The Psychology of Binge Eating: Why Transitions Are So Triggering - OUAB podcast Ep. 34

In episode 34 Katy and Becca and talking about transitions, both in our day to day life and big life transitions. Why they are so difficult to go through and how binge eating comes in as a tool to cope.

They talk about:

• Transitions create “permission windows” to binge eat
• Binge eating as a transition tool
• Does binge eating give respite from tasks or provide momentum or both?
• Is binge eating a habit or a ritual to help with transitions?
• Difference between micro and macro transitions
• The transition of childhood to adolescence to adulting and how binge eating helps
• How transitions affect our identity and worldview
• How we view a craving determines how we respond to it
• The power of naming the difficulty with transitions

If you struggle with transitions and find binge eating is a tool to get through it then you’re not alone.

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