
S5E5 - 61: The Bagel Test That Proved Food Isn't the Enemy ft. Cassandra McKenney
Published: September 3, 2026
Duration: 36:48
Dr. Brook Sheehan sits down with Cassandra McKenney, a fitness coach and registered nurse whose fourteen-year health journey took her from a controlled, obsessive relationship with food and exercise to a place of genuine peace in her body. Cassandra opens up about the eating disorder that began in middle school, the years-long binge and restrict cycle that followed, and how chasing the "right" protocol, the right supplement, the right test, and the right coach never actually gave her what she was searching for. What did change everything was recognizing that the fear driving her behavior, not the food itself...