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Back to EpisodesHealing Your Relationship With Food: Yayoi Komiyama On Brain, Body, And Balance
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Today, I sit down with Yayoi Komiyama, founder of Brain to Belly, to talk about how your mind and emotions shape your eating habits — and how healing that relationship can change your entire life. Ms. Komiyama is a certified wellness coach, former art photographer, and eating disorder survivor who blends Eastern and Western wisdom to help people break free from toxic diet culture, emotional eating, and self-sabotage.
In this episode, Ms. Komiyama walks us through her own journey — from childhood bullying and body shame to exercise bulimia and depression, and ultimately to self-acceptance. We talk about the cultural standards that shaped her as a Japanese-American woman, who lived in both Japan and America, the pressures of fitting in, and how she learned to build a life on joy and health rather than guilt and obsession. Her philosophy isn’t about restriction — it’s about harmony between your brain, your heart, and your belly.
We also cover practical ways to shift your mindset around food, the difference between real nourishment and punishment, and why most diets fail. Whether you're battling emotional eating, perfectionism, or a negative body image, Ms. Komiyama’s insights offer a compassionate path forward. If you're tired of chasing numbers on a scale and want to find peace in your body, this episode is for you.
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