Beyond Binge Eating

Kandi Keith is the creator behind Kandi Unwrapped, where she shares her experiences with low-carb eating, weight loss, and keto-friendly recipes. After reaching over 280 pounds, she lost more than 130 pounds while navigating binge eating, weight regain, and life with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Here's what we explore:

• Kandi's experience with binge eating, secret eating, and food cravings
• Losing weight, regaining it, and starting again
• Why gastric sleeve surgery didn't automatically resolve her eating struggles
• Her experiences with carnivore, keto, and other dietary approaches
• What Kandi learned from Dr. Sean O'Mara and his health protocols
• How she adapts exercise to living with spinal muscular atrophy
• Why short bursts of movement can be meaningful
• Her thoughts on gut health, fermented foods, and weight management
• Letting go of rigid food rules and finding what works for you

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00:00 Introduction

01:25 From Low-Carb Eating to Kandi Unwrapped

03:08 Gastric Sleeve Surgery and Major Weight Loss

04:56 Returning to Low-Carb and Exploring Carnivore

07:38 Retatrutide and Her Current Approach

10:25 Binge Eating, Secret Eating, and Food Cravings

12:59 Why Gastric Sleeve Surgery Didn't Solve Everything

14:03 Living With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

15:35 Working With Dr. Sean O'Mara: Protocols and Takeaways

16:22 Adapting Exercise to Her Abilities

18:24 Saunas, Hormones, and Dietary Changes

20:27 What Kandi Learned About Micro-Workouts

22:06 Gut Health, Fermented Foods, and Weight Management

23:24 Why She No Longer Believes in One Perfect Diet

27:38 Biohacking, Peptides, and Experimentation

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Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

What if reducing anxiety could begin with something as simple as getting morning sunlight, improving your sleep habits, or spending more time outdoors?

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Kelli Ritter, a former associate professor, holistic psychotherapist, nutritional therapist, and anxiety recovery educator with over 30 years of experience in mental health. She brings a unique perspective to anxiety recovery, combining her clinical background with an interest in metabolic health, circadian rhythms, and quantum biology.

Here's what we explore:

• Why Dr. Ritter views anxiety as a signal from the body
• The connection between mitochondrial health, energy, and anxiety
• How morning sunlight and nighttime lighting affect circadian rhythms
• Simple practices involving light, hydration, movement, and nature
• Whether ketogenic diets can help with anxiety and when they may be inappropriate
• How anxiety and binge eating can overlap
• What havening is and how soothing touch may help manage distress
• Practical ways to support your body during travel and time-zone changes

Anxiety recovery looks different for everyone, and sometimes the most useful place to begin is with small, manageable changes.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

01:21 Dr. Ritter's Background in Mental Health

02:39 Exploring the Biological Side of Anxiety

06:18 What Is Quantum Health?

09:40 The Connection Between Mitochondria and Anxiety

13:46 Natural Ways to Reduce Anxiety

15:40 How Sunlight and Circadian Rhythms Affect Anxiety

17:52 Grounding, Hydration, and Simple Daily Habits

20:27 Managing Artificial Light at Night

22:17 Can a Ketogenic Diet Help with Anxiety?

24:43 Anxiety, Binge Eating, and Food Addiction

28:21 Havening and Self-Soothing Techniques

32:37 Travel, Jet Lag, and Circadian Health

37:51 Dr. Ritter's Anxiety Recovery Coaching Program

41:11 Finding Hope and Healing Through Light

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Kerry Mann is a filmmaker, homesteader, and creator of Homestead How, a YouTube channel with more than 375,000 subscribers and 60 million views. After years of serious health struggles, he says adopting a carnivore diet changed his life—and his relationship with food.

Here's what we explore:

• Kerry's struggles with chronic illness, a TIA, congestive heart failure, and nearly 15 medications
• The first changes he noticed after starting carnivore, from sleep to digestion and inflammation
• How years of keto, binge eating, guilt, and fasting shaped his relationship with food
• Why he says his cravings and food noise eventually became much quieter
• How he reports that his heart function improved and his medications were reduced with his doctors' help
• The personal stories, 60 interviews, and nine medical experts behind Healing Humanity
• Why Kerry wants to create more documentary content about food addiction and eating disorder recovery

Kerry's experience is personal, and his results do not establish carnivore as right for everyone. This conversation explores his story, the questions it raises, and the people he hopes to reach through his documentary.

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00:00 Introduction

01:06 – 100 Pounds Overweight, IBS, Depression, and Heart Failure

02:38 – Discovering Carnivore After Years of Health Struggles

05:44 – Starting a 30-Day Carnivore Experiment

06:30 – The First Changes: Sleep, Digestion, Pain, and Inflammation

08:42 – Why He Continued Beyond 30 Days

09:49 – Blood Work, Nearly 15 Medications, and Reported Health Improvements

11:23 – Years of Binge Eating, Strict Keto, and Fasting

12:59 – How Carnivore Changed His Relationship With Food

14:35 – Food Noise, Cravings, and Feeling Free Around Food

17:00 – Gut Health, Acid Reflux, and Barrett's Esophagus

23:00 – Other Changes Beyond Diet and Food

34:46 – Gratitude, Mindset, and Building New Habits

38:43 – Creating Healing Humanity: 60 Interviews and Nine Experts

44:02 – Future Plans: A Series on Food Addiction and Eating Disorders

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Josie Lieder is an author, content creator, and advocate for the carnivore lifestyle. After 14 years of veganism, a history of anorexia and calorie restriction, and years of digestive problems, Josie began reintroducing animal products and eventually transitioned to a carnivore diet. She now shares her experience through her content and her book, Coming Around to Carnivore: From Skeptic to Thriving.

Here's what we explore:

• Josie's history with anorexia, calorie counting, and food obsession
• Why she left veganism after 14 years and began reintroducing animal foods
• How she describes moving from constant food thoughts to greater food freedom
• Her experience with hunger, cravings, fat, and protein
• Learning to experiment and discover what works for your own body
• The lifestyle changes that shaped her approach to health
• What inspired her to write Coming Around to Carnivore

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00:00 Josie's Story: From Veganism to Carnivore

01:24 Meet Josie Lieder

02:41 Developing Ulcerative Colitis While Vegan

03:43 Why She Finally Reintroduced Animal Products

05:58 Anorexia, Calorie Counting, and Food Obsession

10:59 How Her Relationship With Food Changed

12:26 Reintroducing Meat After 14 Years Vegan

16:14 What Gave Her Confidence to Try Carnivore

18:20 Transitioning to Carnivore

19:12 The Other Lifestyle Changes That Made a Difference

20:51 Why Josie Wrote Coming Around to Carnivore

25:26 The Most Controversial Section of Her Book

27:22 What She Eats in a Typical Day

32:16 Food Noise: What Helped Josie

35:46 Learning What Works for Your Own Body

36:39 The Changes Josie Says She Experienced

40:23 Where to Find Josie and Her Book

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Kelsey Buchalter is a Nutrition Network Practitioner, Metabolic Health Coach, Sankofa Peer Recovery Coach, TEDx speaker, and host of The Human Theater Podcast. After experiencing severe anorexia, bulimia, anxiety, and digestive issues, she became an advocate for exploring metabolic health and lifestyle interventions in eating disorder recovery.

Kelsey shares how changing her nutrition helped her feel as though her brain was “turning back on,” while musical theater, creativity, and meaningful work helped her reconnect with herself. We discuss why recovery extends beyond food to include nervous system regulation, identity, rest, relationships, and purpose.

Here's what we explore:

• Why Kelsey considers the carnivore diet a turning point in her recovery
• The connection between metabolic and mental health
• How stress affects nourishment and the body’s ability to heal
• When health optimization begins to resemble restriction
• Using creativity and purpose to reconnect with yourself
• Why asking for help is an act of courage
• The “blue dog and red dog” metaphor for feeding your authentic self

Recovery is deeply individual. Kelsey’s story offers a powerful reminder to keep nurturing the parts of yourself connected to passion, purpose, community, and life.

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Visit Kelsey’s Podcast here:

The Human Theatre Podcast (Spotify)

The Human Theatre Podcast (Apple)

Watch Kelsey’s TEDx Presentation and Makhulu Docu-interview

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

01:11 Kelsey’s eating disorder recovery story

02:10 The nutrition experiment that changed her direction

03:06 How her mental clarity began to shift

04:32 Why recovery is multifactorial

06:17 Meeting the health coach who introduced carnivore

08:27 IBS, gluten, and conventional treatment

11:25 The biological and emotional sides of recovery

13:14 Finding her voice through musical theater

15:16 Why passion and purpose matter

18:50 The nervous system’s role in recovery

19:30 When health optimization becomes orthorexia

22:34 Why a stressed body cannot heal

25:16 What would your symptoms say?

28:24 Practical ways to slow down

30:38 Music, singing, and nervous system regulation

30:59 The panic attack before Kelsey’s TEDx talk

33:53 Creating space away from screens

36:05 Moving beyond black-and-white thinking

37:32 Can the carnivore diet become disordered?

39:06 The body as hardware and psychology as software

40:46 Supporting clients without dietary dogma

44:24 Lifestyle, metabolism, and chronic illness

46:27 Creativity as a mental health check-in

49:07 Psychodrama and embodied healing

53:44 Kelsey’s advice for anyone struggling

54:45 The blue dog and red dog metaphor

55:28 Where to connect with Kelsey

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Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

Dani Conway is a functional medicine practitioner and founder of Nutrition the Natural Way, where she helps women navigate nutrition, hormones, and sustainable fat loss.

After years of restrictive dieting, excessive cardio, food cravings, and hormone and gut issues, Dani began questioning conventional weight-loss advice. In this conversation, she shares what she learned about finding a sustainable nutrition approach, supporting midlife health, and building strength without getting caught up in diet rules.

Here's what we explore:

• Why restrictive, low-fat dieting didn't work for Dani
• Keto, carnivore, and why one nutrition approach doesn't fit everyone
• Protein, dietary fat, and finding a sustainable way to eat
• Fasting, meal timing, and why getting your nutrition right comes first
• Gut health, digestion, and their relationship to overall well-being
• Hormone health and navigating perimenopause and midlife
• Strength training, progressive overload, and building muscle as we age
• Why sleep, nutrition, and consistent habits matter before adding biohacks

Dani's central message: build a solid foundation before chasing the next optimization tool. The most useful approach is one that considers your individual needs, goals, and response.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction: Finding a Sustainable Approach to Nutrition

01:28 Dani's Story: Restrictive Dieting, Cravings, and Hormone Issues

03:45 Why Functional Nutrition Became Her Foundation

04:50 Supporting Health and Vitality After 40

07:18 Moving Beyond Conventional Diet Advice

08:32 Low-Fat Dieting, Food Cravings, and Dietary Fat

09:01 Why One Nutrition Approach Doesn't Fit Everyone

11:57 Food Preferences, Sustainability, and Diet Dogma

13:01 Reintroducing Foods and Improving Food Tolerance

14:01 Consistency, Experimentation, and Metabolic Resets

16:07 Fasting: Fueling Before Extending Your Eating Window

18:07 Meal Timing, Family Life, and Individual Needs

22:15 How to Know When Your Nutrition Foundation Is Working

23:09 Why Tracking Data Doesn't Guarantee Results

25:34 Gut Health, Detoxification, and Hormone Balance

30:28 Dani's Favorite At-Home Wellness Practices

33:35 Saunas, Rebounders, and Other Optimization Tools

35:11 How Digestion Relates to Nutrient Absorption

38:28 Can You Have Good Gut Health Without Fiber?

41:44 Fermented Foods and Food Tolerance

42:25 Strength Training and Progressive Overload

44:02 Building Muscle While Managing Training Volume

46:36 Exercise Form, Reps, and Time Under Tension

49:10 Dani's Favorite Exercises

49:42 Dani's Biggest Tip for Better Health

50:48 Where to Find Dani Conway

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In this episode of Beyond Binge Eating, I sit down with Michele Andrews, a certified nutritionist, personal trainer, former therapist, and retired professional ballet dancer, to talk about healing our relationship with food, exercise, and our bodies.

Michele shares her personal journey from extreme calorie restriction, compulsive exercise, and body shame to the moment she began to see food and her body differently.

Here's what we explore:

• Why “I want to lose weight” may not get to the real reason behind your goals
• How calorie counting, restriction, and exercise can become forms of punishment
• The connection between food, control, and emotional patterns
• Why Michele doesn’t use blanket meal plans with her clients
• Learning to trust your body instead of letting the scale define success
• What healing can look like beyond simply changing how you eat

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00:00 Introduction

01:05 Michele’s journey from ballet dancer to nutrition and wellness coach

09:18 Why “I want to lose weight” isn’t always the real goal

11:12 Why no two women need the same approach to health

14:32 Michele’s experience with extreme calorie restriction and menopause

16:57 How Michele discovered the carnivore/ketogenic lifestyle

26:27 How ballet shaped Michele’s relationship with food and her body

30:30 Body dysmorphia, punishment exercise, and calorie restriction

31:38 Why Michele gave up the scale for nine years

34:58 The pregnancy moment that changed how Michele saw her body

36:55 Learning to trust yourself beyond the science and the scale

37:39 Food freedom, healing, and reducing “food noise”

40:04 How Michele helps women break old patterns around food

46:27 Where to find Michele Andrews

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Anita Breeze, known online as Ketogenic Woman, is a health and wellness advocate who shares her experience with low-carb, ketogenic, and carnivore eating. In her mid-50s, she began making lasting changes after years of struggling with food, eventually losing 150 pounds from her highest weight.

Here's what we explore:

• Anita's lifelong struggles with food and her experience with food addiction support groups
• How changing her eating patterns affected her cravings and relationship with food
• Recognizing trigger foods and deciding which boundaries work for her
• Why she follows an animal-based ketogenic approach and monitors her blood sugar and ketones
• The four pillars of health: nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress reduction
• Building daily habits around your deeper reasons for wanting better health
• Why progress means more than the number on the scale
• Anita's upcoming book, Carnivore for Ageless Living

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KetogenicWoman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ketogenic.woman/

Mighty Network Community: https://carnivore-keto-for-ageless-living.mn.co/

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00:00 Introduction

01:11 A lifelong struggle with food

02:46 Food addiction and support groups

04:24 What changed in her 50s

05:22 Why she stopped trying to moderate certain foods

06:49 When keto treats and nuts triggered cravings

08:35 Finding her approach to carnivore eating

10:26 Recognizing foods she struggles to moderate

11:48 Setting boundaries without all-or-nothing thinking

14:24 Why brain health matters to Anita

17:39 Her approach to entering ketosis

19:38 What changed when her cravings quieted

22:14 The four pillars of health

23:24 Morning light, movement, and habit stacking

24:41 Adapting movement after a knee injury

26:16 Sleep routines and stepping away from social media

28:07 How Anita started her YouTube channel

30:10 Finding her deeper reason for change

31:36 Why goals need daily actions

34:20 Focusing on health instead of the scale

36:00 Maintaining weight loss and building lasting habits

37:39 How greater mobility gave Anita more freedom

38:30 The story behind Carnivore for Ageless Living

40:35 What ageless living means to Anita

41:57 Her book and preorder bonus

43:11 Where to find Anita and her community

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Dr. Autumn Smith is a former celebrity fitness trainer, eating psychology educator, and co-founder of Paleo Valley and Wild Pastures. After struggling with an eating disorder as a young dancer, Autumn eventually discovered a different way of approaching food—one centered on nourishment, body awareness, and learning to listen to her body.

Here's what we explore:

• Autumn's experience with an eating disorder and the body-image pressures she faced as a dancer
• How eating psychology and body awareness changed the way she approached food
• Why regular nourishment, protein, and dietary fat became important parts of her recovery
• Moving from body-focused thinking toward a broader definition of health
• Simple ways to reconnect with your body, including breathing and mindful mealtimes
• How screen use and social media can influence body image and daily wellbeing
• Autumn's research into grass-fed and regenerative meat
• Why she considers omega-3s and glycine important nutrients
• The shift from trying to "look the part" to focusing on feeling well and living fully

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Visit Autumn’s YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/@autumnsmithdr

Learn more about Paleovalley here:

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00:00 Introduction

01:11 Autumn's journey from ballet to eating disorder

03:19 How changing her diet transformed her health

05:16 Building Paleo Valley and Wild Pastures

07:46 How eating psychology changed her relationship with food

10:22 Shifting focus from body size to health and purpose

12:41 Why nourishment changed her relationship with food

13:30 Exercise as a "moving meditation"

14:06 Learning to listen to your body's feedback

14:46 From "Princess" to "Queen": Your worth beyond your body

16:30 Where to start reconnecting with your body

17:47 Using mealtimes to practice body awareness

18:50 The Big Mac experiment: What happens when you actually pay attention?

20:35 Simple daily practices for feeling more grounded

21:13 Creating healthier boundaries with screens

25:17 What her research found about beef quality

30:29 Grass-fed meat, omega-3s and inflammation research

33:14 Fish, omega-3s and brain health

37:39 Why glycine may be an underrated nutrient

43:07 Glycine-rich foods and bone broth

44:53 What Autumn believes about health now

46:35 From looking the part to feeling well

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Amy Berger is a certified nutrition specialist, US Air Force veteran, author of The Alzheimer's Antidote and The Stall Slayer, and co-author of End Your Carb Confusion. She has spent nearly two decades exploring low-carb and ketogenic nutrition and is known for her approach of doing “keto without the crazy.”

Here's what we explore:

• Who may benefit from a low-carb or ketogenic approach—and who may not need it
• Why ketone and glucose tracking can be useful for some people but anxiety-provoking for others
• How to approach trigger foods, cravings, and loss of control without shame
• Why Amy believes keto should be kept as simple as possible
• How sleep, stress, and your environment can affect your ability to follow a plan
• What Amy thinks about keto, carnivore, red meat, and inflammation
• Why more nutrition information isn't always better
• How to become more discerning about the health content you consume online

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https://www.ketowithoutthecrazy.com/

Connect with Amy on her social channels:

@tuitnutrition

Visit Amy’s YouTube channel:

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00:00 Introduction

02:05 Amy’s journey into keto and nutrition

04:39 Who should consider low-carb or keto?

07:17 Finding the right level of restriction

09:11 Do you really need to track ketones?

11:21 CGMs, blood glucose, and anxiety

12:23 When tracking becomes obsessive

14:51 Tailoring keto to different goals

16:04 How much fat should you eat?

17:57 The role of sleep, stress, and support

18:58 What to do about trigger foods

22:53 Finding your personal “green light” foods

24:06 Keto, carnivore, and inflammation

28:03 When and how to use MCT oil

29:26 The principles of “keto without the crazy”

32:00 A simple starting point for keto

34:26 What has changed in keto over the years

36:49 The future of keto for mental health

38:30 What to do when keto isn’t working

40:07 Stop letting social media scare you about food

41:12 Be discerning about the media you consume

42:14 Where to find Amy Berger

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