I Gained Weight, But Lost The Shame

She stopped chasing perfection in the mirror, and started listening to what her body truly needed. “Image created using AI (ChatGPT by OpenAI) by Sulti.”

Here’s how ancient wisdom, quiet consistency, and self-love healed my body.

For years, I equated thinness with worth. But life, healing, and honesty had other plans.
There was a time when I avoided mirrors. Not because I hated what I saw, but because I no longer recognized the person looking back.
My body had changed — softer, heavier, slower. Clothes didn’t fit. Confidence disappeared.
And with every kilo gained, I felt like I was losing something deeper: clarity, control, even my identity.

I gained weight. And this is not a confession.

But weight isn’t just physical.
It carries emotion. It holds memory. It reflects our rhythms, our stress, our silence. And mine was saying something: Pause. Listen. Heal.

I Thought It Was Just About Food:
Like many women, I tried to “fix” myself first. Diets. Fasts. Skipped meals. Workouts that left me depleted, not empowered. But the truth was, my body wasn’t broken.
It was just overwhelmed — by years of stress, emotional weight, and disconnection. And it needed more than quick fixes. It needed care.

The Shift Came Through Healing, Not Hustling:
As an acupuncturist, I had spent years helping…