What happens when years of dieting stop working? When you’re done with hating your body?
In this episode of Once Upon a Binge, Becca is joined by Flo, a coach and diversity & inclusion consultant, who shares her powerful lived experience of disordered eating. From growing up watching her mum diet, to years of restriction, binge eating and believing that losing weight would finally make her confident and happy, Flo opens up about what really kept her stuck—and the unexpected moment that changed everything.
Together, they explore why dieting can become an eating disorder, why recovery only works when you're truly ready, and how curiosity, intuitive eating and reconnecting with your body can help you find freedom from food obsession. They also discuss body image, diet culture, "fitspiration", friendships, values, and why recovery is about so much more than food.
If you've ever wondered whether life without constant thoughts about food and your body is really possible, this conversation offers both honesty and hope.
Becca and Flo talk about:
00:00 Meet Flo
01:30 Coaching Meets Recovery
05:03 Why Diet Culture Is Everywhere
06:08 How Childhood Shapes Body Image
07:07 From Restriction to Binge Eating
17:24 The Promise of Thinness and Power
20:16 When Therapy Doesn't Help
21:14 The Hen Do That Changed Everything
26:21 Recovery Readiness & The Fitspiration Era
28:38 Why Recovery Isn't Black and White
29:14 The Anger That Fuelled Recovery
29:59 Learning to Trust Body Signals
32:58 Gentle Nutrition vs Food Freedom
35:01 Emotional Emptiness & Using Food to Cope
36:33 Curiosity Instead of Self-Judgement
39:15 Why Women Bond Through Body Talk
41:58 Values, Identity & Life Beyond Food
48:16 When Recovery Changes Friendships
50:23 Creating a Recovery-Friendly Social Media Feed
53:17 Final Takeaways & Hope for Recovery
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Connect with the podcast:
- Instagram - @onceuponabingepodcast
- Email - podcast.onceuponabinge@gmail.com
Connect with Becca:
- Instagram – @bingefreeandbeautiful
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccarobinson/
- Email - bingefreeandbeautiful@gmail.com
Connect with Flo:
- Email – flo@diversityintheboardroom.co.uk
- Instagram - @diversityintheboardroom
- Website - https://www.diversityintheboardroom.co.uk/
