Hello — I’m Leonila
A woman who grew up in the Philippines, shaped by tradition, silence, and resilience.
I learned early how to endure, how to serve, how to stay small – but inside me was always a question:
Could life be more than just surviving?
I’ve lived the weight of silence in my own body.
I’ve made choices I wasn’t proud of, stayed in places that hurt me.
And I’ve seen how stress and unspoken pain can break even the strongest hearts.
It taught me that silence has a price – and that holding too much inside will always take its toll.
So I learned.
That food is never just food – it’s memory, medicine, sometimes burden.
That stress doesn’t vanish – it lives in the body.
That pain, unspoken, passes through generations.
But I also learned healing is possible.
It begins not with perfection, but with honesty, presence, and love.
This is why I created Love.Eat.Live.
To share what I’ve lived and learned.
To honor the love that carried me here.
To remind us all that life is more than survival.
Love.Eat.Live. is not about rules.
It’s an invitation:
– to eat with love,
– to live with intention,
– to speak what hurts,
– to heal what can heal.
Because we are all worthy of joy, rest, and nourishment – not because we earned it, but because we are!.
So welcome.
Let’s feast.
Let’s flourish.
Together.