Hello Reader,

Sometimes life hits all at once: messy, overwhelming, unavoidable

Last week, i snapped at my mom.

She hanged up on me.

And I was left sitting there, heart pounding and eyes burning, feeling everything at once.

Moments like these used to send me straight to food, to quiet the pain inside.

But that quick relief comes at a cost:

guilt, shame, indigestion, heaviness…

And that voice whispering: “I did it again.”

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The shift that changed everything

The next day, while commuting from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, I noticed something I’d never seen so clearly:

I wasn’t just stressed, I was fighting

• Fighting my back pain
• Fighting with life
• Fighting the people I love

And honestly… it was too much!

That awareness changed everything.

The old Rouba would have gotten lost in the “why” this was happening.

Not anymore. What mattered was this:

How can I care for myself enough to calm my nervous system and soften the edges of my back pain?

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Loving kindness in action​
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Here’s what helped me shift from “I must fix myself” to “I can care for myself”:

🫁 Breathe and meditate: not to escape, but feel the air move through me, a reminder that my body is my center.

ith every inhale and exhale, my thoughts soften, the noise in my head quiets, and I rest in the subtle awareness of my body, just being here.
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👣 Feel instead of think: the floor under my feet, the seat behind my back, small anchors pulling me out of my pain and my head.

Attention moves from doing to simply being. I’m not trying to solve anything; I’m just noticing sensations, letting them anchor me in this moment.

💧Surrender, not resist: pausing every time I find myself fighting, and letting go of my control.

Because real healing happens when I stop pushing against life and let the wind guide me instead.

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Each small act is helping me soften and reconnect

Fixing my back is not 100% within my control

But let me tell you what is within my control: feeling here.

Present. Held by my body instead of swept away by fighting and frustration. I can sit with the discomfort of my back and still feel anchored.

And in this moment, I don’t need food to anchor me, my body is already doing that for me.

Surrender isn’t giving up.

It’s leaning into the support that’s already available inside of me, trusting that the storm will pass, and letting my body guide me through it.

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Your body’s craving a connection with you

And I am here to support you find fulfillment in all aspects of your life.

I can help you gain a new perspective about the mind, body and soul aspects of your eating behavior that make you constantly hungry for more food.

Your journey with me begins with “Food for Thought”: a 90 min 1:1 online coaching session.

With care,

Rouba

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Hi I am Rouba, I blend food addiction counseling with breathwork to help you heal the root cause of your food and body struggles so that you sustain weight loss. Visit my website here to learn more about me and how we can work together. Follow me on Instagram and Linkedin​