Real People, Real Stories | Why Diets Don’t Work: The Truth About Self-Sabotage and How to Stop It

05/15/25 • 45 min

Are you stuck in a never-ending cycle of dieting, food obsession, and self-sabotage? What if you could break free from this mental prison and reclaim your health, vitality, and self-love?

In this powerful episode of the T.R.U.E Wellness Podcast, Debbie Prybyzerski shares her transformative journey of shifting from food obsession to true wellness. She explains how, after years of struggling with weight loss, self-doubt, and societal pressure, she finally embraced a new mindset that allowed her to live a life free from the grip of food. This episode is a must-listen for anyone tired of dieting and looking to change their relationship with food and their body.

What You’ll Learn:

Breaking Free from the Diet Trap: Debbie reveals how she got off the diet rollercoaster and learned to trust her body, releasing the cycle of restriction and guilt.
Mindset Overhaul: Discover the mindset shifts that allowed Debbie to break free from food obsession and develop a healthier, more balanced view of herself.
The Power of Self-Love: Learn how embracing self-compassion and taking responsibility for her health transformed Debbie’s approach to food and wellness.
Overcoming Guilt and Shame: Understand how Debbie tackled the guilt and shame around eating and how this shift impacted her weight, mental health, and overall well-being.
Practical Tools for Sustained Wellness: Discover practical tips and actionable steps you can take to develop a lasting healthy relationship with food, free from guilt and restriction.

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here: https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Thanks for listening to TRUE Wellness with Dr. Dee, where we’re redefining health and empowering change. Hosted by Dr. Dee, creator of the T.R.U.E. Wellness Framework, this podcast brings you expert insights, inspiring stories, and actionable strategies to help you thrive.

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🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

Are you stuck in a never-ending cycle of dieting, food obsession, and self-sabotage? What if you could break free from this mental prison and reclaim your health, vitality, and self-love?

What You’ll Learn:

Breaking Free from the Diet Trap: Debbie reveals how she got off the diet rollercoaster and learned to trust her body, releasing the cycle of restriction and guilt.
Mindset Overhaul: Discover the mindset shifts that allowed Debbie to break free from food obsession and develop a healthier, more balanced view of herself.
The Power of Self-Love: Learn how embracing self-compassion and taking responsibility for her health transformed Debbie’s approach to food and wellness.
Overcoming Guilt and Shame: Understand how Debbie tackled the guilt and shame around eating and how this shift impacted her weight, mental health, and overall well-being.
Practical Tools for Sustained Wellness: Discover practical tips and actionable steps you can take to develop a lasting healthy relationship with food, free from guilt and restriction.

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here: https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Want to watch the full interview? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.deephd

🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

Previous Episode

Can Sound Heal the Body? How Frequency Can Restore Your Health Naturally

What if the key to healing wasn’t in a pill—but in a frequency?

In this powerful episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Linda Bamber-Olson, sound healing expert and founder of WAVWatch, to uncover the overlooked science of bioenergetic healing. Born deaf in one ear, Linda developed a lifelong passion for sound, later creating one of the most cutting-edge wearable tools that uses frequencies to support the body’s natural ability to heal. From emotional trauma to physical pain, parasites to hearing loss—she’s seen sound change lives.

With over 30 years in holistic health and a deeply personal journey through breast cancer advocacy, Linda shares the remarkable stories and science behind how sound frequencies influence cellular function, balance hormones, and even support mental wellness. You’ll rethink everything you thought you knew about healing.

What Listeners Will Learn:

The True Power of Sound Frequencies

Learn how ancient knowledge and modern tech converge to help the body rebalance, detox, and heal—without drugs or side effects.

The Shocking History of Sound Medicine Suppression

Discover how pioneers like Tesla and Rife were silenced—and why frequency-based healing was nearly erased from modern medicine.

How a Watch Helped Dissolve Pain, Infections, and Even Kidney Stones

Hear real-life case studies, from women reversing breast lumps to people ditching hearing aids and chronic pain meds after 30-minute sessions.

Why You Absorb Frequencies Through Your Bones and Skin—Not Just Ears

Uncover how your body acts like a tuning fork, resonating with healing tones that restore balance from the inside out.

How Parasites, EMFs, and Emotional Trauma Disrupt Healing—and How to Clear Them

Linda explains how WAVWatch protocols helped clear parasitic infections and trauma-related symptoms with measurable before-and-after results.

Learn more about Linda's work here:

https://buy.wavwatch.com/yo0nfg46 - Use code DR.100 for a $100-OFF on your first WavWatch!
https://www.instagram.com/thewavwatch
https://www.facebook.com/wavwatch

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here:

https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here: https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Want to watch the full interview? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.deephd

🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

Next Episode

Is Shame the Real Weight Holding You Back? The Power of Self-Love, Humor, and Transformation

What if your biggest transformation started with your muffin top?

In this hilarious and deeply moving episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with the multi-passionate powerhouse Laura Clancy—coach, speaker, athlete, and creator of Muffin Toppled: The Musical. After surviving floods, fire, menopause, and more, Laura’s real-life plot twist will shatter what you think about shame, self-image, and success.

This isn’t just a conversation. It’s a blueprint for how to break the rules that never worked for you, reclaim your voice (literally), and laugh your way to the most empowered version of yourself.

If you’re tired of being stuck in the cycle of perfection, shame, and self-sabotage... this episode is the wake-up call you've been waiting for.

What Listeners Will Learn

1. The Shame-Success Paradox

How Laura used comedy and vulnerability to flip the narrative on body image and silence inner shame—one musical number at a time.

2. The Secret Power of Daily Integrity

Why honoring your small promises each day matters more than any number on the scale.

3. Why “Get Rid of It” Might Save You

Laura’s life-changing philosophy of decluttering the things (and beliefs) that don’t fit—physically and emotionally.

4. The Body-Love Mindset Shift You Need

Discover how weight loss becomes a side effect when you treat your body with love, not punishment.

5. The Unexpected Gift of Tragedy

From floods and fires to Broadway dreams—hear how Laura turned devastation into creative power and unstoppable momentum.

www.muffintoppled.com

https://www.instagram.com/muffintoppled

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-clancy-muffin-toppled/

https://www.facebook.com/laura.clancy.357

Get your FREE Musical tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/ys7p7ssu

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here: https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Want to watch the full interview? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.deephd

🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

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