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Food Junkies Summit ~ Sachir Ajlouni

Food Junkies Summit Day 25!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 25th 2021Sachir Ajlouni, is an engineer turned business executive. Sachir is also a food addict who struggled with weight and food-related issues for over 30 years. Over that time, Sachir lost and gained a total of 1000 pounds.

For the last six years, Sachir has been in stable recovery, during which he has helped more than 400 individuals struggling with food addiction and weight matters.

Sachir joined Acorn’s Recovery Professional Training Program and got certified as a food addiction professional in 2018. He recently launched Aglon Recovery, a virtual recovery center set up with the intention of providing HOPE & a PATH to RECOVERY from food addiction and other eating disorders to those in need mainly in the MENA region. A Path to Wellness, a 3 stage program currently offered by Aglon Recovery, was developed by Sachir Ajlouni over the last 5 years and is geared to fit the middle eastern culture with its specific beliefs and idiosyncrasies. ~Vera Ingrid Tarman

Food Junkies Summit ~ Marla Marcus

Food Junkies Summit Day 26!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 26th 2021Marla Marcus is a lifelong food addict who professes that she would binge on drywall. At 52, Marla had the RNY procedure and believes without it she would not have found her way here. While she was pretty much a poster child for the surgery, 4 years out she knew that her problem was much bigger than what she put in her mouth. Marla says she literally had no off switch. On September 12, 2016, she walked through the doors of Renacent, and has not looked back. Her parting words after 21 days there were that she was never going to an OA meeting again because she was unique. Marla just celebrated 5 years of abstinence, attends OA and other 12 step food fellowships upwards of 7 days a week, has been a key contributor since the start of Sugar-Free for Life Support group, and is now working on learning what it means to live a life of recovery. Marla believes that without connection, 12 steps, like-minded fellows, and a higher power, she would be face down in the food. ~ Vera Ingrid Tarman

Food Junkies Summit ~ Andrea Ascione

Food Junkies Summit Day 28!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 28th 2021Andrea Ascione has been in recovery since Jan 2018. She has her “International Food Addiction Training’ certificate (INFACT) and is pursuing more professional studies with Shift Recovery
Of special interest, Andrea has worked in the food industry for 37 years, much of that as a pastry chef.
Turns out she is also an aspiring writer, exploring the seductive underbelly of sugar. Be sure to listen to Andrea’s story of strength and hope! ~ Vera Ingrid Tarman

Food Junkies Summit ~ Zippi Spiro Livneh

Food Junkies Summit Day 30!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 30th 2021Zippi has a bachelor’s in nursing and a Master of Business Admin from Haifa University. She became SUGAR® licensed last year and is an EU-certified food addiction counselor. With these credentials, as well as her personal experience as a food addict in 20 years of recovery, she has created the program GPS to Sugar Free©. She is also a proud executive board member of the Food Addiction Institute.

Food Junkies Summit ~ Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab

Food Junkies Summit Day 31!!

Clarissa Kennedy is an Internationally Accredited Food Addiction Counsellor. She is a Social Worker, has an additional certification in Mental Health & Addictions, and is certified to perform the diagnostic assessment tool SUGAR®. Clarissa founded Reinvent Your Bliss Point (https://foodaddictionhelp.ca) in 2018 where she works with individuals based on a holistic approach to healing and maintaining recovery. She is passionate about her work in the field of Addiction and Mental Health and hopes to create real change in the field of Food Addiction. Clarissa struggled with Food Addiction her whole life and now has freedom with real food that she never believed was possible. She works with others to help them find this freedom too. “Food is not your enemy, diets are. When you begin to see food as medicine and learn practical strategies around eating, including the types of food to eat, it no longer controls your life it simply complements it.”
Molly Painschab, LCPC/LAC/FAC, is a mental health professional, addiction strategist, behavior specialist, and certified international food addiction counselor with experience coaching individuals and their family members through recovery management and relapse prevention. Her background in addiction treatment while working with individuals being supervised by the Department of Corrections, Child Protective Services, and other Court-Ordered situations inform her solution-focused and forward-thinking style. Molly is fueled by her belief that recovery is possible. She considers herself a ‘helper’, eager to encourage and support individuals and families on their journey to mental and emotional wellness. Her desire to see others succeed in life and determination to turn information into action has contributed to her most recent online Food Recovery Coaching (mpainschab.com), where she shepherds participants through addiction specific education, the processing of new information, and skill-building in support of, and outside, of the traditional 12 Step approach. Molly believes the only way to ensure everyone who needs help with food addiction gets the treatment they need, is to unify professionals in the field and push the APA and WHO to place diagnostic criteria in the DSM.
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