Conditioned Food Sensitivity
by Wendy Busse Consulting Ltd.
Latest episode
Bringing Connection and Joy Back into Your Life
Bringing Connection and Joy Back into Your Life
About this podcast
Welcome to the Conditioned Food Sensitivity Podcast. My name is Wendy Busse, I am a Registered Dietitian and director of the FAST Freedom Program. FAST stands for the Food Avoidance & Sensitivity Trap. We help people rebuild their body and food trust, so they can break out of the trap, soften their conditioned food sensitivities and expand their diet.
Conditioned food sensitivity is an unconsciously learned, physical reaction to food. Each podcast episode explores practical strategies that will help you look at your food sensitivities from a different perspective and find a better quality of life.
If you would like a written summary of the practical strategies after each episode, you can subscribe on our FAST Freedom Program website.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 63 episodes
- Bringing Connection and Joy Back into Your Life · 27 min · Episode 63In Episode 63 — Bringing Connection and Joy Back intoYour Life — I’m joined by registered dietitian Cristel Moubarak for a thoughtful conversation about the importance of joy…
- Soften the Stress Response to Maximize Healing · 27 min · Episode 62Dr. Ric Arseneau shares practical tools that are good for everyone but are especially helpful for those living with chronic conditions such as mast cell disease, fibromyalgia…
- Exploring Food Restriction Due to Sensory Differences · 33 min · Episode 61In this episode, Susan Watson and I explore the challengespeople face when certain foods feel uncomfortable due to their sensory characteristics — such as smell, taste, or…
- Positive Visualization: Focused Use of Imagination to Change Habitual Patterns · 32 min · Episode 60Positive visualization can help us reshape the beliefs andpatterns that hold us back — yet creating personal audio recordings isn’t always easy. In this episode, we break down…
- Year-End Reflection · 6 min · Episode 59In this year-end episode, Wendy looks back onsome of the most powerful insights shared by her 2025 podcast guests—especiallyaround the theme of acceptance. Drawing from…
- Help Your Child Develop a Positive Eating Relationship, Even if You Struggle with Food Fear · 19 minA parent/caregiver's food relationship impacts how their child's feeding relationship develops. For example, many children pick up food fear from a parent. Jaclyn shares tips on…
- Elimination Diet Red Flags: Stay out of the C-FAST · 21 minElimination diets are a primary risk factor for getting stuck in the Conditioned Food Avoidance and Sensitivity Trap. Julia Cassidy joined me for an insightful discussion on this…
- Watching Other People Eat Your Restricted Foods · 25 minWatching other people eat foods you are restricting can be challenging. Janelle shares how she has come to a place of acceptance and compassion over the last 15 years of living…
- Change Your Food Reactions Through Visualization · 28 minVisualization is a powerful tool to rewire our brain's circuitry and create new pathways that lead to success. Visualization can change our relationship with food and help us…
- Beth's Turning Point: Finding the Right Tools For My Toolbox · 21 minBeth Rosen shares her story of accepting that her digestive discomfort was chronic but also realizing there were many treatments she could explore to get back to a great quality…
- The Paradoxical Effect of Food and Symptom Journalling · 23 minFood and symptom journalling can be effective when used properly. However, it can also pull you into symptom hypervigilance and the Conditioned Food Avoidance and Sensitivity…
- Ep 52: Annie's Story of Healing and Resilience · 26 minAnnie shares her story of how the bulimia she developed as a teenager morphed into food sensitivity restrictions while she was enrolled in a "wellness" program. She developed…
- Ep 51: Brain Training to Relieve Chronic Pain · 38 minAmy Slabaugh is a returning podcast guest. We released an episode in September 2023 talking about her journey with chronic, debilitating headaches and the importance of taking…
- Ep 50: Research Highlight - Dr. Jessica Biesiekierski · 34 minDr. Biesiekierski discusses her groundbreaking research, highlighting the interaction between mind and body in food sensitivity reactions in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Her…
- Ep 49: Navigating Food Reintroduction with a Flexible Mindset · 30 minDr. Laurie Keefer discusses how a flexible, curious and resilient mindset makes food reintroduction easier. She will also share her expertise and practical tips on how to make…
- Ep 48: Health Psychology vs. General Mental Health Counselling · 31 minHealth psychology focuses on how biological, social and psychological factors influence all aspects of health. However, many people are reluctant to see a health psychologist…
- Ep 47: Symptom Expectancy and Food Sensitivity · 33 minFood sensitivity is rarely a simple cause and effect. Biological and psychological factors interplay to produce symptoms. We will talk about the role of symptom expectancy (i.e…
- Ep 46: Calming the Gut-Brain Axis · 31 minWe will discuss how signals between the gut and the brain (gut-brain access) become amplified in irritable bowel syndrome and strategies for calming this communication. The brain…
- Ep 45: The Journey to Wellness – One Road at a Time · 31 minWhen there is no clear treatment path for your symptoms, you may feel lost or confused by the contradicting treatment options. The frustration often leads to not doing anything…
- Ep 44: Food Exposure Can Improve Symptoms · 25 minYou are probably familiar with the vicious cycle of food avoidance leading to additional sensitivities. Dr. Burton Murray will share her clinical experience, and research showing…
