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
29. But I Feel So Guilty About My Eating
Food guilt is a popular theme in the disordered eating community. How often has food guilt been linked to your own behaviors of binge eating and/or restricting? In this episode, we look at:
- Guilt in…
28. But I Don't Want to Let Myself Go
Does intuitive eating and not dieting anymore sound good – but you’re afraid that the alternative is to “let yourself go?” In this episode, we discuss:
- What does it actually mean to “let yourself go…
27. But Once I Start Eating, I Can't Stop
Have you ever felt like you don’t want to start eating because it actually makes it harder to stop? Why do you think that is? In this episode, we discuss:
- The desire to put off eating to reduce “out…
26. But I Don't Want to See People After Weight Gain
Have you ever thought: “I’ve gained weight and now I don’t want anyone to see me?” In this episode, Sarah & Stef talk about:
- Stef & Sarah’s family reactions to weight changes
- How it feels to see ex-…
25. But How Do I Stop a Binge Urge?
All the self-help input in the world feels like it makes sense until the moment a binge urge presents itself – and then what? In this episode, we discuss:
- Announcement: More live Zoom Community even…
24. But I Hate Photos of Myself
Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself and moved into a bad body image spiral? What is it about photos that feels so triggering? In this episode, we discuss:
- Why Sarah changed the topic of…
*BONUS* Guided Meditation to Reset After Overeating
GUIDED MEDITATION TO RESET AFTER OVEREATING, BINGE EATING AND/OR EMOTIONAL EATING – Sarah shares her guided meditation to help you find balance after an episode of out-of-control eating.
Compulsive e…
23. But I Think I'm Addicted to Food
Have you ever felt like you might be truly addicted to food? Have you been told that food is addictive and you have to avoid certain foods in order to have control over your eating? In this episode, …
22. But I've Struggling with Eating For Years!
This week, Sarah & Stef answer a listener question: is there hope for healing even after having an eating disorder for decades? We discuss:
- The role of social media in recovery
- Is recovery a real th…
21. But Who Am I Without Dieting?
Has dieting been center-stage for so long that you don’t know who you would be without it? In this conversation, we discuss:
- Dieting, body image, and the pursuit of recovery as an identity
- The Diet …
20. But How Can I Lose Weight Without Dieting?
So many people are on board with the idea of not dieting anymore, but does that mean giving up on weight loss entirely? In this episode, we dive into:
- Can you diet and heal from dieting at the same …
19. But How Do I Handle Friends & Family?
- But How Do I Handle My Relatives?
As we head into the holiday season, discussions about family dynamics and boundary setting with loved ones is a relevant conversation post-dieting. Do you find it …
18. But I'm All or Nothing (Black & White)
All or Nothing (otherwise known as black and white) thinking is one of the most common thought patterns of disordered eaters. Do you ever feel like you’ve eaten one “bad” food and you “might as well …
17. But What About Messages from My Childhood?
Are you still influenced by the diet culture messages you received in childhood? Does your family conditioning still impact your beliefs and behaviors about food and eating? In this episode, Sarah an…
16. But I Can't Stop Thinking About Food
Do you feel obsessed with thoughts of food? In this episode, Stef & Sarah talk about the reasons this may be happening for you -- none of which include being selfish, addicted, or gluttonous! We cove…
15. But Food is My Reward
In this episode, Sarah and Stef discuss the role of rules, comfort, joy, creativity, and boundaries in relation to food-as-reward. We’ll take a look at:
Food as a pressure-release system at the end o…
14. But Why Am I Still Eating?
In this episode, Sarah and Stef make sense of the impulse to eat when your rational brain doesn’t want to be eating. Do you ever feel conflicted about eating? Do you feel like you self-sabotage? We’l…
13. But I Can't Cope With My Emotions
- But I Can’t Cope With My Emotions
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about the role of emotions in binge eating versus emotional eating recovery. Do you feel like you’ve tried “sitting with” your…
12. But I Can't Cope With My Weight Gain
- But I Can’t Cope with My Weight Gain
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about how difficult it is to deal with weight gain that we experience from binge eating or overeating, as well as the weigh…
11. But I Can't Separate Exercise From Weight Loss
In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about exercise, movement and impact on weight, hunger and mental health. Do you struggle to approach exercise in a non-diet way? If you’re not losing weight do yo…