Food Junkies Podcast

Marc David, M.A., is the Founder and Primary Teacher of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. He is the leading visionary behind the fascinating field of Eating Psychology, and the author of the bestselling books, Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Marc holds a range of qualifications, including an M.A. of Psychology and a B.S. of Biology, and has participated in several Clinical Mind-Body Medicine Programs, all of which have shaped his groundbreaking approach to food, body, and nutrition.  For more than 40 years, Marc has been an innovator in Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition, championing an uplifting, inclusive approach to food and body, and a warm, engaging speaking style that continues to attract listeners from around the world. In September 2007, Marc founded the Institute to channel his passionate mission of sharing an uplifting, results-driven approach to today’s most important eating challenges. Today, IPE remains the only Institute in the world devoted to teaching the principles of Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition and attracts students from more than 60 countries each year.  The Institute’s many thousands of graduates have used their world-class education in these revolutionary disciplines to transform the lives of countless people around the globe struggling with food and body challenges. In this episode: Discussion of Food and Body Marc David's Journey to Understanding Eating Psychology The mission of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating and the key principles of Eating Psychology Exploring Strategies to Manage Emotional Eating Learning how to have a healthy relationship with food Identifying the Solution to Sugar Addiction Exploring the Benefits of Taking a Break from Certain Foods Exploring the Archetypes of Eating Habits A Discussion on Nutrition Confusion Nutrition Change and Uncertainty Exploring the Expectations We Place on Food Relearning How to Be an Eater Examining the Relationship with Scale Use Marc David shares advice on forgiving oneself and finding resources on the psychology of eating   Follow Marc David: Website: https://psychologyofeating.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IPEfanpage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatingpsychology/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MarcDavidIPE iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-psychology-of-eating-podcast/id987724897 Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marc-David/author/B001I9RQJ0?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true   ANNOUNCEMENT: Molly, Vera and I are so excited to share our upcoming Sweet Sobriety Special Speaker and Workshop Extravaganza with you. This 4 day Food Addiction Conference is going to be a Recovery Retreat you just can't beat as Sweet Sobriety takes over Toronto.    Friday Special Sweet Sobriety Soiree  THIS will be an exclusive event for our Sweet Sobriety Group Coaching Members to hang out with your food junkies team at a welcome event which will run from 5:30 - 8:30pm.    Sensational Saturday Residence and Conference Centre – Downtown Toronto (80 Cooperage Street) Sandra Elia: Aligning Your Sails to Recovery: Thinking >Actions>Words Sophie Rolland: Insulin Resistance in the Brain: How it Affects Our Eating Behaviours Dr. Èvelyne Roy: How to Level Up Your Metabolic Health in Food Addiction Recovery Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman: Am I Abstinent Enough? Besides Sugar, let’s explore Alcohol & Cannabis. Closing Speaker Panel – Bethany is going to ask our panel some questions that will let you know us better and WE will answer your questions to help guide you on your journey!   Super Speaker Sunday - Workshops (Venue for S/M/T will be 519 Community Centre Ballroom) Pamela Mekuz: Getting into the Readiness Mindset  Jennifer Lindo Kranc: Turning Information into Transformation – Neuroplasticity Rachel Murray: Craving Control: Navigating the Complex Relationship Between Women's Hormones and Sugar Viktoria Hamma: Group Hypnotherapy Session for Recovery Mindset   Maintenance Monday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP – Genogram Exercise (Cynthia Myers Morrison) 12:30pm Lunch on your own 2:00pm Group Activity – Art Therapy with Deb Reynolds 3:00pm Enneagram Workshop (Bethany) 4:15pm Somatic Experiencing (Clarissa) 5pm Closure for Day   Treatment Tuesday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP Andrea A 12:00pm Break Stuff 1:00pm Lunch on your own 2:30pm WORKSHOP Courage, Commitment, and Change (Clarissa, Molly, & Bethany) 4:00pm Ask US Anything – Get to know your hosts (Bethany, Clarissa, Molly) 5:00 pm Closing Ceremony/Goodbyes   Where: TORONTO, CANADA! When: October 21 – 24, 2023 Costs: $150 USD for Individual Event Days and $499 USD for the Entire Recovery Retreat    https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/sweet-sobriety-meet-up   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Dr. Linda Mercadante is a Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She is the founder of HealthyBeliefs – HealthySpirit, a member of the Scioto Valley Presbytery, and an active participant in many professional groups including The American Academy of Religion and The Workgroup on Constructive Theology. She is a prolific author of five books and more than 100 articles. She lectures internationally, conducts seminars for a wide variety of audiences, and teaches on a broad range of topics including: the spiritual but not religious movement, addiction recovery, gender and theology, faith and film, and spiritual memoir writing. Her most recent book was selected as among “The Best of the Best Spiritual Books of the Year” by Spirituality & Practice. She was named a Luce Scholar for her work examining the beliefs and practices of today’s “Spiritual but not Religious.”  (“Untethered Belief, Unfettered Practice: Thinking Theologically about ‘Spiritual but not Religious’)” The coveted Henry Luce III Fellowship in Theology is awarded to only six scholars per year throughout the entire U.S. and Canada. The resulting book, Belief without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious, (Oxford Univ. Pr.) has been featured on NBCs The Today Show, in The New York Times, and in many other media outlets. Other works include Victims & Sinners: Spiritual Roots of Addiction and Recovery, exploring the theology inherent in the 12 Step method. In addition, she describes her journey from hybrid to atheist to SBNR to Christian theologian in a spiritual autobiography, Bloomfield Avenue: A Jewish-Catholic Jersey Girl's Spiritual Journey.  Her work focuses on the intersection of theology and culture, including such themes as addiction recovery, faith and film, trauma, and the "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR) movement.  Her work is both theological and interdisciplinary -- primarily using resources from sociology, psychology, and media studies -- to look at how culture, belief and behavior interact. Dr. Mercadante knows first-hand how it feels to live without a clear spiritual identity. Born into an immigrant, working class, mixed ethnic, non-religious household in the rough urban environment of Newark, NJ, she experienced the uncertainty that comes from not having a spiritual home. She went through years of searching, travel, and exploration in her quest for a spiritual identity. In the process, she earned a Ph.D. in theology from Princeton, became ordained, and found a vocation in seminary teaching. She is dedicated to helping others find a spiritual identity that can allow their spirits to come home. Follow Dr. Meradante: Website: https://www.healthybeliefs.org Facebook: Healthy Beliefs -- Healthy Spirit Twitter: @lmercadante You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@lindamercadantephd The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Ally Houston is a former physicist who fixed his brain with food. After suffering from ADHD, seasonal depression, chronic anxiety, and a host of other metabolic problems, a paleo ketogenic diet and lifestyle change resulted in a quantum leap in his health. The effect was so profound that he switched career. He is now a metabolic mental health coach trained by PreKure and Dr. Georgia Ede. Molly Painschab and Clarissa Kennedy (and I) asked Ally Houston about how changing his diet changed his life and career. Ally shared his story of how he was quite unwell from a young age and how his physics professor suggested he try a low carb diet. After trying it, Ally experienced a huge transformation in his mental health, gut health, and weight control. This led him to change his career to metabolic mental health coaching, helping people with food and mood, nutritional psychiatry, and depression and anxiety. Ally believes that there is a cultural component to why men are less likely to self-identify as food addicts, and that it is hard for them to admit they have a problem. He believes that if food addiction is recognized in the DSM, it will allow people to embrace it more and be more open about it. He also believes that meeting people where they are is important, and that understanding the mechanism of addiction can help people to make changes. Ally shares his approach to avoiding giving unsolicited advice and talks about his experiments with different diets. He also discusses his podcast, Youtube channel, and book, which focus on mental health and nutrition science. Ally discussed the importance of finding an individualized diet that works for each person, emphasizing the need to find foods that both taste good and are beneficial for one's health. He also discussed the importance of having hope and believing that things can get better.   In this episode: Ally Houston's Journey from Physics to Metabolic Mental Health Coaching: * Using food to treat mental health concerns Exploring the Benefits of Intuition and Scientific Reasoning in Coaching A Discussion on Mental Health and the Benefits of Ketogenic Diets: * Mental Health Discussion of the Challenges of Male Food Addiction Ally Houston's Approach to Avoiding Unsolicited Advice Experiments in Nutrition and Dieting: * The role of large corporations in the food chain Ally Houston Discusses his Podcast, Youtube Channel, and Book Exploring the Process of Addressing Food Addiction Ally Houston shares advice on how to improve mental health through diet and lifestyle.: * Individualized nutrition   Follow Ally: Website: https://metpsy.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ally-houston-transforms-podcast-by-paleo-canteen/id1468957765 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllyTransforms Book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ally-Houston/author/B08CFMKXR2?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Dr. Louise Graves began her work life in the field of Therapeutic Recreation working in such settings as the Prison for Women in Kingston and group homes for various populations. She has a Ph.D. is in Psychology and Theology with an emphasis on Pastoral Psychotherapy from the Claremont School of Theology, California. She did her clinical internship at the Clinebell Institute and at the Walnut Valley Counseling Center and she worked at the San Gabriel Valley Association of Lesbians and Gays Counseling Center. With colleagues, she opened a multi-cultural counselling center in Pomona California that served a wide range of clients. Upon completion of her Ph.D., she had the opportunity to teach at the University of Winnipeg as Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Pastoral Care. Dr. Graves taught graduate level courses on various aspects of pastoral care and counselling as well as courses on spirituality in an ecumenical global context. Many individuals she works with struggle with questions of meaning and faith: they sense there is a sacredness to life but have found little help from traditional communities of faith. She has found that some wrestle with issues of guilt and shame and seek healing on that deep level. She believes that when we become more fully ourselves we make it that much easier for others to do the same. Our walking our particular path in a good way matters- not only for us, or our time. We matter- our happiness matters- our wellness matters. On Todays Episode: Her Personal Spiritual Story Religion versus Spirituality Actionable Spiritual Tools Hot Boredom/Cold Boredom How to Cope with Shame Her thoughts on the 12 Steps There are more pathways to wholeness Spirituality takes Courage Our Gurus have Egos too  How she works with her clients Follow Louise: https://louisegraves.com/about/   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Marc Lewis, PhD, is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology. He has authored or co-authored more than fifty journal articles in neuroscience and developmental psychology. Presently, he speaks and blogs on topics in addiction science, and his critically acclaimed book, Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, is the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies. His newly released book, The Biology of Desire, debunks the currently popular disease model of addiction. In this episode: In this episode Dr. Lewis shares: His personal/professional journey Memoir of an Addicted Brain – addiction as a learned behavior Disease vs Disorder Dopamine and the Reward Center Comparing substance use and addictive behaviors Relapse – causes Abstinence The Inner Critic and it’s role in Addiction, relapse, and Recovery Internal Family Systems How our environment and isms influence addiction and recovery Techniques Dr. Lewis uses when working with addiction; Not all approaches work for all people or at all times Pushback Dr. Lewis has received What’s next: Another book Signature Question – If you could tell a younger version of yourself something about addiction, what would it be? FOLLOW MARC: Website: https://memoirsofanaddictedbrain.com/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweet Sobriety has 2 amazing workshops in the month of July! Be sure to join Molly Painschab, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor on Fridays as she covers Codependency – From Codependent to Interdependent. This workshop may be for you if you have: Codependency – From Codependent to Interdependent Do you have: Low self-esteem Familial dysfunction Depression Anxiety Stress Low emotional expressivity Having a hard time saying no Having poor boundaries Showing emotional reactivity Feeling compelled to take care of people Having a need for control, especially over others Having trouble communicating honestly Fixating on mistakes Feeling a need to be liked by everyone Feeling a need to always be in a relationship Denying one’s own needs, thoughts, and feelings Having intimacy issues Confusing love and pity Displaying fear of abandonment This workshop will: Identify What it is and isn’t Identify Why Codependency and Addiction go hand in hand Explain How codependency affects recovery Teach you How to recognize the signs as an individual and in relationships Identify Attachment Style and how to shift it Teach you How to prevent codependent relationships from developing Support you in Working toward interdependence and independence What you get: Pre-recorded videos to watch at your own pace Downloads/worksheets/resources 4 x 1hr LIVE sessions that will be recorded and available for replay Join us:  Fridays, July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern/8pm UK $50USD REGISTER: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/codependency We are also running a FREE Foundations Workshop for anyone who has purchased the Foundations Course. The work at your own pace course is $200USD. We will meet on Wednesdays, July 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern/7pm UK and will cover 3 modules each week. PURCHASE FOUNDATIONS COURSE: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/sweet-sobriety-foundations     SWEET SOBRIETY MEET UP As you may have heard – we had to PIVOT from Las Vegas and we are NOW MEETING IN  TORONTO, CANADA!   Dates:  October 20 – 24, 2023 Costs: $150 USD for individual Meet Up days $499 USD for the entire Meet Up ***You are responsible for your airfare, food, and accommodations   If you are interested in sharing a room to save on cost, sign up here: https://forms.gle/RwY3qMg5m9TK6VP8A   If you are wondering about how else you can spend your time in Toronto, check out this resource Bethany put together: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Oso-ZpxhzBWS1n4W75fW1Lt9JZXJ3hugC3pMKmvSLE/edit?usp=sharing   Come to the Q&A to learn more!!!   Here is what we have lined up for you so far!   Friday Special Sweet Sobriety Soire We are looking for a restaurant close to the Town Inn Suites hotel (620 Church Street) to host our hangout with Vera on Friday night. We haven't confirmed it yet because we need to get a better idea of how many people will be coming. THIS will be an exclusive event for our Sweet Sobriety members where we are just going to hang out and spend time together. The plan is to have something arranged for 5:30 - 8:30pm window we might have to be flexible on either side of that, but I know Vera likes to go to bed early ;)   Saturday Speakers (80 Cooperage Street) Sandra Elia: Aligning Your Sails to Recovery: Thinking >Actions>Words Sophie Rolland: Insulin Resistance in the Brain: How it Affects Eating Behaviours Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy: Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman: Am I Abstinent Enough? Besides sugar, exploring Alcohol & Cannabis. Panel   Sunday Speaker/Workshops (Venue for S/M/T will be 519 Community Centre Ballroom) Pamela Mekuz: Getting into the Readiness Mindset Jennifer Lindo Kranc: Turning Information into Transformation – Neuroplasticity Viktoria Hamma: Workshop or Hypnotherapy Speaker to be determined  Monday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP – Traveling Food Sober (subject to change) 12:30pm Lunch on your own 1:30pm Group Activity 2:30pm WORKSHOP Cravings Management (subject to change) 4:00pm Mini workshop/close Somatic Experiencing (subject to change) FREE TO DO AS YOU WISH   Tuesday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP Emotional Eating (subject to change) 12:00pm Break Stuff 1:00pm Lunch on your own 2pm Group Outing Evening celebration/Dinner together/goodbyes   **WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD NEAR THE TOWN INN SUITES Sunday, Monday, Tuesday   💜💜To Register, use the following links:   💜Saturday, October 21st ONLY   💜Sunday, October 22nd ONLY   💜Monday, October 23rd ONLY   💜Tuesday, October 24th ONLY   💜ALL 4 DAYS   Accommodations for Toronto: October 20th – October 24th   Hotel Where Rooms are Reserved: 💜💜Town Inn Suites Toronto 620 Church St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G2 (416) 964-3311 Rooms Reserved under Name: Sweet Sobriety Hotel Manager: Vishal Mistry   Contact: vishal@towninn.com Single Room: $269 CAD + tax = $303 CAD per night Double Room: $299 CAD + tax = $338 CAD per night  Accommodations at other Hotels Near By:  Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre, an IHG Hotel 30 Carlton St., Toronto, ON M5B 2E9 (416) 977-6655 Chelsea Hotel, Toronto 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z4 (416) 595-1975 Sonder The Wellesley 29 Wellesley St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 1G7 (438) 795-6650 The Anndore House, part of JDV by Hyatt 15 Charles St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 1S1 +1 833-745-8370 W Toronto 90 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1A7 (416) 961-8000 Comfy Guest House 250 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2G2•(416) 822-5590 Elevate Rooms Taigh Ice 259 Wellesley St E, Toronto, ON M4X 1G8 (416) 876-5667 Pembroke Inn 117 Pembroke St, Toronto, ON M5A 2N9 (416) 925-8456 Jacob B & B 22 Monteith St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1K7 (416) 841-4020 Keppner Guest House 41 Huntley St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2K9 (647) 710-3474 All Days Hostel 5 Selby St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1W3 The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.  

Brenda Wollenberg is an author and educator. She combines her education and experience as a nutritionist, social worker, and co-pastor in her work as a body /mind /spirit wellness coach. Over the past five years, she has expanded her training and scope of practice to help her clients understand how genetics influences overall wellness. She has worked for decades using metabolic typing to inform food plans, exercise routines, and stress management tools.    With the added epigenetic component, however—examining how behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect genes' expression—she now works, 1-1 and in a group setting, to help clients explore clinically relevant and nutritionally actionable genes, and discover the ideal way to eat, supplement, move and calm for their genetic profile.    Brenda is the author of 'Overweight Kids in a Toothpick World', and 'Eat, Sleep Move: For Your Genetic Body Type. How to Physically and Emotionally Care for a Unique You’. She has had articles in Canadian Living, Mclean's, and Family Fun and has also created In Balance Wellness programs for children, teens, and adults. Most recently, along with co-creator Alicia Mazari-Anderson, a fellow nutritionist with a Ph.D. in biology, Brenda has developed Gene Reset Blueprint: A 12-Week Program for Personalized Optimal Health.    Brenda’s decades of experience across a range of physical, emotional, and spiritual modalities, has enabled her to design a methodology that harnesses the power of genetics and epigenetics—the environment—to optimize good health. In this episode: Recap – contributing factors to addiction Genes and variations Brenda takes us through our Individual Case studies -Food and Mood -Food and Energy (Optimal fuel mix) Brenda takes us through protein, carbohydrate, and fats recommendations Supplements, caffeine, raw and cooked vegetables It takes support!!! Our takeaways How to get in contact with Brenda Follow Brenda: https://www.inbalancelm.com/fjp   ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweet Sobriety has 2 amazing workshops in the month of July! Be sure to join Molly Painschab, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor on Fridays as she covers Codependency – From Codependent to Interdependent. This workshop may be for you if you have: Codependency – From Codependent to Interdependent Do you have: Low self-esteem Familial dysfunction Depression Anxiety Stress Low emotional expressivity Having a hard time saying no Having poor boundaries Showing emotional reactivity Feeling compelled to take care of people Having a need for control, especially over others Having trouble communicating honestly Fixating on mistakes Feeling a need to be liked by everyone Feeling a need to always be in a relationship Denying one’s own needs, thoughts, and feelings Having intimacy issues Confusing love and pity Displaying fear of abandonment This workshop will: Identify What it is and isn’t Identify Why Codependency and Addiction go hand in hand Explain How codependency affects recovery Teach you How to recognize the signs as an individual and in relationships Identify Attachment Style and how to shift it Teach you How to prevent codependent relationships from developing Support you in Working toward interdependence and independence What you get: Pre-recorded videos to watch at your own pace Downloads/worksheets/resources 4 x 1hr LIVE sessions that will be recorded and available for replay Join us:  Fridays, July 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern/8pm UK $50USD REGISTER: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/codependency We are also running a FREE Foundations Workshop for anyone who has purchased the Foundations Course. The work at your own pace course is $200USD. We will meet on Wednesdays, July 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern/7pm UK and will cover 3 modules each week. PURCHASE FOUNDATIONS COURSE: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/sweet-sobriety-foundations     SWEET SOBRIETY MEET UP As you may have heard – we had to PIVOT from Las Vegas and we are NOW MEETING IN  TORONTO, CANADA!   Dates:  October 20 – 24, 2023 Costs: $150 USD for individual Meet Up days $499 USD for the entire Meet Up ***You are responsible for your airfare, food, and accommodations   If you are interested in sharing a room to save on cost, sign up here: https://forms.gle/RwY3qMg5m9TK6VP8A   If you are wondering about how else you can spend your time in Toronto, check out this resource Bethany put together: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Oso-ZpxhzBWS1n4W75fW1Lt9JZXJ3hugC3pMKmvSLE/edit?usp=sharing   Come to the Q&A to learn more!!!   Here is what we have lined up for you so far!   Friday Special Sweet Sobriety Soire We are looking for a restaurant close to the Town Inn Suites hotel (620 Church Street) to host our hangout with Vera on Friday night. We haven't confirmed it yet because we need to get a better idea of how many people will be coming. THIS will be an exclusive event for our Sweet Sobriety members where we are just going to hang out and spend time together. The plan is to have something arranged for 5:30 - 8:30pm window we might have to be flexible on either side of that, but I know Vera likes to go to bed early ;)   Saturday Speakers (80 Cooperage Street) Sandra Elia: Aligning Your Sails to Recovery: Thinking >Actions>Words Sophie Rolland: Insulin Resistance in the Brain: How it Affects Eating Behaviours Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy: Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman: Am I Abstinent Enough? Besides sugar, exploring Alcohol & Cannabis.   Sunday Speaker/Workshops (Venue for S/M/T will be 519 Community Centre Ballroom) Pamela Mekuz: Getting into the Readiness Mindset Jennifer Lindo Kranc: Turning Information into Transformation – Neuroplasticity Viktoria Hamma: Workshop or Hypnotherapy Tony Vassallo?   Monday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP – Traveling Food Sober (subject to change) 12:30pm Lunch on your own 1:30pm Group Activity 2:30pm WORKSHOP Cravings Management (subject to change) 4:00pm Mini workshop/close Somatic Experiencing (subject to change) FREE TO DO AS YOU WISH   Tuesday 10am Group Coaching 11am WORKSHOP Emotional Eating (subject to change) 12:00pm Break Stuff 1:00pm Lunch on your own 2pm Group Outing Evening celebration/Dinner together/goodbyes   **WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD NEAR THE TOWN INN SUITES Sunday, Monday, Tuesday   💜💜To Register, use the following links:   💜Saturday, October 21st ONLY   💜Sunday, October 22nd ONLY   💜Monday, October 23rd ONLY   💜Tuesday, October 24th ONLY   💜ALL 4 DAYS   Accommodations for Toronto: October 20th – October 24th   Hotel Where Rooms are Reserved: 💜💜Town Inn Suites Toronto 620 Church St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G2 (416) 964-3311 Rooms Reserved under Name: Sweet Sobriety Hotel Manager: Vishal Mistry   Contact: vishal@towninn.com Single Room: $269 CAD + tax = $303 CAD per night Double Room: $299 CAD + tax = $338 CAD per night  Accommodations at other Hotels Near By:  Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre, an IHG Hotel 30 Carlton St., Toronto, ON M5B 2E9 (416) 977-6655 Chelsea Hotel, Toronto 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z4 (416) 595-1975 Sonder The Wellesley 29 Wellesley St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 1G7 (438) 795-6650 The Anndore House, part of JDV by Hyatt 15 Charles St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 1S1 +1 833-745-8370 W Toronto 90 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1A7 (416) 961-8000 Comfy Guest House 250 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2G2•(416) 822-5590 Elevate Rooms Taigh Ice 259 Wellesley St E, Toronto, ON M4X 1G8 (416) 876-5667 Pembroke Inn 117 Pembroke St, Toronto, ON M5A 2N9 (416) 925-8456 Jacob B & B 22 Monteith St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1K7 (416) 841-4020 Keppner Guest House 41 Huntley St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2K9 (647) 710-3474 All Days Hostel 5 Selby St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1W3 The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Brenda Wollenberg is an author and educator, and combines her education and experience as a nutritionist, social worker and co-pastor in her work as a body /mind /spirit wellness coach. The past five years she has expanded her training and scope of practice to help her clients understand how genetics influences overall wellness. She has worked for decades using metabolic typing to inform food plans, exercise routines and stress management tools.    With the added epigenetic component, however—examining how behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect genes' expression—she now works, 1-1 and in a group setting, to help clients explore clinically relevant and nutritionally actionable genes, and discover the ideal way to eat, supplement, move and calm for their genetic profile.    Brenda is author of 'Overweight Kids in a Toothpick World', and 'Eat, Sleep Move: For Your Genetic Body Type. How to Physically and Emotionally Care for a Unique You’. She has had articles in Canadian Living, Mclean's and Family Fun and has also created In Balance Wellness programs for children, teens and adults. Most recently, along with co-creator Alicia Mazari-Anderson, a fellow nutritionist with a PhD in biology, Brenda has developed Gene Reset Blueprint: A 12-Week Program for Personalized Optimal Health.    Brenda’s decades of experience across a range of physical, emotional and spiritual modalities, has enabled her to design a methodology that harnesses the power of both genetics and epigenetics—the environment—to optimize good health. Follow Brenda: https://www.inbalancelm.com/fjp The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.    

Melanie Martin is a registered Nutritional Therapist, having studied at The Institute for Optimum Nutrition in Richmond London. The principle around which she was trained is that of Functional Medicine. Mel looks for the underlying causes of health issues rather than treating symptoms. Those underlying issues could be lifestyle, genetics, diet, existing drug treatments, or a whole host of things. Since she qualified and started practicing more than 10 years ago, Mel has become increasingly curious about psychology as an underlying cause or co-factor. She studied at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating in Colorado to try to understand more about this area of interest, and why some of us, Mel included, have these lifelong, often secret, and shame-filled, battles with food choices. Mel has also studied metabolic health extensively and has completed the Nutritional Network Low Carb Healthy Fat training for practitioners and many Continuing Professional Development hours. Mel heard Bitten Jonsson speak about food addiction in 2021, something she had intuited and had often heard clients allude to, so this was a real “missing piece” moment for her. She consequently completed Bitten’s SUGAR and Holistic Medicine Addiction training. She most recently completed a 15-week introductory course in counseling/psychotherapy and her next learning/development step as a practitioner is to train professionally as a counselor/psychotherapist. Today, Clarissa, Mel, and I talk about the following: Mel’s Personal/Professional Journey What are some common hormones such as estrogen & progesterone and why do they fluctuate? How do hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol impact appetite? What can we do? Do you have any suggestions for someone listening today? Signature question Follow Melanie: Website: https://melmartinnutrition.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melmartinnutrition   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Rachel Lewis-Marlow is the director and co-founder of the Embodied Recovery Institute which provides Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders (ERED) training for eating disorders providers. ERED is a trauma-informed, relationally oriented and somatically integrative approach to eating disorders treatment.   Rachel has extensive experience as a teacher and presenter, focusing on accessing the body’s unique capacity to give voice to the subconscious and to lay the foundation for healing and maintaining psychological and physical health. She authored a chapter on the application of ERED and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to Eating disorders treatment in the recently published book, Trauma-Informed Approaches to Eating Disorders. Rachel is a somatically integrative psychotherapist, dually licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Massage and Bodywork Therapist, a Certified Advanced Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and has advanced training and 30 + years of experience in diverse somatic therapies. In her private practice, Rachel specializes in working with people recovering from trauma, eating disorders, and dissociative disorders.   In this episode: The power of the body and nervous system regulation Polyvagal theory Embodiment Vera role plays with Rachel And so much more!!   Follow Rachel: Website: https://embodiedrecovery.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/embodiedrecoveryinstitute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embodiedrecovery/   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Viktoria Hamma is a Chronic Pain and Wellness Coach with education in Hypnotherapy, Massage Therapy and personal training. She has her own practice both in person at True North MVMNT in Muskoka ON and virtually. She works educating clients and people alike at a Private Addiction Treatment Centre in Ontario, various Indigenous reserves in Canada and does contract work with many other organizations including businesses and private schools. She helps to educate clients on the biopsychosocial aspects of chronic pain and unlocks their ability to reduce their pain and help with weight loss and wellness goals. She has been featured on many different podcasts and new articles speaking to her experience helping clients with mindset, chronic pain and weight loss. Viktoria is a lifelong learner and finds joy in continuing to sharpen and add to her skills. In her downtime Viktoria also volunteers as a Board of Director for the Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce and as help at the local food bank. If she's not volunteering or working you will find her in nature with her dogs or at the barn riding horses.  In this Episode: What is hypnosis? How does it work? What is the science and evidence behind hypnosis?  Does it really work? How do you use hypnotherapy with food addiction? Weight loss? How does the food industry hypnotize us to overeat trigger foods? What about auto-hypnosis - can we talk ourself into cravings for specific trigger foods inadvertently? How can we stop this?  Can we talk ourself out of being triggered by trigger foods? Can hypnotherapy work to curb (rather than quit) sugar?  Could we use hypnotherapy to eat sugar in moderation?  Can we do our own hypnotherapy in recovery - what would that look like?  Follow Viktoria: Website: https://www.viktoriahamma.com Instagram: vikkah Podcast: The Subconsious Proof