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Food addiction is a very sensitive subject... and let’s say very controversial. It’s one of these subjects that get people very polarized. It’s either one way or the other. I used to see addiction, food addiction being one of the possible addictions, as this black or white subject. For instance, sugar is addictive and should be avoided for the rest of my life. All forms of sugar were dangerous... like viciously dangerous. But then I evolved... I opened myself to different viewpoints. Educated myself. Researched. I realized via education and life experience (my own addictions) that it’s not black and white. So in today’s episode, I’m going to share my viewpoints, the facts of research and our solution here that we teach at Going Beyond the Food Academy. Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-episodes/ for complete show notes of every podcast episode In this episode I discuss  The definition of addiction and its types  My personal journey towards addiction healing What causes food addiction or any addic

Finding the Courage to Do What’s Best for You In this special bonus edition of The Beyond the Food Show podcast, I’m sharing a powerful case study that will show you how transforming your relationship to food is not only possible without willpower but also transforming your entire life: kids, partner, work and all! To kick off this new segment of the podcast, I’m showcasing the story of one of the members of our Academy community, Jessica Tomasko. Jessica is in her 40’s, a mother of 2, wife and a professional who, in her words, says she has spent her whole life binging and dieting. She was desperate, miserable and scared that if nothing changes, she would spend the rest of her life suffering. Jessica is a source of inspiration for all women. Jessica agreed to do this to impact other women... like you. Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-episodes/ for complete show notes of every podcast episode  In this episode I discuss  Why is it worth your time and money to do the Going Beyond the Food Academy 

How much is the desire to control your food costing you I’ve decided to write and speak about this topic of “Cost” after a lot of reflection. I was hesitant because I know the values and beliefs that many of us have around money and how sensitive it is for many women. After months of thinking, I’ve decided to speak publicly. Cost and money are the #1 reason why women do not take their knowledge to the next level, thus, creating changes and transformation in their lives. Nothing will ever change if we continue doing the same thing that resulted in our current situation. That applies to anything... The truth is we live in a world that requires an energy exchange of some type when it comes to almost anything including learning. That form of energy is money... the problem with money and eating behaviors is this: We’ve spent a lot in the past to lose weight, to change eating behaviors, to stop binging, etc... and it didn’t work. You see your weight, body and it’s clearly a fail. It’s now later in your life... 30-4

Many women wished they had been blessed with more self-confidence so that they can achieve their goal. Thinking that if they had received the gift they would, too be where others are. Here’s the good news, ladies... self-confidence is a learned skill. Meaning, you can learn how to improve self-confidence. With the 4 steps that we will review today, you’ll be able to practice and foster an environment that will lead you to improve and boost self-confidence. One thing to understand first is that self-confidence and self-esteem aren’t the same. Self-Esteem is an evaluation of one’s own worth, whereas self-confidence is more specifically trust in one’s ability to achieve some goals. What we will focus on today is self-confidence, however, know that in the areas of self-care and eating behavior, self-confidence is intertwined with self-worth especially when it comes to body image. Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-episodes/ for complete show notes of every podcast episode In this episode I discuss  Th

How to Stop Being a People-Pleaser Are you a people-pleaser? Where did that come from? How did you become one? These are the questions you have to ask yourself to be able to know how to stop being a people-pleaser. But, what is a people-pleaser? A people-pleaser is one of the nicest and most helpful people you know. They never say “no.” You can always count on them for a favor. In fact, they spend a great deal of time doing things for other people. They get their work done, help others with their work, make all the plans, and are always there for family members and friends. That’s the mother who says “I don’t have time to implement this change in my life because I have to take their activities and competition on the weekend. It’s just doesn’t fit in my schedule. So far this sounds like a good thing. Right? Unfortunately, it can be an extremely unhealthy pattern of behavior. It leads to shying away from expressing themselves, and ultimately, not taking care of themselves... If this is you, and you want to stop

Case Study: How Carol's Journey Beyond Food Resolved the Food Issues Is it possible that talking about food in an attempt to resolve food issues could be the wrong approach? Is it possible that the more we focus on food the more we cause ourselves to have issues with food? Today, we will look at a case study. Case study is defined as a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time. The case study presented today is not a case of research, instead, a clinical observation of one of the students of the Going Beyond The Food Academy program. In this case study, we look at one client journey to see how The Going Beyond The Food Method was effective in resolving the food issues. This student is Carol and she is a typical student we see coming through the Going Beyond The Food Academy with typical results. Hope this helps you know if the Going Beyond The Food Academy program is for you or not. Visit https://

Is It Time to Stop Dieting? "Have I ever done anything else than dieting? Could it be why I'm constantly failing? Should I be trying something else? Is it time to stop dieting?" Do you ask yourself these questions, too? If you do, this episode if FOR YOU! As we've all heard Einstein's famous line, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." So, perhaps it's time you try the non-food/non-diet approach. But what is it? Let's imagine your car's engine light starts blinking. What would you do? Would you, A- Open the dashboard, take the light bulb out and say to yourself, "Hah! I've resolved the problem. There's no more engine light blinking." Or B- Will say to yourself, "There's something going on. Let me get into my mechanic and have him assess the issue to fix the root cause of the blinking engine light." I want you to think of dieting as situation A. Dieting, restricting anything about food is like taking the light bulb out of the dashboard. You're controlling the in

Overcoming Weight Struggle As A Nutritionist Stephanie, how do you deal with your weight struggle? This was the starting point of this episode. A podcast listener submitted this question, and I sat on it for weeks. At first, I've got to be honest, I took offense... then I reflected. Why is this offensive to me? Because I know that answering this question is going to ruffle feathers. My viewpoint on weight is significantly different from most health experts’. I live it every day... since the age of 14. To answer this properly, I also I had to answer these 2 questions: Why do you think you need to answer people who challenge your weight? People who say harming yourself by not dieting? So, this is a beast of an episode... likely one that will upset many... but also one that will help many. I knew that in writing this episode, a hundred one women would have their AH AH moment that would enable them to start their own transformation. Are you going to be one of them? Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-e

The Food Freedom Map Do you eat for other reason than hunger? Eating because you are stressed, frustrated, bored, or because you deserve it? Do you believe in eating more intuitively and would love to trust yourself, but are losing self-respect because you aren’t following through? Are you tired of dieting, over-exercising, and yet another fad program? Or, are you overeating or binging and wish you could just be a normal eater? Who wouldn’t be fed up by these scenarios? Do you feel stuck with your eating and body? Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-episodes/ for complete show notes of every podcast episode You’re not alone! If food hasn’t been going the way you’ve planned, know this: It’s not your fault, you aren’t broken. It’s about transforming Why you eat NOT What you eat. Health and Well-being, Self-Confidence, Satisfaction, and Success are all by-products of looking Beyond The Food to unlock your food freedom. Maybe you failed before, or you trust yourself to be consistent, if only you can onl

What is the ONE mindset shift we must do to change our relationship to food? I asked industry leaders, women who have successfully changed how they relate to food, what they did. It's simple yet so powerful tips and advice from women like you. Most of the time "life-changing experiences" are generated by mindset changes not from food. The challenge is that we are being taught by weight loss and diet industry that changes will come from food and exercise. The truth is: IT'S NOT the case. That's why we struggle. I want you to end the struggle, stop feeling frustrated with your body, and no more anxiety. Can you do that? Change your mindset. So, let the ladies inspire you... and also I'll share mine! Enjoy! Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-episodes/ for complete show notes of every podcast episode In this episode I discuss  The real key driver of your food behavior What industry leaders say to be successful in changing how to relate to food What the weight loss and diet industry is really teaching

Visit https://www.stephaniedodier.com/podcast-episodes/ for complete show notes of every podcast episode This is a special episode of The Beyond The Food Show Podcast... It's all about my favorites things. The things I love, the things I use daily and the things I can’t live without! This question came in from many people... you wanting to know about my personal life beyond the food lol! So here it is! You will find a downloaded document in this post where you can print all my favorite things along with the links and referral! Hope you love it! In this episode I discuss  The apps I couldn't live without... basically, what I use in my business! How I do shopping and why I prefer it done that way My health, movement and meditation favorite companions Some quick and easy tips for traveling... something you may want to check out when you travel, too! My beauty favorites and essentials and how I use them to nurture my skin  Read More: My Natural Beauty Routine  Last episode, we had Cristina Curp of the Castaway

You have to be honest with yourself and really clear with your intention behind changing your food habits. Are you playing the internal game " Oh it’s for health …." when really secretly what you want is to lose weight? You got to stop that! This kind of game is mayhem for your mind... In this interview with a friend of mine, Cristina Curp, we get real... both of us about being honest with ourselves, body image issue especially with those with scars... self-care and how challenging it can be. This is a heart to heart between two women that have been there too! Hope it inspires you as much as it inspired me! In this episode I discuss  How to reconcile with your body when you have an autoimmune disease What she did to reconcile her body and body neutrality! Living with emotional and physical scars and what Cristina did to heal her emotional baggage How a practice of self-love manifest change: She shares one of her tools in the interview!   Read More: 077 – How to Put Yourself First Without Guilt   Last episod

Are you using discipline towards yourself as a motivator? Or at least hoping that it will motivate you? So many of us have been using that motivational "stick" for years... maybe even decades... without really being successful. We keep trying and say to ourselves: If I can be tougher on myself, it would work..." Or "I'm just too soft... if only I could be tougher"… and we keep trying. We keep shaming ourselves, beating ourselves up or punishing ourselves for "bad" behaviors in the hopes that it will finally work. Where did we learn this concept? That harsh discipline is the best behavioral change method... likely how we were raised, right? Is that the way you were taught to be a good girl? Let's be real honest here... How's that "being tough" on yourself working for ya? Not so good right... so, what can we do instead? In this episode I discuss  What self-loathing and self-criticism really do to you Where the belief  "I need to be tougher on myself" come from How your parents or caregivers impact the way you

Back Pain: Game-Changing Approach Chances are you are one of the 31 million Americans experience low back pain at any given time. Low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease 2010. When I asked my community members what the top reasons were why they eat beyond hunger, chronic pain came in second. That feedback motivated me to share my own journey with pain in episode 138 "Things I'm afraid to tell you" but I hadn’t share with you how I healed my low back... that's what I'm going to tell you in today's episode. Steven Ozanich, author of The Great Pain Deception will share with us the work of Dr. Sarno and TMS approach to pain... particularly, low back pain. Here's the thing... this approach to healing pain requires no surgery, medication or expensive treatment. The solution is within you right now... In this episode I discuss  What TMS is and how it could possibly change the way you interact with chronic pain Why TMS is not public as a method of

"I just want to be able to eat a damn piece of cake of my B-day without feeling like I'm going to die!" How to get over a lot of the food fear we have developed over the years of dieting or partaking in nutrition education or food philosophy diet? What about fructose and fruit... should I feel like I'm killing myself by eating an orange? Or what about eating a croissant with white flour... why do I feel so terrible about myself for wanting one? Today, we answer Kacie's question about food anxiety by looking at how we create the food anxiety and what we could do instead to still care for our health via our nutrition but not stress about it!  In this episode, I discuss  What is food anxiety and how do we solve it? The root cause of food anxiety What role does perfectionism play in your life? What is the 80-20 rule and where can you apply it? The different ways to look beyond food anxiety   Read More: Find Freedom from Food Cravings for Good: A 4-Step Solution   Last episode was a vulnerable one. I shared with

There are some things I'm afraid to tell you... things I know I have to share with you but have been afraid to do so. Afraid of your rejection... being afraid of losing you. This is my left brain fighting my right brain. I know sharing will be nothing but positive and will make us closer. You, the listener, the reader, the follower... but at the same time, my left brain is telling me: Are you crazy?... You can't tell them that! What are they going to think of you!... NO! So, I have been having this internal battle for some time now and I took a leap a few weeks ago in show 135 and share with you my body image challenges and publicly shared a picture of me in a bathing suit... and I survived. Actually, I thrived. Your support, feedback, comments were awesome. Not one negative word... I love you guys! So, today's episode is a continuity of this... fueled by you and your reaction to my sharing my body image challenges. The impact that me sharing my truth had on some of you... the while #bodyneutrality movement w

Finding Time for Self-Care Problem One of the most common objections I face with new clients and patients is "I just don’t have the time to xxxx". Fill in the xxx with any activity that is exclusively focused on you or your well-being. You feel like you don’t have the time to get IT all done let alone self-care... seems so far-fetched. How to find time for self-care, movement, and relationship and improve yourself. Here's the thing... if you, just like me years ago, you think you don’t have the time to care for yourself and health, think again because it’s not a question of having the time; it’s a question of making it. This one single realization could be the key to finding the time to care for yourself and maybe, just maybe have the time for self-improvement.   In this episode I discuss  The 4 important concepts to help you reframe your relationship to time so that you can self-care Why shouldn't you be really proud of having the "busy badge" - Is this you? The real reason why you're not making time for se

If you think that being perfect is still the best strategy in your attempt to reach your goal, you need to listen to this audio. If you have been trying to be perfect and are tired of striving for perfection... You too need to listen to this audio.  For years, I've attempted to be perfect in all parts of my life... work, relationship and weight. Did it work? Well in part: Work: yes; Home: yes... Relationship: no;  Weight: no    And then one day, I realized via a lot of self-development work that I was perfect as I was right then and there... now. It was a journey to unlearn the thinking pattern but it worked.   That’s what I'll share with you today: Why being perfect shouldn’t be your goal and what to aim for instead. And lastly, the 3-step process to overcome the need to be perfect!  In this episode I discuss  Who must give you permission to be imperfect? What to do when you feel fear of being found out? Where the feeling of fear of being imperfect come from and how they impact our relationship to food and

I posted this photo of myself in a bathing suit on Instagram last week and wrote a short post on my thoughts... Never expecting what happens next.  Body Neutrality is a concept we teach in the Going Beyond the Food Academy. It’s a liberating new concept in which you accept your body for what it is without judgment and hoping for better. Not good, aka body positivity; NOT bad, body shaming. In the middle. Neutral. Grateful for what your body does for you without wanting to brag about it. For most women, body shaming is what they have learned from their own mothers or families and what they are being told by social media so that's all they know. That's all I knew.  I used to swim with a big t-shirt and shorts because I accepted that my body was ugly and I needed to hide it.  Body neutrality is wearing the bathing suit in which you feel comfortable going swimming and having fun. Living your life without feeling shame for your body. It's acceptance without judgment.  Today, we are going to break down this concept

Why do I continue to do things when I know they’re going to cause me grief?  I 've asked myself this question for years and thought something was deeply wrong with me. I wasn't able to stop eating chips... It's like my mind was possessed by someone else. I would do it knowingly I was to regret it after and wished I didn’t do it. Why is that?  I found the answer to my question and I felt so relieved that it wasn’t actually something wrong with me but instead it was because of my subconscious mind and that I could fix it! That’s the same question Rain sent me... Ready? Let's dive into why we do things we know will not help us achieve our goals and what we can do about it. In this episode I discuss  The powerful role your subconscious mind plays in all your food decisions How your current situation is serving you in some way – Is it the ‘more’ beneficial way? How important is self-love in decision-making towards doing things that can cause you grief? Why your “Why” is so important   Read More: Self-Sabotage: W