In this episode, we tackle one of the hardest questions we can ask ourselves: what if you are the problem?

It's easy to point to the ways we've been hurt by others or by the systems we live in. But healing also asks us to look inward. We explore the difference between understanding our trauma and using it to excuse the ways we may harm others, and why accountability is an essential part of breaking cycles of violence.

This conversation is about finding the balance between compassion and responsibility, recognizing that while trauma may explain our behavior, it doesn't have to define our future.

Episode Primary Topics:

• Can trauma explain harmful behavior without excusing it?

• Nature versus nurture and the impact of intergenerational trauma

• Victimhood, accountability, and the difference between surviving and perpetuating harm

• How systems and individuals both contribute to cycles of violence

• The role of self-awareness in creating meaningful change

• Why breaking generational patterns starts with one person

Episode Practical Healing Tools:

• Practicing compassionate accountability instead of toxic shame

• Taking radical responsibility for your choices and relationships

• Repairing ruptures through honest communication

• Building self-awareness and recognizing unconscious patterns

• Healing in community rather than isolation

• Choosing growth, even when it's uncomfortable

Healing isn't just about understanding what happened to you. It's also about deciding what you'll do with it.

Whether you've been harmed, caused harm, or both, change is possible. Breaking the cycle starts with awareness, accountability, and the courage to choose something different.

If this conversation challenged you, share it with someone who's ready to have honest conversations about healing and responsibility.

So, join us each month for a new theme in our unhinged exploration of trauma, power, and what it really means to heal.

And remember, you are not the problem…unless you are.

Ways to Connect & Support:

• If you love the show, the best way to support it for free is by listening daily, leaving a review, and subscribing or following in your favorite podcast app

• Sign up for Doris’ upcoming Burnout-To-Recovery Program for Nurses – the upcoming new cohort starts September 2026

• Download Some Freebies!

• • Read the Get Better Sleep E-book from Doris: https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/full-shop/p/thewinddown

  • Check Out Camille’s Self-Love Tarot Spread: https://camille-a-saunders.kit.com/selflovespread

  • Relax & Listen to Isabella’s Self-Protection & Emotional Boundaries Meditation: https://heal.risebeyondtrauma.org/

• Email us your thoughts, questions, feedback, and more at: nottheproblempod@gmail.com

Learn More About Your Podcast Hosts:

Camille A. Saunders: https://www.camilleasaunders.com/

Doris Taylor: https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/

Isabella Koepf: https://risebeyondtrauma.org/

In this episode, we explore the diet industry and the powerful systems that profit from keeping people focused on fixing their bodies.

From diet culture and beauty standards to wellness trends and biohacking, we examine the messages we receive about food, health, and worthiness. We also discuss how capitalism, convenience culture, and unequal access to nutritious food shape our relationship with eating in ways that often go unrecognized.

Most importantly, we explore how to move away from shame and toward a more intuitive, sustainable, and individualized relationship with food.

Episode Primary Topics:

• Diet culture, eating disorders, and yo-yo dieting

• The wellness industry's influence on health and body image

• Beauty standards, capitalism, and self-worth

• Food deserts, convenience foods, and unequal access to nutrition

• The role of large corporations and government subsidies in shaping food choices

• Why the problem may be bigger than individual willpower

Episode Practical Healing Tools:

• Intuitive eating and what it actually means

• Finding a middle ground instead of all-or-nothing thinking

• Using the 80/20 approach to nutrition

• Making informed choices without obsessing over perfection

• Reducing shame around food and eating habits

• Learning to trust your body and determine what works for you

The goal of this conversation is not to tell you what to eat. It's to encourage curiosity about the systems influencing your choices and to help you build a healthier relationship with food, your body, and yourself.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and help us continue the conversation.

Join us each month for a new theme in our unhinged exploration of trauma, power, and what it really means to heal.

And remember, you are not the problem…unless you are.

Ways to Connect & Support:

• If you love the show, the best way to support it for free is by listening daily, leaving a review, and subscribing or following in your favorite podcast app

• Sign up for Doris’ upcoming workshops:

• • Get Beyond Burnout: Not Your Normal Wellness Workshop July 15th, 2026 at 7p and August 11th, 2026 at 9a (Pacific Time); https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/events

• Download Some Freebies!

• • Read the Get Better Sleep E-book from Doris: https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/full-shop/p/thewinddown

  • Check Out Camille’s Self-Love Tarot Spread: https://camille-a-saunders.kit.com/selflovespread

  • Relax & Listen to Isabella’s Self-Protection & Emotional Boundaries Meditation: https://heal.risebeyondtrauma.org/

• Email us your thoughts, questions, feedback, and more at: nottheproblempod@gmail.com

Learn More About Your Podcast Hosts:

Camille A. Saunders: https://www.camilleasaunders.com/

Doris Taylor: https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/

Isabella Koepf: https://risebeyondtrauma.org/

In this episode, we explore a question that more and more people are beginning to ask: is our food making us sick?

From chronic illness and digestive issues to burnout and nervous system dysregulation, we talk about how modern food systems may be impacting our health in ways many of us were never taught to question.

We also explore the larger systems behind our food and healthcare industries, including the impacts of advertising, institutions, lobbying, profit, and the loss of personal autonomy when it comes to our health decisions.

This conversation is not about fear or perfection. It is about awareness, discernment, and reconnecting with the idea that you know your body better than anyone else.

Episode Primary Topics:

• The relationship between chronic illness, stress, and food sensitivities

• Processed foods, pesticides, and industrial agriculture

• Food industry influence on public health messaging

• Power dynamics in healthcare and self-advocacy

• The loss of autonomy and connection to natural living

• Why there is no one-size-fits-all approach to health

Episode Practical Healing Tools:

• Listening to and trusting your body

• Practicing self-advocacy in healthcare

• Exploring whole foods, homesteading, and holistic healing approaches

• Reducing shame around health struggles and food choices

• Using discernment with diet trends and wellness culture

• Remembering that healing does not require perfection

Our goal with this conversation is not to create fear around food, but to help you explore with more awareness, curiosity, and connection with your own body.

Take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and remember that healing is rarely one-size-fits-all.

Stay tuned for our next episode, where we continue this conversation by diving deeper into diet culture and wellness trends.

And join us each month for a new theme in our unhinged exploration of trauma, power, and what it really means to heal.

And remember, you are not the problem…unless you are.

Ways to Connect & Support:

• If you love the show, the best way to support it for free is by listening daily, leaving a review, and subscribing or following in your favorite podcast app

• Sign up for Doris’ webinars

• • Get Beyond Burnout: Not Your Normal Wellness Workshop May 13th, 2026 at 7p (Pacific Time); https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/events

• Camille leads New Moon Gathering and Tarot Readings every month within the Queer Joy Coven.

• • The next gathering is May 16th at 6pm Pacific Time. Join the community here!

• Download Some Freebies!

• • Read the Get Better Sleep E-book from Doris: https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/full-shop/p/thewinddown

  • Check Out Camille’s Self-Love Tarot Spread: https://camille-a-saunders.kit.com/selflovespread

  • Relax & Listen to Isabella’s Self-Protection & Emotional Boundaries Meditation: https://heal.risebeyondtrauma.org/

• Email us your thoughts, questions, feedback, and more at: nottheproblempod@gmail.com

Learn More About Your Podcast Hosts:

Camille A. Saunders: https://www.camilleasaunders.com/

Doris Taylor: https://www.moonshinewellnesspnw.com/

Isabella Koepf: https://risebeyondtrauma.org/