𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆
It’s a train station
A train constantly leaving the station
Actually 10 trains, leaving
All at the same time
Going different directions
That’s her
The adhd brain
Creative
Thinking
Associating
Linking ideas
Feelings
Images
Facts
So much stimulation
All at once
It’s a lot
For her
Exhausting
She wants to stop
Slow down the trains
Stop the departures
So she eats.
While she watches Netflix
Checks her phone
Listens to music
Calls her friend
Makes another to-do list
All at the same time
She eats
Aching to ease the train schedule
She keeps eating
Hoping for
Release
For just a moment
But she’s not really soothed at all
She doesn’t even notice
That she ate
She keeps eating
Sometimes
She forgets to eat
Medication disconnect her
From hunger
She eats
Because she’s starving
And can’t stop
Then a new
Familiar train departs
The shame and blame train
Whizzing along
Blaring
“I did it wrong again!
Why can’t I get this eating thing right?”
She blames her brain
Shames her belly
That train is going nowhere
In the distance
Another train gains steam
A full service train
Support
Self-compassion
A train that sees her brain’s brilliance
It’s time for her to step aboard.
~ Nina Manolson
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.
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