Beyond Binge Eating

Kristina Dobyns
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Discover the Beyond Binge Eating Podcast, your go-to resource for overcoming binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, and food addiction. Hosted by Dr. Kristina, the podcast leverages her extensive expertise, including a doctorate in somatic psychology, a master's degree in exercise science, and her background as a professional athlete. Kristina, who had crushing eating disorders for over 20 years, now channels her experience into helping others as an integrative recovery specialist. Episodes include insightful interviews, special co-hosts, and solo episodes. You'll explore cutting-edge research on binge eating, urges and cravings, and dopamine, and dive into topics like sugar addiction and abstinence, interoceptive awareness, nutrition for recovery, strength training for women, habit formation, somatic practices, neuralplasticity, and holistic approaches to recovery. With practical tips and relentless positivity, the Beyond Binge Eating Podcast equips you with the knowledge and tools to finally break free from addictive eating patterns. You will learn new research, new practices, and be inspired and empowered, so that you can live a vibrant and healthy life—beyond binge eating. For more, check out: https://BeyondBingeEating.com

  1. 2d ago

    Healing Through Your Plate: Girl Gone Carnivore on Health, Healing & the Carnivore Lifestyle

    Bee, better known as Girl Gone Carnivore, is a CrossFit Level 2 trainer, Dr. Kiltz-certified health coach, powerlifter, and four-year carnivore. After years of struggling with GERD, PMDD, sugar addiction, alcohol use, and later PTSD, she shares how changing the way she ate became part of a much bigger journey toward resilience, recovery, and rebuilding her life. Here's what we explore: Bee's journey to a carnivore lifestyleRecovering from sugar addiction and alcohol dependenceHow food noise affected her relationship with herselfHealing from trauma, PTSD, and abusive relationshipsThe role of strength training in emotional recoveryWhy nutrition became the foundation for bigger life changesLearning to trust your body's signals againBuilding resilience, confidence, and self-awarenessWhy one way of eating doesn't fit everyonePractical reflections for anyone seeking greater food freedom If you're working toward food freedom, healing from difficult experiences, or simply looking for a new perspective on the relationship between nutrition and mental wellbeing, check out this conversation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come to the Meat & Movement Retreat in Costa Rica! https://www.MeatandMovement.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Bee: Instagram: @girl_gone_carnivore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:28 Meet Bee (Girl Gone Carnivore) 02:39 Living through trauma and reclaiming confidence 04:59 Years of searching for the "right" diet 07:05 Quitting alcohol and rebuilding her health 08:29 Discovering the carnivore diet 10:40 Breaking free from sugar addiction 13:29 How carnivore reduced food noise 14:16 Why weightlifting became part of healing 19:48 Healing the body before healing the mind 21:03 When stress showed up physically 23:20 Trauma, relationships, and self-awareness 27:06 Feeling like herself again 28:34 Can changing your diet bring more clarity? 30:28 Why carnivore isn't for everyone 32:30 Advice for anyone feeling trapped 34:10 Eating for mental clarity 35:24 Food, binge eating, and emotional awareness 36:52 Trauma, shame, and emotional eating 38:02 Finding healthier communities 39:36 Where healing begins 41:00 Where to connect with Bee 42:00 Bee's upcoming podcast 42:53 Final thoughts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

  2. 4d ago

    From Abuse to Binge Eating to Healing: A Nervous System Recovery Story

    In this episode, I sit down with Jacie Gregory — known online as Lady Carnivory — a nervous system regulation coach, co-founder of the CIRS Group podcast and community, and author of 30 Day Carnivore Boot Camp. Jacie started carnivore in January 2020 mostly to disprove a friend, and within nine months her OCD — which years of exposure therapy and medication hadn't resolved — was in remission. She hasn't had an obsessive thought since. Here's what we cover in the episode: How Jacie went from trying to disprove a coworker's keto diet to discovering carnivore in late 2019, and the nine-month timeline to OCD remission Her high school disordered eating history — restricting food as the only control she had during an abusive living situation — and how eating more, not less, helped her recover What CIRS is, why "carnivore harder" backfired into histamine reactions to beef, and how she's since incorporated the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) to support gut healing What nervous system regulation actually means (flexibility between states, not permanent calm) and her go-to tool for exiting fight-or-flight — slowing her movements to 30%, even in a room full of people Daily practices: morning gratitude since January 2022, Morning Pages from The Artist's Way, daily fascia work, and electrolytes Her one bikini bodybuilding competition in 2021, the social pressure toward extreme leanness in the carnivore community at the time, and how that culture has shifted since Her book, 30 Day Carnivore Boot Camp, and why she included her own experience of carnivore eventually stopping working for her How she supports people today through the CIRS Group community/podcast and a 12-week nervous system regulation cohort at Built to Regulate More info about Dr. Kristina's upcoming carnivore wellness retreat: https://www.MeatandMovement.com Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com Connect with Jacie here: thecirsgroup.com @LadyCarnivory on Instagram Cohort sign-up & newsletter: builttoregulate.com Timestamps: 00:00 — intro 02:00 — Personal story 02:12 — Discovering keto, then carnivore 03:32 — OCD remission at nine months 03:58 — Mold exposure & CIRS diagnosis 04:49 — Limbic retraining & entry into nervous system work 05:31 — What nervous system regulation actually means 07:10 — Getting back in touch with your body (nervous system mapping) 08:37 — The "slow it to 30%" regulation trick 12:07 — Timeline: weeks, not months, to notice change 12:35 — Morning gratitude practice 14:40 — Reframing the questions you ask your brain 15:31 — Carnivore, CIRS, and hyper-metabolism 17:38 — What the AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) diet is 20:33 — Disordered eating history & recovery 22:15 — Bikini competition & carnivore community pressure 23:55 — Daily tools: physiological baseline as foundation 24:51 — Fascia work & acupuncture 26:06 — Movement, electrolytes, vibration plate 28:47 — Gratitude & Morning Pages practice 29:43 — Identifying as a creator 30:19 — Her book, 30 Day Carnivore Boot Camp 32:23 — How she supports people: CIRS Group & nervous system cohort 34:17 — Closing wisdom: physiological needs first 35:26 — Where to find her Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

  3. 6d ago

    Former Food Industry Insider Reveals How to Beat Binge Eating | Dr. Glenn Livingston

    In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Glenn Livingston — veteran psychologist, author of Defeat Your Cravings, and former CEO of a multi-million-dollar consulting firm that worked with Fortune 500 food and pharmaceutical companies before he turned away from that work to help people fight the very industry he once served. His research and theories have been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Sky News, and he's been interviewed on over 300 podcasts. Glenn brings something rare to the recovery space: decades on the inside of the food system that engineers cravings, paired with his own lifelong personal struggle with binge eating and a self-funded study involving over 40,000 participants. His approach is rooted not in willpower or restriction, but in simple, bright-line personal rules that take the decision out of the moment of temptation. Here's what we cover in the episode: What it was actually like consulting for Big Food and Big Pharma — and the moment Glenn realized he was on the wrong side of the war Why he believes there's real "evil" built into parts of the food system, engineered by rocket scientists to hit the bliss point in the brain — and why the responsibility to navigate it still falls on each of us Glenn's own decades-long journey through Overeaters Anonymous, therapy, and medication — and why healing his self-hatred never actually stopped the bingeing The "food monster" — Glenn's term for the part of the brain that rationalizes, minimizes, and talks you into "just this once," and how it mirrors the tactics companies use to sell you their products How to extinguish cravings that feel "irresistible" — and how to recover faster when you do slip His single best piece of advice for getting started: pick one rule so simple you can follow it even on your worst day, and let the identity shift do the rest 00:00 – Opening: "There's Evil in the Food System" 00:40 – Meet Dr. Glenn Livingston 02:09 – His Own Battle with Binge Eating Begins 03:18 – Marriage, Grad School & the Weight Creeping In 04:03 – Growing Up in a Family of Psychotherapists 04:30 – Overeaters Anonymous & the Therapeutic Route 05:25 – Consulting for Big Food & Big Pharma 06:05 – How the Food Industry Engineers Cravings 07:31 – The Reptilian Brain & the Science of Food Addiction 09:23 – Why Willpower Fails During a "Survival Emergency" 10:21 – His Self-Funded Study of 40,000 People 11:11 – What Chocolate, Salty & Soft Foods Reveal About Stress 11:58 – Calling His Mom: The Bosco Syrup Origin Story 14:05 – The Voice of Justification (Why Self-Love Wasn't Enough) 15:08 – Birth of "The Inner Pig" & His First Rule 16:40 – Rational Refutations: Talking Back to the Craving 18:33 – Losing 80 Pounds and Getting Divorced 19:18 – Turning His Journal Into a Book 20:36 – The 2023 Insight That Combined Self-Care with Rules 22:02 – Life After Recovery: When the "Food Noise" Goes Quiet 23:26 – The Extinction Curve, Explained 26:25 – The Caveman, the Monkey & the Banana Tree 30:16 – Should You Abstain or Moderate? 31:28 – Why Cravings Are Tied to Specific Places, Not Just Food 32:59 – The 30-Exposure Rule & "Just-in-Time" Refutations 36:21 – Renaming the "Inner Pig" to the "Food Monster" 39:02 – Is There Really "Evil" in the Food System? 40:02 – Why Less Processed Food Beats Any Specific Diet 41:12 – What to Do After a Slip or Relapse 41:48 – The Archer and the Bullseye 43:37 – Collecting Evidence of Success, Not Failure 46:36 – Defeat Your Cravings & Free Resources 49:47 – Final Advice: Start with One Simple Rule Come to the Meat & Movement Retreat in Costa Rica! https://www.MeatandMovement.com Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com More info about Dr.Glenn Livingston’s freebies here: https://defeatyourcravings.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

  4. Aug 20

    From Vegan to Carnivore: How the Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet (PKD) Reversed Joint Pain & Binge Eating

    In this episode, I sit down with Natalie Daniels — a nutrition therapist, author, and educator with more than a decade of experience in therapeutic nutrition. She works with clients around the world and continues to work alongside Paleomedicina in Budapest, supporting people using the protocol in practice. Over the past decade, she has worked with more than a thousand people and become known for translating complex nutritional concepts into practical, everyday strategies. Here's what we cover in the episode: Natalie's 15-year search through vegan, vegetarian, and fruit-based diets — and the six years of joint pain, brain fog, and binge eating that followed The Ayurvedic pulse diagnosis in India that led her to discover the Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet What actually differentiates PKD from a standard carnivore diet — fat ratios, organ meats, and its use as a clinical nutritional intervention Her year living in Hungary training with Paleomedicina, running healing retreats for patients flying in from around the world A client's Crohn's disease remission after four months on PKD Being diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and becoming, in her words, "allergic to life itself" — despite a spotless diet Why calming her nervous system, not restricting her diet further, was what finally resolved her reactions The role of identity, self-talk, and limiting beliefs in real, lasting health transformation Her daily movement practice Her favorite breathwork techniques for stress, energy, and returning to the present moment The biggest lesson from a decade of client work: the body never responds to one input alone More info about Dr. Kristina's upcoming carnivore wellness retreat: https://www.MeatandMovement.com Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com Timestamps 00:00 — Intro 02:20 — Natalie's personal story begins 02:37 — Health decline through 15 years of plant-based eating 05:09 — Discovering the Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet 06:40 — Moving to Hungary & writing the PKD cookbook 08:28 — What makes PKD different from carnivore 09:50 — Working with Paleomedicina in Hungary 10:35 — A client's Crohn's disease remission 12:59 — Her private practice today 14:19 — Why diet alone isn't always enough 16:40 — Diagnosed with MCAS — "allergic to life itself" (full story) 19:51 — The nervous system/immune system connection 21:23 — Identity, self-talk, and real transformation 23:25 — Movement, daily training & movement snacks 25:30 — The Katy Bowman influence 28:17 — Where to start with limited mobility 32:08 — Favorite breathwork techniques 37:01 — Biggest lessons from a decade with clients 39:55 — Closing message: relax, the body wants to heal 40:32 — Where to find Natalie & what's next Connect with Natalie here: https://www.instagram.com/ancestralcarnivore/ https://nataliedaniels.me/ Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

  5. Aug 17

    MD Puts Ulcerative Colitis in Remission on Carnivore — 30 Years, Drug Free | Dr. Jocelyn Foran

    Dr. Jocelyn Foran is a medical doctor board certified in anesthesiology and obesity medicine, and a metabolic coach. She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in her final month of medical school at 24. When she asked whether she should change the way she ate, she was told no — just take the pills. She took them for nearly twenty years. Today she's in remission and drug free on a carnivore diet, and works with people around the world to keep them out of hospitals and into life. In this episode: Growing up meat-based in the 1970s — and what changed when the food guides arrived telling her to eat eleven slices of bread a day Poverty, a father who left when she was eight, and the determination to become a physician that came out of it Being told to just take the pills — and where that led by 43 The path from specific carbohydrate diet to paleo, keto and carnivore, and getting off her medication Why the 1910 Flexner Report took diet off the curriculum of every medical school in North America What Sir William Osler told his type 2 diabetics — and what changed when insulin arrived in 1921 How insulin actually works, and why the same meal at night needs roughly twice as much of it Her daily routine: morning light, walking, lifting, sauna, 30g of protein per meal, eating done by 6pm More info about Dr. Kristina's upcoming carnivore wellness retreat: https://www.MeatandMovement.com Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Connect with Dr. Jocelyn here: Instagram/FB: metabolic.medical YouTube: metabolicmedical TikTok: @drforan Website: metabolicmedical.ca Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:41 Growing up meat-based in the 1970s 02:23 Teenage restriction and the 1980s food guides 02:43 Poverty, her mother's illness, and choosing medicine 03:08 Diagnosed at 24 — "just take the pills" 04:01 Vegetarian, vegan, and asking to remove her colon 04:40 From specific carbs to carnivore 05:16 What she saw in the operating room 06:27 Starting metabolic coaching 07:10 Going upstream and the Flexner Report 07:55 Osler, insulin in 1921, and heart disease 08:25 How to reverse insulin resistance 09:53 Why when you eat matters 10:36 Stress, sleep, cortisol and hormones 12:44 A day in Dr. Jocelyn's life 15:52 Gratitude, faith and breathwork 17:17 Retraining the vagus nerve 18:17 Food addiction and emotional eating 19:19 Why our first taste of sweet was soothing 19:47 The "ultra poison" food industry 21:00 Loneliness and a third who can't cook 21:43 Fatty liver — "you said he wasn't an alcoholic" 22:33 "I can't give up bread" 23:26 Moderation and cheat meals 25:22 Travel, airports and eating out 27:25 Results or excuses 28:08 Social events and connection 28:50 Purse bacon and packing ahead 29:40 Batch cooking staples 31:34 Recipes and options for beginners 34:09 Where to find Dr. Jocelyn

  6. Aug 13

    He Gained 20 Pounds in 24 Hours — Then Keto Ended His Binge Eating | Robert Sikes

    In this episode, I sit down with Robert Sikes — also known as Keto Savage — a lifetime natural competitive bodybuilder, WNBF pro, the World's Leanest Man, formulator of the Keto Brick, and creator of the Savage System, a coaching program for competitors and everyday people that he runs alongside his wife Crystal. Robert came up on the traditional bro dieting playbook — six or seven meals a day, high carb, high protein — and it sent him into years of disordered eating. In 2014 he tore up the script and started experimenting with a strict, high-fat ketogenic approach to bodybuilding, building his own contest prep methodology from scratch. Here's what we cover in the episode: The bro dieting years — 115 pounds soaking wet in high school, refusing to wear a t-shirt for two years, then 6,000 calories a day of gas station food up to 230 pounds with no coach and no instruction The first competition, the crash prep he now says he did entirely wrong, and the post-show binge that became the catalyst for years of restricting, binging and purging How he found keto sideways — through John Kiefer's carb backloading, a protocol that all but sanctions binging at night — and the moment he realized he felt better during the half of the day with no carbohydrates in it Who really shows up for the Savage System: mostly not competitors, and how many people arrive at keto or carnivore by way of disordered eating without naming it as that Why, after more than 900 podcast episodes with top biohackers, doctors and researchers, he keeps landing on the least marketable answer there is — morning sun, real food, sleep, movement, and time with the people you love The protein ceiling nobody's talking about — what happens to his ketones, glucose, sleep and joints after 500 grams at a Brazilian steakhouse, and why he thinks protein has been given a halo The self-experiments: 18 cans of sardines a day for five days to debunk the viral sardine fast, what his bloodwork showed, and his answer to the sugar diet from the opposite metabolic direction More info about Dr. Kristina's upcoming carnivore wellness retreat: https://www.MeatandMovement.com Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com Connect with Robert here: Website: ketosavage.com Coaching: ketobodybuilding.com Instagram: @ketosavage YouTube: @ketosavage X: @ketosavage Podcast: Savage Perspective Podcast Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:24 The bro dieting years 03:42 Eating big, and the crash prep 04:15 20 pounds in 24 hours 04:52 Years in the binge-purge loop 05:57 Restriction vs. structure 06:38 Finding keto through carb backloading 07:57 Why guilt is the real trigger 08:52 What keto did to his bodybuilding 10:08 What are you optimizing for 11:47 The Savage System 12:13 How many clients have food issues 14:49 Coming to keto through disordered eating 15:36 Are there good and bad foods 16:14 The pillars he coaches 17:56 900 episodes, and the basics 19:20 Where to start with body composition 21:26 Testing ketones 21:55 Fat vs. protein 23:24 What Robert eats in a day 24:02 Chasing higher ketones 27:06 Keto and metabolic psychiatry 28:10 Testing the protein floor 29:03 Can you eat too much protein 30:09 His protein heuristic 31:25 Self-experimentation 32:24 Going to the extremes 33:07 The sardine fast experiment 35:14 The sugar diet experiment 37:35 Training splits 38:47 Deadlifts and homesteading 39:46 Why he talks about this openly 40:35 Where to find Robert Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

  7. Aug 10

    How to Stop Binge Eating: Why Abstinence Works Better Than Moderation | Ellen Bennett

    In this episode, I sit down with Ellen Bennett — registered dietitian, addiction-informed practitioner, researcher, founder of the Liberate program, and food addict in recovery. Ellen has spent years training as a clinician, and finally conducting groundbreaking research that's challenging everything that the field of eating disorders has taught us about food, moderation, and recovery. Ellen brings something rare to this space: lived experience grounded in rigorous science. She didn't just survive food addiction — she spent years asking the medical establishment for evidence it even existed, and when they told her there was none, she went back to school, worked on her doctorate, and created that evidence herself. Here's what we cover in the episode: Ellen's childhood foundation — allergen restrictions that kept her safe, then the moment at age seven when processed foods became accessible, and how her body responded The progression of her food addiction through adolescence — constant mental preoccupation, hip surgery, weight gain, and the shame that followed her into adulthood Why commercial diet programs made everything worse — "moderation" meant nothing to her addicted brain, and no one asked why How she became a dietitian, and why asking doctors for evidence of food addiction changed her life trajectory The Liberate program: what it is, how it differs from traditional diet and eating disorder programs Her groundbreaking research findings — 46% reduction in food addiction severity, 44% reduction in binge eating symptoms, and what that means for the moderation vs. abstinence debate Why traditional eating disorder treatment got it backwards — and the story of a woman forced to prove she could eat in moderation to be discharged, who found relief through abstinence instead How abstinence-based approaches can actually reduce binge eating (contrary to everything the field of eating disorders warned us about) Meeting people where they are — why one-size-fits-all moderation doesn't work for everyone, and why informed choice matters Her future research plans — nutrient density studies, her dream retreat center for food addiction recovery, and getting Liberate into the NHS Why finding community matters when your family doesn't understand — and how the growing addiction-informed food community is making space for people walking this path Come to the Meat & Movement Retreat in Costa Rica! https://www.MeatandMovement.com Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Keep in touch with Kristina: https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.com Connect with Ellen: https://www.liberatetoday.org Timestamps: 00:00 | Intro & Guest Introduction 01:10 | Personal Story Begins 01:47 | Childhood: Allergen Restrictions & the Shift at Age 7 02:33 | Weight Gain Progression: A Stone Per Year 03:15 | Hip Surgery & First Diet Attempts 03:45 | The "Unlimited Chips" Diet Trap 04:21 | Low-Fat Diet Failures & Doctor Blame 05:00 | The Stealing Realization (HOOK) 05:17 | Orlistat Medication Side Effects 05:46 | Sugar-Free Chocolate Bus Story 18:00 | Asking for Evidence: The Turning Point 20:14 | What is Liberate Program 20:49 | How Liberate Differs: No Weight Talk, It's About Coping 29:09 | Research Results: 46% Reduction in Food Addiction 30:11 | Research Results: 44% Reduction in Binge Eating 30:56 | The Woman Forced to Prove Moderation 34:03 | Low-Carb Stabilizes Blood Sugar & Mood 37:50 | The Creation and Validation of CRAVED 42:30 | Food Addiction and Type II Diabetes 47:55 | Future Dreams: Retreat Center & NHS Integration 52:54 | How to Connect & Next Steps Disclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.

  8. Aug 6

    Finding Your Own Path — There's No One Right Way to Recover

    You've been told carbs are fine. Carbs are the problem. Eat intuitively. Track everything. Never restrict. Set firm boundaries. No wonder recovery feels impossible — the advice is contradictory, and everyone sounds sure they're right. But here's what the research actually shows: different brains respond differently to food. For some people, moderation works. For others, certain foods trigger loss of control, persistent cravings, and repeated relapse. So the real question isn't "what's the right diet?" It's "what works for my brain, my nervous system, my body?" This episode is about dropping the search for the perfect protocol and learning to pay attention to what actually helps you feel clear, grounded, and free. What You'll Learn: – Why there's no universal recovery template (and why that's actually good news) – How highly palatable foods hijack the brain's reward system – The difference between deprivation and clarity – How to use your own body's signals — energy, cravings, mental noise — as your compass – What it looks like when recovery starts giving your life back 📩 Want more recovery support in your inbox? Sign up for the Beyond Binge Eating newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Beyond Binge Eating Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.com Newsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/ Timestamps 0:00 – The myth of the one right recovery plan 0:42 – Recovery is a process, not a formula 0:55 – Conflicting advice and the voices in your head 1:25 – How highly palatable foods activate the brain's reward system 1:56 – Finding what works: carbs, keto, plant-based, animal-based 2:21 – Sweeteners, dairy, and individual triggers 2:47 – Paying attention to your body's real signals 3:23 – When the noise around food starts to quiet 3:51 – Your recovery gives your life back 4:28 – Listen to your body — your path becomes clear

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Discover the Beyond Binge Eating Podcast, your go-to resource for overcoming binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, and food addiction. Hosted by Dr. Kristina, the podcast leverages her extensive expertise, including a doctorate in somatic psychology, a master's degree in exercise science, and her background as a professional athlete. Kristina, who had crushing eating disorders for over 20 years, now channels her experience into helping others as an integrative recovery specialist. Episodes include insightful interviews, special co-hosts, and solo episodes. You'll explore cutting-edge research on binge eating, urges and cravings, and dopamine, and dive into topics like sugar addiction and abstinence, interoceptive awareness, nutrition for recovery, strength training for women, habit formation, somatic practices, neuralplasticity, and holistic approaches to recovery. With practical tips and relentless positivity, the Beyond Binge Eating Podcast equips you with the knowledge and tools to finally break free from addictive eating patterns. You will learn new research, new practices, and be inspired and empowered, so that you can live a vibrant and healthy life—beyond binge eating. For more, check out: https://BeyondBingeEating.com

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  • Creator
    Kristina Dobyns
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Kristina Dobyns
  • Show Website
    Beyond Binge Eating

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