# Food, Doomscrolling, Emotional Avoidance, and the Habits Keeping You Disconnected From Yourself w/ Brian Bidanjiri

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Podcast: [The Wellness Diaries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wellness-diaries-6737314)
Published: 2026-05-12T20:02:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2864

## Resource

In this episode, I sit down with health and fitness coach Brian Bidanjiri to talk about the deeper side of transformation — the part most people avoid. We get into his journey from alcoholism, emotional eating, and smoking weed daily to losing nearly 100 pounds and rebuilding his life through fitness, structure, and self-awareness. But this conversation goes far beyond weight loss. We talk about using food for comfort, dopamine addiction, doom scrolling, emotional avoidance, relationships, identity, and why so many people stay stuck even when they "know what to do." If you've ever felt like you're constantly distracting yourself, negotiating with yourself, or looking for comfort instead of actually dealing with what's underneath… this episode will hit home. Brian's IG: https://www.instagram.com/brian.bidanjiri/?g=5 Guides & 1:1 COACHING 1:1 Coaching Application: https://www.ahubnutrition.com/coachingapplication Fat Loss Starter Kit: https://ahubnutrition.myflodesk.com/fatlossstarterkit No Brainer Fat Loss Checklist: https://ahubnutrition.myflodesk.com/fatlosschecklist Join the email list: https://ahubnutrition.myflodesk.com/x8208kqszl FIND ME ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighmariehubbard/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ahubnutrition/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessdiariespodcast/

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