For so many people, excess weight isn’t about laziness or lack of willpower — it’s about carrying unspoken stories. It’s about living in a body that holds the weight of feelings your voice never got to share.

Because when you can’t tell the truth — or even acknowledge what’s real — your body will speak for you.

But what if the path to healing and releasing the excess weight is actually about allowing yourself to feel what you’ve buried? When you finally let yourself feel the big feelings, you stop accumulating them. You don’t have to numb out.

You don’t need to overeat, overspend, scroll endlessly, or surround yourself with things you don’t need. You don’t have to create padding — emotional or physical — between you and the world.

The problem is, society doesn’t want you to feel your feelings. When you’re asleep to your own inner world, it’s easier to move you through a life that isn’t really yours.

But what if you did something different? What if you turned those long-buried truths into tears — and, ultimately, into wholeness and aliveness?

In this episode, Sophie shares her own journey through weight loss, and how it was really about releasing what she’d been suppressing. We also explore how to turn coping mechanisms you once needed to survive into tools for healing and coming home to yourself.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-The real reason you might be overeating What if your late-night binges aren’t about hunger at all — but about the feelings you’re afraid might break you open? How does food become a veil between us and the truth?

-From hypervigilance to intuition If you grew up needing to read the room for safety, how can you shift that survival skill into a superpower — and trust your inner knowing instead?

-How to hold structure and flow at the same time Is it possible to be both strategic and intuitive? Logical and creative? How can straddling both worlds transform your career and relationships?

-Feeling as liberation Why is letting yourself fully feel sadness or anger one of the most radical acts of self-love — and how can it set you free?

About Your Hosts

Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs.

Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change.

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