Unsweetened Sio

In today's episode I talk with José Chavez about his story of recovery.  José is originally from El Salvador but was born and raised in North Carolina, so he considers himself an official southern boy. He is a brother, son, and accountant by profession. With that being said, to the outside world he was a professional and “normal” person. Unfortunately, we are only as sick as our secrets,...

In today's episode I talk with Susan Miller and we celebrate her 2 year sugarversary!  She talks about her continued recovery and how these days she is trying to keep it simple. Susan Miller is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who decided to give up sugar, flour, and alcohol in March of 2020. After a couple of months of slips and starts she came clean on June 1st and has not looked back des...

In today's episode I continue to talk about my story of sugar addiction, my recovery journey and how the Emotion Code is one of the tools that has really helped me with my recovery. For more on The Emotion Code: https://discoverhealing.com/ To book an Emotion Code/Body Code session with me: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/book-online Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and were inspir...

In today's episode I talk with Tiffany Cornell about her recovery journey.  Tiffany is 32 years old and was born with the disease of addiction. At age 6 she was already quite overweight, suffered from severe depression and as a result got sent on her first diet retreat with her mother. Ever since then not a day has gone by that she wasn’t on a diet or obsessed with the goal to lose weight and...

In today's episode I welcome back Susan Peirce Thompson to talk about her latest book, REZOOM: The Powerful Reframe to End the Crash-and-Burn Cycle of Food Addiction. Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph. D. is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in the psychology of eating. She is President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss a...

In today's episode I welcome back Matty Lansdown and we talk more about intermittent fasting and how it differs for women, how we should eat differently during different phases of our cycle and the impact diet culture has on us.  Starting out in the field of nutritional epi-genetics and spending several years working in hospitals as part of a disease research team, Matty believes that most di...

In today's episode I talk about my own story of addiction from early childhood to age 38 when I finally decided to abstain from ALL sugar and ALL flour and found my way to freedom.   Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and were inspired in some way, I would love to hear from you. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @uns...

In today's episode I talk with Karen Hannah and she shares her story of recovery over the past year.  Karen is 59 years old and was a sugar and carb addict for well over 50 years. She was put on her first diet at 7 years old, lied about her age to join Weight Watchers at age 14 and has yo-yo dieted her entire life. The irony was she wasn’t that overweight as a child but then she moved to a ca...

In today's episode I am so excited to welcome back the wonderful Anna Fruehling.  We talk about her new book and the amazing work she is doing at SUGARx Global to help others in their recovery.  Anna is a recovering addict with 33 years clean. When she realized sugar acts as the gateway drug, priming the brain for all other addictions, a light bulb went off! It is her purpose and privile...

In today's episode I talk with the amazing Dr. Daryl Gioffre about his own story of sugar addiction and he gives really great tips and hacks to getting off sugar TODAY! Dr. Gioffre is a highly sought-after longevity expert who uses a cutting-edge approach to nutrition to help his patients fight inflammation and achieve and maintain an optimal level of health and energy. A former Sugar Addict turne...

Danny and Catherine Mullaney met early in AA recovery as young adults. Over the last 3 decades they have been living by the spiritual principles laid out in the 12 steps. Despite that, the addiction to sugar has been a thorn in their side throughout. Catherine has been addicted to sugar most of her life, been on many diets since she was 8 years old, but until last year has never attempted to arres...

In today's episode I share my top 5 tips to help you get back on track when you're struggling.  I have been struggling since December so this is also to help me get back on track with some accountability.  I also share more about my April Breaking Free Group Coaching Program and Stanzie's "Awaken Your Inner Truth" 4-day retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii that I am attending and also hel...

In today's episode I talk with Dr. Gary Fettke about his fascinating tale of not only his own health journey and cancer diagnosis, but also of being targeted by the processed food industry for speaking about the dangers of excess sugar consumption.  Dr. Fettke is an Orthopedic Surgeon and vocal proponent of nutrition being a major component of prevention and management of modern disease. In 2...

In today's episode I talk with Ede Fox about the Carnivore Diet and how it changed her life.  Seven years ago, Ede turned her life around with a ketogenic/carnivore diet.  Decades of compulsive consumption of refined carbs and junk food led to obesity, joint pain, rising blood pressure & blood sugar, plus out of control asthma, allergies and eczema. Now at 50, she has reversed all th...

In today's episode I talk with Danielle Daem again and we dig a little deeper into sugar addiction, doing the inner work and identifying the root causes of why we eat emotionally.  If you missed my first episode with Dani, you can listen here: https://anchor.fm/siobhan99/episodes/82---Danielle-Daem--Quit-Sugar-Summit-Co-Host-and-Sugar-Freedom-Coach-eobrjk Danielle Daem is a Sugar Freedom Coac...

In today's episode I talk about motivation, inspiration and willpower.  I also do a last call for my next Breaking Free 10-week coaching program that starts March 7.  You can get more details here: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/group-coaching .  I also talk about my First Fridays group coaching and you can sign up for the next one on March 4 here: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/boo...

In today's episode I talk with Craig Emmerich about keto, discovering he had Lyme disease and treating it with a carnivore diet. Craig graduated in Electrical Engineering and has spent the last 15 plus years researching nutrition and working with thousands of clients alongside his wife, Maria Emmerich. He is an international best selling author of “Keto: The Complete Guide” and “The Carnivore Cook...

In today's episode I check back in with Leslie Colburn to see how she is doing now that she is 8 months sugar and flour free! Having struggled with sugar addiction and the restrict-binge cycle for over 35 years, Leslie has finally found what works for her and has been sugar and binge-free for 237 days. The UnSweetened Sio podcast and the monthly recaps have given her the support and tools she has...

In today's episode I talk about optimizing insulin with Dr. Joanne Gordon. Dr. Gordon, a naturopathic physician,  has been helping people for over 20 years at her clinic in Oregon City, OR.  Her practice focuses on hormones and regenerative medicine. With her background in orthopedic and sports, she found that when her patients hormones were optimized, their healing was quicker and patients felt b...

In today's episode I talk about the importance the role of self-love plays in our recovery journeys and as a key factor to our overall happiness.  I also talk about my new 10-week Breaking Free Group Coaching program starting on March 7 and my First Fridays, a monthly Zoom call open to anyone that is looking for some coaching, community and connection.   More on Breaking Free Group Coach...

In today's episode I talk with Nicole Jardim about our periods and how important they are for our health.  We talk about what your period is telling you about your hormonal health and how important things like nutrition, sleep and stress management are to helping balance our hormones. Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period , a s...

In today's episode, I talk with Molly Downey about CGMs and how they are such a powerful tool for collecting data that can help improve your overall health and quality of life. Molly is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) who specializes in glucose control, metabolism and weight loss. She graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington and currently works...

In today's episode I talk with Ed Wassef and he shares his very powerful story of addiction and recovery. Ed found his solution to the disease of food addiction by committing to three pertinent things. He lives and works a daily 12 step program, follows an abstinent food plan and connects every day with like minded individuals. Ed began his program from food addiction in late 2016 but only through...

In today's episode I talk about my top 10 benefits of breaking free from sugar addiction as I approach my 4 year sugarversary coming up on January 13th! I also talk about my new and improved 10-week breaking free group coaching program starting this March. Breaking Free Group Coaching: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/group-coaching Schedule an Emotion Code/Body Code Session with me: https://www.uns...

In today's episode, I talk with Mike Collins two years and 100 episodes after our first interview!  Mike believes sugar addiction is very real and not to be taken lightly. As a person in long-term recovery from substance use disorder for over thirty-six years, he took a very keen interest in what sugar was doing to him and his friends in early recovery. After much research and experimentation...