What if your constant thoughts about food have nothing to do with willpower—and everything to do with the belief that you’re still not enough?
In this powerful episode of RichHer, Sarah sits down with Ramona to unpack “food noise”: the relentless mental chatter about what to eat, what not to eat, and whether you’ve been “good” or “bad” today.
Together, they explore why so many women spend years fighting their bodies, chasing control, and trying to earn their worth through food, weight, and appearance. Because the harder you try to silence food noise with restriction and discipline, the louder it can become.
Inside this episode:
What food noise actually sounds and feels like
Why it isn’t simply a lack of willpower
How diet culture connects food with morality and self-worth
Why restriction can make thoughts about food more consuming
How to rebuild trust with your body
What changes when you realise you never had to earn your worth
If food occupies far more space in your mind than you want it to, this conversation may help you see the struggle completely differently.
You are not broken. You are not failing. And you do not need to become smaller to be worthy of a full life.
🎧 Listen now and discover what could happen if you stopped fighting yourself.
This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for personalised medical, nutritional, or mental-health support.
About the guest:
Ramona Kossowan is Canada’s first certified Gentle Trauma Release Practitioner and a Personal Empowerment, Fitness, and Nutrition Coach specializing in midlife reinvention. She helps women navigate major life transitions by addressing what’s often overlooked — the emotional patterns, stored stress, nervous system overwhelm, and identity shifts held
in the body. Through her signature RENEW Method, Ramona guides women toward sustainable, bodybased healing so they can restore their energy, rebuild confidence, reconnect with themselves, and become a version of who they are that feels grounded, natural, and fully
their own. Ramona’s approach goes beyond performative healing, hustle culture, and surface-level mindset work. Instead, she teaches women how to work with their nervous systems, emotions, and bodies to create meaningful, lasting transformation.
About the host:
Sarah Coombes is the host of the RichHer Podcast, a former school principal, entrepreneur and mum of three. After living in two garages, moving 15 times in 12 months with two young children, and facing the challenge of finding $110,000 in just two weeks without a job, Sarah transformed her family’s financial future. She now shares honest conversations about money, health, relationships and building wealth without burnout, with a mission to help 100,000 women become financially stable.
