I feel like I’ve been dancing around this topic for quite some time, but today we’re finally diving into it; that is how I overcame my binge eating disorder - what it looked like, what is BED, how to know if you have it, and what do you do about it. Eating disorders and disordered eating live on such a spectrum that it’s hard to know if you truly have a “problem”. I sat with that question for so long, longer than I would have liked to. I was so afraid to ask for help because I didn’t want to admit I had an eating disorder; I always called it disordered eating, even when I first started my eating disorder out patient treatment program.

What helped me cross the line in accepting that I had an eating disorder was coming to the realization that I felt completely out of control around food. It wasn't a once in a while struggle... the binge-restrict cycle consumed my entire brain and affected every area of my life. 

If you're struggling with your relationship to food or your body, this episode is for you. If you're not struggling, this episode still is for you because I guarantee you someone you're close to is struggling with an eating disorder & awareness about this topic is extremely important. 

Binge Eating Disorder Help Line: (866) 652-3147 www.alsana.com

NEDA - chat www.nationaleatingdisorders.com or call (800) 931-2237 

Timestamps 

2:53 angel message 111

4:46 what is binge eating disorder

6:05 overeating vs binge eating disorder

13:19 the height of my binge eating disorder

21:00 how I overcame it

23:56 how I got help

29:10 ed treatment was so much more than healing the disorder

31:43 the most powerful thing that affected my ED

36:27 challenging forbidden foods & mindful eating

39:51 the opposite of addiction is connection

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