Alcohol, Trauma & Despair - How Carnivore Saved My Life

Vivien talks about her journey on the carnivore diet.
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[@vivienlakner4870]

Dear Dave, Thank you for having me on your show. I can't believe I was going to ask you to take the interview down because I was convinced I'd get awful comments! (My head told me that! See!!) It's been amazing the response I have received from so many people! I'm truly touched deeply! I just cried over and over as I read the comments. Thank you all so much for your kindness and for letting me join this tribe of wonderful humans, all with faults but all with big hearts and healing brains!! Love to you all xxx

[@zerocarb]

Thank you very much for coming on, Vivien! ❤️ It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope we can do it again.

[@danawert5988]

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[@anothercampervanchannel]

Aww Vivien, it was a fab interview. You were articulate, self-aware, just easy to listen to. I even listened to it all (I don't always, but sshh, don't tell Dave 🤫😂) xx

[@Mary-1000]

This is definitely one of the most inspiring interviews for me. I even told my friend about it to help inspire her. Thank you so much for sharing with us all. 💕

[@vivienlakner4870]

@ 🤣🤣❤

[@thinkfirstt]

She makes us laugh and cry. Please put her on the list to come back in a year. We need an update then.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks so much xxx

[@sharons6129]

Oh bless you Vivian my heart breaks for you. I think you’re right about Dave Mac he is my favourite and it’s because he lets people talk and you can see he listens. I have learnt more from listening from these podcasts and it keep me going.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Sharon, Im going to be all right now I have carnivore and all you lovely people. xxx

[@danawert5988]

My favorite too! Next to Kelly Hogan 😉 Love, love, love the testimonies, I share them alot!

[@t.kayslanaker8507]

I love this lady. She is telling my story in a lot of ways. Had a sugar addiction, dealt with low self esteem and jumped in with both feet too. The ride was rough at first but so worth it in time.

[@vivienlakner4870]

And I love you too! Its good to know everyday that it gets better and better! Thankyou for your kind words xx

[@douglashenson4793]

Besides the Carnivore content, this is some of the best counseling I have ever heard. It almost seems unfair that Vivian can be so remarkable despite the abuse she has done to herself. Here I am listening to Vivian and thinking what a good counselor she is for what she says and how she says it. Then she goes and describes Dave as being such a good counselor for her because of the way he listens. I watched this video beginning to end because of the other comments. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@tomninatriolo8085]

@@douglashenson4793 so true!

[@MissMiriamka-q8z]

Yes , Vivian is such a genuine lady ❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you for saying that, Ive been told over the years that I should have become a counselor and I did go to college to become one as it was my love, but I saw at college just how much they were treating it as a business so never went back after the first course. I always wanted to do it for free as I felt it would have more meaning and in AA, and going thru the 12 steps, I learned even more about how we must change ourselves, but kindly and lovingly. So hopefully, I have done just a little bit of good in the world. I hate the thought of anyone suffering emotionally because we didnt understand ourselves and where the pain was coming from. So thanks for your lovely words Douglas xx

[@vivienlakner4870]

@MissMiriamka-q8z Thankyou so much for saying that. It means a lot xxx

[@leeboudreaux6698]

Thanks for this interview. This is one of the best if not the best I ever heard. This lady is golden. Thank God for her and her testimony and thank you for what you do.

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

💯

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Lee. It means a lot xxx

[@leeboudreaux6698]

@ you are so welcome sweet lady.

[@EllyDarkSky]

Beautiful, powerful interview Vivien. Thank you for sharing your story, it's so good you found your way back to carnivore and the road to health, same as so many of us here with a similar background. Dave is providing a service to humanity with his channel.

[@zerocarb]

Thank you very much for watching, Elly!

[@yellowrose803]

Great interview thank you for sharing Dave, thank you vivien for sharing your life journey and you are amazing ❤you look very similar to my friends mum❤

[@JeannieCowie]

I absolutely second that a million times over. Vivien your story is so important, so powerful. YOU are so important, so powerful. You have made me cry tonight, made me say to myself, ok, come on it’s time to get on and do this, no more sticking with the alcohol and the sugar, no more sitting on the sidelines watching and just dabbling here and there. Walk on. All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well. Thank you for your testimony, thank you for being here. Dear Dave, Vivien said it exactly as I feel/see it and all of your listeners too I believe, you are the gentle, compassionate, encouraging listener, the hand holder that so many of us have been looking for.

[@EllyDarkSky]

@ I think starting might be the biggest hurdle, as the further down the path you go, the easier it gets as your body tells you what it needs, rather than the nonsense it wants, because it no longer wants it. Jumping all in is the answer for a greatly improved future.

[@vivienlakner4870]

@@yellowrose803 Thanks for your message, we all have a doppleganger somewhere dont we, perhaps your friends mum is mine!! xxx

[@jlava8049]

What a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing Vivien.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Im so touched! I never believed I had a beautiful soul, so I will remeber these words.. thank you xx

[@magdemighty8369]

Great interview -- such self-awareness - a lovely, inspirational woman.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks so much for saying that xx

[@kasiaandrzejak4695]

I am crying too. Vivien, your story is so powerful. Thank you for honesty and surprisly good humor too.

[@vivienlakner4870]

And thankyou Kasia for your kind words xx

[@meatavoreNana]

I understand how you feel about our Dave, he is lovely and relatable and so caring.😊❤

[@zerocarb]

❤️

[@KAW221]

Vivien, I absolutely love you, you are wonderful and I'm so glad you felt confident enough to come and share your story with us ❤ you are my inspiration now xx

[@vivienlakner4870]

Wow! its so wonderful to hear that I can be an inspiration to you. and I love you too! xx

[@tomninatriolo8085]

Dear sweet woman, such powerful and emotional testimony. So open and honest about your emotional and physical pain. Thank you ❤

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

Yes, I was very impressed with her honesty and her skill at telling her story.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you so much for shuch a lovely message, it feels so nice to hear such lovely messages from everyone, xxx

[@vivienlakner4870]

@@jeannedigennaro6484 Really?! I thought I was all over the place. So im grateful to hear it was understandable. And thanks for being impressed by little old me, wow that feels good! xx

[@kab9603]

Victorious Vivien! What a journey, eh? Shine On Sister. You give me hope. Thanks a million, again, Dave.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Ive had a lot of other words put in front of my name over the years, but its the first time i have had victorious, I love it!! thanks so much xxx

[@danawert5988]

Vivien I can so relate to you so much, even the language, lol! Love your saying "You come for the vanity but you stay for the sanity!" ❤ Thanks so much for sharing your testimony. God is so good!

[@LeilaniLight11709]

Yes, that's what impresses me with him too. His deep listening and empathy are visible and palpable in spades. It always impresses me enormously because most men don't want to listen even to 3 sentences and sometimes not even half a sentence. His listening skills are extraordinary and so gorgeous. HIs truth telling with his past alcoholism and limp etc. are very beautiful too. His ego is in check and his caring nature is so incredible. And what I like about you is how it's about the interviewee getting their story out. Other people, it's about them teaching and presenting, which definately has it's place. Yours is more like a documentary with personal stories which is SO powerful in building belief in newbies on how it really works for different problems with a wide variety of people. You are a true GEM and you build my belief that there ARE men in this world like you. I bet you are an incredible husband and father! You'd make a good friend too, and most people these days are too obsessed with survival and material things, and self-pleasuring and distraction, and self-centered and dysfunctional and don't know how to make friends anymore, so I stay clear. But if I ever met someone like you,I would offer friendship,, and that's saying something.

[@vivienlakner4870]

That is so true, we are blessed to have our dear Dave! xx

[@theresajopson4157]

I am speechless. This was an amazing interview!

[@vivienlakner4870]

How kind of you, and I was tempted to ask Dave to take it down as I was sure id get lots of messages telling me to stop feeling sorry for myself! Your message has helped me feel better. so thanks very much xxx

[@annblachly8068]

@@vivienlakner4870 You never came across as feeling sorry for yourself. That was the sugar blues. It happens to everyone.

[@pamelawalker8052]

Powerful, my past is a lot like yours was. I have lost all my siblings at young age, to many alcohol parties. Stopped Smoking and alcohol but I started to eat more grains and sugar and then started having pain and wheezed the doc said, its what you did in your past. After finding Keto, then Carnivore I am really having a hard time kicking sugar, its the most addictive thing on earth. I understand your life completely. You hang in there, cleaning the body takes time. After over a year its getting better. I found an hour or more walk a day really helps, clears the brain for the day.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Wise words Pamela, thanku xx

[@keithwhelan-adadoftoday4799]

Great interview, thank you Vivien for sharing your powerful story. You never know how many people you will help everytime you share. This is one of my favourite interviews on this channel.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Keith my friend, thankyou, You are one of my favorite people (i only know 2 tho!!🤣🤣) Youve taught me so much about how the body works and how to work it, in spite of not wanting to!! your kindness & patience with me is off the hook! Thankyou for your kind words xxx

[@maureenvenables9766]

Oh Vivien, we can be friends. From the childhood trauma, sugar addiction and our mistrust of doctors. Thank you for this talk. You've given me hope. Thank you Dave!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Hi Maureen, thanks for your lovely message and we can be friends! if you send a message to Dave he will forward it on to me and I will email you back. Look forward to speaking with you xx

[@vickyhamilton2719]

​@@vivienlakner4870 hi Vivien I've just watched your interview. Well done to you for never giving up 👍 . I love how you stand in your truth on yourself it reminds me of myself. You seem right up my street as were are very like minded if you know what I mean 😉 I'm not confident to speak publicly online but would like to start chatting to like minded people regarding carnivore...I don't have many people aware and awake to the truth of food in my life. It's a big deal for me to reach out to a stranger to chat but you inspired me to take the leap 😅 . Would love to arrange it if your willing too? X

[@vivienlakner4870]

@ Hi Vicky, I know its hard to reach out, I just couldnt for the last 5 years, Id lost all trust in humanity, so I feel your pain! and yet, you reached out today, which is so brave!! Id love too chat with you, could you send Dave an email and he will forward it on to me? and I will contact you directly. Looking forward to chatting with ya! xxx

[@vickyhamilton2719]

@@vivienlakner4870 I will try I'm not very good with KZbin only use it to watch videos. Was going to look you up on FB if your on there and go from there? If not I'll email Dave 😂 👍

[@lime7253]

Can I join your club?

[@leeboudreaux6698]

Thank you sweet Vivian for your great testimony and sorry for all you went through.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Aww bless you and thankyou xxx

[@isaiahexile]

The trauma she spoke of is so relatable. Of course I don't know how to think, I was too busy trying to not starve or die, hide from my abusive father. And I lived in an imaginary world 100% of the time otherwise. Boy howdy I got some learning and reprogramming to do.

[@brentbrouwer6135]

You got some eating to do. Listen to the people on here. Viv can do this. Dave, me, everyone on here are doing this. Food is the key. Start there. Check out Chris Palmer. He is a psychiatrist who has had his own issues and is fleshing out the relationship between nutrition and mental issues. All hail to you Dave. Viv is fabulous.

[@vivienlakner4870]

@@brentbrouwer6135 Thanx for the message of truth about the food being the key, it certainly has been for me, Ive never been able to rise up out of the trauma before eating this way. I will check out Chris Palmer too. big hugs xx

[@vivienlakner4870]

Bless you, sending a big hug to you! We can do this with carnivore cant we!! xx

[@brentbrouwer6135]

Youre a doll. Dig you the most.​@vivienlakner4870

[@thewaterprophet6880]

This woman is a high level genius empath. The thing with abused children is they are given a gift of insight. Beyond. I sobered up for seven years. I screamed my tits off about Covid until I lost everyone. I ended up hiking 9000miles alone. Because there was nowhere safe that didn’t hurt. I broke my sobriety just to cope with the horror of humanity full well knowing I was destroying my own dignity once more. But where do the geniuses go when the world is a shit show of violence and stupidity. Fight flight freeze or freedom. When you aim for freedom you have to let go of everything and there is no safety that’s do or die. I fight every day for my freedom once more and that is the paradox and the ultimate in cognitive dissonance. True freedom comes from total absolute pure unconditional love. I would love to give this human a hug x

[@juliehorsley48]

What a profound and insightful comment. I agree. I'd also like to have a group hug with you both! 🙏

[@vivienlakner4870]

Im so sorry you went through it as badly as I did, I knew there were people out there suffering as I was, and wished I could find just one to talk to, because carrying this burden alone has been very heavy jasnt it? I do hope you got your sobriety back and thankyou for the words, I feel your hug and send one back to you. lotsaluv xxx

[@lindamatthews3933]

Oh Vivien, I know how you feel. I went through over 10 years of deep depression and like you, I could not see a way out. I was blessed, as God healed the depression I was feeling 5 years ago, but I then was troubled by very severe migraines, which were getting worse. Luckily, God came through for me again and showed me carnivore. Today, 6 months in, I enjoy 95% improvement on migraine, and it is only going to get better! You are a beautiful human being, so never doubt that again! You are loved! 😍💓

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Linda, im sorry you also had to go thru this pain, its hard but we are so much stronger than we think arnt we! I will heed your words and im going to say every day I am a beautiful human being, doing my best. Thankyou xx

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

Vivian is doing great! Only 6 months carnivore! I assure her, new benefits will keep happening as she continues.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Jeanne, thankyou for that assurance, I will keep on keeping on and next time with Dave I will be able to show even more improvements in my life. Lotsaluv xx

[@teresayoung1138]

I love this beautiful woman’s bravery and honesty! What a journey she has been on that I can totally relate to from childhood! I need her to be my neighbor and best friend!!❤

[@Alex-ic6qf]

Wow! I can feel a lifetime of effort. Great job Vivien, you look great, thanks for sharing.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Alex, so much for your lovely words. Short and so sweet!! xx

[@amyfarrell8799]

Wow! Yes you are really saving lives dave! And KZbin doctors. But personal stories are so powerful . They inspire us to hang on

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks for your words Amy, Thats what I love about Daves channel, we get to hang on thrugh each others tetimony dont we. xxx

[@jasminemckinney9804]

Thankyou Vivien, you are a real trooper, your sense of humour shines through even though you've struggled so much. Keep up the good work❤😘

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks for your kind words Jasmine xx

[@cherylc4578]

You were so authentic. So beautiful Vivian. 🙏❤️🇨🇦

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you, your comment has made me cry! bless you xx

[@jadeweissleader4008]

Not wasted life, but lesson laden youth, welcome to the rest of your life! Live long and outstrip the traumas that caused you so much pain. Thank you for your story 💚💚💚

[@vivienlakner4870]

Yes your right of course, its not a wasted life, but my dear old head will try to tell me that!! thanks for the reminder and with carnivore I can and will outstrip the past traumas. Thank you xxx

[@meatavoreNana]

Brilliant interview, thanks Vivien❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you xx

[@Oakhearts]

Sometimes you listen to these podcasts and think I can't listen to this. Well this lady is mad as a hatter. I can honestly say, this was a fantastic interview. Good luck to her. She seems full of life. Well done.

[@gordion1]

We are victims of junk food and the medical systems who rely on it for customers.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Mad as a hatter!! I love it!! thank you (I think!🤣🤣) xx

[@joytolan8321]

Appreciate the raw honesty from her and so happy Vivian found healing in all the ways! Very motivational

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Joy xx

[@Chicken_Little_Carnivore]

Until this moment doubting Thomas was hands down my most favorite interview! But Vivian! Wow! You are a spectacular individual! Our stories are quite similar... Thank you so much for sharing and I definitely look forward to another update from you in the future!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@vivienlakner4870]

Wow! Thanks so much for your lovely message and I'll be back! 😂xx

[@OKconnectmelove]

Love her vulnerability and willingness to journey on. What a beautiful soul and woman she is! ❤ Thank you Dave once again for showing us the power of carnivore and the human spirit.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for such meaningful remarks about me. Im so touched! Love from Vivien xx

[@simonabeltran8795]

I'm so glad that I listened today her life story is hard to listen to and not cry. She has gone through so many difficulties and she finally came to realization that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Despite all, she has triumphed. So happy for her and her new life.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Simon so much xx

[@kathcallear9641]

Amazing strong woman.tells her story with such honesty.she speaks for many of us who feel the same way.great interview .

[@suewestby824]

Wow... powerful testimony. I can relate to many of those feelings. Thank you for this.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Im so glad you got something from my interview, and thanks for your kind words xx

[@tammymartel5860]

Your courage and humility in the sharing is inspiring! You got this!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks Tammy. Yeah we got this!! xxxxx

[@tammymartel5860]

@ I did an interview with Dave yesterday even though I didn’t feel like it cause I’m not exactly successful at this thing… yet. You showed such bravery and so I decided I could reveal my vulnerability too - that’s probably what people are afraid of in the beginning after-all. I’m thinking of starting what I described I need - a daily meditation and check in - in case others need it too. Be well Vivien 🙏

[@vivienlakner4870]

@@tammymartel5860 Well done Tammy, cant wait to watch, think I will watch you now!! xxx

[@GraceAlone50]

Fantastic interview. Bless ypu Vivian for your openness.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Grace, what a lovely name you have. xxx

[@hildeiratorvenes803]

Oh, Vivien, what a story. I had to cry with you. We all have our stories, and we all have been so strong and brave. Listen to you telling about your reaction in 2020, how you reacted and going done all those rabbit holes, it was as listen to my own story. And all that sugar, never ending eating. Today I an 1 year carnivore and it have changed my life downside up. It’s anmazing. And a huge thanks to you Dave, you and all your interviewers have been my big supporters in this. I am so grateful ❤🙏❤️ Vivian, I cheer you on!❤️

[@vivienlakner4870]

O Hilde, we do indeed have our own stories. Thankyou so much for telling me a year on your feeling so much better and its changed your life, that is what I want and need. xxx

[@TxJulie25]

Wonderful video, Vivien! Your testimony will help so many, I'm sure. I'm rooting for you!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks Julie, i do need a good rooting for!! lotsaluv xx

[@steph.zerocarb.lifestyle]

Vivien, you are courageous and so likeable. I am with you on being an abstainer - and particularly on your stance regarding the thing we lived through in recent years (here in Australia it was fierce) and mistrust of doctors. Would love to hear Dave interview you again for an update!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Aww thanks Steph, lovely words. I know you had it bad in Oz, I saw many posts on FB and would often think about you poor people over there, which fueled my anger and despair so much. Sending love from Vivien xx

[@Annette-Energy]

Thank you Dave for this fantastic interview ! I’d love to see you interview Vivien in the future . You are a huge inspiration for me ❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

I will be back in the future, and I will be better, stronger and healthier! Thanks Annette x

[@Annette-Energy]

@ ❤️

[@carlwest5671]

Vivien said it so well...people can relate better with other people's stories much better and are more motivated by them than any doctor, scientist or nutritionist that speak way above their own level of understanding. And Dave does the absolute very best at bringing those people to us here on this platform! Dave you are a great gift to those that have eyes to see and ears to hear! Thank you!

[@lindaouellet5589]

Thank you Vivian and Dave 🩵💙💜💚💛🧡

[@tallcedars2310]

"It's literally wine and food, junk, sugar and rubbish..." Vivien is right, our world today is so wrong and information so skewed that I feel everyone is sick and don't know it. We were led away from our primitive ways by lies, with salesmen basically. Carnivore is saving lives by going against the grain. This is proving to be a difficult job to help people "see" what our food & medical system is doing to us. Fortunately, it's people like Vivien and others, helping to spread their good fortune in "seeing" the new information available to us, and jumping in to find health & happiness. Find ways to help others to "see." Thanks Dave and Vivien❣

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks for your words, and that old saying 'going agaist the grain' has a different meaning in carnivore doesnt it! lotsaluv xx

[@tallcedars2310]

@@vivienlakner4870 I didn't see that pun, lol, but it sure does apply to carnivore❣🌻

[@annettestephens5337]

Hello Vivien, It’s 2am and when I can’t sleep I listen to Dave’s videos. I believe my Higher Power made me click on your story. From the child abuse, through the addiction years and now with carnivore I can relate to it all. I’m 64 and grew up in 1960’s Britan when food was scarce (particularly meat) and children were to be seen and not heard. Well done you for telling your story. I told mine with Dave approximately a year ago and have benefited from being in contact with likeminded people ever since. Xx

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Annette, I have just subscribed to your KZbin channel, and im looking forward to looking at your content & watching your interview. And thanks so much for your feedback and identification. Sending love from England. Vivien xx

[@MichaelG-lq6lt]

Vivien keep marching forward, you are a true leader now. They will all fall in line now and follow you. Inspirational.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Well I dont know about that, so far no one wants to know, but, hope springs eternal! Thanks so much for your lovely message. Vivien xx

[@margmugleston7669]

Thank you so much for sharing your story Vivien! It's inspiring and humbling. ❤ 🇬🇧 xxx

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you so much for your words xx

[@ruthhaney2946]

Your channel is a true blessing and God-send to so many people. You listen and don’t interrupt with your comments . Like Vivien said “it’s like being in a support group.”

[@russstillwell3379]

This is such a great point, Ruth. Thank you!

[@jaynehann4217]

Bravo Vivien and Dave! Vivien is so authentic. I swear I could listen to her for hours. Vivien, you’ve hauled yourself out of a deep dark valley and you’re to be commended for that strength and perseverance.

[@vivienlakner4870]

O Jayne, thankyou for such kind words, really lifting me up. Sending love. Vivien x

[@hanna7644]

Powerful interview, hope there will be follow up down the road. ❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

There will be Hanna, im in it for the very long haul. Thanks so much xx

[@marviedouglas7375]

You Dave are everything she said. I know this blessed you. Thank you for hearing that from her. The interview was amazing. She is amazing. Thank you for giving people a place to share.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you for your kindness xxx

[@anothercampervanchannel]

So relatable. Thank you both 💜

[@sandrad2506]

I think this video will help to save a lot of people.❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

I hope others see that many of as are struggling with our thinking, but that we can overcome our thinking by eating carnivore. Thanks so much for your lovely message xxx

[@holymolar]

Great interview , thanks Dave.

[@zerocarb]

Thank you for watching!!!

[@jasenkamilinovic6013]

You're amazing, Vivien! And yes, you're very intelligent.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thankyou so much, I never did well at school, but my sponsor always told me I had the gift of emotional intelligence and I will settle for that! x

[@truthwins101]

My goodness, what a journey you have been through, Vivien. I can relate so much with you and the life time of addictions and abuse. You've come a long way and I wish you continued success on your path.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Bless you and youve obviously had your own journey, but together on carnivore we can overcome the past, I never thought that was possible until now!! Thanks so much for your words xxx

[@daughterofTheLion]

Thank you so much, Dave. All the different stories but all the human stories! You give them all the chance to share and then.... lives touched by just the right interview... hope renewed at just the right time... lifelines thrown... and humans rescued. Thank you both for this one❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

Love your handle! Daughter of the Lion, is excellent! And thanks for your comment, carnivore people are so kind. Sending love, from Vivien xx

[@barbt6270]

So nice to listen tonyour great interviews Dave. No bavkground music. That is so annoying. Just great interviews. Love them

[@stixsta6007]

Most excellent, authentic and incredible inspiration. 💪Thank you Vivien, HUGE RESPECT 🙏❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thankyou so much for such a lovely comment. Love from Vivien xx

[@mrs.s71]

Vivien you are brilliant and really funny. Thank you for sharing all your experiences and wisdom.

[@michelepurcell3545]

What a wonderful lady ! And yes Dave Mac is my favourite too . I’m so glad you’re on the right track Vivien , you are an inspiration ❤❤❤

[@vivienlakner4870]

Michele thanks for your lovely message, it means a lot xxx

[@summerwinter4]

Great interview! I Loved listening to Vivien’s story, she’s gone through so much! I wish her the very best going forward!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thankyou so much for your kindness. From Vivien xx

[@mandybeddoes9112]

Great interview Vivien thank you ,your journey struck me deeply . thanks Dave.4/2/25

[@vivienlakner4870]

Mandy, thanks for the kind words and sending a big hug xx

[@Eschew_Obfuscation]

Bravo, Vivien. Thank you for sharing your story. One of the best episodes yet. Keep up the good work!! Thank you for doing what you do, Dave Mac. Your channel is very special. The testimonials are powerful and it’s nice to be reminded that we are not alone. Be well!

[@vivienlakner4870]

How lovely to have such a wonderful message, thankyou so much. And your right, it is so important we know we're not alone, we grow stronger in numbers, both mentally and spiritually. Love from Vivien xx

[@wellman867]

Wow there’s so much I can identify with in her story! Thank you so much for sharing

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thats my aim, to bring identification to the party as I just know it helps us to be unafraid to learn about ourselves, our bodies, our environment and to find peace. Blessed peace. Thankyou and sending love. Vivien xx

[@ruthhaney2946]

God Bless you Vivian for your courage. Thank you for sharing

[@vivienlakner4870]

Ah thank you Ruth xx

[@caroliner1901]

Hi Viv, I’m in U.K. Watch the labels on sliced ham and salami etc - lots have sugar in them plus other rubbish. Also pre cooked chicken has brown sugar on label. It’s sooo hard. You said you haven’t got a pot… Morrisons supermarket sells ox heart 400g for only £1.60 and it’s amazing!!!! Lasts me two meals or two days. Sooooo delicious with lots of butter.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thanks so much Caroline, I need to get to Morrisons then! x

[@nadiaroosendaal3505]

Thank-you Vivien for sharing your story - I so relate to it - especially the slow and steady wins the race - you’re an inspiration! Take the small wins and acknowledge your progress and I agree Dave’s podcast is so relatable - normal people sharing their stories and healing through eating an appropriate human diet!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you Nadia xxx

[@sandrasstitches]

There’s many of us that are right there with you, Vivien 🤗❤ Keep on keeping on. Freedom brings joy.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you for being right there with me it means so much!! Love from Vivien xx

[@ReydeCopas187]

Hi Vivian, never apologise for swearing, I think that " corruption, coercion, killing, raping, lying, controlling others ", those are bad words!!! Welcome to the Best of the Rest of your life, greetings from Down Under!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Great to hear that coz I love to swear! it gets stuff out doesnt it!! 🤣 And your so right there are alot worse words. Greetings back at ya from England xx

[@Grannievore]

Thank you so much, Vivien, for sharing your story. You are going to help many many people! Thank you and know that we are pulling for you on this journey.

[@vivienlakner4870]

O Grannievore, thankyou so much xx

[@hannahjohnson2804]

Carnivore has been truly a blessing dave u represent this way ov life buetifuly thanku dave thanku Vivien

[@henryturner6257]

I love this lady !!!!! She is the real deal !!!!!

[@meatavoreNana]

Good evening Vivien,sorry to hear you had such a shite childhood.😮 Carnivore heals, glad you found it.😊 Thanks Dave ❤

[@zerocarb]

Thank you for watching, Christine! 🙏❤️

[@vivienlakner4870]

Christine, thanks for your lovely message and im also so glad I found carnivore xx

[@mitchh944]

Great interview. Blessings 🙏💕😘

[@bsmith6646]

Feighnights! 😂 I don't even know if that's how it's spelt but we used to say that at school as well. You're a beautiful soul Vivien, that was a lovely interview. I also have a huge problem with Sugar. The best thing is to avoid it completely. All the best x

[@vivienlakner4870]

You might have been at the same school as me then!!🤣 I wonder what it meant? Id love to know! I love words and what they mean. Thanks so much for your kind words. xxx

[@agentwhite9224]

Wowzie! You’re a crusher in the best way! Thank you for letting everyone know they’re mad;) And it’s ok:)❤Charmers the both of you😊

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thankyou, what a lovely comment, and so good to know I'm in good company, re the madness stuff!! Vivien xx

[@agentwhite9224]

@ ❤️❤️❤️

[@onfireforJesus]

I love what Vivian said towards the end. She said nobody gets worse on carnivore. Everyone gets better, some slowly and some quickly but everybody gets better! So true! Thanks for sharing your story, Vivian! I love your sense of humor! Dave, thank you for all you do to encourage us in this journey!

[@daivad3183]

Thank you Dave !

[@anothercampervanchannel]

Well done on 21 years sober Vivien, absolutely brilliant 👏

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you so much, and im looking forward to being 21 years carnivore! xx

[@anothercampervanchannel]

@@vivienlakner4870 You can do it! 😬 X

[@EnchantedCarnivore]

This was a powerful interview! I identified on several points.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thank you so much and thankyou for acknowledging my story by identifying with me. xx

[@mrs.s71]

Love her honesty. ❤

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

Being carnivore helps you step back and get perspective on yourself and your personal history. “Know thyself”.

[@juliehorsley48]

Knowing thyself leads to healing thyself.

[@vivienlakner4870]

So true! x

[@glorialozano7855]

Vivien you are wonderful, thanks Dave!! Lots of love from Mexico

[@vivienlakner4870]

Gloria thankyou so much for that lovely little message, its uplifted me!! Sending love back at ya! Vivien xxx

[@hannahjohnson2804]

Wow!! Vivien amazing testimony& amazing grace I absolutely agree I'm soooo hooked on dave his approach empathy with every1 gentle,inspiring man his wife & his whanau are blessed to hava hym share his life with us all God blessu u dave

[@vivienlakner4870]

Hes a special soul isnt he! Thanks for your message. Vivien xx

[@ebonitalks]

It takes profound courage to share stories of transformation-especially when they challenge mainstream narratives about healing. Your honesty about mental clarity, and how you’ve navigated sugar addiction through this lifestyle, deeply resonates with my work as an addiction counselor. So many struggle with the same biochemical hooks in processed foods, and seeing you advocate for alternatives with such compassion (while spotlighting Dave Mac’s community-building) feels like a lifeline. What moves me most is how you honor your truth without gatekeeping-a rare balance in health spaces. As someone who witnesses daily how shame corrodes recovery, your approach plants seeds of hope: ‘Healing isn’t about perfection, but showing up authentically.’ Thank you for modeling that here.

[@raymondc5473]

Such a brilliant chair ;) I identify so much with your story. At the end of my drinking, i was on a bottle a day, and you struggle with giving up the sugar. I gave the drink up 35 years ago but still slip and slid with the sugar. You also mentioned a place near where i used to live, Goodwood. I hope i can get this, currently ketovore, nearly there. Also, I'm 67 in March, so same age. Thanks for a great share. It was brilliant.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Yes it did feel like I was doing a chair!! 😂Goodwood race-course! (I used to work in a betting office in my youth!!) Thanks so much for your message xxx

[@danawert5988]

Right, not one drink in 17 years, cant have one bite of sugar!! No moderator here 😂 Day #98 strict carnivore! Yes I'm safe now and have "food peace"..will not take a chance ever again. Yes, i will overeat on meat rather than sugar or carbs. Same with me, a piece of cheese is a treat❤

[@waffles8664]

It's as if preservatives are the unseen actors in the background, and sugar is the more "obvious" evil. However, the fact that so many processed foods are loaded with chemicals to extend their shelf life without much thought is fairly crazy.

[@colleenjohnson5381]

So so good ! Thank you Vivian❤ Thank you Dave❤

[@nagrabagra4924]

i know about the self loathing and obsession with how you look Vivien , I've struggled my whole life with that. When I got fat from all the pills doctors had me on, I wouldn't go out because I was so self conscious. I weaned myself off of all the pills and eventually lost most of the weight, but I was still not healthy, physically, mentally or emotionally. Even after being on Carnivore for a year, I still self isolate, despite being lonely. The abuse I've sustained over the years leads me to avoid people. But I am more calm in my spirit most days. I still have some bad days. I take HRT's and I can tell you that whether your estrogen is rising or falling the symptoms are the same. So if you are having hot flashes, it may be just an indication that your estradiol is fluctuating. Your hormones will constantly change as you lose fat. I will fat fast on certain days when I just can't eat, but know that I need fat for healing. I eat a lot of butter on those days, and I always feel much better the next day and will lose some fat off of my body in the process. I guess I'm an intuitive eater. TY Vivien, for your testimony, and just know that many of us have very similar trauma's to yours. You are not alone in this struggle. We are more than conquerors.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Im so sorry your also struggling with the mental abuse, delivered first by our abusers and then by ourselves. Its really crazy isnt it! I dont take HRT as its a pharma drug and dont take their shite!! I will balance out with the healing process of carnivore. If you want to chat at anytime, even if only over email, send a message to Dave and hell forward your email to me and I will respond. Sending you a big hug xxx

[@LeilaniLight11709]

Itching can be the KIDNEYS, but keep on keeping on, and your kidneys should heal up.

[@camiloraulrios7525]

True, you can add many other organs, the metabolism of sugar and alcohol is basically the same in the body only about 10% of the alcohol that goes to the brain

[@vivienlakner4870]

O I didnt know that, I will keep on and so hope it gets better sooner rather than later. thankyou xx

[@aliciadavies2547]

Thank You for sharing your story.

[@vivienlakner4870]

And thank you for acknowledging me xx

[@mnash4674]

Vivien, you’re amazing! I wonder if the itching be oxalate dumping ?

[@vivienlakner4870]

Thankyou so much. Ive had the itching for a couple of years now long before I started carnivore, and put it down to sugar, but hopefully it will clear up in time. I can but hope! But thanks for you words. xx

[@Karen-r4w]

Vivian Thank you for your story . You have a beautiful soul. Please forgive yourself and others and I hope from here on out you have a Great life. Let God and Jesus in your life. I do that more and what different, people didnt want to sit with me I would that fine I dont sit with you,I go outside and eat with God And Jesus.

[@vivienlakner4870]

Bless you Karen, such lovely words, thank you so much xx

[@josephinehenry8236]

Fantastic interview, what an amazing lady. And she’s gorgeous!

[@vivienlakner4870]

Im crying over this message, thankyou so much xx