116 episodes
Life After Diets Sarah Dosanjh / Stefanie Michele
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 145 Ratings
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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 around food and figure out how to eat?
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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114. But Do I Need To Do Inner Child Work?
Embracing your inner child is a concept that you might see coming up when you work on ditching diet culture and embracing a nondiet or intuitive eating approach to disordered eating recovery.
What is this all about? Do we need to do this in order to heal?
This conversation explores:
What is the inner child? Being “too much” What is the point of inner child work? Where did you first learn your body was “wrong”? Stef’s adolescent period of restrictions Stef’s three moments of “splitting” at ages 8, 10, and 13 Sarah’s padded bra Overriding original neural pathways How do we address our inner child and the stories we carry? Sarah’s experience at the Adele candlelit string quartet Throwing yourself a temper tantrum The body as an inner child Join the LAD Membership
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Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/
Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Website – www.lifeafterdietspodcast.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
Binge Eating Recovery Course: www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse
Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage
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113. But I Only Want to Eat "Junk Food"
Do you want to eat intuitively but find yourself only wanting "junk food"?
This is a common thing to hear from people trying healing their relationship with food.
A caveat to this conversation -- depending on where you are in this process, the approach to this conflict will be different. For example, wanting fun foods (and ONLY fun foods) at the beginning of recovery can be a really normal part of the healing process.
This conversation also considers the more chronic, ongoing experience of wanting only fun foods all the time.
We discuss:
Why are we putting “junk food” in quotation marks/inverted commas? How is “junk food” defined? Junk food begets junk food? Will our bodies naturally crave salads (etc) after a while? What if we don’t like fruits or vegetables? What if there are certain foods that we are simply not able to habituate? Is abstinence from certain foods a good idea? What are your beliefs about these foods in general, or specific types of these foods? How can meal prep help here? This topic has different approaches at different stages of recovery Join the LAD Membership
Connect with the show!
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/
Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Website – www.lifeafterdietspodcast.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
Binge Eating Recovery Course: www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse
Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage -
**BONUS EPISODE** Unintentional Weight Loss, Food "Purity" and "Wellness" Practices in Yoga (with Sarah and Becca)
Please read time stamps carefully and skip any segments, which might be triggering or unhelpful for you in your recovery. This video is an honest account of two mental health practitioners who are in recovery from food and body image issues sharing the challenges they faced in this area during yoga teacher training in Rishikesh India.
2:35 – 13:23 : Self-induced vomiting / vamen douhti practices
13:23 – 23:10 : Moralisation of food and purity in yogic tradition
23:10 – 33:09 : Pushing our bodies and minds, plus comparison
33:09 – 36:36 : Feeling unsatisfied, appetite upon return from training
36:36 – 49:15 : Complex feelings about weight loss and stepping on the scales
Come join us in person in Dublin on Saturday 16th September 2023! https://www.lifeafterdietspodcast.com/workshops-and-meetups/
Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want to improve your relationship with food and become more comfortable in your own skin. Community membership includes invites to live episode recordings (online), support meetings, a private Facebook group and monthly Q&As. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast
Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele binge eating health coach
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
Work with Stefanie - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application
Connect with Sarah Dosanjh 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 -
112. Food & Body Image at Yoga Teacher Training (Sarah's story)
This episode was recorded after Sarah’s return home from yoga teacher training in India.
Sarah explores some of the human ups and downs (including body image and food difficulties) she experienced while away during training.
Transitioning to the retreat and the impact of culture shock Indian eye flu, anyone? Toxic positivity “Everyone else can do it, I should be able to, too” The discomfort of being misunderstood The book that Sarah turned to in moments of extreme discomfort Being one of the largest (and oldest) bodies in the room Not having enough access to food The biscuit stash (and the fear of running out) Will I want to binge when I get home? The Women’s Circle MEET US IN DUBLIN! Join the LAD Membership
Connect with the show!
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/
Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Website – www.lifeafterdietspodcast.com
Connect with Stefanie Michele
Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Binge Eating Recovery Course: www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse
Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage
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 -
111. The Anti-Diet Identity
If you're not in diet culture, you're probably in anti-diet culture.
Diet culture is the water we swim in. If you're learning about the ways in which dieting and thinness-as-idol has harmed you, chances are you've also been embracing new ways of thinking espoused by the "anti-diet mindset." Weight and body neutrality, fatphobia, health at every size, and intuitive eating are some of the terms and concepts you might be familiar with.
With this new approach comes a lot of good, good stuff.
So good that we can recover in it!
But what happens when we start over-identifying with it? Is that even possible?
This episode looks at:
The pendulum swing of overcorrecting Stef’s staunch anti-diet stance Maybe it’s more important to be pro-Y rather than anti-X. Are we allowed to talk about weight loss or fatphobia? Does it make you a bad anti-dieter? The community aspect of identifying with a “side” Weight loss and feelings of safety Do you feel threatened by anyone who IS dieting or losing weight? Stef’s experience with her daughters Does it sometimes feel preachy? Last chance to join us in Dublin! Join the LAD Membership
Connect with the show!
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/
Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Website – www.lifeafterdietspodcast.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
Binge Eating Recovery Course: www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse
Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage -
110. But I Can't Eat Without A Screen
In a world of technology, how many of us find it easy to sit down to eat without the distraction of a screen? Is there a difference between eating in front of a TV versus eating in front of a laptop or cell phone? And more importantly, how is this impacting us? How do we work on Intuitive Eating if we feel like we need this type of distraction, or can't break the habit? We'll also talk about:
Sarah’s experience of separating screens from bingeing Stef’s transition from dinner in front of the TV to family meals When does screen time become a problem Regulators vs Escapists Sarah searching for catharsis Compulsive puzzling The purpose of checking out Permission to not be productive Real time self care demonstration MEET US IN DUBLIN! Join the LAD Membership
Connect with the show!
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast/
Email – lifeafterdietspodcast@gmail.com
Website – www.lifeafterdietspodcast.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
Binge Eating Recovery Course: www.iamstefaniemichele.com/iamstefaniemichelecourse
Body Image Webinar + Workbook: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/get-started/p/bodyimage
Customer Reviews
Excellent conversations
Love listening to their conversations and seeing how each of us are different and the same when dealing with our food issues.
You need to listen!!!
Life After Diets in one of the best podcasts out there! They are so informative and enlightening! A+++
Such great perspectives
I learned of this podcast after finding Sarah’s youtube channel. I loved her message & content since I have struggled on & off with disordered eating that’s taken various forms over the years. The stuff they talk about is all so relatable, so many things they share that resonates so well & make me feel less alone in this struggle. Also hearing of all the behaviors they’d engage in - ones I did (& do) too but have been too ashamed to admit - is so healing. there’s so much hope!
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