In this validating and eye-opening episode, Clarissa and Molly explore Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) as it applies to ultra-processed food addiction recovery. While widely recognized in substance use recovery, PAWS is rarely acknowledged in food addiction—and yet, it can hit hard months or even years into recovery. With clinical insight, lived experience, and their signature compassion, they explain what PAWS is, why it happens, how it feels, and most importantly—what helps. This episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating the long game of recovery or supporting others through it.

🧠 You’re not broken—you’re healing.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Filippa Juul, a leading researcher on ultra-processed foods (UPFs), to explore why these engineered products are more than just empty calories. Dr. Juul breaks down the NOVA classification system, explains how UPFs disrupt hunger cues and metabolic health, and shares why they're linked to obesity, chronic illness, and food addiction. We also discuss what it will take—individually and systemically—to reclaim nourishment and protect public health.

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Cynthia Bulik—global leader in eating disorder research—to explore the groundbreaking idea that eating disorders are metabo-psychiatric conditions. From the genetic roots of anorexia to the overlap with food addiction, Dr. Bulik shares how understanding biology can dismantle shame, shift treatment paradigms, and bridge the gap between the eating disorder and addiction worlds. This is a must-listen for anyone seeking science-backed hope and a more compassionate model for recovery.

Dr. Alexandra Sowa—board-certified in internal and obesity medicine and author of The Ozempic Revolution—joins us to unpack the complex intersection of GLP-1 medications, metabolic health, and food addiction recovery. With clinical rigor and heartfelt empathy, Dr. Sowa explores what GLP-1s like Ozempic are really doing to food noise, why outcomes vary, and how sustainable change requires more than medication alone. We dive into the emotional grief of losing food as comfort, the role of behavioral and lifestyle interventions, and how clinicians and food addiction counselors can unite for true, lasting healing. Whether you're a provider, patient, or person in recovery, this is a must-listen.

Dr. Vera Tarman interviews renowned oncology researcher Dr. Thomas Seyfried, whose groundbreaking work challenges the dominant genetic theory of cancer. Dr. Seyfried argues that cancer is primarily a mitochondrial metabolic disease, fueled by glucose and glutamine fermentation. He discusses how ketogenic diets, caloric restriction, and targeting specific metabolic pathways may offer a more effective and less toxic approach to cancer prevention and treatment. This conversation dives deep into cancer biology, therapeutic fasting, and the impact of ultra-processed foods on mitochondrial health.

In this episode of Clinician’s Corner, Molly and Clarissa dive into what it really takes to sustain long-term recovery from ultra-processed food addiction. Moving beyond the early, crisis-focused phase of recovery, they explore the research-backed foundations of lasting change—like routine, stress management, mindfulness, and community connection. They share personal insights, clinical experience, and hopeful reminders that recovery is a lifestyle renovation, not a quick fix. Whether you're early in the journey or navigating years of sobriety, this conversation offers encouragement, perspective, and practical tools for creating a life you no longer want to escape from.

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jen Unwin to discuss two groundbreaking studies on Ultra-Processed Food Addiction, including a global expert consensus and a 12-month recovery outcomes paper. We also spotlight the upcoming IFACC 2025 conference in London and a special event happening this Saturday that supports it. Whether you’re a clinician, coach, or in recovery yourself, this episode is filled with insight, inspiration, and hope.

In this heartfelt episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Bitten Jonsson share their personal journeys with food addiction—from childhood sugar obsessions to professional breakthroughs. Together, they reflect on decades of lived experience, evolving science, and how they pioneered treatment approaches that go far beyond diet culture. A powerful conversation about truth-telling, healing, and hope.

In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Eike Buabang, cognitive neuroscientist at Trinity College Dublin, joins us to unpack the science of habits and how they impact recovery. We explore why we repeat behaviors that no longer serve us, how stress shifts our brain from goal-directed to automatic actions, and what it really takes to build lasting change. This one is packed with insight, hope, and practical tools.

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In this Clinician’s Corner episode, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab rethink the concept of “self-sabotage” in food addiction recovery. They reveal how these behaviors are not signs of failure, but adaptive coping strategies rooted in survival. With compassion and clinical insight, they explore how reframing shame-based language can open the door to healing, connection, and nervous system awareness.