Hope, Food Addiction, And Her Mission For its Recognition | Dr. Jen Unwin

E35 - Hope, Food Addiction, And Her Mission For its Recognition | Dr. Jen Unwin

Published: July 23, 2026

Duration: 57:06

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jen Unwin — clinical psychologist, co-founder of Food Addiction Solutions, and part of the team that published the first-ever treatment study in the field of food addiction.

Jen brings something rare to the recovery space: a 32-year NHS career, expertise in the science of hope in chronic illness, her own lifelong personal struggle with sugar addiction — one she couldn't see clearly until nearly 50, despite being an expert in human behavior. Her approach is rooted not in willpower but in understanding food addiction as a real, treatable condition — and in asking the so...