Rooted in Reconnection: Healing from Scarcity, Shame and Infertility
I’m so grateful to share that I recently joined Dr. Meredith MacKenzie on One Body to Love for a deeply honest, vulnerable, and powerful conversation.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of not-enough—whether that’s around your body, your story, your business, your fertility, your future—this episode is for you. We peeled back layers together: how scarcity shows up (in money, in body, in voice), how shame whispers, how infertility invites grief and transformation—and how all of that can become an invitation to come home to yourself.
What we talked about:
A few of the reflections that surfaced in our talk, shared here in case they speak to something within you as well.
- The impact of food scarcity and early caregiving on body image and emotional regulation
- How rebellion and emotional eating can serve as coping tools in times of uncertainty
- The moment body shame begins and how it manifests across a lifetime
- Hope’s decade-long path to an endometriosis diagnosis and the grief of fertility struggles
- The process of rebuilding body trust through gentle, nourishing routines
This episode reminds us that healing isn’t linear. It’s tender, complex, and deeply human. Hope’s story is both a mirror and a message: you can honour where you’ve been while still creating a softer, more loving relationship with yourself.
About the One Body To Love Podcast
One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie is a space for honest, unfiltered conversations about food relationships, body image, and the emotional journey to self-acceptance. Hosted by binge eating therapist and intuitive eating coach Dr. Meredith MacKenzie, this podcast dives deep into what it really takes to break free from the cycles of bingeing, restricting and food guilt, in order to finally feel at home in your body. With warmth, insight, and lived experience, this show offers connection and guided support for women who are tired of chasing perfection and ready to reconnect with themselves in a more meaningful way, free from outside pressures.
Each week through solo episodes, guest interviews, and real-life coaching conversations, listeners are invited into real, grounded conversations. Ranging from topics of intuitive eating and binge eating recovery, to reclaiming your body, joyful movement, and navigating life in a culture obsessed with size. If you’ve ever whispered, “I don’t know what else to try,” One Body to Love will offer a new perspective, one rooted in compassion, curiosity, and sustainable change. Whether you’re in the thick of it or slowly finding your way forward, this is your reminder that healing is possible and you don’t have to do it alone.
Ready to Listen?
Hit play on the episode here on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts!
If this convo settled something in you, drop me a DM or an email. I’d love to hear how it landed, what stirred, what shifted.
