{Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of eating disorders.}
The definition of binge eating describes this disordered eating as feeling out of control when eating, eating when you’re full or not hungry, eating until you’re uncomfortably full, or frequently eating alone or in secret. As with anything, there is a lot of subjectivity to it and it looks different for everyone. This week on We Can Be Real, my guest Kathryn Hansen and I are talking about reclaiming your life after a binge eating disorder.
Kathryn Hansen stopped binge eating for good in 2005. Since then, she has been dedicated to educating and empowering people who struggle with all forms of binge eating. Her first book, ‘Brain over Binge’ became a goal during her worst days of bulimia and was a vow that if she ever found a way to recover, she’d write about it in the hope of helping even one person struggling with the same problem. With the overwhelming response received from readers of ‘Brain over Binge’ who found complete recovery using the same brain-based concepts that helped her stop binge eating, she also received many requests for more information that led to her second book on the topic, ‘The Brain over Binge Recovery Guide.’ Kathryn is a wealth of knowledge and I am so happy to have her on the podcast.
In this episode, Kathryn and I discuss:
- What is a binge eating disorder and some signs to help you understand if you have a habit of disordered eating.
- Common misconceptions on binge eating disorders.
- The power struggle between the primitive brain (the lower brain) and our pre-frontal cortex (the higher brain) that lead to binging.
- Recognizing when you’re free from the binge.
- Answering your listener questions.
The one thing I want to remind you of is that you’re not broken and when you can reframe your perception to see your urges as nothing but neurological junk, you can accept the urge to binge for what it is and move past it.
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LINKS REFERENCED:
Rational Recovery by Jack Trimpey
Addressing Weight Issues in Binge Eating Recovery- Brain Over Binge