What a Podcast Break Taught Me About Food

About this episode

Kelly Lyons shares insights from her 3-month podcast break regarding food, perfectionism, and self-acceptance.

Perfectionism is sneaky as hell. One minute you’re “doing everything right,” and the next, you're knee-deep in ice cream wondering what just happened. In this episode, I’m sharing what a 3-month podcast break taught me about food, parallel tendencies that drove my past bingeing, and how to start feeling enough. What to Listen For: The “rubber vs. glass ball” concept What happens when you set unrealistic expectations for yourself Why “good enough” is actually the ke...

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Lyons

Topics covered

• perfectionism
• binge eating
• self-acceptance
• food habits
• mental health

Keywords

• perfectionism
• bingeing
• food
• self-acceptance
• expectations

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