Become a Confident Eater: Stop Binge Eating, Overeating, & Food Addiction

Today I’m sharing my personal journey with overeating & binge eating. I talk about my experiences with everything from calorie counting and bulimia to intuitive eating and weight loss programs. Eventually, I discovered tools and strategies that helped me develop a healthy relationship with food and eat normally again. These are the tools I now share with you. I cover… - Why I started binge eat...

Today we have a super special & FUN episode where I am answering YOUR questions to celebrate 100 episodes of the Become a Confident Eater Podcast! I answer… -In binge eating recovery, how do you work with cravings instead of fighting them, especially with novelty foods? - How can someone change habits around sweets without restriction or shame? - How do I return to healthy eating habits after...

If you want to make 2026 the year you FINALLY stop binge eating, I’m giving you a step by step plan to hit your food freedom goals. You’ll learn: - The 2 biggest mistakes people make with New Year goals that keeps you stuck overeating - How to track progress without weighing yourself on a scale - My 5 step process to hit your goal to stop binge eating 📒 Grab the Podcast Worksheet Bundle for the a...

Before you set another goal for 2026, you need to understand the eating patterns you repeated all year. Today I’m going to teach you… - Why you continue to not hit your eating, health, and weight goals year after year - How to eliminate any shame about where your eating habits are right now - 6 powerful questions to help you learn from your past year of eating 📒 Grab the Podcast Worksheet Bundle...

Do you feel addicted to sugar? No matter how much you have of it, you just keep wanting more? In today’s episode, I’m going over the science behind why you feel obsessed with sugar and can’t stop eating it. You will learn… - What counts as processed sugar? - What’s happening to your biology when you eat sugar - Why healthy foods don’t satisfy your sweet cravings - How to stop binge eating sugar -...

Have you ever told yourself no to a food and instantly felt deprived or panicked? Today I’m unpacking one of the biggest sources of confusion in binge eating recovery: the difference between restriction and loving boundaries. You will learn: - What “don’t restrict” actually means - Is saying no to sugar and processed foods restricting? - The difference between diet culture and loving boundaries -...

Today we have special guest, Dani Sherrif, who helps women recover their missing periods, optimize them, and get pregnant or avoid pregnancy naturally. Her expertise comes from many years of research and time spent in the nutrition, sport and fitness industry, as well as being trained to use the fertility awareness method as a diagnostic tool as a certified fertility awareness practitioner. We cov...

You’re full, content, and someone leans across the table and says, “You have to try my pie!” Food pushers are the well-meaning friends, family, and coworkers who pressure you to eat more (or differently) than your body wants. Whether they’re offering “just one bite” or piling seconds on your plate, it can feel hard to say no without guilt or awkwardness. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why people...

Ozempic. Wegovy. Mounjaro. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering, “Should I try one?”—this episode is for you. Roughly 12% of Americans have tried a weight loss drug, yet up to 85% stop within two years. Most regain the weight, and many feel worse than before. So why do these drugs seem so promising—and why don’t they work long-term? Today you will learn… - How GLP-1 drugs actually work - The da...

You’ve been told to eat every 3 hours on the dot and never go hungry. To set timers and prepare mini meals. And still… You end the night staring into the pantry frustrated with “Why do I still want food?” In this episode, I cover: - Who specifically can benefit from eating every 3 hours - Why this food rule could be secretly making everything worse and causing you to fear hunger - How often you sh...

You can eat all the “right” foods, balance your blood sugar, cut out sugar, track your calories, and still binge. Or, you can work on your mindset — do the affirmations, read the books, journal for an hour a day and still end up standing in front of the pantry at night wondering what went wrong. So… which one actually works to stop binge eating — mindset or nutrition? The answer is both… but not i...

Have you ever wondered why the land of pasta, bread, and wine is filled with so many healthy, thin people? In this 3 part series, I’m interviewing Isabella Drake, a half Italian/half American friend, who studied food production for 3 years in Italy and got her masters in food technology. Let’s learn what Italy gets right about eating and how we can eat more like Italians. In part 3, we cover… - Th...

Have you ever wondered why the land of pasta, bread, and wine is filled with so many healthy, thin people? In this 3 part series, I’m interviewing Isabella Drake, a half Italian/half American friend, who studied food production for 3 years in Italy and got her masters in food technology. Let’s learn what Italy gets right about eating and how we can eat more like Italians. In part 2, we cover… - Do...

Have you ever wondered why the land of pasta, bread, and wine is filled with so many healthy, thin people? In this 3 part series, I’m interviewing Isabella Drake, a half Italian/half American friend, who studied food production for 3 years in Italy and got her masters in food technology. Let’s learn what Italy gets right about eating and how we can eat more like Italians. In part 1, we cover… - Wh...

I walk you through my 30 day (and counting) experiment of avoiding processed sugar and ultra-processed foods. I share what motivated me, what got easier (and what surprised me), the results, and how this approach can help you stop binge eating. You will learn… - Why isolated sugar + added flavorings can confuse your body and fuel cravings - What changes I observed in my weight, mood, anxiety, work...

Today I explain how one of the most powerful concepts in behavioral psychology, intermittent reinforcement, drives food addiction, binge eating, and cravings for processed foods. You will learn… - What intermittent reinforcement is and why it makes habits harder to quit - How BF Skinner’s pigeon experiments explain obsessive food cravings - The hidden role of flavor deception in processed foods an...

Today I’m joined by Jovonnie Ford, a Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach and host of the Empowered Plates Empowered Lives podcast. After being diagnosed with endometriosis, PCOS, adenomyosis, and fibroids, she turned to plant-based, mindful eating and juicing to naturally reduce inflammation and emotional eating. Through her M³ Healing Empowerment Formula—mindset, mindful eating, and movement—she...

Today I’m giving you another exclusive audio that explains exactly how I’m resetting my cravings in 30 days. You’ll learn… - The difference between real and fake flavored foods - How your body is impacted by processed sugar vs natural sugar vs flour - Why avoidance is better than abstinence or moderation - The problem with supplements and why to ditch your multivitamin 👉Join the Craving Reset Liv...

Exciting new changes and a 1 time opportunity to join me for 30 days to witness my eating transformation. 👉 Join the Craving Reset Live HERE: https://www.theconfidenteater.org/craving-reset 🎁 Free gift! Get instant access to my guided audio to “Stop a Binge Before it Starts” ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more tips to rewire your brain around food & stop binge eating for good: 💚 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with...

This episode was originally aired on Adam Cox’s Podcast, The Hypnotist, but you can listen to it here to hear me getting interviewed! We cover… - My story of how I stopped binge eating - How scarcity thinking fuels overeating - Using mindful eating to eat less - The surprising way to notice how processed foods don’t actually taste as good as your brain tells you they do 🎁 Free gift! Get instant a...

Today I’m joined by Adam Cox who is a leading hypnotherapist, international speaker, and the creator of The Hypnotist podcast — one of the world’s most popular hypnosis podcasts with over 12 million downloads. Known for blending therapeutic expertise with compelling storytelling, Adam helps global audiences harness the power of the subconscious to transform habits, beliefs, and emotions. We discus...

You’ve heard not to restrict… but what exactly happens if you do? The Minnesota Starvation Experiment is the most well known study that shows the biological & psychological impacts of calorie restriction and why diets don’t work. You’ll learn: - What is the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and why is it so important? - The science of why restriction leads to binge eating & food obsession -...

What do we really mean when we say “I feel fat”? This thought often comes up after overeating, trying on clothes, or just feeling uncomfortable in our own skin. But this often leads to insecurity and hopelessness which can contribute to more overeating. I cover… - Common triggers that lead to feeling fat - Why you feel insecure after overeating - Ways to shift your language around your body - How...

Have you ever eaten in secret, snuck food late at night, or felt ashamed of what or how much you were eating? You’re not alone. In this episode, we dive into the psychology behind why you secretly eat and how to stop. You'll learn: - What is secret eating? - How shame, guilt, and perfectionism fuel secret eating habits - Practical steps to feel comfortable eating in front of others again 📒 Gr...

If your pantry is overflowing, your fridge feels chaotic, or you find yourself hoarding food “just in case”, this episode is for you. I sit down with professional organizer and mindset coach Tracy Hoth to explore how clutter and disorganization often mirror our relationship with food. You’ll learn: - How visual clutter impacts food choices - The psychology behind overbuying & hoarding food - H...