What we're talking about in this episode Learn why sugar is so addictive and the impact it has on your endocrine system Tips for setting yourself up for success when you decide to break up with sugar How your relationship with sugar could be wrecking your relationship with yourself The importance of an accountability partner or group to foster your sense of community Natural recommendations to help you manage urges and cravings and detox from sugar   Episode Summary Do you feel the urge to get healthy and live the life of your dreams only to find yourself falling back to the old comforts of sugar and unhealthy foods? You are not alone, and this sugar epidemic is one that needs to be addressed if you want to avoid the effects of the sugar craving tailspin.  Molly Carmel is a behavioral therapist and an expert on food and sugar addictions and disorders. After overcoming her own unhealthy relationship with sugar, Molly decided to teach others how to break up with sugar in a sustainable way that is possible for everyone. Today she is here to encourage you to fight for your relationship with food and with yourself to live a life beyond sugar addiction.  If you have been trapped in the diet drama and trauma cycle, you need real solutions to help you break up with sugar once and for all. Molly is here to provide recommendations to help you manage cravings, fix your relationship with food and stop letting sugar high-jack your brain. Sugar is not the solution, and it can be the source of your problems with everything from insomnia to anxiety and depression. By treating yourself in a loving way you can set yourself up for success and break up with sugar to forge a new pathway of food and body intuition.  Are you ready to open your mind to living past your abusive relationship with sugar? Share your thoughts with us in the comments on the episode page!   Quotes “I knew that it was my problem because when I broke up with it everything got so much better.” (9:52) “The thing that really parallels an unhealthy relationship with sugar is an unhealthy relationship with dieting. We really need to divorce dieting too because we need to be able to create a relationship.” (13:36) “Of course you are going to listen to the sweet sound of sugar when it is calling you in the middle of the night telling you that it’s going to help you to feel better, help you to numb out, help to soothe you, because the fact is, short term that is what it does. But the long term implications, body, mind, and spirit, are not worth it in my opinion in the end.” (20:25) “There is more help out there than I think people recognize that is cost-free and it’s like we need each other through this to find a loving and healthy relationship with food and with ourselves, that’s the hidden promise in all of this.” (28:14) “I think that the most important thing that somebody can do is learn how to live a really happy life treating the feelings that we are having instead of having sugar numb you and feel worse. (32:06)   Resources Mentioned Breaking Up with Sugar by Molly Carmel Follow Molly on Instagram  Dr. Mariza's Conquering Cravings Cheat Sheet   Other Resources: Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube