How to Beat Food Addiction by Understanding the Mental Health Connection, with Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson

Today’s guest is Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson, a New York Times bestselling author and cognitive scientist specializing in the connection between mental health and weight loss. In this episode, Dr. Thompson outlines how to beat food addiction - the only addiction that is both a substance AND behavioral addiction - overcome psychological eating, and reverse leptin resistance for lasting weight loss.  Guest Links: Her new book, ON THIS BRIGHT DAY: A Year of Reflections for Lasting Food Freedom   Website: https://brightlineeating.com/ Facebook: BLE -  https://www.facebook.com/BrightLineEating Instagram: BLE - https://www.instagram.com//brightlineeating/ Twitter: SPT - https://twitter.com/DrSPThompson   YouTube: BLE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKNuQvVX_3SzNALJlvieH-Q Food addiction quiz mentioned in this episode: FoodFreedomQuiz.com Previous episodes mentioned: How to Beat Any Addiction, with Dr. Anna Lembke, Author of Dopamine Nation For 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdeal Follow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindy Jillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549 Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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