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Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 255: Challenging the Naysayers with Dr. Nicole AvenaIn this powerful episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy welcome back Dr. Nicole Avena, one of the first researchers to scientifically validate the concept of food addiction. Together, they unpack the latest critiques of food addiction and explore why this diagnosis is still being challenged – and why the science strongly supports it. 🔍 Key Questions We Tackled Is food addiction "too broad" to be useful? Can we really rely on self-report tools like the Yale Food Addiction Scale? What about brain imaging – doesn't Kevin Hall's PET study "disprove" food addiction? Are we just pathologizing normal overeating under stress...
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Food ShrinksEpisode 54: Closing With a Bow: Healthy Endings, New BeginningsWe end as we lived: real, funny, and unfiltered. In our finale, we model how to end something good in a healthy way. We talk about capacity, courage, and why saying "yes" to the next season sometimes means lovingly saying "no" to the current one. We reflect on what this show grew in each of us, share what's next (retreats, Liberation Modules, new podcasts, and programs), and leave you with resources to keep going. We're not disappearing; we're just changing the container. Big Ideas & Takeaways Healthy endings are a skill. Quitting isn't failure; it's a...
2025-11-0525 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 253: Clinician's Corner - From Rules to Guardrails: Rewriting the Manual for RecoveryMolly and Clarissa get real about the spoken and unspoken "rules" we inherit—from family, culture, religion, peers, and recovery spaces—and how those rules can quietly run our lives. They explore when structure is protective (especially early recovery) and when rigidity shrinks our world. The invitation: notice the rule, name whose voice it is, examine its intention, and rewrite it as a flexible, values-aligned boundary (a loving guardrail) that serves your recovery today. What we cover Invisible operating systems: How covert rules ("Don't cry in public," "Finish your plate," "Don't upset Dad," "Work before rest...
2025-10-2944 minFood ShrinksEpisode 53 - Too Tired to Talk About Sleep HygieneThis week, the Food Shrinks are just plain tired—and they're talking about it. Not the kind of tired that a nap or a sleep hygiene checklist can fix, but the deeper exhaustion that comes from constantly giving, performing, and being "on." Together, Molly, Clarissa, and Molly explore: • The tug-of-war between push harder and please rest • Why rest can feel unsafe or "lazy" to a dysregulated nervous system • How hormones, overwork, and emotional load contribute to burnout • The link between fatigue, food patterns, and self-worth • Learning to rest without guilt—and without fearing you'll...
2025-10-2827 minFood ShrinksEpisode 50: When Sugar Feels Like OxygenThe crew normalizes why sugar becomes the go-to "tool" for anxiety, boredom, and stress—and offers harm-reduction pathways that build capacity without shame. You'll hear personal recovery pivots (like treating your recovery as seriously as your addiction), crowd-out strategies, micro-delays for cravings, and how to use community even if you don't feel like it. This is practical hope: tiny, doable steps that add up. What We Cover • You're not hopeless—you're human: Brains repeat what works for relief. That's learning, not moral failure. • Add before you subtract: "Crowd out" by adding protein, fiber, and structure before t...
2025-10-0721 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 249: Clinician's Corner - Understanding the Fawn ResponseIn this episode, Molly Painschab and Clarissa Kennedy reconnect after three transformative weeks together—first in London for the International Food Addiction and Comorbidities Conference, then exploring the magic of Scotland. From castles and waterfalls to ancient standing stones, they share the joy of work, play, and community in recovery. But the heart of today's conversation is the fawn response—a trauma survival strategy often misunderstood as "people pleasing." Drawing on their own stories and professional experiences, Molly and Clarissa explore how fawning develops, why it feels so challenging to change, and how it manifests in recovery and...
2025-10-0342 minFood ShrinksEpisode 49: Traveling in RecoveryIn this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab sit down to unpack what it really takes to live—and thrive—in recovery while on the move. From European conferences to beach vacations, cross-country trips, and jam-packed social calendars, the Shrinks share how they balance life on the road with staying grounded in their recovery. What We Talk About • Recovery on the road: Why prioritizing recovery has to come first when routines and environments shift. • Yellow light behaviors: How subtle slips (like bites, licks, and tastes) can creep in while traveling—and what t...
2025-09-3025 minFood ShrinksEpisode 48: Triggers, Envy & Growth in RecoveryIn this candid Food Shrinks conversation, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab explore why being in community—whether recovery groups, professional networks, or even family—can sometimes feel activating instead of supportive. From comparing recoveries to feeling others' pain too deeply, the shrinks share personal stories and professional insights on how envy, shame, and frustration show up in groups. They talk about: • Why community can trigger old wounds and trauma responses • How to hold onto your energy without shutting down • Seeing comparison and envy as growth opportunities • The importance of role modeling and contribu...
2025-09-2322 minFood ShrinksEpisode 47: Breaking Free from "Day One"In this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab unpack the obsession with "Day One" in recovery. Why do so many of us cling to Mondays, fresh starts, and counting days—only to feel devastated when we "slip"? The shrinks share their personal stories, professional perspectives, and hard-won insights on why chasing Day One can become its own addictive cycle. They explore: • Why we get stuck in "starting over" mode • The hidden comfort (and dopamine hit) of planning a restart • How perfectionism and diet culture feed the Day One trap •...
2025-09-1621 minFood ShrinksEpisode 46: Kids, Food, and Family FearsIn this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab tackle two heartfelt listener emails about food, weight, and grandchildren. The questions: How do I navigate my fear that my grandkids will inherit my struggles with food addiction? And how do I talk to my grandkids about food without shaming or harming them? 💬 Topics we cover: • Why "hands off the body" is one of the most powerful family rules • The difference between offering food with love versus testing or shaming kids • How weight stigma—not weight itself—can harm children's confidence and eating pa...
2025-09-0922 minFood ShrinksEpisode 45: Overwhelm, Fawning, and BoundariesIn this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab open up about the everyday struggles of saying no, setting boundaries, and navigating the fawn response. With humor, honesty, and lived experience, the trio explores how people-pleasing, guilt, and self-abandonment show up in both personal and professional spaces—and how these patterns often connect to food, stress, and recovery. 💬 Topics we cover: • Why setting boundaries feels so uncomfortable (and why "no" rarely feels like enough) • The fawn response and how it fuels overwhelm, resentment, and food use • Codependency, trauma responses, and the Karpman...
2025-09-0223 minFood ShrinksEpisode 44: Unpacking the Shame- Recovery, Laxative Abuse, and Grace in HealingIn this raw and courageous conversation, Molly C, Molly P, and Clarissa shine a light on one of the most hidden and stigmatized struggles in eating disorder recovery: laxative abuse. What begins as a listener request turns into a deeply personal and honest discussion about secrecy, shame, and the painful realities of this often-overlooked behavior. Clarissa shares her lived experience of recovery—what it took to stop, how her body responded, and the emotional toll of trying to heal without compassionate support. Together, the Food Shrinks explore the intersections of addiction, distress tolerance, body image, and the grace-filled moments th...
2025-08-2525 minFood ShrinksEpisode 43: Sick, Guilty, and Learning to Rest - Choosing Self-Compassion in RecoveryWhat happens when getting sick stirs up shame, fear, and old recovery patterns? In this vulnerable and heartfelt episode, Molly, Molly, and Clarissa open up about how illness collides with productivity, worthiness, and the deep-seated belief that saying "no" makes us unlovable. From midnight panic at a friend's house to pushing through vacations with fevers, the Food Shrinks get honest about how hard it is to prioritize rest—and how powerful it is when we finally give ourselves permission. Through personal stories and raw reflection, they explore: • Why illness can feel so personal and shameful, even year...
2025-08-1922 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 242: Dr. Nicole Avena on GLP-1sIn this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy welcome back Dr. Nicole Avena — neuroscientist, researcher, and author — to discuss her team's latest paper exploring a provocative question: Could GLP-1 receptor agonists, while reducing food cravings, also negatively impact dopamine regulation, mood, and addiction risk? Dr. Avena breaks down the science behind GLP-1 drugs, their effects on the brain's reward pathways, and why these mechanisms might lead to unintended consequences such as anhedonia, apathy, and depressive symptoms. Together, they examine potential tolerance and rebound effects, the role of GABAergic neurons, and the para...
2025-08-1352 minFood ShrinksEpisode 42: When "Help" HurtsIn this raw, unfiltered episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab dive deep into the experience of chronic invalidation—how it shapes us in childhood, follows us into adulthood, and can even show up in professional settings where we expect safety and support. The conversation starts with a reflection on how easy it is to compare our insides to others' outsides when we're struggling, then moves into a powerful exploration of what chronic invalidation really is: having your emotions minimized, dismissed, or shut down repeatedly until you learn to hide them for safety. Th...
2025-08-1224 minFood ShrinksEpisode 41: Am I Addicted to Dieting… or to Food?In this powerful listener-inspired episode, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab dive deep into one of the most confusing questions in recovery: Is it food addiction, or am I just addicted to dieting? This compassionate and nuanced conversation explores how perfectionism, purity culture, trauma, and diet dogma can cloud our recovery journey—and how to find the middle way that truly supports freedom and healing. In This Episode: 🧠A heartfelt listener email sparks a raw discussion on chronic relapse, self-doubt, and quasi-recovery 🧠The difference between being addicted to dieting vs. addicted to ultra-proc...
2025-08-0523 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 240: Clinician's Corner - Chronic InvalidationIn today's insightful Clinician's Corner episode, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab delve into chronic invalidation as a trauma response, exploring its origins, impacts, and practical healing strategies. This episode offers clinicians compassionate insights and actionable tools for supporting clients on their healing journeys. Key Highlights: Understanding Chronic Invalidation Chronic invalidation occurs when emotions, needs, or perceptions are consistently dismissed, causing internalization of critical voices. Common invalidating statements include "You're too sensitive," "It's not that bad," and "Don't cry." Chronic invalidation often results in perfectionism, emotional suppression, people-pleasing, and using food or substances to cope.
2025-07-3050 minFood ShrinksEpisode 40: Family Systems, Cinnamon Buns, and the Art of Self-Care: A Mid-Summer ReckoningIn this raw and revealing episode, the Shrinks dive deep into the complexities of family dynamics, emotional regression, and how recovery shows up when you're trapped on a cruise ship with people who know your buttons—and how to press them. From boundary-setting in the Yukon to confronting childhood roles that no longer fit, this conversation touches on grief, growth, and the power of self-care in triggering environments. It's honest, funny, deeply human, and a reminder that healing isn't linear—but connection helps. ✨ What We Talk About: Navigating old family roles while trying to live your recove...
2025-07-2919 minFood ShrinksEpisode 38 - Telling a New Story: Our First Conversation on Spirituality in RecoveryIn this soulful and vulnerable episode of Food Shrinks, Molly C and Molly P sit down for a heartfelt conversation about spirituality, what it means, how it manifests in recovery, and why it has become the cornerstone of their healing. With Clarissa off on vacation (an Alaska cruise, anyone?), the Mollys dive deep into how spirituality is not about finding answers, but about the willingness to see life differently. They share personal stories, therapeutic insights, and unexpected turning points, from early resistance to mindset shifts, to dreamcatchers in correctional facilities, to how trauma, addiction, and spiritual transformation...
2025-07-1519 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 236: Clinicans Corner - Post Event CollapseIn this compassionate and insightful episode, Clarissa and Molly dive into the phenomenon of post-event collapse—the physical, emotional, and psychological crash that can follow highly stimulating or meaningful experiences. Whether it's a vacation, a major life event, a group share, or even just navigating a family gathering, many in food addiction recovery find themselves disoriented and vulnerable in the days that follow. They unpack the biology (hello dopamine crash), psychology (emotional contrast effects), and the nervous system's role (freeze/dorsal vagal responses), and they offer gentle, practical strategies for reentry and recovery. This episode is both val...
2025-07-0239 minFood ShrinksEpisode 36: Knowing Better Isn't Doing Better - Ambivalence, Ego, and Compassionate ChangeIn this heartfelt and hilarious episode, the Shrinks dive into one of the most relatable recovery challenges: the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Whether it's flossing your teeth, sticking to a food plan, or showing up for yourself with compassion, the struggle is real—and it's not about laziness or failure. It's about nervous system responses, shame scripts, feelings phobia, and learning to be with our shadows. Join Molly C, Clarissa, and Molly P as they explore ambivalence, ego death, and what it means to change from the inside out, without shame. Wh...
2025-07-0121 minFood ShrinksEpisode 35: The Fourth Week - Patience, Pain, and the Miracle That FollowsIn this raw and reflective episode, Molly C, Clarissa, and Molly P dive into the messy, beautiful work of staying with the hard stuff, especially when it would feel easier to bolt. Inspired by Molly C's bougie pup Danny and his enforced recovery rest, the team explores the emotional equivalent of "week four": the moment when things feel better, but the healing isn't finished, and the temptation to return to old habits is loudest. 💡 Topics We Explore: Why the hardest part of healing often comes right before the miracle Recovery drop-offs and the fear of facing dis...
2025-06-2420 minFood ShrinksEpisode 34: Body Talk - The Noise, The Anger, The HopeHey Food Shrinkies — it's Molly C, Clarissa, and Molly P, diving even deeper into the conversation we thought we wrapped up last week. Spoiler: We weren't done. Not even close. Last week, we cracked open the Pandora's box of body image in recovery — and this week, we're standing in the storm. Clarissa shares what surfaced for her after playing it "safe" last episode and comes back with fire, truth, and an angry love letter to the body image bullying that's haunted her for decades. Molly joins with her own mix of sorrow and advocacy, and together, we ask...
2025-06-1720 minFood ShrinksEpisode 33: Are We Allowed to Care About Our Bodies? – A Candid Post-Game Chat on Body Image, Thinness, and RecoveryIn this unfiltered, vulnerable episode of Food Shrinks, Molly, Clarissa, and MC hit record on what was meant to be a private post-game debrief—and ended up diving into one of the most tender, tangled topics in recovery: body image. Following last week's episode on the industry's obsession with weight, this conversation becomes personal. Like, really personal. From sharing fears about thinness and relapses into compulsive behaviors, to naming the grief, anger, and cultural betrayal that can come with inhabiting a body that doesn't match the world's expectations, the trio explores what it means to care about yo...
2025-06-1012 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 232: Clinicians Corner - The Hidden Challenges of PAWS in Food Addiction RecoveryIn this insightful and compassionate episode, Clarissa and Molly take a deep dive into post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)—an often overlooked but critical phase in ultra-processed food addiction recovery. While well-known in substance use disorder recovery, PAWS is rarely discussed in the context of food addiction, yet it shows up in significant ways. Clarissa and Molly break down what PAWS is, why it happens, and how it can show up months or even years into recovery. They share real client experiences, neurobiological explanations, and clinical insights—plus, they normalize what can feel like a confusing and distressing time...
2025-06-0540 minFood ShrinksEpisode 32: You Do Not Owe the World a Smaller BodyIn this unapologetically honest and deeply validating conversation, the Food Shrinks crew dives into one of the hottest topics in food addiction recovery: weight as a false measure of success. Why do some professionals in the recovery field still equate smaller bodies with deeper healing? And what happens when people in larger bodies feel excluded—even when they're abstinent and thriving? Molly, Clarissa, and MP break down the damaging impact of internalized weight stigma, explore why body size is not a clinical marker of recovery, and call out harmful assumptions that show up even in professional spaces. Th...
2025-06-0319 minFood ShrinksEpisode 31: The Healing You're Avoiding - Why Group Work Changes EverythingIn this spontaneous and heart-forward episode, Molly C., Clarissa, and Molly P. crack open the resistance so many of us feel toward group work, and why that resistance might be precisely the sign we need more connection, not less. Together, the trio explores why group healing matters, how co-regulation works, and what it means to feel seen, safe, and mirrored in community. From AA meetings to clinical groups to retreats full of "I-don't-do-group" folks turned soul sisters, they share raw stories about belonging, shame, and the life-changing magic of not doing recovery alone. If you've...
2025-05-2721 minFood ShrinksEpisode 30: GLP-1s in Food Addiction Recovery: Game-Changer or Controversy?The Food Shrinks are back with a spicy, heartfelt conversation about one of the most polarizing tools in the recovery world right now—GLP-1 medications (like Ozempic and Wegovy). In this episode, they tackle the growing buzz (and backlash) around these drugs in eating disorder and food addiction spaces. Are GLP-1s a betrayal of "real" recovery, or can they be a supportive tool for healing? The hosts spill some behind-the-scenes tea, share their personal and clinical experiences, and ask hard questions: Who gets to decide what recovery looks like? Why is there so much shame around us...
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Beyond Binge EatingSomatic Healing for Binge Eating & Food Addiction | Clarissa KennedyIn this episode, I sit down with Clarissa Kennedy—clinical social worker, founder of Reinvent Your Bliss Point, co-founder of Sweet Sobriety, and co-host of the Food Junkies Podcast—to dive deep into the intersection of trauma, embodiment, and ultra-processed food addiction.With over 15 years of clinical experience and her own recovery journey, Clarissa shares a deeply compassionate, science-backed, and somatic approach to healing.Here’s what we cover in the episode:• Clarissa’s personal and professional story of overcoming addiction, eating disorders, and reclaiming her own embodiment...
2025-05-1343 minFood ShrinksEpisode 28: Let's Talk About VolumeIn this deeply honest and layered conversation, The Food Shrinks—Clarissa Kennedy, Molly Carmel, and Molly Painschab— dive into one of the most misunderstood and rarely talked-about experiences in food addiction recovery: volume of whole foods in food addiction recovery. What begins as a casual check-in quickly becomes a masterclass on the biological, psychological, and emotional roots of overeating. 🔍 What you'll learn: 🌸Volume addiction might be harder to heal from than sugar and flour because it's not just about what you eat, but how much and why. 🌸For many, volume eating is a trauma response—a wa...
2025-05-0621 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 227: Clinician's Corner - Recovery Is a Lifestyle, Not a Lifeboat – Maintaining Long-Term RecoveryIn this episode of Clinician's Corner, Molly and Clarissa explore the often-overlooked realities of long-term recovery. While many recovery programs focus on the acute phases and early abstinence, sustainable recovery demands much more—it asks us to renovate our lives. Drawing from the latest research—including insights from Harvard's Recovery Research Institute and their own published study on food addiction outcomes—they break down the average 17-year journey toward stable remission and emphasize that recovery is a process, not a finish line. 🧠 Topics include: The 3 stages of long-term recovery and why it takes time...
2025-05-0138 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 226: Dr. Jen Unwin on Consensus, Recovery Outcomes, and the Future of Food Addiction TreatmentIn this episode of Food Junkies Podcast, Molly and Clarissa sit down with clinical psychologist, researcher, and international food addiction advocate Dr. Jen Unwin to unpack a trifecta of groundbreaking developments in the field of Ultra-Processed Food Use Disorder (UPFUD). If you've been craving science-backed insight, real recovery stories, and practical hope for the future, this conversation delivers. Together, we explore: 🧠 Two Major Research Milestones • The Delphi Consensus Paper, which brings together 40 global experts to define and validate Ultra-Processed Food Addiction as a diagnostic concept • The 12-Month Outcome Study, which demonstrates remarkable long-term...
2025-04-2447 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 223: Clinicians Corner - From Survival to Self-Compassion: Understanding Our Protective BehaviorsIn this thought-provoking Clinician's Corner episode, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab dive deep into the ever-popular term "self-sabotage" — and why they believe it's not only inaccurate but potentially harmful in the context of food addiction recovery. Together, they explore how behaviors often labeled as self-sabotage are actually maladaptive coping strategies, formed through years of survival. These are not signs of brokenness, but evidence of brilliance in navigating pain, trauma, and unmet needs. The duo discusses how using shame-based language like "chronic relapser" or "self-sabotage" can derail healing, and instead, offer curiosity, compassion, and nervous system awareness as more empowering alternatives. This...
2025-04-0345 minFood ShrinksEpisode 22: When Life Feels Too Heavy - Coping When It All Piles OnIn this episode: Clarissa opens up about a deeply personal and challenging season in her life—navigating grief, fear, and emotional overwhelm as unexpected hardships pile up. From her puppy's serious health concerns to her mother's cancer recurrence, Clarissa vulnerably shares what it's like to face wave after wave of uncertainty. The Food Shrinks dive into what happens when emotional pain feels relentless, and all the usual tools start to feel... not enough. Together, they explore: 💡How to manage emotional pain when it feels like you're at capacity 💡The dance between disassociation and ange...
2025-03-2520 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 219: Clinicians Corner - The Importance of Belonging in RecoveryHosts Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab explore the critical theme of belonging in recovery. They discuss the concept of "othering"—feeling unseen, unheard, or misunderstood—and its deep impact on individuals in their healing journeys. The episode is framed around a powerful quote from George Orwell about the loneliness of being misunderstood, setting the stage for a rich discussion on attachment, connection, and the need for belonging. Clarissa and Molly share personal experiences of feeling different, whether in family dynamics, social settings, or recovery groups. They examine how attachment styles—secure, avoidant, anxious, and disorganized—shape our ability...
2025-03-0843 minFood ShrinksEpisode 19: Feeling Othered, Vulnerability, and the Power of ConnectionIn this episode, Molly C, Molly P, and Clarissa dive deep into the feeling of being "othered"—that sense of not quite fitting in, even among close friends or trusted spaces. We explore: ✅ The fear of being too different—what happens when our thoughts, experiences, or intuition don't align with those around us ✅ The connection between feeling othered and food behaviors—how discomfort leads to numbing or binging ✅ The armor we put up when we feel excluded—why we protect ourselves instead of reaching out ✅ The power of naming our feelings—and how vulnerability in f...
2025-03-0419 minFood ShrinksEpisode 16: Breaking Free from Social Media AddictionIn this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly C. shares a significant life shift—she's entirely off social media! Coming back from a retreat, she realized how much screen time was impacting her nervous system, focus, and ability to engage with life. She opens up about the moment she knew she had to step away, the withdrawal symptoms she experienced, and how she transitioned off social media with the help of the Freedom app. Molly and Clarissa also explore the broader topic of digital addiction, drawing connections to food addiction and other compulsive behaviors. They discuss insights from Dr...
2025-02-1119 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 215: Clinician's Corner - Exploring Harm Reduction in Ultra-Processed Food Use DisorderIn this episode, we dive into a hot topic in the world of Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) Use Disorder—Harm Reduction. This concept, widely recognized in substance use recovery, has been largely undefined or misunderstood in the food addiction space. Today, we explore: What is harm reduction? How does it work in food addiction recovery? Who might benefit from harm reduction strategies? Practical ways harm reduction can be applied in real-world recovery Join Clarissa and Molly as they break down harm reduction principles, share real-life client applications, and discuss how respect for autonomy, compassion over shame, and evidence-based st...
2025-02-0653 minFood ShrinksEpisode 14: Conflict, Communication, and Repair in Healthy RelationshipsIn this episode, Molly, Clarissa, and Molly (aka The Food Shrinks) dive deep into healthy conflict resolution and how it impacts relationships, recovery, and our connection with food. Through personal stories, the hosts share their challenges and breakthroughs when it comes to communication, boundaries, and repair. 📌 What You'll Learn in This Episode: Molly's 2025 Resolution 🩷Why she's committing to ending people-pleasing and learning to say "no" without guilt. 🩷How people-pleasing behaviors can show up in recovery and eating habits. Turning Conflict into Growth 🩷A behind-the-scenes look at a recent scheduling conflict between the...
2025-01-2819 minFood ShrinksEpisode 13: Exploring Psychedelics in Recovery and HealingIn this candid and impromptu episode of The Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab dive deep into their personal experiences with psychedelics, focusing on their potential as tools for emotional and psychological healing. From ketamine-assisted therapy to psilocybin journeys, the hosts share raw insights into their transformative—yet challenging—experiences. This conversation emphasizes the importance of preparation, professional guidance, and integration, underscoring that psychedelics are not a quick fix but a profound tool in the toolbox of recovery and self-growth. Key Topics Discussed: 🔥The unexpected start to this heartfelt conversation on psychedelics. 🔥Molly Carm...
2025-01-2024 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 210: Clinician's Corner with Clarissa and Molly - Slips, lapses, recurrences, and relapsesEpisode Highlights: Happy New Year from Molly and Clarissa! 🎉 A discussion on their focus words for 2025: Flourishing (Clarissa) and Emanation (Molly). Reflections on how these guiding concepts shape their personal and professional goals for the new year. Main Topic: Slips vs. Recurrence in Recovery Clarifying terminology: Slip, lapse, recurrence, and relapse—what they mean and why language matters in addiction recovery. The role of compassion: How self-compassion serves as a tool for growth and a buffer against shame. Identifying signs of vulnerability: Subtle indicators that may lead to slips or recurrences and strategies to recognize and addres...
2025-01-0248 minFood ShrinksEpisode 10: Facing Vultures, Shame, and Self-AbandonmentIn this candid and deeply personal episode, the Food Shrinks—Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab—dive into the challenging topic of self-abandonment, appeasement, and the consequences of chasing quick fixes. From past experiences with expensive treatment programs to navigating shame and self-doubt, this episode offers valuable insights for anyone struggling to hold on to themselves in moments of uncertainty. The hosts share their missteps, lessons learned, and actionable strategies to help listeners recognize and reclaim their power. Key Takeaways: The Cost of Quick Fixes: 🏔️Clarissa reflects on her experience with an overprice...
2024-12-3124 minFood ShrinksEpisode 9: You're Not the Problem, You're the Solution.In this episode, the Food Shrinks—Molly C., Molly P., and Clarissa—gear up to combat the "diet culture vultures" that descend during the New Year season. They discuss empowering listeners to reclaim their role as the solution to their challenges rather than falling victim to shame-based marketing tactics. This conversation is packed with insights into navigating January's pressures with mindfulness, self-compassion, and an emphasis on long-term recovery. Key Takeaways: 🔥"You're Not the Problem" Mantra: Shift the narrative—you're not the problem; you're the solution. 🔥Avoiding Shame-Based Marketing: Recognize when urgency or fear tactics are being us...
2024-12-2324 minFood ShrinksEpisode 8: 12 Steps, Many Paths: Finding What Works for YOU in RecoveryIn this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode, your hosts, Molly Painschab, Molly Carmel, and Clarissa Kennedy, dive into the topic of 12-step programs and their role in food addiction recovery. This conversation explores their diverse experiences with 12-step recovery, its benefits, challenges, and alternatives, offering valuable insights for anyone navigating their own path to healing. Key Takeaways from the Episode 🩷Personal Experiences with 12-Step: Molly Carmel shares her transformative journey through OA (Overeaters Anonymous), from initial skepticism to finding a foundation for her spirituality and emotional recovery. Meanwhile, Clarissa Kennedy reflects on how her experience with AA...
2024-12-1723 min
Change your Relationship with Food"Unmasking Food Addiction: Insights from Clarissa Kennedy"Welcome to "Change Your Relationship with Food," a podcast dedicated to helping you break free from diet history and foster a healthier relationship with food. Join Kyla Holley, an experienced eating disorder and bariatric therapist, as she explores the complex topic of food addiction, with a special focus on ultra-processed foods, alongside guest Clarissa Kennedy.
Clarissa, a clinical social worker and founder of "Reinvent Your Bliss Point," brings her extensive expertise in addiction recovery and eating disorders. Together, they delve into the seductive nature of ultra-processed foods, their impact on the brain's reward centers, and the challenges...
2024-12-0936 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 206: Clinicians Corner Holiday GuideThis week on Clinicians Corner, Molly and Clarissa are diving into one of the most challenging times of the year for anyone in food addiction recovery: the holidays. With family pressures, social obligations, travel stress, and tempting food everywhere, it can feel overwhelming. But don't worry, we've got strategies to help you thrive this season! 🎧 Catch Key Takeaways: • Boundary Scripts: Learn how to redirect tricky conversations with ease. Example: "I'd rather not talk about politics today—how about your travel plans this year?" • Pre-Event Planning: Show up prepared! Eat a satiating meal beforehand and bring your own recovery-friendly options if needed. •...
2024-12-0547 minFood ShrinksEpisode 6: Navigating Vulture Coaching, Vulnerability, and Empowerment in Recovery⚠️Please forgive the poor internet connection in this episode! In today's episode, the Shrinks go off-script to discuss a topic that lit a fire in Molly C.'s heart last night while scrolling Instagram. This raw and authentic conversation unpacks the challenges, complexities, and nuances of navigating advice in the recovery and coaching space—especially when it comes to weight loss, bariatric surgery, and GLP-1 medications. Molly C. shares her visceral reaction to a controversial Instagram post suggesting that people should only consider medical interventions after "getting straight with God." From there, the discussion evolves into e...
2024-12-0322 minFood ShrinksEpisode 2: Taste, Triggers, and Triumph: Clarissa's Inspiring Recovery JourneyIn this episode Clarissa shares one of her latest challenges in Food Addiction Recovery. The shrinks dive into a heartfelt and inspiring conversation about resilience and recovery in the face of unexpected health challenges. After Clarissa lost her sense of taste and smell due to long COVID, she found herself navigating a tricky path back to healthy eating and sobriety. She opens up about how these changes impacted her relationship with food, triggering old patterns and even leading to a brief return to use. Together, they explore how to keep a balanced food plan, manage fatigue, and f...
2024-11-0425 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 201: Clinicians Corner with Molly and Clarissa🎧 Clinicians Corner on Nervous System Regulation in Food Addiction Recovery 🎧 💡 Top Insights A Broader Mission: Clinicians Corner is here to spread practical interventions from food addiction recovery and empower both clinicians and non-clinicians, like recovery coaches, with actionable tools. 🧠 Nervous System Basics Fight, Flight, Freeze: Key states that influence our actions. Understanding and moving between sympathetic (stress) and parasympathetic (calm) states can change how we respond to cravings. Body-Brain Connection: 80% of body-to-brain communication underscores how physical sensations impact recovery. Think of the body as the "horse," guiding the brain's "rider." 🛠️ Practical Tools f...
2024-10-311h 11Food ShrinksEpisode 1: Get to Know Your Food ShrinksWe're beyond excited to bring you real recovery talk with some of your closest friends. Welcome to Food Shrinks, where your hosts— Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab —serve up candid, compassionate conversations about food addiction, recovery, and finding true freedom with food. In every episode, we dive deep into the messy, meaningful realities of healing your relationship with food. Drawing from years of clinical experience and personal insight, we share what we've learned, what's worked, and practical tools to guide you along your journey. This is not just expert advice—it's real...
2024-10-2931 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 195: Dr. Corinde WiersIn this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, hosts Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy dive into a fascinating conversation with Dr. Corinde Wiers, an expert in addiction and brain science. Dr. Wiers shares her insights on using the ketogenic diet as a tool for managing cravings related to addiction, not only for alcohol but possibly food as well. We explore how the brain's metabolism shifts in addiction and the promising role of ketones in stabilizing withdrawal symptoms. Key Discussion Points: Dr. Corinde Wier's journey into the field of addiction and neuroscience. The brain's reliance on...
2024-09-1953 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 192: Dr. Barry C. SmithIn this episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy welcome Dr. Barry C. Smith, a former food industry consultant and an expert in sensory perception, to discuss his transition from working with ultra-processed foods to advocating for healthier eating alternatives. Dr. Smith shares his journey from studying philosophy and sensory perception to becoming involved in the food industry, where he provided insights into how we perceive taste and flavor. He reveals the complexities of multi-sensory perception and how the food industry uses this knowledge to enhance the desirability of processed foods. Dr. Smith delves into the interplay...
2024-08-2853 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 190: Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-RoyWelcome to the Food Junkies Podcast! In today's episode, your host, Dr. Vera Tarman, and co-host, Clarissa Kennedy, are thrilled to welcome Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy to the show. Dr. Roy is a highly respected family medicine physician with a wealth of knowledge and experience in treating patients with various health concerns, including those related to food addiction and recovery. Dr. Roy graduated from the University of Montreal in 2015 and from LaValle University in 2012, bringing a rich educational background and a compassionate approach to her practice. In this episode, we dive deep into the world of food addiction r...
2024-08-1557 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 175: International Food Addiction Consensus ConferenceDr. Jen Unwin, PsyD, FBPSs co-founder of Food Addiction Solutions (FAS) Jen is a Clinical Psychologist who worked for over 30 years in the NHS in the UK. She specialised in the role of hope in quality of life and was chair of the UK Association for Solution-Focused Therapy. After a lifetime of addiction to sugar and carbohydrates, she finally understood that the solution was abstinence and trained in Holistic Addiction Medicine with Heidi. They have been working together to devise and evaluate successful treatment approaches to food addiction and to raise awareness of the condition internationally. Jen's...
2024-05-0246 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 168: Dr. Kari AndersonDr. Kari Anderson has positioned herself as a respected clinician and leader in the field of eating disorders. Her career spans over three decades of leading treatment teams in all levels of care, Kari has developed several treatment models, most recently for the treatment of binge eating. Kari earned her Doctor of Behavioral Health with her research project, The Mindful Eating Cycle: Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder, at Arizona State University in 2012. Co-creator of the Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating for Binge Eating Program, Kari also co-authored the acclaimed book Eat What You Love, Love What You E...
2024-03-1456 minFood Junkies PodcastFJ Recovery Stories Episode 2: Clarissa KennedyToday, CJ is joined by Clarissa Kennedy, who generously shares insights into her journey of recovery and provides a glimpse into the fulfilling life she embraces today. Her story is a testament to resilience, courage, and the tenacity to keep going. On the other side of addiction was the life she was waiting for. Additionally, Clarissa opens up about her latest revelations – yet another exquisite blessing that emerges from the ongoing process of recovery and the commitment to self-improvement. Other podcasts Clarissa has shared her story on: Episode 110: Unsweetened Sio ~ Siobhan Harris https://podcasts.ap...
2024-01-2957 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 151: Molly Painschab, Clarissa Kennedy, Bethany Mazereeuw - What to Look For in a CounsellorOn todays podcast registered social workers and dual licensed mental health and addiction counsellor Molly, Bethany and Clarissa discuss what to look for in a counsellor and some questions to ask them before you start working with them. Here is a helpful guide we created for you as well! Questions to ask a Food Addiction Professional Before Working with them Education / Training / Certifications: What is their educational background? Where did they receive their degree/training in counseling/psychology/food addiction/coaching? How long have they been practicing? What licenses and certifications do...
2023-11-1642 min
Low Carb MD PodcastEpisode 292: Clarissa Kennedy and Molly PainschabThank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Molly Painschab is a dual-licensed mental health and addiction counselor and has worked in the field since 2005. She is co-chair of the Sugar & Food Addiction Professional Network. Molly is also a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders and in the Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group. Clarissa Kennedy is a Clinical Social Worker and the founder of Reinvent Your Bliss Point. She has a diploma in Professional Addiction Studies and is a registered member of the Ontario Association of Mental...
2023-08-1447 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 132: Ally HoustonAlly 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...
2023-07-051h 03Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 127: Melanie Martin, FdSc, DipION, mBANT, CNHC, IPE 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...
2023-06-0152 min
MIDDLE AGEishYou're Only As Beautiful As Your Last Good Deed with special guest - Clarissa BurtWelcome to the Middle Age(ish) Podcast, hosted by Ashley Bedosky, Lisa Kelly, Dr. Pam Wright, and Trisha Kennedy Roman. In this episode, we talk with Clarissa Burt - award-winning international media personality/producer/director, writer, author, and public speaker, and supermodel.Clarissa's accomplishments and success in the entertainment industry is what dreams are made of, yet she is so incredibly grounded and focused on what truly matters in this life. As someone who reached the status of supermodel, from walking the runway for Valentino to being the face of Orlane Cosmetics, her focus is not on...
2023-05-1743 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 121: Dr. James MueckeDr. James Muecke is an ophthalmic surgeon and ophthalmologist. James has also been recognized for his work globally, particularly in Southeast Asia, and has been awarded the Australian of the Year for 2020. Dr. James Muecke AM graduated with Honours from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1987. Following his internship, James lived and worked as a doctor in Africa and subsequently as an eye surgeon in the Middle East, battling malaria, wild animals, and rebel soldiers. He founded Sight For All in 2008, turning his boundless energy into a fight against blindness in the Aboriginal communities of Australia...
2023-04-191h 00Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 120: Calley MeansCalley Means Intro Hey everyone Clarissa Kennedy here. On todays episode of the Food Junkies Podcast we are bringing you the incredible Calley Means. We asked him here to discuss his viral Tweet stating that he "saw inside the room" of Coca-Cola's tactics to ensure sugar-sweetened beverage taxes failed and that soda was permitted in government-funded nutrition programs. Calley is a whistleblower who is exposing the Dirty Tactics that Coca-Cola Used to Rig the System and Keep Vulnerable Populations Unhealthy. Calley Means is also the founder of TrueMed, a company that enables Americans to buy e...
2023-04-121h 05Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 119: Sandra Elia #2 Happy Friday Food Junkies listeners! Molly here. Today, Clarissa and I invited Sandra Elia BACK to speak about her new book!!! If you've tried every diet on the market to no avail, if eating and weight are affecting your physical health, your career, your relationships, your mental health, and your self-worth, then Sandra's book: Never Enough is for you. Equal parts self-help and memoir, this book contains everything you need to develop healthy relationships with food, others, and, most importantly, yourself. Certified Food Addiction Counselor and Founder of the Food Addiction Recovery Program...
2023-04-0547 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 117: Charlie Bishop, LMFTCharlece "Charlie" Bishop, CEO, Founder, & Lead Therapist at CR Counseling, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with a passion to help create change in you. She has worked with clients transitioning into corporate America, relational or marital issues, anxiety, depression, and issues with self-esteem. Charlie has a passion for eating disorders and aims to bring awareness to the Black community. Charlie provides a safe space for you to be vulnerable while learning skills to create change. She believes that change comes in the form of desire and dedication met with thoughts and emotions. Charlie's clients...
2023-03-2352 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 116: Odette CresslerHappy Friday Food Junkies Listeners! We have a treat for you today: A personal recovery story! Clarissa and I interviewed Odette Cressler. We loved meeting Odette and hearing about her recovery story. Her message of letting go of perfectionism in her recovery is so powerful! We are not all in the same boat- but we are in the same storm and we could relate to her experiences. Odette is a daughter, a mother, a sister, a wife, a person in recovery and so much more!! In this interview: Odette's story What...
2023-03-1550 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 115: Dr. Claire Wilcox, MD (Part 2)Happy Friday Food Junkies Listeners! Today I and Clarissa dive deeper into food addiction treatment with Dr. Claire Wilcox and the three of us get passionate about the topic. Dr. Wilcox, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction psychiatrist, an associate professor of translational neuroscience at the Mind Research Network and adjunct faculty at the University of New Mexico. She has worked in various clinical settings, including a medical weight loss clinic and an eating disorder treatment facility, and she completed an internal medicine residency before her psychiatry residency. She has been awarded...
2023-03-081h 05Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 109: Julia Ross - Part 2Julia Ross is the author of The Diet Cure, The Mood Cure, and The Craving Cure; she has been the subject of many articles in publication from Vogue Magazine to The Journal of Molecular Psychiatry. Her own articles have been published in Counselor Magazine, the Journal of the American Psychological Association, the Townsend Letter, Practical Pain Management and elsewhere. She has frequently appeared as an expert on radio, television, and the internet: An NBC special on The Mood Cure's approach to depression was aired several times throughout the U.S. and a CBN special on how amino acid therapies...
2023-01-2652 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 107: Netta GormanNetta Gorman has a passion to inspire you to live a healthier sugar-free life with joy and confidence! Netta is the host of Life After Sugar and the creator of the Life After Sugar Program. Netta struggled with sugar cravings, headaches, bloating, and low energy. She used to feel exhausted all the time. Her energy crashes made her reach out for sweet snacks just to get through the day. She never wanted to cut out sugar. She loved desserts, chocolate, and her comfort foods. But Netta was suffering so much that she was willing to try something...
2023-01-1247 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 106: Brian BaumalBrian Baumal is a Registered Psychotherapist in Canada who helps people who Eat emotionally, binge eat, and/or have a food addiction; Just want a normal relationship with food and their bodies; Don't want one slip-up to lead to an entire binge, purge or downfall; Constantly or obsessively think about their weight and/or food; have gained/lost hundreds of pounds in their lifetime; Are any weight on the scale, whether in a thinner or heavier body; Engage or think about any sort of binging, restrictive and/or purging; Are pre- or post-bariatric surgery; or Wonder why they jeopardize t...
2023-01-0557 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 104: Dr. Jennifer Reid, MDDr. Jennifer Reid, MD is a Philadelphia psychiatrist, award-winning educator, writer, and podcast host. She trained at Columbia University and UCLA and is on the clinical faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. She is married to a physician and a proud mom to 2 boys. She grew up in rural North Dakota in a family of physicians and studied zoology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. You all have something unique to say, and the world will be better for hearing it. After leaving academia to start a private practice, she wanted to find a way to reach...
2022-12-2254 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 103: Dr. Rachel BrownDr. Rachel Brown is a Consultant Psychiatrist in the UK who specializes in metabolic health. She graduated from Edinburgh University in 2003 and has worked in the field of psychiatry since 2004. She is a Nutrition Network Advisor and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. She also holds a master's degree in medical laws and Ethics and is involved in ongoing research into ketogenic diets and mental disorders. Dr. Brown is an advocate for therapeutic carbohydrate restriction and dietary modification to address underlying metabolic dysfunction and gut dysbiosis as underlying causes of mental disorders, as well as other lifestyle measures for optimizing health.
2022-12-1455 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 102: Paul ChurchillPaul Churchill was a normal drinker in high school and most of college. He loved to drink. He played several sports in high school and football at Chapman University where he majored in Business and Spanish. His love for alcohol led him to Granada, Spain where he bought a bar in January 2006. He walked away from the bar after 34 months since he was drowning himself with alcohol. He attempted the geographical cure, moved back home to Colorado for a year, and then went to graduate school in Seattle at the University of Washington. He then moved to beautiful Bozeman...
2022-12-0855 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 101: Food Addiction Research Clinical Study (FARCS)Hey there Food Junkies Listeners! Molly here! Clarissa and I are super excited for this episode of the podcast. But before I tell you about that – I have an announcement for those of you who have been waiting for group coaching to return! Clarissa and I are excited to invite you to a pre-launch of Sweet Sobriety with monthly group coaching. You will have the opportunity to join us 5 times a week each month for $25 per month. To learn more or join us – go to www.sweetsobriety.ca NOW for Today's episode – we at Food Junkies Podcast bring...
2022-12-0158 min
Unsweetened Sio160 - Sweet Sobriety with Clarissa Kennedy & Molly PainschabIn today's episode I talk with Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab about the clinical study they did on food addiction and what they learned. Clarissa and Molly are both certified mental health and addiction clinicians who have over 20 years combined experience working in this field. For the past 3 years they have both been in private practice working with clients one-on-one towards treatment for Food Addiction while continuing their studies and doing research in the field of treatment on food addiction. In January 2021, they partnered with Dr. Vera Tarman to launch The Food Junkies Podcast which now has over 300,000 downloads...
2022-11-0956 min
A Mind of Her OwnCan Food be Addictive? An Interview with Clarissa Kennedy and Molly PainschabAs we all try to make healthy food choices, are there trigger foods that we find uniquely difficult to control? What exactly do we mean when we talk about "food addiction?"In 2021, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab, along with Dr. Vera Tarman, launched their podcast, Food Junkies: Recovery from Food Addiction. They are soon launching their next collaboration, Sweet Sobriety, an interactive, online, Food Addiction Recovery community, include enhanced modules based on their recent published research paper, with groups, one-on-one coaching and much more.Clarissa Kennedy is registered social worker with additional degree in...
2022-10-1744 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 91: Dr. Ben BikmanDr. Bikman's research focus is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that mediate the disruption that causes and accompanies metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Driven by his academic training (Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and postdoctoral fellowship with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders), he is currently exploring the contrasting roles of insulin and ketones as key drivers of metabolic function. He frequently publishes his research in peer-reviewed journals and presents at international science meetings. The focus of Dr. Bikman's lab (the Laboratory of Obesity and Metabolism) is twofold. First, they aim to...
2022-09-211h 00Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 90: Dr. Vera TarmanI'm Clarissa Kennedy and today we are bringing you a one-of-a-kind episode. Molly & I are interviewing the expert Dr. Vera Tarman and asking her some of the tough questions we see every day in our clinical interactions with clients to see if she has some insight or best practices to help us help our clients. Today we dig deep on Volume, Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, Food Addiction Recovery Maintenance - what does that look like? Ultra-Processed Food Addiction – what are her thoughts on grains/fruit, What are some Tools/Suggestions she has to help with what some people might re...
2022-09-131h 14Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 87: Dr. Sandy Van, M.D.Dr. Sandy Van is a licensed medical doctor in Family Medicine and diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Haven Weight Management, a virtual medical clinic focused on obesity care. Additionally, she co-founded 3 Sails, a social learning program for mental resiliency in weight management, and is a staff physician at MEDCAN, an Executive Health Clinic. She dedicates her practice to helping individuals achieve sustainable weight loss with the use of psychotherapy tools and medical management. Dr. Van offers a unique voice for the medical community regarding behavioral treatment...
2022-08-2453 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 80: Susan Peirce ThompsonIn today's episode Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy interview 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,"...
2022-07-0859 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 79: Dr. Stephan Guyenet (Part 2).After earning a BS in biochemistry at the University of Virginia, Dr. Guyenet completed a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Washington, then went on to study the neuroscience of obesity and eating behavior as a postdoctoral fellow. He has spent a total of 12 years in the neuroscience research world studying neurodegenerative disease and the neuroscience of body fatness. His publications in scientific journals have been cited more than 3,600 times by my peers. Today, Dr. Guyenet continues his mission to advance science and public health as a researcher, science consultant, and science communicator. His book, The...
2022-06-2858 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 72: Monica A.BIO: Monica Anderson is a 43-year-old working mom of 2 who has spent her career working in the retail industry focusing primarily on product development. She self describes herself as being gripped by eating disorders and addictive eating habits from adolescence until she had what she can only define as a divine intervention at the age of 42, that started her on her road to recovery. Monica has spent the last year working intensely on reprogramming her mind and life with the objective of being free from obsession with body weight, shape, and size and to find freedom from ha...
2022-05-1052 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 71: Aileen Burford-Mason, Ph.D.Aileen Burford-Mason, Ph.D., is a biochemist, immunologist, and cell biologist and a widely recognized expert in the field of vitamins and their appropriate use in health maintenance, healthy aging, and the prevention and treatment of disease. Respected for her balanced and scientifically-based approach, Aileen is known for her ability to take the latest findings in diet and supplement research and translate them into practical evidence-based guidelines for both lay audiences and health professionals. Aileen graduated from University College, Dublin, Ireland, and received a Ph.D. in immunology in the UK. She is formerly an Assistant Professor...
2022-05-0358 min
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 67: Summer InnanenSummer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth, and confidence. She helps people all over the world to stop living behind the numbers on their scales through her private and group coaching at summerinnanen.com. She is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix: Embrace your body and unleash the fierce confident woman within and the creator of the flagship You, On Fire – an online group coaching program dedicated to helping people break out of the diet culture cage, get free from body shame and live life on their own terms so...
2022-04-0748 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 66: Nancy Kaley (COR Retreat)In episode 64 we introduced you to Kathryn Kearsey from our 1st Food Addiction Research Clinical Study Group. Clarissa and I "represent Team North America" and have facilitated 3 total groups so far. We will be presenting our results concerning this level of Food Addiction Treatment in Bristol, England on Friday, May 20th at the International Food Addiction Conference. We have been pleased with the results thus far and are looking forward to this opportunity to bring more awareness about the NEED for the treatment of this disease. We are also excited to connect with the world's...
2022-03-291h 00Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 65: Dr. Tracy Burrows & Mark Leary (TRACE Program)In episode 64 we introduced you to Kathryn Kearsey from our 1st Food Addiction Research Clinical Study Group. Clarissa and I "represent Team North America" and have facilitated 3 total groups so far. We will be presenting our results concerning this level of Food Addiction Treatment in Bristol, England on Friday, May 20th at the International Food Addiction Conference. We have been pleased with the results thus far and are looking forward to this opportunity to bring more awareness about the NEED for the treatment of this disease. We are also excited to connect with the world's...
2022-03-221h 05Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 64: Kathryn KearseyOn todays episode we are sharing a personal story of recovery from our 1st Food Addiciton Research Clinical Study groups. Today you will meet Kathryn Kearsey. Kathryn and her husband DK opened a Crossfit gym in Muskoka where Clarissa met her two years ago. In this episode Kathryn shares her food addiciton recovery story. She found CrossFit in her late twenties and it completely transformed her life. CrossFit is the way she celebrates what she is capable of both physically and mentally. As a coach, she is so grateful to get to help others realize their own e...
2022-03-1841 min
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 60: Darlene Lancer, LMFTDarlene Lancer, JD, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist, specializing in relationships, narcissism, and codependency. In her private clinical practice, she has treated individuals and couples for over 30 years and coaches internationally. She's a sought-after speaker at national conferences, in media, and to professional groups and institutions. Darlene's articles have been published widely in professional and popular periodicals. See her Kindle ebooks, "10 Steps to Self-Esteem - The Ultimate Guide to Stop Self-Criticism," "How to Speak Your Mind - Become Assertive and Set Limits," "Dealing with a Narcissist - 8 Steps to Raise Self-Esteem and Set Limits...
2022-02-1545 minFood Junkies PodcastFood Junkies Season 1 Recap: Vera, Molly and ClarissaOn todays episode Vera, Molly and Clarissa discuss our favourite takeaways from each guest from the 2nd half of the 1st season. This is your cheat sheet to go back if you missed an episode. We have officially reached over 100,000 downloads and we want to thank each and every one of you for tuning in. We are overwhelmed by the response and so grateful for your listening support. You are our community and we recover together with you one meal at time! Thank you for being a part of our family. Thank you for your r...
2021-12-311h 03
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 50: Vinnie Tortorich #2In today's episode, we have Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich. He is a businessman, podcaster, and author of the best-selling book "Fitness Confidential." Vinnie promotes the dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise. He advocates for a 'No Sugar No Grains (NSNG) lifestyle, a Low-Carbohydrate way of eating. He has 35 years of experience in the fitness and weight loss industry and has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world lose hundreds of thousands of unhealthy pounds in an easy and sustainable way. In 2019, he co-created and starred in his documentary...
2021-12-0856 min
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 48: Dr. Andrea GraysonHey there Food Junkies Podcast listeners! Don't forget: There is still time to help us get to 100k downloads by January 1st as a big thank you to Dr. Tarman! Be sure to like, share, subscribe, and leave us some feedback so others can more easily find us! Today, Clarissa and I meet up with Dr. Andrea Grayson. You may have seen her on the Quit Sugar Summit earlier this year or the Kick Sugar Summit more recently. Dr. Andrea Grayson is accomplished in numerous fields, including video production, marketing strategy, program development, and community...
2021-11-2650 min
Unsweetened Sio110 - Clarissa Kennedy, RSW, FAC, SUGAR® Certified/Licensed, Mental Health/Addictions CertificationIn today's episode I talk with Clarissa Kennedy and she shares her own powerful story of recovery from alcohol, food, opioids, and eating disorders. Clarissa has worked in the addiction and mental health fields for the past 12 years and enjoys a reputation as being a skillful clinician yet “down-to-earth” with common-sense solutions to problems that occur when clients are struggling with food addiction recovery issues. Clarissa founded Reinvent Your Bliss Point in 2018 where she works with individuals based on a holistic approach to healing and maintaining recovery.
She has a passion for empowering and supporting individuals, coupled with her c...
2021-09-2254 min
The Evolving Wellness Podcast with Sarah Kleiner WellnessCan all foods fit for a food addict? Is Carnivore the best diet for addiction? Clarissa Kennedy & MollyThis episode is sponsored by ForaCare - use my code YOGI to save 10% - www.foracare.com
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Clarissa has worked in the addiction and mental health fields for the past 12 years and enjoys a reputation as being a skillful clinician yet “down-to-earth” with common-sense solutions to problems that occur when clients are struggling with food addiction recovery issues. Clarissa founded Reinvent Your Bliss Point in 2018 where she works with individuals based on a holistic approach to he...
2021-07-141h 09
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 26: Dr. Joan IflandIn Today's episode, Clarissa and Molly speak with Dr. Joan Ifland. Joan Ifland is a researcher and educator in the field of food addiction and allergies. She was the founder in 1996 of The Sugars and Flours Project of Houston which provides education about food reactions. In 2007, she founded the Refined Food Addiction (ReFA) Research Foundation which is dedicated to facilitating the flow of information between clinicians and researchers. She is the lead author of the first academically published description of food addiction in humans. She is a co-founder of the Society of Food Addiction Professionals. Dr. Ifland's...
2021-06-221h 01Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 25: Food Junkies Recap: Vera, Molly & ClarissaOn todays episode Vera, Molly and Clarissa discuss our favourite takeaways from each guest we have had on the show so far, (like a cheat sheet to go back if you missed an episode) the exciting guests we have coming up and a really exciting announcement about what we are working on for the fall. We have officially reached over 30,000 downloads and we want to thank each and every one of you for tuning in. We are overwhelmed by the response and so grateful for your listening support. You are our community and we recover together with...
2021-06-1856 min
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 24: Florence ChristophersIn today's episode, Clarissa and Molly sit down with Florence Christophers, the Kick Sugar Coach! Hear her personal and professional story, how she started her Kick Sugar Summit, her work with Jack, what Food Addiction is to her, her shift to work around emotional eating and how she works with clients to address emotional eating, and the work she continues to do with herself and her clients. Florence is a certified health coach and a sugar addiction recovery specialist. She is on a mission to help men and women break up with sugar and never look back.
2021-06-071h 10
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 16: Molly CarmelMolly Carmel is the founder and director of Beacon in New York. She has a personal and professional story related to Food Addiction. Today she talks to Molly and Clarissa about her story, how she works with clients in her harm-reduction clinic, her thoughts on Eating Disorder Treatment culture, what happened when she was accepted to do a presentation for the International Eating Disorders Conference, the four aspects of Food Addiction (especially volume and scales), addiction to dieting/diet culture, DBT as a therapeutic modality for working with clients, the greatest gift we can give our children, h...
2021-04-1658 min
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 4: Sarah Kleiner (aka Carnivore.Yogi)Sarah Kleiner (@Carnivore.Yogi on IG) is a yoga instructor, self-healer, and support group leader. She's lost 100 pounds three separate times in her life and shares her message of hope and recovery on her Instagram page and YouTube channel. In this episode, Sarah shares with Clarissa and Molly her journey to finding recovery and what she does every day to stay well. Sarah can be found: Website: www.carnivoreyogi.com Instagram (@carnivore.yogi) and YouTube. The content of our show is educational only, it does not supplement or supersede th...
2021-01-2046 min
Food Junkies PodcastEpisode 3: Dr. Marty Lerner, PhDSummary: You won't want to miss what Dr. Tarman and Dr. Marty Lerner have to say about Food Addiction treatment and recovery, treatment outcomes, and what has helped Dr. Lerner be successful for almost 40years! Guest Bio: Dr. Lerner is the Executive Director of the Milestones in Recovery Eating Disorders Program located in Cooper City, FL. A graduate of Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Lerner is a licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist who has appeared on numerous national television and radio programs that include The NPR Report, 20/20, Discovery Health, and ABC's Nightline, as well as having a...
2021-01-0646 minFood Junkies PodcastEpisode 1: Meet Your Hosts Dr. Vera Tarman, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly PainschabFollow Vera: Website: https://www.addictionsunplugged.com FB: Sugar-Free for Life Support Group: I'm Sweet Enough Twitter: @addunplug Follow Clarissa: Website: https://foodaddictionhelp.ca Email: crissy_kennedy@hotmail.com IG: @reinventyourblisspoint FB: Clarissa Kennedy Follow Molly: Website: unsugaredyou.com Email: molly@mpainschab.com IG: @mollypainschab FB: MollyPainschabCCC Twitter: @PainschabMolly The content on our show does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health provider...
2021-01-0646 min