Corinna Bekker

13/05/2025

Ever felt like cravings were steering your every move, leaving you feeling helpless?

You’re not alone.

It’s okay to feel overwhelmed by emotional eating and anxiety. 

Reflect on your journey with compassion and know that change is possible.

With love,
Corinna x

23/04/2025

Most emotional eaters don’t have a food problem.

They have a pain problem.
An overwhelm problem.
A stress problem.
A childhood trauma problem.

So when food becomes the only thing that brings relief… It makes sense to use it as a coping tool.

That’s why the real work isn’t about mustering up more discipline or willpower.

It’s about understanding what you’re trying to escape, and learning new ways to respond to or release what you’re feeling.

These 6 questions are a starting point.
Not to judge yourself.
But to understand yourself.

So you can finally feel safe enough to let go of what’s holding you back.

👉 Which question hit you the hardest?
Let’s talk below.

Rooting for you as always
Corinna ###

12/04/2025

We need a dog Gerhard Bekker

07/04/2025

I used to think something was wrong with me. But the truth is—I just didn’t have the right support, the right tools, or the right understanding of why I felt so out of control around food.

If you see yourself in any of these slides, know this:

✨ You are not alone
✨ You are not broken
✨ And change is possible

❤️ Save this post to come back to when you need a reminder.
❤️ tag someone who might need a reminder of this too.

I’m rooting for you—always. 🌼

—Corinna

10/03/2025

DO NOT EAT THESE. Discard immediately if you recognize any of these in yours or a loved one’s kitchen. It’s the easiest act of love you can do for them today.

A French study in PLOS Medicine examined the impact of emulsifiers—food additives used to improve texture and extend shelf life—on cancer risk.

Researchers analyzed data from 92,000 adults over nearly 7 years and found that certain emulsifiers significantly increased cancer risk:

Mono & diglycerides of fatty acids (E471)—found in processed baked goods, margarine, and ice cream—were linked to:
15% higher risk of overall cancer
24% higher risk of breast cancer
46% higher risk of prostate cancer

Carrageenan (E407 & E407a)—a thickening agent in dairy alternatives, deli meats, and plant-based products—was linked to:
32% higher risk of breast cancer.

Cancer is complex and multifactorial, but one thing is certain: the food we eat plays a massive role in shaping our long-term health. Cutting out ultra-processed foods and focusing on whole, nutrient-dense foods is one of the most powerful steps you can take to reduce disease risk.

Thank you to my friend Food Babe for this image + bringing awareness to this critical issue. Don't miss our podcast conversation, airing soon!

28/02/2025

❌ You can’t overcome binge eating. No matter how hard you try, your genes determine how you act around food.

This? This is a myth that can be thrown straight out the window. And I’m going to explain why.

👉 Binge eating isn’t about your genes or lack of willpower for that matter—it’s a survival response. Your body isn’t sabotaging you; it’s trying to protect you. Restriction, stress, and unprocessed emotions all send signals that trigger the urge to binge.

👉 The problem isn’t you—it’s the methods you’ve been given. Diets, food rules, and sheer discipline don’t fix binge eating because they don’t address the root cause. The key is regulation, not restriction.

👉 Healing starts when you stop fighting your body and start working with it. Learning to understand and tend to its needs, rather than suppressing them - this is what creates real freedom around food.

👉 You are not broken, and this isn’t a life sentence. Sustainable change is very possible!
So the next time you think, “I’ll never stop binge eating,” remember these myth-busting truths—and know that real, sustainable healing is possible. 💛

26/02/2025

It took me many years to overcome binge eating & gain control around food and let me tell you, it was a process.

There was a lot involved that I didn’t realise would be.

Like learning that binge eating has surprisingly little to do with food and that my food obsession was actually a SYMPTOM - not the root cause!

Understanding that the reason I kept getting stuck in cycles of binge eating and self-sabotage was not because I was broken or born without the necessary willpower - it was because.. you guessed it.. I was using solutions that weren’t actually addressing the root cause!

Who would have thought that to be the case - when you grow up in a society that promotes the idea that people who are struggling are broken or unfixable.

I didn’t!

And truth bomb coming. It took me over 25 years of trying and failing to get where I am now! Some of the biggest mistakes I made along the way were:

😳 Thinking that more willpower was the answer
😳 Hoping that the next diet will be the magical solution to cure my cravings
😳 Treating my body like something that needed to be tamed and controlled

But let me tell you all the trial and error finally paid off.

SO… how did I do it?

Because nothing seemed to help, none of the diets, nor therapy with psychologists, anti-depressants prescribed by psychiatrists, the months I spent in a rehabilitation facility.. - I took matters into my own hands & studied how the body & mind actually works.

It taught me that healing from binge eating isn’t about forcing change—it’s about learning to see things from your body’s perspective so you can understand WHY it’s sending you urges and cravings. Until you do - you’ll keep stabbing in the dark at solutions you don’t know will work.

Speaking of which, if you’re ready to dive deeper into understanding your body, which is the key to overcoming binge eating - feel free to subscribe to my bi - weekly Food Freedom Diaries newsletter. LINK IN THE COMMENTS OR ABOUT SECTION!

20/02/2025

Your body is speaking to you through cravings and urges. This is what it’s trying to tell you, and how you can finally listen.

09/02/2025

If you feel out of control around food, it’s because your body is trying to tell you something. In my newsletter as she messages straight from your body’s perspective to help you understand what it’s really communicating so you can learn why you’re getting cravings and start addressing the root cause.

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04/02/2025

It’s been a while… sending a heartfelt message to anyone still struggling to stay in control around food. Since my journey began to figure out a way to get my life and eating habits back under control I learnt so much. I studied nutrition, habit change, emotional intelligence, nervous system regulation, yoga, Ayurveda and all sorts. I’ve finally come full circle, knowing that I have the answers to your questions on how you gain back control around food.

It all starts by learning how our bodies work. And this is what I share with you here in my newsletters, written from the bodies perspective - because what if the answer to gaining control around food wasn’t in another plan, rule or restriction, but in hearing the story your body is trying to tell you.

Have a read or listen (less than 10 minutes in audio), receive tools you can apply into your daily life to help you apply the knowledge and finally start making progress.

Your body has a message for you—one that could change how you see cravings forever.

20/06/2024