Food Sober Sessions
Transform your relationship with food through weekly support, practice & community
Practice-based recovery coaching for sugar / carbohydrate / food addiction, binge eating, and emotional eating.
Overview
Let’s Break Free From Emotional Eating, Binge Eating & Food Addiction - Together
You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, and joined the programs. You know what to do. But actually doing it? That’s the hard part. Food Sober Sessions is a monthly membership for people ready to move beyond information and into transformation. Whether you're just starting out or deep in your recovery journey to stop binge eating, emotional eating, or food addiction. This is your space to build real, lasting change. We don’t just talk about recovery. We practice it. Together.
Why Group Support Works
Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation; it happens in community. And neuroscience backs that up: Social connection strengthens your brain’s ability to manage impulses, emotions, and cravings. Here’s what you can expect:
Reduce Cravings & Overeating
Connection and structure activate the brain’s prefrontal cortex, helping you stay grounded and in control.
Learn & Apply Recovery Tools
Each session blends peer support, expert guidance, and real-time skill practice so you can start applying tools right away.
Heal From Shame & Isolation
Sharing in a safe space reduces emotional overwhelm and helps regulate your nervous system. Humans learn and connect through stories and this is a space to share our recovery triumphs and challenges.
Get Accountability & Motivation
You’re not alone. Real-time encouragement from your group helps reinforce habits and keep you on track.
Why Join Food Sober Sessions?
This isn’t another course or one more PDF to download. This is a practice space, a live, supportive environment where we build the skills to end emotional eating and food addiction together.
Weekly Live Coaching
Interactive group sessions where you can explore challenges, get support, and build recovery skills in real time.
Experiential Learning
We don’t just teach. You get a chance to practice. Practice science-based tools and strategies that change behaviour.
Supportive Community
Surround yourself with others who get it. Share wins, setbacks, and breakthroughs with people walking the same path.
Mastery Through Repetition
Recovery doesn’t come from knowing. It comes from practicing. We repeat, refine, and integrate the tools until they become second nature.
Nutrition Clinic
A safe space to ask questions and get professional nutrition support beyond 'all foods in moderation' from a guest nutritionist or dietitian once a month.
Affordability
Food Sober Sessions is set up as a low-cost monthly membership so that everyone can access support that doesn't break the bank.
Skills You’ll Build in Food Sober Sessions
Cravings Mastery – Learn to ride the wave and stay in control
Emotion Regulation – Handle tough emotions without turning to food
Mindfulness – Stay present and respond, rather than react
Coping Strategies – Soothe stress in ways that support your recovery
Relapse Prevention – Build a plan and stick to it with confidence
Rewiring Thought Patterns – Break free from beliefs that keep you stuck
Healthy Boundaries – Protect your peace and your progress
Self-compassion – Befriend your fiercest inner critic and foster inner peace
Peer support – Reach out for support, share your own experience, and support others
Meet your guide
Vanessa Kredler is a clinical counsellor registered with PACFA, specialising in food addiction, emotional eating, binge eating and trauma recovery. Her approach is compassionate, non-judgmental, and deeply grounded in both science and lived experience. She holds a Master’s in Counselling and is a Certified Food Addiction Professional. Vanessa is also a member of the Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders. She’s trained in facilitating groups, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Polyvagal Theory, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness-based recovery. Her specialty? Ultra-processed food addiction, the first addiction she faced and the one that ignited her passion to help others heal.
Starts in May 2025
Fridays
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Sydney, Australia (AEST)
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AU$29 per month
A friend or family member joins free for a limited time
Before you sign up please read the information below.
Who is it for?
You’re Not Alone. And You’re Welcome Here. Many of us have a complicated relationship with food. Some of us turn to food for comfort during emotional highs and lows. Others are navigating binge eating, or are in recovery from alcohol or other addictions...and noticing that food has become another struggle. Some are managing type 2 diabetes or metabolic health, working with medical teams on weight loss or nutrition plans. Whatever your story, if food has become a source of distress or harm. You belong here. Maybe this is you:
- Would like to experience a deeper connection with yourself
- Become more familiar with your internal family of parts
- Are doing IFS therapy and would like to check in with your parts on a regular basis
- Have participated in one of my IFS groups or workshops and wish to nurture a regular parts check-in practice
- Would like to connect with like-minded people and ‘talk parts’
- Are new to Internal Family Systems and curious to try out connecting with your parts in a supportive group environment
You struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, or sugar / carbohydrate / food addiction
You want to stop slipping off track and start staying consistent
You're tired of knowing what to do but not doing it
You’re craving accountability and want to stop feeling isolated
You're in medically supervised weight loss treatment and need extra emotional support
You believe in growth through action, support, and repetition
You want to be part of an empowering Australian and Kiwi tribe
How to join
Why it's a membership
Food Sober Sessions is a low-cost monthly membership, designed to make support accessible while encouraging commitment - just like a gym membership for your recovery. What’s included:
Weekly live group coaching
An optional WhatsApp group to stay connected (to be discussed with group)
Occasional recorded videos, journaling prompts, or bonus tools to support you on weeks without live sessions
How the membership works
Your membership is billed monthly on the same date you sign up.
You can cancel anytime by emailing Vanessa or managing your subscription online.
After cancellation, you’ll have access to sessions and resources for 30 days.
Already-paid fees are non-refundable, even if sessions are missed.
For privacy and safety, sessions are not recorded.
Session times may occasionally change.
Not sure it's for you?
Feeling shy, unsure, or scared is completely normal. You're welcome to reach out for a chat anytime: hello@vanessakredler.com
