The holidays can be extremely triggering, especially when you're working on your relationship with food and your body.

You might feel stressed going to family get-togethers because you expect certain people to make comments about your weight, food choices or have non-stop conversations about dieting.

Your stomach drops. Your face gets hot. You suddenly feel watched, judged, or like you have to defend yourself.

Maybe it’s a “Should you be eating that?”

Or “Did you gain weight?”

Or “Wow, going back for seconds?”

In this episode, I'm going to walk you through different ways you can navigate those triggering comments and conversations, so that you can feel more confident around food, calmer in your body and more secure holding your boundaries - even when people around you don't get it.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why food and body comments from family trigger such a strong reaction

• The real reason it’s not actually about you (and what to remember in the moment)

• How generational diet culture programming shows up during the holidays

• The most common types of comments that activate food anxiety

• How to prepare before you walk into an event so you feel grounded

• What to actually say in the moment (scripts you can steal)

• How to self-regulate when your nervous system flips into fight, flight, or freeze

• Three ways to redirect, set boundaries, or remove yourself peacefully

• How to stop giving your power away and stay connected to yourself

• Strategies to prevent post-event overeating or bingeing triggered by stress

• Why building internal confidence shifts everything long-term

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Perfectionism isn’t just about color-coding your pantry or needing straight-A’s. It’s the quiet, relentless voice that tells you you’re never doing enough, being enough, or eating “good” enough.

In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer Delliquadri, a Midlife Fitness Coach who helps women rewrite the stories they’ve been telling themselves about their body, their habits, and what’s truly possible after 40. Her work blends mindset, movement, and mindful habit change to help women build strength, confidence, and ease in their bodies—without burnout or perfectionism.

Together, we unpack how perfectionism hides behind control, over-functioning, and “doing everything right,” while silently fueling anxiety, food obsession, and dissatisfaction in your body. Jennifer shares her own powerful story of hitting burnout, rediscovering herself in midlife, and learning how to feel good in her body without chasing numbers, rules, or approval.

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize the sneaky ways perfectionism shows up in your health and eating habits
• Rebuild trust with your body (even when it’s changing in midlife)
• Stop turning every wellness goal into another “project” to perfect
• Bring curiosity and compassion into your food and body journey
• Start feeling good again—without guilt, control, or overthinking

If you’ve ever thought, “I’m doing everything right… so why don’t I feel better?” — this conversation will be the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed.

Tune in if you struggle with:

• All-or-nothing thinking around food or exercise
• Feeling disconnected from your body after years of dieting or overachieving
• Midlife body changes, perimenopause, or burnout
• Letting go of control and trusting yourself again

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Let's be hones...December is challenging. You might find yourself more anxious around food, thinking about your body more, overeating more often or slipping back into old patterns you thought you were done with.

Let's talk about why.

It's not because you're failing.

You’re not going backwards.

You’re not suddenly terrible at intuitive eating.

There's just so many unique challenges that come with the month of December that most people don't talk about.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the 6 real reasons why food feels harder at the end of the year. These reasons have nothing to do with willpower… and everything to do with your nervous system, emotions, routine, and the pressure you’re carrying.

If you're asking yourself things like...

• “Why am I binge eating during the holidays?”
• “Why do I overeat at night in December?”
• “How do I stop emotional eating when I'm stressed?”
• “Why am I thinking about food ALL THE TIME?”

…this one’s for you ❤️

Send me a DM on Instagram @sabrina.magnan.health and tell me which reason hit the hardest. I love hearing from you!

✨ Watch my FREE workshop: How To Stop Feeling Obsessed With Food to start healing today

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💌 Get on my Food Freedom Weekly Newsletter here: https://site.sabrinamagnan.com/newsletter/

🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.