Just because you love the feelings of pleasure associated with something doesn’t mean you’re addicted to it. In order to understand that sugar and food cannot be addictions, we first have to understand how the reward system of the brain and addictions work.

Written by Laci Whipple

Driven by industries that profit from our insecurities, our society often undermines our self-worth, self-love, and body image. We don’t have to be defined by our bodies, but we do have bodies, and we can learn to love and accept them as they are.