Ep. 174: The Magic of Consistency (with Coach Julie)
Release Date: 03/22/2025
Ep. 197: Nourishment in the New Year: Rebel Against Diet Culture with Bonnie Roney, RD
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I’m joined by Bonnie Roney, RD, intuitive eating counselor, and founder of —to help you avoid the common food and weight traps that show up as we approach the new year. If you’re someone who starts a diet plan every January and ends up back in the binge cycle, consider that the diet isn’t the solution—it’s the problem. This conversation invites you to shift toward nourishment instead of restriction, learn your own needs, and fuel your life. Learn more about Bonnie Roney, RD: Diet Culture Rebel website: The Diet Culture Rebel podcast: Diet Culture Rebel on Instagram: ...
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Ep. 196: How Humor Can Support Recovery (with Coach Julie)
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Kathryn and Coach Julie explore how gentle humor can support recovery—without minimizing the seriousness of binge eating or eating disorders. You’ll learn how bringing some laughter into certain situations can help pull you out of fight-or-flight and harsh self-criticism, so you can make clearer, more grounded choices. You’ll also learn how humor can soften perfectionism, and change the way you relate to urges so that you can more easily dismiss them. Coach Julie’s new website: Brain over Binge resources: Get the FREE 30-day Get personalized support...
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Ep. 195: The Protection Myth: Bingeing is Not Keeping You Safe
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There is a widespread idea that bingeing has “protective” value for the binge eater—protection from difficult emotions, pain, stress, and other problems. I remember believing this when I was bulimic, and I know how convincing it can feel. In this episode, I talk about why the protection narrative may be holding you back in recovery, and how you can learn to see that bingeing isn’t safety—it’s dangerous and it’s hurting you. You can learn to recognize and dismiss the protection thoughts and realize you’re much safer without binge eating. Episodes mentioned in this...
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Ep. 194: Integrity in Recovery from Binge Eating (with Coach Julie)
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Kathryn and Coach Julie explore the idea of bringing integrity into your recovery from binge eating, which can help you have more clarity and motivation. We’ll talk about what integrity looks like in many different aspects of recovery. You’ll learn why integrity is not the same as perfection, and instead, it’s about following through with what you want for yourself in the moments that matter most. Get the FREE 30-day Brain over Binge resources: Get personalized support with or Subscribe to the for only $18.99 per month...
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Ep. 193: Rejecting the Binge Inevitability Mindset
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In this episode, I unpack the “binge inevitability mindset”—the belief that a binge is destined to happen at some point. Binge inevitability thoughts can sound like, “I know I’m eventually going to give in and binge anyway, so I might as well just get it over with.” You’ll learn why these binge inevitability thoughts show up, and how to reject them so that you can stop binge eating and prove to yourself that it is never inevitable. Get the FREE 30-day Episodes mentioned on this show: Brain over Binge resources: Get personalized support...
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Ep. 192: The Power of Visualization (with Coach Julie)
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Kathryn and Coach Julie explore how visualization can support binge eating recovery—not through wishful thinking, but by helping your brain rehearse what you actually want to do. Whether it’s dismissing urges, eating adequately, or facing challenging situations around food, visualization helps strengthen your higher brain and prepare you to act in line with your goals. Brain over Binge resources: Get the FREE 30-day Get personalized support with or Subscribe to the for only $18.99 per month Get the Second Edition of Brain over Binge...
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Ep. 191: Bodybuilding and Bingeing: Natasha’s Story of Recovery and Reclaiming a Healthy Relationship with Eating and Training (with Natasha Kostalas)
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Kathryn talks with Natasha Kostalas, author of , about her journey of overcoming binge eating that was fueled by competing in bodybuilding. Natasha shares how the intense restriction of competition prep led to a loss of control around food, and how binge eating often becomes a hidden aftermath in extreme fitness. She speaks openly about the harm this caused and how she eventually found a healthier relationship with food, her body, and training. This conversation is relevant not only for the bodybuilding community but for anyone struggling with bingeing. Learn more about Natasha...
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Ep. 190: Supporting Your Nervous System to Support Recovery
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I talked with , author of the , about how trauma impacts the body and nervous system, and how that can create challenges in recovery. She explains how trauma healing creates more safety in the body and nervous system, which gives you more access to your decision-making abilities, and therefore supports recovery. Dr. Aimie shares insights from her medical expertise and personal experience, and also discusses how a trauma-informed approach helped her overcome her own binge eating issue. If you tend to binge during times of high anxiety or dysregulation—even when you know it won’t...
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Ep. 189: "I Don’t Want My Child to Go Through This”: Parenting and Eating Disorder Prevention (with Oona Hanson)
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If you’re a parent who has put your eating disorder behind you, or you are trying to recover, or you are still struggling, and you want to make sure your child never has these issues, this episode is for you. I talk with parent coach Oona Hanson about how to help kids build a healthy relationship with food and body. We cover how to spot early signs of restriction, how to talk about these topics without creating shame, and how to help your child learn skills that support a lifetime of peace with food. Oona brings clear, compassionate, and practice guidance to a challenging topic. ...
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Ep. 188: Losing the Weight Fixation (with Coach Julie)
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Kathryn is joined by Coach Julie to talk about letting go of the fixation with weight, body size, and shape. Weight is a complex topic, and concerns don’t disappear overnight—but you can make progress so that weight issues don’t interfere with recovery from binge eating. In this episode, you’ll learn how shifting your focus away from changing your body and toward caring for your body helps create space for self-trust, true healing, and long-term health. More weight related resources here: Get the FREE 30-day Brain over Binge resources: Get personalized...
info_outlineA binge-free life is created by dismissing one binge urge at a time, and by eating adequately one meal/snack at a time. This requires consistency. Although the decision to stop bingeing can be instantaneous, healing of the body and brain from this habit takes time. If you’re someone who tends to do well for a little while just to slip back into old behaviors, or if you want to prevent that from happening, this episode is going to be useful to you.
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