If you’ve been trying to stop binge eating by working on your willpower, food or meal plan, you are missing a HUGE piece of the puzzle: your nervous system.
In this week’s episode, I’m breaking down why nervous system regulation plays such an important role in breaking the binge cycle — and what’s actually happening in your body when you feel stressed, overwhelmed or completely out of control around food.
We talk about the different nervous system responses:
Regulation — when you feel safe, calm and connected
Fight — irritation, anger, frustration and feeling on edge
Flight — anxiety, overthinking, overdoing and needing control
Freeze — shutting down, feeling numb or completely stuck
Fawn — people-pleasing, struggling with boundaries and putting everyone else first
And most importantly, how these patterns can connect to your binge eating.
Because when you understand what state you’re in, you can start learning what you actually need in that moment — instead of automatically turning to food for relief.
If you want to understand your binge eating on a MUCH deeper level and start changing the pattern rather than just fighting the food, this episode is for you.
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