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Apr 2022
10m 21s

Is Recovery Just Willpower?

Georgie Fear and the Confident Eaters Team
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Is recovering from binge eating a matter of willpower? Are we wasting our time looking for answers in books, podcasts, therapists, when what we really need is to buck up and try harder? Find out why I say no. (And why the implication that "all it takes" is willpower makes me bristle). 
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