Melissa's Story - When chocolate is the Solution not the Problem.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear Melissa’s food story and the insight she gained from examining her long-term weight struggle, using the iceberg model.

“Chocolate wasn’t and isn’t her problem; it is her solution. As a child it was the only comfort in a home that was never safe. And now as an adult that solution sits beneath the waterline, hard wired in to give relief in times of fear or overwhelm.”

Using an iceberg as a visual aid can help us see the hidden layers beneath complex challenges like weight loss. It shows why the obvious solutions of dieting and calorie-cutting, only work temporarily as they don’t address the root cause of excess weight.

Melissa, is a 49-year-old tech support specialist and mother of two, who has battled weight since her second child was born. Despite countless diets, she found herself stuck in a loop, losing and regaining weight, believing chocolate was the reason.

But when we mapped her patterns and traced her chocolate eating back to childhood,

Melissa realised it wasn’t just about taste, it was about safety and comfort in a home marred by violence.

Through Melissa’s story you’ll see that the path to permanent weight loss begins by turning the iceberg upside-down and finding the root cause, before starting another diet.

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First Published on September 2, 2025 at 16:28