Binge Free Bestie

Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
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Diet culture is bullsh*t. Willpower is a lie. If you've ever secretly binged after a "good" eating day, woken up swearing tomorrow's the day, or wondered why every other area of your life is sorted except food ... this is your podcast. Binge Free Bestie is the no-BS poddy helping women break up with binge eating, emotional eating, and the diet mentality for good. No shame. No restriction. No more Monday restarts. Nic Gaviria is a registered counsellor (Master of Counselling) based in New Zealand, who's walked the binge eating recovery path herself. Start here: linktr.ee/bingefreebestie

  1. 2d ago

    Day 4 BREAKING UP WITH DIET CULTURE, MINI SERIES: If You've Tried Everything and Are Still Stuck, This Is Why

    Ready to say goodbye to the binge-restrict cycle for good? The Break Up is open for enrolment now for the August 2026 round, and doors close Monday August 3rd. 👉 Join here: https://checkout.bingefreebestie.com/the-break-up Use code FOUNDINGBESTIE for $500 AUD off as a founding member of this newly elevated round. Come find me on Instagram @bingefreebestie, or flick me a DM if you've got questions before you dive in. Can't wait to have you in there 💜

  2. 3d ago

    Day 3 BREAKING UP WITH DIET CULTURE, MINI SERIES: The Number One Reason You Keep Overeating (and How to Fix It, For Good)

    Ready to say goodbye to the binge-restrict cycle for good? The Break Up is open for enrolment now for the August 2026 round, and doors close Monday August 3rd. 👉 Join here: https://checkout.bingefreebestie.com/the-break-up Use code FOUNDINGBESTIE for $500 AUD off as a founding member of this newly elevated round. Come find me on Instagram @bingefreebestie, or flick me a DM if you've got questions before you dive in. Can't wait to have you in there 💜

  3. 4d ago

    Day 2 BREAKING UP WITH DIET CULTURE, MINI SERIES: The High Price of Chasing A Fix, How Much It's REALLY Costing You

    Ready to say goodbye to the binge-restrict cycle for good? The Break Up is open for enrolment now for the August 2026 round, and doors close Monday August 3rd. 👉 Join here: https://checkout.bingefreebestie.com/the-break-up Use code FOUNDINGBESTIE for $500 AUD off as a founding member of this newly elevated round. Come find me on Instagram @bingefreebestie, or flick me a DM if you've got questions before you dive in. Can't wait to have you in there 💜

  4. 5d ago

    Day 1: BREAKING UP WITH DIET CULTURE, MINI SERIES: The Last Time You'll Ever Be Gaslit by the BS

    Ready to say goodbye to the binge-restrict cycle for good? The Break Up is open for enrolment now for the August 2026 round, and doors close Monday August 3rd. 👉 Join here: https://checkout.bingefreebestie.com/the-break-up Use code FOUNDINGBESTIE for $500 AUD off as a founding member of this newly elevated round. Come find me on Instagram @bingefreebestie, or flick me a DM if you've got questions before you dive in. Can't wait to have you in there 💜

  5. 5d ago

    Ep 77: Your Mum's on a Diet Again. Your Partner Made a Comment. Here's What to Do.

    You can do all the inner work and still fall apart at the dinner table because someone commented on your plate, your body, or even their own. This episode is about the relational side of binge and emotional eating. Your mum who's always on a diet. Your partner who makes comments. The friend who pushes food. The friend who won't eat anything. The people who love you and still make eating so much harder. In this episode Nic covers: Why other people's behaviour around food affects your recovery more than you realise The four types of people who show up as triggers (and what's actually going on for them) One practical tool for protecting your progress, with real scripted examples you can use straight away What to do when someone doesn't respect your limits after you've set them The people around you are part of the picture. This episode is about what to do with that. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ If this episode resonated: Come find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@bingefreebestie ⁠⁠and let me know. If you loved this episode, please leave a review and hit subscribe. It genuinely helps more women find this podcast, and that's the whole point. 💜 The Binge Free Bestie Podcast is hosted by Nic, registered counsellor and recovered binge eater. Content shared in this podcast is educational in nature and is not a substitute for individualised therapeutic support. Chapters 00:00 When Loved Ones Trigger Your Food Recovery 01:30 Healing From Diet Culture Around Other People 03:16 The Mum Who Is Always on a Diet 04:04 How Your Mum’s Diet Talk Shapes Your Food Beliefs 05:37 When Your Partner Comments on What You Eat 07:48 The Friend Who Pushes Food on You 09:37 When Your Friend Barely Eats and It Triggers Comparison 11:52 Practical Strategies for Food and Body Comments 12:26 Why You Can’t Control Other People’s Diet Talk 13:16 What Boundaries Really Mean in Recovery 14:15 Using I Statements to Stop Diet Conversations 15:48 How to Redirect Diet Talk Without Drama 17:04 Having a Direct Conversation About Food Comments 19:18 You Don’t Have to Earn the Right to Protect Your Healing 19:48 When Your Recovery Makes Other People Uncomfortable 21:17 How to Stay in Your Lane Around Diet Culture 22:18 Simple Scripts for Protecting Your Food Freedom

  6. Jul 21

    Ep 76: Why Your ADHD Brain Eats for Stimulation (Not Hunger)

    Ever found yourself standing at the pantry with an empty packet and zero memory of opening it? You weren't hungry. You weren't even really thinking. This is part two of the ADHD and binge eating series, and today we're going deep on stim eating, one of the most misunderstood eating patterns for neurospicy and neurodivergent women. I'm Nic Gaviria, registered counsellor, recovered binge eater, and late-diagnosed ADHD woman. I built The Break Up because I couldn't find anything that actually worked for brains like mine, and now I support women around the world to get free from binge eating and emotional eating for good. In this episode I cover: What stim eating actually is and why it's completely different to emotional eating Why ADHD brains specifically reach for chips, sour lollies, fizzy drinks and crunchy textures (the neuroscience is wild) Where stim eating shows up most, and why it has nothing to do with hunger or feelings My own stim eating story before my ADHD diagnosis How my Food Freedom Method addresses this specifically, including what a dopamine menu is and how to build one Big news about The Break Up and what I've been building behind the scenes for my ADHD besties If you caught last week's ADHD 101 episode, this is the follow-on. Go binge that one first if you haven't. More in the series coming. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ The Break Up Waitlist: https://checkout.bingefreebestie.com/waitlist-sign-up-page If this episode resonated: Come find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@bingefreebestie ⁠⁠and let me know. If you loved this episode, please leave a review and hit subscribe. It genuinely helps more women find this podcast, and that's the whole point. 💜 The Binge Free Bestie Podcast is hosted by Nic, registered counsellor and recovered binge eater. Content shared in this podcast is educational in nature and is not a substitute for individualised therapeutic support.

  7. Jul 14

    ADHD & Binge Eating 101: Why Your Brain Was Never the Problem

    This one is personal. I just turned 33 and I recently received a late ADHD diagnosis,  and it cracked open a whole new layer of understanding around my own binge eating history. In this episode I'm sharing my story, the research behind the ADHD and binge eating connection, six specific ADHD behaviours that drive disordered eating (with real-life examples), and one practical tool you can start using today. This is our 101, we'll be doing more episodes on this, but if you've ever felt like the standard food advice just doesn't work for your brain, this is your starting point. In this episode: My late ADHD diagnosis and the grief, anger, and pride that came with it Why women are chronically underdiagnosed — and what that costs us The dopamine connection: why your brain reaches for food Six ADHD traits that directly drive binge eating Why "just listen to your body" is neurotypical advice The Dopamine Check-In: your one tool for today Why The Break Up was neurodivergent-friendly before I even knew I was Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ If this episode resonated: Come find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@bingefreebestie ⁠⁠and let me know. If you loved this episode, please leave a review and hit subscribe. It genuinely helps more women find this podcast, and that's the whole point. 💜 The Binge Free Bestie Podcast is hosted by Nic, registered counsellor and recovered binge eater. Content shared in this podcast is educational in nature and is not a substitute for individualised therapeutic support.

  8. Jul 7

    74: Why You Binge More When You're Broke

    Financial Stress Eating: How Money Anxiety Hijacks Your Body You're not eating because you're hungry. You're eating because your nervous system thinks you're about to starve. This episode is about financial stress eating. Specifically, why money anxiety sends your body straight into survival mode and makes food feel completely out of control. If you've ever noticed that a bad bank statement leads to a binge, don't worry you're not losing it and you're not out of control. Your body is doing something ancient. Something it was literally built to do. The problem is, it can't tell the difference between a famine and an overdraft. In today's episode, I explain the biology behind why financial stress triggers overeating. I'll walk you through what's happening in your nervous system when money gets tight. I'll tell you why willpower is completely irrelevant here. And I'll give you a few real, practical tools you can use next time the urge hits after opening your banking app. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ If this episode resonated: Come find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@bingefreebestie ⁠⁠and let me know. If you loved this episode, please leave a review and hit subscribe. It genuinely helps more women find this podcast, and that's the whole point. 💜 The Binge Free Bestie Podcast is hosted by Nic, registered counsellor and recovered binge eater. Content shared in this podcast is educational in nature and is not a substitute for individualised therapeutic support. Chapters: 00:00 Why Money Anxiety Triggers Binge Eating 02:24 The Money Stress And Binge Eating Cycle 03:46 Why Financial Stress Hits Differently 04:42 Scarcity, Survival Mode And Food Urges 05:38 What Cortisol Does To Your Appetite 06:57 My Personal Story With Binge Eating And Debt 07:40 Secret Credit Cards, Binge Hauls And Shame 08:18 Diet Culture, Weight Loss Surgery And Financial Damage 09:28 How Financial Stress And Binges Feed Each Other 10:03 Why Your Brain Goes Offline During A Binge 11:07 Recovery Is Bigger Than Food Freedom 12:39 From Binge Eating Debt To Buying My First Home 13:56 Scarcity Mindset And Feeling Out Of Control 15:15 Why Money Worry Makes Eating Harder To Regulate 16:09 Why Willpower Is Not The Answer 17:46 The Reality Of Cost Of Living Stress 18:48 Why Food Feels Like Safety 19:26 How To Interrupt The Binge Shame Spiral 20:38 Why Restriction Makes Money Stress Eating Worse 21:29 Non-Food Ways To Signal Safety 22:18 Money Stress, Survival Mode And Self-Compassion 23:18 Outro

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Diet culture is bullsh*t. Willpower is a lie. If you've ever secretly binged after a "good" eating day, woken up swearing tomorrow's the day, or wondered why every other area of your life is sorted except food ... this is your podcast. Binge Free Bestie is the no-BS poddy helping women break up with binge eating, emotional eating, and the diet mentality for good. No shame. No restriction. No more Monday restarts. Nic Gaviria is a registered counsellor (Master of Counselling) based in New Zealand, who's walked the binge eating recovery path herself. Start here: linktr.ee/bingefreebestie

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  • Creator
    Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    82
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
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