Powerful episode as Laurie dives deep into two key triggers for her food compulsion, indecision and low self-worth. She struggles with a key decision about the future of her podcasts and ruminates over past episodes and whether she can drum up the balls to release them. Finally she brings forth a new podcast hotline dedicated to Compulsive Overeating Diary, 206-350-6445

Yay for us pathetic folk! Pathetic is the new cool. Pathetic or not, here I come! At least that's what Laurie tells herself as she struggles with her feelings while huffing and puffing around the local park. She feels proud for releasing this hellishly embarrassing episode, because she didn't weasel out and stop from showing how she truly felt, which was sad, needy, pathetic and out of breath. She also tells about her Skype call with her friend Cheryl. Reaching out is always good when you are feeling pathetic or are otherwise in a bad place. Take that pathetic!

Laurie overcomes an overwhelming compulsion to weasel out of exercise class and ponders what's under her weaseling-out instinct. Then she attempts to visit Trader Joe's while hungry. Will she sabotage herself ? Also, iTunes comes through and her husband surprises her in an emotional way.

We start with the soothing sound of chimes and then nosedive into a situation that would usually have Laurie scrambling for the chips. She shares what compulsive overeating feels like , her thoughts on addiction, and how choosing to eat a bag of chips can actually be a positive step.

Laurie Weaver of Daily Adventure Tales embarks on a new podcast that's an intimate look inside her lifelong battle with compulsive eating and binge eating disorder. She offers up two first steps that help in dealing with compulsive eating.