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𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗨𝗡𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥: Food is an addiction. It is severely misunderstood. It is the most deadly of all dependencies. Here's the truth:

We’re always allowed to be wrong. In fact, we’re usually wrong. We know so little. Rumi said, "Out beyond ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." But most of us were punished for “mistakes.” Our caregivers carried shame. They handed it to us. Schools punish mistakes. Corporate life punishes mistakes. Time to let it go. Take big risks. Make big mistakes. Boldly and unapologetically. Join a group of folks on the road to healing and connection, The Inner Work Community. 👇👇

Neuroscience finally caught up to what healers have known for centuries: Safety heals. When the body feels safe enough to be open, cortisol drops, connection happens, and the nervous system recalibrates. We don’t grow through toughness and intellect —We grow by allowing emotions to heal us. The body can’t heal while it’s pretending not to feel. I've created a FREE 5-day course, "The Inner Child Toolkit." See below 👇👇 Dr Bessel van der Kolk

Overthinking feels smart, but it’s really hypervigilance in disguise. I chased down four advanced degrees in pursuit of the answers. Fcking exhausting. Still anxious. We plan, analyze, control, relentlessly look for answers —because somewhere in our body, chaos still lives. We think the "answers" will calm the storm. Thought becomes armor. But intellectual armor dulls everything: love, joy, creativity. The work isn’t to stop thinking—it’s to feel what thinking has been protecting you from. Once the body feels safe, the mind finally gets to take a break. Anger and grief are stored in the body waiting for us to allow some release. I've created a FREE 5-day course to get you started: "The Inner Child Toolkit." See below 👇👇