The Paul Dermody Podcast

Most people rely on inner conflict to make eating choices. We want to shift organically into calm, controlled, self-assured decisions.

So, let's talk about the audit. A behavioural audit. A period wh…

These are four important ideas that so often go overlooked.

1. It is normal to stop eating your favourite foods whilst still wanting more.
2. When people say they're addicted to sugar, it is usually becau…

There is a science to many eating behaviours, but there is also an art - and like art, it is subjective to each of us. Here are a few thoughts from my morning walk worth contemplating.

Paul transitio…

A simple question - what do I want to get from this experience? 

Whether I'm eating for pleasure or nourishment, have overeaten or have not eaten at all, what growth, lessons, wisdom and perspective …

In this episode, Paul goes through his history of binge eating - how it started, how he broke it and how he stayed out of it. Binge eating was, in part, because of an overvaluation of body shape whic…

I'm going to share with you what I have been sharing with my clients recently and all year round. I don't want to encourage food fear, but I also know some reminders are necessary. I'm confident this…

I recently spoke on a finance podcast and was asked where I got my investing knowledge. I don't have much. I have a huge interest in human behaviours and predictable tried and true patterns. Skills r…

Last week I told a client that it's impossible to lose weight and never feel hungry.

So I decided to share a smattering of ideas I've found important and impactful. I've expanded on them a little - u…

Barbara shares her story on losing 60lbs, why she wouldn't have been in a place to hear this message years ago and why the generally positive "you can do it too" tone can be more harmful than useful

Yoyo dieting will never be fixed with more dieting. And yet, the desire to change your body is difficult to put aside. It's understandable. But how do you address this issue?

This episode explores 3 …

Join Paul as he chats with his ex-client Sarah about her 80lb weight loss, her experience with medication for insulin resistance and the mindset of long-term behaviour change.

Expect to hear about wh…

Join Paul and his client Ger as he shares how he has lost a stunning 200lbs.

Expect to learn how his life has changed in the past four years, what diet white noise he needed to get rid of, why it did…

In this episode, Paul speaks to his client Conor who is on a mission to lose life-changing weight. Expect to hear about overcoming a life of diet-conditioning, white noise and guilt around food, how …

Join Paul as he talks about how we can use death to increase awareness of how we spend precious moments of life.

The transient nature of life makes it beautiful. Understanding this encourages us to a…

Your personal values are the driver of your nutrition decisions. They help you make the right decision for the right context. Diet conditioning reduces foods to weight loss only. "Good" and "bad". Va…

In today's episode, Paul chats with James Sexton, New York Divorce Lawyer and Author about what not to do in a successful relationship. This is off the back of James' 21 years as a Divorce Lawyer in …

In this episode, Paul chats about lessons, reflections, and what he has unlearned over the last year. Some of the points discussed are..

• Strangely, don't rush the journey. Prolong it
• One tip to chan…

In this episode, Paul goes through the context needed when you hear statements that sound like they make sense. But what are we missing when we accept such statements blindly?

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In this episode, Paul chats with Dan Malone about finances, how to change your behaviour around money, how to build wealth and why most people in our lives are doing it wrong. This episode will get y…

In this episode Paul responds to 80 questions that were sent in via Instagram. The topics are varied going from binge eating to money mindset to love and more.

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