All Episodes
Episodes
Best of the Weekly Vlog - Sane Choices
In this fan-favorite “Best Of” vlog, I answer a question from Susan, who is retired and often takes spontaneous trips that make it hard for her to write down her food beforehand. Is this ever a good idea? Find out...
View Episode
The Best of the Weekly Vlog - The Day Begins at Sunset
In this “Best Of” vlog, I talk about how important the hours of evening are in helping you to maintain your Bright, beautiful life. In fact, we say that the day begins not at sunrise—but at sunset the day before. Why...
View Episode
Do Affirmations Really Work?
A Bright Lifer wrote in with a question about affirmations: Do they really work? The answer isn’t a simple “yes” or “no.” Researchers have uncovered some interesting factors that play a role in their efficacy....
View Episode
Health Care Costs Are Exploding and Bright Line Eating has an Answer
You’ve probably noticed that health insurance costs have increased astronomically over the past decade as diabetes, heart disease, and other obesity-related chronic illnesses ravage our health and our pocketbooks....
View Episode
Best of the Weekly Vlog - Intermittent Reinforcement
This week, I’m introducing a new series of “Best Of” vlogs. Our first one is literally the #1 vlog that Bright Lifers say they refer to again and again. In it, I discuss what happens when you’ve been Bright, but then...
View Episode
Developing a Positive Body Image
Body positivity can be hard. We’re programmed by society to think negatively about our bodies from an early age. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this vlog, I share a new story you can tell yourself that might...
View Episode
What’s the Difference Between a Bad Habit and an Addiction?
How do you determine if something is an addiction or a bad habit? The DSM-5 has 11 criteria they use to help diagnose addictions. Having even a few of those may indicate addiction. But there’s another criterion I use...
View Episode
Abstinence-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders
Read the research paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1586490/full
This week, I have another article to share with you from Frontiers in Psychiatry. In this one, we...
View Episode
6-Year Follow-Up Research on Bright Line Eating
I’m excited to announce that we’ve just published a paper in the prestigious journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. It outlines the results of a six-year follow-up survey of people who did the Bright Line Boot Camp in 2017....
View Episode
The Allergy Model of Addiction
Can you have an allergy to sugar, flour, or unmeasured food quantities? It all depends on your definition of “allergy.” In this week’s vlog, find out what allergies are when you’re talking about food addiction, and...
View Episode
Can You Do BLE With a More Freewheeling Personality Type?
Someone wrote in and asked whether people who have a more intuitive, creative, spontaneous personality type can succeed with Bright Line Eating. She pointed out that BLE seems to be a natural fit for people who...
View Episode
How Weight-Loss Drugs Impact Romantic Relationships
This week we’ll be addressing a provocative question: How do weight-loss drugs affect romantic relationships?
In 2018, a study out of Sweden looked at bariatric surgery outcomes for long-term romantic relationships....
View Episode