About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of food, body image, and the experiences of Black women with guest Safi Abdi.

In this episode Queen Sim and Lady C welcome the sistah in da spotlight - Safi Abdi. Together they discuss: How emotional eating often begins in childhood as a response to feeling unseen, unheard, or pressured to be “the strong one” The overlap between food, comfort, culture, and the unspoken expectations placed on Black women How we can move from shame to self-compassion, and begin to heal our relationship with food and our bodies About Safi Safi Abdi is a therapist, coach, and speaker who helps women heal their relationship with food, body image, and the deep emotional patterns that keep them stuck. As someone who’s personally experienced binge eating disorder, diet trauma, and life post-bariatric surgery, Safi brings empathy, lived experience, and clinical insight to her work. https://www.therapybysafi.com/ i nstagram Connect with the Cocoa Sistahs Follow, comment, share using our platforms Instagram Tik Tok Facebook You Tube

People in this episode

Hosts: Queen Sim, Lady C

Guest: Safi Abdi

Topics covered

• emotional eating
• body image
• Black women
• self-compassion
• food relationship
• cultural expectations

Keywords

• emotional eating
• body image
• Black women
• self-compassion
• food
• culture
• diet trauma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cocoa Sistahs, therapybysafi.com

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