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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, […]
Live with Kathryn (on Instagram)
in Binge Eating, Blog, bulimia, course/by Kathryn HansenBrain over Binge Inspiration & Book Giveaway
in Binge Eating, binge eating disorder, Blog, books, Brain over Binge Book, bulimia/by Kathryn Hansen“The view of bulimia as a coping mechanism is so pervasive in our society that it is generally accepted as fact … I changed once I decided to view my eating disorder differently: by dismissing the belief that I ate for deeper, more profound reasons and, in turn, completely changing how I approached my problem.” […]
Free Course Resources to Help You Stop Binge Eating
in Binge Eating, Blog, Brain over Binge Book, Coaching, course, Habits, Health, motivation/by Kathryn HansenI want to let you know that I’ve created a free preview of the Brain over Binge Course. I realize that times are difficult right now, and you may not be in a position to purchase the whole course, but I hope you can use the free resources to help you stop binge eating. When […]
How to Conquer Binge Eating in Isolation and in Any Situation
in Anxiety, Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, Habits, social events, Stress, Triggers/by Kathryn Hansen[This is the Part III post of the Binge Eating Recovery During a Crisis series. Read Part I and Part II] No, I’m not going to tell you all of the reasons why your situation right now could help you conquer binge eating. I’m not going to tell you that because of the pandemic and […]
Accept Imperfection & Avoid Binge Eating During Quarantine
in Binge Eating, Blog, Calories, Emotional Eating, Health, Nutrition, Overeating, Processed foods, Self-Control, Stress, Stress Eating, Trigger Foods, Weight/by Kathryn Hansen[This is the Part II post of the Binge Eating Recovery During a Crisis series. Read Part I]. This is an unprecedented time, and no one is handling these sudden life changes perfectly; and no one is handling their anxiety, fear, sadness, and loneliness perfectly either. You may find yourself feeling lost, distracted, and questioning […]
Binge Eating Recovery During a Crisis, Part 1: Opportunity to Binge
in Binge Eating, Blog, Emotional Eating, Emotions, Habits, Health, social events, Stress, Stress Eating, Triggers/by Kathryn HansenThis is the first part of a 3-part series that I’m going to complete over the next several weeks, and I hope it will help you in some way during this difficult time of dealing with the direct and indirect effects of the coronavirus crisis. Even if the virus itself hasn’t impacted you or your […]
Questions in Binge Eating Recovery (Course Q&A’s)
in Alcohol, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, Calories, Coaching, course, Detachment, Dieting, Emotional Eating, Exercise, fasting, Food Addiction, Habits, Health, Hunger and Satiety, Intuitive Eating, Journaling, Meals, motivation, Night Eating, Nutrition, Overeating, Purging, Relapse, Self-Control, Setbacks, social events, Stress, Sugar, Support, Therapy, Triggers, Weight/by Kathryn HansenIf you are like most people struggling with binge eating, you probably have questions. The women and men I’ve spoken with over the years—who have read my books or been in my course, or who are new to the brain over binge approach—find it comforting to know that they aren’t the only ones with a […]
Fasting & Binge Eating: Not So Fast (Post from Gillian Riley)
in Anorexia, Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, Calories, Dieting, fasting, Food Addiction, Habits, Health, Overeating, Resolutions, Starvation, Weight, weight loss, yo-yo dieting/by Kathryn HansenIt seems that fasting has become the new standard of dieting, and also a central focus of the health community as well. Like most diets, it’s presented as the answer (or at least a partial solution) to many health and weight issues, and even as a potential solution for binge eating. I’m sure you know […]
Don’t Start the New Year with a Diet
in Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, Dieting, Health, holidays, social events, Weight/by Kathryn HansenThis will be a short and simple blog post, and the message is just what is stated in the title. January 1st is coming soon, and you’ll of course see that people are going on diets; you’ll see weight loss heavily marketed as a goal you “should” have. I’m here to tell you that it […]
Holiday Binge Eating: Learn to Deal with Weight & Food Talk
in Anxiety, Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, bulimia, course, Detachment, Dieting, Emotions, Habits, holidays, Meals, motivation, Overeating, social events, Sugar, Triggers, Weight, weight loss/by Kathryn HansenIt’s difficult to deal with binge eating at any time of year, but the holidays can bring extra challenges. One of those challenges is dealing with holiday events where people frequently talk about food, weight, and diets. These seem to be favorite topics of conversation for some people, and when I was a binge eater, […]
Don’t Let a Holiday Choice Lead to a Holiday Binge
in Binge Eating, Blog, Coaching, Dieting, holidays, social events, Stress, Weight/by Kathryn HansenIf you are newly binge-free, or trying to stop binge eating, you may be wondering how to avoid holiday binges. First, I want you to know that you can avoid binge eating regardless of the date on the calendar. There actually isn’t anything special you need to do or not do during the holidays. The […]
How I Stopped Binge Eating Cereal and Craving It Too
in Binge Eating, Blog, Calories, Cravings, Dieting, Food Addiction, Grains, Habits, Health, hunger, Nutrition, Pleasure, Processed foods, Self-Control, Starvation, stop dieting, Sugar, Trigger Foods/by Kathryn HansenIf you’ve read Brain over Binge, you know how much trouble I had with cereal during my dieting and binge eating days. But now, many years after recovery, I don’t eat much cereal at all, and it’s not a struggle to avoid it. I never would have believed that was possible when I was a […]
Can I Recover & Be Healthy if I Eat Everything in Moderation?
in Binge Eating, Blog, bulimia, Coaching, course, Cravings, Dieting, dieting weight gain, Emotions, fasting, Food Addiction, Habits, Health, Intuitive Eating, Nutrition, Overeating, Paleo, Processed foods, Sugar, Weight, weight gain/by Kathryn HansenThe idea of eating all foods in moderation or allowing all foods (provided there are no allergies, sensitivities, or medical conditions) is common in the eating disorder recovery community, and I’ve also promoted this idea in my blog, books, and podcast. Health-conscious people can often be skeptical about this advice, because they may imagine that […]
Addressing Weight Issues in Binge Eating Recovery
in Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, Calories, Cravings, Dieting, Health, motivation, Weight/by Kathryn HansenRestrictive dieting is harmful and can lead to binge eating; therefore, a big part of my approach to recovery is encouraging people to eat adequately and make sure the body is getting plenty of nourishment (and not in a calorie-deprived state). I find that binge eaters usually understand the reasons behind the advice to avoid […]
Identity Reconstruction in Bulimia Recovery
in Anorexia, Binge Eating, Blog, Body Image, Coaching, Dieting, identity, motivation, self-esteem, Weight/by Kathryn HansenI am excited to bring you a guest post from Katherine Thomson, PhD about recreating your identity as you stop bulimia and binge eating disorder. Katherine contributed some extremely helpful ideas and advice to The Brain over Binge Recovery Guide, and she also shared great insights and information in three of my podcast episodes so […]
Affordable Help: An Alternative to One-on-One Coaching
in Binge Eating, Blog, Brain over Binge Book, Coaching, course, Support, Therapy/by Kathryn HansenIf you’ve read my blog posts or listened to my podcast, you’ve likely heard about the Brain over Binge Course. In this post, I want to talk from the heart a little about the course, how I created it, and how it could help you end binge eating. I wrote Brain over Binge thinking that if […]
Brain over Binky: Childhood Habits, and Letting Go of Harmful Behaviors without Drama
in Addiction, Binge Eating, Blog, Emotional Eating, Habits, Parenting, Pleasure, Self-Control/by Kathryn Hansen*Originally posted on May 1 , 2011. Updated and re-published on July 23, 2019 (My little boy I wrote about here is almost 13!) My four-year-old son gave up sucking his “binky” (pacifier) a couple weeks ago. We had already reduced his use of it during the day, but he was still very attached to […]