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Slender for Life with Dr Ginny

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My guest this week is a psychotherapist Dr Ginny who has had her own struggles with alcohol and food addiction.

  • Dr Ginny had a long history of drinking - since college
  • Like many of us she was “High-functioning” — working as a director for a non profit
  • Drinking + emotional eating became her escape
  • Hit crisis point at 55: inflammation, pre-diabetic, struggling to walk
  • Realised she was heading toward chronic illness — and possibly a nursing home
    • 🍷 Drinking & Denial
    • Told herself it was “self-care”
    • Rationalised with rules (“only weekends”, “never a bottle... then more”)
    • Depended on wine to soothe stress, numb emotions
    • Felt ashamed, trapped, out of alignment with her values
    • Emotional crash cycle: regret → resolve → repeat

      • “She would say every morning, ‘I won’t do it tonight,’ and by the end of the day I wanted it again.”

      💡 Turning Point
      • Came when she worked in a nursing-home and many patients her age
      • Realised alcohol + ultra-processed food = metabolic decline
      • Fear of losing mobility + independence
      • Began exploring science-based nutrition and alcohol-free living
      • Joined Annie Grace’s work early & became a coach
        • 🥗 Healing Through Nutrition
        • Quit drinking and ultra-processed foods together
        • Focus on abundant, nutritious whole foods
        • Massive improvement in:
          • Inflammation
          • Sleep
          • Weight (lost 60 lbs naturally)
          • Pre-diabetes reversed
          • Mental clarity + emotional calm
            • 📚 Her Program

            Slender for Good

            • Science-based nutrition & mindset work
            • Focus on adding nourishment, not restriction
            • Works especially well for women in midlife & recovery
            • Book: Slender for Good After 50
              • 🌐 Where to Find Her
              • Website: slenderforgood.com
              • Works with clients worldwide via Zoom

                • If Dr Ginny inspired you to avoid that metabolic decline she spoke of then why not buy her book “Slender for Good” and sign up for a Tribe Sober membership.

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