A central theme of my new book is that only 2 goals are necessary for recovery: 1.) Learning to dismiss urges to binge  and  2.) Learning to eat adequately I share principles, recommendations, written exercises, and resources to help you accomplish those two goals in a way that works for you. One of the resources I recommend–primarily in the area of learning to eat adequately–is The Bulimia Help Method (bulimiahelp.org). Co-founder of the program, Richard Kerr, wrote a guest post for my blog at the end of 2014  about a technique for overcoming binge urges, and I wanted to have him back to talk about ending food restriction and implementing normal eating habits. Instead of just writing another blog post, he was kind enough to …

Hi! My name is Lydia Wente. I was a Lifestyle coach that had coached hundreds of people to better health, but also had a terrible secret: I would regularly feel like I had lost total control, my body hijacked, leading me to eat massive amounts of food, and only stopping once the pain became too unbearable. I felt totally insane. Once I was in my right mind again, I would panic and restrict my calories to do damage control. Then the cycle would start all over again. For more of my story, you can watch this video: This was my secret, terrifying struggle for years until I found Kathryn Hansen. After reading her book “Brain Over Binge,” I was done with binging almost immediately.  Now, …

If you’ve read my books or followed my blog, you know that I don’t believe dieting is the answer, but I also don’t ignore the question. It’s a reality that binge eaters are often well over the weight that is best for their unique body. Setting unrealistic goals and expectations is of course not advisable, but if that extra weight doesn’t naturally and gradually come off after binge eating stops, it can make dieting seem alluring. That is why staying focused non-dieting strategies is key.  But, what does “non-dieting strategies” mean, exactly?  Is reducing excessive portions, too-frequent treats, and/or soda, dieting?  Is focusing on eating a variety of healthy foods, dieting?  If done with the right mindset, …

I wanted to let you all know that the blog posts from now on will be included in a newsletter format. The “Brain over Binge Newsletter” will go out once per month to all subscribers, and in the newsletter, I’ll also include links to helpful resources (that can assist you with the two recovery goals: dismissing urges and/or eating adequately), articles, any coaching or support group opportunities, and any recent interviews or media.  I think it will be useful to have all of this information in one place each month. If you have already subscribed, there is nothing you need to do to begin receiving the newsletter. It will come to your inbox just like the blog posts currently do.  If you aren’t …

In my last post, I mentioned that I’d share helpful information and resources from a variety of sources from time to time. Well, it certainly didn’t take me long to find another great resource!! A little over a week ago, Lydia Wente the Lifestyle Coach wrote a helpful guest blog post (How to Get Unstuck with Recovery), and just yesterday, I found out that she is about to offer a FREE, 4-part video training series titled “Beat the Binge.” ?It’s currently open enrollment, click here to be included: www.lydiawente.com As she shared in her guest post, Lydia fully recovered from her years of binge eating after reading Brain over Binge. In fact, her testimonial is now on the back cover…