Life After Sugar
Welcome to Life After Sugar: Stories to Inspire, with Netta Gorman. The podcast that's not just about sugar, but about your relationship with it, and especially with yourself. This podcast is for you if you know that you need to cut down sugar, but you're not sure where to start, and you're feeling tired, sluggish, and overwhelmed because sugar seems to be everywhere. Get back your energy, lose your extra weight and the stiffness in your joints, get your digestion back on track, without feeling like you're depriving yourself of anything or being on a diet! Here you'll hear inspiring stories of people who cut out sugar in their own way, at their own pace, and for their own reasons. I hope that this podcast will inspire you to discover your life after sugar too! For more details, visit the Life After Sugar website at aftersugarclub.com.
Episodes
In this episode, my guest Mallary talks about her moving story of living with an eating disorder that began after losing her mother at the age of 12.
Mallory opens up about how grief, perfectionism, and the need to “stay small” shaped her relationship with food—and how recovery became less about perfection and more about self-compassion.
This conversation with Mallary explores:
- the difference between eating disorders, disordered ...
My guest this week is functional medicine nutritionist Sarah Reilly, founder of Get Nourished.
Sarah opens up about her long battle with undiagnosed Lyme disease and the surprising discovery that sugar was actually feeding the infection.
For Sarah, cutting sugar wasn’t just about weight or cravings — it became a critical part of her healing journey.
We talk about:
- How Lyme disease forced Sarah to rethink her relationship with sug...
Ciao! Take the time to listen to this episode... because it's about what I learned about food in Italy...
but especially, it's what I learned about time.
My experience in Italy in the summer of 2025 showed me that the Italian family's priority is taking the time to source high-quality fresh ingredients.
And taking the time to cook traditional, delicious meals is also a priority.
Eating meals together is a priority too.
An...
Growing up, Jonathan described himself as "the fat kid".
His weight yo-yo'd constantly, reaching over 400lbs as an adult.
Jonathan had tried hundreds of diets, but he could never keep the weight off.
One day, he saw himself in a photo and he was shocked.
So shocked that he made an appointment for weight loss surgery.
In the weeks before, he decided to be more mindful of what he was eating, as well as how much and how ofte...
My guest this week is very special... because it's my mum, Marcia!
And it's her birthday too!
In this episode, we talk about how and why my mum decided to try cutting sugar 10 years ago, at the age of 68.
But she didn't just cut sugar... Marcia also cut flour.
But why?? Well... partly because she saw me cut sugar and flour and feel so much better.
So she thought: I'll give it a try! What have I got to lose?
So at the...
Alicia ate sugar and processed foods all her life, into her 50s.
Then after a medical appointment, she realized that she needed to make a change for her health.
And even though it wasn't easy, she decided to stop eating sugar.
She wasn't necessarily ready... but she did it (imperfectly) anyway.
Alicia is interested in a data-driven approach for the first 7 days of cutting sugar. Because there's more to it than just chang...
Alex struggled with food for most of his life, but he never knew that he had a real problem with food addiction.
He thought that he was lazy, weak-willed, and doomed to be overweight and unhappy forever.
His self-esteem was low, and he used sugar and processed foods as a source of familiarity and comfort.
By his mid-20s, Alex weighed about 400lbs.
He decided to make a conscious change to lose weight and get his health back.
Listen to ho...
Ah! Italy!
La dolce vita!
Pasta... pizza... gelato!
Delizioso!
So did I eat all those typical Italian foods during our trip to Italy in July-August 2025?
Because... you know, I've been sugar free and flour free for 10 years now... so…
Want to know what I ate?
Listen to find out!
P.S. This is Part 1 of two episodes about what I ate (and what I learned about food) in Italy. Part 2 will be out in a few weeks.
Jen grew up in the Midwest in the 80s, eating lots of fast food and sweets.
Her mom had multiple sclerosis, and when Jen was in her 20s, her mom’s health got worse.
This was Jen's wake-up call.
Jen didn’t know much about health or nutrition back then. So she started learning about food, health, and natural ways to feel better for her mom, but also for herself and her own children.
After Jen began giving her mother less sugar and ...
In this episode, I talk with my guest Lisa Fischer about how she let go of diet rules and found a way to feel good in her body again.
Lisa shares how intermittent fasting, better sleep, eating whole foods, and cutting sugar helped her get her energy back and feel stronger through menopause and beyond.
We chat about hormones, cortisol, cravings, and why eating more (not less) actually helped her.
Lisa has a warm, down-to-earth way o...
Change is hard.
But sometimes, NOT changing can keep you stuck.
In this episode, my guest Dr. Mark Sherwood talks about the challenge of changing what you eat... And how you think.
He also explains how you can age more gracefully... with less sugar.
To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... apply here to join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.
You probably know quite a few fermented foods and drinks, like yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, sourdough bread, cheese, miso, and kombucha.
Even wine and beer are fermented!
But not all fermented foods are probiotic.
This episode will explain the benefits of making your own fermented (probiotic) foods and drinks, for your gut health and your general health, but also for your wallet!
And guess what?
When you eat less sugar and take care of y...
Dasha is a registered dietitian who grew up in the US with Russian parents. Her family ate home-cooked meals but also sweets.
In this episode, we talk about:
- food and meal prep in different cultures
- what is an extreme diet
- what is a balanced diet
- sugar and salt
- what happens when we deprive ourselves
- the notion of balance
To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... apply...
Alex joined the Freedom from Cravings Formula 12-week program in January 2025.
She's been following the 5 steps of the program and attending our weekly Accountability Calls, and she gave me permission to share part of one of those calls.
In this episode, you'll hear how Alex is slowly changing her habits around sugar because she's getting new insights every week.
As Alex is learning, freedom from cravings happens via sm...
Jodie grew up eating relatively healthy foods.
But it was later in life, when she started having health issues, that she was diagnosed with celiac disease.
She changed her diet significantly, and started to study nutrition and especially how sugar affects the liver.
In this episode, Jodie explains about different types of sugar, and how the fructose molecule in sugar can lead to a fatty liver, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NA...
Reverend Emmanuel is an empath. That means that he's very sensitive, and feels everything around him.
From a young age, he used processed foods and candy bars to shield him from pain and toxic energy.
In his mid-30s, he started to heal himself. He learned to start feeling and to deal with his feelings.
He cleaned sugar out of his diet and healed his microbiome. He started to listen to his body.
Because, as Emmanuel says, the body...
This episode is all about hidden sugars and how to spot them on food labels.
And also the question: what about naturally occurring sugars?
I want you to benefit from the exact same information as my Freedom From Cravings Formula program participants do about food labels and hidden (or not so hidden!) sugars.
You'll get tips about spotting sugar in:
- tomatoes, canned tomatoes, and tomato sauce
- cereal
- bread
I call these tips ...
When she was younger, Jennifer suffered terribly from pain, inflammation, lack of energy, bloating, plus a ton of other symptoms.
But she was always told that she was "healthy".
Gluten was not talked about 15-20 years ago, so Jennifer had to keep pushing to get to the root cause of her symptoms.
Then one doctor sent Jennifer to a dietitian who told her that she shouldn't eat gluten.
And that was the beginning of a whole...
Denise grew up in an abusive and traumatic household.
She tried all kinds of ways to numb her pain, and sugar was always there for her.
In high school, Denise went to counselling and started to learn other coping skills, but she still turned to sugar when she was tired and stressed.
It was challenging for Denise to overcome her pain and to learn how to deal with her emotions and stop numbing her pain with sugar.
Listen to discover what...
Irene grew up with parents who grew up on a farm. Her mother loved sugar and processed foods, but she also did a lot of cooking, making hearty meals.
Both of Irene's parents were overweight, and eventually they were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
In this episode, we discuss:
- saturated fats
- moderating sugar versus abstaining
- weight loss
- sweeteners
- feeling better, and different ways to get there
- what we eat in a day (and how often)
- ...
Popular Podcasts
It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.