The Food & Body Podcast

By Becca Robinson-Chinn, Psychotherapist

The Food & Body Podcast (formerly The Once Upon a Binge Podcast) is hosted by Becca, an integrative, relational therapist with experience helping people understand and heal their relationship w

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How many episodes does The Food & Body Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.

The Food & Body Podcast episodes:

March 17, 2025 How All or Nothing Thinking Shows up around Food - Once Upon a Binge Podcast - Ep. 6
It’s episode 6 of the Once Upon a Binge Podcast and today Katy and Becca are talking about all or nothing thinking and the role it plays in d!sordered eating.

They talk about:
- The definition of all or nothing thinking
- How all or nothing thinking shows up in language
- All or nothing and exercise
- The emotional toll of all or nothing thinking
- Why do we develop all or nothing thinking
- Using dialectical thinking to overcome all or nothing thinking
- How to challenge all or nothing thinking

What’s been your experience of all or nothing thinking? Let us know in the comments below!

Connect with Becca:
- Instagram - www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful

Connect with Katy:
- Website - www.knacoaching.com
- Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching
- Work with Katy - www.knacoaching.com/enquire
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53min
March 03, 2025 The Pressure to Have the "Perfect" Body - Once Upon A Binge Podcast - Ep. 5
In episode 5 Katy and Becca delve into the topic of perfectionism and how it is linked to body image from their personal experiences.

They discuss:
- The illusion that perfectionists fall into
- Types of perfectionism
- Perfectionism as an attempt to reconnect and distance ourselves from our bodies
- The never-ending pursuit of the “perfect” body
- The promise safety and control from perfectionism
- The difference between excellence and perfectionism
- Exercise and perfectionism

We hope you enjoyed this episode! What are your experiences of perfectionism, d!sordered eating and body image? We’d love to hear in the comments below!

Connect with Becca:
Instagram - www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful

Connect with Katy:
Website - www.knacoaching.com
Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching
Work with Katy - www.knacoaching.com/enquire
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44min
February 17, 2025 The Secret Struggle of Life with Binge Eating Disorder - Once Upon A Binge Podcast - Ep. 4
In this episode Katy and Becca share what it felt like for them to live with binge eat!ng d!sorder (BED).

They talk about:
-The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for BED
- Distinctions between BED and bul!mia
- Clinical definitions vs lived experience of BED
- The role of restriction
- Emotional and mental aspects of binge eating
- Binge eating and trauma
- Types of binges
- The purpose of binge eating

Let us know in the comments below what you thought of this episode and if your lived experience feels the same or different.
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57min
February 03, 2025What's Really Going on behind Food Restriction? Once Upon A Binge Podcast Episode 3
In episode 3 of the Once Upon a Binge podcast hosts Katy and Becca delve into what's really going on when we restrict our food intake. They discuss:
The difference between physical and mental restriction
The binge-restrict cycle
Hunger and fullness cues in recovery
Societal Expectations of Women and Appetite
Restriction as a form of control and a trauma response
Needs and self-worth
Beliefs systems and perfectionism
The role of Fatphobia in restriction
Have we missed anything? Let us know in the comments.
This episode focuses largely on physical restriction, would an episode on mental restriction also be helpful? Let us know below.
Connect with Becca:
Instagram - www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful
Connect with Katy:
Website - www.knacoaching.com
Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching
Work with Katy - www.knacoaching.com/enquire
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51min
January 20, 2025Eating Disorder Specialists Share What Recovery Actually Looks Like - OUAB Podcast - Ep. 2
Welcome back to the Once Upon a Binge Podcast!
In our second episode Katy and Becca talk about what recovery from disordered eating looked like for each of them. They discuss:
What is the definition of recovery?
Recovery as a gradual process
Quasi-recovery
The concept of body neutrality
Recovery tools
Remaining challenges for Katy and Becca
What's your experience of recovery looked like? Let us know in the comments below.
Connect with Becca:
Instagram - www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful
Connect with Katy:
Website - www.knacoaching.com
Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching
Work with Katy - www.knacoaching.com/enquire
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47min
January 08, 2025A Counsellor & Coach’s Struggle with Food and Body Image - Once Upon a Binge Podcast - Ep. 1
Welcome to the Once Upon a Binge Podcast. Meet your podcasts hosts Katy and Becca as they share their experiences of living with food rules, perfectionism and bad body image. They share:
Their background working in mental health
What they feel contributed to their disordered eating
The impact Covid19 had on their recovery
What's the name "Once Upon A Binge" all about?
Tune in and get to know your podcast hosts!
We'd love to meet our listeners too, let us know in the comments where you're listening from.
Connect with Becca:
Instagram - www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful
Connect with Katy:
Website - www.knacoaching.com
Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching
Work with Katy - www.knacoaching.com/enquire
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40min

FAQs about The Food & Body Podcast:

How many episodes does The Food & Body Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.