A Bite Size episode.
Many people struggling with eating disorders are also empaths. This can be a super-power but also emotionally overwhelming and difficult to manage at times. The emotional cost can sometimes be managed through a food or a body image focus, as a maladaptive but understandable means of finding distraction, escape and control.
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Jan 2023
Emotional Eating: How to Stop Using Food to Numb Out
When you experience negative emotions, is your first reaction to reach for food? What about positive emotions? In this week's episode, we cover emotional eating, why it's working against you to demonize it, discuss some techniques and different coping skills that you can begin to ... Show More
27m 30s
Aug 2024
46. Principle 7: How to cope with your emotions with kindness
Join your empathetic host, Beth Basham, as she delves into the heart of emotional eating—a shared struggle we all know too well. Discover research-backed strategies like heart-centered breathing to calm your mind and body, and learn how to nurture yourself with compassion rather ... Show More
41m 8s
Nov 2023
Coping with Feeling Full in Eating Disorder Recovery
<p>In this episode, I delve into effective ways to cope with the sensation of fullness and provide practical tips for relearning a healthy relationship with food. I'll guide you through essential steps in this process, including managing hunger, breaking free from cycles of ... Show More
22m 22s
Sep 2024
Ep #320: How to Build Emotional Endurance
<p>Do you eat as soon as you feel an uncomfortable emotion? Or do you feel it for awhile, but then decide you're done with feeling and you eat to distract from it, numb it, or avoid it?</p> <p> </p> <p>Now imagine that you were able to just feel the emotion, for as long as it was ... Show More
8m 29s
Jan 2025
Diet culture is EVERYWHERE! How you can learn to cope
<p>In this episode of the Recover to Flourish podcast, we’re diving into the reality that diet culture is all around us – from social media to conversations with friends, it's hard to escape. <br/><br/>As an eating disorder coach, I know how overwhelming and triggering this ... Show More
13m 57s
Jan 2024
Dial-in-Dilema: Emotional Eating
On this week's episode, I had a fantastic conversation with Teagan about a topic that many of us can relate to - Emotional Eating. Teagan opened up about her own struggles, revealing that she often turns to food when she's stressed, anxious, or even when she wants to celebrate so ... Show More
19m 19s
Apr 2025
Ep #349: Committing to Feeling Your Emotions
<p>Do you binge or overeat when you're feeling an uncomfortable emotion? Eating will help you to escape it, numb it, or to feel better. But of course, not without consequence.</p> <p> </p> <p>So I want to encourage you to commit to feeling those emotions without eating. If you've ... Show More
9m 50s