Note: Episode 16 Show Notes are available at the end of this entry.
What if the very thing you've been taught to suppress, control, and fear is actually sacred?
For most of us, hunger feels dangerous. We've been conditioned to see our appetite as something untrustworthy—too much, too demanding, too risky to honor fully. We measure it, manage it, override it. We've learned to disconnect from one of our body's most primal forms of communication.
But what if your hunger is actually holy?
What if those sensations aren't your body betraying you, but your body speaking its ancient wisdom? What if your appetite—for food, for pleasure, for life itself—is a sacred guidance system that's been waiting patiently for you to remember how to listen?
Consider this: the same body that knows how to heal a cut without your conscious direction, that orchestrates the intricate dance of your menstrual cycle, that can create and sustain life—this body also knows what it needs to be nourished.
When we disconnect from our hunger, we disconnect from something far deeper than food. We disconnect from our ability to trust our own inner knowing. We fragment our relationship with the wisdom that lives in our bones, our belly, our cells.
What becomes possible when you stop fighting your hunger and start honoring it?
What if the mental energy you spend calculating macros, following food rules, and battling your appetite could be redirected toward creating, dreaming, connecting? What if trusting your hunger was actually a pathway back to trusting your intuition in all areas of life?
This isn't about abandoning all structure or throwing health out the window. It's about recognizing that your body's intelligence is far more sophisticated than any external system trying to tell you how to nourish yourself.
Your hunger is not your enemy. It's your guide.
In my recent conversation with Carolina Forman on the Moon & Fire podcast, we dive deep into these questions and so much more. Carolina shares why reclaiming the sacredness of our hunger is revolutionary work, how disconnection from our appetite connects to larger systems of oppression, and practical ways to begin reconnecting with your body's wisdom.
[Listen to "Your Hunger is Holy: Reclaiming Body Wisdom & Sacred Appetite" below 👇 ]
Because maybe—just maybe—the very thing you've been trying to control is the key to coming home to yourself.
What would shift in your life if you trusted that your hunger was holy? I'd love to hear your thoughts—share them with me on [social media] or hit reply if you're reading this in your inbox.
Listen to Episode 16:
EPISODE 16 SHOW NOTES
Episode #16: "Your Hunger is Holy: Reclaiming Body Wisdom & Sacred Appetite”
Brief Description:
In this powerful conversation, Emily sits down with Carolina Forman to explore the revolutionary idea that our hunger is not something to fear or control, but something sacred to honor. Carolina shares her journey into body liberation work and how disentangling from diet culture is part of breaking free from larger oppressive systems that disconnect women from their innate wisdom.
You'll discover why reconnecting with your hunger is a primal, ritual experience that connects you to your body's intelligence, how to distinguish between cultural messaging about food and your body's actual needs, and what becomes possible when your brain isn't consumed with macros and food rules.
Carolina opens up about her pivotal moment while nursing her baby—when she realized the profound power of a body that creates and sustains life—and challenges the deeply held belief that our appetite is dangerous. This conversation offers a gentle yet radical invitation to trust your body's wisdom and reclaim your right to nourish yourself according to your own inner knowing.
Perfect for the woman ready to stop fighting her natural rhythms around food and hunger, and start honoring the sacred intelligence of her body.
Content note: This episode discusses diet culture, body image, and food relationships in a liberation-focused context.
EPisode resources
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
The Body is Not an Apology: The Radical Power of Self-Love by Sonya Renee-Taylor
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating:
Principle 1: Reject Diet Culture
Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger
Principle 3: Make Peace with Food
Principle 4: Discover the Satisfaction Factor
Principle 5: Feel Your Fullness
Principle 6: Challenge the Food Police
Principle 7: Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness
Principle 8: Respect Your Body
Principle 9: Movement - Feel the Difference
Principle 10: Honor Your Health - Gentle Nutrition
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