For anyone who has wrestled with binge eating, the struggle can feel like a storm that returns no matter how many times you’ve tried to quiet it. But…
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Your Body Isn’t a Storage Unit: A New Framework for Trauma and Recovery
A paper published this month stopped me mid-morning-tea. The title alone: “The body does not keep the score: trauma, predictive coding, and the restoration of metastability.” Published in…
A New Framework for Eating Disorders Just Changed How I Think About This Work
A paper published in March 2026 in the journal Neuroscience is one of the more conceptually significant things I’ve read on eating disorders in a while. Written by…
What Happens in the Brain When You Speak Out Loud
1. Recruits the Prefrontal Cortex (Your Inner CEO) During dissociation or a binge urge, the prefrontal cortex — responsible for planning, impulse control, and self-regulation — often goes…
Control Hunger Hormones with This Simple Eating Hack
Did you know that the order in which you eat your food can significantly impact your hunger and satiety? This trick taps into your body’s natural hormone system,…
Ultra-Processed Foods: Why That “Convenience” Is Coming for Your Gut, Brain, and Sanity
Let’s be real: ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are not just “junk food.” That term is way too cute. We’re talking about a category of edible science projects that are…
Abstainers versus Moderators
Are you struggling with food despite following popular advice? Maybe you’re trying to moderate but still falling into binge cycles. Or perhaps you’ve been told that “everything in…
Neuroplasticity: You Can Change Right Now
Neuroplasticity and Binge Eating Recovery: How Your Brain Can Change Now Do you feel stuck in unhealthy eating patterns? If so, the science of neuroplasticity and binge eating…
An unconventional stance on nutrition for recovery
Are you feeling stuck in your recovery because everyone keeps telling you to eat all foods in moderation? You’re not alone. For many people with food addiction, sugar…
What Urges to Binge Mean:
4 Myths versus Facts
If you’re struggling to control binge eating urges when they hit, I want you to know you’re not alone. I’ve been there, and so have many of my…