Beyond Binge Eating

Have you ever watched yourself do something you swore you wouldn't — like you were observing it from the outside? In today's video, we explore a simple framework that explains why eating, or any addictive behavior, can feel like it just takes over: the Three C's of Addiction.

Rather than treating it as a willpower problem, this approach helps you understand what's actually happening — so the pattern stops feeling like a personal failing and starts looking like something that can change.

The Three C's are craving, loss of control, and continuing despite negative consequences. What ties them together isn't weak discipline — it's automaticity. Over time, the brain shifts away from intentional choice and toward deeply learned habit, which is exactly why you're so often left asking, "Why did I just do that?"

What You'll Learn in This Video:

The Three C's of Addiction — craving, loss of control, and continuing despite consequences — and how to recognize them in yourself

Why automaticity, not a lack of willpower, is the real hallmark of addiction

Why "knowing better" doesn't break the pattern — and what actually does How self-compassion creates change, while self-criticism feeds the cycle

How supporting your body and building awareness help you catch the pattern earlier If you've ever felt trapped in a cycle and wondered "Why can't I just stop?" — this video offers a compassionate, evidence-informed perspective on why you're not broken. You are not broken.

You're running a well-learned pattern — and with awareness and the right support, that pattern can change.

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0:00 – Intro

0:11 – The framework: the Three C's of Addiction

0:17 – The first C: craving or compulsion

0:31 – Why cravings show up in the body first

0:41 – The second C: loss of control

0:55 – Why it's not a willpower issue

1:01 – The third C: continuing despite negative consequences

1:19 – Where shame shows up

1:22 – It's not about knowledge — it's about patterning

1:26 – Automaticity: the hallmark of addiction

1:53 – Why it feels automatic: "why did I just do that?"

2:03 – The good news: patterns can change

2:06 – Start with self-compassion

2:23 – Supporting the physical body

2:35 – Sleep, blood sugar, and whole foods

2:56 – Building awareness

3:05 – Noticing the signals in your body

3:25 – Why noticing earlier helps interrupt the pattern

3:30 – You are not broken

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In this episode, I sit down with Frances Gunn — Australian carnivore lifestyle enthusiast and the voice behind Lady and Her Steak.

Frances spent nine years inside an eating disorder that took her through anorexia, two hospital admissions, binge eating, purging, and alcohol-fueled cycles before she found a way of eating that, by her own account, quieted her hunger signals within a week and eventually restored a menstrual cycle she hadn't had in nearly a decade.

She brings a perspective rarely voiced in eating disorder recovery spaces: that for some people, anorexia isn't really about thinness — it's downstream of an unaddressed sugar addiction that no one ever named.

Here's what we cover in the episode:

The boarding school food environment that lit the fuse — and why Frances believes her sugar addiction came long before her eating disorder ever had a name

Why her hospital admissions made things worse, and her argument that refeeding protocols built around high-carbohydrate foods can reinforce the very addiction driving the disorder

The binge–restrict–purge–alcohol cycle that followed treatment, and the Allan Carr book that finally helped her quit drinking without relying on willpower

The Kelly Brogan-inspired mindset shift — moving from "I have a brain disease I can't influence" to "I am the one who has to heal this" How carnivore quieted her hunger signals within a week, restored her period after nine years, and changed her relationship with food in ways she didn't expect

Why she thinks keto can become its own trap for people with food obsession — and how the lack of decisions on carnivore quietly hands back the mental space food used to occupy

The full holistic stack around her healing: 8pm bedtimes, spring water, intentional social media use, and the people she chooses to surround herself with

Where she'd tell someone with a sugar addiction to start — and why she believes the path looks different for everyone

If you've ever felt like the standard recovery narrative didn't quite map onto your experience, suspected sugar might be playing a bigger role in your story than anyone's letting on, or just want to hear an honest recovery account told without the usual filters — this conversation is worth your time.

00:00 – "I Don't See How Anyone Heals on a High-Carb Diet"

00:52 – Meet Frances Gunn (Lady and Her Steak)

01:49 – Boarding School & Where the Sugar Addiction Started

03:34 – From Sugar Addiction Into Anorexia

04:19 – Two Hospital Admissions & Why She Came Out Worse

06:50 – Adding Alcohol Into the Mix

07:21 – Quitting Drinking With the Allan Carr Method

09:50 – Discovering Carnivore Through Her Mother

10:55 – Healing Hunger Signals & Feeling True Hunger Again

13:54 – The Refeeding Critique: "We Don't Give Alcoholics Alcohol"

19:15 – The First Week of Carnivore & What Changed

22:42 – What She Actually Eats Day to Day

25:36 – Keto vs. Carnivore: The Decision Fatigue Problem

33:59 – The Kelly Brogan Mindset Shift: From Victim to Author

37:24 – The 8 PM Bedtime & Protecting the Morning

39:19 – Spring Water, Clean Products & Curating Your Circle

41:40 – The Social Media Balance After Five Years Offline

43:58 – Where to Start if You Have a Sugar Addiction

45:27 – Closing & Where to Find Frances ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Contact and follow Fances Gunn here: https://www.instagram.com/ladyandhersteak/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

If you've ever tried to go on a wellness retreat while eating carnivore, keto, low-carb, or paleo — you already know the problem.

The food doesn't work for you. And that means the retreat doesn't work for you.

In this episode, I share why I've been unable to find a retreat that supports both embodied movement practices and animal-based nutrition, and what I'm doing about it.

What We’ll Discuss:

• Why neither nutrition nor nervous system practices alone were enough for my recovery and stability

• The very real (and very frustrating) retreat food problem for carnivores

• What I'm creating — a yoga, movement, and wellness retreat designed for people who want steak AND the retreat experience

• How you can weigh in and help shape what this retreat becomes If this resonates, I want to hear from you.

Drop a comment, or reach out at [email protected].

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – Introduction: nutrition vs. nervous system practices

0:24 – Why neither alone was enough

0:41 – What the combination of carnivore + somatic movement did for me

1:06 – The retreat food problem for carnivores

1:58 – Is there a steak on this property? (Spoiler: no)

2:40 – Fine. I'll build it.

2:44 – What the retreat will include

3:08 – The power of combining metabolic health + embodied practices

3:18 – Who this retreat is for

3:49 – How to share your dream retreat with me

4:25 – Like, comment, subscribe — and share with your carnivore bestie

Have you ever tried to fight a craving — and felt it get stronger the harder you pushed?

In this episode, we explore what Buddhist psychology has understood for centuries and what it means for recovery from cravings and addiction.

Rather than relying on willpower and resistance, Buddhist mindfulness offers a different path: one built on awareness, observation, and a deeper understanding of how the mind and body actually work.

When we stop fighting cravings and start observing them, something unexpected happens. We begin to see that urges behave like waves — they rise, they peak, and they pass on their own. That shift in perspective can change everything.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• What Buddhist psychology means by "attachment" and how it mirrors addiction
• How cravings show up as physical sensations in the body — not just thoughts
• How to use mindful observation to move through an urge without acting on it
• Why awareness — not willpower — is what widens the space between impulse and action

Freedom doesn't come from fighting harder. It comes from learning to watch.

Please like, subscribe, and share this episode with anyone who might benefit from it. And don't forget to sign up for the newsletter for more insights, tools, and support on your recovery journey.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro 00:05 – Fighting cravings often makes them stronger 00:20 – Buddhist psychology: a different approach 00:31 – What "attachment" really means 00:49 – How addiction and attachment work the same way 01:03 – Cravings are physical sensations, not just thoughts 01:24 – Why resistance backfires 01:43 – The mindfulness alternative: observe instead of fight 01:56 – Cravings behave like waves 02:14 – What happens when you pause and watch 02:27 – What acceptance actually means 02:41 – How mindfulness regulates the nervous system 02:55 – Recovery is about presence, not just removing behavior 03:13 – The space between urge and action 03:16 – Outro

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Have you ever hesitated in recovery because you were afraid of feeling restricted?

In today's video, I explore one of the most common — and most misunderstood — fears in food addiction and binge eating recovery: the fear of restriction.

Because here's the thing- diet culture has taught us that giving up certain foods means deprivation, punishment, and white-knuckling through cravings.

But addiction recovery is something entirely different. And that distinction might change everything.

What You'll Learn in This Video:

• Why restriction in diet culture and restriction in addiction recovery are not the same thing

• What we're actually giving up — and what those foods may be costing you • How the language you use with yourself ("I can't" vs. "I choose not to") shapes your entire recovery experience

• Why letting go of certain foods might not be deprivation at all — it might be liberation If you've ever felt conflicted about removing certain foods from your life, or wondered whether you're being "too restrictive," this video is for you.

Recovery isn't about following someone else's rules. It's about getting honest with yourself about what keeps you stuck — and choosing freedom over the cycle.

Timestamps:

0:00 – The Fear of Restriction in Recovery

0:24 – Diet Culture vs. Addiction Recovery

0:45 – What Are Trigger Foods Costing You?

1:03 – Your Nervous System Is Unique

1:18 – Humans Thrive on Many Different Diets

2:54 – Is It Restriction or Liberation?

3:03 – What Addiction Actually Takes From You

3:18 – What Recovery Gives Back

3:52 – I Choose Not To vs. I Can't

4:01 – Honesty and Compassion in Your Recovery

4:32 – Are You Restricting or Liberating Yourself?

4:52 – The Perspective Shift That Changes Everything Please like, subscribe, and share this video with anyone who might benefit from it. Also, don't forget to sign up for my newsletter for more insights, tools, and support on your recovery journey!

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In this episode, I sit down with Brian Baumal — registered psychotherapist, owner of Aliva Psychotherapy in Toronto, and someone who has navigated his own recovery from exercise bulimia and binge eating disorder.

With nearly 14 years of maintaining a 100-pound weight loss and decades of clinical experience, Brian brings a uniquely grounded perspective to one of the most undertalked challenges in food addiction recovery: perfectionism.

Here's what we cover in the episode: The difference between perfectionism and toxic perfectionism — and why the distinction matters in recovery

Why food addicts are especially prone to black-and-white thinking — and how it fuels the cycle of shame after a slip

What the abstinence violation effect is and how to interrupt it before it spirals into full relapse How to build an abstinence plan that empowers rather than restricts — and why arbitrary food rules do more harm than good Why shame — not health — is usually the real driver behind wanting fast results, and how slowing down actually supports long-term healing

What a non-perfectionistic, compassionate response to a slip looks like in real time

The "sleeping dragon" reframe — and why it shifts the recovery conversation from powerlessness to conscious choice

Why "good enough" is not a compromise in food addiction recovery — it may be the whole point

If you've ever spiraled after a slip, struggled to hold structure without rigidity, or felt like your own inner critic was the biggest obstacle to your recovery, this conversation will give you a completely new framework for understanding perfectionism — and a more compassionate path forward.

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Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

00:00 – Intro

00:53 – Meet Brian Baumal

02:11 – The Tension Between Structure & Being Human

04:10 – Brian's Personal Recovery Story

08:27 – Perfectionism vs. Toxic Perfectionism

09:53 – Why Beating Yourself Up Is the Worst Thing You Can Do

11:04 – Why Recovery Is Not About Weight

12:20 – How Brian Builds an Abstinence Plan

14:26 – The Wheel of Fortune Approach to Trigger Foods

18:01 – Monitoring Progress: Food Volume & Food Noise

21:00 – If I Ever Say No Almonds, Fire Me

22:49 – Using Slips as Data, Not Failure

24:26 – How Brian Addresses Shame in the Therapy Room

26:10 – Shame Is a Computer Virus

28:03 – Why You Really Want to Lose Weight Fast

29:31 – Trading Short Term Results for Long Term Freedom

32:42 – What a Non-Perfectionistic Response to a Slip Looks Like

33:27 – Why Brian Tells Clients Not to Stop Mid-Binge

34:22 – Reaching Out Is Already a Win

37:08 – Deconstructing the Slip: Gathering the Data

38:06 – How to Show Yourself Compassion After a Slip

40:47 – Why "Good Enough" Is a Foreign Concept in Food Addiction

42:20 – The Sleeping Dragon Reframe

45:00 – You Don't Have to White Knuckle It Alone

46:05 – Don't Let Shame Overwrite Your Code

46:47 – Where to Find Brian & Final Resources

In this episode, I sit down with Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno — authors of Real Food Recovery, and hosts of the Real Food Recovery podcast. Together, they’ve helped those struggling with food, sugar addiction, and binge eating through a holistic, shame-free, and compassionate approach. Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Why food and sugar addiction are so misunderstood — and why it’s not just about the food

• How ultra-processed ingredients trigger addictive responses in the brain

• The four foundational pillars of the Tree of Life framework: real food, sleep, movement, and spirituality

• How nervous system regulation can dramatically reduce urges, binges, and compulsive eating

• The role of shame in keeping people stuck — and why self-compassion is a recovery superpower

• Why calmness is the opposite of bingeing, and how to cultivate it through daily practices

• How to create a pause between the urge and the behavior, even if impulses feel automatic

• What “inner family work” reveals about the emotional roots of cravings

• How service, connection, and community deepen recovery and help reduce isolation If you’ve ever wondered why you keep returning to certain foods, why cravings feel overwhelming, or why “just try harder” has never worked, this episode will help you understand the emotional, biological, and spiritual layers beneath food addiction — and show you a path forward that actually feels healing.

00:00 – Intro

00:53 – Meet Paige & Jamie

01:43 – Why Sugar Addiction Is Overlooked

02:26 – Are Foods Addictive or Are We Reactive?

05:05 – The Tree of Life Framework

06:33 – Why Recovery Must Be Holistic

10:07 – Shame vs. Self-Compassion

13:12 – Inner Family Work & Emotional Roots

15:36 – Abstinence, Moderation & Personal Choice

18:44 – Calmness as the Opposite of Bingeing

21:00 – Tools to Create Calm

25:41 – The Power of the Pause

27:27 – How to Sit With Cravings

30:19 – Sleep as a Recovery Pillar

34:16 – Sleep Tools & Environmental Setup

36:51 – Service & Community in Recovery

40:04 – Final Takeaways ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Follow and contact Jamie and Paige: https://www.realfoodrecovery4u.com/ Facebook: Real Food Recovery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realfoodrecovery4u/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RealFoodRecovery --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

In today’s video, we explore how Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) can transform the way you understand and respond to cravings in food addiction and binge eating recovery.

Originally developed for addictive behaviors, this evidence-based approach offers powerful tools for preventing relapse — not through force or suppression, but through awareness and intentional responding.

One of the biggest tensions in recovery is the question of acceptance vs. action.

If you use sensory strategies like breathwork, grounding, movement, or temperature shifts to regulate your nervous system, are you avoiding the craving — or practicing skillful recovery?

This video explores that question in depth.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• What Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention is and how it supports long-term recovery

• How mindfulness interrupts automatic, reactive binge patterns

• The difference between reacting to a craving and responding with awareness

• The role of sensory regulation in managing urges

• Why intention matters more than rigid “rules” about doing recovery the right way

• How acceptance and action can work together in a flexible, sustainable process If you’ve ever felt confused about how to handle cravings — or wondered whether you’re “failing” when you use coping tools — this conversation will help you approach urges with more clarity and self-trust. Recovery is not about perfection.

It’s about awareness, flexibility, and learning how to meet cravings with both presence and skill.

Please like, subscribe, and share this video with anyone who might benefit from it. Also, don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter for more insights, tools, and support on your recovery journey!

0:00 – Intro

0:27 – Years of researching cravings (and coming up short)

1:22 – Discovering Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP)

2:12 – From substance use to binge eating: Why MBRP applies

2:33 – The tone of MBRP: Present-moment awareness and direct inquiry

2:59 – The research behind MBRP and relapse prevention

3:19 – The tension between acceptance and action

3:45 – Sensory strategies: Breathwork, movement, and nervous system regulation

4:09 – The big question: Is changing your state still “acceptance”?

4:23 – Dr. Sarah Bowen on intention and awareness

4:49 – The micro-pause: Choosing response over reactivity

5:11 – Moving beyond the binary of acceptance vs fixing

5:19 – An iterative model: Regulation + mindfulness working together

5:44 – Craving in Buddhism: Waves that rise and fall

6:06 – Where I stand now: Staying in the exploration

6:25 – Invitation to free consultation & upcoming group

6:48 – Like, subscribe & newsletter

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Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t stop chewing even when you were already full?

In today’s video, we explore the nervous system science behind persistent chewing and why it may have far less to do with willpower than you think. Drawing from neuroanatomy and the science of sensory regulation, I explain how your jaw muscles send powerful calming signals directly to your brainstem and why your body may rely on chewing as a way to self-soothe.

Understanding this can reduce shame and open the door to new, supportive strategies that don’t revolve around more food.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• Why it can feel physically hard to stop chewing

• The role of the jaw muscles (masseter) in nervous system regulation

• How chewing provides direct proprioceptive input to the brainstem

• Why this behavior may be about regulation, not hunger

• Alternative ways to give your body calming sensory input If you’ve ever struggled with chewing, crunching, or snacking past fullness and wondered “Why can’t I stop?”

This video offers a compassionate, science-based explanation.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s communicating.

0:00 – Intro

0:24 – Why is it so hard to stop chewing?

0:31 – It’s not willpower: the nervous system explanation

0:37 – Jaw muscles (masseter) as powerful proprioceptors

0:45 – Direct signals to the brainstem (no spinal cord detour)

0:53 – How chewing regulates breathing, tone, and calm

1:00 – Maybe it’s not about food

1:06 – The role of proprioception in chewing

1:11 – “I’m trying to calm down”: what your body may be saying

1:14 – Finding alternative ways to regulate

1:20 – Examples: squeezing, wall push-ups, gym

1:29 – Your body isn’t broken — it’s communicating

1:36 – Viewer question: What can you do instead of chewing?

1:43 – Outro

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Have you ever set strong intentions to avoid a binge, only to later feel like your awareness disappeared or you went on autopilot? In today’s video, we explore dissociation and its connection to binge eating.

Dissociation can feel like being in a fog, feeling disconnected from your body, or losing awareness during urges or binge episodes. Understanding this experience can help explain why recovery can sometimes feel confusing and why willpower alone often isn’t enough.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• What dissociation can feel like and how it shows up during binge eating

• The research linking dissociation and eating disorders

• Why awareness and intentions can suddenly disappear during urges

• Why studying dissociation is challenging and still evolving in research

• Emerging insights on grounding strategies that may help reconnect awareness If you’ve ever felt confused about why binge episodes can feel automatic or out of your control, this video is for you.

Understanding dissociation can help reduce shame and support a more informed, compassionate recovery journey. Please like, subscribe, and share this video with anyone who might benefit from it.

Also, don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter for more insights, tools, and support on your recovery journey!

0:00 – Intro

0:18 – What dissociation can feel like (fog, disconnection, autopilot) 0:29 – Visual and sensory symptoms (tunnel vision, feeling unreal, spacing out)

0:48 – How dissociation impacted binge eating intentions

1:10 – Discovering dissociation through therapy and research

1:27 – The research linking dissociation and binge eating

1:47 – Competing theories: Does binge eating cause dissociation or vice versa?

2:01 – Dissociation as an episodic experience around binge episodes

2:20 – Why dissociation is difficult to study scientifically

2:40 – The relationship between mindfulness and dissociation

3:20 – New research: Dissociation as reduced sensory input to the brain

3:49 – Grounding and reconnecting to the present moment

4:00 – Pungent foods as a potential grounding strategy

4:23 – Examples of sensory grounding foods

4:35 – Important caution for binge eating recovery

4:45 – Alternative non-food sensory grounding strategies

5:53 – Please subscribe

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