Life After Diets

Latest Episodes:

37. Not Dieting in the Public Eye: A Conversation with Katie Thistleton Mar 30, 2022

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Our very first guest on the podcast! This week we're talking to former dieter Katie Thistleton, host of Life Hacks on BBC radio.

Katie has given up on dieting while in the public eye as a media presenter and is here to chat with us about her experience. We'll discuss:

Katie's New Year's Instagram post and how that prompted this episode
The "Last Supper" epiphany moment
How Katie sees the media changing behind the scenes
Feeling shame eating "unhealthy" food in a bigger body as compared to smaller people in the industry
Do media imagery and beauty ideals get into your head if you're used to being around it all the time?
The experience of getting married with body image issues
"Calorie neutrality"
Eating with distractions, eating while reading The Daily Mail
Food habits and associations

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36. But How Do I Talk To Loved Ones About My Disordered Eating? Mar 23, 2022

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Talking to loved ones about recovery from disordered eating (or the choice to give up dieting) is complicated. We created this episode to share with friends and family who want to support your journey but aren't quite sure what to say. We'll discuss:

Sarah & Stef's experience of talking to friends about binge eating
When your disorder is not taken seriously
The difference between support and "getting it"
What do we need from loved ones to support us?
When supporters are "concerned for your health"
Defensive conversations with family members
When people assume recovered means thin, or that this is a matter of willpower
Asking for specific support: What do you need?

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Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist

Sarah's book I Can't Stop Eating is available on Amazon

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35. But What If Everyone Around Me Is Dieting? Mar 16, 2022

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Deciding not to diet anymore can feel empowering…especially from the safety of social media communities or inside of a pandemic. But what happens when we go out into the world and get confronted with people who actively trying to lose weight and eat "healthy?" What comes up for us? In this episode, Sarah & Stef discuss:

Dieting with others as a form of community and connection
Wanting other people to "fail" at their diet
Why can other people do it and I can't?
Stef's friend who has a "dieting personality"
Asking people to stop talking about dieting
The "health" objection of not dieting

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Connect with the show!

Website: www.lifeafterdietspodcast.com

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

Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com

Connect with Sarah Dosanjh

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

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

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34. But What If I'm Just Greedy? Mar 09, 2022

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Greed is a word that comes up a lot around binge eating and overeating. What if you believe that your binges aren't a disorder or a "problem," but a manifestation of being greedy? In this episode, Sarah and Stef address questions like:

Do we want too much food or do we simply want too much?
Where does greed come from?
Does greed have a reason, or are reasons just an "excuse"?
What does greed have to do with emotional discomfort or sensitivity?
Is binge eating self-indulgent?

33. But How Can I Be More Consistent? Mar 02, 2022

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Do you struggle to be more consistent in your life? Whether its with food, exercise, self-talk, or pretty much anything else in life, what is the story with consistency (or lack of it)? In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about:

What consistency looks like for Sarah & Stef
Consistency depends on your context of the day
How do you know when to push yourself or not?
Example: journaling
How consistency is related to self-trust
Why might we resist being consistent?
The power of the present moment

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Connect with the show!

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

Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com

Connect with Sarah Dosanjh

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

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

Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application

32. A Conversation About Geneen Roth Feb 23, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about the influential Geneen Roth, author of books like "Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating" and "Women, Food, and God." The hosts discuss how Geneen's work influenced their own recovery and ways in which they still agree and depart from her message.

We are now on Patreon! Join the private FB group.

Connect with the show!

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

Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com

Connect with Sarah Dosanjh

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

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

Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application

Binge Eating Program

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31. But Can I Eat "Healthy" Without Dieting? Feb 16, 2022

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The Intuitive Eating approach sometimes gets portrayed as a "junk food free for all." So does eating nutritious food only happen in the context of a diet, or are there ways to incorporate nutrition intentionally without dieting? In this episode, we explore:

What is your definition of "healthy eating"?
The role of flexibility in a non-diet world
What if you don't automatically crave nutritious food when you give yourself permission to eat all foods?
Adding in versus taking out
"Do It For Future You" – is this a diet/fitness culture philosophy?
Sarah doesn't enjoy meal planning and prep!
The Million Dollar Question: If eating this way would not change your body in any way, would you be doing it?

We are now on Patreon! Join the private FB group.

Connect with the show!

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

Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com

Connect with Sarah Dosanjh

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

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

Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application

JOIN OUR FEBRUARY EVENT HERE

30. But I'm A Secret Eater! Feb 09, 2022

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Have you ever heard people talk about their experiences of eating in secret? How does secret eating make us feel? In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about:

Shame as it relates to secret eating
Binge eating with roommates
Eating privately as a way to focus on pleasure and "me time"
Feeling more "in control" when eating in front of others
The connection between eating alone and loneliness or disconnection
The lows of feeling like we need to hide all the time
Is the "secret self" the true self?
We are now on Patreon! Join the private FB group.

Connect with the show!

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

Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com

Connect with Sarah Dosanjh

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

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

Work With Stef - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application

JOIN OUR FEBRUARY EVENT HERE

29. But I Feel So Guilty About My Eating Feb 02, 2022

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Food guilt is a popular theme in the disordered eating community. How often has food guilt been linked to your own behaviors of binge eating and/or restricting? In this episode, we look at:

Guilt induced by food excess
How understanding the primal brain's role in binge eating can help reduce guilt
Is "permission to eat" alone enough to reduce guilt?
Guilt about the health impact of binge eating
Reducing guilt by seeing nutrition as a part of health
Challenging guilt by understanding the belief underneath it
Does guilt help us learn?

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28. But I Don't Want to Let Myself Go Jan 26, 2022

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Does intuitive eating and not dieting anymore sound good – but you're afraid that the alternative is to "let yourself go?" In this episode, we discuss: