Bingeproof Brain - Binge Eating Recovery

Binging when feeling low (the concept of Mood Elevator)

Lower mood and anxiety have been linked to increased binge eating and decreased control of cravings. When you feel sad, frustrated, or angry, you want to take your mind off things that trigger negative feelings. Using food to soothe and ease unpleasant emotions is a short-term solution that often leads to even more regret and guilt.
Want to stop binge eating, live your life with less stress, healthier relationships, and a better quality of life?
Discover how becoming aware of your moods and the power of your thoughts can transform your life!
In today’s podcast episode, I want to share with you the concept of Mood Elevator, a simple tool that I effectively use to explain the relationship between mood and unhelpful habits like binge eating.
I’ll discuss how our thinking creates our mood, the characteristics of the higher and lower mood states, and how to spend more time on the higher floors of the Mood Elevator and limit the damage you do to yourself and others when you drop down to the lower floors.
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The Dark Side of Self-Help Books

Let's talk about the toxic self-help industry and its biggest problems.
Do you follow personal growth accounts? Bought self-help books? Courses? But, what if the industry that promises to make you "better" is actually making everything worse?
The self-improvement industry thrives on the myth that there is something wrong with you that needs to be improved. The dark side of self-improvement is that it feeds on our insecurities.
As a freshman at the University, I felt very insecure about myself, so I started consuming as much self-help content as possible. I wanted to figure out "what is wrong with me". However, when I finished the book, I'd move onto the next self-help book I deemed crucial and it put me in a loop of wanting more and more without putting anything into practice from the books I had read.
In this podcast episode, I’ll take a dive into the dark side of self-help, and the traps that may lie in wait for those who enter this world. I’ll be sharing with you pitfalls and rip-offs of the self-help industry to avoid.
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No BS (and sustainable!) weight loss advice

If you ever wished you had a no B.S. way to lose fat because things you have tried in the past to drop a dress size in a week just haven’t worked, then this is for you. There is so much information out there on weight loss and nutrition, that it’s become too confusing for people to understand which plan is the ‘right plan’ for them. But when it comes to nutrition, there's no one-size-fits-all solution.
The idea of just eating less is simple, yet it doesn't account for mindset or environment influencing food choices. That’s why I want to detail the most important strategies for long-term weight loss success.
In this podcast episode, I will be sharing my thoughts on how to sustainably lose weight the right way that allows you to live your life to the fullest.
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How to radically change BODY IMAGE thoughts?

Body image disturbance is a relevant factor in Binge Eating Disorder, similar to other eating disorders. Changing the way you approach and think about your body could help you overcome binge eating. However, changing a deeply held belief you have about yourself can seem impossible.
In a society saturated with thin body image ideals and weight-loss mania, it’s easy to get caught up in what you think you’re “supposed” to look like in order to be worthy.
Listen to today's podcast to learn how you can change the way you think about your body regardless of what size your body is.
I’ll teach you the practical steps to effective body image work and why affirmations don't work but a thought ladder does.
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Is binge eating your fault?

In this episode of the podcast, I want to explore the question of free will and explore its implications for binge eating recovery. Do you have free will? Are binge eating episodes your fault? Can you really blame yourself for yet another binge eating episode? What is the difference between blame and responsibility?
Tune in today to discover how free are we when it comes to “free” will?
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Going to therapy and still binging? Listen to this!

If you’ve been in therapy for years, this episode is for you.
Most people think you need to process all your traumas and make peace with the past in order to uncover the root cause of binge eating. But this might be the worst advice that could actually hurt you. Sure, a well-targeted, brief intervention can be very effective in helping you make sense of your experience. Thanks to CBT I discovered how my thoughts create my feelings and in a way, this changed the trajectory of my life. But personally, I didn’t see the point in trying to analyse the content of thoughts I had in the last 20-30 years of my life.
The more I talked about my problems, the more problems appeared and I indulged in my own brokenness and strife. By trying to figure out what was wrong with me, I was perpetuating the idea that I’m broken. The truth is, there's nothing wrong with me or you.
I’m not saying that we should be turning a blind eye to our problems, but we need to recognise when we crossed the line, when talking about problems creates lower mood and more mess in our life.
Most therapies encourage you to focus on solving your problems, examining or trying to change thoughts, rather than an understanding of how thought works.
Once you have an insight into how thought works, you don’t need to spend hours talking to a therapist because you know that there’s no point in examining stories that are always subject to change.
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I wish I was anorexic

To all the people who've ever said “I wish I could be anorexic for a few weeks to lose some weight"… I get that. I had the same disordered eating thoughts. As a binge eater I felt like a gluttonous pig who had no self-control. I was kind of jealous of anorexics who seemed to be more "disciplined" compared to me. I felt like such a failure for not being able to solely restrict.
If you’ve ever had similar disordered  thoughts, listen in this week. I’m sharing some of my most disordered thoughts about wanting to develop anorexia, being sick to experience rapid  weight loss and how feeling ashamed of those kinds of thoughts can prevent making progress in your binge eating recovery.
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Going vegan to overcome binge eating? Yay or nay?

Is it possible to be vegan and succeed in eating disorder recovery? For most vegans in ED recovery, the answer comes down to their motivation and intention behind their decision to be vegan.
Full recovery from an eating disorder doesn’t include dieting or restricting, no matter how “healthy” it may seem, but what about people coming from a place of ethics?
Despite lots of mixed views, I believe that it is possible to recover from binge eating on a vegan diet and it should not be mistaken for a restrictive diet.
However, I also think that veganism should not be a choice made whilst actively suffering from an eating disorder or in the recovery journey.
It all comes down to your intentions and how disordered eating may or may not be showing up in your veganism. Are you truly in it for ethics or do you believe that eating vegan is the key to everlasting health or weight loss?
This episode is for everyone experiencing disordered eating thoughts and behaviors as a vegan/ plant-based eater.
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Can psychedelics help in Eating Disorder Recovery?

Psychedelics hold tremendous therapeutic promise for treating a number of conditions including mental health problems like eating disorders. Join me as I explore the neuroscience of psychedelics and whether psychedelics could become a viable treatment for mental health conditions like eating disorders.
In this episode, I talk about:
-my own experience with psychedelics like shrooms (dried “magic” mushrooms containing the hallucinogenic compound called psilocybin) and their impact on my mental health
- what is happening in the brain when using psychedelics (disruptions in the activity of DMN aka “default mode network” and neuroplasticity)
-the importance of integrating your psychedelic experience
-pros and cons of using psychedelics for an eating disorder recovery
-the future of psychedelics (psychedelic-assisted therapy is a promising new tool to address a growing mental health crisis)
-risks and limitations of psychedelics
-what to do before your first trip
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5 Unconventional ways to stop binge eating

To stop binge eating you need to binge. Wait. What? It doesn't make sense for you, right. You just want to stop bingeing overnight. Well… based on what we know about the brain's plasticity, if you're trying to break a bad habit, you have to override it with a new one. It's unlikely that urges disappear overnight. Use triggers and urges from an old habit to cue a new routine. Even if you end up binge eating, you can modify the habit by eating sitting down, eating without distractions, chewing your food properly, etc. Slower and more mindful binges give you the opportunity for self-reflection during the binge. You're no longer driven by your primitive brain's desires, but you can easier access your "wise mind".
In today’s podcast episode I want to give you 5 unconventional strategies that can help you modify your binge eating habit cycle and give you the opportunity to shift your perspective around binging and urges.
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Is Food Addiction Real?

When you struggle with binge eating, you may wonder if food addiction is real? Why is highly processed food (aka “junk food”) so addictive, and am I addicted to food? In this episode of Bingeproof Brain Podcast, I want to share with you my opinion about food addiction and whether science on that matter is clear. Before we get into it, I just want to say that I have tremendous empathy for those of you struggling with the feeling of food addiction. I remember myself having powerful cravings for calorie-dense foods despite feeling full, binge-eating these foods, feeling food guilt after having these foods, and being unable to stop all of this despite knowing its unhealthy outcome. While there’s no denying that all of these behaviors are very real and disturbing, were they really the result of my food addiction? Listen to today’s podcast episode to find out!
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Dealing with burnout in eating disorder recovery

Are you feeling tapped out physically, emotionally, and mentally because of binge eating recovery? So many people jump in with both feet into recovery and feel pressure to recover as fast as possible, avoid failure or relapse and just end up burning themselves out in the process. Physical and emotional exhaustion as a result of challenging your eating disorder voice every day may be a symptom of RECOVERY BURNOUT.
In this episode, discover symptoms of recovery burnout and reasons why you experience it.
Join me as I offer also effective solutions for binge eating recovery burnout that will allow you to continue your journey towards food freedom.
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[Client chat] Battling with bulimia for FOUR decades and spending years in OA

I'm so honoured to have onboard today one of my 1:1 coaching clients, Frannie. She has an incredible story to share, since her eating disorder was older than I am, which means that she struggled with bulimia for almost four decades!
As a health care worker who secretly battled her bulimia for almost four decades, she connected to the spiritual and service elements of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and then OA (Overeaters Anonymous). Though she did quit drinking and she’s been sober for more than 10 years, regular meeting attendance, sponsorship, book studies, and daily service weren’t enough to eliminate her bulimia and binge eating.
You are especially going to LOVE this episode because Frannie talks through:
-how she tried multiple different avenues to heal her bulimia (inpatient recovery programs, 12 steps programs, etc.)
-mindset shifts that she needed to make in order to let go of the idea that she’s a food addict with a broken brain
-how she’s been learning how to trust her body to self-regulate her appetite without a need to purge or control and measure the food on her plate
-how brain-based approach to healing eating disorder helped her in finding food freedom
-how coaching and eliminating disordered eating behaviours allowed her to get her creative juices flowing
With the aid of her supportive husband and our coaching sessions, she transformed her mindset, relationship with herself and sincerely embraced a new way of life with more food freedom.
As you can see, lots of juiciness today for you!
So please enjoy this episode of the Bingeproof Brain Podcast with my former client, Frances.
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8 Subconscious fears that stop you from recovering

Why do you keep self-sabotaging with food? You might have been putting a lot of effort into fighting your eating disorder voice, but in the end, you’re always losing that battle, which makes you feel hopeless and helpless. Self-sabotage happens when our logical conscious mind gets in conflict with our subconscious mind. If you want to create a healthier relationship with food you may find yourself facing a variety of fears in binge eating recovery.
In today’s podcast episode I want to talk about the 8 subconscious reasons why you may be afraid to recover from an eating disorder.
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Ironic way change works

So you’ve been struggling with binge eating for decades and all methods you’ve tried failed you. You began doubting if a normal relationship with food is even possible for you. You’ve been working hard on preventing yet another binge eating episode so that there isn’t much space left in their brain for anything else. However much work you’ve been putting into your eating disorder recovery, you’re still stuck.
What if expanding a huge amount of time and effort figuring out strategies for fighting your urges to binge is unnecessary? What if what we need is serenity and insight because the real, deep lasting change from the inside out, not from changing your circumstances or behaviour?
In this episode, I want to share with you a couple of examples of ironic ways change happened in my life and my client’s life. I hope that this episode will inspire you and show you that you don’t need to spend a lot of time and energy focusing on fighting your eating disorder to feel better.
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[Client chat] Therapy vs Coaching for binge eating

Listen to how Ruby's life has changed since we started coaching together a few months ago. Including how she stopped binge eating and became more intuitive with food. Ruby also talks about what contributed to her eating disorder, how binge eating impacted her life, and her short experience with therapy where she felt like the therapist's advice was quite triggering and unhelpful.
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Binge eating vs overeating

“Is overeating the same as binge eating?" Not really. Eating too much pizza on a Friday night doesn't mean you have Binge Eating Disorder. Most of us overeat on occasion, such as during the holidays, but frequent and compulsive overeating may be a sign of binge eating disorder.
Join me this week and discover the difference between binge eating and overeating and how binge eaters differ from overeaters by asking yourself the 6 questions from today’s episode.
 
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Self-love vs SELF-LOVE

I lived a lot of my life hating myself and believing that I’m broken. When I entered the world of self-development I thought that I finally started to love myself. However, saving uplifting quotes on Pinterest and preaching about superficial forms of self-love was just a façade. My self-love was very fragile and fell into pieces when I experienced depression and binge eating relapse. The self-help industry made me believe that I’m not good enough. You can't hate your way into loving yourself. Now my relationship with myself is deeper than it ever was. It’s clearer to me now that there is a difference between loving yourself and LOVING YOURSELF. Join me this week as I share my journey from self-hatred to self-love.
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Things you don’t need to stop binge eating

Discover what are the things that you DO NOT NEED while recovering from binge eating. You might think that there's no way you could stop binge eating if you can't afford therapy or a coach. You may believe that before dealing with an eating disorder, you first need to improve your mental health. You may also be convinced that to fully recover from binge eating you need to eat perfectly.
This week, I invite you to reconsider what kind of excuses you use to postpone recovering from an eating disorder.
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ADHD-friendly tips for binge eating

For many people with ADHD, listening to hunger/fullness cues is especially hard, because many ADHD medications suppress appetite. There is also a deeper biological drive for the ADHD brain to seek dopamine, therefore many ADHDers have a tendency to use food as a way to deal with boredom, stress, and other intense emotions. Those with ADHD may be particularly likely to have trouble planning (executive function deficits) and eating consistently throughout the day which in consequence may lead to binging at night.
I want to support all neurodivergents in healing their relationship with food so in today’s episode I provide you with some practical tips on how to navigate binge eating recovery with ADHD. Suggested solutions apply not only to binge eating but also overeating episodes.
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