Make Peace With Food, Finally (EP 96)
I sat down with anti‑diet coach and osteopath Sherry Shaban to talk about the messy, uncomfortable, and often ridiculous way we deal with food, diets, and our bodies. She shares how she went from CrossFit-obsessed, macro-counting perfectionist to someone who actually makes peace with food, and why most of us don’t have a “willpower problem” so much as a nervous system, stress, and survival problem. If you’ve ever gone from “cheat meal” to weekend-long food bender and then woke up Monday swearing you’ll fast and be “good,” this one is painfully relatable in all the best ways.
This conversation with Sherry Shaban is for anyone who has ever stared at an empty pizza box thinking, “How did we get here again?” while also knowing way too much about carbs, macros, and whatever diet is trending this month. Sherry is an osteopath, strength coach, and self-described science nerd who used to live in what she calls a self-made food prison: counting grams, tracking every bite, and stressing out her family and friends with constantly changing rules about what she would or wouldn’t eat.
Chapters
- 00:17 Introduction to Unhealthy Podcast
- 02:35 Journey to Anti-Diet Coaching
- 10:10 Realizations and Disordered Relationships
- 11:25 Back to the Beginning
- 14:49 The Shift to Fitness
- 21:00 Understanding Overeating
- 23:55 The Role of Biology and Psychology
- 37:42 Moving Towards Peace with Food
Guest: Sherry Shaban
- Website: https://makepeacewithfood.com
- Podcast (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-peace-with-food/id1543673323
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@makepeacewithfoodofficial
Companies / Vendors / Products Mentioned
- CrossFit: https://www.crossfit.com
- MyFitnessPal: https://www.myfitnesspal.com
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