Episode Description
Host: Kendra Beavis
Guest: Kayla MacDonald — Author, Podcast Host, Food Freedom & Embodiment Guide
In this episode of Tribe of Unicorns, Kendra Beavis sits down with Kayla McDonald for a grounded, imaginative conversation about food freedom, embodiment, and the power of rewriting the stories we live by.
Kayla shares how writing and creativity helped her survive a painful childhood—and how those same tools now support women in building healthier relationships with food, self-worth, and self-expression. Together, they explore why food struggles are often rooted in deeper stories about safety, identity, and being told to shrink, rather than a lack of discipline or willpower.
This episode blends lived experience with practical tools, including a playful journaling practice Kayla calls narrative alchemy, designed to make inner work feel lighter, more creative, and more sustainable.
🎧 Listen in for a grounded discussion on food freedom, embodiment, and rewriting the stories we live by.
Key Topics & Takeaways
- Food freedom and embodiment beyond diet culture
- How creativity and writing support healing and self-regulation
- Parts work and archetypes as tools for inner safety
- Why bingeing and restriction are protective responses, not failures
- Rebuilding self-trust with food without rigid tracking
- The link between being told you’re “too much” and hiding through food
- Using story, play, and imagination to create lasting change
- Why you are not a problem to be solved
Resources & Links
🎧 Embodied Writing Warrior Podcast
https://embodiedwritingwarrior.buzzsprout.com/
🌐 Website
https://www.embodiedwritingwarrior.com/
📖 Divine Daddies Audio Storybook
https://www.embodiedwritingwarrior.com/divinedaddies
🤍 Work with Kayla — 1:1 Container (Eat Your Desire)
https://calendly.com/kayla-embodiedwritingwarrior/call-to-adventure
🧘 Guided Meditations
https://go.sarahdumascoaching.com/meditationstou
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