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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 16 MIN

Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Help in the Moment

from Lift the Shame: The Podcast - Mothering Free From Diet Culture, Food Guilt, and Body Shame · host Crystal Karges

Sometimes the hardest part of recovery in motherhood is not that we don’t know better.It’s that in the moments we feel activated, frightened, ashamed, or overwhelmed… what we know can suddenly feel unreachable.In this second audio, we’re talking about:- the gap between insight and real-life activation- why protective parts can show up around food, bodies, and control- how shame grows after the moment has already happened- why support often needs to reach deeper than informationThis is for the mother who keeps wondering:Why is this still so hard?Listen gently 🤍And I’ll meet you in the next audio. Get full access to Lift The Shame: The Column at crystalkarges.substack.com/subscribe

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