Real Food Recovery developed from a society wrestling with processed food addiction and the deep ache that comes with feeling trapped in destructive patterns. After decades of obsession, frustration, and starting over more times than can be counted, Paige Alexander holds this space to speak honestly about what it takes to heal. Each episode opens the door to the real, raw, and often messy journey of recovery—offering compassion, lived experience, and the practical tools that helped rebuild a life grounded in peace instead of chaos.

Don't miss this opportunity to fall in love with Michelle. Michelle Petties is a TEDx speaker, Food Story coach, and author of the award-winning memoir Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict. She reveals how emotional wounds, cultural expectations, and personal history—not hunger—often shape how we manage food. After battling emotional overeating for over four decades and gaining and losing over 700 pounds, Michelle discovered that the key to lasting weight loss wasn't another diet—it was rewriting the stories behind her eating.

Through workshops, retreats, and her ebook Mind Over Meals, she helps others uncover their food truths, rewire their thinking, and create lasting change from the inside out.

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1. Download your free copy of Mind Over Meals: 7 Secrets to Rewire Your Brain for Healthy Eating. https://go.michellepetties.com/mindovermeals

2. Book Michelle to speak or conduct a workshop for your organization. https://go.michellepetties.com/letstalk

3. Watch Michelle's TEDx Talk, A Food Addict's Lesson: Confusion. Clarity. Recovery. Please comment, like, and share it with your network. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJLr53XlIV4

5. Book a Personal Visualization Consultation, https://go.michellepetties.com/pvc

6. Get your signed copy of Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict, https://Leavinglarge.com

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Every conversation is an invitation to feel less alone. Alongside personal stories, Paige takes time to share listener questions about addiction, recovery, mindset, and the emotional work that makes lasting change possible. If you're searching for hope, understanding, or simply someone who "gets it," this podcast is here to walk with you.

Questions, stories, or thoughts can be shared anytime at [email protected], and more resources can be found at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Real Food Recovery developed from a society wrestling with processed food addiction and the deep ache that comes with feeling trapped in destructive patterns. After decades of obsession, frustration, and starting over more times than can be counted, Paige Alexander holds this space to speak honestly about what it takes to heal. Each episode opens the door to the real, raw, and often messy journey of recovery—offering compassion, lived experience, and the practical tools that helped rebuild a life grounded in peace instead of chaos.

This Episode is not to be missed, join us as we dive deep with Dr Teitelbaum. Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the most frequently quoted post viral CFS, fibromyalgia, energy, sleep and pain medical authorities in the world. He is the author of 12 books including You Can Heal from Long Covid, the best-selling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free 1-2-3, The Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, Real Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, and the popular free Smart Phone app Cures A-Z. He is the lead author of eight research studies and three medical textbook chapters on effective treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Dr. Teitelbaum appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide, including past appearances on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and FoxNewsHealth. www.EndFatigue.com www.Vitality101.com Facebook Support Group: Recovering from Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, and Long COVIDFacebook Page | Instagram

Every conversation is an invitation to feel less alone. Alongside personal stories, Paige takes time to share listener questions about addiction, recovery, mindset, and the emotional work that makes lasting change possible. If you're searching for hope, understanding, or simply someone who "gets it," this podcast is here to walk with you.

Questions, stories, or thoughts can be shared anytime at [email protected], and more resources can be found at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Real Food Recovery developed from a society wrestling with processed food addiction and the deep ache that comes with feeling trapped in destructive patterns. After decades of obsession, frustration, and starting over more times than can be counted, Paige Alexander holds this space to speak honestly about what it takes to heal. Each episode opens the door to the real, raw, and often messy journey of recovery—offering compassion, lived experience, and the practical tools that helped rebuild a life grounded in peace instead of chaos.

Welcome back to Real Food Recovery. We took a short, intentional pause over the past month, and today we're stepping into a new season of the podcast—one that's more deeply aligned, more focused, and grounded in the full picture of healing. Moving forward, you can expect conversations that go beyond food to include grief, trauma, nervous system regulation, and motivational, real-life stories that offer a roadmap for sustainable recovery. This time away strengthened the direction of this work, and we're excited to be back and moving ahead with greater clarity and purpose. During this brief pause, Paige was able to complete additional training in trauma- and grief-informed support, which has helped further shape the direction of the conversations you'll be hearing here. It's deepened our focus on the nervous system and the root causes behind our relationship with food.

With that being said we have the honor of being here w Shae today, our resident certified functional nutrition counselor and certified health and life coach, with trauma-informed and nervous system training — here to help us make sense of our bodies, minds, and stories, while aiming to keep us grounded in real, honest, and raw ways, all while staying totally human along the way. Today we wanted to talk about a topic that's been heavy on our minds, and that isVerbal Grounding: Say It to Stay Safe: Using Verbal Grounding in Recovery and Grief!!!

Every conversation is an invitation to feel less alone. Alongside personal stories, Paige takes time to share listener questions about addiction, recovery, mindset, and the emotional work that makes lasting change possible. If you're searching for hope, understanding, or simply someone who "gets it," this podcast is here to walk with you.

Questions, stories, or thoughts can be shared anytime at [email protected], and more resources can be found at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by a lifelong processed food addict with over 40 years of addiction (and recovery). Paige Alexander uses her Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share her struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed her from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

Join Paige for a powerful conversation on everything she wished she'd known sooner about ultra-processed food use disorder and food addiction recovery. In this episode, she uncovers the biggest myths and lies diet culture has told us, dive deep into emotional hunger vs. real cravings, and explore how ultra-processed foods impact our relationships, mental health, and overall well-being.

If you're ready to break free from food obsession and find lasting food freedom, this episode is the perfect place to start—or to reignite your motivation on the journey. Discover how healing begins when you nourish your body with real, single-ingredient, non-processed foods and reconnect with your authentic self.

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige takes time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on her YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery) or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by a lifelong processed food addict with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander uses her Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

Join us as we welcome Dr. Carolyn Dean, a medical doctor and naturopath. Dr. Dean is the author of over 35 books, including the bestseller The Magnesium Miracle, Total Body ReSet for

Women's Health, Total Body ReSet for Men's Health, The Complete Guide to Mental Wellness, along with IBS for Dummies, Hormone Balance, and Death by Modern Medicine, were recently revised in 2025. Dr. Dean also hosts a YouTube radio show every Monday night, where she shares her latest insights on nutrition, minerals, and natural health solutions. In 2015, she launched RnA ReSet, bringing her 40 years of experience into her proprietary, unique formulations that provide every individual, at any stage of wellness or illness, with the necessary building blocks for sustained health. Dr. Carolyn Dean combines scientific principles with holistic healing to help people achieve lasting health, vitality, and well-being. You can find Dr. Dean at RNAReset.com and DrCarolynDean.com and on social media at Dr. Carolyn Dean MD ND (@drcarolyndean) and Dr Carolyn Dean MD ND.

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige takes time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on their YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery) or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by a lifelong processed food addict with over 40 years of addiction (and recovery). Paige Alexander uses her Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share her struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed her from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

Join Paige for a powerful conversation on everything she wished she'd known sooner about ultra-processed food use disorder and food addiction recovery. In this episode, she uncovers the biggest myths and lies diet culture has told us, dive deep into emotional hunger vs. real cravings, and explore how ultra-processed foods impact our relationships, mental health, and overall well-being.

If you're ready to break free from food obsession and find lasting food freedom, this episode is the perfect place to start—or to reignite your motivation on the journey. Discover how healing begins when you nourish your body with real, single-ingredient, non-processed foods and reconnect with your authentic self.

Join us as we welcome Coach Darla Nelson, author of the book, I'm Fine, Really. Darla shares her own journey of healing and how faith and spirituality helped her move from hiding pain to living in freedom. If you've ever felt like food was filling a deeper void—or wondered how spirituality could become a source of strength in your recovery—you're going to love this conversation. You can find Darla's book at Coachdarlanelson.com/book or on Amazon. You can also find her on IG @Coachdarlanelson

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige and Jamie take time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on their YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery), or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by a lifelong processed food addict with over 40 years of addiction (and recovery). Paige Alexander uses her Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share her struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed her from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

Join Paige as she welcomes Dr. Claire Wilcox, an addiction psychiatrist and psychiatrist, a former internist, who has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including eating disorder treatment facilities, addiction treatment centers, and general psychiatric practice. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of New Mexico and associate professor of translational neuroscience at the Mind Research Network, where she has studied the brain chemistry of addictive disorders and the effects of addiction treatment on brain function. She is the author of the textbook Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of Overeating: An Evidence-Based Assessment and Clinical Guide (2021) and the self-help book, Rewire Your Food Addicted Brain: Fight Cravings and Break Free from a High-Sugar Ultra-Processed Diet, both available for purchase at major retailers. You can find out more about Dr. Wilcox at www.wilcoxmd.com.

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige takes time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on her YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery) or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

Join us as we welcome Anja Hall, a chef, wellness entrepreneur, and metabolic health advocate who has built four successful companies centered on cooking, high-quality food, and health. She is the co-founder of The Blood Sugar Method, a program designed to help individuals improve their blood sugar and metabolic health through holistic, long-term practices, particularly in cases involving PCOS, menopause, pregnancy, GLP-1 use, and HRT. A longtime chef for the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and other professional athletes, Anja knows firsthand how food fuels performance and longevity. She has also competed—and won twice —on the Food Network, proving that nutritious eating can be both gourmet and delicious. You can find Anja at www.thebloodsugarmethod.com.

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige and Jamie take time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on their YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery) or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

In this episode, we dive into a topic that every single one of us has faced: Why do we still mess up on our recovery journey, even when we're doing everything right? You've meal prepped, journaled, meditated, blocked off time, planned for a trigger… and somehow, you still find yourself face-first in a bag of something ultra-processed. We're going to get real about why this happens—what the science says, what it feels like, and how we can move forward without letting it turn into a shame spiral. This episode is GOLD, so tune in for some wisdom!

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige and Jamie take time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on their YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery), or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.

Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss.

Join us as we welcome a best-selling author, speaker, and founder of several wellness-focused organizations, Caren Paskel. Caren has been on a journey of wellness and personal development from a young age - she is a Vedanta philosophy master and lifelong yoga practitioner. Her journey, which began at 16, has led her to guide others toward holistic transformation and self-mastery, bridging ancient wisdom with modern life. Despite facing personal loss, including her husband's death from cancer, and navigating business challenges as the former owner of EnSoul Yoga, Caren has remained unwavering in her commitment to her principles. She now shares her wisdom through her businesses, Caren Paskel Self-Evolution and Youthful Longevity Yoga Academy, and her signature program CarenNotes on Happiness, helping individuals build their optimal health, mental poise, and life fulfillment by aligning mind, body, and spirit. You can find Caren on IG: @carenpaskel, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caren.paskel, and at carenpaskel.com. You can find her book here: https://urlgeni.us/amazon/power

In every Real Food Recovery episode, Paige and Jamie take time to answer viewer questions about processed food addiction, obsession, and recovery. Be sure to submit yours on their YouTube Channel or Facebook Page. You can also follow Real Food Recovery on Instagram (@realfoodrecovery4u), TikTok (@realfoodrecovery), or at www.realfoodrecovery4u.com.