Binge Eating Breakthrough

This episode explores the part that goes numb, zones out, and checks out when things get hard, and what it means that so much eating happens while we're not fully there. I draw on my own experience of surfacing mid-binge and not knowing where I'd been, and look at why eating on autopilot makes complete sense as a protective strategy, and what it actually takes to start building enough sa...

Does it ever feel like you are living a double life? Where you eat one way around other people but a completely different way in secret? Do you have a part of you that wants to hide your eating behaviors but don't understand why you do it or how to stop? In this episode, I share from my own experience of hiding my binge eating for years, including a memory of sneaking food as a young child, a...

If the idea of feeling safe in your body sounds unfamiliar, or even a little strange, you're not alone. In this episode we explore why so many people disconnect from their bodies in the first place, why that disconnection makes complete sense as a nervous system response, and what safety in the body actually feels like when you begin to find it.  You'll also get a short guided experience...

You did the work to let go of the rules, challenge the rigidity, and give yourself permission to eat freely. And then the pendulum swung in the other direction, and the freedom didn't feel like freedom at all.  This episode is for anyone who has experienced food freedom and found it more complicated than expected, and for anyone holding tightly to restriction because the other end of the pend...

This episode comes directly from a listener question, one I hear in some form regularly. What do you do when your doctor has told you that losing weight is medically necessary, but everything you've tried has kept you stuck in the same cycle?  With her permission, I share a message from a listener who has been in the binge and restrict cycle for over 45 years and is navigating real health con...

If the number on the scale has been your primary way of knowing whether things are going well with food, this episode is for you. A conversation with a new client, who is literally a scientist, sparked something I knew I had to bring to the podcast. You can be making real progress, feeling calmer around food, binging less, feeling more connected, and still find yourself on the scale waiting for th...

"I just don't trust myself around food." If that sentence is familiar, this episode is for you.  Today I'm unpacking what self-trust actually is, and what it isn't, because most people are working toward a version of self-trust that was never achievable to begin with. And that definition might quietly be keeping you stuck. What You'll Discover: Why the most common def...

If you've ever wondered why binge eating or emotional eating seems to happen at the same times of day, after work, after lunch, on Sunday nights, or when you get home from a trip, this episode is going to reframe everything.  The answer might not be about food at all. It might be about transitions. In this episode I break down what transitions actually are, why the brain finds them so hard to...

If you struggle with binge eating and feel like you're holding it together on the outside while something quietly unravels on the inside, this episode is for you. A contestant on the survival show Alone had everything he needed to win and tapped out on day eight anyway. Not because of anything going wrong on the outside. Because of everything he had never learned to be with on the inside. His...

This week's episode is a little different. I recently crossed the finish line at the 130th Boston Marathon, and I invited my friend and fellow coach Shelby Tutty to sit down with me for a conversation about the race, the journey, and what it actually feels like to reach a goal you've been chasing for years. But this isn't just a race recap. If you have a dream you've been putti...

There is a thought that lives alongside binge eating for almost everyone who struggles with it: "nobody can know".  In this episode I share my own story of hiding. The years of secrecy, what it actually cost me, and what changed when I finally let someone in.  If you've never told a single person about your struggle with food, or if you've told someone and still felt completely...

Most people have a picture in their mind of what it looks like to finally break free from binge eating — a switch that flips or a moment that changes everything. The reality is different. And in a lot of ways, it's more hopeful.  In this episode, I walk through the phases people often move through on the journey to food freedom, not as a prescribed timeline, but as a map of recognizable place...

What if the key to breaking free from binge eating isn't more control, but less fighting?  In this episode, I'm talking about what it actually looks like to stop going to war with the part of you that binges, and what becomes possible when you do.  What You'll Discover: The different types of parts that exist within each of us and their unique roles Why the part that binges feels so...

What if the part of you that binges isn't broken and isn't something to be eliminated?  In this episode, I'm sharing something that changed my own relationship with food, and that I've watched change so much for the people I work with.  If you've ever hated that part of yourself, felt ashamed of it, or wondered why fighting it so hard hasn't made it go away, this epis...

If you've genuinely wanted to change your relationship with food and still found yourself stuck, this episode is for you. We explore why change feels so difficult even when the desire is real, and it has nothing to do with willpower or weakness.  What's actually happening in your brain and nervous system when you try to change a pattern might surprise you. What You'll Discover: Why...

Today I'm joined by Lauren Carlisle Brown, the emotions coach, for a conversation that gets right to the heart of why feeling our feelings is so much harder than it sounds. If you've ever known that emotions were driving your eating but had no idea what to actually do about it, this episode is going to give you a whole new way to think about that. Lauren shares her Emotions Manifesto: fi...

If you've ever started a day completely certain it would be different, only to find yourself in the same place again by the end of the day, this episode is for you.  We explore the gap between knowing and doing, why it has nothing to do with willpower, and what's actually happening underneath the surface when that determined morning version of you seems to completely disappear. What You&...

If you've ever felt like you're either doing it perfectly or completely blowing it, this episode offers a different way to think about your journey with food. We explore what black-and-white thinking looks like around eating, why rigid standards can actually create the very behaviors we're trying to stop, and how learning to look for progress — not perfection — changes everything. W...

If you've ever binged and immediately asked "what is wrong with me?" this episode is for you. You'll learn exactly why binge eating makes sense, why it's never actually self-sabotage, and what to ask yourself instead.  You'll hear two real stories: one woman in the thick of shame and self-blame, convinced she's broken, and another who spent months white-knuckling...

After watching the Olympics for two weeks I wanted to share the stories that have resonated with me the most. Stories about what it takes to keep going, to trust your body, to come back after something hard.   This podcast isn't just about inspiration, it's about what these athletes can teach you on your journey to food freedom.  What You'll Discover: - Why inspiration is one of the...

Shame might be the most powerful force keeping you stuck in the binge cycle—and you might not even realize it's there. Today I'm joined by Kyira Wackett, a licensed therapist specializing in shame, burnout, and anxiety, for a conversation that gets to the heart of why shame and binge eating are so deeply connected. Shame is the painful belief that we are fundamentally unworthy of love, b...

What if the exhausting battle with food could actually end? Not through more willpower or another restrictive diet, but through understanding what's really happening underneath the struggle.  In this episode, we explore what it means to become a peaceful eater - someone who is calm, connected, and confident with food - and why that transformation might be more attainable than you think. What...

One month into the new year, many people are feeling discouraged. Maybe you're not where you thought you'd be. Maybe you feel like you've backslid into old patterns.  This episode offers a completely different way to look at where you are - one rooted in both truth and compassion. You'll learn about measuring the gain instead of the gap, why you're never actually back at s...

Your nervous system craves predictability - but that doesn't mean rigid rules.  This episode explores why rhythm and routine matter so much for nervous system regulation, what to do when you rebel against structure, and how to create Supportive Structure that feels like freedom instead of restriction.  Even if you think you hate routine, this episode might change your perspective. What You&ap...

Most goal-setting advice completely ignores your nervous system - and that's why most goals fail.  When you understand how your nervous system responds to different types of goals, you can set yourself up for sustainable success instead of constant struggle.  This episode reveals why traditional goal-setting often backfires and offers a completely different approach that works with your body...