The Stop Binge Eating Podcast

When you make decisions that you're later not happy with, do you get mad at yourself? It might seem like a normal, justified reaction but, it's likely having a negative impact on you. It might also lead you into making more decisions you're not happy with.   In this episode, I'm showing you why it's a problem if you get mad at yourself about your decisions and what you should do instead. You have...

Have you ever been doing well, but then you started bingeing more, so then you had to start all over? It's so discouraging. It's also something that happens to a lot of people when they're working on stopping binge eating. So if it happens to you, what should you do? In this episode, I'm going to tell you so you don't have to let it get you down and stop you from progressing. More progress can hap...

Should you bring your binge foods into your home? The answer isn't a simple yes or no. That's why I'm doing a whole episode for that one question.   I'm going to explain when it's not the best idea to bring them home and what you can do not only be more comfortable with having them around but, what you can do to not binge on them when you do. As you may have already learned, trying to avoid them i...

In this episode, you're going to hear from Robyn, who not only stopped binge eating after doing it for decades but, she did it while in her 70s.   I have heard so many people tell me that they think they've been doing it for too long so they can't change, or that they're too old to change, and if you've ever said that about yourself, then you must listen to Robyn's story.   She was stuck in the re...

Is your binge eating a form of self-punishment? It might not be. But, you might actually be doing something else as a form of self-punishment that could be leading you to binge.   In this episode, I want to help you to stop the self-punishment after binge eating or overeating. You don't deserve it and it's not necessarily the right thing to do. So listen in to help yourself punish yourself less wh...

"I'm never eating this again." Most of us have had this thought after bingeing on a food...and we don't really mean it. We WILL eat it again. And telling ourselves we won't can actually set us up to feel urges to eat it and then binge on it again. So we need to stop telling ourselves that.   BUT, what about when it really IS the only time you're going to eat it? Maybe it's the only time this year,...

Thinking you're not good enough is likely going to get in the way of you stopping binge eating. You're going to feel down about yourself, which will make you feel de-motivated, making it hard for you to make progress.   But it's not just thinking you're not good enough. It's also thinking that what you're doing isn't good enough, and then mentally beating yourself up about it.   So a shift in how...

We tend to think that we want feel good, happy, and comfortable all the time. But really, we don't. Sometimes, in certain circumstances, we WANT to feel angry, sad, or disappointed. But if you're someone who doesn't allow yourself to feel negatively, or is afraid to feel negatively, then you might experience a problem. You want to feel sad but, you don't. So what do you do? That's what I'm talking...

Wouldn't it be great if you could be more like your future, binge-free self NOW? Well, you can. In this episode I'm going to show you how. Listen in to find out what you can do to start becoming more like them.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find show notes and more information at https://coachkir.com/367

Do you binge when you're mentally exhausted? Maybe at that point you just don't care. Maybe you're trying to get energy and perk up. If this is a common occurrence for you then listen to this episode.   I'm going to help you to not only handle that mental tiredness but also decrease it, maybe even prevent it. This doesn't have to be something that starts the binge process. So listen in to find out...

Do you ever look at what you do and wonder, "Why the heck do I do that?" In this episode, I'm going to help you understand why and show you how you can gain understanding into all your eating behaviors. This is an important first step toward change so listen in to find out how you can understand more so you can change more.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to ge...

If you're sick of doing this work, then listen to this episode. I'm going to show you why you're sick of it (and it's not just because it requires time and effort) and how you can get back on board with doing it. There's a reason why you are sick of it so I'll be discussing the two main reasons. Listen in to find out what they are and what you van do about them.   Interested in working with me? Go...

Do you feel like you're out of control when you're eating? Or when you're around certain foods? You might see that about yourself and then think that you have no control. But really you do. And, the ways that you're using that control you have are actually resulting in you feeling out of control. How? That's what I'm explaining in this episode. Give this episode a listen if you want to know how yo...

It can be hard to not eat a large amount of food if you WANT to eat a large amount of food. So, why do you want to? That's the question I'm helping you answer in this episode. Listen in to understand this want and to learn how you can change it so you actually want to eat a moderate amount more than a large amount.     Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all t...

Sometimes, urges to binge can be strong. Why? That's what I'm answering in this episode. I'm also going to show you how you can decrease the intensity of your urges so they're easier to manage. Listen in to find out how you'll do it.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find show notes and more information at https://coachkir.c...

What would happen if you allowed yourself to eat whatever you wanted? You might think that you'd eat anything and everything, and a lot of it. But, that might not be true.   Allowing yourself to eat what you want is so important to do when you're working on stopping binge eating. When you don't do it, it actually contributes to the binge eating. So I want to help you feel less afraid of doing it....

When you feel an uncomfortable emotion, do you go right to food? Eating is a quick and easy way to feel better….temporarily of course. And if you end up eating a lot, there will be consequences. So, do you want to know how you can feel better without eating food? If so, then listen to this episode.   Not only will I show you how you can feel better, in a way that will be free from negative consequ...

When you feel controlled by food, you also feel powerless. You might think there is nothing you can do to stop yourself from eating it. You might also try to gain power by controlling the food. But, that isn't going to be the solution. Why? I'll tell you in this episode.   I'll also explain why the food actually isn't controlling you and what is. If you want to feel more in control and powerful, l...

You're probably familiar with stress eating but, what about after-stress eating? You go through a stressful time, and you don't binge or overeat but, after its all over, that's when you binge.   In this episode, I'll be explaining why that happens and how you can prevent it. Bingeing doesn't have to be something that always happens when you feel stressed.   Interested in working with me? Go to htt...

  In today's episode, I'm talking with Krista St-Germain, a grief coach who coaches Widowed Moms.   After the sudden loss of her husband, she tried to escape her emotions with food and other emotional escapes. She also felt confused about what her process of grieving looked like and what she thought it was supposed to look like. Like with most of us, she was only familiar with the 5 Stages of Grie...

Too often, people think that being hard on yourself, and being harsh with yourself is how you get yourself to change and do better. In this episode, I'm going to show you why it isn't.   Doing the opposite, and being kind to yourself is actually pretty powerful. It's not necessarily you being too soft with yourself, or making excuses, it's you choosing to support yourself in a way that will actual...

If you think that food is only fuel, and it should be something we consume just to keep our bodies going, this belief might be contributing to your binge eating. How? In this episode I'm going to show you.   There is so much food in our world that is not nutritious, and it's really delicious. If we're only supposed to eat to fuel our bodies then where do those not nutritious delicious foods fit in...

Have you had success in so many areas of your life but not with your eating? You see yourself as a successful, driven, motivated, determined person yet, you still haven't had the same success with your eating that you've had with other things. Why?   In this episode, I'm going to shed some light on why. When you know why the eating thing is different for you, you can gain clarity and understand wh...

Do you have a hard time being with just yourself? Maybe you don't feel content, or have lots of thoughts and feelings, so you find yourself eating to feel better or escape. If you do, then this episode is for you.   I'm going to help you understand why it's hard for you to be alone with yourself and how to enjoy it more. When you do, you won't be thinking about food so much when you're alone. List...

Wouldn't it be nice if you felt good all the time? So many people want that and when they don't get it, they eat food to try and make it happen….and we all know what happens when you eat to feel good too often. You end up feeling bad.   In this episode, I'm talking about feeling good all the time, why it actually shouldn't be your goal, and how to truly feel better without eating food. Want to fee...