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Breaking Up With Binge Eating

Georgie Fear and the Confident Eaters Team
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Breaking Up With Binge Eating is for anyone stuck in binge eating, emotional eating, or the restrict-then-binge cycle. Hosts Georgie Fear, Christina Holland, and Maryclaire Brescia share practical, evidence-based tools from the Breaking Up With Binge Eating Coaching Program—grounded in nutritional science, behavior change psychology, and approaches like CBT and ACT—without the shame or perfectionism. New here? Start with Episode 10: The 2 REAL Causes of Binge Eating. Pick your Listening Path (where to start, by topic): https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-here-pick-your-listening-path

  1. 2 DAYS AGO ·  BONUS

    Is This Real Progress… or Am I Just Performing? (Bonus Episode)

    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: What happens when things are finally going better… and your brain decides that means it must be fake? In this coaching excerpt, Sarah names a fear I hear all the time: “Am I doing well… or am I just performing because someone’s watching?” We talk about why progress can feel suspicious, how “imposter/cheat” stories keep the bar moving, and why support + accountability don’t invalidate your recovery — they’re often part of how it sticks. If you’ve ever discounted your own improvement or waited for the other shoe to drop, this one will make a lot of sense. In this clip, we cover: The “fraud” fear: I’m doing better, so it must not be real (and why that’s such a common reflex)How your brain explains success away (“It was an easy month,” “It doesn’t count,” “I’m just performing”)Accountability as a legitimate tool — not proof you’re faking itWhy motivation is almost never purely “for me” or “for someone else” (it’s usually both)Letting “relief” be relief without turning it into a new perfection contractUsing evidence (as weeks build into months) to build trust in real changeTimestamp highlights 0:05 — “Am I doing well or am I performing for Georgie?”1:10 — What “faking it” would actually mean (and what it doesn’t)2:00 — Why external support helps humans succeed (and it’s allowed)3:10 — How accountability often becomes self-accountability over time5:20 — The fear of believing it’s getting easier6:35 — The “who do you think you are?” voice + why pride can feel unsafe8:10 — “Kicking the tires” on recovery through real-life stressors8:45 — “I had an angry piece of toast this week.” (and what happens next)Takeaway to try If your brain is insisting your progress “doesn’t count,” ask:  What’s the evidence in front of me — in my actions, not my feelings? Weeks and months of behavior change are data. You’re allowed to trust data. Coaching/support: georgiefear@gmail.com

    12 min

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    This is Treatable

    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 Is Treatable (From Distress to Stability — Part 12, Season Finale) In the final episode of this season, Georgie names what many people quietly doubt: this is treatable. Not because it’s quick or simple, but because binge eating and emotional eating aren’t random or a personal flaw—they’re understandable system responses to pressure, depletion, and the search for relief.  This episode reframes what real progress looks like: not dramatic turning points, but quieter shifts—more time between binges, shorter spirals, urges that don’t hijack you the same way, and hard days met with steadiness instead of punishment. You’ll hear a new definition of progress (“what happened next?” and “did I reduce pressure anywhere?”), a compassionate way to understand setbacks as data (pressure exceeded capacity), and a framework for moving from self-surveillance to self-understanding.  If you take one thing from this finale, let it be this: you’re not failing—you’re learning a pattern that responds to understanding, steadiness, and support. You’re allowed to keep learning at your own pace, and you don’t have to do it alone.

    8 min

  3. 23 APR

    The Morning After: Stabilizing Instead of Compensating

    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.

    13 min

  4. 16 APR

    Before the Spiral: When Plans Fall Apart

    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.

    10 min

  5. 9 APR • ALL-ACCESS ONLY

    Breaking Free from All-Or-Nothing: The Power of Nuance in Healing With Heather

    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.

    51 min

  6. 9 APR

    Why Nighttime Binges Aren’t a Willpower Problem

    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

    15 min

  7. 2 APR

    Building Stability Without Perfection

    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.”

    9 min

  8. 26 MAR

    What To Do When the Urge Hits

    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.

    9 min
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Breaking Up With Binge Eating is for anyone stuck in binge eating, emotional eating, or the restrict-then-binge cycle. Hosts Georgie Fear, Christina Holland, and Maryclaire Brescia share practical, evidence-based tools from the Breaking Up With Binge Eating Coaching Program—grounded in nutritional science, behavior change psychology, and approaches like CBT and ACT—without the shame or perfectionism. New here? Start with Episode 10: The 2 REAL Causes of Binge Eating. Pick your Listening Path (where to start, by topic): https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-here-pick-your-listening-path

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  • Creator
    Georgie Fear and the Confident Eaters Team
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    213
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2021 Breaking Up With Binge Eating
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    Breaking Up With Binge Eating
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