I remember feeling so tired of the restrict/binge cycle.  Of starting and failing so many diets and eating plans. Gaining and losing the same 20lbs or more. Feeling in the grip of the most powerful addiction to sweet foods.  Food was my comforter, my friend and support. Every day I’d vow to make a change and most days I’d fail. I was baffled by the fact that I was successful in so many other areas of my life but it seemed I couldn’t win when it came to food.

And then I came across the UnsweetenedSio Podcast.  Siobhan spoke so powerfully to my experience and held the promise of a life of freedom from the sugar treadmill. Though I got so much from the podcast, it was still a big step for me to sign up to the coaching program.  My pattern was to get through life by myself, using my own resources.  Would being part of the group really work for me? 

If you are thinking about joining a future class, all I can tell you is that it is hands down one of the best decisions I ever made. When I started out, giving up sugar felt as likely as a trip to Mars, and I remember writing in my journal that making a week would be a complete miracle. Here I am heading toward 3 months sugar and flour free.  Whilst I cannot believe I made it this far, the real miracle is how much better I feel.  Siobhan’s approach is so skillful. Not only is she a fellow traveler on this journey herself, she shares so much knowledge about nutrition and the nature of addiction, lighting a path for us to discover our own recovery. She creates a safe space for each person to show up as themselves and get the personalized support they need. At the heart of Siobhan’s program is learning how to listen to and address the needs that drive us to seek out food in the first place, and for me this has been the real beauty of the experience.  Many coaches talk about self-care; few prioritize and address it in the systematic way I experienced on Siobhan’s program. This program, blended with the magic of emotion code and combined with strength of a community of women engaged in the same journey, has been life changing for me. I am so very grateful and I would honestly encourage anyone thinking about it, to jump right in.  Being sugar and flour free does not make life perfect sadly, but it can equip us with strategies and skills to thrive in a challenging world. It has been such a huge gift and one I would wholeheartedly encourage you to give yourself.