While it seems like an impossible feat for many of us, you don’t have to obsess over what you eat, hate your body, and punish yourself for falling outside the current beauty standards. You really can unravel all of the cultural conditioning tangled up in your brain, and set yourself free to enjoy food and feel healthier.

We say “trust your gut” because its wisdom is ancient and incorruptible. Whether you’re deciding to indulge in cheesecake or take that job offer, your gut is where the answers live. And as you get older, your gut gets louder.

Can we spend our lives, as Mary Oliver once said, like “a bride married to amazement?” Maybe not 100% of the time. Most of us ‘need’ time for Netflix, napping and just staring into space. But when we remember how short this life really is, how much time do we want to spend being zoned out?