Brigid TitgemeierBeingBrigid Functional Nutrition · Transforming Women's Health Using Food as Medicine

The Very 1st Place To Start On Your Healing Journey

9 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal testimonial, the speaker reflects on a past lack of awareness about how food choices and fueling around exercise impacted their physical and emotional state, which left them feeling powerless and guilty. They describe a turning point where they began to notice cause‑and‑effect patterns—recognizing that certain foods or lack of fuel led to feeling "crummy" the next day—and how this insight restored a sense of agency, allowing them to make corrective choices. The narrative also highlights a mental shift away from self‑shaming and food judgment toward a compassionate, progress‑focused mindset, emphasizing that "progress, not perfection" has become a guiding principle in their healing journey.

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I was not paying attention to how I felt after I ate certain things or after I did fuel or didn't fuel before and after exercise. I was not paying attention, so I didn't understand the cause and effect of choices I was making. And so I felt like I had no agency. But now if something happens, I make a choice, and the next day I feel crummy, I'm like, oh yeah, I know, I know why I feel that way. I know how to fix it. That's huge to feel like I know what will work for me to get back on track. And the mental shift from shaming myself and judging food, the liberation, like, in my brain. The years I've spent as a woman feeling guilty about certain kinds of foods or overthinking things, and that is huge. That the progress, not perfection— I say it all the time.