E22 - The “Good Girl” Wound and Why You Keep Saying Yes (Then Eating Through It): Exploring people-pleasing, emotional repression, and the link between unmet needs and nighttime eating
Description
If you’ve ever said yes when you wanted to say no…
Agreed to something that drained you…
Held it all in all day — only to end the night in front of the fridge feeling like you needed something but couldn’t quite name what…
This episode is for you.
Because today, we’re talking about the “Good Girl” wound — that pattern so many of us carry where we’ve learnt to be nice, agreeable, helpful, and easy to manage… while burying our real needs underneath a smile.
And it doesn’t just cost us emotionally.
It shows up in our eating.
In the binge at 10pm.
In the snack you don’t even taste.
In the quiet frustration that food becomes your only “no” — your only rebellion.
In this episode, I’m diving into:
How the “Good Girl” wound is linked to emotional eating
Why we use food as a replacement for permission, boundaries, and peace
And how I support my clients to honour themselves more deeply — so food no longer has to carry all that unspoken emotion
You’ll hear stories from real women I’ve worked with and I’ll share my own reflections on how this showed up for me — especially during those years when I felt like I had to be everything for everyone.
If you’re someone who shows up for everyone else but doesn’t know how to ask for what you need…
If food is your comfort, your rebellion, or your escape — this is your gentle nudge to pause and check in.
Because you don’t have to earn your rest.
You don’t have to apologise for needing more.
And you are allowed to take up space with your voice, your needs, and your plate.
📲 Want to work together or explore your own emotional eating triggers? Message me on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/447454750848 — just quote PODCAST for an exclusive listener discount 💌
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