E61 | Why AuDHDers are 3x more likely to experience binge eating

About this episode

This episode discusses the unique challenges AuDHDers face with food and eating behaviors, featuring insights from dietician Erin.

Trigger warning: this episode contains light conversations surrounding eating and disordered eating. In this episode, we’re joined by Erin - an ADHDer and dietician ( Balance and Bite ) - to unpack what neuroaffirming nutrition actually looks like and why traditional advice around food so often doesn’t work for neurodivergent people. Erin talks to us about the real reasons the neurodivergent population struggle with food - from executive dysfunction and dopamine-seeking, to sensory needs, decision fatigue, and burnout. We explore why advice like “just eat when you’re hungry” or “just use willpower” can fall apart, and how these challenges are often misunderstood as personal failure rather than differences in how our brains work. We also dive into binge eating, emotional eating, and the role food can play in regulation - reframing these behaviours with compassion instead of shame. Erin shares practical, ADHD-friendly strategies to make eating feel easier, support energy and focus, and reduce overwhelm without aiming for perfection. We hope you walk away from this episode feeling validated and carrying less shame around food. Book a mentoring session with Ellie…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellie Harwood, Paige Harwood

Guest: Erin

Topics covered

• AuDHD
• binge eating
• neurodivergent nutrition
• executive dysfunction
• emotional eating

Keywords

• AuDHD
• binge eating
• neurodivergent
• nutrition
• executive dysfunction
• emotional eating
• ADHD-friendly strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Balance and Bite

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