Episode

61: The Bagel Test That Proved Food Isn't the Enemy ft. Cassandra McKenney

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Beyond Wellness Culture | Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
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Sep 3, 2026
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2208
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Summary

Dr. Brook Sheehan sits down with Cassandra McKenney, a fitness coach and registered nurse whose fourteen-year health journey took her from a controlled, obsessive relationship with food and exercise to a place of genuine peace in her body. Cassandra opens up about the eating disorder that began in middle school, the years-long binge and restrict cycle that followed, and how chasing the "right" protocol, the right supplement, the right test, and the right coach never actually gave her what she...