Once Upon a Binge Podcast

Once Upon a Binge Podcast
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Once Upon a Binge is a podcast about binge eating recovery, body image and letting go of perfectionism. Hosted by Becca, a therapist specialising in disordered eating, the podcast offers honest and compassionate conversations about what’s going on behind the binge-restrict cycle – and how to break free from it. Through conversations with people who have lived experience, as well as professionals working in the field, we explore the realities of healing your relationship with food and finding body acceptance. Has the pressure of beauty standards left you feeling like you’re not enough? Are you fed up of obsessive food thoughts? Are you tired of feeling out of control around food? Then you’re not alone. This is a space for you to feel seen and supported as you break free from food rules, find food freedom and learn to accept yourself as you are.

  1. 1 day ago

    Male Body Image & Disordered Eating | How We Helped Each Other Heal | Once Upon a Binge Podcast Ep. 38

    In this deeply honest episode of Once Upon a Binge, Becca is joined by her partner Will for a raw conversation about disordered eating, body image, binge eating, orthorexia, fitness culture, and recovery. Together, they unpack how their relationship with food and their bodies changed through meeting each other — despite both struggling with unhealthy beliefs around eating, exercise, appearance, and self-worth when they first met. Will shares his experience with: Orthorexia and “clean eating” Veganism and identity Body dysmorphia in the fitness industry Social media pressure and perfectionism Binge eating behind the scenes Male body image struggles Personal training culture and physique obsession Becca opens up about: Restrictive eating and dieting Fear of weight gain Recovery from binge eating and food rules Reassurance seeking and body image anxiety Learning to feel safe in her body Healing through relationships and connection This episode explores how shame, diet culture, wellness culture, and external validation can shape our relationship with food — and how acceptance, compassion, and emotional safety can become part of recovery. If you’ve ever struggled with: binge eating emotional eating food obsession calorie counting body dysmorphia orthorexia fear of weight gain restrictive eating comparison on social media feeling “not good enough” …this conversation will likely resonate deeply. Let us know in the comments: Are you a male who's struggled with body image and disordered eating? Have relationships ever impacted your healing journey with food or body image? Subscribe for more conversations on: Eating disorder recovery, binge eating recovery, food freedom, body image healing, mental health, self-worth, and recovery from diet culture. Connect with Becca & the podcast.... Instagram: @bingefreeandbeautiful @onceuponabingepodcast  Email: bingefreeandbeautiful@gmail.com podcast.onceuponabinge@gmail.com 💜

    56 min

  2. 25 May

    What’s Next for Once Upon a Binge? | Binge Eating Recovery Podcast. Ep. 37

    After 18 months of co-hosting the Once Upon a Binge Podcast, Katy is stepping away from the show. In this emotional and honest episode, Becca and Katy talk openly about the decision to end this chapter of the podcast, navigating change, burnout, recovery work, and what’s next for Once Upon a Binge. If you struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, body image, perfectionism, or eating disorder recovery, this conversation may really resonate with you. In this episode, we discuss: -Katy's decision to leave the podcast -The emotional impact of endings and change -Burnout in the eating disorder recovery space -Recovery, mental health, and capacity -The importance of conversations around binge eating recovery -What the future of the Once Upon a Binge Podcast looks like -Upcoming guest episodes featuring lived experience and professionals Moving forward, Once Upon a Binge will continue with Becca as solo host, alongside guests including therapists, dietitians, coaches, and people sharing their own recovery journeys. This podcast is dedicated to helping people heal their relationship with food, break free from the binge restrict cycle, improve body image, and let go of perfectionism. ✨ We are also looking for future podcast guests with lived experience of binge eating, emotional eating, body image struggles, disordered eating, or eating disorder recovery. If you have a story or perspective you’d like to share and think it could help others feel less alone, please get in touch — we’d love to hear from you. ✨ Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the podcast over the past 18 months through listening, sharing episodes, commenting, and reaching out 💜 Wishing you all the best Katy! If you enjoy the podcast, please like, comment, and subscribe — it really helps more people find these conversations around binge eating recovery and eating disorder recovery. #BingeEatingRecovery #EatingDisorderRecovery #BodyImage #MentalHealthPodcast #EmotionalEating #Perfectionism #RecoveryJourney #bodyacceptance #bodypositivity

    20 min

  3. 11 May

    Why social events are SO hard when you struggle with Food and Body Image. OUAB Ep. 36

    In episode 36 of the Once Upon a Binge podcast Katy and Becca talk about navigating social events and disordered eating. They talk about how food rules blocked them from having food freedom at social events, the role of binge eating and how body image insecurities made socialising challenging. They discuss: •⁠  ⁠Anxiety before social events and binge eating as social avoidance  •⁠  ⁠Mental calculations around food at social events  •⁠  ⁠Introvertism and extrovertism and how it impacts our relationship with social events and food  •⁠  ⁠Food restriction before social events •⁠  ⁠The role of dopamine in socialising and binge eating  •⁠  ⁠How being ADHD impacts socialising  •⁠  ⁠How alcohol effects socialising and binge eating  •⁠  ⁠The need for time to prepare for social events and alone time afterwards •⁠  ⁠How food thoughts block connection with others at social events  •⁠  ⁠Feeling like there’s something wrong with you for not wanting to socialise  •⁠  ⁠Body image spiralling  💜   Connect with the podcast:  •⁠  ⁠Instagram - www.instagram.com/onceuponabingepodcast •⁠  ⁠Email - podcast.onceuponabinge@gmail.com   Connect with Becca: •⁠  ⁠Instagram – www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful    •⁠  ⁠LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccarobinson/  •⁠  ⁠Email - bingefreeandbeautiful@gmail.com

    54 min

  4. 27 Apr

    Are You Binge Eating to Avoid Conflict? (The trigger we don’t talk about) - OUAB Ep. 35

    In this episode of Once Upon a Binge, Katy & Becca are talking about conflict - not just arguments or disagreements, but the way conflict can live in the body, shape your nervous system, and become tangled up with binge eating, restriction and body image struggles. They explore how our very different childhood experiences with conflict shaped the way they responded to it: with one becoming conflict avoidant, swallowing feelings down and turning anger inward; the other becoming more reactive, using food afterwards to regulate the intensity of fight-or-flight energy. They also talk about how binge eating can sometimes become the voice we weren’t able to use, the place our anger went, or the way our body tried to bring us back down when everything felt too much. In this conversation, they cover: How conflict can feel threatening to the nervous system Fight, freeze and conflict avoidance The link between suppressed anger, binge eating and body image Why restriction can feel like control or obedience Seeing the binge part with more compassion Learning to speak up without abandoning yourself Why conflict doesn’t always mean something is broken How curiosity can help us understand our inner parts This episode is for anyone who has ever felt like food became the place where unspoken feelings, anger, shame or overwhelm went. Let us know: are you more conflict avoidant, more reactive, or something else entirely? Thank you so much for listening 🤎

    59 min

  5. 13 Apr

    The Psychology of Binge Eating: Why Transitions Are So Triggering - OUAB podcast Ep. 34

    In episode 34 Katy and Becca and talking about transitions, both in our day to day life and big life transitions. Why they are so difficult to go through and how binge eating comes in as a tool to cope. They talk about: Transitions create “permission windows” to binge eat Binge eating as a transition tool Does binge eating give respite from tasks or provide momentum or both? Is binge eating a habit or a ritual to help with transitions? Difference between micro and macro transitions The transition of childhood to adolescence to adulting and how binge eating helps How transitions affect our identity and worldview How we view a craving determines how we respond to it The power of naming the difficulty with transitions If you struggle with transitions and find binge eating is a tool to get through it then you’re not alone. Let us know in the comments below if you’ve found this episode helpful. Please like, comment and subscribe as it helps our channel reach more people who may find it helpful! 💜 Connect with us: - Instagram - www.instagram.com/onceuponabingepodcast - Email - podcast.onceuponabinge@gmail.com     Connect with Becca: - Instagram – www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful   - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccarobinson/ - Email - bingefreeandbeautiful@gmail.com   Connect with Katy: - Email – knacoaching@gmail.com - Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching

    51 min

  6. 30 Mar

    Disordered Eating or an Eating Disorder? A Therapist and Coach Explain the Difference - Ep. 33

    What’s the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder - and why does it matter so much? In this episode of Once Upon a Binge, Becca and Katy unpack the often-confusing conversation around disordered eating, eating disorders and the grey area in between. They explore why these experiences can feel more like a spectrum than a clear-cut box, how diet culture and wellness culture can normalise harmful behaviours, and why so many people end up feeling like they’re “not bad enough” to deserve support. They also share parts of their own personal experiences with food, body image, restriction, bingeing, and recovery - including how eating struggles can develop gradually for some people, and much more intensely for others. In this episode, they talk about: ✨ The difference between disordered eating and a diagnosed eating disorder ✨ Why food struggles are often far more normalised than people realise ✨ How dieting, food rules, guilt, and morality around food can escalate over time ✨ Why labels can be helpful - but also harmful ✨ The problem with clinical criteria, BMI, and people being denied support ✨ How trauma, perfectionism, and the need for control can show up through food ✨ What a more peaceful relationship with food can actually look like This is such an important conversation if you’ve ever questioned whether your relationship with food is “serious enough” to matter. You do not need to hit a crisis point before your struggle counts. If this episode resonated, we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

    52 min

  7. 16 Mar

    Grieving your Body in Eating Disorder Recovery? - The Five Stages of Body image Healing - OUAB podcast - Ep. 32

    In episode 32 of the Once Upon a Binge podcast Katy and Becca talk about their journey of body image healing and the process of grieving your body.   They discuss: How body grief shows up for many women, not just in eating disorder recovery How your body is your one true home How natural weight fluctuations can be really unsettling for body image The 5 stages of body image grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance Body avoidance versus body exposure – which helps most in body image healing? How denial was actually helpful for recovery! Why photographs are so damn triggering for body image!   This episode was recorded before the recent announcement for Stephanie Buttermore’s death. We’d like to send our condolences to Jeff Nippard and the rest of Stephanie’s family. We thank Stephanie for how many people she helped in recovery through documenting her own all-in journey.   If you enjoyed this episode, please like, comment and subscribe. Engaging with our channel helps us grow and reach more people in recovery.   💜 Connect with us: - Instagram - www.instagram.com/onceuponabingepodcast - Email - podcast.onceuponabinge@gmail.com     Connect with Becca: - Instagram – www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful   - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccarobinson/ - Email - bingefreeandbeautiful@gmail.com   Connect with Katy: - Email – knacoaching@gmail.com - Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching

    53 min

  8. 2 Mar

    What If Binge Eating Isn't About Willpower - It's Burnout! - Once Upon a Binge Podcast - Ep. 31

    In episode 31 of the Once Upon a Binge Podcast, Katy and Becca are talking about rest, burnout and binge eating. The discuss: - What really is rest? What’s the difference between passive rest and restorative rest? - The go-go-go-crash cycle of binge eating - How the inner critic influences the way we view rest - How black and white thinking shows up around rest - Embodiment, rest and binge eating - Bingeing as a form of nervous system regulation - What is the fear of rest? - ADHD and how it affects our ability to rest - A car analogy to represent running on empty   Let us know in the comments if you found this episode helpful. We’d love to hear how you think rest influences your relationship with food and exercise. Please like, subscribe and comment. Engagement with our channel helps us to reach more people and we appreciate every little bit of support in helping our channel grow – thank you! 💜 Connect with us: - Instagram - www.instagram.com/onceuponabingepodcast - Email - podcast.onceuponabinge@gmail.com   Connect with Becca: - Instagram – www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccarobinson/ - Email - bingefreeandbeautiful@gmail.com   Connect with Katy: - Email – knacoaching@gmail.com - Instagram - www.instagram.com/knacoaching

    52 min
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Once Upon a Binge is a podcast about binge eating recovery, body image and letting go of perfectionism. Hosted by Becca, a therapist specialising in disordered eating, the podcast offers honest and compassionate conversations about what’s going on behind the binge-restrict cycle – and how to break free from it. Through conversations with people who have lived experience, as well as professionals working in the field, we explore the realities of healing your relationship with food and finding body acceptance. Has the pressure of beauty standards left you feeling like you’re not enough? Are you fed up of obsessive food thoughts? Are you tired of feeling out of control around food? Then you’re not alone. This is a space for you to feel seen and supported as you break free from food rules, find food freedom and learn to accept yourself as you are.

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  • Creator
    Once Upon a Binge Podcast
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
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    Once Upon a Binge Podcast

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