EATING OUR SADNESS
Sadness
Disappointment
Loss
Sits in our belly
Undigestible
We are feeling grief
Many different kinds of grief:
Change Grief
Normal as we knew it is lost
Disappointment lives here
Anticipatory Grief
We are heading into a storm
Insecurity lives here
Collective Grief
We’re all going through this
Belonging and isolation both live here
Each type of grief
Gnaws at our belly.
For those of us who use food
As a way to ease discomfort
As a way to
Not feel
The uncomfortable
Pain
Of loss
Remember:
It is not shameful
to seek comfort in food
It’s normal
But let’s take a moment
Before choosing
That soothing meal
To
Acknowledge
I am sad
I feel loss
I am grieving
Let that grief
Be
Just BE
Without needing it to change
And notice
Just notice
The feeling of grief
That is uniquely yours
That might not look
Like anyone else’s grief
Name it
Feel it
Ride the wave
Of grief.
And know you are not alone.
Nina Manolson
Nina@NinaManolson.com
Nina Manolson, MA, NBC-HWC, is a Body-Peace™ Coach.
She is a board certified Health Coach, Psychology of Eating Coach and Certified Body-Trust Provider, believes that every woman deserves to feel good in her own body.
She helps women create a healthy and positive relationship with their food and body so they can truly feel at peace in their body! She’s the founder of NinaManolson.com and The Nourished Woman Nation.
She specializes in working with women over 40 who have tried many other diets and approaches but are still struggling with their relationship to body and food.She’s the creator of the BODY-LOVE MAP and the recipient of the prestigious Health Leadership Award from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.To take a powerful step on the Body-Peace™ Path, download your Practicing Body-Peace Journal right HERE.
If you’d like help with navigating an authentic and respectful relationship with your body. Let’s talk.
