What if the right diet isn’t about cutting carbs, counting macros, or giving up your favorite foods—but about understanding what truly works for you?

In this episode, I unpack why restrictive diets fail and how the “can’t mindset” wires your brain to crave the very foods you’re trying to avoid. You’ll learn how to shift from restriction to intuition, discover the difference between can’t and don’t, and finally build a way of eating that feels effortless, enjoyable, and aligned with your body.

Because health isn’t a rulebook—it’s a feeling. Listen to the full episode now

Topics Covered:

• Why does restriction create the “can’t mindset”

• How diets trigger cravings and binge behavior

• The difference between can’t vs. don’t when it comes to food

• Why there’s no one-size-fits-all diet

• How to use body awareness to guide your eating

• Redefining health as a feeling, not a number

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Have you ever thought that the gut issues you’re facing right now might actually trace back to unresolved past trauma or dysregulated emotions?

Gut health is fascinating—there’s so much new research surfacing. And in this episode, I learned more than ever about how a dysregulated nervous system, often rooted in early trauma or chronic stress, can set the stage for major gut disruption. We often call it dysbiosis and try to “fix” it with diet or supplements—but when we only approach it from a biological angle, and ignore the psychological and emotional roots, the healing remains incomplete.

I’m joined by Martha Carlin, founder of The BioCollective, who sh ares the deeply moving story of her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis at just 44 years old—and how their search for answers uncovered the profound connection between trauma, the nervous system, and the microbiome.

Together, we unpack how emotional stress, toxic exposures, and processed foods silently shift the body’s internal balance, sometimes decades before symptoms show up. Martha also introduces two groundbreaking probiotic innovations she helped develop—“microbial teams” designed not just to add bacteria, but to restore the body’s internal pharmacy and repair gut-brain communication.

This is a conversation that’s both scientific and profoundly human—reminding us that true healing happens when we address not only the gut, but also the mind and heart.

Listen now on Make Peace With Food to discover how healing your gut could be the missing key to regulating your nervous system—and reclaiming your vitality.

Topics Covered:

• How gut imbalance affects nervous system regulation

• The link between unresolved trauma and microbiome dysfunction

• How toxic load and processed food disrupt gut health

• The surprising connection between Parkinson’s, stress, and sugar cravings

• The role of bio-individuality in choosing the right diet for gut health

• The creation of microbial team-based probiotics

• How belief, mindset, and emotional healing change physical outcomes

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Have you ever wondered why you keep repeating the same food patterns—restricting, binging, and then promising yourself it’ll never happen again?

In this episode of Make Peace With Food, I dive deep into the restrict–binge–punish–promise cycle that keeps so many of us stuck. I share how skipping meals and punishing ourselves for what we eat sends danger signals to the nervous system—keeping us in Protection Mode instead of peace.

We’ll explore how deprivation fuels cravings, how dopamine hijacks our reward system, and how simple nervous system regulation can help you finally trust your body again. This conversation is all about breaking free from punishment and returning to safety, self-compassion, and intuitive eating.

If you’ve ever felt trapped in a cycle of guilt and control around food, this episode is for you.

Listen to the full episode now on Spotify, iTunes, or YouTube and start calming your cravings from the inside out.

Topics Covered:

• How skipping meals triggers food scarcity and nervous system stress

• The “restrict–binge–punish–promise” cycle and why it keeps repeating

• The last supper mindset and its emotional roots

• How deprivation strengthens cravings and dopamine addiction

• Using meal planning as a tool for safety, not control

• Why fasting can heal or harm depending on your mindset

• How to shift from punishment to self-compassion

• Building safety and trust around food

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