Binge Eating Recovery

One of the most common recommendations for people who struggle with binge eating (or emotional eating for that matter), is to 'get busy' and distract themselves until the urge to binge passes. It's not surprising that this tool is so highly recommended - it's a suggestion in a fair few professional resources...

Let's say you've heard that voice in your head that you're going to binge and it tells you that it's unstoppable. And let's say you 'just know' that you'll do it. OK! Good... relax, you've decided to binge. It doesn't make you a bad person. It means nothing at all about your value as a human being...

I know that seems like a wild promise to make, but I stand by it 100%. If you've been following me for a while, you might be thinking that it can't be ONE thing, because I consistently write about: meeting your non-physical hunger needs appropriately - like adequate rest, enjoyment, a sense of...

Do you ever try to distract yourself from binge eating or emotional overeating? I've read a lot of blogs and articles on the internet about emotional eating and how to overcome it. I'm so pleased to see that there are many helpful resources available to people – I wish that had been the case when...

I get it. You're desperate to get some control around your eating. You're flummoxed by why a simple thing like eating can be soooooo damn confusing! I mean babies do it! Why can't you, right? What I'm going to tell you might sound bonkers, but it's true. It’s going to sound counter-intuitive...

The main reason people binge eat is due to restriction. There are two kinds of restriction that matter: physical restriction and mental restriction. Physical restriction Physical restriction means dieting. It also means trying to lose weight intentionally (you may not call it a diet, you may call...