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11/25/2025

You can’t punish your way into a peaceful relationship with food.

In this week’s episode, Meg Bowman of Nutrition Hive joins us to explore how food, trauma, and nervous system regulation shape the way we nourish ourselves.

If the nervous system is overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck in survival mode, no amount of rules or willpower creates lasting change.

The body simply can’t access calm decision making when it doesn’t feel safe.

But as soon as we begin to regulate, things shift.

We notice hunger more clearly.
We feel fullness more naturally.

It becomes less about forcing ourselves into “better habits” and more about giving our bodies what they’ve been needing all along.

And choices start coming from awareness rather than urgency or fear.

Healing begins to feel possible because the body finally has the capacity to soften.

You can download my free guided journal if you’re looking for prompts that help you understand what’s happening inside. It’s a companion for your inner work.

Tap the link on bio or get it here at www.kristendboice.com/freeresources.

11/24/2025

So many people carry shame around food, especially when they eat for comfort during stressful or overwhelming moments.

But when you understand how the nervous system responds to fear, grief, or shutdown, those choices begin to make sense.

Sometimes your body reaches for carbs, ice cream, or anything soothing because you’re in fight, flight, or freeze.

That doesn’t make you weak. It means your system is doing what it knows to help you survive.
And that is deeply human.

Food can absolutely offer comfort when life hits hard. But if it’s the only coping tool you have, that’s not a reason for shame. It’s a gentle cue to build a wider toolkit of support.

In my conversation with author Meg Bowman of Nutrition Hive, we explore how nutrition and trauma are interconnected and how to move toward eating with more compassion and less perfectionism.

🎧 Listen to Close the Chapter Ep 344: https://kristendboice.com/podcastepisode344

📚 Check out Meg Bowman’s book: This Is Your Body on Trauma (link in the show notes)

11/23/2025

Your nervous system is not a machine. It’s a rhythm you learn to work with.

Licensed nutritionist and author Meg Bowman of Nutrition Hive and I talk about how we expect ourselves to eat the same way every day, even though our energy, stress, and capacity are constantly changing.

When you really understand your nervous system, your food choices start to make more sense.

🍕 On rough days, comfort food plus a little balance is enough.
🥗 On steadier days, you might cook something colorful.

Most days land somewhere in between.

That flexibility is not failure. It’s self awareness. It’s listening. It's the nervous system that informs eating.

You don’t have to shame yourself into better habits.

You get to understand what your body is experiencing and respond with kindness instead.

Listen to the full episode for a conversation on the nervous system, nourishment, and self compassion.

Available on all podcast platforms or directly at https://kristendboice.com/podcastepisode343.

11/22/2025

Your relationship with food is telling a story. The question is, are you listening to it?

We often focus on the behavior itself like overeating, undereating, emotional eating, restricting, or grabbing whatever is easiest when we’re overwhelmed.

But these patterns rarely come out of nowhere.

They’re shaped by our history, the homes we grew up in, the stress we’ve carried, and the ways our bodies learned to self-soothe when life felt too big.

Food can become comfort, protection, distraction, or control.

And none of those responses make us broken.

When we start to gently explore why our patterns formed, we create space for choice, compassion, and healthier tools that honor our nervous system instead of shaming it.

What did you learn about food growing up, and how does it still show up in your life today?

Share in the comments if you feel comfortable.

11/21/2025

Many people notice their gut flaring up during difficult seasons, and it can be confusing or scary when symptoms seem to come out of nowhere.

Please remember that nothing is “wrong” with you. Your nervous system is doing its best to keep you safe, even when it doesn’t feel that way.

Healing the stress–gut loop doesn’t come from perfection.

It begins with small moments of nourishment that help your body feel supported again.

Author Meg Bowman of Nutrition Hive and I explore how nutrition, trauma recovery, and nervous system regulation connect—and how small acts of nourishment help the body feel safe again.

🎧 Listen to the full episode on the Close the Chapter Podcast here: https://kristendboice.com/podcastepisode344 or wherever you listen to podcasts.

And if you want to go deeper, check out her book This Is Your Body on Trauma—link in the show notes.

11/20/2025

We talk so much about what’s on the plate, but not nearly enough about what’s happening inside us while we eat.

So often we treat nutrition like it exists in a vacuum.

We count the vegetables, the protein, the carbs and the sugar.

But we rarely pause to notice what we’re feeling as we make those choices.
Are we stressed, overwhelmed, lonely, ashamed, or trying to soothe something deeper?

Are we restricting because we’re afraid?

Are we eating quickly because we’re still in survival mode?

✨ When we bring awareness and compassion into that space, nourishment becomes less about rules and more about connection.

❣️ In this episode, Meg Bowman of Nutrition Hive and I explore how our relationship with food is shaped by our nervous system, our lived experiences, and our need for safety, not just what’s on the plate.

🎧 Listen to Close the Chapter Ep 344:
https://kristendboice.com/podcastepisode344

And if today feels like a good day to reconnect with yourself, you can start with my free guided journal.

📓 Grab your copy at www.kristendboice.com/freeresources.

11/19/2025

Eating too much or not at all are both valid trauma responses. There is nothing wrong with you.

In this week’s episode, I share an insightful conversation with Meg Bowman of Nutrition Hive, a licensed nutritionist and author, about what feeding ourselves really looks like when the nervous system is overwhelmed.

She reminded us of something so many people need to hear.
We often focus on overeating as the “problem,” but the reality is that eating too much or not at all are protective responses.

It’s your nervous system trying to survive.

Once you’re back in a place of relative safety, that’s when you can start exploring what intentional nourishment looks like.

Not from shame. Not from pressure. But from understanding what your body has been holding.

Tune in to hear more about trauma, appetite, nervous system patterns, and how to care for yourself with gentleness during difficult seasons.

🎧 Listen to the full episode on the Close the Chapter Podcast here https://kristendboice.com/podcastepisode344.

11/18/2025

It’s not your job to fix the people who raised you.

In this episode, Vanessa Bennett, LMFT shared a truth that resonates deeply about healing the deep wounds we carry when we’re made responsible for a parent’s happiness.

Many people grew up feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions before their own becoming the peacemaker, the fixer, the one who held it all together for everyone else.

It’s confusing, because it can look like love.

But when a child feels responsible for a parent’s happiness, they grow up equating love with self-sacrifice, and guilt becomes the price of connection.

Healing this means learning to give back what was never yours to carry.

To love your parents while also recognizing that their feelings, choices, and healing are not your responsibility.

❣️Breaking the cycle doesn’t mean you love them any less. It means you finally love yourself enough to stop abandoning your own peace.

Sometimes the next step in healing is simply getting curious.

My free Guided Journal is designed to help you do just that, one reflection at a time.

Tap the link in bio or at www.kristendboice.com/freeresources.

11/17/2025

We’re told that motherhood should come naturally, that it should feel fulfilling, joyful, and intuitive.
And when it doesn’t, we assume something’s wrong with us.

That’s the myth of motherhood, the belief that mothering should be effortless and complete us entirely.

It’s a story we’ve internalized from culture, from generations before us, and often, from the way we were mothered.

My guest, Vanessa Bennett, LMFT, and I unpack how shame and cultural conditioning shape motherhood, and what it really means to heal across generations. ✨

Listen now: kristendboice.com/podcastepisode343
And don’t miss Vanessa Bennett’s new book, The Motherhood Myth: A Depth Therapist’s Guide to Redefine Parenting, Reimagine Intimacy, and Reclaim the Self — linked in the show notes.

11/16/2025

Feeling secure within yourself is one of the hardest and most freeing parts of healing. ❤️‍🩹

In this Close the Chapter conversation with Vanessa Bennett, LMFT we explored what it means to stop managing everyone else’s emotions and start trusting ourselves.

When fear runs the show, control usually follows.

We try to hold things together, to keep the peace, or to avoid that feeling of rejection or loss.

But underneath it all is a scared part of us saying, “If they’re okay, then I’m okay."

That’s where the real work begins.

Learning to stay grounded in who you are, even when someone you love is struggling or pulling away.

It’s the ability to say, I’m still here. I’m still okay, without making their emotional world your responsibility.

That’s what it means to be whole and steady, without needing to be rescued or to rescue anyone else.

📻 Let this conversation meet you right where you are. Press play on this week’s Close the Chapter Podcast for a grounded, heart-opening conversation about fear, self-trust, and emotional freedom.

Available on all podcast platforms or directly at https://kristendboice.com/podcastepisode343

11/15/2025

🩷 When you stop chasing love, you create space for real connection to find you.

So many people are conditioned to believe that love means finding someone who will make them feel whole.

It’s a story that begins early through family, culture, and even the movies that taught us love would save us.

But when we carry that belief into adulthood, we lose ourselves trying to earn love or avoid abandonment.

Healing asks us to release that fantasy.

To stop searching for someone to fix or complete us.

To come home to the truth that we were whole before anyone ever saw us.

When we start showing up as our authentic selves, that’s when connection deepens.

😌That’s when love becomes safe, mutual, and real.

What does living authentically mean to you right now?

11/14/2025

So often, we look to others to tend to the parts of us that still ache — our partners, our children, our friends.

But healing doesn’t come from someone else doing the work for us. It comes from learning to sit with our own pain and meet it with compassion. 💛

Healing isn’t a destination. It’s an ongoing process. It invites us to stay curious, to keep growing, and to honor where we are in the journey. 🌿

This week, I’m joined by licensed depth psychotherapist and author Vanessa Bennett, LMFT for an honest look at the myths that shape how we experience motherhood, s*x, relationships and how shame and codependency keep us from living authentically.

If you’re doing the work of healing and self-awareness, this episode will meet you right where you are.
Listen now: kristendboice.com/podcastepisode343

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Welcome!

My name is Kristen Boice,

a psychotherapist (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist -- LMFT), motivational speaker, workshop presenter and trainer, and Close the Chapter podcast host who specializes in getting people unstuck—and that’s exactly what I help people like you do every day.

Through my speaking, Close the Chapter podcast, group coaching work, retreats, and free resources, I help people move forward to close the chapter on things that no longer serve them (like toxic relationships, negative behaviors and patterns, and old beliefs), and step into a different way of being.

Translation? If you’re in a period of transition, or have felt trapped where you are for too long, we’ll peel back the layers of your doubts and fears, and uncover the essence of truth already within you—so you can open the door to an incredible new phase of your life, no longer bogged down from the negativity holding you back.