I wanted to put together a collection of blog posts and other resources to help you overcome challenges that may come up during the holidays. I hope this will guide you toward a successful end to 2024 and a great start to 2025!
Below you’ll find an image linked to each post or resource along with a short description. You can refer back to this post whenever you need some extra help.
T️his post addresses dealing with challenging conversations about food and weight that often come up during this time of year. You can learn to react differently and not let what people say interfere with what you know is best for you.
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This post addresses the tendency to link your ability to binge or not binge to the choices that you make. I want to encourage you to believe that you can choose not to binge regardless of your other holiday decisions. The holidays are a great opportunity to teach your brain that binge eating is not an option in any situation.
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The holidays also provide many opportunities to drink alcohol, and you may wonder how that factors into recovery. In this episode, I talk about the effect that alcohol has on the higher and lower brain, and why drinking may make it more difficult to dismiss binge urges. You will learn how to make a good individual decision about whether or not to have alcohol.
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In this post, I address the tendency to give up on recovery in December and make a resolution to stop binge eating in January. I’ll help you change this harmful pattern, so that you can make progress toward freedom from binge eating now, rather than telling yourself you will start over in the new year.
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Join this interactive virtual retreat on 12/30/24 to end the year with success and prepare for a binge-free 2025. Brain over Binge Coach Julie will teach you practical and powerful mindfulness-based strategies tailored specifically toward freeing yourself from binge eating, plus provide personalized coaching! The retreat is free for members of the Brain over Binge group.
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This post addresses the common tendency to want to start the new year with food restriction. I hope this post helps you remember that restricting your food will only lead to more problems.
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You can have help at your fingertips through the holidays (and beyond) with my online course. This course is self-paced and includes an app for only $18.99/month with no commitment. You’ll be able to access 8 lessons and over 125 tracks to listen to that give you the information and answers you need as you end binge eating.
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During the holidays, and whenever you need it, you can get support from Brain over Binge coach Julie and from others who are overcoming this habit. The Brain over Binge group includes a forum for daily coaching and encouragement, weekly group coaching calls, mindfulness resources, plus course access.
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You can also work on your holiday challenges (and other recovery issues) privately with Kathryn or Coach Julie. You can book a 45-minute Zoom session where you will receive help changing your thinking, uncovering what is holding you back, and getting on a path to complete freedom from binge eating.