Reading Reddit Stories: Binge Eating Edition

As I was editing this week's podcast episode, I accidentally deleted half of it and thought it was gone forever. 

At first, my heart sank, I was in shock, the blood drained from my face, and I literally said out loud, "Nooooooo!!!"

I was ready to call it and my brain started quickly going through my options.

As I went through my options, I paused and wanted to connect with my experience of this. I felt the sadness of these words I took the time to speak would be lost forever. I took a moment to grieve this. 

Giving myself space to feel and move through what was present, I noticed myself regulate. I was ready to choose the option of re-recording and trying to get this podcast out when I could. Then, my husband told me to give him ten minutes and he was able to find the lost content. 

The interesting thing was I had a mixture of emotions when he found it. I had already grieved what was lost and was getting excited about what I could say differently when I re-recorded and then also relief that these recording was recovered and I could move forward editing the rest and getting it out to you. 

This is what binge eating recovery can be like: a mixture of highs and lows of being so excited that the binge eating is decreasing and then grief at saying goodbye to something that has supported you for so long and grief at all the reasons that this food behavior came in to help you feel safe and protect you. 

In this week's episode: 

• I read 3 different Binge Eating Reddit Stories 
• I explore a trauma, somatic, nutritional, and nervous system perspective about what might support these individuals in their binge eating
• I get into topics such as binge-restrict cycle, binge eating as a response to nervous system dysregulation, binge eating as a response to trauma, weight stigma, and body control
• I offer explorations around binge eating that you might play with for yourself 

I hope you enjoy this episode and if there is ever a topic you would like me to explore on these Reading Reddit Stories episodes, email me and let me know! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox