MindShift Power Podcast
MindShift Power Podcast
Fatima Bey The MindShifter
Surviving is NOT Your Real Personality (Episode 136)
38 minutes Posted Jun 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Weight Cycling That Never Stuck
The Therapy Breakthrough On Trauma
Puberty Stress And The Freeze Response
When Abuse Becomes A Normal Template
Self-Medicating And Dating While Afraid
What People Accept As Normal
Relearning Intimacy With A Healthy Lens
Shame And The Damage Of Secrets
Not That Girl Anymore And Free Access
Final Questions That Challenge Your Story
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Your body doesn’t “overreact” for no reason, and your habits aren’t random. We’re joined by Patty Cabot, a New York based author whose story cuts through diet culture and goes straight to the root: how childhood sexual abuse can shape weight, boundaries, self-worth, and the way we show up in relationships for decades. Patty shares how she spent more than 20 years gaining and losing 50 to 75 pounds at a time, becoming “great at dieting” while still feeling stuck. The real shift happens when s...