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Rachel is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Sugar Addiction Recovery Coach and SUGAR® Certified & Licensed. Her mission is to help women with sugar addiction ditch all the diets and find food freedom for life! Initially trained as a Registered Nurse, she transitioned to holistic nutrition to better serve her clientele of exceptional women who just so happen to struggle with sugar addiction. Drawing on her background as a Registered Nurse and incorporating both modern science and time-tested wisdom, Rachel has coached dozens of women on how to break free from the chains of sugar addiction and live a life of purpose and passion. She is a proud and grateful member of SUGARxGlobal and has been featured on the Fed And Fearless podcast. Website: rachelmurrayholisticnutrition.ca 30-Day Sugar Free(dom) Challenge Waitlist (official registration will open up in October) 9-Week Sugar Freedom Forever Program (registration now open) Free Quiz: Could You Be A Sugar Addict? Quiz Thanks for listening! If you enjoy

In today's season 5 premiere, I talk with Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir.  She tells us about her own journey with food addiction, how she helped herself and then how she opened one of the first food addiction treatment programs in the world.  And after doing those things, also founded INFACT, to help professionals get the training needed to help their food addict patients.  Esther has almost 20 years of abstinence under her belt and is changing the world so that everyone can find and get treatment.   Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir is a pioneer in the field of food addiction treatment. Once an opera singer and opera teacher, Esther was battling food addiction for most of her adult life until she discovered a twelve step program that changed her life. Once in recovery, she opened one of the first food addiction treatment programs in the world. The MFM program in Iceland has treated many people, some of them had tried multiple diets and even surgery in an attempt to live a healthier life. Esther’s

In today's season 4 finale, I interview all 3 founding members of SugarX Global and we talk about how they came up with the concept and reflect back on the past 14 months of creating this amazing community.  Dave, Anna and Judy are recovering addicts. They personally understand Addiction Interaction Disorder (one disease, many outlets) and know that it is really not about the food. As co-founders of SUGARx Global, Dave, Anna and Judy helped to develop a system based on CARE (Connection, Action Steps, Recovery Protection, and Education) as the foundation for addicts to Grow. Recover. Transform. They can be reached at hello@sugarxglobal.com and www.sugarxglobal.com. Sign up for the FREE Food Freedom Summit July 1 - 21: https://www.laramuzio.com/Siobhan/ Have a great summer everyone and see you back in September for Season 5! 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

In today's episode I talk with Leslie Colburn who celebrated her 1-Year Sugarversary on May 27th! Leslie reflects on the past year through her journal entries and shares with us the 10 things that really helped her, coming to terms with and accepting that she has an addiction and she takes us through a day where she compares what it looks like off sugar and flour versus how different it would have looked a year ago.  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 389 days. The UnSweetened Sio podcast and the monthly recaps have given her the support and tools she has needed to find hope and recovery.  She hopes to encourage others who struggle with sugar addiction by sharing her story. Leslie is a mom, a wife, and an author.  Her newest children’s books Our Goodnight Prayer and YOU: A Reason to Celebrate teach children that they are a masterpiece and encourages them to let th

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, and his secret was his disease of addiction. He has always had a toxic relationship with food, since he was a child, and that was his first addiction. Throughout his life, he has been on multiple diets, suffered through multiple eating disorders, and had many addictive behaviors. They say one disease, many outlets, and that is true for José. After he was given the gift of desperation, he finally decided to embark on his road to recovery to live his true, authentic, and unadulterated self. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and were inspired in some way, I would love to hear from you. Take a screenshot

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 despite the pandemic and a personal bout with COVID 19. Still an advocate of 12-step recovery, most recently Susan has been working toward a lifestyle of simplicity including her food plan. The absence of sugar has cleared mental fog and the emotional roller coaster of the past. This has brought back enjoyment of hobbies that have been missing for a long time including stitching samplers and reading classic literature. Having an official diagnosis of OCD and battling skin conditions in spite of giving up sugar has led her back to her roots as an NTP, discovering her own bio-individuality in regard to food. Susan remains

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 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 @unsweetenedsio. 5 star ratings and positive reviews really help the podcast too! Website: www.unsweetenedsio.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsweetenedsio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsweetenedsio Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnSweetenedSio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVw0_4Ms1GNE5-p6LT0qlw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-harris-64663317/

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 be a different person. She tried every diet out there but never managed to achieve much. After her first weight-loss surgery, which wasn’t very successful, she stumbled across the low-carb high-fat diet, which was very popular in Sweden where she was living in her early 20s, and heard about Bitten Jonsson and sugar addiction. She immediately identified with everything Bitten said and finally started making some progress. She battled for 8 years to get more than 30 days of abstinence from her trigger foods, always slipping and sliding. A constant back and forth of withdrawal and peace and weight-loss and weight

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 and the founder of the worldwide Bright Line Eating movement. Her first two books, including “Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin, and Free,” became New York Times bestsellers and instant Hay House favorites. Her work weaves the neuroscience of food addiction with powerful insights from Positive Psychology, IFS, and 12-Step Recovery to outline a roadmap for achieving true integrity and self-authorship around food. The Bright Line Eating mission is to help one million people around the globe discover lasting food freedom and have their “Bright Transformations” by 2025. Website: https://susanpeircethomp

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 disease and illness is not due to bad luck but as a result of poor nutrition and lifestyle choices. Matty’s extensive experience allowed him to uncover the deeper challenge people have with health which isn’t about calories or kale, but in fact mindset and behavior change. Having been on his own personal development journey, Matty is now super-passionate about showing people how to level up their health so that healthy habits and the best food choices are easy and natural. Likewise, Matty’s weekly podcast “How to NOT Get Sick and Die”, provides his followers and clients with a deep dive into nutrition and how to develo

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 @unsweetenedsio. 5 star ratings and positive reviews really help the podcast too! Website: www.unsweetenedsio.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsweetenedsio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsweetenedsio Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnSweetenedSio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVw0_4Ms1GNE5-p6LT0qlw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-harris-64663317/

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 candy store when she was 13 and that set her firmly on the path for a lifetime of addiction to sugar. She dieted her way up to morbid obesity and Type 2 diabetes as an adult. All that changed when she heard about SUGARx Global almost a year ago via the Diet Doctor website where she re-watched Bitten Jonsson’s videos, then joined her Facebook group and heard about a 5-day Crush your Cravings challenge. She was desperate at that point, as by that time her diabetes was completely out of control, she was on three medications and facing daily injections, and still couldn’t stop eating sugar and carbs even though she knew th

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 privilege to help others recover fully from all outlets of the deadly disease of addiction. She is the author of An Altered Spirit, The 12 Steps, and Ebenezer Scrooge (all proceeds will benefit places like First Step Home). As co-founder of SUGARx Global, Anna helped develop a system based on CARE (Connection, Action Steps, Recovery Protection, and Education) as the foundation for addicts to Grow. Recover. Transform. She can be reached at hello@sugarxglobal.com CoachAnnaSRx http://www.sugarxglobal.com If you missed her other episode and her amazing personal story of recovery, you can listen here: https://anchor.fm/siobhan99

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 turned Health Machine, he knows firsthand what it takes to overcome adversity and challenges in the pursuit of superior health. In addition to running the successful Alkamind brand, he is the founder of the Gioffre Wellness Center (Park Avenue and Newport Beach, CA), a board-certified chiropractor in the state of New York, and the author of the best-selling books Get Off Your Acid, and newly released Get Off Your Sugar: Burn the Fat, Crush Your Cravings, and Go From Stress Eating to Strength Eating. Dr. Gioffre has appeared multiple times on ‘Live with Kelly And Ryan’, and other media outlets, including The Doctors, Extra

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 arrest the addiction. Danny has made attempts to abstain from flour and sugar but has never been able to maintain long term recovery in that area. Coming to terms with sugar being a psychoactive substance has enabled them both to yield their addiction to sugar the way the alcoholic must surrender the drink. Once again, these two have another reason to trust and rely upon their Creator. Their life’s motto is taken from the AA Big Book, “The spiritual life is not a theory. You have to live it.” In this leg of their ongoing recovery their food plans differ but their commitment to exquisite self-care holistically is the same.

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 helping to host.   Sign up for April Breaking Free Group Coaching: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/group-coaching Sign up for "Awaken Your Inner Truth" Retreat: https://stanzielangtree.com/products/hawaii-retreat

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 2014, he became targeted by the processed food industry for his opinion on the perils of excessive sugar consumption, culminating in a ‘silencing’ by the Medical Board. 2018 saw a clearance of those charges with an apology from the board. In the process of that investigation, it became apparent that the issues were not just that of sugar reduction, but that of the recommendation of animal-based protein and healthy fats in a balanced diet. He has a broad understanding of the vested interests shaping dietary guidelines and particularly those around the anti red meat agenda. Website: https://isupportgary.com/ Hear more o

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 those conditions, has tons of energy, lost 80 pounds and most importantly has a healthy way of eating that is sustainable for a lifetime!  Now Ede is on a mission to help others lose weight, end chronic pain and inflammation, reverse disease and get off medications.   Join her 21 Day Carnivore Challenge to get started on your journey to optimal health: https://blackcarnivore.com/21-day-carnivore-challenge/ Website: https://blackcarnivore.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackcarnivore/ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and were inspired in some way, I would love to hear from you. Take

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 Coach & Speaker who is passionate about helping women reshape their relationship with sugar so they can reclaim control over their health and energy once and for all! Having struggled with sugar addiction herself, she knows exactly how difficult and overwhelming the journey can be. Using her extensive knowledge in nutrition, personal experience, and coaching, Dani helps her clients discover a new way of living in which sugar cravings and guilt no longer controls their health and life. Dani is also the host of the top rated “Beyond Sugar Freedom Podcast” where she dives deep into conversations about the root causes of

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/book-online?category=494ebfdc-3572-4a4e-a507-0588eafd4f99. 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 @unsweetenedsio. 5 star ratings and positive reviews really help the podcast too! Website: www.unsweetenedsio.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unsweetenedsio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsweetenedsio Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnSweetenedSio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVw0_4Ms1GNE5-p6LT0qlw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com