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Healing Your Relationship with Food, Yourself, and Others (Part III)
in Abuse, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Body Image, Dieting, eating disorder recovery, relationships, self-confidence, self-esteem, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenThis is part three of a blog series that addresses healing your relationship with food, yourself, and others (I’m recording this as a podcast series as well!). If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2 yet, you will want to explore those prior to diving into this post because they provide foundational insights about […]
Healing Your Relationship with Food, Yourself, and Others (Part II)
in Abuse, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Body Image, Dieting, eating disorder recovery, relationships, self-confidence, self-esteem, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenThis is part two of a blog series that addresses healing your relationship with food, yourself, and others (I’m recording this as a podcast series as well!). If you’re having issues in relationships while also struggling with an eating disorder or even after recovery, know that you’re not alone. In Part I of this blog […]
Quick and Practical Advice to Help You Stop Binge Eating (Part V)
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 HansenI am continuing my blog series to provide quick inspiration and practical advice about a variety of issues that may come up for you in binge eating recovery. (You can read additional advice in Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV) _____________ Showing up for yourself On days that feel hard, read this… […]
Healing Your Relationship with Food, Yourself, and Others (Part 1)
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Body Image, Coaching, Dieting, eating disorder recovery, relationships, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenHaving a difficult relationship with food affects nearly every other relationship in your life, including your relationship with yourself—because it tends to erode self-confidence and usually brings high levels of shame. Eating disorders are extremely isolating, causing you to turn away from other people, even people you love the most and who love you the […]
Quick and Practical Advice to Help You Stop Binge Eating (Part IV)
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 HansenI am continuing my blog series to provide quick inspiration and practical advice about a variety of issues that may come up for you in binge eating recovery. (You can read additional advice in Part I, Part II, Part III) _____________ Not binge eating is a gift to yourself The binge urges will make you […]
Can Treats Coexist with Binge Eating Recovery?
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, bulimia, Calories, Cravings, Dieting, eating disorder recovery, indulding in food, Nutrition, Overeating, Pleasure, Sugar, Trigger Foods, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenI wrote this blog post back in 2012, and I wanted to update it after an experience I had a few days ago while preparing for Halloween… 2012 post: I eat Halloween candy. I also eat many other types of sweets and desserts in moderation. I don’t think continued recovery requires this, although it is […]
Is Grazing a Problem in Binge Eating Recovery?
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, grazing, Habits, Meals, Overeating, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenIn this post, I’ll share some insights surrounding the topic of grazing in binge eating recovery, with the hope that it helps you understand grazing behavior better and any connection it may have to your binge eating. Grazing isn’t an inherently harmful behavior—it can be a way of eating that works for certain people in […]
Beyond Hunger and Fullness: Learning to Deal with “Stop and Go” Signals around Food
in Binge Eating, Blog, Dieting, food thoughts, fulllness, Health, hunger, hunger and fullness, Hunger and Satiety, Meals, Overeating, Self-Control, Triggers, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenHunger and fullness signals are an often-discussed topic in the eating disorder space, but today, I’m going to go beyond that to discuss what I’m calling stop and go signals and to explain how these signals come into play in binge eating recovery. Stop and go signals aren’t the same as our physical cues of […]
Eating the Way You “Should”
in Binge Eating, Blog, Dieting, fasting, food thoughts, Meals, Overeating, Self-Control, Triggers, urge to binge, yo-yo diet cycle, yo-yo dieting/by Kathryn HansenAre you constantly telling yourself that your eating should be a certain way? Do you believe you should never eat over a certain amount? Do you think you should or should not be eating certain foods or at certain times? When you have a lot of “shoulds” around eating, it creates pressure and stress each […]
Eat Whatever You Want, Whenever You Want?
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, Cravings, eating disorder recovery, Habits, Intuitive Eating, intuitive eating binge, intuitive eating for binge eating, Overeating, Processed foods, Self-Control/by Kathryn HansenThe idea of eating “whatever you want, whenever you want” is an often-discussed topic in the eating disorder recovery space. Some use this directive to encourage people to give up food restriction and food rules, and others speak out against the idea of eating “whatever you want, whenever you want,” saying that it’s unrealistic or […]
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 HansenStop Believing There Is Ever a Reason to Binge
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, Depression, eating disorder recovery, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Fear, Habits, Trauma, urge to binge/by Kathryn HansenDo you try to come up with complex reasons for why you binge? You are not alone, and this is a common tendency in all bad habits. In this post, I want to help you shift your perspective in a useful way surrounding your reasons for binge eating, and also help you let go of […]
Emotions Are Not the Cause of Binge Eating
in Anxiety, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, bulimia, eating disorder recovery, Emotion eating, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Fear, Stress, Stress Eating, urge to purge/by Kathryn HansenEmotions are not the cause of binge eating. This is not always the most popular message, but once I internalized this concept, it was so freeing. It allowed me to stay binge-free no matter what was going on in my life or in my mind, because I knew that even in the darkest, loneliest, scariest […]
Marijuana and Binge Eating Recovery
in Alcohol, Anxiety, Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, Blog, bulimia, Calories, Cravings, eating disorder recovery, Emotions, Habits, Health, hunger, hunger and fullness, marijuana, mindfulness, Self-Control, stop overeating, urge to binge, Weight/by Kathryn HansenIn podcast episode 112: Marijuana Use and Binge Eating, we explored the connection between marijuana use, overeating, and binge eating, and we encouraged you to determine if marijuana is right for you in binge eating recovery. I encourage you to listen to the full episode, but I also wanted to turn it into a blog […]
The 2-Hour Course
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, binge eating recovery, binge free life, Blog, course, eating disorder recovery/by Kathryn HansenThinking 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 read additional advice in Part I, Part II, and Part IV). _____________ Fear of junk food Are you afraid to eat any “junk” food as part of your normal daily eating? Are […]