Breaking Up With Binge Eating

Join us in today's episode as we dive into one of the most pervasive thoughts in the binge-restrict cycle: 'I'll make up for it tomorrow.' 

We'll explore how this seemingly harmless thought is a clustered cognitive distortion, combining all-or-nothing thinking, future tripping, moral reasoning, should statements, and magical thinking. Learn how this mindset disconnects you from the present, adds emotional pressure, and ofte...

In this episode, we delve into the latest research on Binge Eating Disorder (BED), exploring its most common causes and effective treatments. 

Recent studies new findings show BED's connection to brain activity and reduced impulse control. Research also demonstrates the roles of systemic inflammation and the gut-brain axis in BED. You will also hear us share about the significance of interoceptive awareness, and the strong ...

Are you someone who experiences a period of good weeks followed by bad weeks? Maybe you've heard yourself thinking, "I've been so good, I can afford it." This is an unhelpful thought that we hear pretty regularly from our clients and it's something we call "The Overconfidence Trap". Someone usually falls into this trap when they are doing well with their eating and health behaviors and feeling successful, only to be thrown...

 "I want to eat like a normal person". That's what people tell us over the phone, on Zoom, via email, or written into our new client assessment. 

In today's episode, we want to explore with you what it means to be a 'normal eater,' and highlight that normal eating encompasses a range of behaviors rather than a specific definition. 

We delve into how comparisons and societal expectations can skew perceptions of normal eating ...

Have you noticed a pattern in your life where you use food to solve all the things? Whether you are cold, tired, behind schedule or intimidated or unsure or angry, does your brain say "should we eat something?" Even if you aren't hungry at all?

This is exactly how emotional eating makes us act:  We find ourselves using the same action (eating) to respond to any kind of feeling rather than stopping to discern what's actually...

We all have tapes that play in our heads or narratives in the background of our lives. The stories we tell ourselves cast us into roles and you can be certain that they impact how you feel, the choices you make day to day, and how you eat.

If you are a creative person, a writer, a poet, or artist, you probably have a really developed skill for weaving dramatic stories. You see imagery and emotion everywhere. On the other h...

Have you noticed a pattern in your life where you use food to solve all the things? Whether you are cold, tired, behind schedule or intimidated or unsure or angry, does your brain say "should we eat something?" Even if you aren't hungry at all?

This is exactly how emotional eating makes us act:  We find ourselves using the same action (eating) to respond to any kind of feeling rather than stopping to discern what's actually...

 We love when we get letters from listeners! Today, we want to share one that came in from longtime listener, Marissa.

Marissa has stopped binge eating thanks to following the skills she's learned from this podcast! However, she shared with us that she is still experiencing some challenges with managing her treats intake, particularly sugar. She has been working on experimenting and creating plans, but needs some more suppo...

Have you noticed a pattern in your life where you use food to solve all the things? Whether you are cold, tired, behind schedule or intimidated or unsure or angry, does your brain say "should we eat something?" Even if you aren't hungry at all?

This is exactly how emotional eating makes us act:  We find ourselves using the same action (eating) to respond to any kind of feeling rather than stopping to discern what's actuall...

Winter is here! For many of us, it's a long stretch of the year—one that can throw a wrench in even the best-laid health plans. If you're someone who tries to stay active, eat well, and nurture your mental wellness throughout the year, you probably know that winter brings its own unique set of challenges.

Whether it's battling the winter blues, staying on track during holiday festivities, or simply managing the cold, winter...

Today on the show, we are going to talk about procrastineating, which is procrastination, where food is concerned. Procrastineating may show up like snacking or grazing, or it may be the form of a binge.

When we sort through procrastination eating, we are less concerned about the magnitude of eating and more concerned about why it's happening in the first place. Because like many problems, as we discover the reasons why pe...

Whats the best way to smother a binge before it snowballs, stopping it from gaining momentum, and spreading it to destroy your day, weeks, or decades? Well, we actually are going to talk about exactly that in today's episode.

Overcoming binge eating challenges must happen from several different angles. First, we can look at it from a prevention angle: identifying the triggers you experience and learning to prevent binge ea...

Our group coaching client Emma recently reached out feeling defeated. Her vacation got derailed by an incoming hurricane. She felt like a failure of the program because she was going back to old ways of using food to cope with the disappointment of her intended family plans, wondering if she would ever get better from these eating and body struggles.

Maybe you've been there too...

Thankfully, she reached out to the group to ...

This is our 100th episode of the Breaking up With Binge Eating Podcast! Thank you, listeners, for the love and support of this podcast. We are glad you are here and thankful to be a small part of your healing journey to food freedom.

Does encouraging yourself feel weird? If so, then this episode is for you. In fact, the "weirder" it feels to give yourself praise and encouragement, the more you probably need to do it. 

As coa...

Food can be a wonderful tool of connection. You can use it to connect with others, to a nostalgic memory, while traveling to a new culture, or even connecting to your own heritage. But food is not the only way you can connect to these things.

In today's episode, join Georgie as shares some ideas for other ways you can connect with and enjoy time with others without feeling like you have to eat a particular way or default t...

The days are gone when eating disorders and body image struggles were secrets to keep. Nowadays, people talk about them openly, which a beautiful thing. But if you aren't prepared, those conversations can get awkward, or worse yet, start disagreements when you were only asking for some help and support. 

Join Georgie and Christina in this episode to hear how we guide our clients through chatting about your experience with f...

Are you a long term calorie counter? Then you may want to consider whether it is helping or hurting your journey to breaking up with binge eating. What we have seen with clients is that calorie counting and binge eating are linked, and can unfortunately perpetuate the pendulum swing of binge and restrict.

Maybe you have used calorie counting as a way to manage your weight or feel more in control around food, but instead it...

“We all make mistakes” - you’ve heard that so many times that I bet it’s practically meaningless. It’s like a bland hallmark card inscription that has zero power for most of us. Many people who are working on improving their relationship with food, such as stopping binge eating or emotional eating say their #1 struggle is how to recover after slipping up. 

Knowing what to do AFTER a slip is often more important than perfect...

This week, we are excited to share an insider review of our Breaking up with Binge Eating Group program. Join Georgie and Berenice, as they discuss her journey from being a listener of the podcast, to joining the group program 6 months ago, to overcoming the binge and restrict cycle and developing food freedom. Berenice is a joy and a delight to talk to and we hope her story will encourage and inspire you!

We all have diffe...