When Safety Looks Like Control: Understanding Trauma Responses Through Food and Body

For many people, control over food or their body isn’t vanity; it’s a matter of survival. This post explores how restrictive eating, rigid routines, or body-focused behaviours can emerge as trauma responses, offering a sense of safety when life feels unpredictable. With compassion and clinical insight, we examine why these patterns emerge and how to gently cultivate new forms of safety that don’t rely on control.