Episode #106: Why Dieting Makes You Binge (and What Your Nervous System Wants Instead)

Say "I can't have sugar," and your nervous system hears scarcity. Say "I don't eat sugar," and it hears choice. Dr. Sherry Shaban explains why fearing food drives the very bingeing you're trying to stop, and why your poop and sleep know more than your macros ever will. By the end, Dr. Cindy admits she's the one on the couch. Pull up a seat next to her.

In this episode, we cover:

• (1:00) Have peace with food.
• (3:00) Unwanted eating behaviors and how they affect our nervous system.
• (9:00) Emotional eating is digging up events from the past.
• (13:00) What F-word is off limits for Sherry.
• (16:00) Poop and sleep can tell you so much about how your body functions.
• (17:00) Changing your language to train your body and regulate your nervous system.
• (25:00) Great advice to break the fear of food!
• (26:00) Rapid-fire questions

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About Sherry Shaban

Sherry Shaban is the creator of Make Peace with Food™ and a practitioner with 25 years of experience in health, fitness, and life coaching. BSc, CAT(C), D.O., Sherry is an extraordinary coach who transformed her own life after a near-paralysis experience, redefining what it means to heal, grow, and thrive. Known for challenging conventional wisdom around dieting, fitness, and self-sabotage, she empowers individuals to move beyond limitations and create lasting transformation—both inside and out. A nervous system expert, Sherry integrates intuitive eating, movement, chronic pain recovery, and mindset strategies to help clients achieve true food freedom and holistic wellness.

Sherry is also a certified hypnotherapist, yoga practitioner, and osteopath based in Montreal, QC. Sherry is the founder of Make Peace with Food Podcast, the HIIT Decks™ App, and Transformation in Paradise Retreats, where she combines yoga, meditation, hypnotherapy, and nervous system regulation in stunning destinations around the world.

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