Strong Not Starving

In previous episodes I’ve referenced my experiences with bulimia, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphia, but I’ve never really told the full story of how it developed, and how I broke the cycle and recovered. I’m going to tell you the full story in this episode, with the hope that it will encourage some of us to take a second look at our relationship with food, exercise, and how we view our b...

Anxiety is unfortunately extremely common, and as we talked about in episode 3, it’s something that can leave us feeling extremely drained due to the toll that frequent or prolonged anxiety has on the body.  It can leave us feeling physically and mentally burnt out even when we haven’t done much of what we might consider to be strenuous physical work. And as a result of anxiety or a stressful peri...

Kathryn Hansen, author of Brain Over Binge,   joins me in this episode to talk about her experience with binge eating, and how conventional therapy wasn't the answer.  I struggled with bulimia and binge eating disorder for about 15 years, between the ages of 15 and 30, and during that time I did reach out for help and get therapy, but can’t say it was conventional therapy that brought an end...

The stigma surrounding anxiety and trauma can make conversations difficult to have. But what effect can anxiety and/or trauma have on your diet and training? In this episode I expand on the definition of trauma and talk about the relationship between our physiological stress response, and your training schedule.  Join the Strong Not Starving Community interest list: https://strongnotstarving.com/s...

My name's Marcus Kain and after my own experiences with eating disorders, body image issues, and obsessive exercise, I decided to create this podcast for people who feel like they've fallen through the cracks of mainstream diet and fitness advice.  Have you ever asked yourself "How hard do I need to work in order to look the way I want?"? This is a question I asked myself almos...