Hello, hi and welcome. I am your host, Emiggen-Awardner, and in my nearly 20-year career as a beauty and health

writer, I have interviewed a lot of people, supermodels, entrepreneurs, authors, celebrities and doctors,

and many of these conversations had a real impact on me.

And I'd come away feeling inspired, excited, informed and really empowered. And at the back

of my mind, I'd always think, I wish I could just publish the tape so people could really feel

that conversation. Well, on this podcast, you get to feel the conversation. I talk with experts,

guests and a few friends who I hope will

inspire, inform and empower you and maybe also challenge you, whether you're looking for

self-help, self-improvement, beauty advice, health insights, business know-how, or just some good

old-fashioned life advice and a bit of a laugh. It's all here. Welcome to the show.

I'm delighted to be welcoming Mandy Salagari back onto the podcast.

Mandy is an addiction, parenting and relationship expert.

And in this episode, we are tackling addiction.

And a very specific type of addiction.

We're going to be talking about food addiction. Now, it's a tough one type of addiction. We're going to be talking about food addiction.

Now, it's a tough one. Food addiction is something I have felt and feel the grip of,

but being honest about that has been a very tough, difficult, challenging thing to confront.

And to be honest, I still feel incredibly nervous about this topic because, you know, I don't necessarily feel as though I understand it fully and can tie it all

up in a bow and go, this is what it looks like for me. So I thought it was important to create a show

with Mandy, who has experience of dealing with people who have food

addiction and who understands the mechanics of addiction, whether it is with food or anything

else. I also feel as though an unhealthy relationship with food is something that can creep up on

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