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What You're Craving with Molly Carmel

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Are you in an unhealthy relationship with food - caught in the cycle of binge eating, diet culture, and obsessive food thoughts? Molly Carmel, author and leading eating disorders and addictions therapist, is here to help. Each week, you’ll hear from folks who’ve overcome their struggles with food and weight. You’ll learn how to heal your relationship with food and ditch diets once and for all. Molly Carmel is fiercely devoted to your freedom so that you can show up for yourself and the life you deserve.

Copyright: 2022

Episodes

105. Understanding the Food-Mood Connection with Dr. Amy Shah

52m · Published 01 Mar 08:00

In this episode of What You’re Craving, Molly and Amy Shah, MD, a double-board-certified medical doctor and nutrition expert, have a conversation about how to foster a better relationship with our bodies and with food.

Many of us turn to processed food for quick comfort and a hit of dopamine, but Amy reveals why this isn't truly satisfying and offers healthier alternatives to create a balanced lifestyle.

Amy discusses the effects of processed foods on our dopamine receptors and how it affects our cravings. She will also share her perspective on intuitive eating and why practicing intuitive eating is much harder in today’s world. Additionally, Amy delves into the growing knowledge we are gaining through studies about how food and the gut can affect our brains, and how to improve the gut-brain connection.

Amy also shares her observations of eating habits in India and how they differ from those in the United States. She delves into the science behind the food-mood connection and talks about natural ways to give our bodies what they need.

Amy encourages us to take charge of our health by becoming more mindful of the foods we put into our bodies and how it affects our overall well-being. With her guidance, we can make simple changes to our diet and lifestyle to enjoy greater energy, improved sleep quality, and a more balanced mood.

Quotes:

  • “I wish people realized how irritable and angry eating a processed food diet makes you.” - Dr. Amy Shah
  • “Our gut bacteria will work for us if we give it food that it loves, and we are starving them and we are stressing them out, and we are keeping them awake.” - Dr. Amy Shah

Connect with Dr. Amy Shah:

Instagram: @fastingmd

Website: www.amymdwellness.com

Come join me at the AMAZING Own Your Worth Experience March 31-April 1st. http://ownyourworthexpereince.com use code: MOLLY10 for 10 percent off!

There are also LOTS of other offerings - Fireside chats, intenSati classes all on mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook


Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

104. Owning Your Worth with Loren Lahav

57m · Published 22 Feb 08:00

In this episode of What You’re Craving, Molly is joined by Loren Lahav, an accomplished speaker, author, and coach. As someone who is deeply in tune with her wisdom and has a background of contributing and taking care of others, Loren has made her passion into a successful career.

During this conversation, Loren shares her inspiring story of how she achieved her goals and the people, books, and life events that helped her get to where she is today. Loren also discusses how she works through fear and how she stays true to her values while moving with intention.

Loren is passionate about helping young women and has created events that empower women to own their worth with their money, mindset, and mission. Through her speeches, coaching, and events, Loren wants to start a movement of women coming together to support each other and empower each other to take charge of their lives.

As a speaker and coach, Loren has seen first-hand the power of collaboration and community. A trailblazer in her field, Loren’s work shows how women can become stronger and more confident by supporting each other, developing their own strengths, and being intentional in how they show up throughout their lives.

Episode Quotes:

  • “It’s scary to move forward but it’s scarier to stay still.”
  • “It’s not about skill, it’s about heart.”
  • “Nobody can take it away from you until you give it to them. And I think we just give our power away too much.”
  • “It’s never too early to own your worth, and it’s never too late to own your worth.”

Key Highlights:

  • Loren’s journey from her childhood to personal development success
  • The vital importance of persistence and awareness
  • How Loren left a secure job to pursue a different vision for her life
  • How Loren embraced her heart and let her skills follow
  • Loren’s daily rituals of gratitude and the importance of rituals that resonate with us
  • The power of owning your worth
  • Why it is important to use your greatness and knowledge to serve and take action
  • All about Loren’s Own Your Worth event

 Episode resources:

Come join Molly and Lauren at the Own Your Worth Experience - ownyourworthexperience.com - use code MOLLY10 for a 10% discount

Connect with Loren:

Instagram: @iamlorenlahav

Facebook: Loren Lahav

Website: lorenlahav.com

Connect with Molly:

Sign up for my Sunday Love Letter - a little note to get you through the Sunday Scaries!!

There are also LOTS of other offerings - Fireside chats, intenSati classes all on https://mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

103. How to Break the Cycle of Food Addiction with Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab

59m · Published 15 Feb 08:00

On this episode of What You're Craving, Molly is joined by addiction specialist Clarissa Kennedy and her Food Junkies podcast co-host Molly Painschab. Clarissa shares her personal experience with food and alcohol addiction, discussing how changing her eating habits helped her overcome her alcohol addiction. Molly Painschab also shares her experience working in the field and her own journey of addressing her food addiction.

This conversation delves into important aspects of food addiction, including how it presents itself, the benefits of a low-exposure food plan, and the underlying causes. The episode also explores the role of mindfulness and sleep in managing food addiction, emphasizing the importance of seeking support in the recovery process. Furthermore, they will discuss how most food addiction recovery requires a foundation free of diet culture thinking and rooted in self-compassion.

Episode Quotes:

  • “The world is really missing out on a lot of us who are so deeply embedded in healthy eating as an eating disorder.”
  • “So much of what we do with food addiction is undoing diet culture.”


Clarissa and Molly recently launched Sweet Sobriety, an interactive, one-of-a-kind online coaching,
community, and connection for those seeking an improved relationship with self, food, and
body.

Connect with Molly:

Gift yourself valentine's day with ME at my Love Yourself Fireside chat - https://mollycarmel.com/love-yourself/

Come join me March 30th and April 1 at the ownyourworthexperience.com - it's going to be INCREDIBLE!

There are also LOTS of other offerings - Fireside chats, intenSati classes all on https://mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

102. What We Hold On To Keeps us Held Up

41m · Published 08 Feb 08:00

Molly sits down with Laura, a longtime member of the Breaking Up with Sugar Facebook community, to share her experience posting about her journey for 100 consecutive days. She realized through the process that there’s actually a much more powerful way to achieve her goals, and it has nothing to do with her strong desire to moderate her cravings nor with the willingness to “challenge” herself to overcome those cravings. In fact, she learned that the ideal of moderation and the concept of challenging oneself may be doing more harm than good in the long term.

Laura struggled with an eating disorder in her 20s which led to a binge-restrict cycle that lasted for the next two decades, up until she came across the Breaking Up with Sugar community. All that time, a lot of money was spent at bulk food stores, specifically in the candy aisle. Laura often skipped breakfast, had a pauper’s lunch, and ended up devouring a boatload of sweets for dinner. It eventually dawned on her that she was using sugar as a coping mechanism in order to numb herself to the various challenges and pressures she faced throughout her career as an athlete.

As the Covid-19 pandemic rolled around, Laura became determined to change her behaviors. However, unable to find a suitable support community, she jumped from group to group in an attempt to get her eating disorder under control. Unfortunately, her perfectionist mindset prevented her from committing to any of the programs she was offered. And it didn’t help that the majority of the nutrition plans she was encouraged to follow were incredibly restrictive, labeling foods as “good” or “bad”, and did not take lifestyle and preferences into account.

Molly and Laura discuss the blinders that most people tend to put on themselves, whether or not they realize it when they decide to go all-in on their wellness journey. Oftentimes we conflate our desire to moderate our cravings with our actual ability to do so, and we end up doing a “fake all-in”, ultimately disappointing ourselves in the end. In fact, moderation is better as a tool in your kit along your path to breaking up with sugar, rather than the endpoint. It’s so much more important to be gentle, mindful, and loving with yourself, and to take things as slowly as you need to. Taking that pressure off of yourself says Molly, will piss your addiction off like nobody’s business.

Episode Quote:

  • “I was in a state of denial: that I wasn’t a sugar addict and that I could moderate.” - Laura

Connect with Molly:

Want to hang with me? ME TOO! Here are all the ways:

instenSati on Feb 9 and 26th and Fireside: LOVE YOURSELF on feb 15 - sign up at mollycarmel.com

OWN YOUR WORTH EXPERIENCE - March 30 and April 1 - https://ownyourworthexperience.com - going to be AMAZING

There are also LOTS of other offerings - Fireside chats, intenSati classes all on mollycarmel.com - including February's LOVING YOURSELF Fireside on Feb 15!

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

101. Making Your Self-Relationship a Priority with Mike Millner

55m · Published 01 Feb 08:00

A vulnerable state of wanting to lose weight can make diet culture messaging enticing, and we are more likely to follow whatever diet plan promises to deliver the results we want. It is important to realize that no single meal plan or approach will work for every individual. No matter what diet culture myths are being propagated, there is no quick fix, and committing to your well-being in the long term will lead to a much happier existence.

Nutrition coach Mike Millner shares his compelling story about growing up as an athlete and identifying as one throughout his life until he became overweight in college and began an obsession with dieting and exercise. Mike developed orthorexia, which is an obsession with eating "clean" to the point that it can harm your health and well-being. Like many who suffer through this, Mike thought that if he were lean enough, he would be happy, but the lifestyle he adopted actually distanced him more from the activities that made him happy. While this restrictive way of life is highly addictive, Mike was able to lift himself out of it and treat his body with more love.

In this episode, Mike discusses how he changed his behavior, examined all the beliefs he’d held about himself since childhood, and dug deep to pinpoint the reason for his desire to lose weight. Rather than viewing his past "failures" negatively, he viewed them as learning experiences and feedback about what works for him, what doesn't, and the tendencies he had toward food and exercise. Many people will relate to Mike's story because it demonstrates the importance of finding out what works for you individually and being aware that you have a forever relationship with yourself. As Mike's story shows, adopting a growth mindset and committing to your well-being long-term can make feeling good in your body a reality for years to come.

Episode Quote:

  • “What do you believe about yourself? What is your internal operating system? We all have this ‘I am’ statement that we’ve developed from childhood that tells us what we think about ourselves, and oftentimes we don’t even know where it came from.” - Mike Millner

Connect with Mike:

Instagram @coach_mike_millner

Website: neurotypetraining.com

Connect with Molly:

LOTS of EXCITING stuff going on over at mollycarmel.com - but most importantly, there are a few slots left to CHANGE YOUR LIFE in the ALL IN Intensive Coaching Program beginning February 5th - sign up for a 15 minute strategy session with me :)

Take a look at the AMAZING OWN YOUR WORTH EXPERIENCE I'm participating in on MARCH 31st - ownyourworthexperience.com

There are also LOTS of other offerings - Fireside chats, intenSati classes all on mollycarmel.com - including February's LOVING YOURSELF Fireside on Feb 15!

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

100. Challenging Our Toxic Thoughts

44m · Published 25 Jan 08:00

Molly is joined by Leanne, a member of the “Breaking Up with Sugar” Facebook community to engage in a coaching session and take a deeper dive into her relationship with food. Usually, this journey goes one of two ways: we heal our relationship with food, and then other parts of our lives that need healing are revealed, or we work on other aspects of our personal development first, and then we shift our attention to food. For Leanne, she shares that the last few years have been challenging, and as she continues to do the inner work on herself, she struggles with her relationship with food. Leanne wants to focus on her health so that ultimately, she can get back to doing things that she truly loves in life. 

Although she knows what is in her best interest foodwise, the cycling of binging and restricting continues. Molly explains that this is because our brain wants us safe, and not happy, and there is safety in doing what is familiar. For someone that has experienced disordered eating or had a lifetime of binging and restricting, that is what our brain knows and it is predictable. Molly and Leanne take a deep dive into the underlying and subconscious reasons for Leanne’s relationship with food and why she feels shame and the need to hide her habits. 

Although it might be obvious to us that binges have negative repercussions and ultimately steal joy, we have to acknowledge that they have served us in some way throughout our lives. That is why we get stuck in the cycle of clinging to these repetitive patterns and thoughts that don’t serve us, but it’s time to get some new thoughts. Some of our thoughts can be so toxic and we don’t even challenge them. They can be completely untrue, yet we cling to them and allow them to be in charge. We get into a victim stance that feels safe and forget that we have choices, but the truth is that we can make a conscious choice to do what is best for us, and it starts with awareness.

Episode Quote:

  • “So many toxic thoughts go unchallenged that are not true, and something about the binging forever has made us really be victims to the binging and forget that we have choices.” - Molly Carmel

Key Highlights

  • Sometimes releasing certain food habits reveals other parts of us that need healing 
  • Leanne shares about her relationship with food which she ultimately knows isn’t in her best interest
  • When we restrict, we are setting up our body for binging
  • Underlying reasons for binging 
  • Understanding the function of victimhood

Connect with Molly:

LOTS of EXCITING stuff going on over at mollycarmel.com - but most importantly, if the podcast resonated with you today and you want to join the ALL IN Intensive Coaching Program there are still a few slots waiting for YOU! Run over to mollycarmel.com/all-in-intensive-coaching

I also have LOTS of offerings - Fireside chats, online holiday support courses, intenSati classes all on mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

99. Find Calm in the Chaos Through Mindfulness and Meditation with Manoj Dias

46m · Published 18 Jan 08:00

There is a profound wisdom inside of us that knows exactly what to do and who we are, but that wisdom is often overshadowed and drowned out by the chaos around us. We live in a world full of noise and are constantly bombarded with different messages. Even in the health and wellness realm, with messages around biohacking and healing, it can get overwhelming and difficult to discern the messages that are coming from culture and those that are coming from within our divine wisdom. Molly’s guest today is here to explain that it really isn’t that complicated.

Manoj Dias shares his powerful story and background of being born into a Buddhist family and raised with spirituality. As an adult, he found himself operating out of anxiety and high stress, which lead to sleep disorders and various medications. After finding a meditation class, he got back in touch with his spirituality and learned to observe his thoughts instead of internalizing them. Through this, Manoj found freedom and wants the same for you.

In this episode, you will hear Manoj's peaceful and calming message about why learning to get quiet with ourselves is so important. So many people are constantly looking for the next thing that will finally make them happy, when the truth is, it is important that we learn to embrace what is in this moment. A lot of meditation is appreciating what we have instead of looking for the next thing to make us feel whole. This isn’t to say that we can’t desire change because of course we can, but we need to realize that those things won't make us happy, it is who we become in the process. Manoj also explains the important distinction that we are not our thoughts and our suffering. This feeling of being free from our thoughts can come from the powerful practice of meditation.

Episode Quotes:

  • “Meditation isn't about feeling good. It’s about being free.” - Manoj Dias

Key Highlights

  • Learning how to communicate and discern the messages between culture and ourselves
  • Manoj’s take on perfectionism
  • Manoj explains the idea that we are not our thoughts and our suffering
  • We live in an anxious time but we don't have to respond the way the world wants or expects us to
  • Is there a way to befriend our negative thoughts?
  • Manoj shares about his meditation and breathwork app called Open which is intended to bring presence and connection to everyone 
  • What is the easiest first step to take in this process? 

Connect with Manoj:

Instagram: @manojdias_

Connect with Molly:

LOTS of EXCITING stuff going on over at https://mollycarmel.com - but most importantly, my ALL IN Intensive Coaching Program launches Feb 5 - sign up for a free strategy session with me here: https://calendly.com/molly-buws/15-minute-consult-w-molly

I also have LOTS of offerings - Fireside chats, online holiday support courses, intenSati classes all on https://mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: https://mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: https://mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

98. Taking Control of Your Health

55m · Published 11 Jan 08:00

Today’s podcast guest is Elisa, a member of Molly's All In Intensive coaching program. In this episode, Elisa talks with Molly about how she finally let go of diet culture's obsession with quick results and developed a sustainable relationship with food that is free of chaos and fear.

With coaching, self-determination, and a supportive community, Elisa's relationship with food has changed from obsessive and out of control to quiet and peaceful. She shares how the support of the group and professional guidance allowed her to beat the resistance she had towards changing her relationship with food and recovery. She will also discuss how this change led her to develop a more compassionate relationship with herself.

Getting into a peaceful relationship with yourself and food is important because it's a relationship you'll have for the rest of your life. Change doesn't happen overnight, despite what diet vultures say. The reality is that change affects everyone differently and at different times, but learning how to feel your best with food and your health long-term is worth the effort. Elisa is a beautiful example of the long-lasting change that can occur when we honor our truths and proceed at our own pace.

Episode Quotes:

  • “If you lean in and say, you always have to be in a relationship with food, then what’s the rush? If you want it to be lasting, you can't be scaring yourself with all this ultimatum shit that we do.” - Molly
  • “I’m learning how to live life on life’s terms without turning to the food, and it’s actually been a lot more than that. I know how to go figure out an emotion now.” - Elise

Key Highlights:

  • What has changed in Elisa's relationship with food and herself
  • The guiding principles Elisa followed to achieve true change
  • How Elisa overcame the resistance to change her relationship with food
  • How Elisa's compassion for herself has been strengthened through this process
  • What led Elisa to add professional guidance to help her reach her goals
  • What inspired Elisa's commitment to herself and her dedication to the program
  • What has changed the most for her since she completed the program
  • How Elisa sustains her progress on a daily basis

 LOTS of EXCITING stuff going on over at https://mollycarmel.com - but most important, if the podcast resonated with you today and you want to join the ALL IN Intensive Coaching Program, use the code ALLIN11 for 11 percent off from 1/11-1/17/2023!

I also have LOTS of offerings - Fireside chats, online holiday support courses, intenSati classes all on https://mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: https://mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: https://mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

97. How to Handle the Diet Culture Vultures

32m · Published 04 Jan 08:00

Given this time of year and the fact that diet culture vultures are swarming, Molly wants to help you to access your wisdom so you don't fall victim to the marketing. You don’t need to make a choice out of urgency and anyone that tells you otherwise, does not have your best interest at heart. Relationships with coaches are transactional and they should be working for you and wanting what is truly best for you, but that is not always the case. To heal your relationship with food, you don't have to spend one more minute with someone that isn't serving you. Molly emphasizes that your love for yourself has to be greater than you fear of disappointing someone, such as a coach or even a family member that wants you to eat something that doesn’t align with you.

Molly’s goal in this episode is to help you be informed and prepared, and not fall into the traps that are abundant right now. If you fall into the trap, Molly isn’t going anywhere but she provides guidance on how to not fall into them and how to choose someone to work with that will help you align with your highest self. If you need help, there are so many good people that can help you, but the problem is a lot of people are treating from their trauma. You want to make sure that the healer is healed themselves before they can help you. Molly wants you to be more thoughtful about where you are getting help and know that you can fire people that are not making you feel good about yourself and your relationship with food.

Diet culture is at it’s height today and it's here to take your money and keep you trapped in the diet cycle. One criteria to ask yourself when looking for someone to help is: “Are they looking to keep me in their cycle forever?” The goal should be to give you the tools you need to make it a sustainable lifestyle that doesn’t have you feeling deprived and miserable. After the holidays people are feeling bad about their food decisions, and the diet culture vultures will say they are here to save you, but you need a guide, not a savior. Listen in to hear how to find the right guide for you.

Episode Quotes:

  • “I want you to feel free to fire someone that doesn't make you feel good about yourself.”
  • “Validation isn't about kindness, it is about truth, and there are kind ways to tell the truth.”

Key Highlights

  • Your relationships with coaches is transactional and they should work for you 
  • Molly’s criteria for looking for help
  • How real and sustainable change works
  • Don’t fall for marketing that feels urgent and uses language such as “only one spot left!”
  • Molly invites you to join Intensati and choose yourself 

Connect with Molly:

Happy 2023!!! Come to my CHOOSING ME retreat on January 8th 12-5 - it’s going to be an amazing kick off to a FAB year! Sign up here - https://mollycarmel.com/choosing-me/

I also have LOTS of offerings - Fireside chats, online holiday support courses, intenSati classes all on https://mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: https://mollycarmel.com/buws

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: https://mollycarmel.com/minimasterclass

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

96. The Missing Piece of the Intuitive Eating Movement with Michelle Shapiro

1h 1m · Published 28 Dec 08:00

With January 1 right around the corner, that means the diet culture vultures are coming out and are ready to prey on people that want a quick fix for weight reduction. This episode with Michelle Shapiro will help arm you so that you don’t fall into that and know that you are in power of your own healing. Molly admits to having a compromised relationship with nutritionists due to most of them believing that a “one-size-fits-all” approach of intuitive eating is the answer when in reality, it is more complex than that. Michelle Shapiro is an integrative/ Functional Registered Dietitian and Patient Advocate and she agrees that the issue with the intuitive eating movement and diet culture, in general, is that it is not focusing on the specific needs of an individual. 

While the principles of Intuitive eating are based on great intentions, that doesn’t mean that it will work for everyone. It gets tricky when we try to discern between intuition and emotion, and a lot of us are unable to make the distinction. For those with gut issues or chronic illness, it is not as simple as just being able to tune into intuition to make food choices. 

Michelle explains the philosophy of “Internal Family Systems” and the idea that we have separate parts of ourselves that speak to us, and while those parts have our physical safety in mind, it is important to know whether the part speaking to us is our true self or just a part that wants us to be safe. 

As Molly and Michelle go through each of the 10 principles of intuitive eating, they explain that while the overall goal is great, the question becomes, is this approach focusing on the individual’s needs or just telling us this is the only way? Our approach to food and our body should be one that is individualized based on our own unique needs. That is why it is important to work with someone that is invested in getting to the root cause of any mental or physical issues you are experiencing. The goal is to approach health changes in a loving manner and in a way that addresses your own unique needs and is of your own desire. 

Episode Quote:

  • “Being able to focus on intuitive eating as the first line of defense is a privilege for people that aren’t sick.” - Michelle Shapiro

Connect with Michelle: 

Websites: getanxietyproof.com | michelleshapirord.com

Instagram: @michelleshapirord

I'm FULLY committed to having you stay LIGHT and AFLOAT during the Bermuda Triangle aka Holiday Season!

Come to my CHOOSING ME retreat on January 8th 12-5 - it’s going to be an amazing kick off to a FAB year! Sign up here - mollycarmel.com/choosing-me

I also have LOTS of offerings - Fireside chats, online holiday support courses, intenSati classes all on mollycarmel.com

You can also purchase the Breaking Up with Sugar course here: https://molly-carmel.mykajabi.com/buws-course

Join my mailing list for a free mini masterclass: mollycarmel.com/signup

Become a part of the Breaking Up with Sugar FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buwsbook

Come hang with me on social media!!

IG (I love a DM!): @mollycarmel

YouTube: Molly Carmel

Tiktok: @realmollycarmel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollycarmel.buws

What You're Craving with Molly Carmel has 149 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 107:00:53. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 26th, 2024 06:10.

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