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Binge eating does not mean that something is wrong with you. It's a natural but primitive brain response that you can correct.

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And I hope you enjoy the show.

Welcome to the Brain Over Binge Podcast, where you learn a simple, brain-based approach to ending binge eating.

I'm Catherine Hansen, your hosts, and I'm so glad you join me today.

For those of you who are joining me for the first time, I'm the author of two books on

binge eating recovery, Brain Over Binge and the Brain Over Binge Recovery Guide.

On this podcast, I primarily focus on helping you end binge eating, but I also like to bring

you a variety of topics related to food, weight, and health that

may go beyond binge eating recovery itself, but the topics could be related to recovery in

some ways for you.

And they can also help you as you work on learning to eat in a way that works for you.

Today's show addresses the science behind gut health and its connection to mental health, which is such a

fascinating area to explore, and I know that learning about this will benefit you as you heal

your body and mind. I have a guest on the show today who is an expert on this topic, and who

talks about the gut health, mental health connection in a way that does not promote restriction

and also focuses on the enjoyment

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