The Weekly Vlog

Reward Prediction Error and What It Means for You Oct 07, 2026

We often talk about dopamine as the molecule of wanting: it anticipates, craves, and pulls us toward rewarding things. B...

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5 Things No One Tells You About GLP-1s (Not Even Doctors) Sep 30, 2026

A while back, I talked with two people who were doing beautifully on GLP-1 medications. They’d lost weight, felt great, ...

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Interview with Kate Duffy - Healing the Family Disease of Addiction Sep 23, 2026

This week, I talked with Kate Duffy of Tipping Point Recovery about something we don’t discuss nearly enough: what addic...

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Desire Dopamine and Control Dopamine Sep 16, 2026

Dopamine isn’t doing just one job in the brain. In The Molecule of More, the authors distinguish between “desire dopamin...

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Overcoming Psychological Reactance Sep 09, 2026

Have you ever decided “I’m done with sugar,” only to hear a voice in your head immediately say, “You can’t control me—I’...

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Avoiding Self-Abandonment on Holiday Food Weekends Sep 02, 2026

Labor Day weekend in the U.S. is the kind of holiday that can be full of picnics, potlucks, barbecues, and short getaway...

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On Accepting GLP-1s in the BLE Community Aug 26, 2026

For the past several months, we’ve been holding twice-monthly GLP-1 coaching calls for our Bright Lifers and people in B...

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Expectation-Driven Dopamine Release Aug 19, 2026

I just published an article on my Substack about expectation-driven dopamine release and how it relates to Bright Line E...

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How Early Trauma Affects Eating and Weight Aug 12, 2026

Early complex trauma can significantly increase a person’s risk of developing food addiction later in life. There’s also...

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The Maintenance Break Aug 05, 2026

Often, people assume that once they begin losing weight, the goal is to keep going until they reach maintenance. But for...

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Safe vs. Unsafe Exceptions Jul 29, 2026

People following Bright Line Eating sometimes ask me a variation on this question: Are there ever circumstances when it’...

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Support vs. Enabling Jul 22, 2026

I’ve been thinking for a long time about the difference between support and enabling, especially in Bright Line Eating b...

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