We're Back — Surgery, Life & Easter on The Bari Chronicles

About this episode

Tash and Damo return to discuss personal updates, Damo's surgery, and navigating Easter on a bariatric journey.

After a bit of a hiatus (life has a way of doing that), Tash and Damo are finally back together for a long-overdue catch-up. In this episode, they get real about what's been going on behind the scenes — Damo's recent surgery and a pretty scary complication with a partially collapsed lung, Tash navigating nine weeks post-op life, and all the big life stuff in between, including their dad returning home after four months in Fiji following the loss of their mum. They also dig into what Easter looks like when you're on a bariatric journey — the moderation debate, food plans, emotional eating, and why having a plan matters. It's honest, it's heartfelt, and it's so good to be back.

People in this episode

Hosts: Damien Verner, Tash Jarrett

Topics covered

• surgery
• bariatric journey
• emotional eating
• life updates
• Easter
• moderation debate

Keywords

• bariatric
• surgery
• emotional eating
• Easter
• life updates
• moderation
• food plans

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Fiji

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