In this article I will:

• explore my development of and relationship to food addiction,

• discuss how I became aware of my addiction and began to shift my narrative,

• identify signs of a food addict, and

• present some steps you can take to heal your food addiction.

“My mom deserved every good thing that this life has to give and I did the best I could to show her love always. She did the same for me. She was incredibly selfless and she loved and cared for the world more than she ever loved or cared for herself.”

“We must work diligently to ensure that we are joyful, content, and sure of the person that inhabits our body. This includes taking care of ourselves, mentally, physically, and spiritually, to the best of our ability. Sometimes ‘the best of our ability’ means simply surviving because we know that our outlook on life will eventually improve, it can also mean thriving with multistep routines and putting the highest quality food, drink, social interactions and idea consumption into our physical vessels. Either way, you are worth it.”