What Are You Consuming? The Diet Beyond Food

This piece is a deeper dive into my podcast episode of the same title.

Your diet isn’t just what you eat. It’s what you feed your mind, soul, and spirit. Every scroll, every sound, every conversation shapes you, whether you realize it or not.

If your playlist is filled with chaos, your thoughts will echo the same.
If your screen feeds you fear and division, your heart will feel it.
If your circle thrives on gossip, your energy will drain from carrying their weight.

We are what we consume.

I learned this firsthand after days of watching the news. The DC plane crash and the endless cycle of tragedy and tension took hold of my mind. The headlines kept replaying in a loop. It was the crash I couldn’t look away from.The devastation, the loss, the uncertainty of it all settled deep. Before I knew it, I felt drained, disconnected, and creatively stuck. I wasn’t just consuming the news. I was absorbing its energy.

Then, I made a choice.

I turned off the news. I bypassed the barrage of political posts that hit me every time I logged onto social media. I even blocked people whose entire focus was negativity, news, and politics. Slowly, I felt myself coming back to center, back to creativity, back to clarity, back to myself.

Negativity seeps in like a slow poison. A headline meant to spark outrage. A song laced with despair. A timeline of curated perfection that makes you question your own joy. We take it all in without pausing to taste what we’re allowing inside.

But what if you changed the recipe?

What if your mornings began with melodies that lifted you?
What if your conversations sparked inspiration instead of exhaustion?
What if you filled your mind with wisdom, knowledge, and things that helped you grow rather than just making you scroll?

You have the power to choose. You don’t have to eat everything placed in front of you. You don’t have to digest what doesn’t nourish you.

So, ask yourself: What are you consuming? And more importantly, is it feeding the best version of you?

I would love to hear your thoughts. Drop them in the comments and let’s continue the conversation.