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. 4 DAYS AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 23 MAR ·  BONUS

    Support in the Moment: Kahani, Eating Disorder Recovery, and Real-Time Tools (with Mehek Mohan + Elena)

    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.

    45 min

  7. 19 MAR

    When Food Is the Only Break You Get

    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.

    14 min

  8. 12 MAR

    Why “Being Good” Backfires (Especially When Weight Loss Is the Goal)

    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).

    14 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
    211
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2021 Breaking Up With Binge Eating
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