About this episode

Lorna Costa discusses the fear and uncertainty that can accompany the cessation of binge eating and the impact on self-identity.

Every diet I went on felt like climbing Mount Everest. It took so much effort, so much willpower, so much pushing. Which is why this felt… different. And honestly? That scared me. I remember thinking: Do you even want to let this go? Because if binge eating went away… who would I be without it? What would I fill my time with? What would I look forward to at the end of the night if I wasn’t eating? Those thoughts are more normal than you think. You’re not crazy. And you’re not broken. The...

People in this episode

Host: Lorna Costa

Topics covered

• binge eating
• self-identity
• emotional eating
• dieting
• mental health

Keywords

• binge eating
• dieting
• self-identity
• mental health
• emotional eating

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