OUR MISSION
 
UNSPOKEN ADDICTION IS MORE THAN A PLATFORM TO DOCUMENT MY PERSONAL BATTLE AGAINST FOOD ADDICTION. WHEN THAT BATTLE BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2026, I HAD THREE GOALS IN MIND. FIRST, TO DOCUMENT MY OWN BATTLE IN A WAY THAT IS HONEST, EDUCATIONAL, AND UNDERSTANDABLE. SECOND, TO HELP PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIMPLY BEING OVERWEIGHT AND SUFFERING FROM FOOD ADDICTION, SO THEY TOO CAN LEARN TO FIGHT IT ON THE TERMS OF WHAT IT IS: ADDICTION. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, TO FURTHER A CONVERSATION THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR FAR TOO LONG.

FOOD ADDICTION SHARES MANY OF THE SAME PATTERNS, BEHAVIORS, AND CONSEQUENCES WE RECOGNIZE IN OTHER FORMS OF ADDICTION, YET IT REMAINS TOO OFTEN UNACKNOWLEDGED, MISUNDERSTOOD, AND UNDERTREATED. MY GOAL IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT FOR WHAT IT IS, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE BREAK FREE FROM THEIR OWN FOOD ADDICTION.