<p><strong>Megan Grimord grew up in a house where dieting was the norm and food was loaded with shame.</strong></p><p>​<br>By 14, she was stuck in a cycle of restriction, bingeing, and purging — a pattern that followed her into adulthood. But now she finds herself, after having her first child,<strong> in the best shape of her life.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Megan and I talk about what it takes to heal your relationship with food — especially when you’ve been taught to fear it your whole life.</p><p><br></p><p>We unpack <strong>how calorie tracking can be a tool for </strong><em><strong>freedom</strong></em>, not control.</p><p><br>How <strong>bingeing isn’t always emotional</strong> (sometimes it’s just your body begging for food). And why <strong>intuitive eating alone rarely works</strong> without education and accountability.</p><p>Then we go deeper into motherhood, postpartum depression, and the massive identity shift that happens when your body changes and your needs come last.</p><p>Megan shares her own experience recovering from a C-section while raising a premature newborn with a sick partner and zero sleep. <strong>Her advice? Do </strong><em><strong>less</strong></em><strong>, better.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt broken by food, overwhelmed by motherhood, or trapped in a loop of “start over Monday.”</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>We get into:</strong></p><ul><li>Megan’s recovery from binge/restrict eating</li><li>Why food shame keeps people stuck</li><li>The surprising benefits of macro tracking for emotional eaters</li><li>Why intuitive eating needs structure to work</li><li>How “mom culture” online glorifies burnout and martyrdom</li><li>Simple postpartum recovery tips (that aren’t garbage advice)</li><li>Why “less is more” is the <em>only</em> way forward for most women</li><li>Practical advice for mastering one habit at a time</li><li>Reframing failure as experimentation — not proof you’re broken</li><li>How life transitions can fuel growth, not stall it</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Find Megan on Instagram: </strong><a href="https://preview.convertkit-mail2.com/click/dpheh0hzhm/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9tZWdhbl9ncmltb3JkLw==" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>@megan_grimord</strong></a></p>