MEET
VICTORIA
Writer. Radical self-care guide. Dog mom. Here to help you come home to yourself.
I believe the world changes when women stop abandoning themselves.
If I’m honest, my journey to this work wasn’t easy.
Like so many women, I spent years obsessing over my weight, desperately trying to “fix” myself.
I believed that if I could just achieve my “dream body,” I’d finally be happy.
But when I got there, when I fit the jeans I thought I wanted, I felt more lost, empty, and disconnected than ever.
You see, for as long as I can remember, I was at war with my body. As a kid, I felt out of place. As a teen, my worth lived on a scale.
I set impossible standards, and when I couldn’t meet them, I doubled down: stricter diets, more control, less compassion.
Eventually, I developed an eating disorder. My life spiraled into cycles of restriction, binge eating, purging, and punishing exercise.
My body was thin, but my soul was empty. I was exhausted, broken, and desperate.
One night, after eating a handful of trail mix (which I had deemed unacceptable), I sat in my apartment consumed by shame and guilt. The only way I knew how to cope was to punish myself, so I pulled on my running shoes and set out for a grueling 30-kilometer run through the silent streets of Montreal.
It was 3 a.m., and with every step, I tried to outrun the overwhelming sense of failure.
When I finally reached the top of Mount Royal, the city was bathed in the soft light of the rising sun. Physically exhausted, my face streaked with sweat and tears, I stood there, feeling utterly defeated.
I came to the crushing realization that no amount of weight loss, control, or punishment was ever going to make me feel whole.
I believe
The world would be transformed,
if instead of being taught to shrink,
women were taught to take up space, to let their presence be felt,
and spend their time chasing purpose, not chasing perfection.
I’m not about:
I’m not here for a lack of empathy, shaming, or brushing off the real issues. We all have struggles rooted deeper than what appears on the surface, and it’s important to acknowledge and understand that.
You can find me:
Exploring with my dog, diving into new adventures, tackling a puzzle, mastering Portuguese, or feeling empowered during a gym lifting session.
IT WAS MY ROCK BOTTOM MOMENT…
With the sunrise at my back, I whispered, “I’m done.” But I didn’t know what “done” even meant. I tried therapy, but it made things worse before it got better.
What was missing was the why.
I dove headfirst into the science: eating disorders, behavior, trauma, the nervous system. I read hundreds of scientific journals, devoured books, and listened to every podcast I could find. And through all of it, I started putting together something different.
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Not a program. Not a plan.
A pathway back to myself.
And here’s what I realized:
The problem was never just food or my body. Those were symptoms.
The real wound was that:
I never learned how to actually take care of myself. Not the “drink more water” kind. The real, messy, human kind.
No one taught me how to listen to my body.
No one taught me how to set boundaries.
No one told me that rest is productive and that being “good” isn’t the goal.
Instead, I learned:
To self-abandon.
To perform.
To shrink.
To please.
It was perfectionism.
It was patriarchy.
It was a culture that taught me my worth depended on how small, quiet, and compliant I could be.
The tools I uncovered didn’t just help me recover. They helped me rebuild. They became the foundation for everything I now teach about radical self-care.
For seven years, I coached women through this work, helping them stop performing and start choosing themselves.
Now this work lives in my writing, my podcast, and the pages of my book. My mission is still the same:
To make sure no one else suffers silently the way I did. To remind women they’re not broken, just burnt out from trying to be everything for everyone.
Radical self-care is how we come back home.
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watching:
With Love, Megan
drinking:
Earl Grey tea (with a cookie)
reading:
Iron Wing
craving:
Maple Butter Tarts 🇨🇦
listening:
Melody Gardot
PROFESSIONAL bio
Victoria Evans began her career in the corporate world, working for a Fortune 500 beauty company in Montreal. Behind the scenes, she was battling an eating disorder, perfectionism, and relentless pressure to be “good enough.” Her personal struggles became the catalyst for what would become her life’s work.
AS An author and radical self-care guide
she is helping women unlearn the rules that keep them stuck and disconnected. Through her writing, podcast (Weighing In On Happy), and science-rooted approach, she offers a bold, compassionate path back to self-trust and emotional freedom. Her debut book, Beyond Bubble Baths & Face Masks, is a rebellious roadmap to reclaiming self-care on your own terms.