Episode Description
Most adults who struggle with food didn’t just wake up one day with a problem.
Often, the story started much earlier.
Maybe food was used as comfort.
Maybe you were told to finish your plate.
Maybe you were bullied about your body.
Maybe dieting, shame, or feeling “not good enough” became part of your relationship with food.
In this episode, I’m joined by Kamy Moussavi, founder of Step Together, to talk about how childhood experiences shape emotional eating, overeating, body shame, and food struggles later in life.
Kamy shares his own story of moving from Iran to Canada as a child, growing up overweight, being bullied, struggling with binge eating and bulimia, and later turning that pain into work that helps families break the cycle.
We talk about:
- Why food struggles are rarely just about willpower
- How stress, shame, loneliness, and emotional needs can show up as overeating
- Why dieting as a child can create long-term damage
- How parents can support children without shame or punishment
- Why adults need to understand their own food story before passing patterns on
- How to start breaking the cycle with more awareness and compassion
This conversation is for you if you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating — or if you’re a parent who wants to help your child build a healthier relationship with food and their body.
Because kids are not broken.
Adults are not lazy.
And food struggles are often about much more than food.
Learn more about Kamy’s work at steptogether.us
And if you want help building a healthier relationship with food, movement, and your body, you can check my coaching options at: