The Curious Carnivore’s Way Out of Chronic Gut Issues and Food Obsession

Jessica, also known as The Curious Carnivore, is an Australian content creator who openly shares her personal experience with the carnivore diet. After years of IBS symptoms, binge eating, bulimia, chronic fatigue, and trying countless approaches to feel better, she began experimenting with a meat-based way of eating.

Jessica’s story will resonate with anyone who has spent years negotiating with food, managing unpredictable digestive symptoms, or wondering why a seemingly “healthy” diet still leaves them feeling out of control. She speaks candidly about the uncomfortable parts of changing how she ate, including cravings, digestive adjustments, dehydration, and discovering that dairy could still trigger bingeing. Her experience offers a thoughtful reminder that progress often requires paying close attention to your own patterns, admitting when something is not working, and letting go of comparison.

Here's what we explore:

• How Jessica’s family environment shaped her early eating habits
• The connection she experienced between restriction, digestive distress, and bingeing
• Her history with bulimia and the excuses that kept the behavior hidden
• Why she moved from veganism to a whole-food diet and eventually carnivore
• The difficult first three months of adapting to carnivore
• How dairy brought back cravings and binge-eating patterns
• Why public accountability helped her complete 40 days without dairy
• How simplifying her food choices reduced mental negotiation and food noise
• Eating carnivore while living and travelling in Bali
• The freedom she found after years of planning her life around digestive symptoms

Wherever you are in your relationship with food, I hope this conversation reminds you that you’re not alone—and that it’s okay to keep searching for the support and approach that help you feel safe, nourished, and more at home in your body.

Jessica’s experience is personal and should not be taken as medical or nutritional advice. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, digestive condition, or medication concerns, please seek support from a qualified professional who understands your individual needs.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

01:03 Meet Jessica, The Curious Carnivore

01:42 How family habits shaped her relationship with food

04:18 The sudden onset of fatigue, anxiety, and digestive symptoms

06:35 Years of diets, testing, and unanswered questions

08:48 How restriction developed into bingeing and bulimia

10:26 Medication, chronic fatigue, and losing her sense of self

12:25 The turning point that changed her direction

14:20 Rebuilding her life after stopping medication

18:08 Understanding the timeline of her eating struggles

18:51 When bingeing and purging became impossible to ignore

20:13 How Jessica discovered the carnivore diet

23:01 The difficult first three months of carnivore

24:49 When dairy triggered bingeing again

25:29 Recognizing trigger foods and staying accountable

26:12 The 40-day no-dairy challenge

26:51 Being honest about addiction, shame, and regret

27:43 Why “just a little cheese” can snowball

27:54 How carnivore changed her relationship with food

28:52 Simplifying meals to quiet the food noise

29:29 What it is like eating carnivore in Bali

31:23 The challenges of finding satisfying food while travelling

33:16 Finding physical and mental freedom

35:22 Where to follow Jessica

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Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.