Live Unrestricted - The Intuitive Eating & Food Freedom Podcast
Are you tired of feeling obsessed with food and your weight? Feeling guilt and shame around eating? Or struggling with binge/emotional eating?
If you're ready to break free from the endless cycle of yo-yo dieting, heal your relationship with food, and finally be able to eat without obsession, guilt or constant fear of losing control, this podcast is for you.
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Rooted in evidence-backed strategies, Live Unrestricted helps you uncover the true causes of unwanted habits like overeating, binge eating, emotional eating and self-sabotage so that you can escape diet culture, heal from disordered eating, learn body acceptance, and step into a confident relationship with food and your body – all from an entirely new perspective.
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Live Unrestricted - The Intuitive Eating & Food Freedom Podcast
How to (Actually) Break Free From the Binge-Restrict Cycle
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You already know about the binge-restrict cycle. That's not why you're still stuck in it. In this episode I'm going 10 layers deep into what's actually keeping the cycle running - including the real reason "just stop restricting" advice doesn't work, and the three things that actually have to happen to break free for good.
In this episode I discuss...
- Why "just stop restricting" advice can make things worse - and what it's missing
- The invisible straitjacket: why some people can't stop restricting even when they desperately want to
- Why your nervous system has coupled food with both safety AND danger at the same time
- Where those associations come from, and why they make neutrality feel nearly impossible
- Why stopping restriction doesn't feel like freedom, and why stopping binging doesn't feel like relief
- The three things that actually have to happen to break the cycle: internal safety, embodiment, and decoupling food from safety and danger
- What my relationship with work taught me about what makes this cycle so relentless
You already know about the binge-restrict cycle. That's not why you're still stuck in it.
You know that restriction leads to binging. You've understood this intellectually for years. And it keeps happening anyway. Which makes you feel like you're the problem. You're not. You're just working at the wrong level.
In this episode I go 10 layers deep into why the cycle keeps running even when you knowwww better, including the real reason "just stop restricting" advice doesn't work and sometimes makes things worse. We cover why your nervous system has coupled food with both safety and danger at the same time, why that makes neutrality feel nearly impossible, and what three things actually have to happen to genuinely break the cycle for good.
This is the episode I wish existed when I was in the middle of it. The real answer is in here.
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DISCLAIMER: Live Unrestricted and all content shared by Sabrina are for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Everything you hear is meant to support your relationship with food, not replace professional advice. This podcast is not therapy and Sabrina is not a licensed therapist. Any decisions you make based on this content are your responsibility. For any medical or mental health concerns, always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.
