Episode 41: Q&A: Why Can Other People Eat Healthy and Lose Weight?

Posted on May 8, 2018May 20, 2018 by Kathryn Hansen

In Episode 41, Kathryn answers a question about comparing yourself to others who are seemingly successful at weight loss, fitness, and health. You’ll also hear information about an upcoming FREE webinar (see below) that relates to the topic of healthy lifestyle changes. WEBINAR: Making Healthy Changes without Dieting, with Daniel Thomas Hind (May 16th, 8:30pmET […]... Read More

Moderation, Choice, and Creating Your Way of Eating: Healthy Changes After Recovery, Part I

Posted on May 1, 2018May 20, 2018 by Kathryn Hansen

This is the first part of a 2-part blog series on creating healthy changes for yourself after you end binge eating…that is, if you want healthy changes. There are certainly no requirements, and there’s nothing you have to do. You don’t need to eat healthily to achieve or maintain freedom from binge eating, but I know that so […]... Read More

Episode 40: Body Image and Binge Eating: Interview with Brynn Johnson

Posted on April 19, 2018April 13, 2018 by Kathryn Hansen

In Episode 40, Kathryn interviews Brynn Johnson on the topic of body image. Brynn discusses how body image issues impact binge eaters and recovered binge eaters, and she gives advice on how to manage negative body thoughts. Brynn also talks about letting go of your attachment to dieting and trying to change your body. Brynn’s […]... Read More

Episode 39: Q&A: Giving up the “Pleasure” of Binges / Emotional Attachment to Binge Eating

Posted on April 10, 2018April 8, 2018 by Kathryn Hansen

In this Q&A episode, Kathryn addresses two questions – the first about giving up the secondary benefits (pleasure) of binges, and the second about breaking the connection between binge eating and emotions. Get the free eBook “The Brain over Binge Basics” (You will also receive the Brain over Binge monthly newsletter*) *The newsletter will be […]... Read More

Indulging in Food, Part 3: Getting over Overindulging

Posted on April 1, 2018March 18, 2019 by Kathryn Hansen

This is the third and final post in my blog series on indulging in food. If you have not read Part 1 and Part 2, I recommend you do that before continuing with this post. In those previous two posts, I talked about what indulging may mean to you, how you can think about indulging, […]... Read More

Episode 38: Q&A: Increasing Awareness of Binge Urges / Binge Eating as a Form of Self-Punishment

Posted on March 13, 2018April 7, 2018 by Kathryn Hansen

In Episode 38, Kathryn addresses two questions. The first is from someone who finds herself automatically binge eating without being aware of it, and who also has thoughts saying that dismissing urges will be “too hard.” The second question is from someone who feels like she is binge eating as a way to punish herself, […]... Read More

Indulging in Food, Part 2: It’s Okay, You are Okay

Posted on February 28, 2018March 18, 2019 by Kathryn Hansen

This is the second part of a 3-part series on “indulging” in food. In my last post, I talked about the fact that there is no consensus on what it means to indulge. I gave you two tips for how to think about indulging: First, remember that indulging is not the same as binge eating, […]... Read More

Episode 37: Learning to Eat Normally: Interview with Jenn Hand

Posted on February 22, 2018February 25, 2018 by Kathryn Hansen

In Episode 37, Kathryn talks with food and body image coach Jenn Hand about learning to let go of restriction and binge eating, and develop “normal” eating habits. The goal of this episode is to give you options and ideas to help you with Recovery Goal 2 (Eating Adequately). Jenn provides a great perspective on […]... Read More