📋 In this Christmas encore of a listener favorite, Ketobiography revisits the powerful story of Christine Trimpe, a former corporate accountant who was 100 pounds overweight, exhausted, and trapped in yo-yo dieting before a “mountain moment” pushed her to reclaim her health. She shares how addressing sleep apnea, fatty liver, and sugar addiction through keto, low carb, and her SugarFreed® method transformed not only her body but also her energy, emotions, and sense of purpose.​​

💡 What you’ll Learn in this Episode

• How a single hard wake-up call on a Colorado hiking trail became the turning point after 30 years of yo-yo dieting and chronic fatigue.​
• Why tackling sleep issues, fatty liver, and sugar addiction was crucial before sustainable weight loss and better metabolic health could happen.​
• The practical first steps she took to quit sugar, lower carbs, and transition to a simple, sustainable ketogenic way of eating. keeping carbs under 20 grams per day.​
• How better nutrition quieted food noise, lifted mood, reduced pain and inflammation, and improved emotional regulation and daily energy.​
• What the SugarFreed® method is, why she now coaches women through sugar addiction recovery, and how journaling can help you write your own “ketobiography.”​​

🔑 Key Insight

“I never thought I’d find freedom from sugar, exhaustion, and yo-yo diets—but once I experienced this healing, I knew I could never unsee what was possible.”​ -Christine Trimpe

🌐 Connect with Christine

• Website: https://christinetrimpe.com​
• Weight-loss & SugarFreed® program: https://christinetrimpe.com/weight-loss/
• Blog & resources: https://joyfulketolife.com
• ​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachchristinetrimpe
• ​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoyfulKetoLifePage

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📋 In this episode of Ketobiography, Robyn sits down with recovery coach and somatic psychologist Kristina Dobyns to explore what it really takes to heal from binge eating, food addiction, and the binge–shame–repeat cycle. Kristina shares how trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and diet culture collide, and why lasting recovery requires working with the body, not against it. Together, they discuss animal-based nutrition, somatic tools, and science-backed strategies to create safety, reduce cravings, and build a sane, sustainable relationship with food.

💡 What you’ll learn in this episode

• Why binge eating, emotional eating, and food obsession are rooted in biology and nervous system patterns rather than personal failure.
• How Kristina uses somatic psychology, sensory strategies, and interoceptive awareness to help women interrupt automatic binge cycles.
• The role of animal-based nutrition and metabolic health in stabilizing mood, cravings, and energy during recovery.
• How abstinence from trigger foods can coexist with flexibility, self-compassion, and a non-dogmatic approach to healing.
• Simple, doable practices you can start using now to create safety in your body and move beyond the binge–shame–repeat cycle.

🔑 Key Insight

“Recovery becomes possible when you stop fighting your body and start working with your biology, your nervous system, and your story—one compassionate choice at a time.” -Kristina Dobyns

🌐 Connect with Kristina

Website: https://beyondbingeeating.com

Beyond Binge Eating Podcast – https://beyondbingeeating.com/podcast/

Instagram: @beyondbingeeating

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📋 This is the second episode in a two-part Ketobiography series featuring investigative science writer and “science-help” author of Going Menopostal, Amy Alkon. In Part 2, we go deeper into the realities of navigating menopause care in real time—from fighting for proper progesterone and estradiol dosing, to demanding pain relief for gynecologic procedures, to pushing back when doctors downplay risks or dismiss symptoms. This conversation is raw, practical, and aimed at helping women replace self-doubt and “being polite” with informed, unapologetic self-advocacy.​​

💡 What you’ll Learn in this Episode

• Why oral micronized progesterone (at an adequate dose) is critical for both symptom relief and cancer protection in perimenopause.​​
• How estradiol can support sleep, bladder function, cardiovascular health, and bone protection in menopause when used appropriately.​​
• The dangers of under-dosing hormones, relying on unregulated creams, or using poorly chosen drug combinations without understanding “class effects.”​​
• What shared decision-making actually looks like in practice—and how to recognize a doctor who is willing to partner with you instead of talking over you.​
• How and why to insist on pain relief for procedures like IUD insertion, removal, and biopsies, and why “it’s just a pinch” is not acceptable care.​

🔑 Key Insight

“You have a right to pain relief. You have a right to informed consent. Being high in agreeableness isn’t a mandate—you can be brave, stand up for yourself, and be proud that you did.”​ -Amy Alkon

🌐 Connect with Amy Alkon

Website

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Substack newsletter “Science Made Practical”

https://sciencemadepractical.amyalkon.net

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ketobiography@gmail.com

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