Beyond Sugar Freedom Podcast

Are you ashamed of your body? Are you ashamed of yourself and your eating habits? You’re not alone my love. Shame lays at the core of our health challenges and is something that every woman struggles with. Understanding shame and learning to heal from these old patterns is the key to a healthy and happy relationship with food (and yourself) for life. Join me this week with a very special guest, Ky...

 These last 2 months have been the most painful and difficult of my life. This has been a huge growth and learning journey for me and I want to finally open up about the lessons and grief that I’m going through. In this episode: The message about grief in our society My current process with grief and losing Moose The biggest lessons that Moose has taught me so far in his life and afterwards How I’...

  Do you struggle with stress on a daily basis?   Is stress leading you to eat more sugar and lose sleep? Trudy Stone is a certified culinary nutritionist, founder of Trudy Stone Nutrition, podcast host and TV guest wellness expert who educates people about nutrition solutions for managing stress and anxiety. She’s also the host of the Mind your Body Podcast. From healthy habits to brain health, T...

When was the last time you were in complete silence? When was the last time you did nothing and enjoyed being present with yourself? The truth is that for most of us, we have become so far disconnected from knowing how to BE with ourselves that we don’t even know how. We’ve turned into HUMAN- DOINGS instead of HUMAN-BEINGS.  And it’s causing us immense stress, anxiety, and disease. Leading us to e...

 We have a very special and exciting episode for you today! I’ve just opened up registration for the next round of my signature 10 week Break Free From Sugar Program and you’re invited! In this episode: What makes the BFFS program so unique and like nothing you’ve tried before How my 3 Pillars approach will help you create LASTING healthy relationship with sugar and yourself What to expect inside...

Most clients come to me after YEARS of trying “everything” to get off the sugar craving rollercoaster. And in these deep conversations and over the last 6 years of doing this work, it’s clear that there are THREE big reasons most women are still stuck on sugar even though they feel like they’ve “tried everything”. In this episode: Fun updates and messages live from the Sugar Freedom Bootcamp What...

You’re in for a real treat today as I welcome to our podcast a very special guest. Angelene came into my life exactly a year ago when she realized that struggling on her own with her food journey was no longer working for her. Having spent her whole life FIGHTING against food and her body, she was finally ready to put in the work to heal her relationship with food in a lasting way. From the moment...

You’re in for a real treat today as I welcome back a special guest. Tracy Desjardins came into my life 2 years ago when she was at rock bottom with her physical and mental health. She joined the Break Free From Sugar Program and threw herself into the process of unravelling the root causes and challenges that were keeping her hooked on the sugar rollercoaster for over 50 years. I’m so proud to ann...

Do you ever feel like you’re being hit with one challenge after another on your journey to better health and sugar freedom? Maybe you’re doing good for a few months then BAM something happens and you’re right back where you were. Getting off sugar and building a healthy relationship with food is HARD WORK. And it can often feel like everything is working against you which leaves you feeling defeat...

What is Hashimotos and how can you heal naturally? What role does our thyroid health play in our overal metabolic health? Well… these are just a few of the questions that I had for our guest today, and my dear friend Samantha Gladish who shares her powerful healing story through autoimmune challenges. Having drooled over Samantha’s whole foods healing recipes for many years, I’m excited to be welc...

Ever wonder what tools I’ve personally used on my journey to healing my relationship with food? Well this episode is for you! A long over due conversation where I share a complete (and massive) list of all of the tools, resources, and experiences that have made the biggest impact on my own growth and healing over the last 6 years. In this episode: What to do when our journey to sugar freedom isn’t...

 I just HAD to record this special bonus episode for you today. After having such a transformational 3 weeks, I’m excited to be sharing my biggest take aways and lessons from my journey through two very different styles of music festivals! So much growth and vulnerable learning I’m sharing with you in this episode. I know you’ll love it! In this episode: Where I’ve been and why the last few weeks...

Time for something a little different here on the show! I met up with Casey Ruff from the Boundless Body Radio a few weeks ago for a jam-packed interview diving deep into my story and some really incredible conversations about food, life and mental wellness. As a special episode here on the podcast, I'm sharing that interview with you and I hope that you love getting a sneak peek at more of m...

 Do we have a special episode in store for you today or what?! My long time friend and colleague, Matty Lansdown and I decided to jump on a zoom chat to talk all things emotional eating strategy and compare notes on how we support our clients through this journey - and we recorded it for you! Matty and I always have such a great time chatting and I just know you’re going to love this episode! In t...

 Are you terrified to eat carbs and sugar? Or maybe you’re thinking about going keto and want to make sure you’re doing it the right way. These are just a few of the powerfu topics we dive into with this week’s guest Lesya Holzapfel on the podcast What we dive into in this episode: Why Lesya decided to take a year of sugar Her biggest lessons from the year off sugar How carb cycling has helped her...

  Are you making this mistake on your journey to Sugar Freedom... Focusing on the heavy/challenging parts of the inner healing and forgetting about the powerful tool of PLAY! So many women I work with are stuck in their head and in the heaviness of this inner work. The truth is that we need to tap into PLAY in order to access deeper levels of healing and connection with our true selves. Not sure h...

  Did you know that women MUST fast differently then men? That’s right, this week’s guest and my dear friend Dr. Mindy Pelz is here to blow the roof off fasting for women and how we can finally find a flow and work WITH our bodies instead of against them. Even if you’ve played with fasting in the past or if you’re struggling to keep up with this lifestyle, this episode is for you! Just a few thing...

 You may be surprised to learn that there’s a part of you that WANTS to stay hooked on sugar. WHAT?! How could you actually want to keep binging on sugar or engaging in unhealthy patterns? The truth is that we’re benefit/pleasure-driven animals always going towards pleasure and away from pain. And this deep survival drive could possibly be why you can’t seem to get off the sugar rollercoaster. In...

 A powerful and eye-opening conversation around the real ROOT of addiction and mental health issues - trauma. It’s an honor to welcome my dear friend Seamus Osiris to the podcast this week to open up this vulnerable and potent conversation around trauma and how it ultimately affects us all. Just a few things we dive into in this interview: What is trauma and does everyone have it? How trauma leads...

  Do you find yourself complaining every day? Or maybe you constantly blame everything and everyone outside of yourself when things aren’t going the way you want? Welcome to playing the victim in your life! This is how we’re all taught to operate, and it’s also one of the biggest challenges in taking full responsibility for our life. So, how do we learn to live a completely FREE and EMPOWERED life...

 “Oh come on just have one” “You’re TOO healthy!” “Live a little!” Do any of these sound familiar? Most of us will have at least one person in our circle that just doesn’t get why we want to give up sugar or get healthy. The social pressures are REAL and are often at the root of why so many (maybe you too) keep slipping back into the sugar hole time and time again. In this episode: WHY our friends...

As women, we’ve never been taught the truth about how our hormones shift and evolve as we age AND what we can do to support ourselves to maintain health over the years. Well, today’s special guest is here to BLOW THE LID off this topic and finally open your eyes to exactly what you need to know about managing your hormones as you age.  Just a few things we dive into in this interview: How our horm...

Another incredible story and episode here on the podcast. This week we’re joined by my dear friend Amber Wentworth who shares her powerful and challenging journey with food and herself. Having struggled with hating her body for over 40 years, Amber finally has discovered a way of eating and a relationship with food that makes her feel at peace and in control of her health and life. Buckle up… In t...

Do you struggle with losing weight and keeping it off? Ever wonder what your life would look like if you had true FREEDOM with food? I can’t wait to introduce you to Andrea Caprio in this weeks’ episode. Just a few things we dive into in this interview: What is food freedom  The 5 steps to food freedom Why women struggle to lose weight year after year How to overcome cravings without feeling depri...

Did you know that your beliefs are at the root of your unhealthy relationship with sugar… and yourself? Beliefs are how we see the world and how we operate within it. Certain beliefs can be the reason you’re stuck on the sugar rollercoaster year after year. This is why we’re diving in deep to the conversation on limiting beliefs in today’s episode! In this episode: What are beliefs and more import...