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. 12h ago

    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

    25 min

  2. Jun 30

    73: Why You Binge After a Good Streak

    You had a streak going. You felt good. Then you binged. And your brain immediately called it self-sabotage. That word is doing you real harm. This episode is about why. A question came in from Deborah inside the Bestie Squad asking why she feels great during a streak of no bingeing, and then it all falls apart. I'd bet most of you know exactly what that feels like. So I'm answering it properly. This isn't a willpower thing. This isn't a self-control thing. There are specific mechanics driving that cycle, and once you can see them, you can't unsee them. 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. 00:00 Introduction 02:27 Why Do I Binge After A Good Streak? 04:06 Why You’re Not Actually Self-Sabotaging 05:11 The Binge Cycle: Restriction, Trigger, Shame, Repeat 05:50 Sneaky Food Restriction That Can Lead To Binge Eating 07:18 The “F**k It” Moment & All-Or-Nothing Thinking 09:43 Why Binges Aren’t Always About Food 11:40 The Binge Analysis Tool: What To Ask After A Binge 13:25 Recap: What Your Binge Cycle Is Really Telling You 14:19 Reframing Self-Sabotage As A Cycle You Can Understand 15:13 Join The Bestie Squad

    17 min

  3. Jun 23

    72- Poor Body Image Cost Me Intimacy. Food Freedom Brought It Back.. Food Freedom Brought It Back.

    Nobody warned me that hating my body and struggling with food, would also blow up my relationship. That’s not what the diet books sell us. Certainly not what the wellness content I was consuming by the bucketload sold either. Nobody connected those dots for me, so I’m to have some real gal to gal chat with you today. This episode is about what body shame and binge eating actually do to your sex life and your intimacy. The reality is…You Can't Be Fully Present in Bed When You're at War With Your Body. Because it's not just about what you eat. When you're deep in the cycle, you check out. You hide. You let your partner touch certain parts of you and not others. You turn the lights off. You wear over sized clothing. You rush your shower or getting dressed so they don’t catch a glimpse of you. And essentially, you stop letting yourself be fully seen. Over time, that really starts to cost you. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ The Food Freedom Vault: A taste of my Food Freedom Method at an accessible price point. 100+ recipes with no calorie counts, no guilt, and no foods off limits. Plus a real introduction to the five Food Freedom Groups, the framework behind everything I teach. The Break Up: My signature 8-module programme that has helped 400+ women stop binge and emotional eating and find real food freedom. If you're ready to go all in on the healing, this is where we do the work together. The Break Up: Inner Circle: Everything in The Break Up, plus direct access to me through private coaching sessions, a kickstart call, and priority support. For women who want the highest level of personalised support on their recovery. Embrace Your Body Workbook: My workbook going deeper on the four biggest behavioural drivers of body dissatisfaction, with evidence-based tools for each, plus a look at the cultural forces behind body shame. The companion to the body image work we talk about in this episode. 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. 00:00 Introduction 03:25 Why Body Shame Feels So Lonely 04:40 How Body Shame Affects Sex & Connection 06:34 When Intimacy Starts to Feel Brittle 06:45 My Story: How Body Shame Cost My Relationship 09:20 What Changed After Healing My Relationship With Food 10:41 What I Say on a Bad Body Image Day 12:43 The Break Up: Food Freedom Support 14:12 Healing Food Struggles Can Heal Your Relationship 16:03 3 Steps to Stop Body Shame Ruining Intimacy 18:11 Why We Need to Talk About Body Shame & Sex 19:04 Support

    20 min

  4. Jun 16

    71: Before You Buy Reta, Listen to This

    You've seen the reels. The before-and-afters. The influencer who says DM me to find out more, and then sends you a link to buy a peptide stack. This episode is about Retatrutide, known as Reta, and what's actually going on behind the content you're seeing. I'm not here to lecture you or tell you what to do with your body. But I do want to make sure you have the full picture before you make any decisions. Because there are some things those reels are not telling you. I'm a registered counsellor and recovered binge eater, and I've watched this trend hit my community hard. I've had Australian women I work with bringing it up constantly. And here in New Zealand, while access is tight right now, the content is already everywhere. This episode is for anyone who's curious, considering it, or just trying to understand what all the noise is about. In this episode: What Retatrutide actually is and where the science is at right now Why anything sold online as Reta is unregulated and what that means practically The difference between doctor-supervised GLP-1s and buying off a bio link What you're not seeing in those influencer reels Why I think this conversation goes deeper than just the peptide itself What lasting food freedom actually looks like and why it doesn't require risking your health For my NZ and Australian listeners: I looked into this specifically for us. The content is already in our feeds. This is your heads up before the wave hits harder. Referenced in this episode: Episodes 61 and 14 on GLP-1s and doing the mindset and behavioural work alongside them The Break Up programme: comment BREAKUP on Instagram for details Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ The Food Freedom Vault: A taste of my Food Freedom Method at an accessible price point. 100+ recipes with no calorie counts, no guilt, and no foods off limits. Plus a real introduction to the five Food Freedom Groups, the framework behind everything I teach. The Break Up: My signature 8-module programme that has helped 400+ women stop binge and emotional eating and find real food freedom. If you're ready to go all in on the healing, this is where we do the work together. The Break Up: Inner Circle: Everything in The Break Up, plus direct access to me through private coaching sessions, a kickstart call, and priority support. For women who want the highest level of personalised support on their recovery. Embrace Your Body Workbook: My workbook going deeper on the four biggest behavioural drivers of body dissatisfaction, with evidence-based tools for each, plus a look at the cultural forces behind body shame. The companion to the body image work we talk about in this episode. 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 Introduction 04:07 Why Peptide Weight Loss Trends Are Getting Dangerous 04:46 The “Reta” Peptide Wave Coming For Your Feed 06:44 What Is Retatrutide 07:13 What The Research Actually Says 08:32 I Tested The Peptide Sales Funnel So You Don’t Have To 10:59 GLP-1s, Body Autonomy & Doing The Mindset Work 12:47 The Real Danger Of Buying Peptides From Influencers 13:20 The Body Image Trap 16:48 Retatrutide Side Effects 19:06 What’s Really Driving The Desire To Risk Your Health 21:38 Talk To A Real Doctor, Not A Wellness Influencer 23:12 The Breakup: Food Freedom Without The Next Quick Fix 24:06 Final Thoughts

    25 min

  5. Jun 9

    70: Strong Is the New Skinny?

    Hilary Duff. Times Square. "Stronger, not smaller." I saw it and felt genuinely warm. Then I sat with it longer. This episode is about why that campaign is a better message, and why it's still not the whole picture. We talk about the 2000s body image era millennials grew up in, thin privilege and who gets to front campaigns about body change, and why swapping "I want to be smaller" for "I want to be stronger" can quietly become the same wound with better branding. I also get into what joyful movement actually looks like, how to want strength without it becoming another way to beat yourself up, and the client story that completely reframes why she was going to the gym. You're allowed to want to feel strong. You're also allowed to want none of it. This episode is about making sure whatever you choose comes from care, not punishment. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ The Food Freedom Vault: A taste of my Food Freedom Method at an accessible price point. 100+ recipes with no calorie counts, no guilt, and no foods off limits. Plus a real introduction to the five Food Freedom Groups, the framework behind everything I teach. The Break Up: My signature 8-module programme that has helped 400+ women stop binge and emotional eating and find real food freedom. If you're ready to go all in on the healing, this is where we do the work together. The Break Up: Inner Circle: Everything in The Break Up, plus direct access to me through private coaching sessions, a kickstart call, and priority support. For women who want the highest level of personalised support on their recovery. Embrace Your Body Workbook: My workbook going deeper on the four biggest behavioural drivers of body dissatisfaction, with evidence-based tools for each, plus a look at the cultural forces behind body shame. The companion to the body image work we talk about in this episode. 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.

    19 min

  6. Jun 2

    69: Raising Kids Who Don't Inherit Our Food Stuff

    The women in your life weren't trying to mess you up. They genuinely thought they were helping. But some of what they said, about food, about bodies, about their own thighs , stuck. And now you're carrying it. This episode is about breaking that chain. I've got Dr Chelsea Arnold back on the pod. She's a clinical psych who specialises in eating and body image, and she's also a mum doing the exact work we're talking about in real time. We get into four things she'd stop doing tomorrow if she could, and how to course-correct when you slip up. Because you will. We both will. By the end you'll know why "good food, bad food" language causes more damage than you'd think, what to say instead when your kid comments on someone else's body, and why criticising your own body out loud in front of a young person is one of the most powerful things you can change. Resources and Goodies: Connect With Dr Chelsea: @drchelseaarnold The Berite App, free on App Store and Google Play: https://www.bertieapp.io/download Chelsea's article on modelling healthy eating and body image habits: https://theconversation.com/how-to-model-good-eating-and-body-image-habits-for-your-kids-279443 Previous episode with Chelsea on tracking and monitoring: Episode 23- Why Tracking Calories Might Be Fueling Your Binge Eating (And What to Do Instead). https://open.spotify.com/episode/5o9555d2xpHj6iRyEZOyoZ?si=7hfC9Zc2REq4zR8BnL1iGg — Everything Binge Free Bestie lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ The Food Freedom Vault: A taste of my Food Freedom Method at an accessible price point. 100+ recipes with no calorie counts, no guilt, and no foods off limits. Plus a real introduction to the five Food Freedom Groups, the framework behind everything I teach. The Break Up: My signature 8-module programme that has helped 400+ women stop binge and emotional eating and find real food freedom. If you're ready to go all in on the healing, this is where we do the work together. The Break Up: Inner Circle: Everything in The Break Up, plus direct access to me through private coaching sessions, a kickstart call, and priority support. For women who want the highest level of personalised support on their recovery. Embrace Your Body Workbook: My workbook going deeper on the four biggest behavioural drivers of body dissatisfaction, with evidence-based tools for each, plus a look at the cultural forces behind body shame. The companion to the body image work we talk about in this episode. 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.

    42 min

  7. May 26

    68: Dopamine Made You Do It

    Dopamine Did It. Not You. Short episode. Big shift. If you've spent years thinking you have no willpower around food, this episode is going to reframe everything. I break down what dopamine actually does in the brain, why certain foods and situations create automatic urges you didn't choose, and why every diet you've tried has been working against your neurology, not with it. You'll walk away with one strategy. The pattern interrupt. It's simple, it's backed by science, and it works with how your brain is actually wired. This isn't about eating less. It's about understanding why you eat the way you do, and what you can actually do about it. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie The Food Freedom Vault: A taste of my Food Freedom Method at an accessible price point. 100+ recipes with no calorie counts, no guilt, and no foods off limits. Plus a real introduction to the five Food Freedom Groups, the framework behind everything I teach. The Break Up: My signature 8-module programme that has helped 400+ women stop binge and emotional eating and find real food freedom. If you're ready to go all in on the healing, this is where we do the work together. The Break Up: Inner Circle: Everything in The Break Up, plus direct access to me through private coaching sessions, a kickstart call, and priority support. For women who want the highest level of personalised support on their recovery. Embrace Your Body Workbook: My workbook going deeper on the four biggest behavioural drivers of body dissatisfaction, with evidence-based tools for each, plus a look at the cultural forces behind body shame. The companion to the body image work we talk about in this episode. 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.

    16 min

  8. May 19

    67- Can You Actually Lose Weight Without Dieting? The Honest Answer.

    Nobody told me that healing would feel like loss. That one day you'd be doing all the right things, no bingeing, eating well, feeling calmer around food than you ever had, and still feeling this quiet grief about the body you've been chasing for years. That's what this episode is about. Body grief is real. It's the part of recovery that nobody puts on the sales page because it's not pretty or inspiring. But if you're in it right now, it has a name. And it makes complete sense. In this episode I'm covering: Why wanting to lose weight and wanting food freedom aren't mutually exclusive, and what I actually ask you to do insteadThe link between body dissatisfaction and the binge-restrict cycle, and why you can't fully heal one without addressing the otherWhat Health at Every Size actually says (and what it doesn't)The honest truth about weight loss after binge eating recoveryGrace's story: four months in The Break Up, no binges, and naturally losing weight without a single dietI also answer the question I get asked more than almost any other: "Can I still lose weight doing this work?" No fluff. No wellness-speak. Just the honest answer. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Food Freedom VaultA taste of my Food Freedom Method at an accessible price point. 100+ recipes with no calorie counts, no guilt, and no foods off limits. Plus a real introduction to the five Food Freedom Groups, the framework behind everything I teach.👉 Get the Food Freedom Vault The Break UpMy signature 8-module programme that has helped 400+ women stop binge and emotional eating and find real food freedom. If you're ready to go all in on the healing, this is where we do the work together.👉 Learn more about The Break Up The Break Up: Inner CircleEverything in The Break Up, plus direct access to me through private coaching sessions, a kickstart call, and priority support. For women who want the highest level of personalised support on their recovery.👉 Learn more about the Inner Circle Embrace Your Body WorkbookMy workbook going deeper on the four biggest behavioural drivers of body dissatisfaction, with evidence-based tools for each, plus a look at the cultural forces behind body shame. The companion to the body image work we talk about in this episode.👉 Get the Embrace Your Body Workbook 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.

    27 min
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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
    75
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
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