Free Spirit Academy Podcast

So many folks I see, and this was me too, attach goodness and morality to their health. If something is wrong, THEY feel wrong. They will spin into stories about how they're creating their own disease or this is going to turn into something far worse. Can you make some space for the fact that not all of the contributing factors were in your hands? Your genetics, adverse childhood experiences, your environment and day to day stressors that accumulate. T...

What does it actually mean to trust yourself, especially after years of trying to control every part of your life, your body, or your impulses? In this episode, I share how years of shame, "self-improvement", and control kept me trapped in cycles of compulsion and self-judgment - and what it was like to finally build trust with myself. Through personal story, trauma-informed insight, and a surprising experiment called Rat Park, this episode explores why compulsive urges aren’t failures or mor...

For years, I thought the urges to binge eat were THE problem...the thing standing between me and finally being okay. But what I eventually learned is that those urges were never the enemy. They were messengers. In this episode, I share what happened when I stopped trying to make my binge urges go away, and started listening to them instead. You'll hear me talk about: Why compulsive urges are communication, not failureThe nervous system roots of binge and numbing patternsHow curiosity and self...

In this episode, I’m exploring what happens in our bodies when we feel misunderstood - that familiar urgency to explain ourselves, prove our intentions, or make sure we're still seen as “good” or “respectable.” Through the lens of somatic awareness and my experience in burlesque, I talk about: How old wounds of being unseen or misunderstood can resurface in adulthoodThe ways those wounds can spill out as overexplaining, people-pleasing, or numbingWhy “being gotten” once felt like safety, and ...

I’m bringing back an episode from 2023 that still feels deeply true: “Healing Doesn’t Happen in a Hurry.” This conversation is about the messy, nonlinear process of healing binge, emotional, and compulsive eating, and how the push to “get there faster” often keeps us stuck. If you’ve ever felt desperate to fix yourself or rush your healing, this episode is a reminder to slow down. To meet the version of you that exists right here, right now, because that’s the part that most needs your attent...