The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Body Love Binge Group Coaching Call - Living with Someone Who Restricts In this powerful coaching session, I work with Kitty, a woman who recovered from 40 years of bulimia and is now training to be a coach herself. She's navigating the challenge of living with a partner who naturally restricts and controls his eating during cycling season - and how it's bringing up her own insecurities ab...

In this candid Q&A episode, I answer real questions from my Body Love Binge group coaching members. I tackle the tough topics around eating disorder recovery with my signature no-BS compassion and practical wisdom - recorded spontaneously while my husband took our baby out to test the new pushchair! Key Quotes from the Episode: "Going all in isn't a behaviour you can measure. Going al...

Habits Aren’t The Enemy: Why Safety Heals What Willpower Can’t. This episode is a little different, Queens — it came to me in the middle of the night while lying in bed with baby Koa. I had no plan to record, but the download was strong, so here it is: raw, real, and straight from my heart. I’m talking about habits — what they actually are, why they form, and how to truly shift them in recovery (w...

Julia and I are back with another juicy Q&A episode, answering your most heartfelt and real questions about recovery. From brain chemistry to perfectionism, family dynamics to weight gain fears — nothing is off the table. We go deep into what it really takes to move beyond quasi recovery, why blood tests can’t tell the full story, how to navigate edema, and why being a highly sensitive person...

How To Love Yourself Beyond Body Image with Cait Whytock This episode is such a special one for me because I’m joined by Cait Whytock: @cait_whytock — someone who was actually a huge catalyst in my own recovery journey. 🌟 Cait is pure love embodied. She helps people realise they don’t have to live the “normal way” — through self-love, body acceptance and choosing to live differently. In this conv...

Hot Seat Coaching: Breaking Free From “Better, But Not Free” In this month’s Hot Seat Coaching session, I had the honour of supporting one of our queens, Kerry, as she bravely shared where she feels stuck in her recovery journey. She’s weight-restored, she’s come so far, and life is so much better than it was — yet she still feels held back by fear of further weight gain, family conditioning, and...

This episode is a little different, queens — I recorded it while out walking with my dog Hiro and baby Koa. It’s raw, unedited, and full of truth. The message was burning in my soul, and I knew I had to get it out to you right now. I’m talking about surrender — what it really means, why it’s essential in eating disorder recovery (and in life), and how you can begin to embody it. So often we fight...

This month’s Q&A episode is a deep dive into the real, messy, beautiful work of recovery. I’m answering powerful, personal questions from women in my group coaching programme (shared anonymously) – and I know you’ll see yourself in so many of them. We cover: Feeling threatened by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, especially when loved ones are taking them Protecting your recovery when diet culture feel...

In this powerful conversation with Courtney from Boston College, I go deep into my personal journey with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and – most importantly – the role shame played in all of it. I open up about: 💬 My first experiences with food restriction at age 9 – and how it was modelled to me at home. 💬 Why I believe so many binge eating diagnoses are actually misdiagnosed bulimia. 💬 Ho...

What If You Trusted Your Body Fully? | Listener Q&A This week, Julia and I are diving into your brilliant questions once again… including some BIG ones that almost every recovery warrior asks at some point. Things like: 🌀 How do I get my period back if I’ve been weight restored for a while? 🌀 Will I ever stop gaining weight? 🌀 What if binge eating becomes a bad habit? 🌀 Is intuitive eating...

I Disappoint People Every Day (And I’m Okay With It) 🖤 Episode Description: In this raw solo episode, I share a deeply personal truth: I disappoint people every single day. And not because I’m careless or unkind—but because I’ve stopped abandoning myself to make others more comfortable. As a recovering people pleaser, I know what it feels like to panic at the thought of upsetting someone. To over...

🎙️ From Forced Recovery to Freedom – Izzy’s Story This is a powerful, moving, and soul-baring conversation with my incredible client Izzy, who generously shares her journey from years of forced recovery to taking her power back and choosing her own version of freedom. Izzy and I have worked together for around 6 months, and the transformation she’s experienced is nothing short of phenomenal. In th...

Join my free support group for monthly hot seat coaching: ⁠https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/⁠ Welcome back, my loves! This week’s episode is a juicy one – it’s our monthly Q&A where Julia and I dive deep into your most vulnerable, heartfelt, and relatable questions. From how to give yourself permission to let go of the ED when you’re scared of judgment, to navigating free time,...

🎙 Raw Coaching Session: Body Image, Worthiness & Ancestral Healing with Christina This episode is a little different – you’re invited to witness a deeply powerful, real-time 1:1 coaching session between me and my beautiful client Christina. What began with a reflection on her increasing body size opened into something far deeper: childhood wounds, ancestral stories, suppressed rage, and a core...

Meditation for inner worth and freedom Enjoy 💛

In this solo episode, I’m diving into my hot take on CBT — cognitive behavioural therapy — and why, although it’s helpful for eating disorder recovery, it’s absolutely not enough if you’re looking for full, lasting freedom. I’m sharing openly and passionately about: ✨ What CBT does well (and why I still use parts of it in my coaching) ✨ Why mindset work alone can’t heal trauma responses ✨ How t...

In this deeply honest and uplifting conversation, I sat down with the beautiful Tegan Louise to chat all things recovery, healing, trauma, and how our beliefs about food and bodies are formed long before we even realise it. We went everywhere in this chat —attachment styles, inner child wounds, parenting, body image, sex, intimacy, fear of weight gain, people pleasing, and that moment you finally...

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by my incredible client Tara, who opens up about her 30-year journey with anorexia—and what finally helped her step into true freedom. This conversation is a deep, emotional, and honest exploration of what it really takes to recover after decades of struggle, secrecy, and perfectionism. Tara shares how a milestone birthday cracked her open, how trauma shaped he...

In this raw, unfiltered episode, I reunite with the incredible Susan and Christina to answer YOUR questions about recovery, body image, menopause, and navigating the complexities of diet culture—especially as women in their later years of life. We open up about the real symptoms of recovery, how our bodies and minds changed through the journey, and the deeper emotional shifts that come with true h...

In this episode, I joined Emily for a deep and soulful conversation on the mini series she’s created – diving into real, raw, and essential truths about healing from an eating disorder. Here’s what we explored together: ✨ My three most important lessons from recovery (and how they shifted everything). ✨ The power of owning that no one is coming to save you – and why that’s the ultimate key to fr...

This episode is living proof that full recovery is possible—even without coaching or therapy. Michelle bravely shares how she fully healed her relationship with food and body using only podcast support… and a fierce decision to choose freedom. We talk about: ✨ Her journey from subtle body checking and dieting to full food freedom ✨ The turning point where she decided “enough is enough” ✨ What i...

🎙️ Monthly Q&A with Julia: The Truth About Recovery, Fear & Freedom Join Victoria and Julia for a short but power-packed Q&A session where they role-play the voices of the eating disorder vs. the healthy self (with some hilarity!), explore physical recovery symptoms, and get radically honest about the fears, resistance, and beautiful truths of choosing recovery. From dealing with exhau...

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery with Livia Sara This episode is one of the most powerful and expansive conversations I’ve had on the podcast to date. Livia Sara is back—author, coach, and absolute soul sister—and we’re diving deep into the sneakiest trap of all: quasi recovery . We unpack what it really means to be stuck in that space where you’ve gained weight, maybe even “look” recovered, but i...

Welcome back my loves! 💜 In this episode, Julia and I are diving into your brilliant questions about recovery. This is raw, real, emotional, funny and deep — basically, all the things we are! We chat about: What moment I’d relive without my eating disorder Healing mother/daughter codependency while both recovering Feeling guilty for resting (and why that’s actually a GOOD thing) Why gaining weigh...

In this deep and empowering episode, Victoria sits down with Dr. Jillian Lampert – VP of the Emily Program and President of REDC – to talk about what traditional ED treatment is missing, why recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all, and how our society’s obsession with weight is doing real harm. They dive into the neurobiological roots of eating disorders, discuss GLP-1 medications, and explore the roles...