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Moving from Calorie Counting to Using Body Signals (And Emotions!)
In the last podcast episode we talked about building up skill with sensing hunger, fullness, and emotions, while still continuing to count calories if you aren't ready...
Can I Count Calories AND Learn To Follow My Body Signals?
"I want to learn how to eat by body signals... but I'm scared to stop counting calories, because I'm sure I'll gain weight." This is not the exception, it's the rule. ...
How to Stop Eating at Satisfied (even if you've tried and failed 87,523 times)
It sounds straightforward: if we always stopped eating once we reach the point of satisfaction, we would consume the right amount for our body, feel positive and proud...
Sugar, Sweetness, and Self Compassion
Martina could use a hand with eating less sugar. She keeps trying to avoid sugar during the week, and permit it on the weekend, but consistently finds she doesn't actu...
Surviving Holiday Visits With Fat-Phobic or Rude Family Members
If Aunt Patty always upsets you by making a snide comment on your bodyweight, this is the year you will be prepared.
"I am 54 years old, and I don’t know how to eat if I'm not dieting"
Can I have dessert? How much? Can I eat carbs? Do I have to eat vegetables? Deciding to stop dieting can bring up many questions. Let's uncover some answers.
How To Keep Resentment and Rebelliousness From Holding You Back
Most people don't want to feel resentful. Most of us want to be gracious and grateful, or at least appear that way. But many people who struggle with emotional eating ...
Binge Eating, Trauma, and How They Are Related
A shocking number of people with disordered eating, (including binge eating or compulsive eating) have been through painful or difficult events in their past. The thin...
What Happened to My Self Control?
I was so "good" at dieting", people say. "What happened?" In this episode we explore cognitive factors which can bolster or weaken your ability to resist temptations a...
How To Change After Binge Eating Has Become A Habit
Most people who develop a binge eating pattern can see how it is impacted by emotional states, triggering situations, or hunger states. Have a negative review at work?...
"Help! I'm suddenly slipping"
You can be cruising along, proudly practicing your emotion and self-care skills, living the binge-free life... when a relapse of old behaviors barges in and shakes all...
Seeing the Best of Yourself in Photos
As soon as you see your summer vacation photos, do you start picking apart your appearance? Ever pull out an old photo and think, "oh, I didn't look bad at all but I w...
"I know what to do, I just don't do it" Part 2
In the second episode on closing the gap between *knowing* and *doing*, Georgie shares more practical tips. You'll find out how to start on the bunny slope, go for par...
"I know what to do, I just don't do it" (Part 1)
When you know what to do, but just aren't doing it, how do you get unstuck? Listen in for Georgie's advice on turning what you *want to do* into what you are *actually...
Do I even Want to Feel Better?
Mystifying. Puzzling. Baffling. We could use any of these adjectives to describe the phenomenon of knowing what to do to make ourselves feel better - and not doing it....
What Does It Mean?
“Maybe it means I really just need to find some willpower!”" I worry that my struggling with the workload means I’m not cut out for this job.” (That was Brian.)“If I c...
There's An Idea
What if urges to binge eat or compulsively raid the cabinets didn't feel so... urgent? What if they were weak, flimsy thoughts that passed by? In this episode, we'll t...
Clearing Your Mental Filter
With so much information coming us during every waking hour, we naturally pay more attention to some data than others. But left unchecked, your mind may focus on prio...
The Power Of Possibilities
Taking stock of our past often leads us to conclude that the future will be a repetition: same struggles, same mistakes, same old patterns. But that line of reasoning ...
My Brain Is A Liar (But It's Ok, So Is Yours)
Cognitive distortions are part of the “launch sequence” you could say, leading up to binge or emotional eating. The idea of eating a lot of food isn’t itself compelli...