The Kick Sugar Coach Podcast

What do life after sugar addiction and the art of self-love have in common? They both require a profound journey of transformation and self-discovery. This episode features an engaging conversation with Deb Beroset, a dynamic coach, shaman, and mentor specializing in empowering women to unearth their deepest desires and live them. As we navigate the intricate pathways of breaking free from addicti...

Have you ever wondered about the power of self-compassion on the road to recovery? Join me as I converse with the remarkable Achara Tarfa, a trauma recovery coach and certified Internal Family Systems therapist who's breaking multi-generational trauma patterns. We unravel the complex nature of trauma, exploring differing perspectives from eminent experts in the field. Achara shares her person...

Can you imagine the powerful transformation that can occur in your life simply by letting go of sugar? Well, today's guest, Sarah Noble, is here to share her journey of overcoming disordered eating and the remarkable changes she experienced after she committed to removing even the healthiest forms of sugar from her diet. As a mystic, spiritual guide, and transformational coach, Sarah's i...

How often have you found yourself reaching for that sugary treat to comfort emotional turmoil? Our guest, Danielle Daem, is here to share her insights and experiences about sugar addiction and emotional eating. As a coach specializing in these areas, Danielle unravels the intriguing story of her accidental sugar detox while on a year-long trip to South America, highlighting how the road to recover...

Ever struggled with food related issues such as emotional eating and sugar addiction? What if there was a proven five-step formula that could help you regain control? I'm thrilled to welcome Andrea Caprio, a master transformational nutrition coach who has developed the Food Freedom Formula to help individuals overcome these struggles. Andrea’s journey began with her own battle against stress-...

Unlock the potential of nutrition for better health with our special guest, Dr. Lauren Weiss, a renowned behavioral nutrition specialist. Journey with us as we peel back the mysteries of insulin, from its role in moving glucose from carbohydrates into cells for energy, to understanding the implications of high insulin levels. Dr. Weiss, a long-term follower of a low-carb keto lifestyle, lends her...

Could you imagine living a life enslaved to sugar, to food, playing a repeated tug-of-war with your cravings? Join me as I converse with Dr. Rhona Epstein, a beacon of hope in the field of sugar and food addiction recovery. With a firsthand recovery story stretching over 40 years, Dr. Epstein imparts her wisdom on the delicate path from habitual indulgence to total freedom. Throughout our discussi...

Are you ready to unlock the power of your emotions and intuition to manifest your greatest desires? Join me as I chat with emotional detox coach and author Sherianna Boyle about her latest book, Energy in Action. Discover how to redefine action as the movement of energy within our bodies and use the spiritual laws of the universe to create balance and harmony in our lives. Dive into the law of pol...

Struggling with food addiction and seeking freedom from harmful eating habits? Join us as we sit down with Katie Grimm, an inspiring woman who has triumphed over her own food and sugar addiction and now helps others on their journey to recovery. With multiple coaching certifications and expertise in setting boundaries, Katie shares her own story of growth and healing that you won't want to mi...

Dr. Gioffre is a brilliant leader in the eat-less-sugar and sugar addiction recovery space. He is also a chiropractor, a live blood analysis practitioner, the author of the book “Get Off Your Sugar” and the founder of a supplement line (that is btw widely used and praised by celebrities). This interview is packed with information and inspiration! Learn about how green powder supplements can suppor...

Annica is a sugar addict in recovery. After years of struggle and protracted depression, Annica finally found recovery. Today she is SUGAR ® certified by Bitten Jonsson, author and instructor with Conscious Breathing and certified in addiction relapse prevention. She lives on a dairy farm in Sweden. Her area of expertise is in working with children and sugar. Her story of recovery and her passion...

Dr. AnnMerle Feldman, Ph. D has entered her 7th decade of life on fire. After struggling with food addiction for years, she finally embraced abstinence and has been sugar and flour free since the Fall of 2018. Today, she teaches what she has learned about how to live life energized and awakened through her FierceOver50 coaching program. It is aimed at high achievers looking to reverse burnout and...

Janette is a sugar-free, flour-free woman with a gift for helping others uplevel their life by working with negative thoughts and unconscious limiting beliefs. Our food issues, she suggests, are downstream of the real problem which is negative emotions from trauma, or other life events, that affect our self-worth, self-confidence and self-trust. Address these at the root level and breakthroughs ar...

Kallie Kendle has been living a sugar-free and flour-free lifestyle for over five years now. Despite the challenges that come with this path, she has persevered with unwavering determination. In this podcast, Kallie will share her secrets to staying committed and strong, inspiring listeners to take on their own challenges with courage and resilience. Join us as we delve into Kallie's journey...

Dr. Claire Wilcox is an addiction psychiatrist and author of the textbook "Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of Overeating". She brilliantly compiled the evidence showing sugar/flour acts on the brain like drugs of abuse, and that some forms of overeating are in fact addiction driven. She feels passionate about educating the public on this topic so that more research and effective tr...

Mugs Haugen has just celebrated her 6th straight year of back-to-back abstinence (no sugar or flour in any form or in any amount). Transformed from the inside out, Mugs shares her story of burn out, weight gain and quiet despair as an exhausted front-line nurse in an urgent care unit to a vibrantly healthy woman in her 60’s. She not only feels better now than she did 20 years ago, she has gone on...

Dr. Bonnie J Kaplan, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She has published widely on the important role nutrition plays in preventing and treating mental health challenges. Her bestselling book "The Better Brain", was written with Professor Julia Rucklidge and shares the science that shows good nutrition and micronutrient supplementa...

Kathryn Lively is a professor of Sociology, an Internal Family Systems Practitioner, and a Grief Recovery Method Specialist. In addition to teaching, conducting research, and coaching, Kathryn has an inspiring story of food addiction recovery which includes maintaining a 100+ pound weight loss over 35 years. Enjoyed this episode? We'd love to hear your thoughts—share your feedback with us here...

Brian Baumal is a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada and helps people with weight management, disordered eating, and eating disorders. While Brian has significant training in these areas, his most important experience comes from his own experience of exercise bulimia, full-blown binge eating disorder, food addiction and managing a 100-pound weight loss over 10 years. In this interview,...

Deanna Maio is a woman entrepreneur with a sweet tooth who helps other women with their sweet tooth. Deanna is here to remind us that having a ‘thing for sugar’ is not just detrimental to our minds and bodies, it is detrimental to our efforts to bring our gifts and inspired ideas to the world. In this interview, Deanna talks about the role of limiting beliefs in self-sabotage, as well as the role...

Emily August, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of Literature at Stockton University, a published poet, and a recovering food addict with 5+ years of back-to-back abstinence. Emily does not judge her recovery success in terms of health outcomes, weight loss, body size, or other diet-culture/body-image metrics. These, she argues, are the wrong focus and are, in fact, oppressive. Emily’s perspective...

Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab are recovering food addicts and certified mental health and addiction clinicians with over 20 years of combined experience. They have been in private practice working with clients while continuing to learn and advance the field of treatment for Food addiction. In January 2021, they partnered with Dr. Vera Tarman to launch The Food Junkies Podcast and later part...

Ashleigh Di Lello has a unique story of recovery from disordered eating. It all started in childhood when she suddenly developed a life-threatening neurological condition that no amount of medical treatment and alternative therapeutic interventions could improve. In a desperate attempt to save her life, she gave up sugar and processed foods. It was excruciatingly hard and left her feeling deprived...

To say Joan was an ‘early adopter’ (pioneer) in the food/sugar addiction recovery space is a huge understatement.  Over 30 years ago, Joan not only sought out and found recovery for herself but she has remained abstinent and professionally active in the addiction recovery space since then. That is 3 decades of continuous back-to-back no sugar/no flour, no exceptions! Epic!  To add to her impressiv...

This is an incredible story about recovery from reactive hypoglycemia, a condition that, for Roberta, lead to weight gain, cravings, mental health issues, medications, misdiagnosis, and ultimately time in a psych ward complete with electric shock therapy — all because no one knew she was suffering from hypoglycemia. It is a shocking story with a happy ending. Roberta, the founder and president of...