Tamara Kung

"Why bother?"

If you've ever caught yourself thinking that when it comes to taking care of yourself — this is for you❤️

I've been there. The motivation isn't always there. The results feel far away. And it's easy to put yourself last when the present feels heavy.

What's been helping me lately? Getting really specific about who I'm becoming — and writing it down like she already exists. Because she does.

There's something powerful about putting words to your future self. Not as a fantasy, but as a direction. It pulls your choices toward her, even on the days you don't feel like it.
You eat well for her. You move your body for her. Not because you need to earn anything — but because you already deserve it.

This is real, this is neuroscience 🧠

Start with your favorite pen and paper.
Start with five minutes.
Start today.

✨ Tell me in the comments — what's one thing your future self would thank you for starting right now?

Save this and be honest with yourself — how many of these sound like you? 💜

If even one hit close to home, I want you to know something: this is not who you are. This is what happens when we've been given impossible rules and then blamed for not following them perfectly.

You are not failing. The system failed you.

This Wednesday I'm hosting a FREE live webinar — Food Freedom — where we're going to talk about all of this and finally start to undo it together.

🔗 Link in bio to grab your free spot — I'd love to see you there.

Tag a woman in your life who needs to hear this today 💜

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And I'm so excited to share it with you. 🌿

I'm hosting a FREE live webinar — Food Freedom — and it's for every woman who is exhausted from diets, food rules, and feeling like she's failing.

It is not your fault. And I want to show you why, and my most effective ways to evolve our thoughts around food ❤️

We'll cover:
✔ Why guilt and shame around food has nothing to do with your willpower
✔ Powerful tools to shift your relationship with food
✔ How to feel nourished, free, and joyful around eating again

It's free. It's live. And it's your most impactful foundation - you eat every day, multiple times, why not make it delicious, and healing at the same time? 🙌💪

🔗 Link in bio to register — Wednesday June 11th
Save this post and tag a friend who needs to hear this 💛

People always ask what I actually eat… and honestly?

What I really really want is something simple and fast, especially on a weekday.

I just make sure it tastes really good!

Lately I’ve been putting this chili oil on everything and it completely transforms a meal.

We’re talking:
cold tofu → sudden flavour burst 😍
greens → actually craveable💪
tacos → next level🔥

It’s not just spicy — the lemongrass gives it this bright, almost citrusy depth that makes everything taste so alive.

And on days when you’re tired, hungry, and don’t want to think? Having a way to make nourishing simple meals easy, that's what really matters.

Because nourishing yourself shouldn’t feel like a whole production.

Sometimes it’s just:
good ingredients + 5 minutes = done

Tell me, what would you add this to?? Leave your inspirational comment✨

(Also, shoutout to the brilliant woman behind this brand 👏)

And thanks to for this game changing find! ❤️❤️

There’s something really special that happens when you gather around a table with intention.

This past weekend, we hosted our first “Bring Your Own Story” supper club 🤍

Each bringing a dish… and the story behind it.

Some were rooted in culture,
some in comfort,
some in healing,
and some were just simple, everyday favourites.

And that was the point.

Because food has never just been about nutrients or what’s “healthy”—
it’s how we connect, how we remember, how we share parts of ourselves.

What stood out most wasn’t just the food (although it was all so delicious)…
it was how quickly we humans became something more. As the connection grows, we feel grounded, safer, braver, to be vulnerable, real, open, - and that leads to even deeper connection. A beautiful cycle repeats, and this is how we strengthen over time 💪

This is the kind of space I’ve been wanting to create more of.
Where we can actually practice what we talk about—
connection, nourishment, community.

And this felt like a really beautiful start.

Thank you to everyone who came to share their story and beautiful energy🙏

If this speaks to you, I’d love to have you at the next one ✨

Inspired by a case on The Pitt — where excess curcumin led to a woman literally turning yellow.

Her intake didn’t sound alarming (just 5 capsules every day... lol), until you translated it into food: roughly 1 cup of fresh turmeric root per day. Something your body would never tolerate in real life.

Turmeric is intense, bitter, earthy, so strong 🔥

Eating food comes with feedback — taste, smell, fullness — all guiding you toward enough. Capsules don’t.

We see this beyond turmeric, too. Vitamin D, iron, and other nutrients are essential, but easy to overdo when taken in isolation.

A simple reminder: your body isn’t meant to be bypassed. It’s meant to be listened to.

Have you ever noticed when your body tells you you've had enough?

I Bought myself tulips this week 🌷 (and thanks to 's funny + fiery book)

Not because I achieved something.

Just because I’m trying to practice something
that doesn’t come naturally to me—being kind to myself in small, consistent ways.

I spend a lot of time thinking about health and how we nourish our bodies from a biological perspective.

But as I continue to evolve as practitioner and human, I am learning to address the parts of us that can't be seen. Those parts unseen, but still need to be cared for in a deliberate and thoughtful way.

No milestone required.❤️

Be kind to yourself 🙏