The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Parts Work, Self Energy & Healing in Difficult Environments: Q&A with Mike, Part Two Me and Mike are back, and this one goes deep. We received so many beautiful, brave questions from listeners after our first conversation about parts work and Internal Family Systems. So we sat down together and worked through four of them in real time, the way we always do, naturally, honestly and without...

Q&A: Stop Chasing Outcomes: The Real Work of Recovery is What You're Avoiding You sent in your questions, and I am answering them, honestly and without holding back. This episode is a solo Q&A where I go deep on five listener questions that cover some of the most common, most stuck places in recovery. From comparison and fatphobia to leaving home, reintroducing exercise, gut health com...

Beverly Atkins is the founder of pauseture, a mobile app that brings the Feldenkrais method, one of the most powerful and least known somatic practices in the world, to people who need it. She stumbled into it after putting her back out and not being able to walk upright for three weeks. What she found changed not just her back, but her relationship with her body, her food, her emotions, and her e...

"But I Had a Happy Childhood": Why Your Eating Disorder Still Makes Complete Sense This one comes up with almost every single person I work with. But Victoria, I had a happy childhood. My parents loved me. I don't have any trauma. So why do I have an eating disorder? This episode is my answer. Because trauma is not only what happened to you. Trauma is also what didn't happen to y...

Healing Through Movement: Embodied Dance, Trauma & Reclaiming Your Body with Allison Pagano This conversation goes somewhere unexpected and beautiful. Allison Pagano is the creator of Embodied Dance, a body of work she accidentally built over 25 years that uses dance and movement as a healing art. She leads teacher trainings, works with clients one-to-one, and has spent decades helping people...

This one is a big one, my love. Stay with me. I start this episode by answering a question from the wonderful Heather, who asks what to do when thinness feels like the only thing that makes her feel powerful, and why she still isn't surrendering yet. It's such an honest, courageous question, and I wanted to give it the real answer it deserves before diving into today's main topic: the...

This conversation is one I've been wanting to have for a long time. I invited Robyn Kievit onto the podcast because she is doing something genuinely rare. She is the first dietician to become a nurse practitioner, she specialises in eating disorders, disordered eating and body image, and over the past several years she has become deeply educated in hormone therapy and perimenopause. She is one...

This episode is for you if: You're doing all the recovery things but still feel flat, joyless or like you're just surviving You feel guilty resting, playing or doing anything that isn't productive You've never really thought about pleasure beyond food — or you're scared of it Your inner critic tells you pleasure is indulgent, earned or something you don't deserve You're...

Georgia's back — and this time, things are even deeper. When Georgia first came on the podcast, she was in what she thought was full recovery. And in many ways she was. But what followed taught her something nobody really talks about: recovering from an eating disorder doesn't automatically fill the void it leaves behind. In this episode, we get into what happens after recovery, why so man...

Your Questions Answered: Meal Plans, Bloating, Hunger, OCD, Movement & More Right then, let's get into it. I put a question box on Instagram and you all delivered. This episode is a juicy Q&A where I'm answering some of the most common — and some of the most vulnerable — questions that came in. From meal plans and bloating to OCD with binge eating, compulsive exercise trauma, self-...

Parts Work, Inner Children & The Self: A Conversation with Mike This one is a little different — and I think you're going to love it. I invited my friend Mike onto the podcast because we've been having the most beautiful, deep conversations over voice messages for years now. It started when he reached out to me to help his friend Finja recover from anorexia, and somehow, three years la...

Are Eating Disorders Physiological or Psychological? The Answer Changes Everything This is a solo episode that shifts how you understand your eating disorder entirely. I'm diving deep into Tabitha Farrar's work on the migration response and exploring the question that everyone asks: is it biological or is it psychological? The honest answer is it's both. And understanding why changes h...

From Adoption Trauma to Root Healing - Sanne's Extraordinary Journey This episode is absolutely raw and it's one you need to listen to if you're exploring what's really underneath your pain. I sit down with Sanne, a physiotherapist turned Root Coaching founder, who was adopted from Sri Lanka as a baby and spent decades not knowing her story. Her journey took her from numbing with drugs and unsafe...

You Recovered From Your Eating Disorder, So Why Are You Still Anxious? This is a solo episode that hits different. I'm addressing something I'm hearing from clients constantly: "I've stopped restricting. I'm eating freely. I haven't binged or purged in months. I'm doing all the work, Victoria, but I'm still having panic attacks. I'm still depressed. Sometimes I...

This episode is raw, honest, and deeply hopeful. I sit down with Brooke , one of my coaching clients, who recovered from a severe eating disorder that began in her teens — fuelled by praise for being “small,” TikTok diet culture, gym culture, religious conditioning, and a deep fear of weight gain. Brooke shares her journey from hospitalisation and years of being “technically recovered but mentally...

Fear, Power & Recovery with Karla In this conversation with Karla, I sit down and get brutally honest about fear - the real barrier to your eating disorder recovery. We talk about why every single one of my clients, and everyone I've ever worked with, is fighting fear in different ways. And more importantly, we talk about how to actually face it. This episode is essential for anyone stuck...

In this incredibly powerful interview, I sit down with Amelia, who recovered from anorexia, severe OCD, and suicidal ideation after spending 7 years in the UK mental health system. She shares the brutal reality of inpatient treatment, being misdiagnosed, having her autonomy stripped away, and ultimately recovering completely on her own terms. Now 20 years old, she's travelling the world - some...

Body Love Binge Solo Episode - But What About People in Very Large Bodies? In this powerful solo episode, I tackle the question that stops so many people from embracing unrestricted eating: "But what about people in very large bodies?" I address the fear, the stigma, the medical bias, and the truth about health at every size. This episode is essential for anyone who's terrified of we...

Join my free support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/ Try my group coaching free for 14 days: https://victoriakleinsman.com/coaching/

Body Love Binge Interview with Jessi Kneeland - Body Neutrality, Self-Objectification & The Avatars In this fascinating conversation, I sit down with Jessi Kneeland, body image coach and author of "Body Neutral." We dive deep into body neutrality vs body positivity, why we assign false significance to our bodies, the four body image avatars, and how self-objectification keeps us stuc...

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Laura Nagiel, a confidence and dating coach for high-achieving women. We dive deep into the difference between confidence and self-esteem, why control-oriented women struggle in dating, and how to step into your feminine energy without losing your strength. This episode is gold for anyone navigating relationships whilst healing their relationship with...

Body Love Binge Q&A with Julia - Fear, Fullness & Fat Phobia In this Q&A episode, Julia and I answer real questions from the Body Love Binge community. We dive into acting in alignment with your values, overcoming the "clean vs dirty" fullness association, panic zones in recovery, seeking external validation, and why guilt hits harder after eating. Key Quotes from the Episode...

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with teacher and mind-body guide Sam Miller to unpack why your symptoms aren’t the problem, they’re your body’s solution . We dig into repression, the shadow, nervous system myths, and how to actually allow emotions to complete so you can return to real regulation (without biohacks, force, or fixing). Sam's YT: https://www.youtube.com/@thegreatallowing...

Body Love Binge Interview - 30 Years of Eating Disorders to Complete Freedom In this powerful interview, I sit down with Karen, one of my Body Love Binge group coaching Queens, who recovered from 30 years of eating disorders - moving through anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. She shares her raw, honest journey from restriction and purging multiple times daily to complete food freedom. K...

Body Love Binge Q&A Episode - Mental Restriction, Emotions & Recovery Navigation In this Q&A episode recorded from our wellness suite (complete with my gorgeous dog joining me!), I answer real questions from my Body Love Binge group coaching Queens. We dive deep into mental restriction, emotional regulation, navigating weight gain around family, and so much more. Key Quotes from the Ep...