Binge Dieting
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 290 ratingsThis podcast by Dietitian and Integrative Health Coach Betsy Thurston will cover practical ways to manage weight and eating challenges. You will learn how to stop binge eating, control weight without dieting, and develop a new relationship with eating, food, and your body. See www.betsythurstonrd.com for additional information
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The practice of embodying emotions
February 09, 2024 17:43 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBBetsy talks about the techniques offered in the book The Practice of Embodying Emotions by Raja Selvam, PhD. in order to help listeners learn a tool to help completely change their unwanted behaviors. She gives specific examples and case studies that are presented in the book.
Integrating fear, body acceptance, and learning how to refocus
December 20, 2023 23:34 - 49 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this podcast Betsy talks about the artform of integrating the experience of fear in all its forms, using ideas from psychology and spirituality. Included in the discussion is a look at the problem of judgment towards the body and she teaches a specific exercise you can do to work towards body acceptance. Finally, the podcast talks about the importance of refocusing attention away from problems and towards solutions, with specific action steps to take to help the nervous system get out of...
Lose weight with Low carb diets, blood glucose monitoring and weight loss drugs, an interview
December 04, 2023 21:58 - 46 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this podcast Betsy interviews Dr. Paul Kolodzik, who specializes in the prudent use of weight loss drugs, low carbohydrate diets and blood glucose monitoring for people who have trouble losing weight. Insulin resistance is a very common condition in people with weight issues, and Dr. Kolodzik talks about his approach to working with this population . Listen to this practical and in depth interview here!
Addiction, physical pain, eating disorders, overthinking, OCD and brain training for recovery
October 05, 2023 21:19 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBBetsy talks about the brain's "habit" of addiction, eating disorders, pain, anxiety, and even OCD, and one approach to help recover. She reviews concepts from a book called The Pain Habit by Drew Coverdale. Topics include the subconscious and conscious mind, buidling resilence, and learning how to become your own healer.
Fine Tuning Intuitive Eating with the Law of Attraction
September 13, 2023 20:18 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBOn this episode Betsy looks at some of the key components of intuitive eating and how to apply them more fully in order to obtain a new relationship with eating. She also sprinkles in some of the ideas from manifesting, or the Law of Attraction. Topics include having the right mental approach, tuning into hunger and fullness, looking at the satisfaction factor, considering emotional eating and remembering body respect.
DBT: Behavior chains, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation
August 02, 2023 15:52 - 47 minutes - 42.4 MBIn this episode Betsy talks about the specific skills involved with DBT therapy. She details what to do and how to use some of the best DBT practices, using examples from a client. As always, she sprinkles in some spiritual concepts along the way.
Brain, body, spirituality, habits, hope. Trust the process
July 08, 2023 17:32 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this episode Betsy gives a mini book report on Jill Bolte Taylor's "Whole Brain Living" which talks about integrating the brain's left and right hemispheres so that unwanted behaviors and habits can shift. She talks about the brain's connection with health, spirituality, and habits as it shows up in the micromoments of day to day life. This episode explains practical tools to help you change such as the 90 second rule and the brain huddle. It can be useful for people with eating issues a...
Living with Diabetes: Ideas to manage food and mental struggles
June 21, 2023 10:12 - 47 minutes - 53.5 MBIn this episode Betsy talks with Registered Dietitian and diabetes expert Ben Tzeel about how to successfully navigate mental struggles and food confusion that might come up for people with either Type I or Type 2 diabetes. We talk about some common struggles that might also happen with disordered eating. Even for listeners who don't have diabetes, this episode will have relatable topics for people trying to have a better relationship with food.
Future self part 2, including practices to connect with unconscious blocks
May 30, 2023 12:44 - 41 minutes - 37.5 MBBetsy shares one client's extensive list of future self ideals and talks about some of the ideas that came up during the session in which she shared them. We talked about the body, about eating sugar, and about questioning thoughts for their truth. This podcast can give the listener more ideas about how to make effective intentions for createing a future self.
Who is your future self?
May 12, 2023 13:15 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode Betsy talks about the idea of creating your future self so you can learn to be that future self now. She reviews key idea's from Benjamin Hardy's book, Be Your Future Self Now to help listeners apply the concepts to their struggles with eating, relationships, and other predicments.
Anger, Control, Thought Habits, and the basics of healthy eating and intuitive eating
April 08, 2023 19:05 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBBetsy starts the podcast with a quick review of ideal foods and food goals and intuitive eating basics before shifting to a conversation about several clients who want to stop patterns of over reaction and anger. She talks about working with brain habits, control, and learning how to live from the heart.
Helping Kim, who overeats at night
March 16, 2023 00:11 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBBetsy talks about specific tools to use when confronted with the urges to overeat or binge eat, especially at night. At the very end Betsy talks briefly about a post from facebook from someone who is currently in the weeks after weight loss surgery. There is a lot in this episode that can help anyone improve their relationship with eating!
The surprising effect of having no preferences
March 07, 2023 17:25 - 35 minutes - 27.3 MBBetsy talks about the surprising and calming effect of learning the art of having no preferences. This is a counter intuitive concept that can have tremendous impact on the intensity of food cravings.
The triangle of parts in the brain that keep you stuck, and NEW ZOOM CLASS announement
March 01, 2023 22:05 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBBetsy talks about the system in play in the mind that often keeps people stuck in a cycle of chronic dieting or overthinking food and eating. She also announces her new live class over zoom which will begin the last week in March, 2023
Sensations in the body: learning from them, learning to be with them, and learning from meditation
February 21, 2023 21:56 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThis podcast talks about the critically important skill of understanding and listening to sensations in your body. It talks about the experiences of sensation as they relate to food, emotions, trauma, and behaviors. Uncomfortable sensations often precede episodes of overeating. Other times people get lost in thought and ignore their body. Learning from our sensations, and learning how to be with them in a new way can be transformative.
Love and the body, refocusing our attention on what matters
February 09, 2023 15:37 - 38 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this podcast Betsy talks about the idea of refocusing attention onto love. It was inspired by NFL football players, who now wear helmets with love slogans! We can help our relationship with eating and our bodies by considering how to prioritize our thinking.
Anxiety, intuitive eating, and applying key spiritual teachings
January 30, 2023 20:16 - 47 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this podcast Betsy weaves together ideas from key spiritual teachings, the practice of intuitive eating, and anxiety.
Doing the inner work, notes from Yung Pueblo's book, Exposure Therapy
January 18, 2023 19:05 - 50 minutes - 44.7 MBThis episode reviews highlights from part of Yung Pueblo's book, "Lighter" and relates them to eating concerns. Betsy talks about some key spiritual concepts, meditation, risk, and radical honesty. At the end she talks about how to apply exposure therapy to help challenge yourself.
Key Concepts for Success. Stories from Clients
December 14, 2022 22:21 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this episode Betsy talks about key concepts helpful for success. She incorporates stories from clients including issues with food, anxiety, relationships, the body and self criticism. The theme touches on the work of internal family systems therapy (IFS), spirituality, and manifesting. There is a lot to consider and learn!
Surviving eating stressors over the holidays
November 22, 2022 15:07 - 39 minutes - 56.5 MBBetsy shares a conversation she had with Heather Russo, who is a clinician with Alsana center for the treatment of eating disorders. We talk about common problems that come up with eating and body image during the holidays. In this conversation we include tools and tips and insights as well as a couple of client stories. This episode will be relatable if you struggle with overeating, binge eating, anorexia, fears around eating, or fears around the emotions that might come up with family. ...
Anxiety and food decisions: Taking a passive versus an active approach
October 26, 2022 23:26 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBBetsy talks about approaching anxiety in a way which might not be too passive or too active. Anxiety can be managed! She looks at anxiety as a broad concept and also how it might play out with eating and food cravings.
What's it Like Inside of An Eating Disorder Treatment Center?
September 26, 2022 15:44 - 40 minutes - 35.3 MBBetsy has a conversation with the chief medical officer of Alsana, which has a small group of treatment recovery centers in the United States. We talk about what happens inside of this treatment facility, who might want to go, what the prognosis would be if you did go, and what the characteristics of some of the frequent clients might be.
Claire's weight loss journey, caretaking, enneagram personality types
September 14, 2022 21:59 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBThis episode talks about Claire's attempt at weight loss and the pitfalls that she experienced along the way. During the last 10 minutes Betsy talks about the 9 enneagram personality types and questions that can help various personality types learn how to minimize problems.
Sustainable change for eating issues, Using Internal Family Systems (IFS)
August 10, 2022 20:10 - 45 minutes - 40.6 MBDiet programs and diets don't work in the long run. Learning intutive eating is helpful but not enough to manage extreme swings in eating behaviors or times when procrastination and excuses take over. Many people have days or weeks or months or success followed by periods of not caring or not focusing on health or eating goals. In order to create sustainable changes, Betsy talks about how to approach the problem from all angles. Internal Family Systems Therapy is one tool that makes a big...
A talk with dietitian Jenna Waite about habits, body image, God nudges
July 25, 2022 13:36 - 49 minutes - 40.6 MBThis episode has lots of practical information about setting healthy habits and working with body image problems. We also talk about some life events that connected with what might have been spiritual guidance.
Anxiety, Worry, Cravings, Habit Loops. Review of book "Unwinding Anxiety"
July 06, 2022 22:59 - 53 minutes - 50.6 MBIn this podcast Betsy reviews Judson Brewer's book "Unwinding Anxiety", using his model of habit loops. Betsy talks about her clients who struggle with certain habits such as anxiety, eating, or procrastination and talks about his premise that all habits exist because they provide value to the brain. The solution to changing habits is easier than you would think!
Functional Medicine: Magic's journey to health
June 23, 2022 18:53 - 51 minutes - 56.3 MBIn this episode Betsy talks with functional medicine practitioner Magic Barclay about how she changed her life from one with serious medical problems to a life of healing and joy. We talk about getting rid of toxicity, healthy eating, learning how to speak up, and about working with the psycho neuro endocine immune pathways (PNEI) in the body. You can work with Betsy privately or take her online class. Get more informaiton at her website, www.betsythurstonrd.com
Temptation, Rebellion, Accommodation, Perfectionism: An interview with Michelle Segar
June 13, 2022 21:29 - 43 minutes - 32.4 MBBetsy talks with author and researcher Michelle Segar about 4 common traps that hook people into behaviors that might sabotage their efforts to achieve health or weight goals.
Brain Priming for Success with Food
April 29, 2022 19:23 - 1 hour - 46 MBBetsy talks with Dr. Sharon Grossman about the topic of priming the brain in order to maximize success.
Exercise, body acceptance, and taking action with Meghan Eddinger
April 19, 2022 19:39 - 47 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this conversation with the podcast host of "The no BS Mama", Betsy and Meghan Eddinger talk about her journey away from feeling stuck and alone and overweight towards action steps such as exercise, body acceptance, and more.
Life Lessons
April 07, 2022 20:42 - 34 minutes - 26.8 MBTen life lessons, from a source unknown, are the topic of this podcast. The lessons relate to wise truths about life and relationships. The first lesson is this "You will receive a body and it will be yours for your entire life. You may or may not like it, but it will be yours to take care of". Most people already know that taking care of the body involves in part eating an abundance of nutritious healthy foods and avoiding too many of the comfort foods. Yet despite knowing this, many pao...
Tools for obsessive thinking and inner criticism
March 29, 2022 20:59 - 32 minutes - 29.1 MBBody checking, obsessive thoughts about eating and the body, or inner criticisms and judgments can be overwhelming. In this podcast Betsy provides three concrete exercises that can help you manage the intensity of obsessive thoughts or inner criticisms about the body or eating.
Changing the impulse to compare ourselves
February 04, 2022 21:41 - 35 minutes - 40.6 MBIn this podcast Betsy talks about the experience of comparing ourselves and how it can be a trigger for a lot of behaviors and negative emotions. She talks about specific clients and their stories of comparison as well as ideas from various spiritual teachers, Brene Brown, and the science community.
Christie's journey: from dieting and extreme body focus to binge eating and then recovery
January 20, 2022 17:34 - 54 minutes - 60 MBIn this podcast Betsy interviews Christie Bettwy, who now runs Rock Recovery in DC. Christie talks about her long journey to freedom after years of obsessive dieting and overeating to the point of bingeing. We talk about many related topics on this podcast that will be relatable to people who live on diets or those with a full blown eating disorder.
Eliminating or reducing sugar. Recipes from Brownies for Breakfast. Managing the psyche's response to sugar goals
January 08, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour - 60 MBThis podcast has two parts. In the first 35 minutes Betsy has an interview with Lynne Bowman, who talks about her journey to a sugar free, flour free way of life. Lynne is the author of the cookbook Brownies for Breakfast, and she gifts us with some of her recipes. In the second part of the podcast Betsy talks about tackling sugar addiction, the book Brain over Binge, setting boundaries, and a few other things. As usual, she discloses a story from one of her old clients.
Body image, social currency, diversifying your assets
December 07, 2021 14:24 - 49 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this podcast episode Betsy talks with Rebekah Buege about body image, over attachment to beauty, giving away our power, social currency, and how changing our perspective can change our relationship with food. Rebekah is a coach and the author of the book Social Currency.
Leslie Talks About Losing 100 Pounds.
November 13, 2021 22:12 - 1 hour - 65 MBIn this podcast Betsy and Leslie talk about the many things Leslie had to overcome and understand in order to succeed on her journey of losing 100 pounds. Leslie is the author of the best selling book, "You Can't Eat Love". This conversation is both inspiring and informative and will help anyone who has struggled to change eating behaviors.
Stomach pain, IBS, GERD: Two methods for healing
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 47.4 MBDebilitating and frustrating symptoms of pain, bloating, heartburn, and IBS can be improved by two methods. I talk about each method and how you can start a process of change today. Mind body syndrome is a very real and difficult condition, and I talk about this during the last 10 minutes of the podcast. For those who suffer, good luck! Betsy
Recipes and cooking ideas (and supplements, GMOs, and other various topics)
October 07, 2021 17:21 - 45 minutes - 39.1 MBIn this episode I share a conversation with chef Tina McDermott who shares her best tips for quick and easy recipes and grab and go food ideas. We also talk about supplements, digestive issues, GMOs and organic items, and weight loss. The specifics about food and recipes starts at about ten minutes into the podcast.
A doctor speaks about emotional eating and addiction
October 01, 2021 17:19 - 48 minutes - 42.4 MBIn this podcast I share a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Ross, who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and emotional eating. We talk about many things, including the brain, supplements, trauma, therapy, the inner critic and judgment and forgiveness.
Food Cravings: Should I Cave In or Should I Be Good?
September 21, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 41 MBDo you often find yourself craving food and feeling the need to control what you eat at the same time? If you want to stop this overwhelming tug of war once and for all, sometimes you need to delve deep into yourself and find out why these feelings surface. IFS, or internal family systems therapy, understands that we are made up of multiple “parts” inside of us that are either needing to protect us or that hold our vulnerabilities. In this episode, I discuss how you might talk to the pa...
Reconnecting with the Past to Address Your Food Insecurity or Overwhelming Focus on Dieting and your Body
September 07, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBReconnecting with the Past to Address Your Food Insecurity or Overwhelming Focus on Dieting and your Body In this episode, I discuss how our experiences in our younger years shape our body image and relationship with food. Many of these experiences may have contributed to how you behave and feel around food and your body as an adult. Using the model of internal family systems, you can reconnect with your experiences and find more inner peace. In time, you will be less triggered by comment...
Looking at the Big Picture: A Conversation with Dr. Amy Johnson
August 24, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBIn this podcast Dr. Amy Johnson talks about her approach to helping people who struggle with anxiety or with all extreme or unwanted habits. Amy looks at life from the big picture, and her model is very different from most models of change available today. Betsy uses the model of Internal Family Systems Therapy, and the conversation explored the differences in these two ways of working with people. This conversation brings up people who have had many different experiences that were diffic...
How to Master the Art of Eating Intuitively
August 10, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIntuitive eating is the practice of looking inward and noticing body sensations so you can more accurately choose which foods and which portion sizes would be best in that moment. It also involves noticing thoughts, habits, and emotions that might be present as you reach for the food--especially those which might have nothing to do with physical hunger or satiety. Intuitive eating is a practice of honoring the wisdom of the body and trusting that you will feel best when you can learn t...
Conversations with life coach Nancy McKay
July 26, 2021 15:12 - 46 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this conversation with Nancy McKay, Betsy and Nancy talk about her recovery from alcohol dependence and self criticism. A lot of ideas are presented in this podcast, from noticing thought, living in your "truth" versus pretending, anger, feeling your feelings, and finding freedom. Listeners who might use food or alcohol in excess, or who live a life that doesn't feel authentic or fulfilling will benefit from hearing her story. Nancy is a life coach with a "special twist". She uses equ...
A conversation with Julie Allen about her recovery journey
July 15, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this conversation with Julie Allen, she talks about her journey from inpatient treatment to a life without the extreme behaviors that went along with her eating disorder. Julie talks about OCD and anxiety, about what got her to wake up and find the courage to stop obsessively worrying about her body and her calorie intake, about weighing herself, about intuitive eating, and about clothing and dressing in a way that feels comfortable and which allows for days when her body feels heavier ...
Manifesting. How to get what you really want.
July 01, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 21.8 MBManifesting is a popular term these days, and it is the process of making your dreams a reality. Manifesting doesn't always work though, and that's why it is best to break the goal into small pieces at first. It's also key that you spend some time feeling the emotional blocks that might be in the way first.
How to Set a Food Boundary Without Dieting
June 17, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 27.9 MBGoing on a diet usually requires rigid and even punishing rules around food. When dieting we deprive ourselves, and then beat ourselves up when we make the smallest mistakes. If your body has too much weight on it then it’s true, it makes sense to take in fewer calories in a day or a week in order to make that happen. The problem is that the diet mentality is short lived and stressful and everyone reverts back to eating to soothe or for other emotional reasons. The happy medium is to find ...
Unlearn unhealthy eating habits by accessing the subconscious mind. IFS therapy in action.
May 27, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBDo you often find yourself overeating, especially when you are stressed? If you answered yes, then there are probably other things in your mind contributing to this behavior. It’s not obvious. The subconscious mind is unbelievably complex. I think most dietitians, including me, would agree that you want to honor your cravings to some degree. Intuitive eating teaches us the value of listening for internal physical cues of hunger and fullness and attempting to eat what the body wants. Howev...
Retrain Your Brain to Learn How to Stop Overeating
May 27, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBDo you often find yourself overeating, especially when you are stressed? If you answered yes, then there are probably other things in your mind contributing to this behavior. It’s not obvious. The subconscious mind is unbelievably complex. I think most dietitians, including me, would agree that you want to honor your cravings to some degree. Intuitive eating teaches us the value of listening for internal physical cues of hunger and fullness and attempting to eat what the body wants. Howev...