May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year I’ve been thinking a lot about the conversations happening both inside our heads, and around us, when it comes to food.
This month, I’ll be speaking with an organization called EmpowerHer about mindful eating, food noise, and how we begin to rebuild a more supportive relationship with food. And as I was preparing for that conversation, I noticed how my own way of seeing all of this continues to evolve.
Not because there’s a new diet or a better set of rules—but because of the people I sit with every day.
My clients.
The patterns we uncover together.
The questions that don’t have quick answers.
And the practitioners I follow on Substack, and those I’ve interviewed on the Love You More podcast continue to challenge my lens and shape my thinking.
It’s like updating an internal operating system…again and again.
And lately, one theme keeps resurfacing:
the growing experience of “food noise”and how we begin to support ourselves through it.
What is “food noise,” really?
It’s the constant mental chatter around food.
What should I eat?
Should I be eating this?
Is this too much? Too little? Too late?
Why am I still thinking about food?
For some, it’s subtle. For others, it’s exhausting.
And in the current landscape, especially with the rise of GLP-1 medications, this conversation is getting louder, not quieter. I’m seeing more curiosity, but also more confusion… and for many, a subtle sense of disconnection from their own internal cues.
So instead of pushing those thoughts away or trying to “fix” them…
What if we slowed down and got curious about them?
An Invitation to Slow It Down
This isn’t about adding more rules or thinking harder.
It’s about learning to notice what’s already there and gently creating space for something new.
Below is a guided experience I recently created for those interested in taking that “deeper look.” It’s inspired by the classic mindful eating raisin experiment, but expanded to explore more than just taste, inviting awareness of thoughts, beliefs, and body sensations.
If you try this on your own:
Do it with a meal or snack
Sit down without distractions
Maybe have a journal and pen (if you like to write vs. do it in your head)
A sip of water or tea to reset your palate
There’s no right way to do this! Just have fun, be playful and notice what unfolds!
The Food Noise Reset
A Guided Sensory Eating Experience
