Waiting until you feel ready to work on your relationship with food might be the very thing keeping you from ever feeling ready.
You've said it to yourself. Maybe out loud, maybe to your therapist, maybe at 9 p.m. with the pantry door open: "I know I need to deal with this. I'm just not ready yet." So the plan becomes after the holidays, after life calms down, after the fear quiets. But the fear has been quiet exactly never, and every "after" hands the food rules, the body checking, and the guilt another season of your life. Here's the uncomfortable part: the readiness you're waiting for may only show up once you start.
In today's episode, Brittany Braswell, RD, gives you a little friend-to-friend tough love about the "I'll start in January" plan. She unpacks what "ready" is supposed to feel like, why the fear you're waiting out is the very thing this work is designed to change, and how one client's timeline turned out nothing like she predicted. Then she gets honest about who The Joy-Filled Eater Course is built for, who needs a higher level of care first, and why the course was designed for women who don't feel ready.
A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…
🚦 Why "I'll start when I feel ready" is quietly running your timeline
🧩 The one word most women mix up with "ready" (and what it's costing you)
💬 What one client expected at month nine versus what happened at month three and a half
🙏🏻 The question that shrinks a terrifying goal into a step you can take this week
🚪 An honest look at who a self-paced course fits and who needs more support first
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Join The Joy-Filled Eater Course, our signature Christ-centered, evidence-based, program with bite-sized lessons and real-life implementation strategies. It's helped dozens upon dozens of women achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. You don't have to arrive ready. You just have to begin: brittanybraswellrd.com/course
Enroll by October 30 at 11:59 PM CST to get access to the live group kickoff call and a full year of access to our student-favorite BONUS Vault!
*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.
