People frequently ask me whether they should enjoy their food—how much enjoyment is too much when they consider themselves to be a food addict in recovery? How do they know where the line is? It's a common concern, and you can hear my thoughts

Why Is There Sugar in Salt?

Aug 17th, 2022 9m 55s

Recently, I was talking with a friend who doesn't eat sugar or flour and weighs and measures her food. I was traveling in New York City at the time and on the hunt for some salt for my meal while we were on the phone. She told me that she doesn

Showing Up for Family When It Matters

Aug 3rd, 2022 5m 23s

I'm in the San Francisco area right now to be with my family as my aunt passes. I heard a couple of days ago that she had taken a turn for the worse, so I decided to drop everything to fly across the country and be with them. Listen to this wee

An Interview with Esther Helga

Jul 27th, 2022 36m 58s

In this week's very special episode, I'm joined by Esther Helga from Iceland. I was recently introduced to Esther and a community of people around the world who are doing really interesting things in the world of food addiction research and tre

Addiction is a Disease (Yes, an ACTUAL Disease)

Jul 20th, 2022 6m 4s

I was on the phone with a close friend recently, and she was talking about why we do what we do when we follow Bright Line Eating. Something she said really struck me, and when I realized I hadn't recorded an episode about it yet, I knew I had

Flux

Jul 12th, 2022 11m 16s

A little while ago, I recorded an episode about Ari Whitten's amazing new book, Eat For Energy. As part of the release festivities, I interviewed Ari for about an hour and we put out a link to the interview for anyone who bought the book. I ask

NEAT

Jul 6th, 2022 8m 6s

This week, I want to talk to you about an overlooked factor in fat-loss maintenance, mood, and overall health. It's a super fun acronym called "NEAT," and you can find out what it stands for when you listen to the episode. FOR THIS EPISODE and

Eight Reflections on 48 Years of Life

Jun 29th, 2022 33m 2s

Today is my birthday, and I thought since June 29th happened to fall on a Wednesday this year, I would record a podcast on eight reflections I've collected over my 48 years on this Earth. Listen to hear them. FOR THIS EPISODE and MORE: https://

Sanctity

Jun 22nd, 2022 12m 12s

I've had quite an intense week, and as things started to settle down, I was thinking about the things I do to take care of myself, in particular, my meditation practice. Listen to this week's episode to hear my thoughts and how they might relat

Spring Cleaning

Jun 15th, 2022 13m 7s

On a coaching call recently, I was talking about a powerful method of sharing that I was taught by one of my best friends in the whole world, Sage Lavine. It's called "Spring Cleaning," and I realized it was the perfect topic for an episode bec

Three Things Change as Addiction Takes Root

Jun 8th, 2022 11m 23s

I recently attended the first international conference on food addiction, and the first speaker was especially noteworthy. In this week's episode, I wanted to share some takeaways from his talk. Listen to hear all about it.FOR THIS EPISODE and

Addicted to Quantities

Jun 1st, 2022 18m 41s

I have to confess something: I am so addicted to quantities. I experience tremendous freedom around sugar and flour, which I'm very grateful for, but I'm struggling with my quantities right now. Listen to this week's episode to hear what has ha

Relapse Prevention

May 25th, 2022 16m 17s

I just had the privilege of doing something really exciting—I traveled to England to attend the first-ever international conference on food addiction. How cool is that? Listen to this week's episode to hear all about it.FOR THIS EPISODE and MOR

Measuring Fats

May 18th, 2022 12m 33s

I was on the Bright Lifers Accountability Call recently, and someone asked a very interesting question. She wanted to know how to reconcile the difference between how she handles fats at home versus when she eats out at restaurants. Listen to t

Meal Times and Your Circadian Rhythm

May 11th, 2022 21m 12s

I'm so excited to announce that my dear friend, Ari Whitten, has published an amazing new book. It's called Eat for Energy: How to Beat Fatigue, Supercharge Your Mitochondria, and Unlock All-Day Energy. In this week's episode, I'm going to shar

Four Lessons from the Gideon Games

May 4th, 2022 11m 55s

A new round of the Gideon Games starts this week. These games are fun, 90-day contests available to all members that promote accountability, support, and connection. During the first-ever round, I was a participant. This time, I've decided to b

Transitioning to Maintenance Without the Bathroom Scale

Apr 27th, 2022 8m 44s

I was on a coaching call a few days ago and spoke with one of our incredible Bright Lifers who drew my attention to an interesting Maintenance topic that I hadn't covered at all before in an episode. Since we've spent the last couple of weeks i

The Art of Maintenance

Apr 20th, 2022 15m 38s

A few weeks ago, while I was battling COVID, our refrigerator ended up breaking. Due to my extreme fatigue and the reality of our unfortunate appliance situation, I ended up ordering takeout for dinner nearly a month straight. Over time, this s

The Negotiator and the Mediator

Apr 13th, 2022 10m 59s

I was coaching a Bright Lifer recently on the daily Accountability Call, and she shared an experience with her food that she'd just had at a party. I strongly related to the internal struggle she described, so I decided to record an episode all

10++

Apr 6th, 2022 14m 20s

The concept of the "10++" on the Susceptibility Scale has come up twice in my life recently, so I took that as a sign it was time to record an episode on it. Listen to hear my thoughts.FOR THIS EPISODE and MORE:https://ble.life/aTG807Episode: 1

Borderline Foods

Mar 30th, 2022 13m 35s

Recently, I was scrolling on social media while I rest and recover from COVID, and I saw someone posting pictures of their BLE food where just about every picture had a waffle in it. Now, I don't know what the waffles were made of, but it got m

COVID Vlog

Mar 23rd, 2022 6m 27s

This episode was supposed to be all about a new livestream I'm presenting and an exciting 2-week event that we were going to hold…but I caught Covid a little over a week ago, and I'm just not recovering fast enough. I thought I'd be able to pus

Navigating Intense Cravings

Mar 16th, 2022 10m 19s

In last week's episode, I talked about the process of letting go of our favorite binge foods, and in the comment section below that video, a viewer offered a brilliant analogy that I want to share with you today. He suggested that we should thi

Divorcing Potato Chips

Mar 9th, 2022 11m 43s

Sugar and flour encapsulate the vast majority of what we abstain from in Bright Line Eating in order to heal our brains and our bodies as we lose all our excess weight. In today's episode, I talk about one of the foods that we include under the

Execute-Program-Lunch

Mar 2nd, 2022 11m 14s

Last week, I didn't release an episode, and I believe that's only the third time in seven years that I've missed a week. All three of those times have been for pretty much the same reason: life got so intense that the only sane thing to do was