Binge Eating Breakthrough

Are you limiting yourself in life because you don't have the results you want yet? Is it possible to lessen your focus on results and increase your focus on experiences and memories?

Join me this week as I reflect on my recent experience at the Eugene Marathon and what I learned from it. You'll get to hear all about the race as I share my experience and my personal takeaways. I also offer some questions and insights for you to consider for your own journey with food and your body.

Previous Episodes Referenced:

Quitting Ahead of Time

Acceptance vs Resistance

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Tune in to discover why that finish line moment was more important than any time, pace, or goal.

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I was recently asked this question: "What was the biggest change for you that allowed you to go from someone who binges to someone who doesn't do that anymore?"

Tune in today as I share the immediate answer that came to me in the moment - the 4 things that have changed my relationship with food.

After further reflection, I've determined that it comes down to three simple yet powerful words: Connection, Compassion, and Curiosity. I share what each of these has looked like in my own journey and ask you to explore how they are showing up in your relationship with food.

Podcast episodes referenced:

Learn to Work With Your Nervous System

Expand Your Emotional Capacity

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This is the second podcast in a two-part series inspired by my training for an upcoming marathon. Last week we talked about the discomfort that arises when you are working towards a goal that you have never accomplished before.

This week we are looking into the ways that you can respond to the discomfort that arises in those moments when you want to eat a lot of food and how you can support yourself through it.

There are some surprising ways that you might be making that discomfort much worse than it needs to be. Tune in to discover strategies that you can implement for any areas of discomfort in your life as you pursue new goals and dreams.

Additional Resources Referenced:

This episode is part one of this series:

Quitting Ahead of Time

This episode was inspired by the exact same race one year ago:

What Do You Do When Things Get Hard?

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This week's episode is inspired by my current goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. When you have a big goal, something that you really want for yourself - one of the most important questions is whether or not you believe it is possible.

Do you believe it is possible for you to stop binge eating?

Do you believe it's possible for you to become a calm, connected and peaceful eater? If not, why?

If you don't believe in yourself you just might find yourself quitting ahead of time.

Tune in to discover how to hold belief for something you've never been able to accomplish before.

Don't give up on your dream because you can absolutely find peace and ease with food - no matter how long you've been struggling.

Other podcast episodes referenced:

When Things Don't Go According to Plan

How to Respond to "I Can't Handle This"

Your Identity as an Eater

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Have you ever thought to yourself that binge eating is comfortable? That you eat to bring yourself comfort? This is a very common thought process and in some ways it's true. There are some components of binge eating that provide comfort or relief - if that wasn't true you wouldn't binge.

But is it really comfortable, or is it just familiar? Tune in to explore the difference between comfort and familiarity and discover how to tell yourself the truth about what your eating behaviors provide you.

There is a surprising truth in all of this that just might help you see things in a new way so that you can choose a different response for yourself in the moment that matters most.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today. 

I'm always looking for stories of inspiration and transformation and sometimes I find them in surprising places. I just finished watching a season of the TV show Survivor and found a lot of inspiration from several participants on the show.

If you're familiar with the show you might be surprised to hear the source of my inspiration. If you aren't familiar with it - I give you enough context to be able to gain your own insights without needing to watch it for yourself (and there are some spoilers if you happen to be watching it).

Tune in to find out what inspired me, how you can apply these stories of transformation to yourself, and discover your own sources of inspiration and motivation. They are all around you, waiting to be found.

Other episodes referenced in this podcast:

Your Identity as an Eater

How to Respond to "I Can't Handle This”

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today. 

Do you know the words that float through your mind right before a binge? It's likely that they are some version of "I can't...".

I can't count how many times I binged, truly believing that I couldn't handle the feeling in my body. (Notice what I did there starting that sentence with I can't...!)

Today, we are diving into this topic. How do you figure out what is going through your mind before a binge? For many people, there is nothing there - just a compulsion to get the food. Tune in to discover how to gain awareness of the words that send you to the food and how to create a new response for yourself.

Discover four key steps to going from someone who thinks they can't handle it to someone who is willing to get curious, shift their perspective, and get clear on what is really holding them back. This episode has the potential to transform the way you think about yourself.

Podcast episode referenced:

What Comes After Awareness?

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Have you ever wondered how being sick impacts binge eating? I've been ill for the past week, so I've been reflecting on this question. Tune in to find out how illness impacts binge eating. Whether you are currently sick or not, you will discover questions that you can explore to uncover your own patterns around how you honor your needs and how that impacts your eating.

I share my own experience of being sick, how it impacts my eating - and how I am adapting and adjusting to a situation that nobody ever plans for.

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Are you concerned about your child's relationship with food and their body? Not sure what to do or what to say?

Tune in for some guidance and suggestions on what to do and what not to do. If you don't have children yourself but have children in your life, this episode will provide powerful insights for you, including surprising information about the times in a person's life when disordered eating is most likely to occur.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today. 

You probably haven't heard much about the concept of attunement as it relates to binge eating. It's not something that many people talk about, but it's a key factor in overcoming binge eating.

Tune in to discover what attunement is, why it's important in changing your relationship with food, and how you can create harmony with yourself – even the parts of you that you have rejected for so long.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.