The supplement drawer that's hiding your relationship with food

Open your supplement drawer. Go on, actually do it. The magnesium for sleep. The B12 for energy. The green powder that's meant to fix your gut. The menopause one. The one you can't even remember buying. We've all got one and in this episode I explain why it's never really been about the supplements. Every single thing in that drawer started with a feeling. You felt something, you felt bad about it, and you wanted to fix it. That's not you falling for marketing, that's just what happens when diet culture's spent years telling you, your hunger can't be trusted, your fullness can't be trusted, your energy can't be trusted. So you stop listening to yourself. And you start listening to whatever's just popped up in your social media ads instead. So instead of listening to your body, you outsource the answer to whatever's trending on your Instagram ads. This episode isn't about whether supplements work. It's about what's running underneath the reaching for them, and how to start trusting your body enough to hear what it's actually asking for. In this episode I cover - - Why the supplement drawer isn't really the problem. Every pill, patch and powder was bought to solve a feeling, not a deficiency. Until you look at what's underneath, you'll keep buying the next one. - What diet culture has done to your instincts. Years of being told you can't trust your own hunger or your own tiredness makes it genuinely hard to hear your body when it's telling you something real. - The difference between the fast fix and the real fix. A supplement is quick, it's transactional, it asks for your card details. Looking at your sleep, your stress and your relationship with food is slower, but it's the bit that actually works. - Why I start with values, not symptoms. One of the first things I do with 1-1 clients is look at what they're actually prioritising in their life, because when you're not living in line with your values, something always feels off. - How skipped meals, caffeine and autopilot habits show up as "hormones." Missing lunch, running on caffeine and pushing through tiredness all affect your energy, your clarity and your patience, and it's rarely just your hormones. - The real audit I want you to do. Go back to that drawer. Pick up each supplement and ask yourself what problem you were really trying to solve with it, and what pattern is sitting underneath it. So next time you catch yourself reaching for the next bottle, pause. Ask what your body's actually telling you, and whether you're willing to listen this time. If you want help rebuilding that trust between you and your body, that's exactly what The Intuitive Table is built for. It starts Monday 14th September and founding member spots are open now, to save your seat at the table follow here. **Connect with Cara -** Thanks for joining me today on Chatting with Cara. I hope today's conversation gave you some food for thought! If you're looking to transform this area of your life I'd love to support you, please get in touch with me using the below links. Email - [cara@coachingwithcara.co.uk](mailto:cara@coachingwithcara.co.uk) Website - www.coachingwithcara.co.uk Facebook - Coaching with Cara Instagram - @coachingwcara Ready to explore how we can work together? Book a free no-obligation consultation call to discover what's possible. Book your call here - https://calendly.com/coachingwcara/call-with-cara Until next time, keep chatting!