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I have struggled with sugar addiction for most of my life and finally found my path to freedom by giving up all sugar and all flour on January 13, 2018. I never thought I would be free from the misery of addiction and am so grateful to be where I am now. This podcast is about my personal journey and transformation from sugar addict to freedom and what my life looks like day-to-day as I continue to live the sweet life without sugar. I talk about challenges and victories and hope to inspire ot ...
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In today's podcast finale I symbolically wrap up 4 incredible years of Unsweetened Sio, the podcast by recording this final episode on my 5-year sugarversary after recording my very first episode on my 1-year sugarversary. This isn't goodbye though so please continue to follow me on social media and feel free to contact me at siobhan@unsweetenedsio…
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In today's episode I interview Dr. Bradley Nelson, author and creator of "The Emotion Code" and "The Body Code: Unlocking Your Body's Ability to Heal Itself". Over decades of work as a holistic chiropractic physician, Dr. Brad discerned that most of the physical discomfort and emotional distress his patients suffered was rooted in trapped emotions—…
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In today's episode Karen Martel and I continue our conversation about hormonal health and how to optimize our hormones during perimenopause and menopause so we can feel our best. Karen is a Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach and women’s weight loss expert. Karen is the host of the top-rated women’s health podcast The Ot…
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In today's episode SUGARx Global co-founder and my friend, Anna Fruehling, interviews me as I get ready to celebrate my 5 year sugarversary. We talk about some of what I have been going through recently personally, how it challenged my recovery and how I managed to get back on track plus some hard business decisions I had to make. The full video ve…
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In today's episode I talk with one Valerie Root, who reached out to me after listening to the podcast and graciously agreed to share her current struggle with sugar and processed food. Valerie is a wife, a mom of 4 boys (ages 9, 7, and 4 year old twins), and she works full time as a registered dietitian, so it goes without saying that her life is f…
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In today's episode I talk with Zippi about her own story of recovery, how she helps clients globally with her GPS program, and how to protect our recovery. Zippi Livneh, is a nurse and certified food addiction counselor. She is licensed in the sugar/food addiction assessment tool SUGAR® and is the creator of the GPS Program that teaches people how …
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In today's episode Danny and Catherine Mullaney are returning for a follow up interview. We will pick up the conversation from where we left off last time. (To hear their part one please go to episode #138) They live one day at a time. When they stay in the stream of life they will fall and get up, fall again and get up, etc. Falling is a part of r…
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In today’s episode I talk with Dr. Mindy Pelz about her new book, “Fast Like a Girl” available now for pre-order and coming out on December 27th. We talk about the magic of working with our menstrual cycles instead of against them and how effortless it feels when we do. Dr. Mindy is a renowned holistic health expert and one of the leading voices in…
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In today's episode I talk with Judy Wolfe about tips for surviving the holidays and about all the programs SUGARx Global is running if you are looking for extra support. Judy Wolfe is a Certified Food Addiction Professional, holds a certificate in Holistic Medicine for Addiction (HMA) from Bitten Jonsson, and is SUGAR Certified/Licensed. She has be…
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In today's episode I talk with Ben Azadi about addiction as a superpower. Ben shares his story of addiction, how to use ketosis for sugar addiction and most importantly, the benefits of incorporating Vitamin G into our daily lives. In 2008, went through a personal health transformation of shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben Azadi, FDN-…
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In today's episode I talk with Joann Burnett, a group coaching client that celebrated her 1-year sugarversary on November 1. Joann talks with us about her journey and the tools that have helped her along the way. Joann lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with her husband and 2 daughters. She is a lawyer turned career advisor turned branding advisor wi…
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In 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 wor…
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In today's episode I talk with Karen Martel about perimenopause, menopause and how to optimize our hormonal health during this time and why we might experience more sugar cravings. Karen is a Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach and women’s weight loss expert. Karen is the host of the top-rated women’s health podcast The …
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In today's episode I talk with Sue Brown about her story and book, "Simply Sugar Free: Six Simple Steps to Conquer Sugar Addiction." Sue lost 52 pounds in 52 weeks when she was 52 by going Simply Sugar Free. Which is her code phrase for unraveling her lifelong sugar addiction. Sue has always known that her weight problem was in her head, not her bo…
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In today's episode I talk with Tracy Desjardins about her book, "The Diet-Free Diva" and how she helps women overcome their health struggles and connect to their inner Diva. Tracy is an International Health Coach, Mind Body Eating Coach, Fitness Professional, and writer who specializes in holistic wellness coaching for women. Through her own prior …
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In today's episode I talk with Jayn Steele, BA (IDST), HMA, SUGAR®. Jayn shares her own powerful story of recovery and talks about "substance" addiction versus "process" addiction. Jayn is a Licensed International Food Addiction Professional and Recovery Coach. She specializes in assessment and treatment of food as a ‘substance’ addiction, and eati…
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In today's episode I talk with Andrea Caprio about her Food Freedom Formula. Don't miss her free gifts she offers at the end of the episode! Andrea is an expert in emotional eating and a master transformational nutrition coach. She developed her Food Freedom Formula to help busy women struggling with cravings and emotional eating lose 20 pounds or …
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In today's episode I talk with Erika, who was a member of my group coaching program last fall, and is celebrating her 1-year sugarversary. We had such a great and open conversation about addiction! Erika was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida and later attended law school at Stetson University College of…
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In today's episode my friend and podcast fan favorite, Bitten Jonsson is back! Bitten asks the question: Is the illness of addiction the worst thing that can happen or is it a blessing in disguise? If you missed earlier episodes with Bitten, you can listen here: Episode 23 - Bitten tells her story and wisdom: https://anchor.fm/siobhan99/episodes/23…
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Rachel is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Sugar Addiction Recovery Coach and SUGAR® Certified & Licensed. Her mission is to help women with sugar addiction ditch all the diets and find food freedom for life! Initially trained as a Registered Nurse, she transitioned to holistic nutrition to better serve her clientele of exceptional women who jus…
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In today's season 5 premiere, I talk with Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir. She tells us about her own journey with food addiction, how she helped herself and then how she opened one of the first food addiction treatment programs in the world. And after doing those things, also founded INFACT, to help professionals get the training needed to help their …
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In today's season 4 finale, I interview all 3 founding members of SugarX Global and we talk about how they came up with the concept and reflect back on the past 14 months of creating this amazing community. Dave, Anna and Judy are recovering addicts. They personally understand Addiction Interaction Disorder (one disease, many outlets) and know that…
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In today's episode I talk with Leslie Colburn who celebrated her 1-Year Sugarversary on May 27th! Leslie reflects on the past year through her journal entries and shares with us the 10 things that really helped her, coming to terms with and accepting that she has an addiction and she takes us through a day where she compares what it looks like off …
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In today's episode I talk with José Chavez about his story of recovery. José is originally from El Salvador but was born and raised in North Carolina, so he considers himself an official southern boy. He is a brother, son, and accountant by profession. With that being said, to the outside world he was a professional and “normal” person. Unfortunate…
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In today's episode I talk with Susan Miller and we celebrate her 2 year sugarversary! She talks about her continued recovery and how these days she is trying to keep it simple. Susan Miller is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who decided to give up sugar, flour, and alcohol in March of 2020. After a couple of months of slips and starts she came c…
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In today's episode I continue to talk about my story of sugar addiction, my recovery journey and how the Emotion Code is one of the tools that has really helped me with my recovery. For more on The Emotion Code: https://discoverhealing.com/ To book an Emotion Code/Body Code session with me: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/book-online Thanks for list…
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In today's episode I talk with Tiffany Cornell about her recovery journey. Tiffany is 32 years old and was born with the disease of addiction. At age 6 she was already quite overweight, suffered from severe depression and as a result got sent on her first diet retreat with her mother. Ever since then not a day has gone by that she wasn’t on a diet …
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In today's episode I welcome back Susan Peirce Thompson to talk about her latest book, REZOOM: The Powerful Reframe to End the Crash-and-Burn Cycle of Food Addiction. Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in the psychology of eating. She is Preside…
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In today's episode I welcome back Matty Lansdown and we talk more about intermittent fasting and how it differs for women, how we should eat differently during different phases of our cycle and the impact diet culture has on us. Starting out in the field of nutritional epi-genetics and spending several years working in hospitals as part of a diseas…
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In today's episode I talk about my own story of addiction from early childhood to age 38 when I finally decided to abstain from ALL sugar and ALL flour and found my way to freedom. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and were inspired in some way, I would love to hear from you. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post i…
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In today's episode I talk with Karen Hannah and she shares her story of recovery over the past year. Karen is 59 years old and was a sugar and carb addict for well over 50 years. She was put on her first diet at 7 years old, lied about her age to join Weight Watchers at age 14 and has yo-yo dieted her entire life. The irony was she wasn’t that over…
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In today's episode I am so excited to welcome back the wonderful Anna Fruehling. We talk about her new book and the amazing work she is doing at SUGARx Global to help others in their recovery. Anna is a recovering addict with 33 years clean. When she realized sugar acts as the gateway drug, priming the brain for all other addictions, a light bulb w…
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In today's episode I talk with the amazing Dr. Daryl Gioffre about his own story of sugar addiction and he gives really great tips and hacks to getting off sugar TODAY! Dr. Gioffre is a highly sought-after longevity expert who uses a cutting-edge approach to nutrition to help his patients fight inflammation and achieve and maintain an optimal level…
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Danny and Catherine Mullaney met early in AA recovery as young adults. Over the last 3 decades they have been living by the spiritual principles laid out in the 12 steps. Despite that, the addiction to sugar has been a thorn in their side throughout. Catherine has been addicted to sugar most of her life, been on many diets since she was 8 years old…
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In today's episode I share my top 5 tips to help you get back on track when you're struggling. I have been struggling since December so this is also to help me get back on track with some accountability. I also share more about my April Breaking Free Group Coaching Program and Stanzie's "Awaken Your Inner Truth" 4-day retreat on the Big Island of H…
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In today's episode I talk with Dr. Gary Fettke about his fascinating tale of not only his own health journey and cancer diagnosis, but also of being targeted by the processed food industry for speaking about the dangers of excess sugar consumption. Dr. Fettke is an Orthopedic Surgeon and vocal proponent of nutrition being a major component of preve…
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In today's episode I talk with Ede Fox about the Carnivore Diet and how it changed her life. Seven years ago, Ede turned her life around with a ketogenic/carnivore diet. Decades of compulsive consumption of refined carbs and junk food led to obesity, joint pain, rising blood pressure & blood sugar, plus out of control asthma, allergies and eczema. …
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In today's episode I talk with Danielle Daem again and we dig a little deeper into sugar addiction, doing the inner work and identifying the root causes of why we eat emotionally. If you missed my first episode with Dani, you can listen here: https://anchor.fm/siobhan99/episodes/82---Danielle-Daem--Quit-Sugar-Summit-Co-Host-and-Sugar-Freedom-Coach-…
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In today's episode I talk about motivation, inspiration and willpower. I also do a last call for my next Breaking Free 10-week coaching program that starts March 7. You can get more details here: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/group-coaching. I also talk about my First Fridays group coaching and you can sign up for the next one on March 4 here: htt…
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In today's episode I talk with Craig Emmerich about keto, discovering he had Lyme disease and treating it with a carnivore diet. Craig graduated in Electrical Engineering and has spent the last 15 plus years researching nutrition and working with thousands of clients alongside his wife, Maria Emmerich. He is an international best selling author of …
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In today's episode I check back in with Leslie Colburn to see how she is doing now that she is 8 months sugar and flour free! Having struggled with sugar addiction and the restrict-binge cycle for over 35 years, Leslie has finally found what works for her and has been sugar and binge-free for 237 days. The UnSweetened Sio podcast and the monthly re…
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In today's episode I talk about optimizing insulin with Dr. Joanne Gordon. Dr. Gordon, a naturopathic physician, has been helping people for over 20 years at her clinic in Oregon City, OR. Her practice focuses on hormones and regenerative medicine. With her background in orthopedic and sports, she found that when her patients hormones were optimize…
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In today's episode I talk about the importance the role of self-love plays in our recovery journeys and as a key factor to our overall happiness. I also talk about my new 10-week Breaking Free Group Coaching program starting on March 7 and my First Fridays, a monthly Zoom call open to anyone that is looking for some coaching, community and connecti…
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In today's episode I talk with Nicole Jardim about our periods and how important they are for our health. We talk about what your period is telling you about your hormonal health and how important things like nutrition, sleep and stress management are to helping balance our hormones. Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, ment…
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In today's episode, I talk with Molly Downey about CGMs and how they are such a powerful tool for collecting data that can help improve your overall health and quality of life. Molly is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) who specializes in glucose control, metabolism and weight loss. She graduated from …
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In today's episode I talk with Ed Wassef and he shares his very powerful story of addiction and recovery. Ed found his solution to the disease of food addiction by committing to three pertinent things. He lives and works a daily 12 step program, follows an abstinent food plan and connects every day with like minded individuals. Ed began his program…
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In today's episode I talk about my top 10 benefits of breaking free from sugar addiction as I approach my 4 year sugarversary coming up on January 13th! I also talk about my new and improved 10-week breaking free group coaching program starting this March. Breaking Free Group Coaching: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/group-coaching Schedule an Emoti…
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In today's episode, I talk with Mike Collins two years and 100 episodes after our first interview! Mike believes sugar addiction is very real and not to be taken lightly. As a person in long-term recovery from substance use disorder for over thirty-six years, he took a very keen interest in what sugar was doing to him and his friends in early recov…
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In today's episode I talk to Kristy McCammon, founder of Life Unbinged. Most of Kristy’s life was spent being overweight and food obsessed. Unfortunately, food became her friend and comfort at a very young age. This set up a lifetime of dependence on food for every emotion; sadness, joy, fear, excitement, happiness, anger, boredom, chaos – you name…
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