Strong Not Starving
Welcome to the Strong Not Starving Podcast!A note from SNS host, Marcus: I’m here to answer difficult questions and tackle complex problems around Nutrition, Stress Management, and the challenges we all face when trying to live each day in a way we can be proud of.My goal is to help you live your life as the most fulfilled, healthiest, strongest version of you. So thank you for joining me, I hope you find this helpful. The content of this podcast is not a substitute for medical advice.
My Training Program Is Not Making Me Stronger (I’m Exhausted!)
In this episode, Marcus and Annabelle talk about how to create a training program that helps you build strength without feeling constantly exhausted, skipping gym days, or getting injured.
Marcus, a personal trainer with over a decade of experience, takes a look at Annabelle’s training program and explains why it isn’t working, and what needs to change to build strength in a way that actually supports your life instead of getting in the way of it.
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"I'm losing control... but it feels like I'm eating enough"
In this episode, I explore why we can't always trust our feelings when assessing whether we're eating enough. I unpack the common cycle of restriction, hunger, guilt, and loss of control, and explain why getting ahead of hunger is often one of the most important steps toward a calmer, more sustainable relationship with food. If you've ever felt stuck in this pattern, this episode is for you.
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Building Muscles Without 'Bulking & Cutting'
The process of bulking and reducing, or bulking and cutting - intentionally gaining weight while using weight training to gain muscle, then entering a fat loss phase - is something that’s talked about a lot in the fitness space. I’ve seen it be a normal part of some people’s journey’s, and I’ve seen it go horribly wrong.
In this episode, Annabelle is joining us to discuss some of her experiences and explore alternatives! But before we get into the episode remember - Please use discretion when choosing whether or not this episode is a...
The Part of You That Doesn't Want to Change (For Good Reason!)
How can we genuinely want to change, even know what we want to do… and still not feel stuck?
In this episode, we unpack the gap between knowing what you want old patterns that take over under stress, shame, pressure, exhaustion, and discomfort.
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The Elusive Middle Way... Is it possible?
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Finding the middle between control and chaos with food can take some practice. In this episode, I’m sharing how I moved from anxiety to flexibility as a gym nerd who’s invested in good health. This is all about eating well, enjoying your relationship with exercise - peace and strength without extremes.
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Feeling stuck in the same old spirals?
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If something in here resonates, please don't sit with it alone. This is about awareness and education, not medical advice or a self-help guide.
We're unpacking "misery stabilisers" - coping patterns that reduce anxiety short-term while keeping us stuck in familiar cycles of stress and despair. And if you feel called out during this episode, I'm sharing a couple of my own... the things I have to be mindful of daily to stop me from messing my life up.
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Can seeking more insight keep you stuck in recovery? with Natalie Rose
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Is there a point where we know enough about ourselves, and our problems, and it’s time to just get to work and take some challenging actions whether we feel ready or not? This is what I’ll be exploring today with my friend, and incredible therapist, Natalie Rose.
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Our Insane Modern Food Environment w Kathryn Hansen, author of Brain Over Binge
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Modern life surrounds us with mixed messages about food, bodies, and weight, while ultra-palatable food is everywhere. In this episode, I’m joined by Kathryn Hansen, author of Brain Over Binge, to talk about navigating today’s food environment and finding a sane approach between rigid control and total food freedom.
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What I Actually Do Now (After Years of Struggling with Food)
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For years, my mood, confidence, and sense of control were tied to food and how I felt about my body. Dieting, binge eating, overtraining, guilt, anxiety. It all felt so normal I couldn’t imagine life without it.
In this episode I’m sharing the practical steps I take every day that make life feel very different. Plus the lingering problem that stuck around even after I was free from disordered eating, and how I was left with no choice but to deal...
Is Peace with Food Possible?
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In this episode, we'll unpack why food noise and body image anxiety stick around, and what actually helps quiet them. Drawing on principles from intrusive-thought and OCD treatment, we’ll look at how attention, rumination, strict dieting, and chaotic eating often keep the problem going.
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Food Noise & Weight Loss Meds… The future?
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GLP-1 weight loss medications are changing the conversation around food, weight, and health, but they’re also raising a lot of confusion and strong opinions.
In this episode, I share what I’ve learned from working with clients using GLP-1s over the past two years, who they tend to help most, who struggles with them, and...
Tough Decisions in Recovery
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Feeling calm around food. Less food noise. Being okay in your own body. Worth it? For me, absolutely.
In this episode, I’m joined by Annabell to talk about the hard decisions that actually helped us move out of binge eating. Changes to environment, identity, habits, and relationships, choices that didn’t feel good at the time, but paid off later.
We unpack why avoiding hard choices keeps people stuck, and why facing them, carefully and intentionally, leads somewhere bett...
Essential step to beat binge eating!
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It’s easy for creating a better relationship with food to become overly focused on mindset, motivation, and “getting your head right,” while skipping the practical steps that actually make change possible. So let’s fix that!
In this video, we’re walking through you through the single most important practical action you can take to improve your relationship with food, plus two common mistakes that sabotage us even when our intentions are good.
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Binge Eating Vs The Holidays
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If the holidays bring up food noise, binge urges, guilt, or that familiar “I’ll just deal with this in January” mindset, this episode is for you.
In this video, I share a few simple, actionable things you can put into practice immediately to help you navigate the holidays and other special occasions without turning them into a spiral of stress and self-criticism. We’ll talk about why arriving starving sets you up for regret, how unrealistic expectations make holiday eating harder than it needs to...
The Difference Between Training and Exercise (And Why It Changes Everything) with Coach Andrew Jackson
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Today I’m joined by strength coach Andrew Jackson from Barbell Logic. We talk about why so many people leave the gym frustrated, injured, or disappointed, even when they’re trying hard.
We break down the difference between exercise (moving for health and enjoyment) and training (structured work toward a specific goal), why good programming and objective coaching matter, and how unclear expectations can quietly push peop...
"I just don't feel that!" Body Confidence & Body Image - LIVE COACHING CALL
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If you’ve ever been through your body changing it’s size and shape, or found yourself comparing the new you to the old you, and felt unable to show up confidently in the body you have right now, this episode is for you.
Because no matter what your goals are - hating yourself right now won’t help!
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Life After Binge Eating... Facing 'Normal People Problems' - LIVE COACHING CALL
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Struggles with food might not always look explicitly like being stuck in a binge eating cycle, but that doesn’t mean we’re not running into challenges around food choices and general wellbeing.
For anyone who has struggled with binge eating, this is a really important phase to look at with awareness, because the wrong information at this time - maybe from people of professionals who don’t understand binge eating - can cause a slip back i...
How to Feel Good About Yourself. Self Worth & Confidence
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In this episode we’re talking about what it actually looks like to practice unconditional self-acceptance - not waiting to believe you’re enough.
We’ll unpack why self-respect has to be an action first, not a feeling you wait around for, and how to use “opposite action” to break the cycle of chasing worth through achievement, appearance, or control.
If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, “If I just looked better, earned more, or worked harder, then I’d finally feel good enough...
Feel Worth More Than Your Weight: 10 Actionable Practices
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Why work to improve our self-esteem beyond physical appearance?
Research shows when self-worth is based on more than body image, people are less stressed, more resilient, and actually stick with healthy habits longer! Confidence built on skills, values, and relationships is far sturdier than one built on the size of your waistline. How to turn this into actionable advice? Tune in to today's episode!
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Binge Eating No More: 10 Steps to Eating Well Without Overthinking It!
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This episode is simple: the only 10 nutrition steps you actually need.
No fad diets, no scare tactics, no gimmicks. Just a great relationship with food that supports health and performance without deprivation or obsession.
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Is It My Hormones? Menopause, and Weight with Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple
Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple joins us to talk about the trends and traps around health and weight loss when so many “professionals” in the wellness space are out to “balance your hormones”!
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Should you exercise on holiday? Navigating holiday food, and the importance of feeling good in your clothes w Niki Sims
It can be hard to imagine what a healthy relationship with food and exercise even feels like when things like body image issues, feeling guilty about food choices, and feeling uncomfortable in our own clothes comes up, but my guest today is someone who’s doing a great job of it!
Niki Sims is a Barbell Logic strength coach and has worked with lifters and athletes from all walks of life.
She’s joining me today to talk about mindset things like navigating travel and holidays, body image challenges, and how to hold space for personal goals without...
Binge Eating LIVE COACHING - The Messy Reality of Progress
In today’s episode of Strong Not Starving, you’ll hear a live coaching call with my client Helena as we navigate the road out of binge eating and restriction.
This is the second call form Helena's journey we've shared here, so follow the link below if you'd like to hear our previous call:
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Body Image Struggles: Actionable Advice
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Disordered eating, binge eating, food anxiety wouldn’t exist in many cases without body image struggles. And more often than not, just being told to accept your body isn't enough to create meaningful change. So if you're in a rough place in your relationship with your body, this episode of SNS is for you!
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LIVE COACHING - Binge Eating Recovery: There’s More To Feeling Satisfied Than Eating Enough Calories
We’ll be covering some really important topics today like, what progress with binge eating looks like, why we keep eating sometimes even when we don’t want to, the forbidden food effect, how’s there’s more to feeling satisfied than just eating enough calories, and the effect of feeling like we’re missing out - what happens when we constantly try to choose the healthiest option, even when everyone around us is enjoying their favourite foods
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My Son Has an Eating Disorder, My Husband Has an Eating Disorder - Masculinity, and Raising Healthy Boys in 2025
If someone you love is struggling, or maybe you’re feeling lost and looking for some answers yourself, I’m joined today by Dr. Brendan Hartman to unpack some key points about masculinity and what it takes to raise healthy boys in 2025.
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Body Image, Body Acceptance Ideals Vs Reality, Living Life in a Larger Body, Health at Every Size
My client Gus joins me today for a chat about living life in a larger body. There’s a tonne of noise out there about HAES, body positivity, anti-diet culture, etc - and a lot of it sounds good in theory, while missing the mark in practice. So let’s get into it.
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Weight Loss Medications, Food Noise, and Binge Eating with Brain Over Binge Author, Kathryn Hanson
Kathryn Hansen, author of Brain Over Binge, joins me today to talk about the rise of weight loss drugs in the binge eating space.
If you’ve ever struggled with food noise, binge eating, body image, or the ups and downs of dieting - especially if you're currently on or considering GLP-1 medications - this is an important conversation to hear.
Both Kathryn and I work closely with people navigating binge eating, and we’ve seen some clear shifts since GLP-1 meds gained traction as weight loss tools.
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"I couldn't talk about my experience" Colin - Binge Eating, Recovery Groups, and Feeling Like An Outlier
Struggling with food can feel even harder when your experience doesn’t fit neatly into any box. In this episode, one of my clients joins me to share his journey - navigating food, mental health, and that frustrating sense of not quite fitting in with the usual programs or support groups.
It’s an honest, hopeful conversation for anyone who’s ever felt like the outlier.
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"A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous." w Dr Lara Zibarras
How can a little knowledge be dangerous? When we know enough to have strong convictions, but not enough to know the full story - this is what can happen when we chase the "perfect" diet. In this episode Dr. Lara Zibarras and I discuss the mental and physical affects of orthorexia, without glossing over the realities of life in 2025 and why feeling like we're on track with the ideal diet feels so damn good!
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Distance Running after Anorexia - How can you be sure it's what you really want?
How to know when it’s for health and enjoyment, vs when it’s a disorder?
I’m stoked to welcome back Marek, a returning guest who joined us last year to talk about his journey out of an eating disorder.
Earlier this year we were chatting and he mentioned he’d gotten into distance running, post recovery - and I had questions! Because if you’ve ever experienced any kind of eating disorder, or disordered eating, sometimes it’s hard to know where you stop and the disorder begins.
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Binge Eating - Stepping Away from the Cycle
In today's episode we're looking at dealing with and framing some of the difficult feelings and experiences that come up as we step away from binge eating, and stop looking to food as a way to numb ourselves.
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Why Rigid Doesn’t Work with Andrew Jackson
While "diet gurus" lean on rigid rules and food lists, great strength coaches talk about stress, recovery, and adaptation. In today's episode Barbell Logic Coach, Andrew Jackson, shares real, practical advice for getting unstuck, and unpacks why rigid approaches to strength will not work for most people. Whether you train like a pro or just feel stuck, there’s something in this for you!
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Simple Shifts to Retrain Your Brain: The Upward Spiral w Dr Alex Korb
Today we're joined by Dr. Alex Korb - neuroscientist, coach, and author of The Upward Spiral, an incredible book that explores how small, science-backed shifts can create momentum out of depression and help orient the brain toward resilience and joy.
We dive into what actually works to lift mood, how habits and brain chemistry interact, and why you don’t need to “fix everything” to start feeling better.
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The Fight Beyond the Ring: Danny O’Connor, Eating Disorders in Elite Sports
United States Olympian, Two time national champion Boxer, WBC international champion, Danny O’Connor is joining me here today to talk about his journey as an elite athlete experiencing an eating disorder.
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This episode contains content that may be triggering for some people. So listen with discretion.
If you feel at risk it’s important to reach out for medical support. However if you’ve been through eating disorder recovery, and are trying to find your way back to a happy, healthy and fulfilled version of your...
"Which Exercises Are Best" unpacking this social media phenomenon with Luke Tulloch
Social media is flooded with content about the “best” exercises - but is this not much more than clickbait? In this episode, Luke Tulloch, fitness industry veteran joins me to break down the hype, and look at why context matters more than trends. Learn how to choose exercises that fit your life!
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The Life Changing Power of Opposite Action with Natalie Rose
Ever feel stuck in self limiting habits or emotions? In this episode, we explore Opposite Action - a powerful tool to break cycles of anxiety, guilt, shame, even fear. Therapist and Coach, Natalie Rose, joins us to unpack how acting against your instincts in key moments can transform your mindset, behaviour, and ultimately, your life.
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Do Workouts & Ice Baths Really Increase Resilience?
Have you heard anyone say “If you do one hard thing, you can do other hard things”? Have you ever wondered why something like food choices can feel so difficult? We’re here to unpack that and look at one of the most common missing links in resilience, stress management, and in turn - food choices.
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(Tough Workouts & Ice Baths Aren't Enough: Break Self-Sabotage)
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How Intuitive Eating turned Anti-Diet into a Diet Cult
For years, I’ve defended Intuitive Eating and the Anti-Diet movement. But I’m stepping back. The core ideas of IE? Solid. The execution and culture... often leaves a lot to be desired. Nutrition shouldn’t be about picking sides, choosing your team, and fitting yourself into a predetermined system. It should be practical, flexible, and built around your needs and values.
Let’s talk about what actually helps.!
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Beyond the Buzzword: What "Somatic Work" Really Means with Stefanie Michelle
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The term "somatic work" gets thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, Stef and I cut through some noise, and explore how somatic work can be applied to daily life.
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