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. 4d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. May 12

    66- The Clean Plate Club: How One Childhood Rule Quietly Fuels Binge Eating

    You're not "bad at stopping", you're just following a rule you learned as a kid that's keeping you stuck in the binge cycle. Ever finish your plate even when you're full? That's the Clean Plate Club at work. And it's one of the sneakiest drivers of binge eating and overeating. In this episode: - Why you keep eating past fullness (hint: it's not about willpower) - Where the Clean Plate Club belief comes from and how it fuels the binge-restrict cycle - How to start leaving food on your plate without guilt -Why "avoiding waste" by overeating is still wasteful, just to your body instead of the bin - The one permission statement that changes everything This is the kind of deep rewiring work we do in The Break Up. If you're ready to dismantle the food rules keeping you stuck, check the links below. Links and Resources: 🔗 The Break Up: https://thebreakup.bingefreebestie.com/home-882186 📸 Instagram: @bingefreebestie 💜 Other freebies, masterclasses and helpful resources: https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie Did you know that subscribing to our channel is free? It's the simplest way to support the show and help us grow. Hit subscribe below, thank you! 💜 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:39 What Is the Clean Plate Club? 03:12 The Food Rule You Learned as a Kid 06:09 Childhood Guilt Around Wasting Food 07:17 How You Learned to Ignore Fullness Cues 08:08 Dieting, Restriction & Food Scarcity 09:33 Why It’s Not a Willpower Problem 12:18 How Clean Plate Club Fuels Binge Eating 14:40 Losing Trust in Your Body 16:22 Overeating, Shame & the Binge Cycle 17:17 All-or-Nothing Food Thinking 19:08 How to Break the Clean Plate Pattern 20:16 Practice Leaving Food on Your Plate 22:18 Why Your Nervous System Matters 26:21 Work With Me

    29 min

  7. May 5

    65: Why We Eat One Way in Public and Binge in Secret

    Raise your hand if you've ever ordered the salad when you actually wanted the burger. In this episode, we're diving into something nobody talks about: the double life so many of us live with food. We perform "good eating" in front of others: ordering salads, making comments about being "healthy," projecting an image of control. Then we binge in private, when no one's watching. ✨ Performative eating is exhausting, and it's keeping you stuck in the binge-restrict cycle ✨ People in bigger bodies face amplified pressure to virtue signal with food choices ✨ The split between your public and private eating isn't sustainable ✨ Shame is the fuel that keeps the cycle running, and secrecy feeds shame ✨ Food freedom means eating the same way whether people are watching or not Here's something you can try this week. I'm calling it The Performance Audit. Think about the last few times you ate around other people. Ask yourself: Did I eat what I actually wanted, or did I perform 'good eating'?Did I make comments about 'being good' or 'being bad' with my food choices?Did I restrict in public and then binge later in private?Did I post about a workout I didn't actually do, or talk about healthy habits I'm not actually practicing?This isn't about judgment. It's about awareness. Because once you see the pattern, you can start to shift it. Resources and Links: 🎯 The Break Up Program: My signature 8-module roadmap to binge-free life. 12 months access to the Binge Free Besties community, monthly live calls with me, nervous system tools, and the full library including a body acceptance module.👉 www.bingefreebestie.com/thebreakup 💜 Join the Bestie Squad: My FREE Close Friends group on Instagram. Behind-the-scenes of my life in food freedom, weekly Ask Me Anything (every Wednesday), first dibs on Inner Circle spots and events.👉 DM me SQUAD on Instagram @bingefreebestie 📸 Follow me on Instagram: Daily content, real talk, and community👉 @bingefreebestie All Other Resources ( freebies, masterclasses, podcast) : https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to hear from you! Send me a DM on Instagram @bingefreebestie and tell me: Which moment from this episode hit you hardest? And if you found this helpful, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, it helps more people find the show and break free from binge eating.

    31 min

  8. Apr 28

    Ep 64: The Binge Hangover: How to Survive the Morning After Without Spiraling

    What to Do the Morning After a Binge (The Anti-Diet Recovery Protocol) You wake up and it hits you before you're even fully conscious, the dread, the memories, the wrappers, the promises to "start fresh Monday." If you've ever lived through a binge hangover, this episode is for you. In this deeply honest conversation, Nic walks you through exactly what to do the morning after a binge, not how to detox, restrict, or punish your way back to "good." This is the gentle, science-backed recovery protocol that actually breaks the binge-restrict cycle for good. In this episode: Why your instinct to "fix it" is the exact thing keeping you stuckWhat's really happening in your nervous system the morning afterThe 3-layer recovery framework: Body, Mind, and DayWhy eating breakfast is the single most important thing you can do (yes, really)How to interrupt the shame spiral before it triggers the next bingeThe 5 things to do today, and the one thing you must NOT doWhy a single binge is not the problem (and what actually is)Nic shares from her own recovery, binge-free since 2019, and offers the unsexy, revolutionary truth: healing is built in moments of gentleness, not punishment. If you've been waking up trapped in the guilt-restrict-binge loop, this is your permission slip and your roadmap out. Links and Resources: https://linktr.ee/bingefreebestie

    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
    72
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Nic Gaviria: Binge Free Bestie
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