EP #6: Understanding the urge

Binge eaters feel a strong disconnect between how they want to eat and how they actually do eat. It can feel incredibly disempowering to feel like you’re eating against your will. This episode uncovers the reason for that dissonance and begins to explore what to do about it. In Episode 6, I’m going to invite you to reconsider a deep-seated belief—that your urges to binge are beyond your control, that they’re absolutely overpowering. The good news? They aren’t all that. We’re going to dissect your brain and take a good look at what’s really going on up there. (Don’t worry. This won’t hurt a bit!) This episode continues the conversation we began in Episode 3 about the cost of shame and about how self-regard will get you so much closer to resolving your bingeing. Episode 4 focused on weight, Episode 5 looked at dieting. This week, we’re tackling the urges to binge! The following weeks will discuss the urge to binge in more depth and will also cover the bingeing itself, the aftermath of bingeing, and weight loss after the bingeing has stopped.