Once Upon a Binge Podcast

In this powerful episode of the Once Upon a Binge Podcast, therapist Becca sits down with Claire Ashton for an honest conversation about binge eating recovery, body image healing, and breaking free from diet culture. Claire Ashton is a Body Confidence Coach and intuitive eating counsellor, nurse, and personal trainer who helps women over 35 stop waiting for weight loss to feel confident and start...

I'm Becca, a therapist specializing in binge eating and body image, and this is the Once Upon a Binge podcast, where I have honest conversations with guests about breaking free from the binge restrict cycle and finding body acceptance. Today, I'm joined by Anne Richardson. Anne is a registered nutritional therapist, cognitive behavioural therapy practitioner, lecturer, and supervisor. She's been p...

In this deeply honest episode of Once Upon a Binge, Becca is joined by her partner Will for a raw conversation about disordered eating, body image, binge eating, orthorexia, fitness culture, and recovery. Together, they unpack how their relationship with food and their bodies changed through meeting each other — despite both struggling with unhealthy beliefs around eating, exercise, appearance, an...

After 18 months of co-hosting the Once Upon a Binge Podcast, Katy is stepping away from the show. In this emotional and honest episode, Becca and Katy talk openly about the decision to end this chapter of the podcast, navigating change, burnout, recovery work, and what’s next for Once Upon a Binge. If you struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, body image, perfectionism, or eating disorder r...

In episode 36 of the Once Upon a Binge podcast Katy and Becca talk about navigating social events and disordered eating. They talk about how food rules blocked them from having food freedom at social events, the role of binge eating and how body image insecurities made socialising challenging. They discuss: •⁠  ⁠Anxiety before social events and binge eating as social avoidance  •⁠  ⁠Mental calcula...

In this episode of Once Upon a Binge, Katy & Becca are talking about conflict - not just arguments or disagreements, but the way conflict can live in the body, shape your nervous system, and become tangled up with binge eating, restriction and body image struggles. They explore how our very different childhood experiences with conflict shaped the way they responded to it: with one becoming con...

In episode 34 Katy and Becca and talking about transitions, both in our day to day life and big life transitions. Why they are so difficult to go through and how binge eating comes in as a tool to cope. They talk about: Transitions create “permission windows” to binge eat Binge eating as a transition tool Does binge eating give respite from tasks or provide momentum or both? Is binge eating a habi...

What’s the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder - and why does it matter so much? In this episode of Once Upon a Binge, Becca and Katy unpack the often-confusing conversation around disordered eating, eating disorders and the grey area in between. They explore why these experiences can feel more like a spectrum than a clear-cut box, how diet culture and wellness culture can...

In episode 32 of the Once Upon a Binge podcast Katy and Becca talk about their journey of body image healing and the process of grieving your body.   They discuss: How body grief shows up for many women, not just in eating disorder recovery How your body is your one true home How natural weight fluctuations can be really unsettling for body image The 5 stages of body image grief – denial, anger, b...

In episode 31 of the Once Upon a Binge Podcast, Katy and Becca are talking about rest, burnout and binge eating. The discuss: - What really is rest? What’s the difference between passive rest and restorative rest? - The go-go-go-crash cycle of binge eating - How the inner critic influences the way we view rest - How black and white thinking shows up around rest - Embodiment, rest and binge eating...

In Episode 30 of the Once Upon a Binge podcast, Katy and Becca talk to guest, Sharon, about her experience of recovering from binge eating disorder and being in a plus-size body.   Sharon from The BED Post Blog – poet, blogger, speaker, activist, and expert by lived experience - was diagnosed with binge eating disorder (BED) in 2013 after over 30 years of disordered eating.   We appreciated so muc...

In this episode, we’re chatting about identity — what it is, how it changes, and why it can feel so confusing (especially in recovery). We talk about: Feeling like a bundle of contradictions Over-identifying with food, fitness, wellness, or labels The grief that can come with letting go of a body-based identity Why permission to change your mind matters Parts work, thoughts, ego, and not taking ev...

It’s episode 28 and Katy and Becca are talking about self-worth. How does not feeling good enough show for them both now, post recovery, and how did it show up when they were in the midst of disordered eating. You’ll want to listen right to the end on this one for tips that helped them develop a “good enough” sense of self-worth. A summary of what Katy and Becca discuss: Where does not feeling goo...

It’s been a year since we started the Once Upon a Binge podcast and what an incredible ride it’s been! In episode 28 Katy and Becca use their year of podcasting as a point of reflection – to share their highs and lows of recovering from binge eating and restriction. In this episode Katy and Becca discuss: Is highs and lows a helpful way of thinking? Shifting away from “good” and “bad” days The sha...

It’s that time of year again – Christmas – when food is abundant and the days all merge into one! Katy and Becca talk about their experiences of navigating Christmas while having an eating disorder and being in recovery. In episode 27, Katy and Becca talk about: The pursuit of weight loss in the run up to Christmas Oscillating between restriction and “f*ck it” Christmas as an opportunity to openly...

In this episode Becca and Katy talk honestly about connection, belonging and how those needs showed up in their lives and their eating disorders. We share stories from childhood (twins vs. isolated homes, big families, role models), how perfectionism and people-pleasing mask deeper needs, and why restriction and binging are often two sides of the same attempt to feel safe. We touch on spirituality...

Today we’re joined by our second guest — Toni Rudd, a registered dietitian who helps people stop binge eating, step out of all-or-nothing thinking and build a sane, flexible relationship with food. We compare perspectives across nutrition, psychotherapy, and coaching, dig into the RAVES framework (Regularity, Adequacy, Variety, eating Socially and Spontaneously), and talk about perfectionism, diab...

Can you truly recover from disordered eating or an eating disorder while still wanting to lose weight? In this episode, Katy and Becca dive deep into one of the most complicated and emotionally charged topics in recovery. They talk about: ✨ Why the desire for weight loss can still exist (and why that’s normal) ✨ The difference between wanting to lose weight and pursuing it ✨ Privilege, set poin...

In episode 22, Katy and Becca talk about finding satisfaction from food – what it means, why it matters and how it evolves with recovery. Katy and Becca discuss: The difference between fullness, satiation, and satisfaction Why satisfaction can feel foreign or even scary during recovery How nostalgia, textures, and even food temperatures shape satisfaction The role of guilt and food rules in blocki...

Have you heard of Intuitive Eating? Are you considering trying it to see if it can help heal your relationship with food but you’re also a little apprehensive? Or maybe you’ve even given it a go and left feeling like a failure cos it didn’t work for you? Then episode 21 is for you. In this episode Katy and Becca look at what actually is Intuitive Eating? They also unpack the following misconceptio...

In this episode, we explore the often misunderstood concept of acceptance and how it plays a powerful role in recovery from binge eating and body image struggles. Katy and Becca share personal stories and reflections, including: ✨ Katy wearing shorts in public for the first time without overthinking her body ✨ The moment Becca realised she hadn’t truly accepted her bingeing, even though she thou...

In this episode, Katy and Becca dive deep into what it really looks like to heal a disordered relationship with exercise. They share personal stories, messy truths, and practical tools from their own recovery journeys, including the red flags they look out for and how they reintroduced movement in ways that felt safe, flexible, and empowering. Whether you’ve taken a break from formal workouts or a...

In this episode, we're joined by the wonderful Sarah Dosanjh, also known as The Binge Eating Therapist, to dive deep into the tricky world of food permission. We share our honest experiences about: - What giving ourselves permission to eat really looked like - What felt restrictive, even when it seemed “permissive” - What actually helped in our individual journeys - Common mistakes people make whe...

In episode 17 of the Once Upon A Binge podcast, Katy and Becca look talk about magical thinking. They discuss: What is magical thinking? How can you identify magical thinking is at play? How diet culture uses magical thinking Does magical thinking give us hope? How lived experience can reinforce magical thinking as well as dispel it The role of stress in magical thinking The magical BMI The pain o...

In episode 16 of the Once Upon A Binge podcast Katy and Becca talk about what life was like for them when they had a disordered relationship with exercise. Through sharing their experiences they look at: The difference between riven exercise, compulsive exercise and excessive Exercise How do you know when your relationship is disordered? Vulnerability of your body changing through exercise or lack...