Welcome to the Dear Body podcast. I'm your host, Jesse Jean, and this show is dedicated to

goal-driven women and mothers who want to feel in flow and in momentum in their life instead

of perpetually feeling behind. Now, if you don't have a healthy relationship with food, fitness,

or your body, we're going to have a lot of discussion around some pretty unique and

effective strategies for healing. But we're also going to go way beyond that here. We're going to

have conversations around creating clarity in your life, setting goals, and mastering habits,

all while reducing overwhelm,

being present and prioritizing the things that matter most.

Today I'm chatting with my friend Mary.

She's been on the show before, but today we're talking about something that I think

a lot of us can relate to, and that is going through a period in your life when you feel kind of lost. And that can be lost in your career or lost in your own identity, not really knowing who the heck you are and trying to recraft or reshape your identity. And that feeling can come up after you go through a big life

transition or even when you go through the journey of healing your relationship with food and

overcoming body image insecurities. We also talk about the loneliness that can come up in

adulthood and the challenges of making friends as an adult. If you can relate to any of that,

I think you will

enjoy our conversation and some of the practical tips and suggestions and wisdom that is shared.

So without further ado, let's get into the interview. There's this kind of interesting phenomena,

and that's this pipeline of healing your relationship with food and body image insecurities,

which can take a concerted and focused effort to coming out on the other side of that.

You experience this incredible period of rich relief and freedom, but that can sometimes

be followed by a period of feeling lost. And so, Mary, I want to kind of go there today.

I don't think this

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