, and health concerns. She also introduces the concepts of fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses, explaining how these survival patterns can quietly shape our relationship with food and keep us feeling stuck in recovery. Whether you're recovering from an eating disorder, struggling with emotional eating, navigating body image concerns, or simply wanting to better understand the mind-body connection, this episode offers practical insight and biblical encouragement to help you move toward greater freedom and healing.