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Real Food Recovery
Ok, I Think I'm Addicted to Processed Foods, Now What!?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 6, Paige and Jamie share the helplessness and overwhelm they felt while they were still in their food addiction and how they learned to trust themselves into recovery. After decades of searching for experts, p...
2025-03-13
43 min
Real Food Recovery
How Do I know If I'm An Addict?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In their fifth episode, Paige and Jamie review the 11 criteria of processed food addiction and discuss how each one impacted their lives for so many years. They walk through how each aspect of processed food addiction can...
2025-03-06
40 min
Real Food Recovery
Processed Food in the Workplace
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we tackle a topic that is very common among those trying to recover from the effects of ultra processed foods, and that is the conundrums they are up against while at work. Unf...
2025-02-13
41 min
Real Food Recovery
Success Leaves Clues
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Imagine this: every choice, strategy, or mindset shift someone has made to recover from ultra-processed food addiction is like a breadcrumb leading toward freedom. And you can follow those breadcrumbs, noticing patterns and taking shortcuts, to...
2025-02-06
44 min
Real Food Recovery
Will I Ever Love My Body?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, our topic is something that touches most, if not all, of us deeply: loving our bodies—especially during recovery from food-related challenges. Today we’ll ask, “Can I ever learn to truly love my b...
2025-01-30
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Lissa Maris' Recovery Journey
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us for an enlightening and energizing conversation with Raw Food Romance’s, Melissa Maris. Vegan for the animals, raw for health, Lissa has been eating a raw vegan diet and living a vegan lifestyle sin...
2025-01-23
57 min
Real Food Recovery
RFR Special Episode~Coping in Crisis
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today, we want to talk about something heavy but necessary: coping in times of crisis. Many of us are witnessing the devastating news of the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles and the blizzards battering the Midwest. W...
2025-01-16
43 min
Real Food Recovery
Making America Healthy Again
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we dive into a very special discussion that really connects with our journey toward health and healing. Recently, Tucker Carlson interviewed Dr. Casey Means, who is a Stanford-trained physician dedicated to metabolic wel...
2025-01-09
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Mastering Your Emotions
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we're exploring a critical topic: emotional regulation. Understanding and managing our emotions is essential for anyone striving to overcome addiction, and quite frankly, to just live well in this world. So today we...
2025-01-02
43 min
Real Food Recovery
Happier in the Holidays
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. As the holidays approach, many of us find this to be one of the most challenging times when it comes to staying on track with recovery from ultra-processed foods. Between festive gatherings, emotional fa...
2024-12-31
44 min
Real Food Recovery
Writing Your Way to Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we're going to talk about a powerful tool that can aid in your recovery: writing. This might be surprising to hear, but writing, or journaling, is tremendously helpful to so many people. Journaling is mor...
2024-12-12
44 min
Real Food Recovery
Time Management in Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we're diving into a topic that may seem unrelated to food addiction but is actually vital: time management and organization. How can structuring your time help you recover from the effects of ultra-processed foods? Li...
2024-12-05
50 min
Real Food Recovery
Tim Kaufman's Weight Loss Story
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Tim Kaufman, of Fat Man Rants. Tim was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) in his early twenties. He was in chronic pain most of his life. By the time...
2024-11-28
55 min
Real Food Recovery
Changing I Can't to I Can
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we have a topic that will affect every person on the planet from the time we are 2 till we are 102, in fact this touches all the circumstances we encounter in life. This powerful and tran...
2024-11-21
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Choosing Happiness
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we are going to explore the transformative power of choice and we want to start with a question that challenges our very perception of life: Can happiness be a choice, rather than just a fl...
2024-11-14
46 min
Real Food Recovery
The Pleasure Trap
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we are going to dive into a discussion about the book The Pleasure Trap. The authors, Dr Douglas Lisle, a psychologist and Dr Alan Goldhamer, a chiropractor and health educator, explain how modern food env...
2024-11-07
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Leah Hope Health's Weight Loss Journey
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Leah Hope. Leah is a dedicated advocate for health and wellness with a personal journey of recovery. Her journey has been documented on social media in a very courageous...
2024-10-31
53 min
Real Food Recovery
Making Friends with our Addictive Behaviors
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us today as we dive into a topic that many of us can relate to—our relationship with the addictive nature of ultra-processed foods and how to take control back. But instead of fighting our a...
2024-10-24
56 min
Real Food Recovery
The Ego Trap
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we’re diving into a fascinating and transformative concept that can play a crucial role in your recovery – the Ego Trap. This topic affects millions of people, probably even you, and happens when re...
2024-10-17
52 min
Real Food Recovery
A Real Food Recovery Plot Twist
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Life on life's terms is messy and frustrating sometimes, isn't it? So let's talk about what happens when life gives us a plot twist and the recovery rug gets pulled out from under us. This is...
2024-10-10
26 min
Real Food Recovery
Florence Christophers Recovery Journey
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us as we interview Florence Christophers. Florence is a trauma-informed Certified Health Coach with expertise in sugar/food addiction recovery. Florence has been researching, coaching and walking the path of recovery in the food addiction space...
2024-10-03
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Do you Want to Live to 100?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Have you seen the Netflix Documentary “Living to 100” yet? If so, you’ll be familiar with the concept of the Blue Zones. And if not, buckle up because you’re about to learn a LOT about how t...
2024-09-26
50 min
Real Food Recovery
Setting Our Future Selves Up For Success
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we are covering one of our favorite topics: setting our future selves up for success. Imagine a future where you are free from the grip of ultra-processed foods, where your health is vibrant, and you...
2024-09-19
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Is Your Food Making You Anxious?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In a world where anxiety plagues so many, we are learning that anxiety and the effects of processed food on the brain can be closely related. They are so closely linked that they often travel in...
2024-09-12
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Mike Collins Recovery Journey
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us as we interview Mike Collins. Mike is a sugar detox expert and has been sugar-free for over 30 years. He is past Chairman of the Board and current board member of the Food Addiction I...
2024-09-05
51 min
Real Food Recovery
Oh The Shame!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we're diving deep into a topic that many of us struggle with, but seldom talk about: shame. We often hear about the physical and emotional challenges of overcoming processed food addiction,obsession a...
2024-08-29
42 min
Real Food Recovery
The 3 S's of Success: Story, Strategy and State per Tony Robbins
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we're diving deep into a powerful framework inspired by the legendary Tony Robbins. We'll explore how changing your strategy, story, and state can be a game-changer in your journey to recovery. We are aware o...
2024-08-22
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Chef AJ's Real Food Recovery Wisdom
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this special episode, Jamie and Paige welcome WFPB and Food Addiction Recovery Icon, Chef AJ. Listen closely to find answers to some of your toughest recovery questions. If abstinence is too hard, what then? Is...
2024-08-15
54 min
Real Food Recovery
Lisa Asbell's Weight Loss Story
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Lisa Asbell, RN, is a dedicated professional with over three decades of coaching and mentoring expertise in the health and wellness arena. Her journey of losing over a hundred pounds and keeping it off is t...
2024-08-08
54 min
Real Food Recovery
The Myths of Weight Loss Part Two
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, we’ll build on Episode 70, by continuing to examine all the weight loss myths that have invited so many unhealthy eating patterns. We continue to uncover the truth in hopes of helping any...
2024-08-01
47 min
Real Food Recovery
The Myths of Weight Loss Part One
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us for episode 70 because this is going to be an episode that will leave you leaning forward in your seat. Listen past the words we share, and see if you can stop yourself from n...
2024-07-25
53 min
Real Food Recovery
Laura Eiman Confidence Coach
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we have the pleasure of sharing our conversation with the incomparable confidence coach and recovering sugar addict, Laura Eiman. Laura has been studying the mindset of Navy SEALs and Olympic athletes for 23 years. She i...
2024-07-18
1h 02
Real Food Recovery
Inner Family Work That Works!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us for episode 68, as we take a deep dive into the world of Inner Family Work. This topic is nuanced and SO interesting, but it’s not for everyone…at first. That’s because the fou...
2024-07-11
52 min
Real Food Recovery
How to Trust Yourself and Others
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Welcome to episode 67, where we will be talking about Trust. This is a big topic! We are going to address the impact self trust has on the relationship with ourselves as well as our...
2024-07-04
38 min
Real Food Recovery
The Hunger Habit by Judd Brewer
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. We welcome Dr. Judson Brewer to our podcast this week. Together we take a deep dive into habit formation, habit change and mindfulness. Dr. Brewer’s take on food addiction and addictive behaviors with processed foo...
2024-06-27
57 min
Real Food Recovery
Self-Worth and Self-Esteem in Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Welcome to Episode 65 where we start to uncover the connection between self-worth, self-esteem and recovery. There are many closely related “self-” words including self-worth, self-esteem, self-respect, self-value, but two appear to mean virtually the same thing...
2024-06-20
48 min
Real Food Recovery
The Whole Story Behind Oprah's Weight Loss "Special"?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Something happened in the culture zeitgeist recently that Paige and Jamie felt compelled to address. Oprah Winfrey aired a “special” titled, “Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution”. Her premise to invite viewers in was built arou...
2024-06-13
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Self Pity is Poison
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today we are discussing a topic that you might be surprised by: Self-Pity. Did you know that Self-pity is more than just an emotion…it actually acts like a poison and is directly tied to the...
2024-06-06
50 min
Real Food Recovery
Dr. Laurie Marbas' Drive to Heal Others
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us for an inspiring and informative discussion with the smart, driven and spiritually-aware Dr. Laurie Marbas. Discover her story and learn how she incorporates a whole-food plant based diet into her life and her w...
2024-05-30
59 min
Real Food Recovery
Assertive and Confident Communication
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. People on both sides of the table will benefit from our conversation about Assertive Confident Communication. You might ask why we’d spend time on a recovery podcast addressing this issue? Those who struggle with pro...
2024-05-23
44 min
Real Food Recovery
Good Grief in Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Today, we are going to talk about a tender topic…grief. This is an uncomfortable topic, but a necessary one, especially for those of us in recovery. That’s because recovery from addiction, no mat...
2024-05-16
32 min
Real Food Recovery
Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Passion for Giving Back
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us for a service-focused chat with Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a GIANT in the nutritional excellence and longevity field. Dr. Fuhrman’s decades of research via his work with thousands of patients has led him to...
2024-05-09
1h 01
Real Food Recovery
Clear the Clutter, Clear Your Mind!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Did you know that clutter and mental health are connected!? While clutter is sometimes associated with creativity or being right-brained, it can also be overwhelmingly stressful, especially if it gets out of hand and interferes wi...
2024-05-02
40 min
Real Food Recovery
Is There a Hormone for Happiness?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. This episode digs into the question: Is dopamine good or bad? You might be surprised to hear that the answer is YES! Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that occurs naturally in our bodies, and plays a r...
2024-04-25
48 min
Real Food Recovery
Go Sugar Less with Dr. Nicole Avena
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Paige and Jamie had the honor of interviewing Dr. Nicole Avena. She is a research neuroscientist and a pioneer in the field of food addiction. Her seminal research work jump-started a new field of exploration i...
2024-04-18
54 min
Real Food Recovery
Rich Holman Says Sugar is Killing You Softly
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us for a lively conversation with Rich Holman, author of Killing You Softly, a comprehensive guide, backed by extensive research, footnotes, and real-life testimonies, proving how sugar is slowly, sweetly, and completely killing us. L...
2024-04-11
51 min
Real Food Recovery
Making Friends With our Mistakes
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Do you struggle with carrying guilt, shame, or other regrets from mistakes you’ve made in life? Have you wondered if it’s possible to ever find freedom from the choices of your past? Join Jamie...
2024-04-04
50 min
Real Food Recovery
The Secret to Weight Loss
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Have you ever been on a diet only to gain everything back, plus a little more!? What if we told you that you never have to suffer that trauma cycle again? In this episode, Jamie and...
2024-03-28
55 min
Real Food Recovery
RFR Leader Shae Williams
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, Jamie and Paige have the honor of hosting one of the members of our RFR family, Shae Williams. Shae is one of our RFR leaders, a health coach, and a spiritual leader w...
2024-03-21
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Be Great and Serve
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Do you love to serve? Or maybe you struggle with the notion of it. It’s never too late to start and it’s never too late to make up for the past. Paige and Jamie...
2024-03-14
37 min
Real Food Recovery
GOOOOOOAAAAALs!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Do you think goal-setting is necessary for success? Find out why this is true and how to set goals for yourself in recovery. In this episode, Paige and Jamie share some great stories and life l...
2024-03-07
40 min
Real Food Recovery
Food Addiction Expert Vera Tarman
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, Paige and Jamie are honored to interview one of the original voices in the Food Addiction (and recovery) movement, Dr. Vera Tarman. Her book “Food Junkies” brought the concept of Food Addiction to so...
2024-02-29
58 min
Real Food Recovery
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Have you ever heard of ACT? No, not the college prep exam, but Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. It is a wonderful world of psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept tho...
2024-02-22
38 min
Real Food Recovery
What Do You Value?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Do your values align with your behaviors? Do you feel different when they do? And, more importantly, do your food behaviors align with your values? If so, every bite you take can get you closer t...
2024-02-15
34 min
Real Food Recovery
RFR Leader, Heather Hewett's Story of Triumph
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join us as we get to know one of our RFR Leaders, Heather Hewett! Heather has advanced knowledge in all things surrounding nutrition, and the impact it makes on our gut microbiome. Find out one of...
2024-02-08
54 min
Real Food Recovery
Boundaries Part 2: What's Healthy, What's Not
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this second of their two-part series on Boundaries, Jamie and Paige take a deeper look at boundaries and focus on what healthy boundaries look like and the areas of growth we experience when we l...
2024-02-01
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Boundaries: Where I End and You Begin
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this first of a two-part series, Jamie and Paige take a real look at what boundaries are and why they’re important. They give examples of how boundaries are set with love and how the...
2024-01-25
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Leigh Ettinger, MD: The Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this unique episode, we have the opportunity to hear from a pediatric nephrologist, who specializes in a plant based lifestyle. Glean from his wisdom as to how to best help our children suffering from ob...
2024-01-18
49 min
Real Food Recovery
What Matters Most Lasts Longest
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Have you heard the saying, “What Matters Most, Lasts Longest?” These words to live by guide our podcast discussion. How are you prioritizing your life and your recovery? Where are you putting your energy and effor...
2024-01-11
38 min
Real Food Recovery
Recovery is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 41, Jamie and Paige take a real look at what it requires to remain active in recovery long-term. They teach us to lean into the process and appreciate all the wisdom gleaned through consistent, st...
2024-01-04
41 min
Real Food Recovery
The Myth of Anger Management
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 40, Jamie and Paige examine the myth of anger management. That’s right, it is a myth. From healthy expressions of anger to abnormal ones, we talk through the options available to us as we...
2023-12-28
43 min
Real Food Recovery
You've Got a Lotta Nerve!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 39, Paige and Jamie dive deep into all things nervous system, and, it’s true, we ALL have a lotta nerve! So, how do we keep that in check? The answer is exquisitely simple. Tap...
2023-12-21
51 min
Real Food Recovery
Who Validates You!?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 38, Paige and Jamie review the final step in the four steps to emotional processing: Notice, Allow, Explore, Validate. That’s right folks, this episode’s all about validation! Do you seek it? Do you g...
2023-12-14
45 min
Real Food Recovery
Life Unbinged with Kristy McCammon
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, Jamie and Paige have the honor of interviewing social media darling, Kristy McCammon. Founder of uber-popular, Life Unbinged, Kristy’s faith-focused food recovery thought leadership has garnered her thousands of followers. She gra...
2023-12-07
53 min
Real Food Recovery
Self-Care Isn't Selfish
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Ever wonder what the difference was between self-care and selfishness? We did, so we’re here to share our best practices and lessons learned from our self-care journey. We like to think of self...
2023-11-30
37 min
Real Food Recovery
Being Organized Leads to Success
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. If you are wanting to up your organization game, have we got a podcast for you!!! Jamie and Paige get real about the benefits of being on top of things, and thinking through several steps do...
2023-11-23
39 min
Real Food Recovery
Become Your Own Loving Parent
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Ever catch yourself acting like a child or a teenager and wonder why? We have the answer! Join Jamie and Paige for this episode all about becoming a loving parent to your inner family. Discover w...
2023-11-16
49 min
Real Food Recovery
The Real Cost of Food Addiction
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Ever find yourself gobsmacked by how those sneaky dollar bills slip out of your pocket when supporting bad habits? We did! That’s why, in this episode, Jamie and Paige get real and raw about the...
2023-11-09
52 min
Real Food Recovery
Sally Johnson, RD: Why I Left Conventional Nutrition Behind
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Join Jamie and Paige as they welcome guest Sally Johnson RD. Sally’s a Registered Dietitian, who walked away from conventional nutrition training and found food freedom for her and her clients.Together, they discuss who...
2023-11-02
48 min
Real Food Recovery
Detachment: Make No One Your Project
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Do you feel tempted to try to control others? Do you get frustrated when others won’t change or life doesn’t meet your expectations? We get it! That’s why we created an episode about d...
2023-10-26
42 min
Real Food Recovery
Begin With the End in Mind: Write Your Own Obituary
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. Some may wonder why recovery podcast hosts would suggest writing our own obituaries! Well, follow along and see how this reflection exercise plays right into getting you from where you are to where you want to...
2023-10-19
53 min
Real Food Recovery
Netta Gorman: Life After Sugar
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, Paige and Jamie have the honor of talking with Netta Gorman, founder of the Life After Sugar Podcast. In 2015, Netta let go of sugar and discovered real sweetness in her life. She s...
2023-10-12
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Forgiveness Series Part 3: Unforgiven
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In the third episode of the RFR Forgiveness Series, Paige and Jamie tackle the unforgiveness of self and others. Listen as they analyze wasted time spent on self-loathing, second-guessing, resentments and grudge-holding. Explore the role t...
2023-10-05
50 min
Real Food Recovery
Forgiveness Series Part 2: It's Not For Chumps!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. What do you do when someone doesn’t forgive you? In this episode, Jamie and Paige dive deep into this, so get your notes app ready! For instance, did you know that forgiveness doesn’t alway...
2023-09-28
53 min
Real Food Recovery
Forgiveness Series Part 1: Why Bother!?!!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this, the first of their multi-part series on forgiveness, Paige and Jamie go deep in the dynamics of forgiveness. Find out what forgiveness really is and what it’s not. Discover where compassion and bou...
2023-09-21
45 min
Real Food Recovery
Chef AJ’s Real Food Recovery Wisdom
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this special episode, Jamie and Paige welcome WFPB and Food Addiction Recovery Icon, Chef AJ. Listen closely to find answers to some of your toughest recovery questions. If abstinence is too hard, what...
2023-09-14
54 min
Real Food Recovery
What's Love Got To Do With It?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 24, Paige and Jamie discuss why love is the foundation of recovery and reinforce the idea that self-care isn’t selfish. They answer the question why love is important for and in recovery, and how...
2023-09-07
45 min
Real Food Recovery
Paradise by the Dashboard Lights: Processing Our Emotions
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 23, Jamie and Paige review the four steps to emotional processing: Notice, Allow, Explore, Validate. They share how they process their emotions before and after recovery, and the biggest lessons they learned al...
2023-08-31
47 min
Real Food Recovery
Being a Peacemaker-Anger Never Persuades
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 22, Paige and Jamie discuss how peacemaking is a pivotal component of recovery and, in some ways, an outcome barometer. This episode helps you decide if you are a peacemaker or if you operate f...
2023-08-24
50 min
Real Food Recovery
Body Acceptance in Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 21, Jamie and Paige dive deep into a divisive topic: body acceptance in recovery. Between the two of them, it’s safe to say that they have lived life at EVERY size, so they hav...
2023-08-17
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Nutrition's Impact on the Aging Brain
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 20, Paige and Jamie cover nutrition's impact on the aging brain. They share what we can do to protect ourselves from Alzheimer's or dementia. You might be surprised to learn the impact processed food h...
2023-08-10
43 min
Real Food Recovery
The Food Addict's Travel Guide
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 19, Jamie and Paige uncover why traveling as a recovering food addict is so hard and why having a plan is the key to success. Did you know that having thoughts of how you w...
2023-08-03
53 min
Real Food Recovery
Stress Managment
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 18, Paige and Jamie discuss why stress is so important to recognize and manage, and the huge toll it takes on our bodies. Together they share the secrets they’ve learned about handling stress whe...
2023-07-27
46 min
Real Food Recovery
Addictive Substances: What Are They And Why Do They Matter
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 17, we ask the question, “Are drugs really as bad as society says?” Follow along as Jamie and Paige tell stories of addiction devastation that have wreaked havoc on the masses. What actually leads peopl...
2023-07-20
50 min
Real Food Recovery
Attitude and Thought Life
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 16, Paige and Jamie explore why attitude (aka thought life) is EVERYTHING in life. Attitude brings out the best and worst in us and the good news is, the choice is ours to make! P...
2023-07-13
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Connection to Others/Relationships
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 15, Jamie and Paige dive deep into the topic of relationships in recovery. For example, is community REALLY the antidote to addiction? They discuss how food recovery affects relationships, and how to find the r...
2023-07-06
45 min
Real Food Recovery
Connection to Self
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In episode 14, Paige and Jamie talk about how important it is to connect to yourself in recovery. Self-connection makes us happier, helps us overcome addictive behaviors and enables discovery of our true selves. It...
2023-06-29
43 min
Real Food Recovery
Spirituality
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In episode 13, Jamie and Paige dive deep into how spirituality and religion influence their recovery. They share their own spiritual and religious practices that keep them connected to a greater source of love in...
2023-06-22
44 min
Real Food Recovery
Sleep is Crucial for Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In their 12th episode, Jamie and Paige dig into the importance of sleep in recovery. You might be surprised to learn that sleep is right up there with food prep and movement when it...
2023-06-15
42 min
Real Food Recovery
Get Your Move On
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In this episode, Paige and Jamie talk about their experience with movement, fitness, gyms and workouts. They are vulnerable about sharing how they overcame their own barriers and discovered easy and rewarding ways to move, n...
2023-06-08
43 min
Real Food Recovery
It's Always the Food!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 10 Jamie and Paige reveal why food is the trunk of their Recovery Tree of Life (and the heart of their podcast logo). There is a clear connection between food and addiction recovery. Food i...
2023-06-01
46 min
Real Food Recovery
The Branches of Our Recovery Tree~Education
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 9 Paige and Jamie explain why their RFR logo is the symbol for the Tree of Life and how the branches of the tree represent foundations of healthy living and solid recovery from food a...
2023-05-25
39 min
Real Food Recovery
Consistency: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 8: Now that they are their own experts, Paige and Jamie dive deep into the reasons for consistency in recovery. They explore how consistent action toward goals affects recovery, and what mindset we can a...
2023-05-18
49 min
Real Food Recovery
Be Your Own Guru…You’re Not the Boss of ME!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 7, Jamie and Paige get real about how they turned themselves from lemmings into leaders when they started listening to their own guidance. After all, just because you’ve written a book doesn’t mean you’re the...
2023-05-11
41 min
Real Food Recovery
OK, I think I’m Addicted to Processed Food, Now What?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 6, Paige and Jamie share the helplessness and overwhelm they felt while they were still in their food addiction and how they learned to trust themselves into recovery. After decades of searching for experts, p...
2023-05-04
43 min
Real Food Recovery
How Do I Know if I’m an Addict?
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In their fifth episode, Paige and Jamie review the 11 criteria of processed food addiction and discuss how each one impacted their lives for so many years. They walk through how each aspect of processed food addiction can...
2023-04-27
40 min
Real Food Recovery
The Day I Realized I Was an Addict
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In their fourth episode, Paige and Jamie talk about their turning point: the day each of them realized they were processed food addicts. What led them to their realization? What did they do with it? Jamie and...
2023-04-20
38 min
Real Food Recovery
My Food “Rock Bottom”
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 3, Jamie and Paige get real about their processed food addiction “rock bottom.” What led them there, what it felt like and what they learned about themselves as they slid deeper into their individual obsession with food...
2023-04-20
39 min
Real Food Recovery
Processed Food Addiction…A Day in the Life
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In their second episode, Paige and Jamie, share how every day their processed food addiction kept them imprisoned by food cravings, food obsession and binge/restrict behaviors. This episode dives deep into the realities of processed food...
2023-04-20
43 min
Real Food Recovery
Welcome to Real Food Recovery!
Welcome to Real Food Recovery, a podcast created by two lifelong processed food addicts with over 100 years of addiction (and recovery) between them. Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno use their Real Food Recovery podcast and social media channels to share their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction, obsession, and loss. In Episode 1, Paige and Jamie introduce themselves and share the origins of their partnership. In a candid and vulnerable way, they explain Real Food Recovery’s mission and vision, unpack what led them to their processed food ad...
2023-04-20
43 min