In this (for real for real) final episode of Life After Diets, host Stefanie Michele explains how recovery taught her how to understand the call for change. She shares why letting go of the familiar—even when it's scary—is essential for growth, and how that insight is leading her to close this chapter and launch her new show, Full But Not Finished.

The Life After Diets archive will remain here as a resource and you can now find Stefanie Michele on her new show: Full But Not Finished. Subscribe now to listen to the pilot episode!

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Travel isn't just about the logistics of getting from one place to another — it's the nervous system spikes, the old body image stories that flare when you're around people from your past, and the challenge of feeding yourself in a group.

In this episode, I talk about a recent trip with college friends and the layers that came with it:

• Flight anxiety and how I work with my body in real time when panic hits mid-air

• The anticipatory dread before seeing old friends (and why it often feels worse than the reality)

• Navigating group meals without abandoning your own needs

• The strange crash that happens when you come home and how to soften that landing

• What it takes to speak up when diet culture sneaks into social situations

If you've ever come back from a trip feeling heavy, disconnected, or like you lost your footing with food, you're not alone. This conversation unpacks why travel brings all of this to the surface and how to move through it without betraying yourself.

Connect with Stefanie:

Website: www.iamstefaniemichele.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

Substack: www.substack.com/@iamstefaniemichele

Email: stefanie@iamstefaniemichele.com

In this episode of Life After Diets, host Stefanie Michele explores the strange tension of being "full but not finished."Many people know the feeling: the body signals fullness, yet something inside still wants more. What does that reveal about the way we relate to food, our emotions, and ourselves?

Rather than reducing the issue to hunger and fullness cues alone, this conversation looks at the cultural "shoulds" that hover over eating, the rebellion that comes from restriction, and the nervous system's role in making food feel safe or unsafe. Stefanie unpacks why stopping at the first sign of fullness often backfires, and why the experience of eating can be as much about psychology and emotional regulation as it is about physiology.

The episode also weaves in a listener story about body image distress in an unexpected setting, highlighting how struggles with food are rarely isolated—they echo into how we manage overwhelm, shame, and self-perception in everyday life.

The episode asks bigger questions about what we're really hungry for, how permission changes the eating experience, and what it takes to feel truly satisfied—not just physically, but emotionally too.

binge eating recovery, intuitive eating, somatic practices, body image healing, nervous system regulation, food freedom, eating disorder recovery, fullness vs satisfaction, self-trust with food, emotional eating, diet culture recovery, Life After Diets

Connect with Stefanie:

Website: www.iamstefaniemichele.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

Substack: www.substack.com/@iamstefaniemichele

Email: stefanie@iamstefaniemichele.com