Oprah has world-class discipline—and a very human struggle with food. This is how I resolve that tension by choosing rhythm over willpower.
That’s exactly what I’m trying to name: when expression gets suppressed, the body has to “hold” it somewhere, and food becomes both buffer and signal. Polyvagal is such a useful lens here; systemic indigestion is the protest.
That’s exactly what I’m trying to name: when expression gets suppressed, the body has to “hold” it somewhere, and food becomes both buffer and signal. Polyvagal is such a useful lens here; systemic indigestion is the protest.