About Me
MY STORY
Kathrin Bentley
I don’t believe healing happens by trying harder.
And if you’re here, you may already be tired of being told that it should.
Most women who find their way here have already done that – often for a very long time.
They’ve controlled, prayed, resolved, started again, and quietly wondered why peace with food still feels out of reach.
What I’ve learned, both personally and professionally, is this:
Healing doesn’t begin with more effort.
It begins when the body finally feels safe enough to slow down.
MY STORY
Kathrin Bentley
I don’t believe healing happens by trying harder.
And if you’re here, you may already be tired of being told that it should.
Most women who find their way here have already done that -.often for a very long time.
They’ve controlled, prayed, resolved, started again, and quietly wondered why peace with food still feels out of reach.
What I’ve learned, both personally and professionally, is this:
Healing doesn’t begin with more effort.
It begins when the body finally feels safe enough to slow down.
Why this work looks different with me
For many years, I lived in the same exhausting cycle my clients describe – believing my food struggles meant I lacked willpower or discipline.
I also wondered, quietly, why my faith didn’t seem to fix it.
What changed everything was understanding how my nervous system had learned to survive.
My body wasn’t failing me – it was protecting me.
And yours has been doing the same.
When I stopped fighting my body and began listening with compassion, my relationship with food started to soften. Not because I forced it to, but because my system finally felt safe enough to change.
That understanding now shapes how I work with others.
Slowing down as a path to healing
Slowing down can feel counter-intuitive, especially in a world that rewards control and productivity.
Many women feel nervous about it at first – and that’s okay.
But for the nervous system, slowing down isn’t giving up.
It’s how safety is restored.
As the body settles, food no longer needs to carry the same emotional weight. Change begins to happen, not because it’s demanded, but because the conditions for healing are finally in place.
This is the foundation of my work.
My eating habits weren’t the real problem – they were my body’s way of coping with deeper struggles I hadn’t yet learned to process.
That insight changed everything. I began to see my binge eating, restriction, and food obsession not as failures of willpower but as survival responses. Instead of focusing on control, I shifted toward curiosity and understanding. That shift marked the beginning of real change
How faith lives in this space
My faith is not something I add on – it’s something that grounds this work.
I see slowing down as deeply aligned with faith: with Sabbath, with grace, and with the belief that we are already held.
Here, faith is never used to override the body or silence struggle.
There is room for questions, tenderness, and being exactly where you are.
Many of the women I work with share this faith, and it is held with great care and respect.
How I support women now
Today, I work with women who are weary of fighting themselves – and who are longing to be met with kindness instead.
Women who feel stuck in cycles of bingeing and restriction.
Women who are tired of blaming themselves.
Women who sense that their body needs gentleness rather than control.
Using a trauma-informed, somatic approach, I help women:
- slow down their nervous systems
- rebuild trust with their bodies
- release shame around food
- and move toward a calmer, more peaceful relationship with eating
Alongside lived experience, I am a certified Mind Body Eating Coach with the Institute for the Psychology of Eating and a certified Embodied Processing Practitioner with The Centre for Healing.
Embodied processing is a trauma-informed, body-based approach that works directly with the body’s sensations and nervous system responses, rather than relying only on talking or willpower.
I am deeply committed to holding this work with integrity, compassion, and respect for your pace and your story.
If you are here, that may already matter
If this page feels relieving rather than impressive, that’s intentional.
You don’t need to earn your way into rest.
You don’t need to push yourself to decide anything.
Your body will recognise safety before your mind does.
When you’re ready, you’re welcome to explore working together.
When you’re ready, you’re welcome to explore working together.