Beyond Binge Eating

In this episode, I sit down with Cristie from Meating Wellness — a fifth-grade teacher, certified health coach, and creator of the Meating Wellness YouTube channel and community.

Cristie spent 35 years trapped in a binge-restrict cycle, trying every diet from her teenage years through age 47. Then in 2020, she accidentally discovered carnivore through a random Facebook group comment and one Doctor Berry video — and ended up documenting a transformation that changed not just her life, but her family's.

Cristie brings a rare perspective to the carnivore conversation: she's not an early adopter who saw...

In this episode, I sit down with Charlene Anderson — carnivore coach, official Steak and Butter Gal-certified coach, retro model, and owner-designer of the Etsy shop Handmade Retro Top Shop. Charlene has been eating a carnivore diet since 1998 — decades before it had a name, a community, or a hashtag — and she's used it to fight over 100 health issues, the four biggest being Lyme disease, amenorrhea, degenerative disc disease, and trichotillomania, along with binging and purging.

Charlene brings something rare to this space: nearly three decades of lived carnivore experience that began out of pure necessity, not trend. Her story...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mark Hardison — occupational therapist, researcher, and co-developer of the ROADE Program — a community-based, mindfulness-driven intervention for individuals with disordered eating, funded by the American Occupational Therapy Foundation.

With a background that bridges psychology, occupational therapy, and clinical research, Dr. Hardison brings a perspective rarely heard in eating disorder recovery spaces: that healing has to show up in the daily rhythms of your life, not just in the therapy room.

Here's what we cover in the episode:

What occupational therapy actually is — and why its fo...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jen Unwin — clinical psychologist, co-founder of Food Addiction Solutions, and part of the team that published the first-ever treatment study in the field of food addiction.

Jen brings something rare to the recovery space: a 32-year NHS career, expertise in the science of hope in chronic illness, her own lifelong personal struggle with sugar addiction — one she couldn't see clearly until nearly 50, despite being an expert in human behavior. Her approach is rooted not in willpower but in understanding food addiction as a real, treatable condition — and in asking the so...

In this episode, I sit down with Stephanie Mara Fox — somatic nutritional counselor, mentor, PhD student, and the creator of Somatic Eating, a body-oriented, sensation-focused approach to healing the relationship with food.

With a master's in somatic psychology and over a decade of practice, Stephanie has guided women coaches and wellness professionals around the world out of binge eating, emotional eating, chronic dieting, and body image struggles.

She brings a perspective rarely voiced in recovery spaces: that binge eating was never really a food problem — it's a survival response, and the body, far from being the...

In this episode, I sit down with Julie Mann — certified life coach, founder of Julie Mann Coaching, and a retired 30-year New York City public school educator who spent 40+ years in her own struggle with binge eating and disordered eating before finding her way out.

Julie brings something rare to the recovery space: the lived experience of someone who has been deep in the struggle, combined with the precision of a master teacher who knows exactly how to bring others with her.

Her approach is rooted not in rules or restriction, but in mindfulness, neuroplasticity, an...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti — transpersonal psychologist, somatic psychotherapist, certified yoga therapist, mindfulness teacher, and author of Befriending Your Body.

Ann has spent more than 35 years in clinical practice walking people through disordered eating recovery, and her new book, Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm (releasing July 21), distills two decades of thinking into a framework that quietly challenges much of how the field still operates.

She brings a perspective rarely voiced in eating disorder recovery spaces: that real healing doesn't happen when we think our way back into ou...

Have you ever watched yourself do something you swore you wouldn't — like you were observing it from the outside? In today's video, we explore a simple framework that explains why eating, or any addictive behavior, can feel like it just takes over: the Three C's of Addiction.

Rather than treating it as a willpower problem, this approach helps you understand what's actually happening — so the pattern stops feeling like a personal failing and starts looking like something that can change.

The Three C's are craving, loss of control, and continuing despite negative consequences. What ties them...

In this episode, I sit down with Frances Gunn — Australian carnivore lifestyle enthusiast and the voice behind Lady and Her Steak.

Frances spent nine years inside an eating disorder that took her through anorexia, two hospital admissions, binge eating, purging, and alcohol-fueled cycles before she found a way of eating that, by her own account, quieted her hunger signals within a week and eventually restored a menstrual cycle she hadn't had in nearly a decade.

She brings a perspective rarely voiced in eating disorder recovery spaces: that for some people, anorexia isn't really about thinness — it's...

If you've ever tried to go on a wellness retreat while eating carnivore, keto, low-carb, or paleo — you already know the problem.

The food doesn't work for you. And that means the retreat doesn't work for you.

In this episode, I share why I've been unable to find a retreat that supports both embodied movement practices and animal-based nutrition, and what I'm doing about it.

What We’ll Discuss:

• Why neither nutrition nor nervous system practices alone were enough for my recovery and stability

• The very real (and very frustrat...

Have you ever tried to fight a craving — and felt it get stronger the harder you pushed?

In this episode, we explore what Buddhist psychology has understood for centuries and what it means for recovery from cravings and addiction.

Rather than relying on willpower and resistance, Buddhist mindfulness offers a different path: one built on awareness, observation, and a deeper understanding of how the mind and body actually work.

When we stop fighting cravings and start observing them, something unexpected happens. We begin to see that urges behave like waves — they rise, they peak...

Have you ever hesitated in recovery because you were afraid of feeling restricted?

In today's video, I explore one of the most common — and most misunderstood — fears in food addiction and binge eating recovery: the fear of restriction.

Because here's the thing- diet culture has taught us that giving up certain foods means deprivation, punishment, and white-knuckling through cravings.

But addiction recovery is something entirely different. And that distinction might change everything.

What You'll Learn in This Video:

• Why restriction in diet culture and restriction in addiction recovery are not th...

In this episode, I sit down with Brian Baumal — registered psychotherapist, owner of Aliva Psychotherapy in Toronto, and someone who has navigated his own recovery from exercise bulimia and binge eating disorder.

With nearly 14 years of maintaining a 100-pound weight loss and decades of clinical experience, Brian brings a uniquely grounded perspective to one of the most undertalked challenges in food addiction recovery: perfectionism.

Here's what we cover in the episode: The difference between perfectionism and toxic perfectionism — and why the distinction matters in recovery

Why food addicts are espe...

In this episode, I sit down with Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno — authors of Real Food Recovery, and hosts of the Real Food Recovery podcast. Together, they’ve helped those struggling with food, sugar addiction, and binge eating through a holistic, shame-free, and compassionate approach. Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Why food and sugar addiction are so misunderstood — and why it’s not just about the food

• How ultra-processed ingredients trigger addictive responses in the brain

• The four foundational pillars of the Tree of Life framework: real food, sleep, movement, and sp...

In today’s video, we explore how Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) can transform the way you understand and respond to cravings in food addiction and binge eating recovery.

Originally developed for addictive behaviors, this evidence-based approach offers powerful tools for preventing relapse — not through force or suppression, but through awareness and intentional responding.

One of the biggest tensions in recovery is the question of acceptance vs. action.

If you use sensory strategies like breathwork, grounding, movement, or temperature shifts to regulate your nervous system, are you avoiding the craving — or practicing skillful recovery?

T...

Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t stop chewing even when you were already full?

In today’s video, we explore the nervous system science behind persistent chewing and why it may have far less to do with willpower than you think. Drawing from neuroanatomy and the science of sensory regulation, I explain how your jaw muscles send powerful calming signals directly to your brainstem and why your body may rely on chewing as a way to self-soothe.

Understanding this can reduce shame and open the door to new, supportive strategies that don’t revo...

Have you ever set strong intentions to avoid a binge, only to later feel like your awareness disappeared or you went on autopilot? In today’s video, we explore dissociation and its connection to binge eating.

Dissociation can feel like being in a fog, feeling disconnected from your body, or losing awareness during urges or binge episodes. Understanding this experience can help explain why recovery can sometimes feel confusing and why willpower alone often isn’t enough.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• What dissociation can feel like and how it s...

Many people believe that the longer they stay in recovery, the easier cravings should become. But what if cravings sometimes get stronger weeks or months later?

In today’s video, we explore the neuroscience behind something called the incubation of cravings, a phenomenon that explains why trigger-driven urges can intensify over time, even while overall progress is happening. Understanding this can help remove shame, reduce discouragement, and support a more realistic and sustainable recovery journey.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• The difference between baseline cravings and cue-induced cravings

• Why cravings...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Laura Buchanan — a double board-certified physician in Family and Obesity Medicine, Certified Metabolic Health Practitioner, and founding board member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.

Dr. Buchanan is at the forefront of a growing movement in medicine—one that prioritizes metabolic health, prevention, and lifestyle as the foundation for healing.

Through her telemedicine practice TOWARD Health, she’s helping patients reverse chronic disease, reduce food addiction symptoms, and rebuild a healthy relationship with food.

Her team’s recent 2025 study found that 61% of participants improved binge ea...

In this episode, I sit down with Nicole Laurent, LMHC—a licensed mental health counselor and leading voice in metabolic psychiatry—to explore how ketogenic therapy is helping people heal from mental illness, food addiction, and emotional dysregulation by addressing the brain’s underlying metabolic health.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Nicole’s journey from traditional talk therapy, CBT, and EMDR, to becoming a pioneer in metabolic psychiatry

• How impaired glucose metabolism affects brain function, mood, and emotional regulation

• Why ketones can provide the brain with a cleaner, more stable ener...

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder, yet it’s often misunderstood. It’s not just about eating large amounts of food—it can also be about the loss of control, secrecy, and emotional aftermath that come with it.

In today’s video, I’ll walk you through 5 signs of BED so you can better understand whether what you’re going through fits the pattern—and what steps you might consider next.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• The difference between overeating and binge eating disorder

• Why eating...

In this episode, I sit down with Heide Corse—registered dietitian and food addict in recovery—to explore what it truly means to find peace and freedom from food obsession after decades of struggle.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Heide’s realization that she was living with true food addiction—and why moderation never worked for her

• The turning point that led to her final “day one” after a lifetime of failed diets and self-blame

• How she embraced abstinence from sugar, flour, grains, and alcohol—and stayed food sober...

Today I’m joined by the lovely Mary from Mary’s Cup of Tea—a voice of warmth and wisdom in the body image and self-love space.

00:00 - Welcome and Introduction

00:36 - What is something someone can do when they're having a bad body-image day?

02:51 - What is one physical or somatic way someone who does not like their body can start to get in touch with their body and accept their body, if not love their body?

05:55 - What is one question to ask yourself to invite in more self love...

In this episode, I sit down with Mari Hodges—pain specialist, Alexander Technique teacher, and founder of the PainSavvy Walk &Talk program—to explore how subtle body awareness, nervous system regulation, and the power of the pause can help us shift chronic pain, reconnect with our bodies, and reclaim agency over our lives.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Why chronic pain is more than a physical issue—and how perception, stress, and emotion shape the experience of pain

• What the Alexander Technique really is (hint: it’s not about “sitting up straight”) an...

Have you ever finished a meal, only to find yourself back in the kitchen searching for snacks on autopilot? If you eat when you're not physically hungry, you're not alone—and it's not a lack of willpower.

In this video, I break down the hidden emotional drivers and automatic habits that trigger binge eating, even when your stomach is full. Understanding these triggers is the first crucial step to breaking the cycle and building a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

Th...

Evening cravings aren’t just about “weak willpower.” For many people struggling with binge eating, nights feel like the hardest time to stay in control—and there are real reasons why.

In today’s video, I’ll break down the 3 main reasons binge eating is harder to control at night and share what you can start doing differently to break the cycle.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:

• Why decision fatigue and willpower depletion make evenings a “danger zone” for binge eating

• How restricting food during the day can backfire at ni...

In this episode, I sit down with Karen Carnabucci—licensed clinical social worker, experiential therapist, and author of Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama—to explore how action-based, experiential methods can create profound transformation in eating disorder recovery.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• What psychodrama actually is—and why it’s so powerful for people with eating disorders

• The role of embodiment in disrupting disordered patterns and supporting real behavioral change

• How action methods like “the empty chair” and “walking the clock” help client...

Whether it’s stress, anxiety, boredom, or loneliness—binging can feel like the fastest way to feel better. But that relief is short-lived... and often followed by shame, regret, and physical discomfort.

In today’s video I will share with you science-backed, body-based tools to change your state quickly—without regret, shame, or a blood sugar crash.

What You’ll Learn:

Why food provides instant relief—and why it never lasts.

5 Fast, Body-Based Tools to Change Your State: Cold exposure, movement, breathwork, environment shifts, and...

In this episode, I sit down with Tracey McBeath—health and life coach, author, mentor, and lecturer with the Nutrition Network—to explore the powerful connection between metabolic health, mindset, and self-trust, and how these pieces come together to create lasting freedom from food and alcohol struggles.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Tracey’s personal journey from fatty liver, pre-diabetes, and dependency struggles to thriving health and coaching others

• Why willpower alone doesn’t work—and how awareness can disrupt automatic habits

• The two biggest lightbulb moments...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Claire Wilcox—board-certified psychiatrist, addiction specialist, and author of Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain—to explore the neuroscience of food addiction and how to break free from cravings and compulsive eating patterns with compassion and clarity.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Why food addiction isn’t just about sugar—and how even unpalatable foods can create addictive patterns

• The neurobiology of volume addiction and what happens in the brain when we eat large quantities of food

• How perfectionism, people-pleasing...

In this video, we explore a revolutionary shift in how we understand and treat eating disorders—through the lens of metabolic psychiatry.

What if binge eating, food addiction, or even anorexia aren’t just psychological issues... but rooted in blood sugar instability, neuroinflammation, and metabolic dysfunction?

This isn’t theory—it’s emerging science that’s already transforming lives.

What You’ll Learn in this video:

• Metabolic Psychiatry 101 – Why conditions like binge eating disorder and anorexia may stem from disrupted insulin, glucose, and neurochemistry...

In this episode, I am joined with my guest co-host Vanessa Kredler. We sit down with Dr. Owen Flanagan—renowned philosopher at Duke University and author of What Is It Like to Be an Addict—to explore the complex, lived experience of addiction and why the description of addiction as just a brain disease can fall short.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Why addiction is more than just a brain disease—and how neuroscience can oversimplify a deeply human struggle

• What craving actually feels like from th...

In this video, we challenge a core principle of traditional binge eating recovery—the idea that all foods fit with moderation.

For many, this approach backfires, leaving them trapped in cycles of cravings, blood sugar swings, and loss of control.

What You’ll Learn:

The Science of Reward Dysregulation: How sugar, refined flour, and even "healthy" sweeteners (like stevia or monk fruit) hijack brain chemistry, mimicking addiction pathways.

Metabolic Psychiatry’s Perspective: The role of insulin resistance, dopamine spikes, and neuroinflammation in binge...

In this episode, I sit down with Mallary Tenore—journalist, professor, and author of Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery—to explore the nuanced, often-overlooked reality of what it means to live in ongoing recovery from an eating disorder.

Diagnosed with anorexia as a child and having spent decades in treatment, Mallary knows the truth: recovery isn’t linear, and for many, it doesn’t end with a “happily ever after.” Instead, it exists in what she calls the middle place—the messy, in-between space where healing happens, but perfection is never the goal.

Here’s wh...

In this episode, I sit down with Shannon Harwood—recovery keto coach, mental health advocate, and Metabolic Mind Award recipient—to explore her extraordinary journey of healing from 35 years of bipolar disorder and food addiction through a therapeutic ketogenic lifestyle.

Shannon shares how going beyond surface-level nutrition and embracing true metabolic healing helped her achieve complete remission from bipolar disorder, end a lifelong struggle with sugar and carbohydrate addiction, and finally experience peace around food.

Her story challenges conventional thinking around mental health, addiction, and what’s possible in recovery.

Here’s what we cover...

In this video, we explore a critical yet often overlooked aspect of addiction recovery—interoceptive awareness, your ability to sense and interpret internal body signals like tension, hunger, emotions, and cravings.

If you’ve ever felt like relapses or compulsive behaviors "come out of nowhere," poor interoception might be the hidden culprit.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

What is Interoception? How your brain reads internal signals—and why this skill is vital for emotional regulation, impulse control, and relapse prevention.

The Brain-Body...

In this episode, I sit down with Laylalu Celis—author, content creator, certified twerk instructor, and animal-based health coach—to explore her extraordinary journey of healing from juvenile arthritis and chronic pain through a strict carnivore lifestyle, body awareness, and radical self-expression.

Diagnosed with arthritis at age two and unable to walk by age nine, Laylalu tried everything before discovering the power of meat, movement, and mindset. What followed was a full-body transformation fueled by red meat and self-education.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Laylalu’s childhood battle wit...

In this episode, I sit down with Mary Lacey Banks—podcaster, motivator, and addiction recovery advocate—to discuss her inspiring journey of overcoming amphetamine, alcohol, and food addiction while reclaiming joy, autonomy, and self-trust in recovery.

Mary shares raw, honest insights into the struggles and breakthroughs of addiction recovery, emphasizing how shifting focus from trauma to joy and self-care can transform the healing process. With practical techniques and contagious enthusiasm, she offers a fresh perspective on how to create lasting change.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

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In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Griffiths—British carnivore, bodybuilder, nutritionist, and founder of Carnivore Muscle—to explore his powerful journey of transforming health, physique, and mindset through science-backed carnivore strategies while navigating autism and chronic pain.

Diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and living with autism, Jonathan turned his challenges into strengths, using a meat-based diet and disciplined training to rebuild his body and help others do the same. With a degree in human nutrition and 16+ years of lifting experience, he combines hard science with real-world results.

Here’s what...

In this episode of the Beyond Binge Eating podcast, we sit down with Anna, a licensed clinical psychotherapist and expert in treating complex trauma, eating disorders, and food addiction. Join us as we explore the profound connections between emotional health and eating behaviors, and unveil the therapeutic approaches that bring about real change. We dive into a range of topics, such as using the felt sense and parts work, and how these can help patients regain control over their eating habits.

This episode not only sheds light on the complexities of eating disorders but also offers a...