The Truth About Our Relationship With Food Tricia Nelson

Send us Fan Mail Why can food feel like comfort, reward, relief — and sometimes even our best friend? In this episode of *Inside-Out Connections*, I sit down with author, speaker and emotional eating educator **Tricia Nelson**for an honest conversation about something every one of us has: a relationship with food. Tricia shares her own experience of years spent obsessing over food, weight and dieting, and the turning point that helped her realise that changing what she ate wasn't going to address what was happening underneath. Together, we explore emotional versus physical hunger, why food can become a way of finding relief, and how patterns such as people pleasing, over-giving and putting ourselves last can leave us depleted and reaching for comfort. We also talk about childhood conditioning around food, shame and restriction, self-care in midlife, nervous system regulation, and why becoming curious rather than critical can be such an important part of changing our relationship with ourselves. In this episode, we explore: - Why our relationship with food is about so much more than hunger - Physical hunger versus emotional hunger - Food as comfort, distraction and relief - How childhood experiences can shape the way we eat as adults - People pleasing, caretaking and the *"I deserve it"* binge - Why women can lose themselves in caring for everyone else - Emotional eating through midlife - Self-care and nervous system regulation - Moving away from shame and towards curiosity - Why changing our relationship with ourselves may ultimately change our relationship with food Tricia leaves us with an important reminder: rather than judging ourselves for our relationship with food, perhaps we can get curious about what's happening underneath — and recognise that there is no shame in asking for support. Where to Find Tricia **Website:** https://healyourhunger.com/ **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/tricianelson\_/ **Free Emotional Eating Quiz:** https://healyourhunger.com/heal-your-hunger-quiz/ **Book:** *Heal Your Hunger: 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now* You can also find Tricia's TEDx talk and more resources through her website. Connect with Inside-Out Connections Follow **Tracey-Anne Oxley** on Instagram for more conversations around gut, skin, wellness and reconnecting with ourselves from the inside out.