The Quit Binge Eating Podcast

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number 11. Interview with Licensed Counselor Anna Erdei.  Open in iTunes Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen interviews Licensed Counselor Anna Erdei of Anna's Counseling Services. It's another great conversation. Take a listen! Introduction & Update Thanks again for all the iTunes reviews! Join our secret Facebook group just for listeners. Send me, Alen Standish, a friend request on Facebook and I'll then send you an invite to join. Still compiling survey responses on the beta Binge Eater's Mastermind group. Feature: Interview With Anna Erdei Alen talks for 40 minutes with Licensed Counselor Anna Erdei, LMHC of Anna's Counseling Services in Baintree MA. Great discussion about how Anna helps men and women with eating disorders. Great walk thru of how a typical counselling session might go. Several great ideas are shared and we get to learn more about Anna's life as a therapist. Links mentioned: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ http://www.bulimia.com http://www.annascounselingservices.com/ TWITTER: @AnnasCounseling We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests.  Open in iTunes |  iTunes Podcast Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Direct Podcast Feed Sign up for our Newsletter. Form is there on the right side of the page or click here! Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number ten. Interview with Christopher Clark of NAMED and listener feedback.  Open in iTunes Summary WooHoo! We hit number 10! In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen interviews Chris Clark, the Executive Director of the National Association of Males with Eating Disorder (NAMED). Alen then shares several pieces of listener feedback. Introduction & Update Many thanks to both Jaxxy001 and Hopeful18 for your excellent reviews on iTunes. Thank you! Join our secret Facebook group just for listeners. Send me, Alen Standish, a friend request on Facebook and I'll then send you an invite to join. Been lots of great discussion already! Here's a shout out to Courtney, Brandon, Karen, John and Christina. You guys are awesome and thanks for already sharing so much in the group and supporting each other with your great posts and comments. Want to join my beta Binge Eater's Mastermind group? Sign up for the QBE newsletter and I'll email out a survey for those who are interested on January 28th. If you purchase items on Amazon I'd love your help. Before purchasing anything on Amazon, please get to Amazon via my Amazon Affiliate link which takes you to the Amazon homepage. This does not increase the costs any to you but it does help reward me at the end of each month from Amazon for having referred you there. Hosting the website, the podcast, equipment purchases and production efforts all have a cost and I'd appreciate any help you could provide by using this link for any Amazon purchases you do. Thank you! Feature: Interview With Chris Clark of NAMED Alen talks for 20 minutes with Chris Clark of the National Association of Males with Eating Disorder (NAMED). Great discussion and great info on their website for both men and women. Call Chris at the toll free number for a referral: 8 7 7 - 7 8 0 - 0 0 8 0 They also have online forums to talk with other men who have eating disorders. Links mentioned: http://www.namedinc.org/ Listener Feedback My thanks again to Tony, Elka, Linda, Nicky, Harriette, Rebecca and Joe for taking the time to write me and share your stories. We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests.  Open in iTunes |  iTunes Podcast Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Direct Podcast Feed Sign up for our Newsletter. Form is there on the right side of the page or click here! Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number nine. Telling Others About your Binge Eating Disorder  Open in iTunes Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen gives updates and then talks in depth about an audience requested topic:  Telling Others About your Binge Eating Disorder. Introduction & Update Many thanks to Doing Wellness, A Woman with a Phone, and Think Positive Thoughts for your excellent reviews on iTunes. Thank you! Wanting to take QBE to the next level this year. Join our secret Facebook group just for listeners. Send me, Alen Standish, a friend request on Facebook and I'll then send you an invite. Here is how Facebook defines a "Secret" group: Non-members can’t find these groups in searches or see anything about the group, including its name and member list. The name of the group will not display on the timelines of members. To join a secret group, you need to be added by a member of the group. Want to join my beta Binge Eater's Mastermind group? Sign up for the QBE newsletter and I'll email out a survey for those who are interested on January 28th. If you purchase items on Amazon I'd love your help. Before purchasing anything on Amazon, please get to Amazon via my Amazon Affiliate link which takes you to the Amazon homepage. This does not increase the costs any to you but it does help reward me at the end of each month from Amazon for having referred you there. Hosting the website, the podcast, equipment purchases and production efforts all have a cost and I'd appreciate any help you could provide by using this link for any Amazon purchases you do. Thank you! Feature: Telling Others About Your Binge Eating Disorder Alen talks for 40 minutes about how to tell others about your Binge Eating Disorder. So why don't some of us want to tell others? being embarrassed, feeling ashamed or guilt amounts that you eat are not normal and often what you eat is not normal or even tastes that good binge eating alone with no one else around you know there are other problems pushing you towards being eating and you don't want to acknowledge them or you , don't understand them Admitting weakness - this is a big one for anyone who is a business professional, head of a household or a leader somewhere. In much of today's culture many people fear admitting they have a problem for how others might view them professionally or personally. Fear that maybe it's not a real problem. Two parts You think that it's not a real problem you have either in terms of not believing it's an actual eater disorder and that you're just being weak willed. Others around you might not think it's a real problem. don't think it's a real problem. "Can't you just stop eating when you're full?" No outward physical signs to convince someone that you have a eating disorder. No real outwards signs other than weight gain but since being overweight is such an epidemic this will not raise a lot of flags. Esp for men, traditionally for guys beyond their twenties, our culture seems to feel it OK for guys like me to be overweight because hey, guys are supposed to be big. It's not like Anorexia where you're not eating anything Many women today have told me they are purging bulimics and therefore able to keep their weight down  So who and how should you tell about your problem? Think though all the problems I listed earlier about why you feel embarrassed, ashamed or guilty about your binge eating problem. Be honest with yourself and tell yourself how you feel about the problem and yourself. Make a list for yourself if you need to. Then think about each item you listed and try to understand why you feel that way about yourself. You didn't chose to have this problem. If you could have stopped you would have, right? Possibly attend a meeting or listen to someone who has recovered from an eating disorder tell their story and how they shared their secret.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number eight. It's a New Year! Lessons learned in 2012 and my goals for 2013.  Open in iTunes Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen gives a detailed update of what's gone on for the last few weeks, reviews 2012, shares his lessons learned from the year and finally shares his plans and goals for 2013.  Introduction & Update Last few weeks have been incredibly busy. Incredibly busy preparing for and celebrating Christmas. Loads of parties to plan and host plus some travel to see some remote family mixed in there. For those of you who own a business you know that year end close out can be a whirlwind. Related to the shutdown of my Dad's business, we sold the land and buildings his business had operated from. This week my Mom, brother and I celebrated a very bittersweet anniversary. It's been exactly 4 years since my Dad passed away -- he was only 55 when he died and it was tough on all of us. This week was the ultimate closure for me with my Dad. My brother and I grew much closer as well. Let's just say it's been a little emotionally demanding. I had to waste an entire day in jury duty. Finally, even though I did not have any full blown binge eating episodes since my last podcast, my eating and physical exercise habits have been abysmal to say the least. The only good thing was all my defenses I had built up over the last year helped me keep the binge monster at bay, but just barely I'll be honest. 3 Personal Lessons Learned in 2012 Change yourself slowly. Life changes cannot be overnight. You have to mix in change slowly and make it a habit and routine. If you force or rush it you might see short term success but long term it just won't stick. I think we all see that with ruined diets and broken promises we make to ourselves every year.  We are creatures of habit and need to adapt to change slowly otherwise we fight back, even against ourselves, and sabotage our good intentions. Look at each setback you suffer in life as an opportunity to learn something and as another chance. You cannot thinks in terms of failure. Progress not perfection. I used to be a perfectionist and if something wasn't perfect I hated it or wanted to give up, including myself if I binged, and that did no one any good. Just easing up on myself and going with the flow and observing was huge for me and helping me start my own turn-around. Follow your passion and listen to your heart. I was scared before I committed to these changes but now looking back, I am so glad I followed my heart and am pursuing my passions. I've never felt such inner peace with myself before. I've also learned that things just seem to have a way of working out if you let them and have confidence in yourself. My Goals for 2013 GOAL: Double my content output for Quit Binge Eating GOAL: Create another passion website and podcast similar to Quit Binge Eating dedicated to helping folks with similar challenges and problems I have. GOAL: Go beyond turning myself around and this year truly transform myself to be physically healthier. MILESTONE: Create a detailed plan for 2013 by Jan 31st. MILESTONE: By April 1st I want to start my new passion website. MILESTONE: July 1st, October 1st and Dec 31st get blood work done. MILESTONE: August 1st electronically publish my first book for Quit Binge Eating. We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests.  Open in iTunes |  iTunes Podcast Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Direct Podcast Feed Sign up for our Newsletter. Form is there on the right side of the page or click here! Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number seven. Interview with psychotherapist Andrew Walen.  Open in iTunes Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen interviews Andrew Walen, a psychotherapist who founded The Body Image Therapy Center and who has a unique perspective on Binge Eating Disorder in males. A great conversation you're going to want to listen to. Introduction & Updates This is a long interview so keeping the updates short Due to holiday schedule, projects and some travel will not be able to release a show next week. Still planning to release a show on Thursday, January 10th. Keep a watch out then! If need a QBE fix to tide you over then I suggest signing up for my free QBE newsletter and email list at http://QuitBingeEating.com/newsletter Feature: Interview with Andrew Walen Andrew Walen is a practicing psychotherapist who himself has suffered from Binge Eating Disorder. Andrew was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his bachelors degree in music from Berklee College of Music in Boston and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1996. After several years in the music scene he returned to school and earned his masters in social work from the University of Tennessee. He then moved back to Baltimore in 2007 and created The Body Image Therapy Center specializing in eating disorders, compulsive eating, body image, and preparation and aftercare for bariatric surgery patients. I first heard about Andrew this summer when I saw his interview on the Today Show. On the show he was talking about Binge Eating Disorder in men and the unique challenges men had who suffered from the disorder. Andrew was also profiled in the New York Times by Abby Ellin in her article "Binge Eating Among Men Steps Out of the Shadows." Andrew's going public with his own binge eating disorder helped me make the decision to also start this QBE blog and podcast. He has helped shine the light on male binge eaters and the unique challenges they have as well. Listen to the podcast to hear the rest of our conversation. Links Mentioned http://www.thebodyimagecenter.com http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/48724067#48724067 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/binge-eating-among-men-steps-out-of-the-shadows/ http://www.recoveryranch.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_at_Every_Size http://www.haescommunity.org/ http://edreferral.com/ http://www.namedinc.org/ http://www.bedaonline.com/ Links to Andrew's Music All proceeds will go to a fund established by Andrew Walen to help others who have eating disorders but who also need financial assistance to do so. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/andrew-walen/id589270997 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/andrewwalen2 http://www.spotify.com -- install app and search for "Andrew Walen" We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests.  Open in iTunes |  iTunes Podcast Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Direct Podcast Feed Sign up for our Newsletter. Form is there on the right side of the page or click here! Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number six. Why Am I Always Hungry? Relearning Physical Hunger & Listener Feedback.  Open in iTunes Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen shares details behind his "Why Am I Always Hungry" article discussing how to relearn physical hunger and then shares some excellent listener feedback he received this week. Hope you all got you letters to Santa in the mail on time! Introduction & Updates Feeling a little under the weather -- voice sounds a little "croaky" Getting cold here in Kansas City and snowing. Shout out to all our listeners around the world. Getting ready for Christmas. Busy! Make sure you take time for yourself as well. Had an amazing interview with Andrew Walen. Will edit and post next week. Here is a link to an article I posted that contains links to the NYT article that profiles him and a link to his interview on the Today Show. http://quitbingeeating.com/binge-eating-in-men-article-video/ We received some awesome 5 star reviews and ratings on iTunes! Thank you Ricahrd-24 and PeacefulLiving. I owe you both big thanks! Would love more reviews and ratings from other listeners since those reviews help us gain the attention of others who need help with their Binge Eating Disorders as well.  Open in iTunes Feature: Why Am I Always Hungry? 10 Ways to Relearn Physical Hunger Why am I always hungry? Shared details from my previous blog post this week about how I got back in touch with my own hunger levels and quit confusing hunger with emptiness or loneliness and fullness with being content or happy. Take a listen! You can see the full article here: http://quitbingeeating.com/why-am-i-always-hungry-10-ways-relearn-physical-hunger/  Got Some Excellent Listener Letters I Share My thanks to Courtney from Vancouver BC and from Katie. I read both their letters that share their own Binge Eating stories and encouragement. Power stuff. Thank you ladies. Link to our Brain Over Binge Book Recommendation Podcast, show #4. We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests.  Open in iTunes |  iTunes Podcast Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Direct Podcast Feed Sign up for our Newsletter. Form is there on the right side of the page or click here! Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number five. Interview With Leora Fulvio.  Open in iTunes Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen interviews Leora Fulvio of BingeEatingTherapy.com and CreateYourPerfectLife.com. Let's get ready to do something different! Introduction & Updates Success at Friday's Christmas Party. Fierella's Jack Stack BBQ Going to release the podcast late each Thursday now. Thank you for all the podcast downloads and spreading the word about QuitBingeEating.com. We're growing! No time for listener feedback this week but please continue to send in your feedback and stories. We will share them on the air (and protect your name and identity) in the next podcast. Alen was interviewed as a guest this week on John Bukenas' podcast "Let's Reverse Obesity." The blog and podcast can be found at www.LetsReverseObesity.com Feature: Interview With Leora Fulvio Today I interview Leora Fulvio of BingeEatingTherapy.com and CreateYourPerfectLife.com. Leora is a San Francisco based psychotherapist who specializes in helping others who have eating disorders. She's trained at different Eating Disorder facilities and has worked at several Treatment Centers doing individual and group therapy as well as hypnotherapy and meditation. Links Mentioned: Recover Blog run by Leora: BingeEatingTherapy.com Access to Leora's Meditation MP3s: CreateYourPerfectlife.com We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests.  Open in iTunes |  iTunes Podcast Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Direct Podcast Feed Sign up for our Newsletter. Form is there on the right side of the page or click here! Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number four. Brain Over Binge and listener feedback.   Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen recommends "Brain Over Binge" by Kathryn Hansen and shares some listener feedback. We wrap with another tip of the week. Is it already December? Wow. Introduction & Updates December is here! Wow happened to the year? Loads of projects Lots of Christmas Parties to prepare for. Chinese Food - almost a disaster! Last week the podcast made the iTunes New and Noteworthy page - thank you everyone for all your support and listening to the podcast! http://quitbingeeating.com/itunes-new-noteworthy-health-podcasts/ Starting to get more and more twitter followers and seeing great updates from that method. Awesome. Have added a "Resources" category to the blog. I will use that to highlight various services and items I strongly recommend to help making it easier for everyone to find vs having to dig through the blog for an article or the show notes Feature: Book Recommendation -- Brain Over Binge by Kathryn Hansen Brain Over Binge by Kathryn Hansen is an excellent book! I strongly recommend it. Links Mentioned: Amazon Link to Brain Over Binge: http://QuitBingeEating/BrainOverBinge My Blog Article: http://quitbingeeating.com/stop-binge-eating-brain-over-binge-kathryn-hansen/ Official Brain Over Binge Book Website: http://www.brainoverbinge.com Kathryn's Blog: http://www.brainoverbinge.blogspot.com/ Psych Central Book Review: http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/book-review-brain-over-binge/ Rational Recovery AVRT: http://www.rational.org/index.php?id=36 Feature: Listener Feedback Letters from Samantha and Sonia. Thank you both for the kind words and great emails. Wishing you both the best of luck! Links Mentioned: http://quitbingeeating.com/binge-eating-disorder-an-addiction/ Tip of the Week: Know Your Binge Triggers Knowing you binge triggers will help set you up for success.   We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback - We want your feedback, stories, notes, wishes and requests. Direct Podcast Feed  iTunes Page - Please rate us and give us a short review! Sign up for our Newletters. Form is there on the right side of the page!   Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number three. A Tower Defense to Stop Binge Eating.   Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen shares his Tower Defense Strategy to Stop Binge Eating plus a great tip of the week. Introduction & Updates Thanksgiving was a success - no binge (first time in 15 years!) Fishing trip with my brother Busy with new blog updates and coordinating upcoming interviews. Exciting! Feature -  A Tower Defense to Stop Binge Eating I spend about 35 minutes reviewing my Tower Defense approach to stop binge eating. Introduction to the strategy in the blog link below. Links Mentioned: Tower Defense Strategy to Stop Binge Eating [larger image here] We want your feedback!   Tip of the Week: 5 Minute Pause A tip I've used to keep from succumbing to my binge urges at night is using a 5 minute pause. Binge urges are just that, urges, and they typically will subside if you give them enough time and actually try to peel them apart when they are occurring.   We Want Your Feedback! Quit Binge Eating Feedback Direct Podcast Feed  iTunes Page   Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number two. Staying binge free over the Thanksgiving Holiday.  [iTunes Page]   Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, Alen shares 12 tips on how to stay binge free over the Thanksgiving holiday along with some personal updates. Happy Thanksgiving!   Introduction I talk about what's been going on in my life for the last week. Field trips, pizza and continuing to stay binge free!   Feature -  12 Tips for Staying Binge Free Over Thanksgiving I spend about 20 minutes sharing my past struggles during Thanksgiving and then give 12 tips for how I'm planning to handle this year's holiday. Links Mentioned: How to Stop Binge Eating During Thanksgiving - 12 Tips We want your feedback! Red Green TV Show on YouTube   Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.

The Quit Binge Eating Podcast. Show number one. What is Binge Eating Disorder and who is Alen Standish? The origin story.   [iTunes Page]   Summary In this episode of The Quit Binge Eating Podcast, we go into detail on Binge Eating Disorder and then give a little more background on Alen's past eating problems. We wrap with our Tip of the Week and share our contact information at QuitBingeEating.com. Feature 1 - What is Binge Eating Disorder? I spend about 15 minutes talking in detail about binge eating and Binge Eating Disorder. Links Mentioned: What is Binge Eating Disorder   Feature 2 - Who is Alen Standish For those who are interested I use 20 minutes to give some background on myself and my struggle with Binge Eating Disorder and what I used to stop binge eating. Links Mentioned: My Binge Eating Story Rational Recovery Brain over Binge by Kathryn Hansen (Affiliate Link)   Tip of the Week Try reducing your stress by using simple relaxation meditation techniques. Stress is one of the biggest triggers for binge eating and if you can reduce your stress you can probably reduce your binge eating problem a bit. A simple technique is to find 10 minutes of uninterrupted time each day, I usually like early morning, and sit by yourself and shut your eyes. All you need to do is focus on your breathing by inhaling to the count of 4 and exhaling to the count of 4 slowly. Try to think of nothing else but your breathing for the whole 10 minutes. It's going to be harder than you think and you're going to want to quit after 2 minutes but hold out for the full 10. Also try to keep your mind free of thoughts. If thoughts come to you, just try and drop them and focus only on your breathing. After two weeks of practicing this technique you should notice yourself starting to feel less tense during the day and being more relaxed. I can't guarantee it will help you stop binge eating but it's a great first step towards making a big improvement in your personal life   Legal and Disclaimers The Quit Binge Eating Podcast is produced and recorded by Alen Standish. All rights are reserved. If you want to use part of this show elsewhere then please submit your request at QuitBingeEating.com/feedback. The host of the Quit Binge Eating podcast is not a doctor or a trained eating disorder specialist and can’t offer personal counseling or medical advice. The opinions and advice of this podcast, website, newsletter or anything or anyone else heard here are based on personal experiences and are not intended to replace the services of trained health professionals. Music was provided by Broke for Free at brokeforfree.com. Tracks include Blown Out from their Leaf album and Something Elated from their Something album.