You can crush it in your career, manage a family, and hit every goal on your vision board… But your secret stash of food says otherwise 👀

In this episode, I’m breaking down why perfectionists (the high-functioning, Type A, “I’ve got this” women) are the ones MOST likely to binge in secret.

We’ll talk control, shame, biology, and the sneaky psychological loops that keep even the most “together” woman stuck in food chaos.

TL;DR Bingeing isn’t a failure. It’s your body and brain begging for a break

WHAT WE'LL COVER:

• 00:00 — The Hidden Link Between Perfectionism and Binge Eating: Why the women who “have it all together” are often the ones secretly struggling with food.
• 02:39 — Inside the Type A Mind: When Discipline Turns Into Food Control: How high achievers use structure as safety—and why it backfires.
• 05:02 — The Restrict–Binge Cycle No One Talks About: What really happens when “being good” with food flips into “I blew it.”
• 07:11 — The Psychology of Losing Control Around Food: How stress, shame, and emotional suppression feed the binge-perfectionism loop.
• 10:07 — Is It Willpower or Biology? The Hunger Signals You’re Ignoring: Why your body isn’t betraying you—it’s trying to protect you.
• 12:44 — The Secret Shame That Keeps Binge Eating Hidden: Why Type A women binge in private and how secrecy fuels the cycle.
• 17:14 — Mindset Shifts to Break Free From Perfectionism and Food Guilt: How to move from “all-or-nothing” to self-compassion and progress.
• 20:17 — Practical Strategies to Stop the Perfection-Binge Loop: Real-life tools to create structure without obsession.
• 23:00 — Redefining What ‘Healthy’ Looks Like for a Perfectionist: Letting go of the rules and creating your version of balance.
• 24:50 — When to Get Support (and What Real Recovery Looks Like): How to know when it’s time to reach out and what help actually helps.

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You read Brain Over Binge. You tried to “just stop binging.” You waited for your “animal brain” to quiet down… but somehow you still ended up knee-deep in granola at 11 p.m.

You’re not broken. The book just left out a few key chapters. 🤣

In this episode, I'll review Brain Over Binge through the lens of an evidence-based dietitian who works with women struggling with binge eating. I'm breaking down what’s actually helpful, what’s missing, and why you can’t "animal brain" your way out of every binge urge.

If you’ve ever felt like you “failed” the book everyone swears by, this episode will help make sense of why + give you a better roadmap forward.

JUMP TO:
00:00 Brain Over Binge: The Book Everyone’s Talking About (But Few Understand)
01:45 Meet the Woman Who Says She Beat Binge Eating Cold Turkey
03:54 When Lived Experience is Helpful vs Harmful
06:22 What Brain Over Binge Does Get Right
08:25 Where Things Start to Get Sketchy
15:37 Helpful, Harmful… Maybe Both?
16:59 What's Missing Pieces: What Brain Over Binge Leaves Out

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Is Overeaters Anonymous (OA) a lifeline for food struggles, orrrrrr another "just don't eat it" diet in disguise? In this tell-all episode, I tap into the origins of OA, its 12-step model, and the red flags I’ve seen firsthand working with clients who turned to OA for help with binge eating and emotional eating. 🚩

You’ll hear the history, the philosophy, and the claims behind OA, plus the reasons why it might actually fuel food noise and binge-restrict cycles rather than solve them. I’ll also share better alternatives that are backed by research, compassion, and long-term sustainability.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Does OA actually work?” or “Could Overeaters Anonymous help me?” ... this episode is for you.

And if you find the show helpful, don’t forget to leave a rating and review — it helps this podcast reach more women who need freedom from food guilt and binge eating. 😁😁😁

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TOPICS COVERED

• The surprising origins of Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
• Why comparing food to alcohol doesn’t hold up
• The 12 steps of OA, and what they mean in practice
• How OA turns food into a moral issue (and why that’s a huge mistake)
• The risks of abstinence-based “trigger food” rules
• What ex-members say about meetings, sponsors, and food plans
• Why OA may do more harm than good for binge eating and/or binge eating disorder
• Evidence-based alternatives that actually support healing
• How to quiet food noise without shame or abstinence

JUMP TO:

00:00 OA Under the Microscope: Why I’m Talking About This
07:41 The 12 Steps of OA — Helpful or Harmful?
16:45 Food, Faith, and Shame: The Higher Power Debate
21:02 Red Flags: Where OA Misses the Mark
31:00 Better Options: What Works Instead of OA
37:55 Final Verdict: My Honest Review of OA

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