If you ever feel out of control around food, you're not alone, and you're in the right place to learn practical, no-nonsense information about why you binge and how to stop.

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.

Thank you for tuning into the show today.

I'm Catherine Hansen, your host, and Coach Julie is also here for this episode.

Before we get started, I want to let you know about a free resource that will give you some

daily motivation in recovery.

If you go to the show description, you'll find a link to get the Brain Over Binge Inspiration

booklet, which is an e-book I've created that contains 31 days of messages to keep you

focused on changing problematic eating habits and to provide encouragement as well.

You can also find this free ebook on brainover binge.com.

On today's show, we're going to address the reality that recovery can bring up some

unexpected feelings, including grief.

Even though binge eating is ultimately a

harmful and painful behavior, you may still experience a sense of loss as you let it go. We'll explain

how as you go through this, it can be very helpful to cultivate thoughts and feelings of gratitude

which can soften the grief and keep you moving in the direction of freedom from

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