Good Thursday Mollie!

I’m sorry the interview went badly and that you didn’t get the outcome you hoped for. What stands out to me, though, is how you’re letting yourself feel the disappointment without going into self‑blame- and that’s healthy 🙂

About the emotional eating — the important part is the way you noticed it, reflected on it, and didn’t spiral. You didn’t binge. You didn’t disconnect. You didn’t punish yourself afterward. You just had a sad moment and ate while sad — which is something every human being does sometimes.

The important part is that you’re relating to it differently now, with awareness and gentleness. That’s what recovery looks like in real life. ✨✨✨ When a coping mechanism is truly losing its grip, it doesn’t disappear overnight — it just stops feeling like the only option, and it loses its intensity and its power. And that’s what you’re describing.

Bogart was named after Humphrey Bogart, the famous 1940s movie star, Bogart has been a good boy for the 2nd day (and night) in a row! How is Ralph the cockapoo a naughty boy? I was wondering (my analytical mind was wondering) were you scratched by a cat years before you were bitten by a dog?

Anita