Life After Diets

By 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?

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How many episodes does Life After Diets have?

The podcast currently has 207 episodes available.

Life After Diets episodes:

September 01, 20217. But How Do I Handle Bad Body Image Days?
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!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

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
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42min
August 25, 20216. But I'm Confused About My Hunger
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!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

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
...more
37min
August 18, 20215. But Self Compassion Won't Make Me Thin
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!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

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
...more
39min
August 11, 20214. But Intuitive Eating Doesn't Work For Me
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!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

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
...more
36min
August 04, 20213. But I Can't Stop Eating
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!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

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
...more
39min
August 04, 20212. But I Still Want to Lose Weight
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?

Connect with the show!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

Connect with Stefanie Michele

Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com

Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

Email - [email protected]

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
...more
41min
August 04, 20211. But First, Our Stories
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!

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/

Email – [email protected]

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
...more
49min

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How many episodes does Life After Diets have?

The podcast currently has 207 episodes available.

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