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AT HOME with Byron Katie • The Work of Byron Katie® Podcast

#245: My Mom Pesters Me to Eat More (Part One) • The Work of Byron Katie®

AT HOME with Byron Katie • The Work of Byron Katie® Podcast

Byron Katie International, Inc.

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

My guest today, Melanie, believes that her mom worries too much about her eating habits and pesters her to eat more. As Melanie does this Mother-Work, it becomes clear what her mom really cares about. Open your mind, get still, and together let's do The Work. (Part 1 of 2)

 
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0:00.0

Hello everyone. Welcome to self-inquiry. My guest today is Melanie. We're looking at eating disorders,

0:15.7

which I see as thinking disorders. So what do you think? She's believing that her mom shouldn't tell

0:23.2

her to eat biscuits, eggs, dairy, or more, you know, more, more, more, more. And, you know, what a,

0:30.4

what a state of affairs. So let's look at addiction. It doesn't matter what your addiction may be.

0:37.2

This could be for you.

0:39.3

And together, let's do the work with Melanie and addiction.

0:46.3

Hello, dears.

0:48.3

Oh, those of you new to this community today, welcome here.

0:52.3

Together we identify the thoughts that cause all of our

0:56.0

suffering, all the suffering in a world. A way to identify those thoughts to get still. Notice those

1:05.0

thoughts you were thinking in that situation that is causing you turmoil, fear, blame. notice those thoughts move them from your head to paper on a judge-your-neighbor worksheet

1:27.6

that's always free on the work.com and you don't register for anything you just move them from your head to paper on a judge-your-neighbor worksheet.

1:31.3

That's always free on thework.com and you don't register for anything.

1:34.4

You just, if you want it, you print it, that's it.

1:38.3

Move those thoughts onto that judge-your-neighbor worksheet.

1:49.6

And then get really still, meditate in the question, is it true?

1:54.9

It's what I'm believing that I just wrote down that thought.

1:56.7

Is it true? So this is an exercise in stillness and stillness.

2:05.7

And it takes a very open mind

2:07.9

because it will shift your identity.

2:13.2

The ego doesn't go down easy.

2:17.7

But it loves when you give it opportunity to answer questions.

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