Julie Legg is joined by Kamy Moussavi, former engineer and founder of Step Together, who brings a powerful and personal perspective to the conversation around ADHD, emotional eating, and the brain’s relationship with food. Kamy shares his own childhood experience with obesity, restrictive dieting, and undiagnosed ADHD, revealing how traditional approaches like calorie counting failed to address the real drivers behind his behaviour. 

Together, they unpack the critical link between dopamine, emotional regulation, and eating habits, particularly in ADHD brains. This conversation shifts the narrative away from willpower and discipline, and toward curiosity, compassion, and understanding the root causes behind behaviour. It’s an eye-opening episode for parents navigating food struggles with their children and for anyone who has ever felt stuck in cycles of guilt, shame, or emotional eating.

Key Points from the Episode:

• Emotional eating as a dopamine-driven behaviour in ADHD
• Why calorie counting and restriction often fail long-term
• The connection between ADHD, dopamine deficiency, and food
• Bulimia, binge eating, sneaky eating, and shame cycles
• Why weight is a symptom, not the root problem
• The role of anxiety, loneliness, and boredom in eating habits
• How shame drives secrecy and worsens behaviours
• The impact of environment vs relying on willpower
• Dopamine regulation and over-stimulation from food and technology
• Why removing food too quickly can backfire
• Family dynamics and parental influence on eating behaviours
• Redefining “healthy” beyond diet culture

Links:

• WEBSITE: https://www.steptogether.us/
• FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568953434947
• YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@steptogether-child-weightloss
• INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/steptogether_us/
• LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamymoussavi/

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