Life After Diets
Not dieting? Now what?
Hosted by Stefanie Michele, a coach and somatic therapist, Life After Diets explores what it really takes to heal your relationship with food and body image. Stefanie brings the lens of nervous system regulation into every conversation, showing how patterns of bingeing, restricting, and body anxiety are less about willpower and more about how our systems seek safety.
Through personal stories, professional insights, and candid reflections, Stefanie unpacks the messy, nonlinear process of recovery: the relief of food freedom, the discomfort of identity shifts, and the challenge of living in a culture obsessed with thinness.
This isn’t another motivational pep talk or wellness quick-fix. It’s an honest exploration of how to move beyond food obsession, regulate your system, and create a life that feels steadier, freer, and bigger than the scale.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 210
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
208. Life After Life After Diets
A very special announcement to say that Life After Diets is closing a chapter to open some new ones.
As Sarah makes room in her life for new endeavors (if you're in the UK area, be sure to subscribe …
207. I'm Not Bingeing But I'm Not Healed, Either
Recovery from disordered eating doesn’t end the moment bingeing stops — that’s often where an entirely new phase begins. In this episode, Stef and Sarah unpack the often-overlooked “middle ground” of…
206. What If Food Freedom Looks Different for Different Brains? Guest Marcus Kain is back!
Marcus returns as the only guest we’ve ever invited back to the podcast, and in this conversation, he opens up about his evolving understanding of neurodivergence — particularly through the lens of a…
205. But The Worse I Feel About My Body, the More I Want to Eat. (Make it make sense!)
You’d think feeling bad about your body would make you eat less. But often, it does the opposite — and no, you’re not broken for that.
In this episode, we talk about the counterintuitive link between…
204. But If I'm Not Obsessed With Food, What Will I Obsess About?
203. But I Don't How to Rest so I End Up Eating
Ever feel like food is the only way you’re allowed to rest?
In this episode, we dive into the complicated overlap between rest, productivity, and eating — especially when slowing down feels wrong.
W…
202. People Pleasers Make the Best Overeaters
This week, we’re talking boundaries—the invisible lines that protect our time, energy, and sanity (when we actually enforce them).
Stef and Sarah unpack what boundaries really are (hint: not just say…
201. Fertility Without Weight Loss: A Radical Rethink with Guest Nicola Salmon
In this episode, the hosts introduce their guest Nicola Salmon, a fertility coach with a medical science background who advocates for fat-positive fertility.
Nicola shares strategies for navigating t…
Episode 200: Still Not on a Diet
199. But I Don't Love My Body with Anny @The Fat Ugly Blog
In episode 199, the hosts introduce and interview Anny Johnson from The Fat Ugly Blog. Anny shares her personal story of recovering from binge eating disorder and discusses the complexities of her jo…
198. But What Is a Craving, Anyway? (we're still debating it)
In this live-streamed episode, Stef and Sarah explore the nuanced world of cravings — what drives them, how they differ from binge or overeating urges, and why they’re often more complicated than the…
197. But My Body Image Is All Over the Place
In this episode, Stef and Sarah are talking about body image fluctuations.
They kick things off with Stef admitting she’s been in a bit of a funk lately, which has her feeling some body image blues.
…
196. But I Can't Forgive Myself for My Unhealthy Behaviors
In this heartfelt episode, Sarah and Stef explore the concept of self-forgiveness, including that it isn't about excusing harmful behaviors but rather about understanding and acknowledging the underl…
195. But Everyone is Losing Weight on Weight Loss Drugs -- and Frankly I'm Struggling
The main topic of the episode addresses the recent cultural emphasis on thinness and the use of weight loss drugs like GLP-1 medications. Stef and Sarah explore the societal pressure for thinness, th…
194. But I Can't Diet (and I'm Mad/Sad About It!) - Part Two
In this episode, Sarah and Stef explore the topic of why they decided to make this a rare two-part series. Stef sparked the idea due to a client's suggestion to dive deeper into the emotional aspects…
193. But Now I Can't Diet Even if I Want To!
192. Health Anxiety Or Health Concern?
This episode delivers a nuanced discussion to help you differentiate between health concerns and health anxiety/disorder.
Stef shares her personal journey of health with her development of orthorexia…
191. The Father Wound
In this heartfelt episode of the Life After Diets podcast, Sarah and Stef dive into the complex topic of "the father wound." Sarah Dosanjh, a psychotherapist, and Stef, a binge recovery health coach,…
190. Melissa Guest
In this guest episode, Stef's former client Melissa shares her story of leaving Overeaters Anonymous after twenty years to heal her "inner munchie." Melissa, a therapist from Michigan who also has AD…
189. But is Food Freedom Eating Whatever I Want?
In this episode, Sarah and Stef dive into the topic of food permission, addressing the intriguing question: “Can you really eat whatever you want whenever you want?”
They share personal insights and …