Welcome to July! A month where the heat turns up, and so does our awareness. Things like what’s working and what’s weighing us down or what we want to enjoy after the summer ends and what we want to leave behind, become apparent. That’s why I’m inviting you to tune into something we don’t talk about enough in wellness circles… digestion. But not just digestion in the physical sense, but digestion as a symbol for what we’re processing, holding, ignoring, or trying to push through.

Whether your eating habits feel disconnected, chaotic, or overly controlled right now… These reflections are here to help you reconnect with your body, explore how your relationship with food affects your gut, and make small shifts that bring your system some much-needed ease! It’s time to bring the focus back to the basics: nourishment, rhythms, and honoring the signals your body’s been trying to send.

Week 1: It’s Not Just What You Eat, It’s How You Eat

Overeating and under-eating aren’t personal failures. They’re often protective responses to burnout, pressure, or disconnection.

• When during the day do you most ignore or delay your hunger cues? What’s usually happening around you?

• Think back to a time when eating felt easy and supportive. What was different about that time in your life?

• What would it look like to slow down your eating process by 20% this week?

• How might a slower practice change the way you feel after meals?

Week 2: Gut Feelings Are Real Feelings

Your gut and your mind are in constant communication. So, tension, stress, shame, and more can impact how you digest your food and your emotions.

• Where in your body do you feel stress the most?

• What might your gut be holding onto?

• What’s one food or mealtime habit that helps you feel calm, safe, or grounded?

• How do your emotions around food mirror your emotions in other areas of your life?

Week 3: Release, Don’t Restrict

So many of us confuse control with relief. But true relief often comes from release, where we can come back to ourselves, not from rigid rules that force us to become someone else.

• What are you holding onto in your eating habits that might be doing more harm than good?

• In what ways do you notice your body trying to “let go”, but your mind trying to grip tighter?

• What’s one area where you could soften your expectations or release a food rule this week?

Week 4: Reset Your Rhythm

Pooping, like eating, is a rhythm (funny to think about, I know). But if your rhythm feels off, it might be time to simplify and come back to your body’s needs.

• What part of your daily rhythm (morning, mid-day, evening) feels the most misaligned?

• How can you create a little more routine in your meals without making it rigid?

• What does “digestive ease” look and feel like for you this summer?