The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

What If You Trusted Your Body Fully? | Listener Q&A

This week, Julia and I are diving into your brilliant questions once again… including some BIG ones that almost every recovery warrior asks at some point. Things like:

🌀 How do I get my period back if I’ve been weight restored for a while?

🌀 Will I ever stop gaining weight?

🌀 What if binge eating becomes a bad habit?

🌀 Is intuitive eating secretly diet culture in disguise?

🌀 How do I deal with body-shaming parents?

🌀 And what the hell is going on with the total fatigue that hits after finally starting to eat again?!

We also touch on the difference between binge eating vs emotional eating, why it’s so normal to fear your metabolism is broken, and how recovery reveals the deeper work that’s waiting for us beyond food and body image.

💬 “When we say yes to someone else when we mean no, we’re saying no to ourselves.”

💬 “Binge eating is always a reaction to restriction — emotional eating is something different.”

💬 “If you want to control your set point weight, you’re still not free.”

💬 “People pleasing is not a personality trait. It’s a trauma response.”

If you’re in the midst of recovery and wondering if what you’re going through is normal — this episode is for you. We’re giving it to you straight, with lived experience, compassion, and a few F-bombs for flavour.

Resources & Links

🖤 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/

🖤 Work with me: https://victoriakleinsman.com/

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I Disappoint People Every Day (And I’m Okay With It)

🖤 Episode Description:

In this raw solo episode, I share a deeply personal truth: I disappoint people every single day. And not because I’m careless or unkind—but because I’ve stopped abandoning myself to make others more comfortable.

As a recovering people pleaser, I know what it feels like to panic at the thought of upsetting someone. To over-explain, to bend over backwards, to feel responsible for everyone’s feelings except my own.

But here’s what I’ve learnt… people pleasing isn’t a personality trait. It’s a survival strategy. And it’s keeping you exhausted, disconnected, and resentful.

In this ep, I unpack:

• How to know if you’re people pleasing

• Journal prompts & truth bombs to break the habit

• Why saying “no” is the ultimate self-love

• What happens when you stop over-explaining

• How I balance motherhood, business, and boundaries

• And the game-changing mindset shift that let me reclaim my life.

Let this episode be your permission slip to disappoint others… and choose yourself.

Because you can’t live your truth and please everyone at the same time.

💬 Powerful quotes from this episode:

💬 “When you say yes to others, but it’s not a full-body yes… you’re saying no to yourself.”

💬 “People pleasing is fear dressed up in high heels and a fur coat.”

💬 “Disappointing others isn’t failure—it’s the price of authenticity.”

💬 “No is a complete sentence.”

💬 “You can’t live your truth and please everyone at the same time—choose yourself.”

Resources & Links:

🖤 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/

🖤 Work with me: https://victoriakleinsman.com/

🖤 Follow me on Instagram: @victoriakleinsmanofficial

🎙️ From Forced Recovery to Freedom – Izzy’s Story

This is a powerful, moving, and soul-baring conversation with my incredible client Izzy, who generously shares her journey from years of forced recovery to taking her power back and choosing her own version of freedom.

Izzy and I have worked together for around 6 months, and the transformation she’s experienced is nothing short of phenomenal. In this episode, she speaks candidly about:

✨ How her eating disorder developed during lockdown

✨ What kept her stuck in the relapse-recovery cycle for years

✨ Why traditional therapy wasn’t enough for her

✨ The shift that came from realising SHE had to take full responsibility

✨ Learning to trust her body again and finding freedom with food

✨ Her experience with meal plans and intuition eating

✨ Identity loss and rediscovery during recovery

✨ Facing the fear of weight gain and what’s waiting on the other side

We also talk about the emotional messiness of recovery, the discomfort, the grief, and how you can still keep moving forward even when it’s terrifying.

💬 5 powerful quotes from the episode:

💬 “You can’t build your recovery on someone else’s efforts – it has to come from you.”

💬 “I wasn’t living—I was surviving. Recovery meant choosing life.”

💬 “If I don’t stop the cycle, this will be my life… and that scared the shit out of me.”

💬 “Just start. Do one scary thing. That’s all it takes to start building trust.”

💬 “No one regrets full recovery. No one ever says, ‘I wish I’d stayed sick.’”

Listen if you need a reminder that:

🖤 It’s never too late

🖤 Freedom is possible for YOU

🖤 Meal plans have a time and place, but they’re not the end goal

🖤 You can stop living for fear and start living for YOU

🖤 Recovery is worth every ounce of discomfort

Resources & Links:

🖤 Join my FREE support group

🖤 Work with me

🖤 Follow me on Instagram @victoriakleinsmanofficial

Join my free support group for monthly hot seat coaching: ⁠https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/⁠

Welcome back, my loves! This week’s episode is a juicy one – it’s our monthly Q&A where Julia and I dive deep into your most vulnerable, heartfelt, and relatable questions. From how to give yourself permission to let go of the ED when you’re scared of judgment, to navigating free time, motherhood, and movement post-recovery… we cover it all.

You’ll hear our personal experiences, client reflections, and direct, loving guidance – with a few laughs and tangents along the way (because would it even be a podcast with us if there weren’t?!).

In this episode, we cover:

🌀 What to do when you’re scared of being judged if your body changes

🌀 Reframing “rebellion” from recovery

🌀 How we approach exercise now (and how it’s evolved!)

🌀 The fear of weight gain and how I faced it

🌀 Recovery and motherhood – how your child can become your biggest why

🌀 DBT vs CBT and how coaching is different

🌀 Do I have food rules? How to tell when they’re sneaky

🌀 Pre-meal affirmations, reminders, and tools to help you follow through

🌀 Whether or not to eat more after exercise

🌀 Free time guilt & how to lean into pleasure

This episode is full of gold, whether you’re at the very start of your journey or years into recovery. These questions are so universal, and there’s something here for everyone.

As always:

💌 Submit your questions via email for the next Q&A

🎧 Rate + review the show if you love it – it helps so much

🫶🏼 And share with a friend who needs support right now

🎙 Raw Coaching Session: Body Image, Worthiness & Ancestral Healing with Christina

This episode is a little different – you’re invited to witness a deeply powerful, real-time 1:1 coaching session between me and my beautiful client Christina.

What began with a reflection on her increasing body size opened into something far deeper: childhood wounds, ancestral stories, suppressed rage, and a core belief that she was undeserving of love.

Together, we got to the real root of her eating disorder. And through powerful emotional release and a guided meditation, we began rewriting the narrative in her body and her soul.

This session is raw, sacred, and incredibly moving – and if you see yourself in any of what Christina shares, it may activate something profound in you too.

IN THIS EPISODE WE EXPLORE:

✨ The triggering moment that reawakened body shame

✨ Why dieting is often a cry for parental approval

✨ The link between postpartum pressure and feeling unworthy

✨ The pain of performing perfection for emotionally unavailable caregivers

✨ A powerful live meditation to honour the body and heal the lineage

QUOTES TO REMEMBER:

💬 “All we do – even as adults – is seek the love we never felt we deserved.”

💬 “Your body has never been the problem. It’s been the messenger.”

💬 “You are not here to shrink – you are here to be free.”

IF THIS EPISODE SPOKE TO YOU:

🌹 Join my free support group for hot seat coaching, daily shares & community

🌹 Explore group coaching inside The Body Love Binge

🌹 Or apply for private 1:1 support with me

🔗 All links in bio or at www.victoriakleinsman.com

Meditation for inner worth and freedom

Enjoy 💛

In this solo episode, I’m diving into my hot take on CBT — cognitive behavioural therapy — and why, although it’s helpful for eating disorder recovery, it’s absolutely not enough if you’re looking for full, lasting freedom.

I’m sharing openly and passionately about:

✨ What CBT does well (and why I still use parts of it in my coaching)

✨ Why mindset work alone can’t heal trauma responses

✨ How to translate “I feel fat” into what’s really going on underneath

✨ What I believe is truly missing in most eating disorder recovery work

✨ How to stop relapsing by getting to the root of it all — emotionally, spiritually, somatically

✨ My own step-by-step recovery map that combines inner child work, nervous system healing, soul retrieval, and parts work

This one’s packed with insight — whether you’re in therapy, doing self-recovery, or supporting someone else. It’s time to go deeper, and I’m here to walk you through it.

📌 I also mention:

– My free support group with coaching calls & replays: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-taste-test/

– How to join the Body Love Binge group or apply for 1:1 support: https://victoriakleinsman.com/11-coaching/

– Come hang on IG: @victoriakleinsmanofficial

In this deeply honest and uplifting conversation, I sat down with the beautiful Tegan Louise to chat all things recovery, healing, trauma, and how our beliefs about food and bodies are formed long before we even realise it.

We went everywhere in this chat—attachment styles, inner child wounds, parenting, body image, sex, intimacy, fear of weight gain, people pleasing, and that moment you finally say, “I’ve had enough.”

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the same cycle, or like your self-worth is hanging on the size of your jeans—this one’s for you.

💥 In this episode, we cover:

• Why your food/body struggles always start in childhood

• How to recognise (and rewire) your attachment style

• Feeling safe in your body after trauma

• Reclaiming pleasure, joy & desire

• What recovery really means beyond just “eating more”

• My real-life moments of change: in the mirror, at the BBQ, and in bed

• How coaching can transform your healing & what I offer

If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why do I still feel like this?” or “Is recovery actually possible for me?”—this episode will land like a warm, empowering hug.

🔥 5 Epic Quotes to Highlight:

1. “Have you had enough yet? If so—then it’s time to choose something different.”

2. “Recovery isn’t about fixing your body. It’s about freeing your mind.”

3. “You don’t have to wait to hit rock bottom. You just have to decide this isn’t good enough to stay.”

4. “I used to cover my legs to ‘protect’ others from seeing my cellulite. Now I wear the damn dress.”

5. “You are allowed to want more, just because you want it. Full stop.”

📌 Useful links:

💜 My free support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-taste-test/

🌍 Website: https://victoriakleinsman.com/

📸 Instagram: @victoriakleinsmanofficial

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by my incredible client Tara, who opens up about her 30-year journey with anorexia—and what finally helped her step into true freedom.

This conversation is a deep, emotional, and honest exploration of what it really takes to recover after decades of struggle, secrecy, and perfectionism. Tara shares how a milestone birthday cracked her open, how trauma shaped her need for control, and how letting go of that control changed everything.

💥 In this episode, we talk about:

• How childhood trauma planted the seeds of disordered eating

• The link between people pleasing, perfectionism, and restriction

• Why traditional routes didn’t work—and what did

• Navigating fear, body image shifts, and “future tripping”

• The decision to choose life, freedom, and fun over control

• What real support looks like when it’s about YOU—not just the food

• Life after recovery: confidence, invincibility, and finally being yourself

This is one of the most inspiring recovery stories I’ve had the honour to share. If you’ve ever felt like it’s “too late” or that freedom just isn’t available for you… this episode will blow that myth wide open.

💖 Tara’s message to you?

The fear is so much worse than the reality. And the lightness in your head is so worth the heaviness in your body.

🔥 5 Epic Quotes to Highlight:

1. “The fear couldn’t hurt me. But the eating disorder could.”

2. “I didn’t realise I was trying to fix two problems—until I learned they were one.”

3. “I don’t want to be extra, extra small. My mind isn’t small anymore.”

4. “You don’t need to go back. You just need to decide.”

5. “I didn’t just gain weight—I gained peace, energy, and a whole new life.”

📌 Useful links:

💜 My free support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-taste-test/

🌍 Website: https://victoriakleinsman.com/

📸 Instagram: @victoriakleinsmanofficial

In this raw, unfiltered episode, I reunite with the incredible Susan and Christina to answer YOUR questions about recovery, body image, menopause, and navigating the complexities of diet culture—especially as women in their later years of life.

We open up about the real symptoms of recovery, how our bodies and minds changed through the journey, and the deeper emotional shifts that come with true healing. From feeling out of breath during a walk to redefining what movement means, we speak to the very human experience of recovery.

💬 Topics We Dive Into:

• The hardest physical symptoms in recovery (and how we coped)

• Recovery during and after menopause

• What it really means to feel “part of the club” and how that changes

• Letting go of feeling superior through restriction

• Our experiences with puberty, body change, and emotional impact

• How we coped with weight gain (including scale addiction!)

• Why diet culture is not just harmful—but oppressive

• Tools we use daily to keep grounded in food and body freedom

• Why true connection becomes possible only through authentic recovery

💫 This is an especially important listen if you’ve ever thought:

“I’ve been trying to recover but keep wanting to lose weight again”

or

“I feel like recovery isn’t for me at my age.”

Spoiler: It absolutely is.

🎧 Listen in and walk away with compassion, clarity, and a fresh breath of freedom. Recovery is possible at any age—and it is so worth it.

Read Glennon Doyle's wise words here: https://community.kleinsman.co/c/free-support-group/glennon-doyle-s-wise-words

📌 CONNECT WITH ME:

✨ Instagram: @victoriakleinsmanofficial

✨ Website: https://victoriakleinsman.com/

✨ Email me with your thoughts or questions – I love hearing from you!

🖤 And as always… you are worthy of love, freedom, and rest—no matter your size, no matter your age.