What My Clients Have Taught ME About Binge Eating Recovery
Over the years, as a therapist working with people recovering from binge eating, I’ve noticed certain patterns that come up again and again. While everyone’s experience is unique, there are commonalities that can offer insight into why some people recover more quickly than others. One of the most significant things I see is how clients […]
Stop Binge Eating: Why Focusing on Behaviour Isn’t Enough
How many times have you promised yourself, “This time, I’m going to do it differently with food,” and meant it with every fiber of your being? A hundred times? A thousand? Maybe you say it every day. Yet, somehow, change doesn’t happen and you feel like you keep failing. Our brains try to fill in […]
Stop Binge Eating: Why Popular Strategies Might Not Work for You
If you’ve tried to stop binge eating through intermittent fasting, giving up processed foods, or counting calories, this post is for you. You’ve likely heard people claim that one or a combination of these methods helped them conquer binge eating. There’s evidence to support these strategies as beneficial to health—without being extreme or considered dieting. […]
Why Can’t I Stick to My Diet When I’ve Done It Before?
I was never very good at dieting. Of course the goal was always to lose weight and then naturally fall into being a normal eater. As if weight loss itself was the key to a healthy relationship with food. At the time I was blind to the fact that the pursuit of weight loss itself […]
Is it an ‘Urge’ or ‘Desire’ to Binge Eat?
I’ve been thinking about the difference between an Urge to binge and a Desire to binge and that perhaps there’s a distinction we could make that would be useful when trying to understand bingeing behaviours. I have known the Urge. It’s like a tsunami that if I tried to stand strong against it I would […]
Stop Trying to “Sit With” Your Feelings
By Sarah Dosanjh MSc CTS MBACP (Acced.) One of the most unhelpful beliefs about recovering from emotional eating is this idea that it requires learning how to ‘sit’ with your feelings AKA just feel them. This belief is upheld by an assumption that if we feel our feelings they will pass, but is this true? […]
What Causes Binge Eating? 5 Reasons Why You Binge Eat
Find out the most common reasons people end up developing binge eating problems
The 3 Things That Helped Me to Recover From Binge Eating
3 Things That Helped Me to Recover From Binge Eating For a decade of my life I was trapped in a cycle of binge eating that eroded my self-esteem and ability to trust myself. I believed I was greedy and out-of-control and I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t stop. I kept making and breaking promises […]
Do I Have Binge Eating Disorder?
Do I Have Binge Eating Disorder? When does binge eating cross the line and become an eating disorder? If you are someone who struggles with binge eating, you might be wondering if you fit the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder. (BED) BED is the most common eating disorder and yet so many suffers don’t feel […]
5 Reasons to Give Online Group Therapy a Go
5 Reasons to Give Online Group Therapy a Go Attending group therapy is a daunting idea at the best of times. I don’t think I have met one participant who wasn’t nervous about starting. The whole concept can seem like something of a mystery and you may be wondering, how does it work? What kind […]
