Listen to episode 79:
"I let go of my addiction to sugar one day at a time": Natalie

July 17, 2022

Natalie Speakman was a teenage drug addict and alcoholic.
She got clean and sober  when she was 22 years old, but continued to smoke cigarettes for 18 months after.  And then her food and sugar consumption went way up.

In this episode Natalie tells how she remembers that eating sugar made her feel "high" and gave her a shift in her mood. For years after she got sober, she used to eat desserts and sugar alone every night. The thing is, Natalie was very health conscious... but she was still eating lots of sugar.

After 20 years of sugar addiction, Natalie decided to stop eating sugar, one day at a time. She tells about her recovery journey and her struggles with cravings and repetitive Day 1s.

Natalie has been in 12-step programs since she was 17 years old, and that approach suits her. Now she is sugar free, and she still eats fruit and smoothies, but no added sugar. She now identifies herself as being sugar free.

Find Natalie here: https://nataliemspeakman.com/