Live Unrestricted - The Intuitive Eating & Food Freedom Podcast

Most of us have been there. A hard day, a stressful afternoon, a moment where you're just…done. And before you've made any kind of conscious decision, you're in the kitchen. Eating something you didn't really plan to eat. Sometimes it feels chaotic and out of control.

And it helps! For about two minutes. And then it doesn't. And then the guilt shows up, the emotions you were trying to escape come back, and you feel worse than before.
If that loop sounds familiar, this episode is going to give you a completely different way to understand it.
Because this isn't about willpower. It isn't really about food either. There's actual neuroscience behind why emotional eating feels so impossible to break. And once you understand this, things will start to make a lot more sense.
In this episode, we cover:
Why you're not actually "addicted to food" and what you're ACTUALLY craving instead
The trigger–behavior–relief loop that makes emotional eating feel automatic and beyond your control
How this pattern forms, often starting in childhood, and why it has nothing to do with weakness
Why food takes up SO much space when it becomes your main source of comfort or relief
What the real goal is (hint: it's not better food control)
Two journal questions to help you start seeing your own pattern more clearly
If emotional eating has felt like something that just takes over no matter how hard you try, this episode is going to help you understand why. And that understanding is the beginning of actually changing it.
🎥 Register for my FREE live workshop : The 4-Step Method To Stop Feeling Obsessed With Food

📲 Follow me for daily tips & resources on instagram! @sabrina.magnan.health
💌 Get on my Food Freedom Weekly Newsletter here: https://site.sabrinamagnan.com/newsletter/
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support. 

DISCLAIMER: Live Unrestricted and all content shared by Sabrina are for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Everything you hear is meant to support your relationship with food, not replace professional advice. This podcast is not therapy and Sabrina is not a licensed therapist. Any decisions you make based on this content are your responsibility. For any medical or mental health concerns, always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.

You know when you’ve had a good stretch? You feel like you’re making progress. Things are quieter around food. You're not thinking about it as much. You’re actually noticing…change. 
But instead of relaxing into it, you find yourself waiting for it to fall apart. Waiting for the next shoe to drop. 
One of our Food Freedom Academy members asked me about this recently. She'd been making real progress less than a month in and she said: I keep noticing I'm braced for failure. Is that normal?
Yes. And there's a specific reason it happens.
In this episode, I'm breaking down why you get pulled back into old patterns right when things start to shift. Your body isn't working against you - it's responding to something unfamiliar. And to your nervous system, unfamiliar and dangerous feel identical, even when one of them is healing.
You'll walk away understanding why the discomfort of progress is actually a sign the work is happening, what to do when your old identity starts making noise, and how to stay in the new without retreating to the old.
If you've ever had a good stretch and found yourself just waiting for it to end, this one's for you.
Follow the show so you never miss an episode, and come find me on Instagram @sabrina.magnan.health
xo, Sabrina
🎥 Register for my FREE live workshop : The 4-Step Method To Stop Feeling Obsessed With Food

📲 Follow me for daily tips & resources on instagram! @sabrina.magnan.health
💌 Get on my Food Freedom Weekly Newsletter here: https://site.sabrinamagnan.com/newsletter/
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support. 

DISCLAIMER: Live Unrestricted and all content shared by Sabrina are for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Everything you hear is meant to support your relationship with food, not replace professional advice. This podcast is not therapy and Sabrina is not a licensed therapist. Any decisions you make based on this content are your responsibility. For any medical or mental health concerns, always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.

We hear it all the time…
 “Just be consistent.”
 “Just stick to the plan.”
 “Just try harder.”
But what if the reason you feel inconsistent, stuck, or like nothing is really clicking… has nothing to do with your effort?
In this episode, I'm joined by Courtney Townley, women's health coach, host of the Grace & Grit podcast, and author of The Consistency Code - and we go way deeper than food, workouts, or routines.
We talk about what it actually means to be physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy… and why so many women feel like they’re doing everything “right” but still don’t feel good in their lives.
We live in a world of "info-besity." There's no shortage of protocols, plans, and programs telling you exactly what to eat, how to move, and who to be. And yet… you're still stuck. Still starting over. Still wondering why it feels so hard. 
Because real health isn’t about following a perfect plan. It’s about learning how to lead yourself through a life that is constantly changing.
And if you’ve been stuck in cycles of starting over, feeling off track, or questioning yourself… this episode is going to completely transform your perspective.
In This Episode, We Talk About:
Why outsourcing your health keeps pulling you further from yourself — and what to do instead
The concept of "info-besity" and why more information is not the solution
The 4-part Consistency Code framework
What self-trust actually is (hint: it's a practice, not a personality trait)
Why busyness is often a hiding habit — and what you might really be avoiding
The campfire analogy that will completely reframe how you think about falling off track
Why you cannot criticize yourself healthy — and what the science says about it
The one small shift you can make today to start unburdening your nervous system
About Courtney Townley
Courtney has been helping women take better care of themselves with more consistency and ease for over 20 years. She teaches women how to rebuild their relationship with themselves so they can experience deep health, purpose, and impact. She’s the host of the Grace & Grit podcast and the author of The Consistency Code.
Connect With Courtney
Website: GraceandgritGrace & Grit with Courtney Townley
Instagram: Instagraminstagram.com/gracegrit
Book: TheconsistencycodeThe Consistency Code: A Midlife Woman’s Guide to Deep Health and
🎥 Register for my FREE live workshop : The 4-Step Method To Stop Feeling Obsessed With Food

📲 Follow me for daily tips & resources on instagram! @sabrina.magnan.health
💌 Get on my Food Freedom Weekly Newsletter here: https://site.sabrinamagnan.com/newsletter/
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support. 

DISCLAIMER: Live Unrestricted and all content shared by Sabrina are for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Everything you hear is meant to support your relationship with food, not replace professional advice. This podcast is not therapy and Sabrina is not a licensed therapist. Any decisions you make based on this content are your responsibility. For any medical or mental health concerns, always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.

If you’ve been trying to change your your relationship with food or eating habits… but feel like you keep repeating the same patterns no matter HOW HARD you try, this episode is going to show you why.
Because the issue that you don't have enough information or knowledge. 
The issue is in.... your nervous system.
I'm about to share a deeply personal realization I made last week when I noticed that despite journaling, meditating, and “doing all the right things,” I still felt overwhelmed, stuck, and unable to shift certain patterns. 
I finally realized what I was missing. 
In this episode, you're going to learn:
• Why you can want change deeply but still feel unable to create it
• How a chronically stressed nervous system keeps old patterns in place
• The subtle signs your body is living in survival mode
• Why constant stimulation and busyness make healing harder
• The surprising role boredom and stillness play in real change
PLUS! At the end of the episode, I'm leaving you with an actionable challenge that's going to help regulate your nervous system, shift out of survival mode, think more clearly and finally start experiencing real change in your relationship with food. 
🎥 Register for my FREE live workshop : The 4-Step Method To Stop Feeling Obsessed With Food

📲 Follow me for daily tips & resources on instagram! @sabrina.magnan.health
💌 Get on my Food Freedom Weekly Newsletter here: https://site.sabrinamagnan.com/newsletter/
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support. 

DISCLAIMER: Live Unrestricted and all content shared by Sabrina are for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Everything you hear is meant to support your relationship with food, not replace professional advice. This podcast is not therapy and Sabrina is not a licensed therapist. Any decisions you make based on this content are your responsibility. For any medical or mental health concerns, always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.

“What if I’ve dieted for so long that I’ve permanently damaged my metabolism?”
This is a question I hear a lot. If you’ve spent years restricting, tracking, cutting carbs, pushing through hunger, over-exercising, … it makes sense that your body doesn’t feel the same anymore.
Maybe you’re exhausted.
Maybe you’re lifting weights but not building muscle.
Maybe you’re barely hungry all day… then ravenous at night.
Maybe the second you loosen control, your brain screams, “You’re going to gain everything back.”
In this episode, I sit down with Ashley Fillmore - professional nutrition coach, health educator and certified personal training with nearly 20 years of experience helping women heal their metabolism , balance their hormones and achieve body-composition changes that last a lifetime. 
We talk about:
• What “metabolic adaptation” really is
 • Why chronic restriction down-regulates your metabolism
 • The difference between intentional healing and chaotic rebound eating
 • Why swinging from restriction to bingeing feels so awful
 • Signs your metabolism needs support
 • And the question everyone is afraid to ask: Is it repairable?
This conversation is so compassionate and science-informed. You're going to walk away knowing how to begin supporting your metabolism without obsessively tracking or white-knuckling your way through another plan.
Connect with Ashley:
Website & Coaching: https://www.metabolicfix.com/one
Podcast: https://www.metabolicfix.com/podcasts/cheers-to-your-success
Instagram: @ashley_fillmore1
Free Phase Assessment Quiz: https://www.metabolicfix.com/phase-quiz
Free Hormone Assessment and Hormonal Guide: https://www.metabolicfix.com/hormone-quiz
🎥 Register for my FREE live workshop : The 4-Step Method To Stop Feeling Obsessed With Food

📲 Follow me for daily tips & resources on instagram! @sabrina.magnan.health
💌 Get on my Food Freedom Weekly Newsletter here: https://site.sabrinamagnan.com/newsletter/
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support. 

DISCLAIMER: Live Unrestricted and all content shared by Sabrina are for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. Everything you hear is meant to support your relationship with food, not replace professional advice. This podcast is not therapy and Sabrina is not a licensed therapist. Any decisions you make based on this content are your responsibility. For any medical or mental health concerns, always seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional.