Life After Diets

By: Sarah Dosanjh / Stefanie Michele
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  • 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? Join Sarah and Stef, a psychotherapist and a health coach, as they talk about all things related to disordered eating, bad body image and creating a life that's free from food and body obsession. The hosts draw on their own eating struggles and openly share the highs and lows of pursuing food freedom over weight loss.
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  • 183. The Mother Wound – How Our Mothers Screwed Us Up

    183. The Mother Wound – How Our Mothers Screwed Us Up
    Jan 15 2025

    In this episode, Stef and Sarah delve into the emotional topic of the mother wound. The discussion begins with light-hearted banter but quickly deepens into a profound conversation about the impact mothers have on their children. They explore insights from books like "Mother Hunger" by Kelly McDaniel and "Discovering the Inner Mother" by Bethany Webster but also bring personal experiences into the room. The hosts discuss the different ways mothers can nurture and unintentionally wound their children (is the Mother Wound even avoidable from an existential perspective?) and how these experiences shape adult relationships and self-concept, including our relationships with food and bodies. They also touch on the societal pressures mothers face and the challenges of achieving a balance between nurturing, protection, and guidance.

    Stefanie's Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course is enrolling now! Use code: LADLISTENS for a discount at checkout. This course is for beginners looking to gain a broader insight into the role of the nervous system in symptoms of stress, anxiety, erratic moods, body image distress, and food issues.

    Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets

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

    Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com

    Connect with Stefanie Michele, Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT

    Stef's Binge Recovery Course -- www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse

    Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com

    Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

    Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist

    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

    If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
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    45 mins
  • 182. But What About 12-Step Programs (like OA) for Binge Eating Recovery?

    182. But What About 12-Step Programs (like OA) for Binge Eating Recovery?
    Jan 8 2025

    In this episode, a therapist and a certified coach delve into the intricacies of 12-step programs, focusing on Overeaters Anonymous (OA) and its newer counterpart, Food Addicts Anonymous (FA). They discuss the challenges and potential benefits of these programs for those struggling with food issues, citing personal experiences and client stories. Key topics include the principles of abstinence, the impact of restrictive eating, the role of sponsors, and the delicate balance between support and control. They also touch on the cultural and psychological implications of these programs, often questioning their long-term efficacy and potential for fostering restrictive eating d1sord3rs. For deeper insights, they reference previous episodes on related topics like "All In vs. All or Nothing Thinking" and "Can Cutting Out Some Foods Help My Eating?"

    Stefanie's Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course is enrolling now! Use code: LADLISTENS for a discount at checkout. This course is for beginners looking to gain a broader insight into the role of the nervous system in symptoms of stress, anxiety, erratic moods, body image distress, and food issues.

    Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets

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

    Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com

    Connect with Stefanie Michele, Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT

    Stef's Binge Recovery Course -- www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse

    Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com

    Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

    Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist

    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

    If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
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    52 mins
  • 181. But it's 2025! Choosing a "Word for the Year"

    181. But it's 2025! Choosing a "Word for the Year"
    Jan 1 2025

    If you're tired of "new year, new you" energy, tune into this lower-pressure episode where Sarah and Stef meet the new year with gentle intentions and "words for the year." We'll give you the space to have goals for yourself without the pressure of "pass/fail" or completely reinventing yourself overnight.

    Stefanie's Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course is enrolling now! Use code: LADLISTENS for a discount at checkout

    Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets

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

    Email – hello@lifeafterdietspod.com

    Connect with Stefanie Michele, Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT

    Stef's Binge Recovery Course -- www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse

    Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com

    Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

    Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist

    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

    If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.
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loving this podcast ..a refreshing free-ing take on how to approach food and how different diets just trap us and make us continually unhappy with ourselves..and the binge restrict cycle..some episodes go into more detail about intuitive eating and dealing with binge urges..I hope they continue to do many more episodes :)

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Really lovely listen! Great facts and advice.

I'm just making my way through these podcasts after hearing about Sarah on a Google search. I was really happy to discover a podcast and see the titles of the episodes and how much they resonate with me and my experience. I've read lots of things over the years which have helped tremendously but I think these ladies are the final pieces of my puzzle. They are both really inspiring and have come from a place where they each know their own struggles with binge eating that I can relate and learn from. I'm also listening to Sarah's book on YouTube which is fab. I've struggled with the control i have around food for years. I've lost weight but found the brain impulses still to be so strong on a daily basis. I'm now taking time to get to know myself again and make connections between my psychology and physiology so that I can make peace with myself. Thanks very much ladies - keep believing in yourselves and what you're doing.

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This podcast has had such a positive impact on me!

Sarah and Steph share their stories and experiences, exploring different topics each episode. I can't tell you how many 'lightbulb' moments I've had while listening to it, there are just far too many to count!! As someone with an eating disorder diagnosis and my own food struggles it's hard to find people who truly knows what it's like. Listening to this podcast has given me a chance to not just reflect on my journey so far but to also understand it better, to know my thoughts and feelings are shared and 'normal'. I feel like I'm part of a bigger conversation and it's given me hope, support, a greater appreciation for how far I've come and most importantly to me, helped me explore aspects of my journey that I hadn't considered before. Thanks to this podcast I've even pinpointed where and when it all began! Thank you both for sharing so much of yourselves, you'll probably never really know the extent of the impact you're having!

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