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It was so fun to meet Mike Allen, known as "the sugar-free man," to discuss his journey into sugar-free living and his work helping others with food addiction. Mike shared how he became the sugar-free man during the pandemic after growing up in a family where sugar was heavily consumed as a form of "love," and how his recovery from alcohol addiction at age 28 led him to eliminate sugar from his diet. He explained the scientific connection between sugar consumption and dopamine regulation in the brain, describing how sugar affects the same reward pathways as drugs and how metabolic psychiatry is revealing the brain's response to sugar consumption. Mike discussed his coaching program, book writing, and the Quit Sugar Summit events, while sharing insights about different types of sugar users and the challenges of going sugar-free in a world where sugar is pervasive in food products. The conversation also touched on the connection between sugar consumption and conditions like Alzheimer's disease, based on Mike's personal experience with his mother's dementia and the work of Dr. Dale Bredesen.

You can reach Mike by going to https://sugarfreeman.com/

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LaurieAnn interviewed Lee Atherton, founder of Phoenix Rising and a psychiatric service dog advocate, for her podcast "Bleep Bulimia." Lee shared her personal journey with bulimia and how her service dog Shadow helped her through depression and anxiety after losing her brother to a drug overdose. They discussed the potential for training service dogs to assist people with bulimia, including alerting others when someone is engaging in harmful behaviors and providing comfort during recovery. Lee explained her foundation's mission to make psychiatric service dogs more accessible to those who need them, particularly highlighting the high cost of fully trained service dogs at approximately $45,000. The conversation also touched on Lee's upcoming book project collecting service dog stories and various ways listeners can support Phoenix Rising, including financial donations and social media assistance.

My words are that she is so delightful and so transparent.  Lee Atherton shared great information about not only the service dogs, she shared about her own struggles with bulimia.  Thank you, Lee.

To reach Lee, go to https://phoenixrising-sdsl.com/  ❤️

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This was a podcast interview between LaurieAnn, the host of "Bleep Bulimia," and Sherry Shaban, the creator of the Make Peace With Food method and an anti-diet health coach. Sherry shared her journey from a chemistry master's student to a health and fitness professional, explaining how her disordered eating patterns emerged after years of following various diet trends. She described how her nervous system became triggered to fear food and overeat as a survival mechanism, leading her to develop her method focused on addressing the root psychological and biological causes of unwanted eating behaviors rather than just dietary restrictions. The conversation explored how diet culture creates fear around food and discussed the importance of body awareness and support systems in recovery. Both participants shared personal experiences with eating disorders and discussed how making peace with food involves reconnecting with internal body signals rather than relying on external rules or validation.

This was a beautiful interview.  Above is a ZOOM overview.  Here is my opinion that I highly recommend that you visit my guest, Sherry Shaban, on her Podcast and on her website.

Connect with Sherry:
email: [email protected]
website: www.sherryshaban.com
IG, FB and LinkedIN: @sherryshabanftiness
podcast: Fall in Love with Fitness
YouTube: Sherry Shaban Fitness

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This podcast episode featured Kamy Moussavi, founder of Step Together, sharing his personal journey with eating disorders and how he transitioned from engineering to helping families address similar issues. Kamy described how his eating disorder began at age 13 when his mother taught him purging techniques, and how he struggled with binge eating and purging throughout his teenage and young adult years despite professional success in engineering and startups. He explained how his healing journey began with meditation and a 10-day silent retreat that helped him process suppressed emotions, leading him to found Step Together, which primarily works with parents to create healthier home environments for their children struggling with eating disorders. The organization focuses on helping parents understand that they must address their own emotional coping strategies before effectively supporting their children, as many parents are either unaware of or denying the issue in their homes.

To reach out to Kamy you can find him by going to steptogether.us.

To my guest my sincerest apologies for introducing him as Kamy Moussari instead of Moussavi. ☹️

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Russell Van Brocklen, a New York State Senate-funded dyslexia researcher, discussed his method for overcoming dyslexia using the University of Chicago's "The Craft of Research." He shared his journey from overcoming his own dyslexia through law school's Socratic method to creating a successful dyslexia program, achieving significant improvements in students' reading and writing skills at a fraction of the cost of other programs. Russel also introduced a method using AI and universal themes to help individuals, like those struggling with Bulimia, by refining their goals and identifying causes and solutions. He emphasized the importance of human expertise in refining AI-generated insights.

This is the abridged version of this wonderful Podcast with Russell.  This Podcast is so worth listening to.  I was amazed how a process of helping with dyslexia can be transferred to helping someone struggling with bulimia.

Very interesting conversation and lovely guest.  

You can reach out to Russell by visiting his site at https://dyslexiaclasses.com/

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Mallary and I discussed an upcoming Zoom event focused on eating disorder recovery, particularly exploring the "middle place" between being actively sick and full recovery. 

I shared my personal experience of how recovery brought color back into my life after experiencing black-and-white dreams during my struggle with bulimia. 

Mallary confirmed the event details about her Creative Workshop on Eating Disorder Recovery, along with artist Therese Roeser: it will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 7 pm to 8:15 pm Central Standard Time, and participants are encouraged to bring art supplies, like crayons and coloring pencils, to add color to the discussion. The event is free and accessible through Mallary's Substack newsletter at mallary.substack.com, where participants can find more details and register for the Zoom session.

Personal Anorexia Experience Discussion

Mallary and I discussed Mallary's personal experience with anorexia, including how it was connected to losing her mother at a young age. We referenced a previous podcast episode (128), where we explored the origins of eating disorders and their role in recovery. 

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Honest and crazy things we do when we have an eating disorder... this we share in this episode!!  Seriously, I know my listeners would engage with this story... Overview is "facts", this Podcast is more than that... it's about feelings... and where, how far we go with them when we have an eating disorder... in a kind and relatable way.

An overview...

I spoke with Ronni Robinson, a certified binge eating recovery coach and author. Ronni shared her 30-year journey with binge eating disorder, which began at age 9 with her mother hiding cookies from her, and continued through various life stages, including an abusive marriage and even after having two children. She described her recovery process, which included therapy, Overeaters Anonymous meetings, and writing a memoir called "Out of the Pantry, A Disordered Eating Journey." Ronni also discussed her achievements as a three-time Ironman triathlon competitor and her "foster fail" cat, Gio. The conversation highlighted the similarities between binge eating disorder and bulimia, with both guests sharing personal experiences of hiding disordered eating behaviors.

You can find Ronni by visiting ronnirobinson.com and on Instagram @recoverronni  

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How safe do you feel in your body?  GazitChaya tells us how to find the way to do that.

This is a really great conversation about finding safety in our bodies.  What does that mean?  Listen and find out.  I really enjoyed this conversation.  How to take care of your body.  About self-inquiry.  About basic needs.  Movement, mindfulness, creativity, and tasting safety.  About breaking a cycle that can go back seven generations.

You can find Gazit Chaya by going to https://www.therootedcoop.com/ and on IG @therootedcoop​

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Christine Trimpe is a Christian Health and Wellness Coach and Sugar Addiction Specialist.

Ten years ago, Christine and her husband were celebrating their 25th anniversary going to the mountains, and were going on a 1/2 mile trail.  She didn't make it through.  She told her husband to keep going, and she sat at the side of the mountain.  It was that moment in her life that was a turning point. 

Although it felt like the lowest point in her life, it was a start to a better direction.

Her journey led her to leave corporate America and to serve women in health coaching and sugar addiction.

An inspiring story about finding freedom.

You can find Christine's book "Sugar Freed: Stop Losing the Weight-Loss Battle... Start Gaining The Victory" on Amazon or visit her at christinetrimpe.com.

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Just a quick episode celebrating my 15 years of being free of bulimia.  Some people prefer to use "recovery" as a term.  If I were to be imprisoned and be let go, that means freedom, and this is how I see my getting out of prison, food jail.  And coming out of it, I found solace and learned to be friends and enjoy each other's company without being archenemies.  Food wanted me to understand its nurturing side, so I chose to listen to society and stop seeing food as a friend but as a foe.  When I realized that society was the reason my relationship was not working with food, we came together and realized it was our mental state.  Not food and me.  Our mental misunderstanding of cultural impositions on the way people view you, of social media, or in my case, magazines, of what you SHOULD BE, and suddenly, food became the mean one.

DIET, DIET, DIET... AND "diet" became a bad word because of the restrictions, yet "diet" just means what you eat.  I choose to eat what I want, not what society is going to tell me to, or what body size I should have.  That will be my choice.  Not what media puts out there, or what is expected of me as a woman... and I hope men feel the same, because I did meet male athletes who were bulimic.

When you learn that food is not the enemy, that society is, and that there are better people to talk to than food, and you that being YOU!  LOVE yourself, LISTEN to yourself, FIND yourself, and food will just naturally find you as well in a healthy way.

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