Lora Grabow, LMSW

06/15/2026

Midlife has been humbling in ways I never expected.

But it’s also been clarifying.

I think this season of life slowly reveals which beliefs were never actually helping us heal in the first place.

And honestly?

I’m still unlearning so much.

06/10/2026

Midlife has changed the conversation for me in ways I never expected.

There’s something humbling about reaching a season of life where your body no longer responds the way it once did.
Where grief and wisdom somehow begin existing side by side.
Where you start realizing how many years you spent trying to earn worthiness through productivity, perfection, or shrinking yourself.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about healing.

Not just physical healing.

But emotional healing too.

The kind that asks:
What would it look like to stop relating to myself through shame?
What would it mean to finally feel at home in my body again?
What if becoming whole matters more than becoming acceptable?

I don’t have all the answers yet.

But I do know this:
The older I get, the less interested I am in punishment…
and the more interested I become in compassion.

And honestly?
That feels like a different kind of freedom.

06/08/2026

06/05/2026

For a long time, women have been taught to believe healing begins once they finally become acceptable.

I don’t think that’s true anymore.

I think many women are exhausted from trying to earn worthiness through shrinking themselves.

And I think we need more honest conversations about what healing actually looks like.

Which slide resonated most with you?

06/03/2026

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what happens after the food noise gets quiet.

Not just physically.
Emotionally too.

What rises to the surface when women finally have enough space to hear themselves again?
What grief shows up?

What healing becomes possible?
What identity questions emerge?

I think many women are carrying more than anyone realizes.

And honestly…

I think we need spaces where we can finally talk about that honestly.

06/01/2026

Something has been shifting in me lately.

Not away from the work I've always cared about...
but deeper into it.

Into conversations about healing, food noise, identity, self-compassion, chronic illness, and becoming whole instead of merely acceptable.

I've also felt called back to my roots—supporting people on a weight loss journey, bariatric and beyond—but in a different way than before.

Less focus on willpower.
More focus on understanding.

Getting to the root of our emotional relationship with food, the stories we tell ourselves, and what true healing can look like.

This feels like a new season, and I'm grateful you're here for it. Welcome to this new season with me.