If you find yourself dreading certain relatives, bracing for comments about your body, food, weight, relationship status, or life choices… you are not alone.

Family comments hit differently and they’re one of the biggest emotional triggers women face during Christmas.

In today’s episode of 10 Days of Healing, we unpack why these moments feel so painful and how your nervous system responds to judgment, comparison, and old family dynamics.

You’ll also learn a powerful and practical strategy The Boundary Buffer Script to help you protect your emotional wellbeing without escalating conflict.

Whether you prefer gentle redirection, a firm boundary, humour, or internal emotional protection, this episode gives you the tools to stay grounded and confident at Christmas events.

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If you struggle with food guilt, overeating, or the “I’ll start again in January” mindset every Christmas… this episode is for you.

Today’s conversation dives into the real psychological reasons holiday eating feels so intense from restriction and rebound eating, to the “last supper effect,” emotional regulation, and the shame cycle that so many women get stuck in.

You’ll also learn a powerful evidence-based strategy called The Permission Plate Method, designed to reduce guilt, lower binge urges, and help you create a calm, flexible, and empowered relationship with food this season.

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If Christmas feels heavier than it looks on Instagram… this episode is for you.

Day 1 of 10 Days of Healing explores why so many women feel overwhelmed, emotional, or unlike themselves during the holiday season and why none of it is your fault.

Christmas isn’t just a holiday.

It’s a collision of:

• emotional triggers
• family patterns
• sensory overload
• increased mental load
• perfection pressure
• disrupted routines

Your brain and nervous system are responding exactly as they’re designed to and understanding why helps remove the shame and self-blame.

In this episode, we break down the psychology behind Christmas overwhelm and give you a simple evidence-based strategy: The Emotional Load Reset to help you stay grounded and reduce emotional burnout.

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Introducing: 10 Days of Healing! Starting December 15th

If Christmas feels heavier than it looks on Instagram… this series is for you.If you're overwhelmed, overstimulated, exhausted, or just trying to keep it together - let’s spend 10 days healing together.

This mini episode announces something truly special: 10 Days of Healing, a daily Christmas Support Series running from December 15th to December 24th.

For 10 days, you’ll get short, powerful episodes designed to support you through the emotional and psychological challenges of Christmas - the ones we all feel but rarely talk about.

We’ll explore:

• Why Christmas is so triggering
• Food guilt and holiday overeating
• Family comments and boundary-setting
• The mental load women carry
• ADHD overwhelm and sensory overload
• Grief and loneliness during the holidays
• Emotional eating after events
• The New Year pressure + diet culture spike

Every episode comes with a free healing gift, including toolkits, courses, and even my full audiobook - available simply by sending that day’s keyword to me on Instagram.

1. Tune in daily from Dec 15–24
2. Follow me on Instagram @mindfoodsteph
3. DM the daily keyword on instagram (listen to the episode to find out keyword)
4. Receive your gift instantly

Think of it like an emotional wellness advent calendar, one that offers comfort, clarity, and grounding during one of the most overwhelming times of the year.

If you’ve ever struggled through December… you’re not alone anymore.

10 Days of Healing begins December 15th.

Follow so you don’t miss Day 1.

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Breakups are one of the most psychologically stressful life events we can experience.

Neuroimaging studies show that when we go through heartbreak, the same pain centers in the brain that respond to physical pain are activated, particularly the anterior cingulate cortex.

That’s why it doesn’t just feel emotional, it literally hurts.

Now, for someone with Borderline Personality Disorder that pain can feel magnified.

BPD is characterized by emotional intensity, fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and a fragile sense of self. When someone with BPD goes through a breakup, it’s not just the loss of a partner, it can feel like the loss of identity, safety, and purpose.

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Did you know that in Australia, athletes are at a higher risk of developing disordered eating? In fact, research shows that depending on the sport and level of competition, anywhere from 0 to 19% of male athletes, and 6 to 45% of female athletes, may experience disordered eating or an eating disorder. These numbers are not small—and they remind us that behind the strength, discipline, and performance we admire, many athletes are silently struggling.

Source: Eating Disorders Org. Au, Eating Disorders and Sport (2020)

In this episode, we’re hearing from a busy mum who opened up about her journey with binge-eating, and how going through the Food Freedom program helped her begin to heal her relationship with food.

Disclaimer: This episode provides general psychological information only and is not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or medical advice.

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“Can getting a hysterectomy cure PMDD? Or does it just change how it shows up?”

“Today, we’re diving deep with Lauren — founder of the Women’s Fitness Academy — as she opens up about her recent hysterectomy, her journey with PMDD, ADHD, and adenomyosis, and what life looks like on the other side of major surgery.”

Find Lauren here on Instagram, and in Women’s Fitness Academy’s Instagram

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You first met Tash in episode 246 of the podcast. If you haven’t heard her journey with Food Freedom with ADHD - listen to the episode here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gJ18dgBuj7bLJ2Cr0svku?si=db9cde54aa2a441a

In this Episode, whilst on the Mind Food You retreat, Tash, a woman who struggled her whole life with binge eating and her weight has lost 15kg and kept it off. She shares how she did this without even knowing it.

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