Life After Diets: Recent Episodes
Sarah Dosanjh / Stefanie Michele
Many people are waking up to the fact that diets don't work, but if we're not dieting, now what? How are we supposed to find balance with food and reach intuitive eating?
Join Sarah and Stef, a psychotherapist and a health coach, as they talk about all things related to disordered eating, bad body image and creating a life that's free from food and body obsession.
The hosts draw on their own eating struggles and openly share the highs and lows of pursuing food freedom over weight loss.
In this episode, Sarah and Stef dive into the complex relationship between stress and eating habits. They share personal anecdotes (starting with Sarah's recent Domino's Pizza ordering experience) about how stress impacts their food choices and delve into the psychological and physiological reasons behind these patterns. Topics discussed include the challenges of stress-induced cravings, the role of carbohydrates and comfort foods, and practical strategies for managing stress. The episode also explores the benefits of somatic and cognitive approaches to stress.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Stef's Binge Recovery Course -- www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this live episode, hosts Sarah and Stef explain the concepts of "All-In Recovery" versus "All or Nothing Thinking," particularly in the context of the nondiet approach to overeating and restriction cycles.
Stef explains that "All-In Recovery" involves abandoning restrictive eating behaviors entirely, which actually IS a quite all-or-nothing experience. She also explains how it worked to find enough inner quiet to actually find intuitive eating authentically.
Throughout the episode, they highlight the distinctions between intentional eating without shame and unchecked binge eating, stressing the importance of presence and self-compassion in recovery. The hosts also address audience questions about how to identify if All-In Recovery is right for someone and the interplay between allowing binges and maintaining a helpful mindset.
Overall, the episode provides valuable insights into the nuanced differences between these approaches, offering practical advice for individuals navigating their own recovery journeys.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode, we delve into the concept of "triggers" and how they affect our emotions and behaviors (including how they impact binge eating and restricting and body image). Our hosts, Sarah and Stef, share personal anecdotes about feedback on social media (like when people make comments about our clothes or teeth or how we are only in this for ourselves), the psychological and physical responses to being triggered, coping mechanisms, and practical tools. They differentiate between being triggered and being activated, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and time to process intense emotions. The conversation touches on the role of community in managing these reactions and the importance of compassion and presence when dealing with emotional triggers. Join us for an honest discussion on how to navigate the complexities of emotional triggers and find healthier ways to cope.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this heartfelt episode, we dive deep into the complexities of motherhood, pregnancy, and recovery. Join Stef and Sarah as they discuss personal experiences and answer listener questions surrounding motherhood, disordered eating, and the challenges of recovery. From confronting body image issues during pregnancy to navigating the hurdles of parenting while recovering from an eating disorder, this episode offers valuable insights and emotional support for mothers and parents with a complicated food/body relationship. Tune in for an open and honest conversation that sheds light on the realities of motherhood and the journey to self-acceptance. Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode of our podcast, join Sarah and Stef as they delve into the complexities of eating out. From the anxieties and guilt associated with ordering and calorie counting to the social pressures of dining with others, they discuss the various challenges people face. The conversation also touches on topics like intuitive eating, practical tips for overcoming eating-related stress, and reflections on personal experiences with food and dining out. Whether you're navigating disordered eating or simply looking to feel more comfortable eating out, this episode offers valuable insights and advice.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this lively and unique episode, Sarah and Stef delve into the concept of joy. They share their personal experiences and struggles with finding joy, reflecting on moments that brought them happiness and the impact those moments had on their mental states. From a sunny drive to Brighton listening to summer reggae (Sarah) to a rollercoaster ride with her daughters (Stef), they explore how joy can stem from both big and small moments. They also discuss the complications of linking joy to external validation (like viral YouTube success or getting asked out by a crush) versus the pure joy from unconnected experiences like nature, music, or meaningful connections. Through their candid conversation, they connect the dots between joy, peace, gratitude, and even existential realizations, proposing that our defenses may often block joy. Along the way, both hosts get a bit vulnerable and offer insights into leaning into moments of discomfort as a way to invite more joy into life.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
This week, we are talking to Dr. Jenn (@menopause.nutritionist), an Intuitive Eating dietician and naturopathic doctor, who is a medical expert in Functional and Intuitive Nutrition for Women in Midlife.
Because how the heck do we stop dieting and stay sane when we're dealing with menopause symptoms??
We'll cover:
- Jenn's story
- The difference between perimenopause and menopause
- Estrogen's impact on our appetite and weight
- The role of nutrition in balancing hormones
- Weight gain in menopause (and perimenopause)
- Loss of muscle mass and the advice to strength train, strength train, strength train!
- Gentle Nutrition for hormones
- Do we need all this protein?
- Hormone replacement therapy
Connect with Dr. Jenn
- WEBSITE: https://www.jennsalibhuber.ca
- INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/menopause.nutritionist/
- PODCAST: The Midlife Feast
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode, we dive into a thoughtful and nuanced review of the book 'Ultra Processed People' by Chris Van Tulleken. They explore the book's themes around ultra processed foods, their potential impact on our health, and the broader societal implications. The conversation navigates through personal anecdotes, scientific claims, and the complicated relationship with food, making it a must-listen for anyone intrigued by the intersection of nutrition, mental health, and recovery from disordered eating. Enjoy the discussion and don't forget to reach out with any questions or insights! Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie (waitlist through Jan 2025) - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
This episode features Livia Sara, known as @LivLabelFree, who shares her journey and expertise in disordered eating recovery through the lens of autism. We'll discuss:
- Liv's Background: how Livia started helping others with neurodivergent eating disorder recovery
- Autistic Traits vs. Eating Disorder Behaviors: The conversation delves into distinguishing between autistic traits and eating disorder behaviors, emphasizing the importance of intention and the roots of these behaviors.
- Experience with Extreme Hunger: Livia shares her encounter with extreme hunger during her recovery, explaining how she accepted and managed it.
- Recovery Insights: The discussion explores the nuances of recovery for neurodivergent individuals, including the separation of safety and love in recovery behaviors.
- Role of Acceptance: Acceptance and permission to eat played a critical role in Livia's journey, marking a shift in her approach to food and recovery.
- Existential Perspective: Livia ties in the difference between knowing something intellectually and knowing in a soul-centered way, including how to tell the difference between disordered traits vs autistic traits.
- Safety vs Love: Stef & Livia identify the distinction between feeling safe vs acting through supportive self-love.
If you would like to contact Livia, you can find her website HERE and learn more about her newest book, How To Beat Extreme Hunger, HERE. She can also be found on Instagram at @livlabelfree.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie (waitlist through Jan 2025) - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode, hosts Stefanie and Sarah dive into the complexities surrounding overeating, especially in the context of recovery from binge eating. They discuss the difference between binge eating and overeating, and explore how habits, stress, and emotional regulation play into our eating behaviors. Using real-life anecdotes and client experiences, they offer compassionate insights into understanding and managing overeating without demonizing it. Listeners will also learn about the psychological and physiological factors that can contribute to this behavior, including the role of hormones and histories of ED. They also speak to those who suffer from chronic overeating patterns in the absence of binge or an ED. Join Stefanie and Sarah as they unpack these nuanced topics and provide a supportive space for anyone struggling with overeating. Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie (waitlist through Jan 2025) - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
Welcome back to another episode, everyone! In today's chat, we are explaining Stef's concept of "anchor meals", their psychological and physiological impacts, and how they fit into our daily routines. We start off with entertaining personal stories—from recording mishaps to culinary adventures in Spain—that segue into a discussion on why knowing when your next meal is coming is important for our mental and physical well-being.
We explore how sticking to regular meal times can sync up with our body’s internal hunger cues, providing a sense of security and balance—especially for those recovering from disordered eating patterns. Stef shares insights from her binge recovery course, highlighting the importance of scheduled anchor meals, while Sarah adds personal anecdotes about how meal planning differs for someone living alone versus a family setting.
Whether you're someone who likes to plan every bite or prefer a more flexible approach, this episode covers how anchor meals can be adapted to fit various lifestyles—including tips and experiments to see what works best for you.
Don't miss this one if you're curious about reshaping your eating patterns, want to understand the principles behind "anchor meals" better, or are just looking for relatable, actionable advice on creating a more balanced relationship with food.
Learn more about Stef's 3-month Binge Recovery Program (from anywhere in the world!) beginning the 9th of September, 2024. Use discount code: LADLISTENS for $100 off!
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode, we're talking about the challenging and often unspoken topic of hopelessness and despair in relation to recovery from eating disorders. We offer personal experiences of the complex emotions intertwined with despair, such as fear, sadness, and anger. We also discuss what mindfulness, connection, and individuality might have to do with navigating despair. We discuss the power of belief, personal barriers, and the potential for unexpected breakthroughs. 00:00 Introduction to Hopelessness and Despair 00:25 Personal Experiences with Despair 01:13 Understanding Despair: Emotions and Stories 02:43 Different Perspectives on Despair 05:59 Despair in Eating Disorder Recovery 14:27 Finding Hope and Personal Pathways 20:40 The Role of Belief and Mindfulness 35:09 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Learn more about Stef's 3-month Binge Recovery Program (from anywhere in the world!) beginning the 9th of September, 2024. Use discount code: LADLISTENS for $100 off!
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode, we explore the complex emotion of anger. We discuss how anger can be a suppressed emotion (and create conditions for bingeing and restricting) because sometimes, it's an emotion we are afraid to feel. On the other hand, it can be a high-energy emotion that just takes a lot of wrangling to keep regulated! For the first time ever on this podcast, we actually discuss -- live, and without pre-planning -- a recent personal conflict between us when we went to Bournemouth for a workshop. In real time, we hope to demonstrate the importance of rupture and repair in relationships. This episode also touches upon the interplay of helplessness and anger, the significance of understanding physical responses to emotions, and strategies for managing these intense feelings. 03:00 Revealing Today's Topic: Anger 05:23 Personal Experiences with Anger 07:31 A Moment of Conflict 10:42 Processing and Reflecting on Anger 23:05 Memory and Miscommunication 24:39 Physical Reactions to Emotional Stress 26:56 Rupture and Repair in Relationships 27:58 Personal Experiences with Conflict Resolution 30:40 Helplessness and Control 36:59 Balancing Perspectives and Finding Ease 43:18 Reflections and Closing Thoughts Learn more about Stef's 3-month Binge Recovery Program (from anywhere in the world!) beginning the 9th of September, 2024.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this episode, we explore the complex role guilt plays in our lives, particularly around topics like eating, self-care, and productivity. We start things off with some chit-chat about recording while standing up -- Stef has a moment of body image angst, revisted at the end of the episode.
We discuss how guilt can stem from societal expectations and personal values, and whether it truly helps drive positive change or just makes us feel worse. We also talk about how guilt compares to integrity and self-care, arguing that aligning with one’s values might be a healthier motivator than guilt.
Several personal stories highlight these ideas:
- Sarah shares a dinner story involving guilt around food and a confrontation with her dad's judgmental comments.
- Stef talks about the difference between productive frustration and unproductive shame using an example of...underwear
- Both hosts reflect on their own experiences with guilt related to work and productivity, emphasizing the difference between productive self-care and collapsing out of despair or self-abandonment.
The conversation also touches on parental expectations, societal pressures about how to look, eat, and "succeed", and the importance of self-compassion (explained in context, not the abstract boring way).
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
In this engaging episode of their podcast, Stef and Sarah dive deep into the topic of mindful eating. Stef shares some insightful anecdotes about how clients often come to her with a preconceived notion of how they "should" be eating. Sarah chimes in with practical advice from her workshops, suggesting that eating mindfully isn't about being perfect but more about being present.
Throughout the episode, they explore the challenges and misconceptions surrounding the practice. They emphasize that mindful eating isn't one-size-fits-all. For some, it can exacerbate issues like perfectionism or diet culture pressures. They also talk about the importance of self-compassion and curiosity in the journey towards a healthier relationship with food.
There are relatable stories about struggles with binge eating, the cultural weight of diet culture, and the roller coaster of trying to eat "right." They also hit on some lighter notes, like Sarah's recent misadventure with an electric blanket and Stef's physical therapy updates.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
This episode features a conversation with Danielle Bublitz, a registered dietitian from Southern California who has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 20 years. Danielle shares insights on the stigma surrounding type 2 diabetes, what it means to have prediabetes, and the tendency of wellness culture to pathologize blood sugar spikes in people without diabetes (including people with eating disorders, disordered eating, and orthorexia).
The conversation also touches on the controversies surrounding Ozempic and GLP-1 medications, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and the psychological implications of dieting and food restriction for blood sugar management.
Danielle Bublitz, MS, RDN, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She specializes in working with people with diabetes and binge eating in a Health At Every Size(R)-aligned lens. Danielle earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from California State University at Chico and received her Master’s degree from California State University at Northridge while completing the dietetic internship program. Danielle is passionate about guiding her clients with diabetes towards feeling more at peace with their food decisions and blood sugar management. You can find her at @foodfreedomdiabetes on Instagram or www.foodfreedomdiabetes.com
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Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
In this episode of the "WTH Effect" podcast, hosts Stef and Sarah dive deep into the "What the Hell Effect," discussing personal experiences, psychological factors, and actionable strategies to cope with this common eating phenomenon. They explore the intersection of binge eating, restriction, and emotional regulation, providing valuable insights into how to manage the cycle of "breaking food rules" and guilt. Key topics include the abstinence violation effect, black-and-white thinking, and the importance of self-exploration and changing one's relationship with food.
Additional themes:
- injustice
- sense of failure
- self-awareness
- despair and helplessness
- humility
- self compassion
- the observer effect
- "now me" vs "future me"
- emotions vs cognition (and how the latter might perpetuate WTH effect)
- nervous system regulation
If you find this episode helpful, please subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
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Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
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Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
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Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
In this episode of the "Life After Diets" podcast, we explore the journey of coping with depression in eating disorder recovery. Join us as we discuss personal stories, coping strategies, and nervous system theory with our hosts, Sarah Dosanjh, psychotherapist and author of I Can't Stop Eating, and Stefanie Michele, Certified Intuitive Eating Coach and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, both recovered from binge eating.
Episode Highlights include:
- Anxiety and Depression: are they linked? How?
- What depression feels like
- Polyvagal Theory as it applies to the stigma of mental health
- Who is the "real you?"
- Parts Theory (IFS, Internal Family Systems) as applicable to ED and depression
- How food can be used as a depression buffer and/or coping mechanism
If you find this episode helpful, please subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
You know what's hard in a life after diets? When people comment on your body or your food choices. How are we supposed to respond? It is a tough balance between setting boundaries, managing conflict, and not feeling triggered.
The conversation starts out with a reflection of Stef's conversation the previous day with her Mom, but moves through different scenarios that we might run up against in our non-diet culture driven life. Some scenarios include: what if someone asks me if I'm pregnant? What if someone is just ignorant or making a non-critical observation? What if their comment triggers my own self doubt?
Tune in now!
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YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
If we're not dieting, won't we just be completely out of control with food? That's the risk when we feel like we can't trust ourselves.
In this episode, we talk about what self-trust is -- including how we thought about it before recovery and how we think about it now. And maybe most importantly, how we developed more of it!
This episode was livestreamed to our private community so we also answer some listener questions about personal experiences with self-trust.
We discuss:
- trusting yourself not to binge
- self-alliance and self-abandonment
- the role of self-sabotage
- being mad that versus being mad at
- what needs to be in place before we keep promises to ourselves?
- the stories we tell ourselves
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Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
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YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
How do other people make decisions about what to eat? Have you ever been interested in understanding what makes a person choose the breakfast or lunch or snack that they choose? Sarah and Stef offer their personal decision making processes of the meals they ate the day of recording this podcast. From there, the conversation branches off into topics like practical hunger, interoception (a principle of Intuitive Eating), cravings, habits, and preferences.
We also ask ourselves the question: what do you do when nothing sounds good?
Finally, we talk about what strategies you might use to make decisions about food if you're still in the middle of disordered thoughts and behaviors around food.
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Stef’s body image workshop – https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/bodyimageworkshop2024
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
This week we are talking to Sam Abbott, RD about PCOS! Many of our listeners have been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian sydrome) and medical recommendations to manage symptoms are usually geared towards weight loss and food restrictions. How does someone with PCOS balance this condition within a nondiet value system? We'll look at:
- What exactly is PCOS?
- What can be mistaken for PCOS?
- How does PCOS get diagnosed?
- Is eating low-carb important for symptom management?
- Can intermittent fasting help?
- What non-food related strategies can help?
- Mental health, sleep, fatigue, community support, and more!
Resource: Ferriman-Gallwey Score for Hirutism
Contact Sam:
- Sam's website and membership links
- Sam on Instagram: @pcos.nutritionist
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
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Stef’s body image workshop – https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/bodyimageworkshop2024
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Sarah's Connect and Recover groups: https://thebingeeatingtherapist.com/connect-recover-groups/
This episode is all about relapse in the context of eating disorder recovery. We cover topics such as shame, self-awareness, boundaries, dopamine regulation, catastrophization, and the impact of life circumstances on relapse.
Relapses can be very distressing; it's tempting to think we've failed or that we'll "never really get better." In the second half of this episode, we talk about the idea of "remembering and forgetting" as a muscle that actually builds resilience over time in eating disorder recovery -- even if the "forgetting" is relapsing.
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Stef’s body image workshop – https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/bodyimageworkshop2024
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Sarah's Connect and Recover groups: https://thebingeeatingtherapist.com/connect-recover-groups/
This week we are talking about attachment styles.
The psychological concepts of anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and disorganized attachment have been used to understand our relationship dynamics with other people, but can it also be used to understand our relationship dynamics with food?
For example, anxious attachment in relationships looks like constantly seeking validation and having porous boundaries with ourselves and others for fear of losing connection. Might this also translate to having porous boundaries with food? Would we consistently seek out and overeat because we have scarcity around that, too?
Tune in to see how an understanding of attachment theory might help you understand why Intuitive Eating feels difficult and binge eating, compulsive eating, and/or restricting feels so primal...
x Stef & Sarah
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Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Sarah's Connect and Recover groups: https://thebingeeatingtherapist.com/connect-recover-groups/
The world talks a lot about self-care, but many people in this community feel selfish taking care of themselves. It can be seen as indulgent to take the time to tend to our own needs, especially as mothers -- check out the second half of the podcast where Stef addresses this from her perspective as a parent (her take might surprise you). So what's the difference between self care and self indulgence?
Speaking of indulgence, we also look at the way we talk about food under this lens. Are the connotations of this word inherently problematic? Are we just gluttons or is there a case for the healthy pursuit of food as pleasure, or even as self-care?
Tune in...
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Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Sarah's Connect and Recover groups: https://thebingeeatingtherapist.com/connect-recover-groups/
This episode is a review of "The Hunger Habit" by Judson Brewer, MD, PhD. Is this a book that can help people who struggle with binge eating and disordered eating? Will Sarah and Stef come to the same conclusions about the book? Most importantly, will Stef remember her note-to-self about making her points of contention calmly?
I guess you'll have to tune in to find out!
Sarah's Connect and Recover groups: https://thebingeeatingtherapist.com/connect-recover-groups/
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Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage
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Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
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YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
We are back with another recovery story -- this time from Louise, a member of our community (which you can join here, by the way!) Louise explains her story of disordered eating and restriction starting in adolescence, eventually leading her to give up dieting to lean into an anti-diet approach. Like so many others in ED recovery, Louise had to deal with weight gain and body image issues in exchange for food freedom -- but came out with this story to tell. Listen to her inspirational message about sex, attraction, and empowerment in this very cool, real-story episode.
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Sarah’s book, I Can’t Stop Eating, is available on Amazon
Join us live on Monday 20th May 2024 in Brighton: https://www.lifeafterdietspodcast.com/evening-in-brighton/
And on Thursday 23rd May 2024 in Bournemouth: https://www.lifeafterdietspodcast.com/day-retreat-on-the-beach/
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want to improve your relationship with food and become more comfortable in your own skin. Community membership includes invites to live episode recordings (online), support meetings, a private Facebook group and monthly Q&As. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
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Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh psychotherapist
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
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YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
In this bonus episode Marcus Cain addresses community questions and discuss broader perspectives on fitness beyond mere weight loss.
Marcus addresses the first question about decoupling exercise from the desire to lose weight, highlighting the challenge many face in reconnecting with exercise as a source of joy rather than a tool for body modification. He suggests exploring activities enjoyed in childhood and experimenting with movement without pressure, echoing the need to redefine personal relationships with fitness.
The dialogue shifts towards finding enjoyment in exercise, especially for those who may feel demotivated by the routine aspects of training. Marcus empathizes with this sentiment, discussing his own structured training regimen that supports his hobbies, like skiing, illustrating the concept of exercising for pleasure and functionality rather than for aesthetic changes.
The discussion also covers the psychological hurdles in fitness, such as dealing with plateaus and maintaining motivation amidst slow progress. Marcus underscores the importance of understanding that progress is non-linear and managing expectations realistically to sustain long-term fitness goals.
Another significant portion of the conversation focuses on inclusive fitness practices. They discuss the challenges faced by individuals with bigger bodies, emphasizing the importance of creating positive and accommodating exercise environments free from judgment and stigma. Marcus advocates for a gentle approach to fitness that respects individual experiences and promotes healing from past traumas related to exercise.
Throughout the conversation, there's a recurring theme of questioning traditional fitness narratives and encouraging a more holistic, inclusive, and enjoyable approach to physical activity. The hosts and Marcus emphasize shifting the focus from weight-centric goals to embracing exercise as a part of a fulfilling lifestyle.
Prilepin's chart https://precisionpowerlifting.com/2020/04/20/prilepins-chart-and-powerlifting/
This episode was a toughie, not gonna lie.
It's really, really hard to have this discussion without potentially triggering some folks -- and we only know that because at one time, it triggered us, too. But this podcast is valuable because it does explore nuances, including the things less talked about in the anti-diet world.
At the end of the day, the desire for weight loss remains after we stop dieting. And for some people the question of: can I pursue this intentionally without regressing or sacrificing my values and myself? comes up a lot.
This is an individual question with individual answers, and we're having the conversation for people who want to have the conversation. Please note that if you have found peace in the skin you're in, this episode may not be for you. It's for people who feel lost, confused, and stuck and want to explore more angles of weight concerns post-recovery.
We'll touch on:
- safety in the body (of course!)
- attachment to the idea of weight loss
- physiological and psychological factors
- why our appetite changes on vacation (or in other situations where stress is lower)
- the idea of "releasing trauma to release weight"
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Sarah’s book, I Can’t Stop Eating, is available on Amazon
In this episode, the hosts really get into how scarcity affects us, especially when it comes to food. They start by breaking down what scarcity truly means—it's not just about running out of something, but feeling like you never have enough of what you need. This feeling can lead to behaviors like hoarding or binge-eating, not just with food, but in many parts of our lives.
They share personal stories and observations from society to show how the fear of not having enough drives us to overcompensate in different ways, like stockpiling items or overindulging when certain foods seem rare or unavailable. They talk about "window of opportunity" eating, when we eat not because we're hungry, but because we're afraid we won't get another chance to enjoy that particular food.
The hosts also delve into how these behaviors often stem from emotional needs rather than physical hunger. They discuss how past traumas or emotional gaps can lead us to act out of scarcity, affecting how we see our current situations, often without even realizing it.
Throughout the episode, they offer strategies to deal with these impulses, like mindfulness and asking yourself why you feel the need to act on scarcity. Understanding these feelings better can help us control them.
The episode ends on a thoughtful note, stressing the importance of self-awareness and kindness in facing scarcity. By recognizing and addressing the emotional roots of our behaviors, we can make more thoughtful choices that lead to healthier and more fulfilling lives. It's a really insightful conversation that helps us see how deep-seated feelings of scarcity can affect us and offers ways to handle them.
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Sarah’s book, I Can’t Stop Eating, is available on Amazon
This body image centered episode delves into the distinctions between body positivity and body neutrality, offering a nuanced exploration of how individuals can relate to their bodies beyond conventional narratives of self-love.
The conversation begins by distinguishing body positivity from body neutrality. Originally, body positivity emerged from the fat activist movements of the 1960s, aiming to empower marginalized bodies, especially those of fat, Black women, and aligning with LGBTQ rights. In contrast, body neutrality is presented as a more muted, less emotionally charged approach, appealing to those who may find the ra-ra! enthusiasm of body positivity unreachable.
Stef, who hosts a Body Neutrality for Body Image Workshop, discusses the personal significance of body neutrality as a middle ground where you can acknowledge your actual feelings about your body—whether positive or negative—without allowing those feelings to dictate your self-worth or mood.
This epidosde emphasizes that adopting a body neutral stance is not an instant change but a gradual process of shifting one’s value system and managing emotional responses.
https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/bodyimageworkshop2024
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Books Mentioned:
- Body Neutral by Jessie Kneeland
- More Than a Body by Lindsay & Lexie Kite
- The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
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In this podcast episode, we explore the concept of Gentle Nutrition, explained as combining basic nutritional knowledge with body attunement. This 10th principle of Intuitive Eating is about recognizing how different foods affect one’s body while maintaining a non-restrictive approach to eating.
We also touch on personal experiences with nutritional adjustments post-recovery from eating disorders -- how and when do you think about nutrition when you're learning to allow all foods?? Does anti-diet have a "middle ground" or does it promote choosing "junk food"?
As with every discussion on this podcast, there is nuance.
Eating choices can be balanced with nutritional wisdom, like combining carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and fiber for satisfying meals, or choosing warmer foods for comfort. It's leaning into attunement to our needs rather than just "rules".
We also want to mention our upcoming events including Stef's gentle nutrition course designed to support you in exploring these concepts without judgment or rigidity. And, in-person events in England this May!
Links mentioned on the podcast:
- An Evening in Brighton
- Day Retreat in Bournemouth
- Gentle Nutrition Course beginning April 24
- Gusto Box 20% off
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Sarah's YouTube Channel
Sarah’s book, I Can’t Stop Eating, is available on Amazon
This conversation discusses the challenges of confronting the aging process, with Sarah sharing a recent moment of seeing photographs of herself and thinking she looked...well, older. This introspection is mirrored by a conversation about Stef's Wednesday Weekly email, which talked about the "emergency" feeling of noticing differences in sagging skin and redistribution of body proportions approaching middle age.
As the conversation unfolds, it touches upon a broader philosophical reflection on aging, not just as a physical process but as an emotional and existential journey.
We contemplate the societal and personal implications of aging, from the fear of invisibility and loss of value in a youth-centric culture to the liberating aspects of growing older, such as gaining freedom.
We talk about the complexity of body image issues, drawing parallels between the struggles with weight and the acceptance of aging.
And don't forget, if you'd like to meet us for an in-person event, we've got two coming up in May 2024. We're teaming up with Marcus Kain of Strong Not Starving for an evening social & talks in Brighton, and a day retreat for nervous system regulation at Bournemouth Beach.
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In this podcast episode, the hosts explore the complex relationship between food and emotional needs. The conversation begins with a reflection on Stef's Instagram post suggesting that food serves as a portal to solitude, comfort, pleasure, and escape, making the idea of changing one’s relationship with food seem like a sacrifice of essential coping mechanisms. The discussion delves into personal anecdotes and reflections on how food has occupied significant mental and emotional real estate, offering a sense of engagement or distraction during times of discomfort or emptiness.
The conversation shifts to the concept of "spoon theory" as a metaphor for energy and capacity management, illustrating how individuals have limited resources to cope with daily demands. This leads to a broader discussion on the importance of recognizing one’s own limits and allowing oneself the grace to rest without self-judgment. The episode emphasizes the significance of self-awareness and giving oneself permission to meet needs in more diverse and healthy ways, including acknowledging the importance of physical touch and emotional support.
Throughout, the hosts engage with their live community, incorporating questions and comments that enrich the conversation.
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In this episode, we have a pretty cool chat with Stephanie Dodier, reformed dieter and coach for women post diet-culture. We dive deep into how society kinda messes with our heads, telling us we need to look a certain way to feel good about ourselves. Dodier brings up something called "the safety of conformity," which is basically about how we mix up feeling safe with actually being confident.
Stephanie shares some personal stories -- for example, about being taken to a Weight Watchers meeting when she was just 12. It was a tough moment that stuck with her, making her feel like her body was somehow "wrong." This story set the stage for a lot of what she talked about, like how we chase after this image society wants for us, thinking it'll make us happy or confident, but it's really about feeling safe from judgment.
The chat also ventures into how all of this safety stuff isn't just about weight. It ties into aging, health, and money. (Did you ever stop to think about how being worried about money is kind of similar to worrying about weight?) It's all about trying to fit into what we think we're supposed to be.
Towards the end, we disuss how facing doubts and insecurities is actually a part of being confident. The real journey is about exploring all of the parts of our lives where we might not feel secure -- and figuring out how to work with them.
Bio: Stephanie Dodier is a Clinical Nutritionist CNP, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, host of two top-ranking podcasts in the non-diet industry and creator of the Going Beyond The Food Method™️. She founded Undiet Your Life, a global coaching and online training platform focused on helping women make peace with food and their body so that they can live a fulfilling life… right now! She is also the founder of Undiet Your Coaching Practice, a global professional training platform. To connect with Stephanie, explore her links below:
Website: https://www.stephaniedodier.com
Podcast: Going Beyond the Food
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In this playful and insightful episode, our hosts dive into the intriguing world of "What I Eat in a Day" videos and the complex feelings they evoke. They kick things off with a light-hearted banter about the unexpected topics that might arise in a conversation about daily diets, quickly steering the conversation towards the deeper curiosity and comparison that drive people towards these videos.
Our hosts explore the reasons behind the allure of watching what others eat, ranging from simple curiosity about others' lives to seeking guidance or reassurance in one's own eating habits. They acknowledge how social media, with its highlight reels, can skew perceptions of normalcy in eating, often showcasing unrealistic or highly curated snapshots of people's diets.
Interestingly, they touch upon the psychological aspect of watching others eat, discussing how it can serve as a form of vicarious eating for those restricting their diets or as a reassurance that one's own eating habits are okay. The conversation takes a thoughtful turn as they consider the potential harm in comparing one's eating habits with those depicted in such videos, especially for individuals with disordered eating patterns looking for a benchmark of "normalcy."
Wrapping up, they touch upon the concept of gentle nutrition, introducing an upcoming course focused on the mindset around nutrition rather than the specifics of what to eat. This approach aims to ease the tension around dietary choices, encouraging a more relaxed and self-compassionate approach to food and eating habits. The episode concludes on a light note, leaving listeners with food for thought about their own consumption of "What I Eat in a Day" content and how it impacts their relationship with food.
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Overcoming Binge Eating by Christopher G Fairburn has been adopted by the NHS as the gold standard approach for binge eating recovery. This episode offers our personal and professional opinions on the OBE approach and is not meant as a substitute for, or a deterrent against, using this book as part of your own recovery process.
We discuss:
- Who is Fairburn and how did he start working with BED?
- Where CBT puts the onus of responsibility
- Who this book might appeal to
- Step One is Monitoring -- what do we think of this tool?
- Is self-awareness always beneficial? What does it look like?
- Step Two is Regular Eating
- The oversimplicity of "reasonable portions"
- Step Three: Alternatives to Binge Eating
- The irony of black and white thinking as a strategy to overcome black and white thinking
- Do you always have to learn from someone who has the experience of the ED? (note to listeners that Fairburn did not ever have an ED)
- Step Four: Problem Solving
- The incredible fatphobia implicit in this book
- Fairburn's view on addiction
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An obsession with healthy eating has become part of the Eating Disorder and disordered eating spectrum. But how do we differentiate between taking responsibility for our health and disorder? Where's the line? This episode looks at:
- What's wrong with valuing health and nutrition?
- What is orthorexia?
- How did Stef develop orthorexia in her 30's?
- Healthy eating as a vehicle for black and white thinking
- Basic nutritional wisdom (aka Gentle Nutrition)as an Intuitive Eating principle
- Is identifying with Clean Eating a bad thing? And if it's not, who would benefit from it?
- But what if you're addicted to processed foods?
- Flag: Do you bring your own food coolers to social events?
- Those moderate, peaceful, non-obsessed people. How do they do it??!
- Is it possible to be neutral about nutrition if you have an ED background?
- Carrots and cupcakes
- Permitters and restrictors
- But the doctors and experts say XYZ!!!
- Stef's Gentle Nutrition Course starts in April!
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The most common time of day for people to overeat and/or binge is in the evening. After work, after dinner, after the kids are in bed, after the quiet sets in. Those hours between dinner and bedtime can be the hardest to navigate and there are many reasons why this happens so much -- we're here to take a comprehensive look at many of these reasons. We'll discuss:
- The #1 reason people eat more at night
- Reward and Dopamine (see episode 120)
- Can it just be boredom?
- Joylessness
- Ghrelin, the hunger hormone
- The stories we tell ourselves (and the judgments we make)
- Our evening environments and the people who are (or are not) around us
- Stillness, loneliness, and procrastination (see episode 89)
- But how do we fix it?
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This episode is different from our usual ones in that it was created not just for you, dear listener, but for your loved ones. If you've ever felt like you want your friend or family member to understand eating disorders better, but just don't know how to describe it or feel like it's hard for them to understand what you're going through in recovery, this episode if for you AND them.
- The rational experience versus the felt experience
- This is not a willful choice
- Frustration exists on both sides!
- A note on offering health advice
- Binge eaters don't "just need to eat less"
- The DONT's!
- and the DO's!
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Self-esteem has implications in eating disorder recovery, and this episode explores some of those -- including self-compassion, connection, competence, comparison, social expectations, shame, and even anger! Tune in for this nuanced conversation about self-esteem (and self-worth, by extension) with topics including:
- What comes first -- low self-esteem or disordered eating behaviors?
- The relationship between safety, shame, and self esteem (especially in restrictive behaviors)
- The role of creativity (for Stef) and self-compassion (for Sarah)
- Addressing the expectations we have of ourselves
- The momentum of self-esteem when it interacts with other concepts (like consistency)
- "Pinterest Moms" as a gateway to Stef's self esteem rehabilitation
- Social covert pressure vs overt pressure
- Competence for self-esteem for self worth
- The Five C's of self-esteem in research
- The role of Joy (and rethinking "joy")
- Are glimmers the opposite of triggers?
- Six Pillars of Self Esteem by Nathaniel Brandon (book)
- Self esteem vs self worth
- Tickets to Brighton Event on May 20
- Tickets to Bournemouth Nervous System Retreat on May 23
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What if you're recovering from an eating disorder and it's not all it's cracked up to be? What if the "better life" everyone talks about doesn't feel true for you, and you wonder if it was actually better before? In this episode, we look at this very nuanced, delicate, and lesser-talked-about aspect of some people's experience.
- Does it matter if you have other "things" in your life to fall back on?
- Needing something else to fill the gap of a sense of "purpose"
- What does it mean to "create" a relationship with yourself
- Book recommendations for cultivating a relationship with the self: Martha Beck's Following Your Own North Star and the Bewildered Podcast; Untamed book by Glennon Doyle
- The caveat of safety
- What if trauma comes up in the recovery process?
- Hope
- The irony of needing to escape recovery
- Sarah's dating comparison
- Tweaking the recovery approach and getting another set of eyes on it
- The case of the messy middle
- Weight loss surgery -- is it a part of recovery or a departure from recovery?
- TICKETS TO AN EVENING IN BRIGHTON with Stef, Sarah, and Marcus Kain
- TICKETS TO NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET DAY RETREAT IN BOURNEMOUTH
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This episode, livestreamed to our Facebook community, is a response to a listener question that asks: How do we know when we're making progress in recovery? If we aren't celebrating pounds or dress sizes lost, how do we mark the "successes" of recovery? And how do we deal with the fact that no one else can "see" it?
- Stef's moment in the kitchen, yesterday
- Sarah's mincemeat pies (and a tangent discussion on mincemeat)
- Stef offers examples of the small wins from her first year in recovery
- Self-compassion instead of shame
- Vulnerability and sharing with other people (power of witness)
- The perspective of our progress from others
- The value of stability and regulation
- Can other people "feel" your recovery?
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The fourth and final in our Back to Basics Series (following a set list of: (1)Do I Have a Problem? (2)How Did I Get Here? and (3)A Recovery Toolbox). This episode looks at what recovery looks like from a process perspective. How does it actually look as you go along?
- How long does it take to recover?
- Stef's Tetris analogy -- what if you've been working on recovery forever and your behaviors don't change?
- Where do the feelings of discomfort (hopelessness, despair, insecurity, anxiety, depression) go when food is not the outlet? What happens to them in recovery?
- The Whack-a-Mole phenomenon
- What if you feel hopeless a lot?
- How do you know if you're ready to recovery? How do you become ready?
- Does it matter what age you are when you recover?
- Can you focus too much on recovery?
- Sarah's theory of "State A and State B"
- The Dahlia; nature's instinct to expand and contract
- Trauma and recovery
RESOURCES:
- Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course (starts January 29 2024): https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/sebegin
- Book: Body Positive Power by Megan Jayne Crabbe
- Book: The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
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The third in a four-part series of Back to Basics; this episode reviews helpful tools for recovery from disordered eating and eating disorders. Tools include cognitive, somatic, emotional, behavioral/practical resources to support your recovery with a list of helpful accounts, books, podcasts, and links below.
- Education from social media, books, podcasts, etc
- The case for regular eating
- How ghrelin works
- "All-in" recovery or a gradual approach?
- Does body size matter if you do all-in? Is it easier to do in a smaller body? The part of the conversation that gets glossed over on social media.
- Is it true that you ALWAYS gain weight in recovery?
- Why is self awareness important?
- Tools we used for increased self-awareness
- The various approaches to self-compassion
- Retreats, including Sarah's highly recommended UK retreat (and the US version)
- Inner child work
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RESOURCES:
Books:
Free audio recording of Sarah’s book: https://youtu.be/Qr5qmQxiutw?si=RdTf9q07wNbmWniE
The Fuck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch (featured on LAD Episodes 102 & 103)
Body Neutrality by Jessi Kneeland
More Than a Body by Lindsay & Lexie Kite
The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Recovery accounts:
Sarah’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thebingeeatingtherapist
https://www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele/
https://www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist/
https://www.instagram.com/intuitive.eating.ireland/
https://www.instagram.com/intuitive.eating.ni/
https://www.instagram.com/mkaincoaching/
https://www.instagram.com/knacoaching/
https://www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful/
https://www.instagram.com/body_peace_liberation
https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordertherapist
https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordernutritionist
Nondiet fitness accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/elenakunickird/
https://www.instagram.com/amysnellingpt/
https://www.instagram.com/sizeinclusiveyoga
Body Image accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/jessikneeland/
https://www.instagram.com/mybodypositivehome/
https://www.instagram.com/bodyimagewithbri/
Sarah’s favourite YouTube yoga channels:
https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithkassandra and https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithadriene
Byron Katie’s method: https://thework.com/ and her examples on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=byron+katie
The retreat Sarah’s always banging on about:
https://www.heros-journey.co.uk/
LAD Episode mentions:
Episode 107: Journaling
Episodes 101-103: Intuitive Eating Series
Episode 87: Highly Sensitive Person
Episode 56: Food planning/logging
Episode 57: Trauma and eating
Sarah’s guided meditations: https://youtu.be/uhFEtY4Drs0?si=vrGgIDth0fQTLQgk https://youtu.be/4qRtno0UBjI?si=jGf3TKRI_PxXVIni https://youtu.be/HbiBvGoPnVA?si=2ww0kuYztUxuWEwo
Journal with Sarah: https://youtu.be/MMr5IhwgBL4?si=TsnmizIpmKpNyPBJ
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Second in a four-part Back to Basics Series, this episode looks at the question of how we develop disordered eating, eating disorders, and body image issues. What causes it to get so...well, disordered... for some people and not for others?
- The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
- Social and Family influences
- Growing up in the 80s, 90s and 2000s
- Why do some people develop a disorder and not others?
- Perfectionism and black and white thinkers
- The role of Self esteem
- Nature or nurture?
- The role of trauma and the nervous system
- The Primal Brain
- Mental Restriction
- Stef's Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course for beginners - starts January 29 2024: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/sebegin
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The first in a four-part series called: Back to Basics to explore the foundational concepts of disordered eating and eating disorders from the ground floor. We hear from so many people who weren't aware that their experiences had a name, or that other people are dealing with them, too. In this first session, we're looking at the question: Do I Have a Problem? Is what I'm dealing with considered a disorder? Is it binge eating? Restricting? Orthorexia? What if I'm just an emotional eater?
- Do you need to have a diagnosis to listen to this podcast or get "help"?
- Binge Eating, Restriction, Orthorexia, Bulimia, and Chronic Dieting
- What's the difference between ED and disordered eating?
- Is it helpful to name the problem? Do we need labels? A few ways of looking at it
- If you stop binge eating and you just overeat, is your issue more stigmatized? Now it's not even a "real" eating disorder?
- What is binge eating?
- "Normal amounts of food" is highly subjective
- Does "normal eating" even exist nowadays??
- What constitutes "restriction"?
- Whats the difference between "normal healthy eating" and orthorexia? Stef offers three criteria for consideration
- Are anxious attachment styles more susceptible to EDs?
- When does emotional eating become a disorder
- When does body image distress become disordered?
- What can community do?
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Two annoucements! Join our mailing list if you want to be in the know about upcoming events in the UK this May 2024; and our next four episodes will be a Back To Basics Series.
Now on to this week's episode...we're reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the new one, but not in the mainstream fashion of toxic positivity or or New Year New Me crap. If you need to get away from that energy, this one's for you. It's a silly-ish one.
- Our words and intentions for 2023 -- how did we do??
- Writing a book?
- Sarah's reflection on her year of nomading and her new word for 2024
- Sarah helps Stef pick a word because she doesn't want to pick a word but also sort of does
- What does makeup have to do with it?
- Frivolous bullshit
- What can you possibly take from this episode? (we do get there)
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We believe that authenticity can have to do with our relationship with food. In this episode, we explore those intersections and tell personal stories abour our own experiences with authenticity and how that has impacted our behaviors with food.
- The definition of authenticity
- How it feels to be authentic...and to be not authentic
- Can disordered eating behaviors come from an authentic place?
- "Racket feelings"
- A look at authenticity through a "Parts Work" lens
- Inauthenticity, roles, and family
- Where does authenticity go when we feel triggered?
- Authenticity and friendship
- Authenticity and marriage
- Is too much authenticity not a good thing?
- Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course (for beginners - starts January 29 2024): https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/sebegin
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Catastrophizing things like what we've eaten or how much weight we've gained (for example) can often led to despair or fear-based decision-making. In this conversation, we explore what catastrophization is, why we do it, and strategies to deal with it. We also discuss:
- Feelings of catastrophization post binge
- "Meta-eating" as a version of catastrophizing (meta-eating is Stef's terminology for eating more because you're upset that you're eating)
- What's the problem with catastrophizing, ultimately?
- What are we supposed to DO when we feel this way? What can help?
- The role of doubt
- Reality testing -- is is smart to compare our fears to realities, especially when it comes to body image?
- Is it easier to catastrophize than to feel things?
- Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course (for beginners - starts January 29 2024): COURSE DETAILS
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Aside from body image, health seems to be one of the biggest concerns about gaining weight. Because weight gain is common for many people recovering from eating disorders, health is a big sticking point making recovery harder and more complicated. In this episode, we're looking at the relationship between weight and health, to include:
- Stef explains why she can't look at her bloodwork results as the episode records
- Separating the impact of binge eating (and restriction!!) on health versus weight
- Defining "health at every size"
- Does health decrease when BMI increases? An anecdote.
- Why isn't the desire for better health enough to get us to stop eating in a disordered way?
- The relationship between health and our self-esteem
- The rebel response -- what's that got to do with health?
- Mental health as a gateway to physical health
- The power of lowering expectations
- Why don't we want to take care of ourselves when we're feeling low? Why wouldn't we want to help ourselves? The concept of self-sabotage.
- The difference between being broken and just being lost or in a freeze state
- The role of shame
- Health and fearmongering
- Regulating the nervous system as a strategy
- The Roseto Effect
- https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/roseto-effect-secret-long-life-512826
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Geneen Roth coined the terms "permitters" and "restrictors" to differentiate between two types of (disordered) eaters -- the latter, who tend to restrict food and adhere to food rules and regulations; and the former, who reject food rules and regulations. The rule-followers vs the rebels, if you will.
Which camp do you identify with?
What can we learn about ourselves and our relationship with food through the lens of these concepts? We'll discuss:
- What does it look like to be a permitter vs a restrictor?
- Overeaters Anonymous meetings felt like a meeting of restrictors for Sarah; but not for Stef
- The importance of choice in our mentality
- Sarah's experience at the gym and having to "set goals"
- What if you are both a permitter AND a restrictor?
- The goal is not just learning how to say yes or no to food; the goal may be to learn how to regulate ourselves and find the wise mind.
- Hmmm...but how do we do that??
- Activation can occur as a result of imminent danger or emotional danger
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If we're no longer dieting, should we keep all of our trigger foods and/or "fear foods" in the house? Will we just end up eating them all and feeling MORE out of control? On the other hand, would it be restricting to not have them around? It's complicated! We're here to talk about the nuances of this question, including:
- Does not keeping foods in your house mean the same thing as abstaining from those foods altogether?
- Stef’s client story: can it be a bad idea to bring foods into the house?
- Inserting a “reactionary gap” – the pause between wanting the food and eating it
- Restrictors vs Permitters – does this have an influence on the approach of keeping foods in the house or not?
- The recovery stage hierarchy
- The difference between “allowing all foods” versus truly feeling peaceful with those foods
- The issue of impulsivity
- Who/what is your voice of "no"? (and the parent on the soccer field)
- Have you "failed" at intuitive eating if you have the foods in the house and still want to binge on them?
- What if there is just one certain food that you just cannot habituate?
- What comes first: belief changes or behavior changes?
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This week we talk to Marcus Kain, a nutrition coach and trainer specializing in binge eating recovery. Marcus, who also hosts the Strong Not Starving Podcast, shares with us his own journey into and through an eating disorder.
Marcus discusses his journey with food and body image issues, tracing back to childhood and the influence of his environment. He highlights the impact of early experiences, including body composition tests during adolescence, which led to a fixation on appearance. His career in the music industry further intensified these issues, with a focus on external validation and strict dieting.
The turning point came when Marcus met his future wife, who challenged his rigid mindset around food. Her perspective, coupled with guidance from a mentor, prompted Marcus to reevaluate his approach. He gradually shifted towards a more flexible and balanced relationship with food, acknowledging the importance of genuine connections and prioritizing overall health.
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Do you ever feel like you're just kidding yourself about things? About how you're going to just get it together one day, or finally arrive in that smaller body you keep striving for? What is the difference between hope and self-deception? This episode talks about:
- Stef is just soooo self-aware
- Self deception might look like: “just one last time; I won’t binge tomorrow.”
- Does self awareness change the behavior?
- Deluding ourselves into thinking our “thin body” is just around the corner
- Updating old beliefs with new goals or values
- Splitting and “parts” (IFS theory)
- Not looking in the mirror – are we lying to ourselves about what we look like?
- So what do we do?
- Do we deceive ourselves into believing that we will become something other than ourselves?
- Black and white thinking is part of self-deception (and what we can do instead)
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Sarah and Stef review the book Dopamine Nation by Dr Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Dopamine is a fascinating neurotransmitter when it comes to binge eating for its role in the pain and pleasure connection in the brain. This episode covers:
- What is dopamine's role in the brain and body?
- Is it helpful to focus on dopamine when it comes to disordered eating recovery?
- Addiction to food and the chase of food
- The pain and pleasure see-saw
- What if our pain and pleasure balance doesn't work? For example, in the case of neurodivergent brains and/or the excessive amount of dopamine available in our environment in the modern world
- Stef talks about those darn M&Ms again
- The barrier strategy: is it too slippery? When does it make sense?
- Cold water plunges
- The role of stress and impulsivity
- The intersection of depression and the pain/pleasure mechanism
- Sarah talks about that darn TV again
- The strategy of radical honesty and what it has to do with shame -- and pain tolerance
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- Are you a “should”-er or a rebel?
- Let’s talk about Kettle Chips, for example
- Milkshakes, beliefs, and ghrelin (the hunger hormone)
- What if our mind wants more than our body needs?
- Collecting data & experimenting with portion sizes
- How Stef worked with portions of peanut butter
- Satisfaction and bottomless pit syndrome
- Can you eat a whole box of mac and cheese? Is that normal?
- If eating feels compulsive, understanding why the compulsion is there can be helpful to alleviate guilt
- Portion sizes that are based on habits
- How micromanaging your body size impacts the ability to intuitively sense a portion size
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How do you feel eating in front of other pepole? Do you tend to become self-conscious about your food choices, or find yourself overly influenced by what other people are eating? This episode looks at these questions and...
- Stef & Sarah’s food experiences in Dublin and how self-consciousness played (and didn’t play) a role
- Ways it can be helpful to be influenced by other people’s choices
- How safe do you feel being able to do what YOU need to do in the presence of others?
- When people prepare food for you
- Stef’s client who felt self-conscious eating in front of others in smaller bodies
- Public vs private eating persona
- Other people’s judgment is usually about THEM, not you
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This week, we're talking to Elena Kunicki RD who recovered from binge eating and an obsession with exercise that led to hypothalamic amenorrhea (when your period stops due to excessive exercise, stress, and disordered eating). In this episode, Elena shares her story of how she recovered, including how she was able to return to exercise without feeling addicted, obsessed, or out of control. We discuss:
- Being the “chubby friend”
- Discovering “discipline” and weight loss through exercise
- The slide into disordered eating, rigid thinking, and isolation
- Elena’s all-in approach and how fitness played a role (and how it didn’t) in her acute recovery process
- Three ways Elena handled the distress of the “messy middle”
- The difference between permission and compulsively eating
- Elena’s current values versus her disordered values
- The difference between fitness goals and physique goals
- The things Elena still struggles with
- How Elena helps clients navigate fitness in the beginner stages of BED recovery
- What if your ED brain gets triggered when you go back to exercise?
- Connect with Elena by visiting her on Instagram at @elenakunickird and listen to her podcast, The Binge Eating Dietician Podcast. You can also visit her website HERE.
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This episode discusses several aspects of mental hunger including its relationship to physical hunger. It emphasizes how mental hunger can feel like an insatiable desire for food, often arising from emotional and psychological factors rather than physical need. We also touch upon the significance of nervous system regulation and the complexities of achieving satisfaction while eating. The conversation highlights the role of satisfaction and self-compassion in dealing with the challenges of mental hunger.
Highlights include:
- What is mental hunger and why does it happen
- Is it real and valid or should we calm ourselves down so it goes away
- Physical hunger confused with mental hunger
- Stef’s concept of “collective hunger”
- What is your relationship with fullness?
- The role of guilt
- Pleasure and satisfaction
- The inner child
- Sarah’s concept of gentle negotiation
- Dealing with transitions
- Conscious and unconscious eating
- Self Trust
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In this episode, we dive into the concept of self-abandonment and the journey towards self-compassion. We explore the role of shame and the profound loneliness that often accompanies self-abandonment. By learning to separate feelings from shame and embracing self-care, we can navigate life's challenges without losing ourselves. Topics include:
- Exploring the journey of self-discovery and self-care.
- Overcoming the tendency to self-abandon during challenging moments.
- Reflecting on how survival once meant self-abandonment.
- Discovering the power of maintaining balance without losing oneself.
- Understanding the importance of taking breaks without self-abandonment.
- Embracing permission to "check out" when needed.
- Navigating life's challenges without losing oneself.
- Distinguishing between self-abandonment and self-care.
- Learning to separate feelings from shame and judgment.
- Stef and Sarah’s personal experiences of reclaiming control during challenging times.
- Making conscious choices for self-nurture.
- Unpacking the connection between self-abandonment and shame.
- Breaking free from the cycle of self-rejection and self-abandonment.
- The heart-wrenching loneliness of self-abandonment.
- Reflecting on the journey from self-abandonment to self-compassion.
- Introverts and extroverts
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Embracing your inner child is a concept that you might see coming up when you work on ditching diet culture and embracing a nondiet or intuitive eating approach to disordered eating recovery.
What is this all about? Do we need to do this in order to heal?
This conversation explores:
- What is the inner child?
- Being “too much”
- What is the point of inner child work?
- Where did you first learn your body was “wrong”?
- Stef’s adolescent period of restrictions
- Stef’s three moments of “splitting” at ages 8, 10, and 13
- Sarah’s padded bra
- Overriding original neural pathways
- How do we address our inner child and the stories we carry?
- Sarah’s experience at the Adele candlelit string quartet
- Throwing yourself a temper tantrum
- The body as an inner child
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Do you want to eat intuitively but find yourself only wanting "junk food"?
This is a common thing to hear from people trying healing their relationship with food.
A caveat to this conversation -- depending on where you are in this process, the approach to this conflict will be different. For example, wanting fun foods (and ONLY fun foods) at the beginning of recovery can be a really normal part of the healing process.
This conversation also considers the more chronic, ongoing experience of wanting only fun foods all the time.
We discuss:
- Why are we putting “junk food” in quotation marks/inverted commas?
- How is “junk food” defined?
- Junk food begets junk food?
- Will our bodies naturally crave salads (etc) after a while?
- What if we don’t like fruits or vegetables?
- What if there are certain foods that we are simply not able to habituate?
- Is abstinence from certain foods a good idea?
- What are your beliefs about these foods in general, or specific types of these foods?
- How can meal prep help here?
- This topic has different approaches at different stages of recovery
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Please read time stamps carefully and skip any segments, which might be triggering or unhelpful for you in your recovery. This video is an honest account of two mental health practitioners who are in recovery from food and body image issues sharing the challenges they faced in this area during yoga teacher training in Rishikesh India.
2:35 – 13:23 : Self-induced vomiting / vamen douhti practices 13:23 – 23:10 : Moralisation of food and purity in yogic tradition 23:10 – 33:09 : Pushing our bodies and minds, plus comparison 33:09 – 36:36 : Feeling unsatisfied, appetite upon return from training 36:36 – 49:15 : Complex feelings about weight loss and stepping on the scales
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This episode was recorded after Sarah’s return home from yoga teacher training in India.
Sarah explores some of the human ups and downs (including body image and food difficulties) she experienced while away during training.
- Transitioning to the retreat and the impact of culture shock
- Indian eye flu, anyone?
- Toxic positivity
- “Everyone else can do it, I should be able to, too”
- The discomfort of being misunderstood
- The book that Sarah turned to in moments of extreme discomfort
- Being one of the largest (and oldest) bodies in the room
- Not having enough access to food
- The biscuit stash (and the fear of running out)
- Will I want to binge when I get home?
- The Women’s Circle
- MEET US IN DUBLIN!
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If you're not in diet culture, you're probably in anti-diet culture.
Diet culture is the water we swim in. If you're learning about the ways in which dieting and thinness-as-idol has harmed you, chances are you've also been embracing new ways of thinking espoused by the "anti-diet mindset." Weight and body neutrality, fatphobia, health at every size, and intuitive eating are some of the terms and concepts you might be familiar with.
With this new approach comes a lot of good, good stuff.
So good that we can recover in it!
But what happens when we start over-identifying with it? Is that even possible?
This episode looks at:
- The pendulum swing of overcorrecting
- Stef’s staunch anti-diet stance
- Maybe it’s more important to be pro-Y rather than anti-X.
- Are we allowed to talk about weight loss or fatphobia? Does it make you a bad anti-dieter?
- The community aspect of identifying with a “side”
- Weight loss and feelings of safety
- Do you feel threatened by anyone who IS dieting or losing weight?
- Stef’s experience with her daughters
- Does it sometimes feel preachy?
- Last chance to join us in Dublin!
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In a world of technology, how many of us find it easy to sit down to eat without the distraction of a screen? Is there a difference between eating in front of a TV versus eating in front of a laptop or cell phone? And more importantly, how is this impacting us? How do we work on Intuitive Eating if we feel like we need this type of distraction, or can't break the habit? We'll also talk about:
- Sarah’s experience of separating screens from bingeing
- Stef’s transition from dinner in front of the TV to family meals
- When does screen time become a problem
- Regulators vs Escapists
- Sarah searching for catharsis
- Compulsive puzzling
- The purpose of checking out
- Permission to not be productive
- Real time self care demonstration
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Eating is more than just eating. It's also all of the things surrounding eating -- like thinking of what to buy; actually going out and buying it; bringing it home, unpacking it, cooking it. What do we do if it's all too much? This episode also looks at:
- Stef’s attitude to food changing through having a family
- Black and white thinking/perfectionism getting in the way of food preparation
- Sarah’s digital nomad lifestyle and recipe boxes
- Exploring resistance
- Cooking as an act of ‘adulting’
- Sarah’s quick and easy go-tos
- Intentionality in preparation
- Decision making for family meals
- What did Stef make for the first time?
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When we stop trying to control food and body size, it can feel unfair. It's not fair that some people are smaller and others aren't. It's not fair that some people can "eat normally" and others can't. In this episode, Stef & Sarah talk extensively about their feelings of resistance around various topics related to their bodies, plus...
- My body isn’t small – it’s not fair!
- My body can’t work like it used to – it’s not fair!
- Would you rather be at the top-of-the-bottom or the bottom-of-the-top?
- Sarah’s relationship with her body pain and yoga
- Stef’s relationship with her body image
- What if rejecting your body was the first place you learned to say NO to something?
- “Being human is the process of learning and forgetting and remembering again.”
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Are you a journal-er? Do you want to be a journal-er? In this episode, we explore the benefits and drawbacks of journaling from the perspectives of Sarah (a journaler) and Stef (an ex-journaler). As you might expect, this is not a black and white issue; what feels helpful for some might not be as helpful for others. We'll look at:
- Stef’s journaling experiment
- Can journaling make us more anxious? And if so, what else can we do?
- Rambling, stream-of-consciousness journaling versus intention journaling
- What if someone finds my journal??
- Sarah pulls out one of her journal entries from the first time she met Stef in NYC
- Handwriting versus typewritten
- The pressure of journaling
- Is it easier or harder to write when you’re feeling low/depressed?
- Decreasing perfectionism around journaling as a way to decrease perfectionism in general
- Art journaling; bullet journaling
- The Artists’ Way by Julia Cameron
- What journal prompt do you need right now?
- Meet us in Dublin!
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Have you ever felt jealous of someone else's body? (Or anything else, really?) Comparison is normal, but if jealousy's got you down, this episode will teach you how to banish it, forever, from your life. Just kidding. But we WILL discuss:
- The difference between envy and jealousy
- What does jealousy feel like in the body?
- A technique for jealousy
- Sarah wants Stef’s house but Stef wants Sarah’s freedom
- If we had the thing we were jealous of, it might play a supporting role, but would it really change things at the core?
- Are we more prone to jealousy when we have potential to be the thing (or do or get the thing) we’re jealous of?
- It’s not fair!!!
- Does gratitude work to help us deal with jealousy? Or is that toxic positivity…
- Jealousy is an emotion like anger or sadness; we don’t “get rid of it,” we learn to ride the wave
- What can we learn about our values from jealousy?
- What if I was really happier in a smaller body, and that’s why I’m jealous of thinner people?
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The intersection of weight and visibility is discussed at length in this episode. Weight can make us feel more visible or less visible because it is something our culture pays attention to. When we lose weight, we are "seen"; when we gain weight, we may become invisible. We discuss this topic from psychodynamic and somatic perspectives; how might our weight be protecting us? Note: this episode is not suggesting that weight is pathological. Body sizes are diverse among humans depending on a multitude of factors, and largely dependent on genetics. This episode looks at weight, trauma, and visibility as one part of a larger picture.
We discuss:
- Unwanted sexual attention
- Weight loss as a way of being “good” for parents
- Weight as a “nice” identity; what if we lose weight and become more threatening to other females?
- I have a conflicting desire to be seen and not to be seen
- Why would we be afraid of meeting our own needs?
- If we are visible – or exposed – what if we can’t find safety in our hiding again?
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Fasting is a trend that claims to have health benefits and influence on weight loss. What do we make of the hype? And how does it factor into people who have a history of eating disorders/disordered eating?
- Fasting in religion
- Fasting for wellness reasons
- How restricting – even if it was one time many years ago – gets coded as trauma in the body and “sabotages” our fasting efforts later on.
- The 5:2 “lifestyle”
- The “big names” that influenced Sarah and Stef’s fasting experiences
- How do you know if you’re fasting for health or fasting for control?
- Hunger vs appetite
- Is waiting to eat in the morning ever a good idea?
- Fasting is not just a physiological event
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This is the third week in our mini-series on Intuitive Eating, and this week we have Evelyn Tribole (co-founder of Intuitive Eating) on the podcast to talk about her personal stories and perspectives. We discuss:
- Most people don’t believe IE will work for them
- Personal influences on Evelyn’s own journey of IE
- How do we stay positive when there is so much diet culture all over the place?
- TikTok is getting Intuitive Eating wrong
- Evelyn’s favorite principle of IE (hint: it’s not the same as Elyse’s, Sarah’s, or Stef’s)
- How do you know if you’re doing Intuitive Eating right?
- Evelyn’s gets personal!
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What Evelyn learned from her breast cancer diagnosis Listener Questions:
- How do we handle food if we are taking a medication that increases appetite?
- How do you know the difference between a rule and intuition?
- Getting ravenous at night!?
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This week we are talking to one of the co-founders of Intuitive Eating, Elyse Resch! Alongside Evelyn Tribole, Elyse developed and wrote the book Intuitive Eating, which has gained popularity for people who have been burned by diets and want to get back in touch with their body's intuition around food. However, this process is more complicated than it sounds. Elyse answers questions from our community and explains many of the nuances of IE for our listeners.
- Intuitive Eating: is it a method for weight loss?
- How does IE work if you don’t have reliable hunger and fullness cues?
- Elyse reveals how she’d change up the principles for a future edition of the book
- What is “future deprivation”?
- Stef’s favorite principle: Respect Your Body and how it applies to this work
- What about highly processed foods?
- How do you get to Gentle Nutrition (and/or Gentle Movement)?
- Interoception: what is it and how do you develop it?
- IE is not just instinct! It’s “a dynamic interplay of instinct, emotion, and thought.” Different parts of the brain are present to give us different pieces of information.
- Community Question: What if I binged at night and I’m not hungry in the morning? Will my body think I’m restricting if I don’t eat?
- Community Question: How to say No to food but not in a restrictive way?
- I feel sad when I have to stop eating
- Eating without distractions
- Did Elyse expect IE to get so big?
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https://elyseresch.com/EResch/
https://www.intuitiveeating.org/our-books/
- Stef's Body Image Workshop! Details here
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This week Sarah & Stef are joined by Sinead of Intuitive Eating Ireland! Sinead is the other half of The Intuitive Eating Hub and a co-host of our live event in Dublin this September. Sinead, the oldest of three sisters, left diet culture and started her own social media account back in 2020 and has become a popular force in Ireland for helping people leave diets behind and find success with Intuitive Eating. She sat down with us to talk about her personal story with dieting, body image, binge eating, and ultimately, recovery.
- Sinead’s accident as a child and how it impacted her body image
- Sinead’s body changes during pregnancy
- Orthorexia resulting from nutritional training and how it affected Sinead’s family
- How Sinead and her sisters decided to stop dieting
- The role of @intuitiveeatingireland social media account in helping Sinead stay in recovery
- How Sinead has created a community of women in Ireland
- Stef’s client who went to one of Sinead’s retreats!
- How did Sinead let go of the desire to lose weight?
- How did she deal with the actual weight gain that came from not restriction?
- Join us in Dublin this September!
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It's our 100th episode! We sat down at a recording studio in NYC to celebrate 100 episodes and counting. This episode recaps the lessons we've learned doing this podcast, especially from one another, and how that has shaped our professional and personal perspectives over the past couple of years.
- The value of a regulated voice
- "Regul-eating"
- Control as a mechanism of safety
- The dynamic of differing opinions
- The concept of Self-abandonment (as opposed to numbing)
- Sarah’s concept of “states” as opposed to “being recovered.”
- Revisiting boundaries and rules
- Vulnerability and self disclosure on the podcast
- Stef’s episode with her Mom; Sarah’s episode talking about her mom
- The pee analogy
- Visit us in Dublin on 16 September: https://www.lifeafterdietspodcast.com/workshops-and-meetups/
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No conversation about dieting and restricting is complete without talking about the inner rebel! Is binge eating rebellious? Is restriction rebellious? How is our inner rebel at work when it comes to our relationship with food?
- Stef grew up as a people pleaser, but deconstructed that when her binge eating became out of control.
- Sarah's most important factor in keeping peace with food: feeling like she has choice.
- We think of the "rebel" as a bad, naughty thing; but the rebel acts in the name our our very human need for autonomy.
- Our baseline understanding of our own autonomy may develop in early childhood. Stef shares how she sees this manifesting with her children.
- What about the conflict between safety and freedom? Is is possible to have both? How do we maintain a balance when we need to feel safe and grounded, but also need to feel free and unrestricted? Is that the metaphor for "control" with food (restriction) and "freedom" with food (binge eating)?
- Boundaries as an exploration of safety on both sides of the pendulum. We can't understand our own boundaries until we've understood what "too far" feels like.
- The rebel as a representative for our unmet needs.
- Rebellion in body image. Stef feeling lack of autonomy in body size (rebelling against biology) and in fashion (rebelling against thin privilege).
- Sarah LIED (gasp!) as a teenager
- How we talk to and about our inner rebel matters. The rebel may need validation.
- Diet culture, capitalism, patriarchy, etc is an appropriate place to rebel.
The Body Image Workshop - Stef is hosting a live workshop to learn practical tools and techniques to develop body neutrality. Eight weekly workshops beginning July 5th; presentation of tools followed by group open-forum Q&A for support. Enroll now: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/bodyimageworkshop2023
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Most of us develop disordered relationships with food because that food serves a purpose; it becomes a coping tool. So when we no longer have it as a way of comforting ourselves, what happens? How do we deal with that vulnerability and the huge gap it leaves in our emotional support system?
- What does the disordered eating help solve?
- Stef finds restriction the bigger gap; for Sarah, it’s the binges.
- How do we make our own cocoons if it’s not with food?
- Stef’s somatic practice for overwhelm
- Depression energy coming up without the ED
- How yoga helped Sarah go “micro” and anchor into something smaller than existential loneliness and lows
- The role of safety in being able to let go of ED behaviors (because we know they work)
- The Burnout Cycle (per authors Nagoski)
- How does Sarah not panic?
- Fear of death (how did we get to that part of this conversation??)
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Suffering around food comes from having too much internal conflict around it. How do we reduce the amount of conflict so that we are better able to make calm decisions about food, or better able to find peace even when we don't make "good" decisions? This episode looks at:
- What inner conflict about food physically feels like
- Not restricting” as a reduction of conflict
- Stef’s experience of negotiation in recovery
- How body image work helps reduce conflict with food
- Allowing before accepting before choosing
- Sarah’s reaction to the delayed NYC subway train
- Step One: Shift the shame
- Make a decision instead of letting the decision happen to you
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This podcast speaks a lot about the binge restrict cycle, but what about less extreme eating habits like grazing? What do we do with the distress of more subtle behaviors like eating throughout the day without boundaries? Is this "bad"? Is it helpful? We'll discuss:
- The definition of grazing
- The difference between grazing and a “slow binge”
- The satiation point of a meal vs a binge
- Emotional eating vs grazing: can they be one and the same?
- What is powerful enough to interrupt this cycle?
- The impact of habits
- Working from home
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This episode was livestreamed to our LAD community to answer the question: should I keep my trigger foods in my house? Stef and Sarah share some personal experiences of foods pre and post-recovery, and listeners ask questions pertaining to the conflict around this experience.
- Granolaaaaaaaa
- Muscle memory of a binge: when we eat certain foods in a certain place, does the body automatically move into binge mode?
- Stealing Easter candy from kids baskets
- Nudge Theory
- Do you bring home the leftover dessert or do you throw it away?
- What’s the difference between a nudge and mental restriction?
- The concept of “permission”
- What if my state of mind always changes from calm and regulated to stressed and dysregulated?
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In this episode, Sarah and Stef go behind the scenes of their lived experience of being in recovery from eating disorders and body image issues. What does "recovery" really look like for the hosts?
- Expectations of a "recovered life"
- Sarah’s experience with the cupcake shop that doesn’t actually sell cupcakes, and sitting in bed with fast food
- Stef: to eat or not to eat the rest of the Cadbury eggs?
- Stef’s “Marble in the middle” concept
- What is Body image recovery?
- Sarah’s “two states” concept
- The role of time and familiarity with how recovery feels
- Do Sarah and Stef ever second guess their recovery?
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What role does rejection play in your relationship with food and your body?
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- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
- Social media as rejection-in-training
- Byron Katie: when people reject you, it’s because you don’t fit in with the way they want the world to be.
- When staying in the mind (instead of the emotions) is actually helpful
- Surviving rejection on purpose (in the context of dating)
- Binge eating as evidence of the right to be rejected; as long as we’re “a mess,” rejection isn’t a surprise.
- The body as an armor against rejection; the theory of its value
- What inspires Sarah to reject vs connect?
- Is the inability to “be with” oneself the same as self-rejection?
- The link between rejection and vulnerability
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Sarah packed her bags to head to NYC -- and this episode was recorded just a few days after she arrived. The conversation focuses on the disorientation and overwhelm we can feel during times of transition, captured in real time. How did Sarah interact with food and body image as she left her home and ventured into a new chapter?
- Sarah’s just arrived in NYC for seven weeks!
- Rerouting the original plan for this weeks’ topic because Sarah is in the middle of an identity/existential crisis and we want to talk about it!
- Food choices during the transition time; like it “doesn’t count” or “it doesn’t matter”
- Feeling alone in a new city without your “people”
- The sensitivity of being in a new place and picking up on all the details and potentially threatening experiences
- Expectations and “shoulds” in new situations
- How does food interact with this feeling?
- Can we find pleasure with food when we’re feeling this sense of disconnection?
- Body image and clothes
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A topic we haven't broached on this podcast to date: SEX.
How do we navigate intimacy when we're dealing with body image issues?
This episode is juicy -- you don't want to miss it. We'll cover:
- A taboo topic to begin with – no wonder we have shame!
- The typical female avatar; why would we assume anyone would like our body just as it is??
- What Leah learned in Jamaica
- The issue of TRUST when it comes to what our partner thinks of us
- What if my partner is not interested in me since I’ve gained weight?
- New relationship energy
- A common narrative in sex lives of parents
- Socialization of females to fix things and make things better for everyone
- Confidence and weight; chicken or egg?
- How disconnected we have become from our bodies and how we feel
- Communication, scripts, asking directly for feedback
- The Three Minute Game (link: www.leahcarey.com/threeminutes)
- Testosterone and estrogen
To learn more about Leah, please visit @goodgirlstalk on Facebook and Instagram, and the "Good Girls Talk About Sex" podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Do you feel like your problem is just that you love food too much? Is it possible for true foodies to ever feel neutral around food -- and is feeling neutral around food the key to recovery? In this episode we discuss:
- Stef & Sarah: do we identify with loving food?
- Stef appetite for The Crown (and other nightly TV)
- Dopamine as a “pleasure” and “seeking” neurotransmitter
- Is it that you really love the food or are you afraid of how you’ll feel without it?
- Stef’s hearty appetite
- Can you feel satisfied with food if you feel guilty about it?
- Taste hunger
- “Palette rounding” and variety
- Is it better to be neutral about food?
- What if you can’t habituate to a food?
- Why does Stef talk so fast, anyway?
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JOIN US IN NYC MAY 6TH: Tame Your Inner Critic Workshop
Do you feel like procrastination is a barrier to recovery? Sometimes we eat as a form of procrastination, or we eat because we feel badly about procrastinating. In this episode, we explore the concept and its intersection with food and body image.
- Is procrastination bad? And if not, what’s it good for?
- Why do we procrastinate?
- Procrastination and body image (clothes)
- Changing the language – “I should” to “I get to”
- The relationship between resting and inner conflict
- The issue of self worth
- Six types of procrastination
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- The definition of failure
- Stef’s motherhood “failures”
- When we feel like our appetite is a failure
- I have the tools but I don’t use the tools
- The failure of not showing up to an event because of your body image
- How do you want to show up for yourself with you fail?
- The importance of recognizing our “parts”
- Sarah’s story of customer service
- Sarah & Stef discuss their future personal dynamics for all to hear
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Psychologist Elaine Aron coined the term "Highly Sensitive Person" to refer to a subset of the population (estimated to be about 15-20%) who seem to have more sensitive nervous systems than the rest of the population. HSPs may be more easily overwhelmed and activated by stimuli in their internal and external environments, which may intersect with using food to help regulate the system. In this episode, we talk about:
- What does it mean to be a HSP?
- Stef’s score vs Sarah’s score (on the HSP test)
- Stef tickles her own arm in her sleep
- Sensitivity impact on motherhood
- The organizational aspect of food to regulate the impact of external chaos
- Do HSPs feel more sensitive to lack of control?
- What do we do to manage sensitivity?
- Food as a way to de-stimulate
- How to help someone who is highly sensitive
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The voice of the "should" -- the things we know we should be doing but can't seem to do. Maybe we consume so much self-help information and don't feel like we can apply any of it. Why does this happen? What can we do about it?
- Shift of language: “I’d like to” or “I can” instead of “I should” or “I need to”
- Stef’s experience of the should voice in yoga
- Permission to do things inconsistently
- Do we feel better about doing things that are non-negotiable?
- How do we deal with the disappointment in ourselves?
- The somatics of “shoulds” and overwhelm
- The vague-ness of our shoulds - can we make the goal more specifi?
- The diet culture associations of certain goals
- What do Stef & Sarah feel like they “should” do today?
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Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself (or passed by your reflection in a mirror) and felt a surge of shock or body image distress run through your whole body? This is what Stef calls a "flood," and in this episode we dive a little deeper into why this happens and what we can do about it.
- We’re coming to NYC!
- Fatphobia is implicit in feeling disgust or disapproval of our image
- Disorientation of an image versus our mental self image
- Do body image coaches have floods?
- How our perspective of our image can change within short periods of time
- Stef’s flood in London
- So What?
- How do we handle emotional reactions like this?
- What about the younger generations who have body image pressures?
- PHYSIS
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Have you noticed difficulty or discomfort in the small transitions of life, like coming home from work or preparing to wind-down for the night? Why are transitions a time we turn to food for help? In this episode, we talk about:
- What is transition eating
- Sarah’s afternoon walk
- Stef’s nighttime transition and home/work transition
- When the kids go to bed
- Transitioning back to work after lunch
- Eating while traveling
- Eating after a nap
- Eating on autopilot after bingeing
- Autopilot can be a form of dissociation
- Tools: naming, slowing down, speeding up, rituals
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Many of us have tried to reduce or eliminate white sugar, flour, carbohydrates, and/or processed foods in order to improve our relationship with food, reduce overeating, and lose weight. Does this approach make sense? Does it help? Is it a problem with the approach or a problem with us? In this episode, we explore:
- Stef’s experience of feeling good on keto, and it’s unraveling
- Is it a psychological or a physiological issue?
- Bright Line Eating and the science of insulin and leptin
- Stef’s “close-to-the-bathroom” analogy
- How community impacts this process
- The rebel spirit
- Can we separate abstinence from morality? Does anyone?
- Personal responsibility when consuming content around these concepts
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Has your body changed in recovery, or as a result of your disordered eating patterns? This can be hard enough in our fatphobic society, but there is often an added layer of “clothing grief.” Fashion can be part of a creative expression that feels like part of our identity; and its not secret that fashion culture caters to smaller bodies.
In this episode, we talk to Dacy of Mindful Closet. Dacy empowers women “to be their authentic selves through their clothes” even when body image feels like a barrier to that expression. We discuss:
- Clothing as a gateway to identifying what we really like and want
- Creating a Pinterest board
- How Dacy helps people deal with clothing that looks one way on the model/mannequin and completely different on our own body
- How Dacy ended up working with women with fashion and body image issues
- Sarah’s aphantasia (not having a mind’s eye) and copying outfits as a strategy
- The “frumpy” insecurity
- How support in this area creates conditions for self acceptance we may not have access to alone
- What about people who can’t accept the size of their body and don’t want to spend money and energy on shopping for clothes?
- Dressing for special occasions
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Many people who've struggled with binge eating for a long time have come across the book "Brain Over Binge" by Kathryn Hansen. Sarah and Stef, co-hosts, both read the book as they tried to recover and are discussing how the method landed for them. The episode looks into:
- Stef’s history and experience with reading BOB and taking the official BOB course
- Sarah’s experience of “looking forward to” the next binge urge to learn a new response.
- Dismissal of urges as irresponsible – what if those messages from the primal brain are valid, asks Stef
- Weight and eating as pathological
- Minimization (demonization?) of conventional therapy
- Do some personality types find this approach easier than others?
- Sarah’s use of RALIC to ride out binge urges - but not with the goal of not bingeing itself.
- What if giving yourself permission to binge does NOT feel okay?
- Does it work to delay a binge?
- What can we take from BOB, in S&S’s perspective?
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Restricting and bingeing (and the spectrum of these behaviors) can be attempts to numb our emotional experience. This episode looks at different ways of numbing and how Sarah & Stef experienced using food as an escape. We cover:
- Numbing via eating and numbing via restriction
- Do binges make us “not feel” or feel more?
- Stef’s recollection of numbing in London circa 2000
- The feeling that tomorrow it will be different.
- Connection to break the numbing cycle
- Somatic practices, embodiment, checking in with the body
- Difficulty with empty time, in the gaps of life
- Numbing doesn’t exist in a vacuum; food can numb AND do other things like provide comfort, soothe boredom, etc
- Low level existential blah
- How did Sarah and Stef stop needing to numb so much?
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Control is an unavoidable theme in the subject of eating disorder recovery. What is your relationship to control and how do you define it? The hosts explore their own experience of the concept and also highlight its important (and at times, healthy) role in navigating recovery. Sarah & Stef discuss:
- Light podcast banter. What podcasts do we listen to?
- The thrill of control/restriction
- Stef feels like control is safety; Sarah feels like control is dominance.
- The role of control in bulimia and/or restriction
- The illusion of control; if we see that it’s an illusion, does it break the spell?
- Is control always at the root of EDs? Not true for Sarah!
- Control as related to sense of self or emotional magnitude
- Control and rebellion. We need to know we have agency & choice.
- Surrender: higher power and the inner compass
- We can’t control what’s hard
- How much control is healthy? How else can we make it productive?
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What role does food play in grief (around death, breakups, or existential itchiness)? In this episode Sarah & Stef share some personal stories, including a little cry!
- Sarah’s loss of her Mum
- Stef’s losses of relationships
- The idea of a “revenge body”
- Weight gain as a “sign” of a breakup?
- Stef’s loss of a primary friendship in college, and what happened after
- Nostalgia (grief) for places and eras of life
- Searching for food that will take that feeling away
- Existential grief, even as experienced by 11 year olds
- The role of acceptance
- Sarah literally working through a grief moment in real time on the podcast
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In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about their relationship with food from a recovered perspective. Do we ever feel binge urges? Does a disordered tendency ever really disappear?
- Stef’s experience of over-hunger and how it impacts her urge to eat
- Sarah’s experience of brunch last Sunday
- Cake as a habit and compulsion (minus guilt) – Sarah’s story
- Food neutrality does not mean some foods aren’t more appealing
- What about dopamine?
- What about emotional urges to eat? And cravings?
- Do urges to restrict ever go away?
- Binge eating as something we always have to manage, and the difference of opinion on that
- Are there any conditions in which Sarah or Stef feel their binges would come back?
- Are there advantages to having a history of binge eating, once recovered?
- Do urges to eat just turn into other types of urges?
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Happy (almost) 2023, LAD listeners!
This time of year is loaded with resolutions and plans for becoming a "better" version of ourselves. It seems like this is more often than not related to changing our body size or eating in new ways. If you're looking for a conversation about the New Year that can put some of this into perspective and take the pressure off, this episode is for you. We'll discuss:
- Clean Slate syndrome & perfectionism
- Jealousy of other people’s diet resolutions (and successes)
- Can the New Year just be a time to reorganize after a long December, instead of a need for extremism?
- Process oriented intentions versus outcome goals
- Stef & Sarah’s words for 2023
- Navigating diet talk in January - Sarah & her Dad, Stef & her Mother In Law
- Speaking up in the workplace – should we?
- Being triggered back into diet culture – and seeing it as a window to evolve further
- Stef & Sarah’s 2023 offers!
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The intersection of neurodivergence with disordered eating is a relatively unexplored area. Thought hyperactivity, food urgency, and nervous system dysregulation can have powerful consequences on our relationship with food. We talk to Becca King (aka The ADHD Nutritionist) about things like:
- Gender differences in ADHD
- Types and symptoms of ADHD
- Hyperactivity of the brain (hyperactive thoughts)
- Becca’s experience with EDs
- Stimulation through food (while watching TV, at night when meds wear off)
- What can we do about impulsivity with food
- How to slow down
- Do you need a diagnosis? How would it help?
- Medication
- Becca’s notable sources of dopamine
- ADHD and restriction
- How family and helping professionals can support people with ADHD
Yoga video meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l--Sa_C4bcY
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In this episode we answer the following question from a listener: is it possible to hit a wall in recovery and not be able to go any further? How do you know if you’re in true recovery? What if our behaviors change but the disordered thoughts remain? We discuss:
- Is full recovery even possible?
- Recovery on a spectrum
- Are Stef & Sarah fully recovered?
- The role of patience
- What comes first: self acceptance or recovery?
- What if we get stuck in semi-recovery
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Have you ever heard the phrase: the way we eat is the way we do everything? Do you agree? What parallels to you notice between the way you feel around food and the way you feel about other things? In this episode we talk about:
- Food as distraction
- Pace and slowing down (eating fast --> doing everything fast)
- What else did/does Sarah “binge” on?
- Ending the eating experience as another version of loss, ending
- Bingeing information, attention, sex, TV
- Food playing out through self-care, planning, avoidance, trust, boundaries
- If it is, it’s hopeful! We can tackle it in areas where there is less resistance.
- Beliefs about self become the relationship with food
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Tame Your Inner Critic LIVE WORKSHOP in London! Jan 28 2023.
It’s that time of year again! More food, more parties, more alcohol, more people to see. In this episode we talk about the many topics that come up during a season that can be tricky in a life without dieting.
- How the holidays “ruined” Sarah’s Paleo streak
- Alcohol, work parties, and eating
- How Sarah developed her inner alcohol threshold voice
- Drinking as an excuse to eat
- Dealing with getting dressed up after weight gain
- Seeing photos of party pics
- Eating with and/or in front of others
- Takeaways and tips for this time of year
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LIVE EVENT IN LONDON! JANUARY 28TH
Stef’s mom, Donna, joins us on the podcast to talk about what it was like to be a mother to a daughter with an eating disorder, and how Stef & Donna reconcile that period of time in present day.
- Donna’s memories of how Stef developed her EDs
- Stef’s experience in college and in an IOP
- Stef’s favorite therapist
- Binge eating as not serious “enough”
- How an ED impacts an entire family
- How Stef’s husband interacted with the ED dynamic
- How Donna reacted to Stef’s recovery…and does she realize that Stef is recovered?
- Donna gets emotional
- Donna’s advice to Moms
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Do you feel like you have good intentions for yourself but somehow end up "ruining it"? In this episode we look at why we self-sabotage, including how we might thwart our efforts at weight loss and also how the term itself might be misleading. We'll discuss:
- Why Stef isn’t a fan of the term
- Self-sabotage as an identity or confirmation of beliefs
- Sarah’s dating story
- Stef’s wardrobe sabotage
- The inner child component: are we acting out?
- Are we afraid of our own success?
- Self-sabotage of weight loss efforts
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Depression and anxiety are common partners with binge eating, overeating, restricting, and other forms of disordered eating. What do we make of this intersection? How can we have more influence over our relationship with food if we are also dealing with these conditions? In this episode, we discuss:
- Definitions of depression and anxiety (and spectrums of each)
- Stef & Sarah’s experiences of how depression feels
- Nervous system theory of depression: the freeze state
- Shame as part of the freeze/depression state
- The impact of depression and anxiety on the eating cycle
- Sarah asks Stef if she’d prefer her depression or anxiety?
- Strategies
- The “threshhold of influence”
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When we reject diets, there is often a period of weight gain that follows. But what if it feels like you'll just keep gaining weight and never stop? How long does this go on for? In this episode, we discuss:
- How long it took Stef to reach her weight set range
- Periods of rapid weight gain
- Weight gain as the body’s insurance policy
- Doesn’t it make sense that if eating stabilizes, we should lose weight?
- Do you have to love yourself to make peace with your body?
- Being in our bodies in the present moment vs fearing its future
- Weight gain as a result of disordered eating masked as intuitive eating
- Is it worth it?
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Part Two in a two-part series about hunger and fullness: what about the fear of fullness? Last week we discussed why feeling hungry can be triggering for some people, and this week we are looking at how fullness can activate belief systems and automatic behaviors. We explore:
- Sarah’s experience of fullness with spaghetti bolognese
- Fullness and guilt
- Fullness and feeling like we “should” stop
- Fullness and being in the body
- What if I eat and never feel full?
- Delayed fullness cues and extreme hunger
- Discomfort tolerating even slight fullness
- What was fullness associated with growing up?
- What if I stretch out my stomach by getting too full too often?
AND PSST! We will be hosting a live event in London on January 28 2023! Details to come.
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What is your relationship with hunger? Do you ever eat to prevent the feeling of hunger? What do you think this is about? In this episode, we talk about:
- Stef’s internal hunger “alarm bell”
- The difference between hunger and deprivation
- What if we have hunger AND anxiety?
- Eating prophylactically to avoid hunger
- What does hunger actually FEEL like for you
- How somatic awareness helps us feel safer with hunger (or safer to experiment with it)
- Sarah’s phobia of wasps (and what this has to do with fear of hunger)
- Beliefs about hunger
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To weigh or not to weigh? This question can interrupt many an intuitive eater's journey, so we dedicated a whole episode to the topic. We cover questions like:
- Do Stef & Sarah know their weights?
- Can weight just be data?
- What stories do we attach to numbers
- What about getting weighed at the doctors office?
- How to decline being weighed at the doctor
- Why do we need to know our weight?
- Hard evidence over self-trust
- Does weight tell you how to feel?
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Sarah and Stef share the lessons they learned through their recovery from disordered eating.
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This episode features a guest -- not an expert -- who is still working through her relationship with food and body image and doesn't have it all figured out. We hope you find it helpful to hear from someone who might be exactly where you are, and can relate to the parts of this process that don't feel like they have answers. We discuss:
- Where food and body issues started for Nicole
- Feeling stuck between “I can’t diet anymore” and “I can’t deal with my weight.”
- Photographs & mirrors as triggers
- Difficulty assessing fullness
- What is intuitive eating? What’s the goal?
- Worth, safety, and weight
- Fearing continued/future weight gain
- Guilt about doing this work and still struggling with body image and obsessive thoughts
- Separating parts of the self
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Having a disordered relationship with food can erode our sense of self-trust. Not only do we learn to trust outside voices over our own hunger, but we also can't seem to keep the promises we make to ourselves about food. In this episode, we cover a range of topics including:
- What is self trust
- How promises to “not binge today” erodes our self-trust
- Shame, authenticity, and values
- What does our ego have to do with it?
- Consistency as a self-trust builder
- Stories of laziness, flakiness, and irresponsibility showing up as a lack of self-trust
- The relationship between self-esteem and self-trust
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Stress is a common trigger for eating, overeating, and binge eating. If you're someone who experiences increased urges to eat when you're stressed or anxious, this episode explores the following topics:
- What does stress look like?
- The stress of transitions
- What if stress is not something we can reduce?
- Challenging beliefs about how stress and coping interact
- Stress, anxiety, and the window of tolerance
- Tips for coping with stress
- Is food something we CAN use when we’re stressed?
- Why don’t we use coping strategies that we know make us feel better?
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Guilt can be a huge barrier to feeling peaceful with food. What do we do with the feelings of guilt that remain around what we eat, how we eat, and how much we eat? In this episode, we discuss:
- Guilt, defined
- Two layers of cognitive belief systems
- Can guilt be useful?
- Reframing guilt as disappointment
- Regulating guilt in the beginning of recovery
- Separating guilt from shame
- Deconstructing guilt relates to self-esteem, sitting with feelings, expectations, etc.
- Somatic experience of guilt
- What does guilt have to do with people pleasing or boundary work?
- Guilt reframed as confusion
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In this episode we are talking to Brianna Campos of Body Image with Bri about the Body Grief framework. We’ll also talk about:
- How Bri came to focus on grief in her work around body image
- Dealing with: other people’s judgment; discomfort; health concerns
- The difference between body acceptance vs body positivity
- Bri’s framework for body image grief: insight + action + over time + in community
- What if grief feels too messy and painful?
- The stages of grief
- Dismantling the story
- Discomfort vs distress
- What if you believe that being in a larger body is less healthy?
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If we overeat or find it hard to stop eating because we don't want to waste food, how can we navigate this conflict? This episode talks about:
- Sarah’s experimental task to throw away one bite of food
- What about throwing away food so you don’t eat it?
- What about leftovers?
- Kids’ lunchboxes
- Being a “good girl” or “good boy” by finishing what’s on your plate
- Grieving the end of a meal
- Top 5 most wasted food items
- Eating to overfullness in an effort not to “waste”
- Different types of overeating
- Throwing food away as a choice
- Rate and review!
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There is a significant intersection of people with eating disorders and disordered eating with T/trauma. In this episode, we identify the meaning of trauma and explore how it shows up in our body beyond intellectual awareness. We also discuss:
- Trauma informed vs trauma aware
- A little of Stef’s history
- Anger and eating disorder behaviors
- The issue of safety
- Quote by Gabor Mate
- The role of connection and co-regulation
- Shame, non-judgment, safety, and repetition
- Intergenerational trauma
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Food logs and meal planning are hallmarks of weight loss efforts and diet culture. Is there any place for them in a non-diet approach? In this episode, we talk about:
- Do we like food diaries?
- Food structure reduces decision making
- Is intuitive eating about meal variety?
- But I don’t like meal planning because I don’t know what I’ll want to eat
- Sarah’s lunches this week
- What’s the difference between not being satisfied and not being full?
- Did Stef get too hungry when Sarah visited NYC?
- Meal times and boundaries
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The "anti-diet" and "diets don't work" messages can be very empowering for many people, but how do we reconcile these ideas when there seem to be people that do, in fact, diet and lose weight? In this episode, we discuss:
- Dieting as a physical trauma stored by the body
- Biology of weight set point and safety
- Psychology tendencies toward one-track thinking
- “Diets Don’t Work” vs “Do Diets Work For Me?”
- Envy as “I think I am capable of something”
- What is enough?
- The Hedonic Treadmill
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In 1978, Susie Orbach wrote the groundbreaking book: Fat is a Feminist Issue (FIFI) to decontrust the role of dieting as oppressive to women. She has remained an author, psychoanalyst, advocate for women and women's bodies. In this episode, we discuss:
- Dieting is taking your agency back
- The beauty of hunger in all forms
- The mother’s body anxiety & feeding her baby as an origin of dysfunction
- The body, weight, and attention
- Why is the body so important as identity?
- Admiration versus connection
- Is there hope for the future?
- The Dove Campaign and body representation
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MENTIONED LINKS:
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https://www.dove.com/uk/dove-self-esteem-project.html
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/two-for-the-price-of-one
Why is eating in moderation so hard? In this episode, Sarah & Stef discuss:
- What does moderation mean?
- Is the 2000 calorie RDA based on moderation?
- Satisfaction and extreme hunger
- Why are some people able to eat in moderation more easily?
- Is moderation a challenge for impulsive people?
- How other parts of our lives can influence the reward aspect of food and impact the ability to eat in moderation.
- Does it make sense to leave certain foods out of the house?
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Intuitive Eating advocates may have us believe that we will naturally start to crave nutritious food after allowing ourselves to eat what we want, but is this true? What does it look like if you're someone who feels more selective around food or doesn't really like vegetables? In this episode, we talk about...
- The foods that Sarah and Stef don’t like
- Do you say cilantro or coriander?
- What do you do if you don’t like vegetables?
- Are there foods we don’t like or foods we believe we don’t like? And vice versa
- Do processed foods beget more processed foods?
- Nutrition as a habit
- Does what we eat matter so much?
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The summertime can be a difficult time of year when we’re dealing with body image – the heat, the clothes, the vacations. In this conversation, we break down some reasons why summertime can be difficult, share our own experiences with summer and body image, and offer mindset shifts that can help.
- Summer bodies syndrome
- Summer clothing – is fashion harder?
- Do you feel like you’re “allowed” to wear shorts in the summer?
- Body objectification as part of the vacation experience
- Stef’s episode with gelato in Italy
- Noticing body changes on vacation
- Mindset shifts and strategies for summer
- “Body admin” and summer
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If intuitive eating is the gold standard of a healthy relationship with food, how do we actually become more intuitive? In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about:
- The definition of Intuition (UK vs US)
- What role does conscious reasoning play in intuition?
- The role of intuition in Sarah & Stef’s lunches this week
- How long does it take to become more intuitive?
- Things that get in the way of our intuition
- How community might help us access intuition
- Is there a difference between intuition and instinct?
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This week we talk to Molly Forbes, author of the book Body Happy Kids and founder of The Body Happy Org. Molly talks to us about her experience raising children in diet culture and the work she does to educate and empower both children and adults to create body image resilience. We discuss:
- Molly’s experience on Naked Beach TV
- How Molly navigates her children’s exposure to media
- What if you are a parent with your own body image issues?
- How to handle when your child comes home and says “someone called me fat.”
- The Body Happy Org resources and mission
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Dieting can promote disconnection from self. Sometimes we use food to further disconnect from our experience or our shame. As we heal our relationship with food, body, and self, how do we address the tendency to disconnect?
- What is the difference between disconnection and self-abandonment?
- Sarah’s airport story of accepting the moment
- How to stay connected to the Self during a body image flood
- Stefanie’s “flood” concept
- The slippery slope of emotional eating
- Commitment to self vs discipline of self
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A follow up to last week’s episode is out by popular demand. In this episode we continue talking about the nuances of restriction and the ways this might be showing up in your disordered eating and/or recovery process. We cover:
- What is emotional restriction?
- What does it look like to have emotional regulation instead of emotional restriction?
- Restriction of authenticity, desires, and self
- Why does it make sense to honor mental hunger in the absence of physical hunger?
- Restriction during certain times of day, around certain people, or only benig able to eat with certain bowls/utensils
- Are there scenarios where physical restriction makes sense?
- What about restricting for health reasons
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These days, restriction is a buzzword in the anti-dieting space, and it’s often talked about in disordered eating recovery. But what does it really mean, and how do you know if it applies to you? In this episode, we cover:
- The difference between physical and mental restriction
- The relationship of self talk with mental restriction
- Is it always restricting to choose not to eat if you’re hungry?
- Portion control as an example of restriction
- Examples of when you think you’re restricting, but you might not be
- What is the difference between boundaries and restriction?
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We talk a lot about binge eating in this podcast, but this episode is dedicated to our experiences with bulimia – how it looked, how it felt, and how it was different from binge eating disorder. We’ll discuss:
- What is bulimia?
- Purging as an aggressive emotional expression
- Purging as a perceived boundary against binge eating
- Bulimic behavior feeling like defiance for Stef versus collapse for Sarah
- The addictive nature of purging
- How recovery looked for Sarah v Stef
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In this episode, Sarah and Stef discuss the role of the inner critic, and how each host dealt with the evolution of the critic during recovery from binge eating. We'll cover:
- Sarah’s embarrassment of her self critic versus Stef’s comfort with her own
- Binges as a criticism of being “out of control”
- Identifying as a Critic or not
- Does your critic speak in first person or in third?
- Our various “best selves” ebb and flow
- Do we need support to leave our critic?
- Practical tools for dealing with our inner critic
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Back with another guest! In this episode, we talk to Becca Robinson, a BEAT advisor in recovery from bulimia, about her experience with breast implants and her decision to ultimately have them removed.
- “As long as your belly is never wider than your bust, you’re fine.”
- Puberty, developing breasts, and having “real woman” proportions
- Does cosmetic surgery fix body image?
- The distinction between hating your body vs feeling obsessed with perfecting it (objectifying it)
- The difference between feeling validated by our body versus feeling fulfilled
- What led Becca to decide to remove her breast implants
- Physical problems as a result of breast implants
- How Becca’s body image shifted after the implant removal
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What does humility have to do with binge eating recovery? In this episode, we discuss:
- Is it wrong to be self-focused?
- Stef’s “fall from grace” during college and how humility diminishes the ego
- The power of letting go of how things “should be”
- The relationship between our humility and our insecurities
- Leaning into our insecurities to see that they don’t destroy us
- Sarah’s memory of a Clubhouse event with Stef
- The role of humility with an inferiority complex
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There is a relationship between fatigue, tiredness, and food. In this episode, we discuss: * The evolution of Sarah & Stef’s fatigue over the years * "Fatigue" versus "being tired" * Sarah naps! * Rest: Splitting attention versus single-focus restoration * Connection and purpose to mitigate fatigue * Routines, intentions, and structure as coping tools
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In this episode, Sarah and Stef pull out old journals to read excerpts from their deepest binge eating days. In this vulnerable episode, we share:
- Stef’s entries from college: feeling like the cycle never stop repeating, and themes of loneliness and disconnection
- Sarah’s “Fasting Journal”
- The difference between Sarah’s despair and Stef’s inner critic
- Sarah’s experience in OA and ups and downs from one day to the next
- What we see in the entries now versus what we saw then
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In this episode, Sarah and Stef review Caroline Dooner’s book: The Fck It Diet*. We’ll talk about:
- The book that changed Stef’s life
- The power of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment
- Caroline’s Five Tools
- The parts of the book most helpful to Stef versus Sarah
- Orthorexia and “in defense of sugar and carbs”
- Does food become a “non-issue” after we heal from binge eating?
- Is all binge eating rooted in restriction?
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Improving body image is one of the most popular topics in this field. In this episode, we talk about our own stories of making more peace with our bodies and offer concrete tools we use with clients and ourselves. We discuss:
- Stef’s initial body image recovery journey in a group
- Sarah’s sense of “splitting” from her identity
- Stef’s story of being called “fat” on the ice rink
- Do body gratitude journals work?
- Word scanning as a body image tool
- Writing a letter from your body to yourself
- People pleasing and authenticity
- Little tips and favorite books
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Our very first guest on the podcast! This week we’re talking to former dieter Katie Thistleton, host of Life Hacks on BBC radio. Katie has given up on dieting while in the public eye as a media presenter and is here to chat with us about her experience. We’ll discuss:
- Katie’s New Year’s Instagram post and how that prompted this episode
- The “Last Supper” epiphany moment
- How Katie sees the media changing behind the scenes
- Feeling shame eating “unhealthy” food in a bigger body as compared to smaller people in the industry
- Do media imagery and beauty ideals get into your head if you’re used to being around it all the time?
- The experience of getting married with body image issues
- “Calorie neutrality”
- Eating with distractions, eating while reading The Daily Mail
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Food habits and associations
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Talking to loved ones about recovery from disordered eating (or the choice to give up dieting) is complicated. We created this episode to share with friends and family who want to support your journey but aren’t quite sure what to say. We’ll discuss:
- Sarah & Stef’s experience of talking to friends about binge eating
- When your disorder is not taken seriously
- The difference between support and “getting it”
- What do we need from loved ones to support us?
- When supporters are “concerned for your health”
- Defensive conversations with family members
- When people assume recovered means thin, or that this is a matter of willpower
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Asking for specific support: What do you need?
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Deciding not to diet anymore can feel empowering…especially from the safety of social media communities or inside of a pandemic. But what happens when we go out into the world and get confronted with people who actively trying to lose weight and eat “healthy?” What comes up for us? In this episode, Sarah & Stef discuss:
- Dieting with others as a form of community and connection
- Wanting other people to “fail” at their diet
- Why can other people do it and I can’t?
- Stef’s friend who has a “dieting personality”
- Asking people to stop talking about dieting
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The “health” objection of not dieting
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Greed is a word that comes up a lot around binge eating and overeating. What if you believe that your binges aren’t a disorder or a “problem,” but a manifestation of being greedy? In this episode, Sarah and Stef address questions like:
- Do we want too much food or do we simply want too much?
- Where does greed come from?
- Does greed have a reason, or are reasons just an “excuse”?
- What does greed have to do with emotional discomfort or sensitivity?
- Is binge eating self-indulgent?
Do you struggle to be more consistent in your life? Whether its with food, exercise, self-talk, or pretty much anything else in life, what is the story with consistency (or lack of it)? In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about:
- What consistency looks like for Sarah & Stef
- Consistency depends on your context of the day
- How do you know when to push yourself or not?
- Example: journaling
- How consistency is related to self-trust
- Why might we resist being consistent?
- The power of the present moment
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In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about the influential Geneen Roth, author of books like "Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating" and "Women, Food, and God." The hosts discuss how Geneen's work influenced their own recovery and ways in which they still agree and depart from her message. * We are now on Patreon! Join the private FB group.
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The Intuitive Eating approach sometimes gets portrayed as a “junk food free for all.” So does eating nutritious food only happen in the context of a diet, or are there ways to incorporate nutrition intentionally without dieting? In this episode, we explore:
- What is your definition of “healthy eating”?
- The role of flexibility in a non-diet world
- What if you don’t automatically crave nutritious food when you give yourself permission to eat all foods?
- Adding in versus taking out
- “Do It For Future You” – is this a diet/fitness culture philosophy?
- Sarah doesn’t enjoy meal planning and prep!
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The Million Dollar Question: If eating this way would not change your body in any way, would you be doing it?
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Have you ever heard people talk about their experiences of eating in secret? How does secret eating make us feel? In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about:
- Shame as it relates to secret eating
- Binge eating with roommates
- Eating privately as a way to focus on pleasure and “me time”
- Feeling more “in control” when eating in front of others
- The connection between eating alone and loneliness or disconnection
- The lows of feeling like we need to hide all the time
- Is the “secret self” the true self?
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Food guilt is a popular theme in the disordered eating community. How often has food guilt been linked to your own behaviors of binge eating and/or restricting? In this episode, we look at:
- Guilt induced by food excess
- How understanding the primal brain’s role in binge eating can help reduce guilt
- Is “permission to eat” alone enough to reduce guilt?
- Guilt about the health impact of binge eating
- Reducing guilt by seeing nutrition as a part of health
- Challenging guilt by understanding the belief underneath it
- Does guilt help us learn?
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Does intuitive eating and not dieting anymore sound good – but you’re afraid that the alternative is to “let yourself go?” In this episode, we discuss:
- What does it actually mean to “let yourself go”?
- Love from others vs approval from others
- Creating your own template for existing in a larger body in this culture
- Admiration VERSUS connection & love
- Inherent worth (we go down the rabbit hole)
- What is the role of the ego in being afraid to let yourself go?
- Judgment as other projections
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Have you ever felt like you don’t want to start eating because it actually makes it harder to stop? Why do you think that is? In this episode, we discuss:
- The desire to put off eating to reduce “out of control” eating
- The psychology of the ego in diet mentality, and how that sets up expectations and perfectionism with food
- The “Eat When You’re Hungry” downfall of some Intuitive Eating mindsets
- What state are you in when you start eating?
- Biofeedback & self-talk during rapid eating periods
- Black & white mentality (either eating “well” or eating it all)
- Pleasure and dopamine withdrawal (is it boring to just eat “normal” amounts?)
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Have you ever thought: “I’ve gained weight and now I don’t want anyone to see me?” In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about:
- Stef & Sarah’s family reactions to weight changes
- How it feels to see ex-partners
- The opinion of the collective versus the personal
- How our brains recalibrate weight changes
- Do you like someone less when their weight changes?
- The power of appearance based hierarchy systems
- Seeing people at your own pace
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All the self-help input in the world feels like it makes sense until the moment a binge urge presents itself – and then what? In this episode, we discuss:
- Announcement: More live Zoom Community events!
- Is the point of recovery to get rid of binge urges or to manage them?
- Permission to binge as a binge management tool
- Are there different kinds of binge urges?
- What do binge urges feel like physically?
- Binge urges as rebel urges
- Boundaries and honesty with the self for binge prevention
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Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself and moved into a bad body image spiral? What is it about photos that feels so triggering? In this episode, we discuss:
- Why Sarah changed the topic of this episode at the last minute
- The difference between intellectual body image and emotional body image
- How a photo feels in the moment vs how it feels a few days later
- Stef’s photo shoot experience
- Anticipating an emotional reaction to photographs
- Should you avoid looking at photographs if it feels triggering?
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GUIDED MEDITATION TO RESET AFTER OVEREATING, BINGE EATING AND/OR EMOTIONAL EATING – Sarah shares her guided meditation to help you find balance after an episode of out-of-control eating.
Compulsive eating is a cycle and sometimes the place to break in the cycle is how we treat ourselves AFTER we have binged by shifting our emotional state and setting an intention that will help to restore balance.
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Have you ever felt like you might be truly addicted to food? Have you been told that food is addictive and you have to avoid certain foods in order to have control over your eating? In this episode, we discuss:
- Is food addiction about the food or the behavior?
- The role of the addiction model in OA
- The withdrawal effect of a post-binge day
- Do “hyperpalatable” foods automatically mean they are addictive?
- How your emotional state may trigger an addictive behavior
- Rebellion looking like addiction
- Is it harder to stay in the addiction cycle if you don’t eat vegetables?
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We would also like to thank everyone who attended our monthly Live Zoom Community Event.
This week, Sarah & Stef answer a listener question: is there hope for healing even after having an eating disorder for decades? We discuss:
- The role of social media in recovery
- Is recovery a real thing, anyway?
- The emerging role of somatic experiencing
- The difference between younger clients and older clients in therapy and coaching
- Readiness that comes with age
References:
Somatic Experiencing
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
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Has dieting been center-stage for so long that you don’t know who you would be without it? In this conversation, we discuss:
- Dieting, body image, and the pursuit of recovery as an identity
- The Diet Personality vs the Restricting Personality
- How our identities can feel black and white in a dieting mentality
- Why is dieting “bad” if it helps us create a sense of purpose?
- How dieting behaviors show up in other parts of our lives
- How Sarah & Stef’s self-perceptions have shifted post-recovery
- The role of capability in identity formation
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So many people are on board with the idea of not dieting anymore, but does that mean giving up on weight loss entirely? In this episode, we dive into:
- Can you diet and heal from dieting at the same time?
- Can you heal your relationship with food and return to the pursuit of weight loss?
- Does “taking better care of yourself” mean you’ll lose weight?
- Why can some people diet “successfully” then?
- Sarah & Stef’s experience with weight fluctuations in recovery
- What are we seeking through not dieting?
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- But How Do I Handle My Relatives?
As we head into the holiday season, discussions about family dynamics and boundary setting with loved ones is a relevant conversation post-dieting. Do you find it difficult to stay grounded in the presence of family members? Is it harder to stay in a protected headspace? Join the conversation where we talk about:
- The roles we play with our family members
- The difference between being “close” and not having boundaries
- Stef’s experience of enmeshed family dynamics vs Sarah’s experience of reserved communication dynamics
- When family intervention feels welcome vs unwelcome
- Recovery as a departure from being “the one” with food and body issues
- When food is love (in family culture)
- Questions to ask yourself when considering boundary setting
- How Sarah and Stef still haven’t quite mastered the outro.
Join us at our live online event on Sunday 19th December 2021. There is a pay-what-you-can-afford option. Details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-after-diets-community-qa-live-event-tickets-210649407047
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All or Nothing (otherwise known as black and white) thinking is one of the most common thought patterns of disordered eaters. Do you ever feel like you’ve eaten one “bad” food and you “might as well keep going?” Or feel rigid thinking that turns into an all-out binge? In this episode, we talk about:
- What is black and white thinking?
- How black & white thinking shows up with food
- Gray area thinking associated with mediocrity
- “This might not be true” thinking
- What is the link between self-compassion and perfectionism
- How to release rigidity of thinking through the body
- How black and white thinking protects our identity and need to be “right”
Join us at our live online event on Sunday 19th December 2021. There is a pay-what-you-can-afford option. Details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-after-diets-community-qa-live-event-tickets-210649407047
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Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
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Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Are you still influenced by the diet culture messages you received in childhood? Does your family conditioning still impact your beliefs and behaviors about food and eating? In this episode, Sarah and Stef take a look at:
Jane Fonda, Nair commercials, and Disney princesses
Beliefs about the “ideal feminine” and gender hierarchies, especially in previous generations
Sarah’s memory of mangoes and Stef’s memory of ravioli Sundays
When one parent has a troubled relationship with food
Happy memories of sweets in childhood do not have to be pathological
Messaging about what it means to be female
Binges as a way of rejecting the idea that we should “behave” and be “good little girls”
The role of health-ism influencing this generation of kids
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
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Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Do you feel obsessed with thoughts of food? In this episode, Stef & Sarah talk about the reasons this may be happening for you -- none of which include being selfish, addicted, or gluttonous! We cover:
The role of restriction in food obsession (including the role of ghrelin, the hunger hormone)
Food obsession driven by feelings of food guilt, including guilt about not eating “clean” enough
Is it food obsession or anxiety?
Thinking about food as a way of escaping your thoughts or reality
The role of emotional suppression to think about food, and how to access groundedness
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
In this episode, Sarah and Stef discuss the role of rules, comfort, joy, creativity, and boundaries in relation to food-as-reward. We’ll take a look at:
Food as a pressure-release system at the end of a long day
How diet culture has manipulated happy, comfort foods as something we have to earn
Sarah & Stef’s memories of food as rewards or treats
Stef’s concept of “joy reservoirs”
The interplay of body image and reward
What does creativity have to do with this concept?
Saying No more often to reduce the need for reward
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
In this episode, Sarah and Stef make sense of the impulse to eat when your rational brain doesn’t want to be eating. Do you ever feel conflicted about eating? Do you feel like you self-sabotage? We’ll take a look at:
Why the conscious brain and the subconscious mind have different agendas
Eating just to “get it over with”
Eating from rebellion or to access pleasure
Can you talk yourself out of a binge?
Is non-consenting eating just a habit?
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
- But I Can’t Cope With My Emotions
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about the role of emotions in binge eating versus emotional eating recovery. Do you feel like you’ve tried “sitting with” your feelings but it doesn’t make a difference? Or that you don’t know what to do with your emotions at all? We’ll take a look at:
- Why addressing emotions doesn’t always “work” to stop binge eating
- The issues of existential loneliness
- How food distracts us from our emotions
- What boundaries have to do with emotional eating
- Shame around specific emotions
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
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Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
- But I Can’t Cope with My Weight Gain
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about how difficult it is to deal with weight gain that we experience from binge eating or overeating, as well as the weight we may gain after giving up diets.. Do you feel like you want to give up diets but feel torn about the possibility of gaining weight? Or do you feel distress about the weight you’ve gained during overeating or binge eating periods? We take a look at:
Feeling a sense of panic that weight gain will never end
How society perceives weight gain
The difference between recovering into a straight size body vs a larger body
Accepting weight gain vs not eating with integrity
Weight as a distraction from uncomfortable life situations
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about exercise, movement and impact on weight, hunger and mental health. Do you struggle to approach exercise in a non-diet way? If you’re not losing weight do you find it difficult to motivate yourself to get moving? We take a look at:
- Our relationship to exercise
- Having a routine vs flexibility
- When to move and when to rest
- Examining self-talk about exercise
- Exercise vs “movement’
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Do you find yourself eating when you’re bored? In this episode, Sarah & Stef interrogate the feeling of boredom and how it relates to eating urges. We cover things like:
- What is boredom, really?
- Why Sarah dislikes terms like "tolerate" and "sit with" when it comes to emotions.
- What do you DO to cope with an emotion like boredom?
- Boredom, eating, and watching TV
- If you eat when you're bored, can you still feel the emotions?
- Structure as support
- Do we have to fix it?
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
- But What If I Need to Diet For My Health?
In this episode, Sarah and Stef discuss the idea of dieting for health reasons. Do you believe weight loss will improve your health? Are there foods you need to avoid and feel guilty for still having them? We take a look at:
- How linked are weight loss and health?
- Food intolerances and bingeing
- Dealing with guilt about the impact of our eating on our health
- Stef’s experience with IGG tests
- Self-sabotage and rebellion
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about the difference between food rules and food boundaries. Have you ever felt like you don’t want food rules, but you feel lost without some kind of structure?
We talk about:
The definition of rules vs the definitions of boundaries
Why rules feel good at first
Stages of setting boundaries
When are you ready to set a boundary?
Sarah’s morning video technique
Stef’s “go-to” list technique
Why can some people follow rules and I can’t?
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
In this episode Sarah and Stef talk about bad body image days. Do you look in the mirror and hate what you see? It’s a big subject, so this week we are focusing on
- What it’s like to have poor body image
- Creating a more neutral response to body dissatisfaction
- Cognitive dissonance
- Body acceptance
- How we handle a bad body image day
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
In this episode, Sarah & Stef discuss the different ways hunger can show up and different ways of responding to it. Does it matter if hunger is physical, mental, hormonal, or emotional? How should we handle each kind of hunger? We discuss things like:
- Should we listen to hunger signals when we're not physically hungry?
- Why Sarah gets triggered to eat when she's cold
- Symptoms of hunger
- Why our brains won't stop thinking about food
- Why you can last so long without feeling hungry and then feel it all at once
- Why making "mistakes" are good experiments
- The difference between Sarah & Stef's hunger regulation strategies during their recovery process
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
In this episode Sarah and Stef delve into the idea of self-compassion. Can self-compassion be a tool for changing your behaviour, or is it a way to let yourself off the hook? Tune in to hear us talk about
- Common misunderstandings about self-compassion
- Why it’s easier to have compassion for others
- Shame around binge eating and our bodies
- Improving negative self-talk
- Kindness vs compassion
- Never feeling good enough
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Have you ever tried Intuitive Eating (IE) and thought: this doesn't work for me? Sarah & Stef discuss some of the reasons why this might be happening, including:
- Is IE the gold standard?
- Turning IE into another set of rules
- Allowing foods versus permission to binge
- Approaching IE as another way to lose weight
- Permission to take what you need and leave the rest
- Fullness as a trigger vs fullness as a positive experience
- Wanting to lose weight before starting IE
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website –www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
In this episode we look at that all-important question many of us have asked ourselves – why can’t I stop eating? In an attempt to answer this question Sarah and Stef discuss the following:
- Compulsive and trance-like eating
- The role of biology and the nervous system in our eating behaviours
- Physical restriction vs mental restriction
- Brain hunger vs physical hunger
- Binge-restrict cycle
- Overeating post dieting
- Keeping busy to eat less
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Welcome to the second episode of the Life After Diets podcast. This week Sarah and Stef talk about the desire to lose weight, even after giving up dieting. We deep dive into topics like:
- Is weight loss incompatible with giving up diets?
- The reasons why we decided to stop pursuing weight loss
- Weight set point theory
- How we deal with friends talking about weight loss and dieting
- Why we feel like we need others to approve of our bodies
- Why giving up weight loss isn't just a vanity issue
- Acceptance/approval versus love
- The relevance of body size in authentic relationships
- Feeling insecurity around male friends
- That feeling of: wait, I look like THIS??
- What does your insecurity really mean?
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Email - stefanie@iamstefaniemichele.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Welcome to the pilot episode of the Life After Diets podcast. This week Sarah and Stef share their own stories of eating disorder recovery and body image healing. Tune in to hear them talk about the lows and highs of their journeys, including
- When they realised their disordered eating was a problem
- The swing between dieting and binge eating
- Binge eating disorder vs bulimia nervosa, eating disorders vs disordered eating
- The many ways they tried to ‘fix’ their eating problems
- Hitting rock bottom (again and again)
- Turning points, hope and finding freedom
Connect with the show!
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Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh
Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist
Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele