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. https://stan.store/bingefreebestie

  1. Sep 22

    85: Spring Is Here and So Is the Diet Culture Noise: How to Binge-Proof Your Season

    Spring often means one thing for your feed. The "summer body" ads are back, the gym marketing is ramping up, and diet culture is about to get loud. In this episode, I am breaking down why restriction, not willpower, is the actual binge trigger, how to spot diet culture hiding inside "wellness" content, and what to do instead of shrinking yourself for the season ahead. In this episode: Why spring is prime season for the restrict-binge cycle, and why it happens on a schedule every single year The real reason restriction predicts a binge, explained through the Renourish pillar of the Food Freedom Method How to spot diet culture dressed up as wellness, in gym marketing, "clean eating" challenges, and your own algorithm A reframe on what actually matters this season, and why you don't have to earn your summer Three practical things to do this week instead of tightening the food rules Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://stan.store/bingefreebestie Why You Overeat Free Workshop: https://masterclass.bingefreebestie.com/opt-in 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.

  2. Sep 15

    84: The Feminist History of Diet Culture (& Why Ozempic Won't Fix It), with Emma Wright

    In this episode, Emma Wright, a feminist health coach, shares insights on how societal power structures influence body image, dieting, and the use of medications like GLP-1s. We explore the intersection of feminism, health, and food, offering practical perspectives on reclaiming worth and navigating diet culture. In this episode: What a feminist health coach actually does, and why the word "feminist" isn't what you thinkThe real history behind why thin became "healthy" (it's uglier than the wellness version)GLP-1s and my prediction for what happens to binge eating rates once the injections wear off Connect with Emma: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingwithemma/ Website: https://emmawright.co.nz/ Binge Free Bestie Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://stan.store/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.

  3. Sep 8

    83: On Fear, Reinvention, and Getting Uncomfortable On Purpose with Alaina Booth

    In this episode, Nic is joined by Alaina Booth for a conversation about courage, joy, and building a life that feels meaningful now, not after weight loss or perfection. Alaina shares her F**k It Friday practice, the mindset shifts that helped her to become a full-time creator, and why playfulness matters just as much as discipline. We also discuss how food, body image, and control can shrink the rest of life, and how choosing fun, experimentation, and self-belief can open everything back up. If you’ve ever felt stuck waiting to “earn” the life you want, this one is for you. Key topics Alaina breaks down F**k It Friday, a weekly 15-minute courage practice for sending the message, making the ask, or taking the shotNic connects that courage practice to recovery work, especially the idea that life does not have to wait until the body changesWe discuss why many people use food to cope with a lack of meaning, joy, or alignment in their livesAlaina shares her concept of a “courage muscle” and how repeated reps help build tolerance for discomfort and rejectionWe discuss growth mindset versus fixed mindset, and why experimentation makes life feel lighter and less outcome-drivenNic introduces her “life lens” idea, a pie chart of what matters most, and how body preoccupation can crowd out creativity, hobbies, and relationshipsNic and Alaina reflect on the power of “why not me?” as a mindset for creative risk, recovery, and big life goalsResources and Goodies: Everything Binge Free Bestie lives here: ⁠https://stan.store/bingefreebestie Connect with Alaina here: https://www.instagram.com/lainabooth/ Or check out her work here 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.

  4. Sep 1

    82: Why You Can't Stop Eating At Night

    You've eaten fine all day. You're not even hungry. Then 9pm hits and you're standing in front of the pantry like it owes you money. This week I'm breaking down why night eating happens, and why it's almost never actually about the food. We're talking habit loops (yes, the Netflix and chocolate combo gets a full explanation), why under-eating during the day sets you up to lose the plot by dinner, why your 7pm cutoff rule might be the exact thing causing it, and what's actually going on when eating at night isn't even a conscious choice. Plus a real client story on what actually shifted her night eating in under two weeks, and it had nothing to do with willpower. In this episode: Why your brain pairs certain activities with eating, even when you're not hungryThe cue-routine-reward habit loop explained in plain EnglishWhy a hard cutoff time can backfire and create a scarcity mindsetThe difference between physical hunger, emotional hunger, and a dysregulated nervous systemWhat to actually do about unconscious night eating (the wrappers-by-the-bed kind)A client case study: what changed her nights in a week and a half Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://stan.store/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.

  5. Aug 27

    81: Food Noise Isn't the Villain (But Ozempic Wants You to Think It Is)

    Everyone's talking about "food noise" right now. TikTok's obsessed with it, Oprah did a special on it, and it's basically the tagline for every GLP-1 ad you scroll past. But here's what nobody's telling you: half of what gets called food noise is just... hunger. And the other half is diet culture, dressed up in a scarier name so it can sell you a fix. In this episode I'm breaking down where "food noise" actually came from (it wasn't drug companies who invented it, though they've had a field day with it since), the 1940s study that proves restriction manufactures food obsession, and how to actually tell the difference between your body asking to be fed and your brain running on empty from years of dieting. In this episode: What food noise actually is, and the two very different things getting lumped under that one labelDiet culture Doris, binge brain, and why food rules always backfireThe real history of where "food noise" came from, and how the weight loss industry turned it into a sales pitchThe Minnesota Starvation Experiment, and why your food thoughts aren't a willpower problemHow to tell when food noise is your body doing its job, versus when it's asking for real supportWins from inside The Break Up community 💜 Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://stan.store/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.

  6. Aug 18

    80: Introducing...Diet Culture Doris. Your inner biatch.

    That voice that says "you shouldn't eat that"? It's not you. It never was. In this episode I'm introducing you to Diet Culture Doris, the name I give the diet voice behind your food noise. If you've ever finished a meal and immediately started planning how to "make up for it," or called yourself disgusting for eating a biscuit, that's her talking. I break down where she actually comes from, why she's a driver of the binge-restrict cycle even when you're eating enough, and I hand you the exact four-step tool I use to turn her volume down. Including the one time she got loud on me recently, and what actually shut her up. In this episode: What Diet Culture Doris actually is, and why she's not your healthiest self How she gets built from decades of diets, comments, and diet culture messaging Why mental restriction keeps the binge-restrict cycle running even when you're eating adequately Why she doesn't fully disappear, and what it actually looks like to turn her volume down instead The Diet Culture Thought Detox: a four-step tool to catch and challenge her in real time Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie⁠ Why You Overeat and What To Actually Do About It Workshop: https://masterclass.bingefreebestie.com/opt-in 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. Aug 11

    79: The Real Reason High Achievers Get Hooked on Quick Fixes (Ozempic, Cleanses, Cutting Carbs)

    Why Smart Women Keep Falling for Quick Fixes That Don't Work If you're a high-achieving woman who has tried every food fix going: cleanses, cutting carbs, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, and you're still stuck, this episode is for you. Because the fix isn't failing because you're doing it wrong. It's failing because it's solving the wrong problem. In this episode I break down the real reason driven, ambitious women are disproportionately likely to end up in the quick-fix cycle, and why no cleanse, cut, or appetite suppressant will ever touch what's actually driving the chaos around food. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: https://stan.store/bingefreebestie Episode 59: Why High Achievers Have Secret Food Rituals. https://open.spotify.com/episode/017SKAcxSFM03TMRyR0ZNp?si=-SPEynXcSn-L5ZzU7jMrLA 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. Aug 5

    78- Why a joyless day creates a biological drive to binge.

    You eat well all day, hold it together, and then lose the plot at night. This episode explains why, and it's not a willpower problem. I'm talking about the joy deficit. When your daily life has very little genuine pleasure, your brain goes looking for dopamine the fastest way it knows how. Food. In secret. Frantic. Followed by shame. I break down the neuroscience of why a joyless day creates a biological drive to binge. I talk through the 5 signs you might have a joy deficit right now. I share the client win that changed her life, and I give you one practice to start this week. Your brain isn't obsessed with food because something is wrong with you. It's obsessed with food because food is the main source of pleasure available to it. Give it more of everything else. Watch what happens. Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here:⁠ ⁠https://stan.store/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.

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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. https://stan.store/bingefreebestie

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  • Creator
    Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
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