In this episode of Hidden Potential Podcast, Sarah welcomes Molly Carmel. Molly is a former food addict, author, and expert in helping people heal their relationships with food. Through her podcast ‘What You’re Craving’ and her book ‘Breaking Up with Sugar’, Molly has been able to inspire and empower women of different ages to look inside, recognize what needs to be changed, and start a therapeutic journey.
Today, Molly teaches us how to recognize when we’re stuck in a vicious cycle of restrictiveness. The diet culture is so deep-rooted in all of us that sometimes we cannot break this cycle and find freedom. We think that there’s no way out of being addicted to food, which is far from the truth. Molly also talks about the importance of behavioral changes and the differences between healing your relationship with food and healing your relationship with diets.
“If you’re really in a binge-restrict cycle, the first thing you’re going to probably have to do is to let go of restricting.” – Molly Carmel
Key Timestamps
[1:54] – Round of personal questions;
[9:35] – Molly had to address her own problems to help people address theirs;
[17:30] – How to first be aware you need help;
[21:20] – Initial steps to get out of food addiction;
[25:15] – Why food restriction is precisely what’s getting you stuck;
[30:54] – The importance of behavioral changes;
[34:25] – Changes can take a long time or happen overnight;
[35:51] – The difference between healing your relationships with food & diet;
[41:45] – Everyone is deserving of healing – including you!
About Molly Carmel
Molly Carmel is a registered therapist, a motivational coach, and an entrepreneur helping people heal their relationships with food from the inside out. Author of ‘Breaking Up with Sugar’ and host of ‘What You’re Craving Podcast’.
Connect with Molly Carmel
Instagram: @mollycarmel
Website: www.mollycarmel.com
Podcast: What You're Craving with Molly Carmel
Book: Breaking Up with Sugar by Molly Carmel
Connect with Sarah!
Instagram: @saffarisarah
