Binge Breakers - Bulimia Recovery

Dr. Bunmi Aboaba, the author of Craving Freedom and recovered food addict, joins me on the podcast today to share her thoughts on food addiction, modalities of recovery, why she fell into binge eating, and more. 

Find out more about Dr. Bunmi: https://www.thefoodaddictioncoach.co.uk

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

For more information on bulimia recovery private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

2022 was not the year I expected. It was, quite honestly, riddled with failures from my perspective. 

However, what’s so special about this year is I don’t feel hopeless about those failures. I’ve learned why I failed and they’ve brought me closer to my goals than I’ve ever been before. 

If you’re feeling down about how this year went, give this podcast a listen. I share what this year was like for me, what I want in 2023, what happened this month, and give you permission to skip the new years goal setting if you want to. 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

How do you navigate traveling with binge eating and bulimia during the holidays? Here are my best tips, whether you're going through the airport or a long road trip. 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Why these things are detrimental in bulimia recovery and how to move past them. 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Becca King, the ADHD Nutritionist, joined us to discuss how BED and ADHD can correlate. 

Topics we cover:

Eating for Stimulation and what you can do instead. 

Forgetting to eat and how to use Practical Hunger and other planning tools to keep hunger at an appropriate level. 

The importance of diagnosis and understanding where your binging is coming from. 

Why cutting out sugar may not be the best for those with ADHD

You can find out more about Becca here: https://adhdnutritionistllc.com
You can also check out these resources Becca so kindly recommended below:

ADHD symptom checker: https://www.additudemag.com/symptom-checker/
 
How to talk to your doctor about ADHD: https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/how-bring-up-adhd-with-your-doctor/

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Devora, a therapeutic voice worker and empowerment coach who also recently recovered from bulimia as a member of my Bulimia Break Up Program discusses with us her story and how she's found life after bulimia. 

Devora's Instagram @the.throat.chakra.queen Devora's event: https://www.subscribepage.com/voice-empowerment

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Here are my top tips for the holidays if I couldn't tell you anything else!

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Apple's original series "Physical" captures what bulimia is really like in a way we've never seen on mainstream media. Today's episode will be my take on the insights this series offers, what they did right, what could have been improved, and why it's great that we're seeing more realistic portrayals of eating disorders in pop culture.

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Marcus is back on the podcast again to discuss our favorite, yet important topic, self-love. We talk about if it's important, how we incorporated more self-respect into our journeys, and other recovery stories and reflections.

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

When you make it known to yourself and your brain that binging is, in fact, still allowed, it makes you more willing to try other self-regulating tactics first. 

When you tell yourself it's either binge or pause, it feels much more pressuring and forceful which can push people into just binging. 

I explain much more in this episode. 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Emotional eating is something normal eaters do. Yet I see so many people that struggle with bulimia and binge eating feel like an absolute failure if they emotionally eat. They associate it with their behaviors, see it as a gateway to binging or not aligning with their idea of "perfect eating", and let it almost drive more binging and compensatory behaviors. 

Emotional eating shouldn't be demonized or seen as incorrect. The only concern should be if you only use food to cope with any emotion, positive or negative. Food is a way we bond, celebrate, mourn, and console. It can even be a good way to deal. But if you're only relying on food to bring you back down or up in life, it creates more problems. 

It may make you overly focused on food, create cycles of binging and purging, and leave you feeling like the only way to handle anything is through food when there are many viable, and more effective, ways to handle stress and other emotions. 

Emotional eating is a part of a full life, but it's not the only life. 

Today's episode covers this topic. Listen if you feel guilty every time you emotionally eat. It may dispel some of your preconceived notions and help you navigate when and when not to emotionally eat.

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Today's episode covers the top principles to help you not binge on halloween candy. We discuss abundance, availability, focus, and mindful eating tactics.

🎃 Fear Food Challenge: https://www.bingebreakers.com/offers/zk8kY27J/checkout

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Today’s special podcast episode is with one of my amazing clients - Jana. 

One thing I love about Jana is how frank she is. On this podcast she’ll give you her honest feedback on what she struggled with in recovery and what she learned along the way. 

Some key topics we cover:

Bulimia isn’t just a young person’s thing - though Jana struggled with disorder eating for a long time her bulimia didn’t start till she was in her 50’s after the loss of both her parents in a 6 month period

Experiencing weight gain in recovery and how she looked at it. 

What it’s like to be in recovery while having an extremely active partner with different fitness goals & the feeling of inferiority. 

Dealing with the feeling of being full and not purging combined with her condition of gastroparesis.

How she’s been since working together & advice she’d give to anyone struggling. 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

It’s easy to look back on all the time you spent in bulimia and think “why did I do this?”

Today’s episode covers how to look back on your experience with bulimia with understanding rather than blame. 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Should you stop purging before attempting to address binging? Let me first clarify by saying purging of any kind should never be utilized as a tool. It has severe health consequences and keeps you stuck in the cycle of bulimia for various reasons. However, there are multiple ways to recover. 

For me, I addressed the binging first. Committing became more important after I stopped binging as more urges arose to purge on my intuitive eating journey. The reason addressed the binging first was simply because I was not willing or in a place to be ready to give up purging. 

In hindsight, I could have and should have given up purging as soon as possible as it did perpetuate the cycle. However, it worked out regardless. In today's episode, we discuss what you want to consider when addressing both challenges, the benefits of addressing purging first, and if you are unwilling to go there yet. 

Plus I also give you some life updates. :) 

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Find out more info about Nicole at

https://msha.ke/nicolecruzrd/

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

Find out more info about Brittany at https://instagram.com/thefoodfreedomlife?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline

After experiencing a lack of trust in myself this past week I wanted to discuss that personal story on the podcast. If you struggle with bulimia you likely also struggle to trust yourself with many things. This is one of the reasons it's so hard to recover since trust is the foundation you need in order to take action that helps you make progress and create that confidence that builds trust. On the podcast, I talk about how you can think of trust differently and grant trust now.

For more information on private coaching, group coaching, free resources, & more go to

https://www.bingebreakers.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/bingebreakers_bulimia/

DISCLAIMER

This recording is not nor is intended to be utilized as medical advice or a medical diagnosis. If you think you are in need of medical attention or treatment, please seek it immediately. This recording is intended to offer advice to those struggling with bulimia based on my own experience, my client's experiences, and what I’ve found to work. This recording will also contain sensitive subjects such as binging and purging, weight, & depression. Please listen at your own discretion and do what you think is best for you. 

I am a coach. Not a doctor, therapist, or any other medical professional. I cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments. If you think you need more advanced help, such as therapy, ED treatment, or you are a risk to your own health, please seek it immediately. 

To find more resources on eating disorders please visit: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline