A Bright Lifer wrote in with a question about affirmations: Do they really work? The answer isn’t a simple “yes” or “no.” Researchers have uncovered some interesting factors that play a role in their efficacy. Sometimes they help, and sometimes they actually hurt. In this vlog, I take a look at that research and share exactly what you can do to make sure you’re getting benefit from your affirmations, and not unintentionally undermining your Bright mindset.

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Do Affirmations Really Work? | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

You’ve probably noticed that health insurance costs have increased astronomically over the past decade as diabetes, heart disease, and other obesity-related chronic illnesses ravage our health and our pocketbooks. More recently, the cost of GLP-1 drugs has exacerbated the problem. We want to help, and I know we can. In this vlog, find out what we’re doing to break into a completely new sector for us—in a way that everyone benefits.

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Health Care Costs Are Exploding and Bright Line Eating Has an Answer | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

This week, I’m introducing a new series of “Best Of” vlogs. Our first one is literally the #1 vlog that Bright Lifers say they refer to again and again. In it, I discuss what happens when you’ve been Bright, but then give in to the little voice that says, one bite won’t hurt… That’s called intermittent reinforcement. Learn what the science says about why it can indeed hurt you to give in to food cravings, even just once in a while.

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The Best of The Weekly Vlog: Intermittent Reinforcement | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Intermittent Reinforcement was originally published on September 23, 2020.

Complex trauma can be absolutely devastating and in this week’s vlog I share an update on my dear friend who has survived more than most of us could possibly imagine. I give an update on her brain cancer and talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder, a little-understood adaptation to complex trauma that usually goes undiagnosed but is thought to be the default brain organization of 1% to 1.5% of the population. This vlog is also a request for help. I haven’t put out a vlog this vulnerable in a long while, maybe ever. Thank you for being here.

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Complex Trauma, DID, and a Call for Help | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Body positivity can be hard. We’re programmed by society to think negatively about our bodies from an early age. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this vlog, I share a new story you can tell yourself that might just reprogram your thoughts and feelings about your body at the deepest level. This story helps me to think the best about my body…and it may just help you, too. Watch to learn more.

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Developing a Positive Body Image | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

How do you determine if something is an addiction or a bad habit? The DSM-5 has 11 criteria they use to help diagnose addictions. Having even a few of those may indicate addiction. But there’s another criterion I use to help determine whether something is a bad habit or an addiction. Watch this week’s vlog to find out what it is.

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What’s the Difference Between a Bad Habit and an Addiction? | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Read the research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1586490/full 

This week, I have another article to share with you from Frontiers in Psychiatry. In this one, we talk about using an abstinence-based model—like Bright Line Eating—with those who have eating disorders, such as bulimia. Does it work? Watch the vlog to find out how my own story may help you to understand the nuances involved.

Read the research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1586490/full 

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Abstinence-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

I’m excited to announce that we’ve just published a paper in the prestigious journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. It outlines the results of a six-year follow-up survey of people who did the Bright Line Boot Camp in 2017. What we discovered is exciting and gratifying—and I share it with you in this week’s vlog.

Read the research paper here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12169135/

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6-Year Follow-Up Research on Bright Line Eating | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Can you have an allergy to sugar, flour, or unmeasured food quantities? It all depends on your definition of “allergy.” In this week’s vlog, find out what allergies are when you’re talking about food addiction, and why an allergy mindset can help you make your Bright Life possible.

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The Allergy Model of Addiction | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Someone wrote in and asked whether people who have a more intuitive, creative, spontaneous personality type can succeed with Bright Line Eating. She pointed out that BLE seems to be a natural fit for people who gravitate toward structure, order, and discipline, but what about the rest of us? I relate to this so much! Watch this week’s vlog to hear my answer.

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Can You Do BLE With a More Freewheeling Personality Type? | Bright Line Living | The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast