Compulsive Overeating Diary

Laurie takes a bonus walk to clear her head. The Alien Robots attack Laurie's mind all weekend with self-criticism and visions of chips making her bad back all better. Valiantly, she overcomes their taunts thanks to encouragement from Brave Companions Sue, Anne, Jodi, Danielle, Abby, and Janet . Laurie gives you an unflinching glimpse into the battle despite fearing to once again, come off as pathetic. As she finally returns to walking, -er hobbling, with her cane around the park after her weekend of severe back trouble, Laurie ponders the difference between fact and what those pesky robot aliens have to say. Josh Woodward says, 'Thanks' for supporting his Kickstarter campaign

A sudden bad back forces Laurie to practice getting over "Why Me?" as she hobbles around Descanso Gardens. Michelle McKinney's comment makes Laurie think about "Why me?" striking at parties and how we might nip that feeling in the bud before the Robot Aliens can attack! Long time listener, Michelle shares what it was like to be on the show via the bravery hotline and leaves a detailed comment about Binge Extinction from her ongoing therapy. Shout-outs to new listener, Sunshine and to returning, commenter, Stéfanie from Canada.

Laurie and Mark's 20th anniversary trip inspires Laurie to ponder how 'all or nothing' thinking has screwed her in the past and to celebrate their improvement in getting off of that roller coaster. A Whoppin' Big Bravery shout-out goes to Michelle for courageously calling the bravery hotline and thanks to Sue and Cheryl for welcoming new listener, Heather and new Spark People team member, Christina.

An email comment by new listener, Marie, triggers Laurie to ponder the whole topic of being authentic and how that can impact our relationships. Shout-outs also go to Nancy, Sandy and Janet. Laurie recommends a great podcast interview done by Alen Standish, of Quit Binge Eating, with Michelle Cleary that Laurie listened to on her way up the trail. Laurie reminds the brave companions that her 20th anniversary is coming up and so the podcast will have a larger gap than usual before the next episode.

Bonus walk and talk! Laurie reflects on the 13 weeks she's been doing this experiment --

the ups, the downs, the lessons this ever winding path has taught her. She updates you on her schedule, weight, a great podcast you can listen to, and muses about the nature of cravings and why we need to look to ourselves to feel good in our own skin.

How can we expect to process all of these heavy 'Aha' moments? Also, stories and thoughts about therapy from Sue, Cheryl and Laurie. Shout-outs to new brave companion, Sharon and our third companion named Michelle, Michelle Mckinney. Steven and Abby are recognized on our new bravery report and Laurie thanks Jodi for being supportive on Facebook during Laurie's massive cleaning project. Laurie reads our original Michelle's entire comment about her experience with a therapist who specializes in eating issues.

Chaos is on Laurie's mind, triggered by a pair of comments by brave companions, Sandy and Cheryl. Laurie discovers one of the reasons she sabotages herself after reading a heartfelt post by Abby followed by a snippet from our brave Michelle about seeking therapy. Laurie tells about our new 'Who are the brave companions?' page on CompulsiveOvereatingDiary.com and shares her experience with Tumblr.

It's all about telling our truth and why we feel so gosh darn apologetic. Laurie reads an email from Steven who shares his My Fitness Pal ID, a true and brave comment from our newest brave companion, Michelle, and a heartfelt comment from Laurie's long-time friend, Cheryl, that triggers Laurie's musing at her Upper Zen Spot. Shout-outs too, to Sandy, Cherry, and Laurie's Local Brave Companion FB buddy who left a 5-star iTunes review.

Shout-outs to Abby for her fine review on iTunes, Sandy for her brave support of listener, Gracie, and Cheryl, Abby and Sue for joining and participating in our new Spark People Team for Brave Companions. Laurie talks about her new Compulsive Overeating Diary channel on YouTube and her 30 minute video bike ride that you can see there. Finally, a comments conversation between Sue, Cheryl and Laurie sparks her to think how clutter, overspending and overeating might all be related.

On Easter, Laurie thinks about renewal and other lessons she's learned from her brave companions and from reading the fabulous book, Kendra and Maddy recommended, Eating In the Light of the Moon. Abby's comment wakes Laurie up to gratitude for her husband and shines a light on Laurie's perfect perfectionism. Laurie discusses music, old school, and we hear from Kendra herself, via Speakpipe, as she shares a good tip to possibly improve Laurie's nutrition.