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A train constantly leaving the stationā£ā£
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All at the same timeā£ā£
Going different directionsā£ā£
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Thatās herā£ā£
The adhd brainā£ā£
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Creativeā£ā£
Thinkingā£ā£
Associatingā£ā£
Linking ideasā£ā£
Feelingsā£ā£
Imagesā£ā£
Factsā£ā£
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So much stimulationā£ā£
All at onceā£ā£
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Itās a lotā£ā£
For herā£ā£
Exhaustingā£ā£
She wants to stopā£ā£
Slow down the trainsā£ā£
Stop the departuresā£ā£
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So she eats.ā£ā£
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While she watches Netflixā£ā£
Checks her phoneā£ā£
Listens to musicā£ā£
Calls her friendā£ā£
Makes another to-do listā£ā£
All at the same timeā£ā£
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She eats ā£ā£
Aching to ease the train scheduleā£ā£
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She keeps eating ā£ā£
Hoping forā£ā£
Releaseā£ā£
For just a momentā£ā£
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But sheās not really soothed at allā£ā£
She doesnāt even notice ā£ā£
That she ateā£ā£
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She keeps eatingā£ā£
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Sometimes ā£ā£
She forgets to eatā£ā£
Medication disconnect herā£ā£
From hunger ā£ā£
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She eatsā£ā£
Because sheās starvingā£ā£
And canāt stopā£ā£
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Then a newā£ā£
Familiar train departsā£ā£
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The shame and blame trainā£ā£
Whizzing along ā£ā£
Blaring ā£ā£
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Why canāt I get this eating thing right?āā£ā£
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She blames her brain ā£ā£
Shames her bellyā£ā£
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That train is going nowhereā£ā£
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In the distanceā£ā£
Another train gains steamā£ā£
A full service train ā£ā£
Supportā£ā£
Self-compassionā£ā£
A train that sees her brainās brillianceā£ā£
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Itās time for her to step aboard.ā£ā£
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~ Nina Manolson
Nina Manolson, MA, is the founder of Body-PeaceĀ®.She helps women end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their bodyāas it is.
She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peaceĀ® approach. She brings her 30 years of experience as a therapist, Body-TrustĀ® Guide and Psychology of Eating Teacher to helping women create a respectful and trusting relationship with their food and body.
Ninaās Body-PeaceĀ® work is all in service of helping people get off the diet roller-coaster, and into a compassionate and powerful way of eating & living which creates a positive long-lasting change in and with their bodies. Her courses, coaching, poems and Body-Peace APP positively change the conversation that women are having with their body.
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