Bright Line Living™ - The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Bright Line Living™ - The Official Bright Line Eating Podcast

Hosted by: Susan Peirce Thompson

Welcome to Bright Line Living, the official Bright Line Eating Podcast channel. Created by Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D., a New York Times bestselling author and an expert in the psychology and neuroscience of eating,...

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Let's Support our Health Care Professionals

Research is starting to show that drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic have some drawbacks for long-term weight loss. However our own research on Bright Line Eating has very different outcomes. In this vlog, I talk about why...
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WHAT IS

Before I go to bed at night, I read from a book called A Year With Rumi, by Coleman Barks. The introduction to this book is incredible. It’s called “The Love Religion, Wild Soulbooks, and What Is.” In it, there’s a...
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Is Bright Line Eating Your New Addiction?

I have a provocative question for you: Is Bright Line Eating your new addiction? If someone says they’ve switched out their eating addiction for an exercise addiction, is that possible? And who is saying you’re...
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DEI Update

I want to talk to you today about DEI. DEI has been a hot-button topic lately. My friend Eric, a dedicated Bright Lifer, recently told me he had felt like he was on a DEI journey inspired by, and in parallel with,...
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Bright Line Eating to Maintain or Gain Weight

A few people have written in with questions about a topic I’m excited to cover. Dana wrote, “I have lipodystrophy, an autoimmune disease, and cancer. I need to maintain or gain weight. Can this work? I’m a 10+++ on...
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Living with Maintenance Weight Creep

I have a provocative topic today, and it’s something I’m dealing with myself right now. My friend Sage Lavine has noticed that I’m often super vulnerable with my community and tend to talk to you when I’m in the...
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Withdrawal from Sugar and Flour

Today I have a topic that’s central to our ongoing discussion on getting food addiction listed as an official diagnosis in the DSM-5 (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and ICD-11...
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Decluttering

This week I address two related topic suggestions from Bright Lifers. Nena asked, “Does a cluttered house contribute to weight gain? Or does it make sticking to the Bright Lines more difficult?” Meanwhile, Sarah wrote...
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SHiFT Recovery by Acorn

On today’s vlog, I was honored to have Amanda Leith, owner-operator of SHiFT Recovery by Acorn, as my guest. Amanda is a dear friend who is a foot soldier in the battle to help those with food issues. She shared her...
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An Epic Vacation in Maui

I just returned from one of the best vacations I’ve ever taken—and there’s a lesson here for Bright Lifers. It was with my daughter Zoe. I take each of my three kids on a trip each year. We’ve been doing these for six...
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Surrender to Win

A new year is underway, and many people are engaging in their Bright journey. Some are here fresh for the first time—welcome to you!—and others are doubling down after years of being here. Thanks to you for your...
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Addiction is Progressive

Today I want to talk about the notion that addiction is progressive. It’s a progressive, incurable, fatal disease. 63 percent of deaths worldwide are attributable to diet-related diseases. Most people don’t reach...
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