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New: The 2-Hour Course
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, course, eating disorder recovery/by Kathryn HansenI am offering a new way to make the Brain over Binge Course more accessible. The course is comprehensive and detailed, and it may take some time to go through at your own pace. To help jumpstart the process, I’m hosting a “2-Hour Course” event on Zoom on March 14th from 12pm-2pmEST During the first […]
Brain over Binge Holiday Resources
in Alcohol, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Coaching, Cravings, eating disorder recovery, Emotions, group coaching, Habits, Health, holidays, indulging in food, Meals, motivation, Overeating, overindulging, Processed foods, Resolutions, social events, stop dieting, stop overeating, Stress, Support, Trigger Foods, Triggers, urge to purge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenI wanted to put together a collection of blog posts, podcast episodes, and other resources to help you overcome challenges that may come up during the holidays. I hope what I’ve included below will guide you to have a binge-free holiday season (if you celebrate), or simply help you end the year with progress toward […]
Thinking Too Much About Food?
in Anxiety, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, bulimia, Cravings, Dieting, Food Addiction, food thoughts, Habits, Health, Meals, Self-Control, Sugar, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenIs food constantly in your thoughts? Even if you’re not having urges to binge, are you incessantly thinking about eating? This post will help you learn to manage these bothersome food thoughts. You can listen to a audio version of what follows at BrainoverBinge.com/subscribe (Scroll down on that page until you see the audio except […]
5 Tips for a Healthy Relationship with Exercise
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, bulimia, Calories, eating disorder recovery, Exercise, fitness, Habits, Health/by Kathryn HansenI want to give you 5 tips for incorporating exercise in a healthy way during binge eating recovery and beyond. If you have a history of using exercise to purge or to try to control your weight in a way that is harmful to your body, you may feel confused about how to exercise now that […]
I Don’t Know How to Eat!
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Calories, eating disorder recovery, Health, hunger and fullness, Intuitive Eating, intuitive eating for binge eating, Meals, Nutrition, Overeating, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenAs you work on ending binge eating, do you find yourself saying, I don’t know how to eat? Feeling confused about how to approach normal eating might create overwhelm and cause you to want to give up on recovery. Today, I’m going to talk about dropping the I don’t know thoughts around food. I want to […]
Best of the Brain over Binge Podcast [Transcript]
in Addiction, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Body Image, books, Brain over Binge Book, bulimia, Calories, Coaching, course, Cravings, Dieting, dieting weight gain, Emotions, Exercise, Habits, Health, hunger, Intuitive Eating, mindfulness, motivation, Nutrition, Overeating, Purging, stop dieting, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenIn episode 100, I did a “Best of the Podcast” episode where I put together audio clips that I thought would best summarize the Brain over Binge concepts and would be the most useful for you to keep in mind as you work on recovery. I thought this would be helpful for you to have […]
Quick and Practical Advice to Help You Stop Binge Eating (Part III)
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Body Image, bulimia, Calories, Dieting, dieting weight gain, eating disorder recovery, Fear, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenBelow is more quick inspiration and practical advice about a variety of issues that may come up for you in binge eating recovery. (You can also read additional advice in Part I, Part II) _____________ Fear of junk food Are you afraid to eat any “junk” food as part of your normal daily eating? Are […]
Quick and Practical Advice to Help You Stop Binge Eating (Part II)
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Body Image, bulimia, Coaching, Dieting, eating disorder recovery/by Kathryn HansenBelow is more quick inspiration and practical advice about a variety of issues that may come up for you in binge eating recovery. (You can also read additional advice in Part I.) _____________ Changing your circumstances: Will it help recovery? Do you make life decisions with recovery in mind? It makes sense to consider circumstances that […]
Quick and Practical Advice to Help You Stop Binge Eating (Part 1)
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Body Image, bulimia, Dieting, dieting weight gain, eating disorder recovery, Habits, indulding in food, motivation, Overeating, stop dieting, stop overeating, success, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenHere you’ll find some quick inspiration and practical advice about a variety of issues that may come up for you in binge eating recovery. _____________ Overeating & snacking: Is it ok during and after recovery? It is absolutely normal to have times when you overeat or snack too much. Even 16 years after I quit bingeing, I […]
Anxiety About Hunger in Binge Eating Recovery
in Anxiety, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Dieting, dieting weight gain, digestion, eating disorder recovery, Fear, hunger, hunger and fullness, Hunger and Satiety, Nutrition, stop dieting, urge to binge, yo-yo dieting/by Kathryn HansenIf you have anxiety or negative associations surrounding your hunger, or you feel like hunger is your enemy in binge eating recovery, this post will help you start developing a healthier mindset when it comes to this natural body signal. It’s possible that you fear your hunger because you think it has sabotaged your past […]
Is Binge Eating Recovery Ever “Simple”?
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, Blog, Brain over Binge Book, Coaching, Dieting, eating disorder recovery, group coaching, Habits, stop dieting, Support, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenIf you’ve followed my blog or podcast, or read my books, you may notice that I use the word “simple” a lot to describe my approach. My podcast introduction is, “you’ll learn a simple, brain-based approach to ending binge eating,” and the subtitle of my second book (The Brain over Binge Recovery Guide) is, “A […]
Mindfulness Coaching (New to the Course!)
in Binge Eating, Blog, Coaching, course, mindfulness/by Kathryn HansenAs a Brain over Binge course member, you get access to 1 new track per month (either a Q&A track or a coaching track), plus a recorded live stream where I answer questions. For the past 2 months, I’ve added a new type of coaching track that provides powerful mindfulness coaching. This type of coaching […]
Vacations and Traveling in Binge Eating Recovery
in Anxiety, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Body Image, Coaching, course, Dieting, eating disorder recovery, food thoughts, Habits, Health, indulging in food, Meals, stop overeating, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenIf you are trying to recover from binge eating, you may be wondering how to handle vacations and traveling. You may be concerned that being out of your normal routine and eating foods you don’t usually eat will interfere with your efforts to become and stay binge-free. Also, certain warm-weather vacations involve wearing swimsuits or […]
Making Commitments Last in Binge Eating Recovery
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, eating disorder recovery, Habits/by Kathryn HansenWhen I was a binge eater, I seemed to have endless Day 1’s. What I mean by this is—telling myself it was Day 1 of my binge-free life, because I had resolved to never binge again. I had too many of these new starts to count. New starts were sometimes spontaneous, for example, when I […]
Customized Support and Accountability: One-on-One Coaching
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Coaching, eating disorder recovery/by Kathryn HansenDo you want to take back your life from binge eating, but continue to feel trapped? Do you have temporary success and then find yourself back to old habits? Do you have trouble following through with what you know you need to do to recover? Do you resonate with the Brain over Binge approach, but […]
Stop Having “One Last Binge”
in Binge Eating, Blog/by Kathryn HansenDo you tell yourself that each binge is going to be your last, only to find yourself bingeing again? You are definitely not alone in repeating this pattern, but you can learn to stop the cycle of broken promises to yourself. Having frequent last binges can keep you putting off recovery indefinitely, and in this […]
The Brain over Binge Approach Is Not How to Stick to a Diet
in Binge Eating, Blog, bulimia, Cravings, Dieting, dieting weight gain, Food Addiction, Health, indulging in food, Intuitive Eating, Meals, Nutrition, Overeating, Processed foods, Self-Control, stop dieting, stop overeating, Sugar, urge to binge, Weight, weight gain, weight loss/by Kathryn HansenI want you to escape the daily pain that bingeing brings. I want you to stop eating in an out-of-control way that makes you feel sick and ashamed. I want you to get your life back, so that you can pursue what is important to you. I also want you to eat in a way […]
Should I Keep Trigger Foods at Home During Recovery?
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, Blog, bulimia, Dieting, Food Addiction, Health, Overeating, overindulging, Processed foods, Self-Control, stop dieting, Sugar, Trigger Foods, Triggers/by Kathryn HansenI want to address the question of whether or not to keep trigger foods at home while you are trying to stop binge eating. Trigger food is a popular term in eating disorder recovery conversations that usually refers to the foods that tend to make binge eaters feel out of control and binge. If you’ve […]
Why Not December? Don’t Wait Until January to Stop Bingeing
in Binge Eating, Blog, course, Habits, holidays, Resolutions, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenI want to help you end this year on a positive note—with progress toward recovery. Even if you’ve previously struggled with increased binge eating in December, this is your chance to do things differently, and have this month be a successful one. When I was a binge eater, the final weeks before the new year […]
Free Class with Cookie & Kathryn
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, Blog, bulimia, Coaching, Dieting, Emotional Eating, Health, hunger and fullness, indulding in food, Overeating, stop dieting, stop overeating, Stress Eating, Support, Weight, weight gain, weight loss, yo-yo diet cycle/by Kathryn HansenI’ve heard from many people who aren’t sure if they binge or not. They know they are doing something with food that doesn’t feel good, and they know they are eating too much at times, but… Is it binge eating? Is it compulsive overeating? Is it emotional eating? There is some subjectivity in labeling problematic eating behaviors, […]