Merry Christmas, friend! 🎄

Today’s episode is your calm, grounded reminder that the holidays do not have to be a food free-for-all. If you’ve ever walked into a Christmas gathering and immediately scanned the dessert table before you even said hello… same. You're human, you're normal, and you’re culturally trained to think “food = fun.”

But it doesn’t have to run the show anymore.

In this episode, we’re breaking the holiday food spell and learning how to enjoy Christmas without overeating, numbing out, or abandoning yourself in the name of “festive fun.” You’ll learn:

✨ Why holiday culture wires us to overeat
✨ How to gently separate “holiday joy” from “holiday food”
✨ The 3 non-food pleasures your brain tends to ignore

• Emotional pleasure (connection)
• Sensory pleasure (lights, coziness, music)
• Memory-making pleasure

✨ The difference between savoring and numbing
✨ Tiny examples of holiday presence you can use today
✨ How to enjoy the food you love — without making it the main event

This is your invitation to make Christmas feel good in your body, not just festive on your plate. Presence is the real luxury. Food is optional.

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