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Food For Freedom

Niamh

Food for Freedom Pod is where food struggles meet brain rewiring.

Hosted by Niamh, each episode explores what it’s really like to feel stuck with food - the overthinking, control, guilt, and mental noise most people suffer with on their own, in their head. Niamh talks about what actually drives it all: the brain. Through personal experience and brain-chemistry-shifting insights, she breaks down how your brain gets wired into these patterns and how rewiring it becomes your most powerful tool for feeling safe around food and freer in your life.

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August 10 · 44 min
How i finally started recovering from my eating disorder
In this episode, I'm sharing the part of my recovery that changed everything. We talk about why the eating disorder voice feels so believable, what your brain is actually trying to do, and why awareness is the first step towards real freedom.
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June 5 · 1 hr 2 min
How to Enjoy Your Holiday Without Food Guilt
Join my community waitlist here : Here In this episode, I'm sharing the mindset shifts that helped me go from being terrified of holidays, all-inclusive buffets, and eating out every day to actually enjoying food and making memories again. If you're scared of gaining weight on holiday, feeling out of control around food, or worried you'll spend your trip consumed by guilt, this episode is for you. We'll talk about why holidays feel so triggering, what's really happening in your brain, and how to start building proof that you can eat, enjoy yourself, and still be okay. 💛
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May 20 · 55 min
The Truth About Weight Gain No One Talks About
JOIN MY COMMUNITY WAITLIST HERE : CLICK ME A deep, honest conversation about the fear of weight gain in recovery, the lies eating disorders make you believe, and how learning to trust yourself can completely change your life.
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May 16 · 55 min
The Food Relabelling Method That Changed Recovery
JOIN MY COMMUNITY WAITLIST: CLICK HERE This episode is about how your brain learns to label food as good, bad, safe or dangerous - and how to start rewiring those labels so food can become neutral, safe, and free again.
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May 7 · 1 hr 2 min
Why Comparing Your Recovery Is Sabotaging Your Freedom
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR MY COMMUNITY In this episode, Niamh dives into how comparison quietly sabotages recovery by convincing you everyone else is “doing it better,” while keeping you stuck disconnected from your own body, journey, and freedom.
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April 29 · 51 min
The “Losing Control” Feeling in Recovery (and How to Handle It)
In this episode, Niamh explains why recovery can feel like the one thing that’s meant to be right suddenly feels wrong and terrifying - and how breaking the rules that once made you feel safe can make everything feel out of control. She walks you through what’s really happening in your brain and how to stay strong through it instead of running back to old patterns. Wan't more fuel to food freedom?? : Click Here
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April 23 · 49 min
Body Changes, Bloating & Choosing Recovery Anyway
If recovery has you feeling bloated, uncomfortable in your body, and questioning everything, Niamh knows exactly how you feel. Allow Niamh to walk you through what’s normal, what your brain is doing, and why this moment is where everything can change for you. More Fuel to Food Freedom?? ❤️: Click Here
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April 15 · 52 min
Who You’d Become Without the Voice Around Food?!...
In Episode 11, Niamh speaks to the part of you that feels trapped by food and reminds you that there is a much bigger life waiting for you outside of the voice. This episode is about opening your eyes to the freedom, peace, confidence, and version of yourself that still exists beneath all the fear. More fuel to food freedom? Click here
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April 8 · 48 min
Rewire This and You’ll Start Seeing Food Differently
More Fuel to Food Freedom With ME?? Click Here This episode is all about taking food off the pedestal and helping you see that the power never lived in the food itself, but in the meaning your mind has attached to it. Niamh talks about how fear, identity, and old beliefs can make food feel huge, and how becoming the version of you who is free around food is what starts to change everything.
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April 1 · 30 min
Reasons to Rest When You Don’t Feel ‘Allowed’ To
Feel guilty for resting? Like you always need to be moving in order to feel safe and in control? Niamh is giving you 10 reasons to rest and why it might be the very thing that actually sets you free, regardless of what that voice in you're head says. Want some more fuel to food freedom?...click here.
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March 11 · 50 min
The Power of Swapping Exercise for Rest
If you feel like you have to exercise in order to earn your food, this episode is for you. Niamh talks about why compulsive exercise feels so necessary, how the “liar” in your head keeps you stuck, and why choosing rest is the most powerful step toward freedom.
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March 5 · 45 min
Blips Aren’t Relapse: The mindset that keeps you going on hard food days
Healing your relationship with food isn’t a straight line. There are blips, hard days, and moments where it feels like you’ve gone back to square one. In this episode Niamhs talks about why that happens, why it’s normal, and why those rocky moments don’t take away from the progress you’re making to finding your FOOD FREEDOM SELF!!!❤️ 💛 Want More Support?⁠👉⁠ BOOK A 1:1 WITH NIAMH ⁠⁠👉⁠ FREE RESOURCE: How I Learned to Eat Freely WITHOUT Fear ⁠ ⁠👉 ⁠Inside Niamh's Way Out of Calorie Counting⁠⁠
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February 25 · 56 min
Accepting your body while eating more (even when you don't love it)
Find More Food Freedom With Me 👇Click Here In this episode of the Food for Freedom Podcast, Niamh is sharing her real, non-sugar coated approach to being okay with your body as it changes - without forcing fake “self-love” or mirror affirmations you don’t believe. We talk acceptance over perfection, rewiring the beliefs behind body hate, set point range, comparison, clothes triggers, and the practical mindset shifts that help you keep choosing recovery even on the hard days.
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February 18 · 44 min
Letting Go of Calories WITHOUT Fear & Panic
⁠👉Let Go of Calories Without the Spiral: Click Here!! In this episode, Niamh shares how she stopped counting calories and what made it feel safe enough to finally delete the app. She explains why calorie counting feels like a security blanket, why your brain panics at the thought of letting go, and the mindset shifts that help you stop spiralling when numbers still pop into your head. This isn’t about pretending it’s easy - it’s about understanding your fears, separating yourself from the ED voice, and learning that real safety comes from trust, not tracking.WANT MORE HELP AND FREEDOM FROM ME ?FREE RESOURCE: How I Learned to Eat FREELY WITHOUT FEAR
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February 11 · 49 min
The Art of Unlearning ("Fear") Foods
In this episode, Niamh explores one of the biggest parts of recovery: fear foods. The foods that feel forbidden, “bad”, unsafe, or like they hold power over you. If certain foods make you anxious (takeaways, chocolate, bread, peanut butter - or anything that feels off-limits), this episode is for you. Niamh breaks down what fear foods really are, why your brain flags them as danger, and why they’re often the foods you once loved most. She shares a new way to see them as learned fear responses that can be unlearned. You’ll understand why the fear feels so real and how to begin approaching these foods in a way that builds safety instead of panic. This conversation isn’t about forcing yourself to feel fine. It’s about understanding your brain, stripping the fear of its power, and starting to unlearn it step by step. 💛 Want More Support? If you’d like more support outside the podcast, I’ve linked some resources below that I’ve created from lived experience - for moments when you want some support. ⁠👉⁠ BOOK A 1:1 WITH NIAMH ⁠:⁠ 👉⁠ ⁠FREE RESOURCE: How I Learned to Eat Freely WITHOUT Fear ⁠⁠:⁠ ⁠⁠👉 ⁠Inside Niamh's Way Out of Calorie Counting⁠⁠: ⁠
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February 4 · 38 min
Things I Wish I’d Known to Feel Safer About Recovery
In this episode, Niamh shares the truths she would’ve killed to know before she chose recovery - the things that make recovery feel safer, less confusing, and more possible. If you want food freedom but feel stuck because recovery feels terrifying (weight gain, extreme hunger, feeling “out of control”, being judged, losing yourself), this episode is for you. Niamh shares the perspective shifts that helped her stop panicking, stop believing the ED voice, and start trusting that safety is possible on the other side. This conversation isn’t about forcing yourself to feel “fine” or pretending it’s easy. It’s about understanding why your fears feel so real, separating you from the ED voice, and reminding you that you won’t lose yourself in recovery - you’ll finally find yourself. 💛 Want More Support?If you’d like more support outside the podcast, I’ve linked some resources below that I’ve created from lived experience - for moments when you want some support.⁠ 👉⁠ BOOK A 1:1 WITH NIAMH ⁠: 👉⁠ FREE RESOURCE: How I Learned to Eat Freely WITHOUT Fear ⁠⁠: ⁠👉 ⁠Inside Niamh's Way Out of Calorie Counting⁠⁠:
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January 28 · 46 min
Does Weight Gain Feel Worse Than Staying Stuck? This is For You...| ep. 2
In this episode, Niamh talks openly about one of the most feared parts of recovery: weight gain.If you want food freedom but feel stuck because the thought of gaining weight feels unbearable, this episode is for you. Niamh shares her own experience of desperately wanting recovery while feeling terrified of what weight gain would mean, and explains why this fear can feel so real and so consuming.This conversation isn’t about forcing yourself to be okay with weight gain. It’s about understanding why it feels so hard, offering a new perspective, and reminding you that you’re not alone!!!💛 Want More Support?If you’d like more support outside the podcast, I’ve linked some resources below that I’ve created from lived experience - for moments when you want some support.👉FREE RESOURCE: How I Learned to Eat Freely WITHOUT Fear👉 Inside Niamh's Way Out of Calorie CountingA supportive space for anyone who wants to step away from calorie counting but doesn’t feel safe doing it alone yet.
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January 21 · 32 min
From Fearing Food to Food for Freedom?!... | ep.1
In this first episode, Niamh shares why this podcast exists and the story that led her here. She opens up about her fear of food, her experience with eating disorders, and the path that shaped how she sees food and the brain today. This episode is simply a chance to get to know her a bit more and hopefully feel a little less alone! Welcome in!!

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