Daisy Brackenhall is a Brit who has been living in rural France for the past 17 years. She lost half her body weight with weight loss surgery and low carb eating and has since maintained a healthy weight with keto. Keto has also helped her significantly reduce depression and migraines. She is a part-time gardener and lives with her three dogs and cats. 

Daisy is a podcaster and produces two weekly podcasts. In the Keto Woman podcast Daisy chats with extraordinary women and shares their inspiring stories with listeners. Monday Mindset is Daisy’s newest podcast and a collaboration with her friend and psychologist Terri Lance, who works at The Fasting Method. Each week they share with each other and their listeners something that they’ve found inspiring or motivational.

A few years ago Daisy created and continues to run a successful Facebook group for women called Kickarse Keto Bitches. With almost 3000 members from all around the world, the group functions as a safe and inviting community for women to find and offer support to one another.

This crossover episode is the second episode with our KetoWoman and Monday Mindset podcast host Daisy Brackenhall.   We had a wide-ranging conversation over various topics around various life issues. Louise and Daisy are kindred-keto spirits as their respective weight gain and weight loss journeys were very similar, which they found out when they met through the 2KetoDudes group.  Louise was lucky enough to visit Daisy at her acreage in southern rural France when she was living and working in the UK.  Daisy was instrumental as host of her KetoWoman podcast which introduced Jackie and Louise. As they say, the rest is history.

1. Jackie - Don’t drink your calories
2. Louise -  Menopausal women need to eat to their bodies
3. Daisy - Love your before

Lipedema

https://ketowomanpodcast.com/139-2/

Elena Gros - Migraine buckets

https://ketowomanpodcast.com/elena-gross/

Ally Houston / Paleo Canteen - Keto Ice Cream

https://paleocanteen.co.uk/scoundrel/

“And that’s a problem for me in the going backwards and forwards too often, that's always the telltale sign for me, if it keeps popping into my mind, we'll just go and get another spoonful of that almond butter, doesn't matter that it's you know, it's you're not having it as a dessert, or whatever it is.”

“I don't know, it's good to do a challenge, isn't it? Because it really gives you a very clear picture of what it feels like to be without it. So you've got a good comparison. So at some point, I might do it, but whether it would ever stick long term? I don't know.”

“I have lymphedema. I haven't had an official diagnosis but I'm definitely a lippy lady as they like to call themselves.”

“So I think it's a really good idea just to find out if you're sensitive to things because knowledge is power, isn't it? And sometimes it can be things that you don't have to avoid completely, you might just have to limit. You know, it