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New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. The morning after a hard night of eating can feel heavy—physically and mentally—and it’s easy for your brain to start reaching for a “fix”: skipping meals, tightening rules, stepping on the scale, promising to be “very good” today. In this episode, Georgie explains why compensation usually turns into overcompensation, and how that swing adds more pressure to an already unsettled system—making another binge more likely.  Instead, this episode lays out a stabilizing approach: listen to your body, return to regular meals, and treat the aftermath with steadiness rather than correction. You’ll hear a simple framework for “the morning after” that starts with body stabilization (predictable nourishment, hydration, sleep, gentle care), then mental stabilization (language that keeps choice online—“pressure exceeded capacity” instead of “I blew it”), and finally emotional stabilization (safety and connection instead of shame and isolation).  Try this: After a hard eating episode, do nothing dramatic. Eat your next meal, drink water, rest, and get curious about what increased pressure—not how to redeem yourself.

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. This episode is about the moment before things fully blow up—not the binge itself, and not the morning-after panic, but the point where you start to feel… off. When your schedule changes (weekends, travel, illness, late nights, company), the day can lose its scaffolding and pressure quietly accumulates until eating starts to feel urgent and chaotic.  You’ll learn why “anchors” matter—regular meals, transitions, and small rhythms that reduce uncertainty—and what to do when those anchors disappear. The core tool is helping the day “land” more gently: creating one clear pause where forward motion stops, nothing urgent is required, and choice can come back online. You’ll also hear practical examples of what that landing looks like (sitting down to eat, plating food, taking five quiet minutes, changing clothes to mark a transition, deciding when the day is done) and how to use as many small pauses as you need—because staying steady on a disrupted day isn’t about discipline, it’s about responsiveness.  Try this week: On the first day you notice the slide starting, don’t try to “reset perfectly.” Choose one small anchor and one landing pause, and treat it as support—not a test. 

To unlock this and ALL the subscribers-only episodes with real clients and conversations, join us at georgiefear.com/podcast.  This week I'm sharing another real life coaching session with Heather. Heather credits another good eating week to her growing ability to tolerate discomfort and feeling her feelings (instead of escaping them with food). You'll also hear us unpack something that shows up for so many people: Transactional reward systems - and how they usually backfire. We have a more effective, practical way to include treat foods without sliding into extremes that you will hear us discuss. In this call, we also continue to name Heather's binary thinking. It shows up like "clean or dirty", "good or bad", "skinny, or fat", and "doing it right or doing it wrong". One of the ways we combat this binary thinking is by building what Heather calls a gray thinking dictionary, including words like "spectrum", "range" and "nuance." If you've ever felt like you're either super strict or completely off the rails, or if you want practical steps for building flexibility around food, exercise, and body image, this session will be worth your time. Episode Timeline: 02:54 Heather Owns the Shift 04:41 Feeling Feelings Not Food 05:09 The Clean Month Deal 07:12 Rewards Without Binging 09:10 Process Rewards and Exercise 13:48 Breaking Binary Thinking 19:32 Why Extremes Feel Safe 25:46 Building a Gray Dictionary 28:27 Why Extremes Feel Safer 29:15 Slippery Slope Reframed 30:40 Guardrails for Moderation 34:12 Nuance for Treat Days 39:38 Bikram Goals and All-or-Nothing 46:58 30 Plants a Week Strategy 49:15 Emotional Check-In Wrap Have you ever thought, "I know what to do, I just need to consistently do it"? Who hasn't? Sometimes we need accountability. Sometimes we need specific strategies, new tools, or a bit of help. If you want help to become a confident, sensible eater with 1:1 personalized attention, sign up at ConfidentEaters.com.

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. If you can hold it together all day—and then feel like everything falls apart at night—this episode is for you. Nighttime bingeing isn’t a character flaw. It’s usually what happens when pressure exceeds capacity at the end of the day. In this episode, Georgie breaks down the most common drivers of nighttime binges (and why they often stack), then gives you a practical “match the tool to the mechanism” menu so you can experiment with small changes that actually shift your evenings. In this episode, we cover: Why nighttime bingeing is rarely about willpower—and more often about stateThe 4 most common drivers of nighttime bingesA simple in-the-moment check-in to identify what’s driving tonight’s urgeA “Solutions Menu” with experiments you can try this week—without turning it into a new perfection projectA quick script for when you catch yourself in the pantry on autopilot

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. Show Notes: As things start to feel steadier, a new fear often shows up: If I’m not white-knuckling this, am I doing enough? In this episode, we talk about why calm can feel unfamiliar when effort has been your survival strategy—and how real recovery looks more like stabilization than intensity. We’ll break down what stability actually means (predictability, not perfection), why stability lowers urges and reduces escalation, and why many people fear stability because it can feel like “losing control.” You’ll learn the three pillars that support steadiness—consistent nourishment, predictable rhythm, and humanizing your standards—plus a practical reframe: choose the simplest support plan you can repeat most days, the one that’s “crappy-day proof.”

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. Show Notes: When the urge to eat feels urgent, convincing, and hard to resist, insight alone usually isn’t enough. In this episode, we focus on what to do once the urge is already here—so you reduce escalation instead of making it worse. In this episode, you’ll hear the key reframe that an urge is not an order—it’s a signal, why fighting, shaming, arguing, or “just giving in” often escalates urges, and what actually fuels escalation (all-or-nothing thinking, “if I start I won’t stop,” negotiation, and future-tripping). I’ll walk you through a simple protocol—Pause, Change Context, Choose the least-pressure next step—along with neutral language that keeps your thinking brain online. We’ll also cover how to eat in a more regulated way if you do choose to eat (seated, plated, with a check-in partway through), and what to do after urge-driven eating so you don’t accidentally make the next urge stronger. All Access: Want more support between episodes? All Access includes recorded real-life coaching sessions (shared with permission). Subscribe at georgiefear.com/podcast or in Apple Podcasts.

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. Episode summaryRecovery doesn’t only happen in therapy—it happens in the moments in between. In this episode, Georgie talks with Mehek Mohan, cofounder of Kahani, an app designed to offer personalized, on-demand support for eating disorder recovery, and Elena, who uses the app in her own recovery and helps guide its development. You’ll hear how Kahani aims to lower cognitive load on hard days through check-ins and tailored activities, why a nonjudgmental space can help when shame is loud, and how the app navigates the common “weight loss vs. binge/restrict” trap without turning into diet culture in disguise. In this episode, we talk about: Why urges can spike during transitions and at night—and what “in-the-moment” support can look likeThe relief of having somewhere to “get it out” without feeling like a burdenElena’s take on shame and silence—and why repeated disclosure to loved ones can sometimes backfireHow Kahani’s check-ins and personalized activities are designed to reduce cognitive loadWhat makes the app feel more “recovery-literate” (ED-specific language + that “quasi recovery” middle space)The “I want to lose weight but I’m stuck in binge/restrict” dilemma—plus an example of how the app respondsGuardrails: why Kahani isn’t a replacement for treatment, and how it’s meant to augment supportMehek’s personal “why” for building this, and how they’re iterating based on user feedbackLinks & resources Learn more about Kahani: https://getkahani.com/georgieImportant noteThis episode is educational and supportive, not medical advice. Kahani is a support tool and is not a substitute for professional treatment.

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. When life feels like nonstop self-management, food can become the fastest, most reliable way to get relief—especially if rest, comfort, or support don’t feel allowed. In this episode, we’ll look at why emotional eating and binge eating are points on the same continuum of pressure and capacity, and how to widen your “menu of relief” so food doesn’t have to do all the work. In this episode: Why emotional eating often starts as a solution to stress and overloadHow binge eating can show up when regulation collapses under too much strainThe kinds of pressure that build up (physical, cognitive, emotional, relational, and “be good” pressure)The core shift: don’t just remove food—add relief (small, reliable breaks)Practical categories of relief: body, sensory, decision, emotional, relational, and permission-basedComing next: What to do when the urge is already there—how to respond without white-knuckling or collapse. All Access: For more support, All Access includes recorded real-life coaching sessions (shared with permission). Join at georgiefear.com/podcast or in Apple Podcasts.

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. So many people believe: “Once I lose weight, I’ll finally feel calm around food.” In this episode, we unpack why that belief often backfires—turning food into a high-stakes performance, increasing stress and rigidity, and making emotional eating and binge eating more likely. We’ll also explore a stability-first approach: lowering pressure first so eating can become steadier, calmer, and more consistent. In this episode, we cover: How weight loss becomes a “permission slip” for rest, ease, and self-trustWhy dieting pressure doesn’t create consistent healthy living—it creates swingsEmotional eating as relief (“I need a break”) vs binge eating (“I can’t hold this together anymore”)The trap of making peace conditional on being smallerA simple weekly exercise to get what you want without putting weight loss in chargeWant more support? If you want to go deeper, check out All Access—my paid subscription where you can hear real coaching sessions (shared with permission) and the practical conversations that help people move from distress to stability with food.  Join at georgiefear.com/podcast (or subscribe right in your podcast app).

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. Episode 4 — The Binge–Restrict Cycle (and Where It Actually Starts) From Distress to Stability — Part 4 Most people think the cycle starts with the binge. But binges don’t come out of nowhere—they come out of pressure. In this episode, we zoom out and name two beginnings: the day-to-day start (quiet pressure, depleted capacity, emotional eating, guilt, tightening control), andthe long-ago start (early dieting messages, unfairness about who “gets” food, and what kids learn about being lovable and acceptable).You’ll also hear why chronic pressure can make it hard to find a “first domino”—and what to do instead. This week’s practice: Pick one recent binge or near-binge and gently rewind the tape: Where did pressure start to rise?Where did I start muscling through instead of supporting myself?Where did guilt add fuel?Want in on the All-Access episodes? Head to georgiefear.com/podcast to sign up (cancel anytime)

New to the show? Start Here + Listening Paths: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. Show Notes: Ever felt like the first bite “signs a contract”—and suddenly the brakes are gone? In this episode, we slow that moment down and explain why loss-of-control eating is a predictable state shift that shows up more often under stress and restriction. You’ll learn what’s happening in your brain and body—and how to interrupt the spiral without needing perfection. What we cover What “loss of control” really means (it’s about the internal experience, not just quantity)The 4 forces that create the “brakes gone” feeling:Food as relief: your brain predicts food will helpScarcity thinking: “I shouldn’t / I can’t / I’ll make up for it later”Body vulnerability: under-fueling, fatigue, stress, depletionThe switch-flip thought: “I blew it / might as well”How stress-amplifying thoughts (“I don’t have enough time,” “this is too much”) fan the flamesA core strategy for relief: Turn to people, not food (connection lowers pressure)Tools you can try this week Stabilize your baseline: consistent, adequate meals earlier in the day (especially if nights are hard)Plate + Pause (for risk moments): eat your first portion normally, then pause 30–90 seconds and ask, “What do I need right now?”Remember: every binge has ended—you can influence when it ends next time. Any interruption counts.Coming next We’ll zoom out to how these patterns form over time—and where the cycle actually starts. Work with me: Coaching details are in the show notes.

To unlock this and ALL the subscribers-only episodes with real clients and conversations, join us at georgiefear.com/podcast. Join us for a real coaching call with Brian as he celebrates meaningful progress: his back pain has eased, he’s sleeping in his own bed again, and he’s had his most consistent stretch of not binge eating in a long time. In this conversation, we talk through how to interrupt the trigger–emotion–thought–action chain by catching spirals at the thought stage, including challenging vague anxious thoughts and using self-talk. We also discuss medical stigma, common weight-loss advice, and how GLP-1 medications may help some people by reducing food noise. Brian also shares how helping someone else can instantly disrupt negative thought/emotion loops. This is a concept in CBT called behavioral activation, which you will hear more about on the call. Finally, we map out a plan to rebuild exercise after injury with treadmill walking and gentle stability work, using the pacing principle: do less than heroic on good days and more than nothing on hard days. Tune in to hear the practical and meaningful steps Brian is taking to continue progressing on his journey. Episode Timeline: 00:00 Real Progress Is Messy: Brian’s 2-Week Streak & Back Pain Relief 03:18 Rebuilding Movement Safely: Treadmill Walking After Injury 03:53 Eating in the Green Zone: Planning Meals & Stopping the Thought Spiral 08:46 Dealing With “You Should Try…” Advice & Accepting Slow, Real Change 09:38 Medical Stigma + GLP-1s: Ozempic, Zepbound, Rybelsus & Food Noise 16:50 When Life Hits: Listing Triggers Without Binging 17:42 Conflict Without Food: Strong Emotions, Editor’s Note, and Choosing Repair 25:03 The “hair shirt” feeling: interrogating vague anxiety and ‘I should be doing more’ 27:34 Trigger → emotion → thought → action: pushing the loop back upstream 29:33 Behavioral activation: serving others to break the negative loop 33:16 Exercise plan after surgery: habit stacking, walking, and gentle rehab 36:41 Closing thoughts and listener invitation Have you ever thought, "I know what to do, I just need to consistently do it"? Who hasn't? Sometimes we need accountability. Sometimes we need specific strategies, new tools, or a bit of help. If you want help to become a confident, sensible eater with 1:1 personalized attention, sign up at ConfidentEaters.com

Start Here + Listening Paths: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-here Pick the path that fits what you’re dealing with right now. If you’ve ever been told “just stop restricting” and felt more confused than helped, this episode is for you. We’re defining restriction in a way that actually supports recovery: not every “no” creates pressure. The kind of restriction that fuels binge eating is excessive, distress-based scarcity—and learning the difference is how you build steadiness without swinging into chaos.  In this episode, we cover Why “never say no” isn’t recovery—it’s a different trap The key distinction: regulation vs. scarcity (limits aren’t the problem; distress is) Two types of “restriction”:Practical boundaries that create stability Deprivation-based restriction that drives rebound eating Why deprivation backfires (biology, psychology, and nervous system threat) How to tell, in real time, whether a “no” is supportive or scarcity-based (the 3 questions) Work with me If you want support building your middle path—without swinging between extremes—coaching details can be found at ConfidentEaters.com. Or, send me an email at [email protected]. 

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you’re dealing with right now.

Start Here + Listening Paths: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-here Welcome to Season 2 of Breaking Up With Binge Eating. This 12-episode series walks you step-by-step from distress around food to something steadier and more workable—without perfection. In the Season 2 opener, we challenge the idea that loss of control is a character flaw and replace it with a more accurate frame: pressure exceeds capacity. We’ll unpack how restriction, stress, exhaustion, and emotional overload narrow your thinking and spike urgency around food, and why “clamping down” tends to increase the pressure you’re trying to reduce. You’ll leave with a gentle practice for the week—one question that lowers shame and raises capacity: What pressure was my system responding to?