Binge Eating Breakthrough

Latest Episodes:

The Difference Between Numbing Out and Resting Sep 23, 2026

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From the outside, rest and numbing out can look exactly the same. Sitting on the couch. Watching TV. Scrolling your phone. Reading a book. Even eating.

In this episode, we’re looking beyond the activity itself to understand what it’s actually doing for you. I’ll share why numbing isn’t automatically a problem, how to recognize what you actually need, and a recent Monday when I caught myself in a pattern that used to lead to a binge and made a different choice.

What You'll Discover:

Why rest and numbing can look exactly the same
Why numbing isn't automatically a problem
How to recognize what you actually need and whether you're getting it
How greater awareness gives you more choice in what happens next

If you've ever wondered whether you're actually resting or just checking out, this episode will give you a different way to understand what's happening.

If you're wondering whether your nervous system might be part of this pattern for you, grab my free guide, Mapping Your Nervous System.

Previous Episode Referenced: Why Rest Feels Unproductive (Even When You Need It)

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

If you’ve ever said, “I just want food freedom,” this workshop will help you take a closer look at what that actually means for you. Food freedom is not only about what you want to stop doing with food. It is also about what you want your relationship with food, your body, and yourself to look like instead.

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

Why Rest Feels Unproductive (Even When You Need It) Sep 16, 2026

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You know you need rest. You might even be exhausted. But when you finally have the chance to stop, you find yourself reaching for your phone, thinking about everything you should be doing, or getting back up to tackle one more thing.

In this episode, we're looking at the gap between knowing you need rest and actually being able to take it. I talk about why stopping can feel surprisingly uncomfortable, what staying in motion might be doing for you, and why the discomfort that shows up when you slow down may be useful information rather than evidence that you're bad at resting.

What You'll Discover:

Why knowing you need rest doesn't automatically make it easy to rest
What productivity and staying in motion might be doing for you
Why thoughts, emotions, and sensations can get louder when you slow down
How to start getting curious about your own relationship with rest

If you've ever wondered why you can't seem to relax even when you know how much you need it, this episode will help you look at rest through a different lens.

If you're wondering whether your nervous system might be part of what's making rest so difficult, grab my free guide, Mapping Your Nervous System.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

ADHD and Binge Eating: What's the Connection? Sep 09, 2026

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Is there really a connection between ADHD and binge eating? Research shows ADHD and binge eating show up together far more than chance would explain, and once you see what's actually driving that overlap, some of your own patterns might finally make sense.

In this episode, I'm looking at what the research actually tells us about ADHD and binge eating and, more importantly, how this information might help you better understand your own eating patterns.

What You'll Discover:

The real research connection between ADHD and binge eating
What ADHD explains and what it doesn't
How attention and hunger and fullness cues might be connected
The question worth asking instead of "is ADHD why I binge?"

If you've been diagnosed with ADHD, suspect you might have it, or simply recognize yourself in some of these patterns, this episode is for you.

If you would like to explore getting support with your eating challenges, schedule a Breakthrough Call today.

If you want to go deeper into the four pillars I mention in this episode, you can find my book, The Binge Eating Breakthrough.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

20 Things You Need to Know to Stop Binge Eating Sep 02, 2026

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In this 200th episode of the Binge Eating Breakthrough Podcast, I'm sharing the 20 things I most want you to understand about binge eating and what it really takes to change your relationship with food.

Maybe you're still caught in the binge eating cycle and wondering why nothing you've tried has created lasting change. Or maybe you've already made significant progress but still find yourself struggling with urges, food rules, or trusting yourself around food.

Either way, this isn't a list of 20 tips or another plan to follow. It's 20 ways of understanding binge eating, restriction, urges, nervous system regulation, self-trust, food freedom, connection, and progress that may change the way you understand your relationship with food and yourself.

What You'll Discover:

Why binge eating is a symptom and what your behavior may be trying to tell you
How you can be eating enough food and still experience restriction
Why an urge to binge and a binge are two different things
Why knowing what to do isn't the same as having the capacity to do it
Why connection may be one of the most important pieces of ending binge eating

If you've ever felt like you've tried everything to stop binge eating and can't understand why you still struggle, this episode offers a different place to start: not with another set of rules, but with a better understanding of what's happening and why.

Want all 20 ideas in one place? I've created a free download with all 20 Things You Need to Know to Stop Binge Eating so you can save them, revisit them, and notice which ones might change the way you understand your own experience.

Get your free copy at janepilger.com/top20

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

Who Are You Practicing Becoming? Aug 26, 2026

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In this episode I'm exploring a question most of us have never consciously asked ourselves: Who am I practicing becoming? Maybe you're still deep in the binge and restrict cycle, waiting for the day it finally stops. Or maybe you've already made real progress and you're wondering why you still don't feel as free as you thought you would. Either way, I break down why the life you want doesn't start with your circumstances changing, and what it actually means to build it from the inside out, one small practice at a time.

What you'll discover:

Why you're always practicing becoming someone, whether you realize it or not
The difference between internal and external when-then thinking
Why your nervous system fights change even when you want it
What it actually means to build your life from the inside out

If you've ever thought your peace was waiting on the other side of losing weight, changing jobs, or someone else finally changing, this episode is for you.

If you would like to explore getting support with your eating challenges, schedule a Breakthrough Call today.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

5 Things That Changed My Relationship With Food Aug 19, 2026

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What does it really take to change your relationship with food? That's the question I'm answering in this episode, in a very specific way. Whether you're just starting to look closely at your relationship with food for the first time or you've already put in years of work and still find certain moments hard, I'm walking through five specific things that changed everything for me.

What You'll Discover:

The real reason awareness has to come before anything else
A tool I use almost daily to reconnect with my body
The one question that replaced years of self-judgment
Three forms of courage that might surprise you

If you've tried to change your relationship with food through willpower alone and it just hasn't stuck, this episode walks through what will.

If you would like to explore getting support with your eating challenges, schedule a Breakthrough Call today.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

The Difference Between Reading About Change and Doing It Aug 12, 2026

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In this episode, I'm talking about something I think a lot of us are quietly doing without realizing it. Maybe you're still in it, reading and listening to everything you can find about binge eating and emotional eating, trying to finally understand it well enough that something changes. Or maybe you've already gone through most of what's out there and you're left wondering why understanding it hasn't actually changed anything.

Either way, we're diving into the real difference between learning about change and actually doing it, and why staying informed, through books, podcasts, or anything else, can quietly become its own way of staying stuck.

What you'll discover:

Why understanding something doesn't automatically change it
What I call shelf-help, and why it feels so safe
What reading actually gives you, and what it doesn't
What doing the work actually requires

If you've read every book, listened to every podcast, and you're still stuck in the same place with food, this episode is for you.

The Book Experience begins August 18 and enrollment is open now. You can also find my book, The Binge Eating Breakthrough, and the companion workbook at janepilger.com/book.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

What You Actually Need to Find Peace With Food Aug 05, 2026

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In this episode, I'm talking about what actually creates peace with food, because it's probably not what you've been told. Maybe you're still in it, trying every rule and every plan to stop binge eating or emotional eating. Or maybe you've already tried most of what's out there, from books to structured programs, and you're left wondering why none of it fully stuck.

Either way, I'm breaking down the four things that actually get you to trusting yourself around food again, and why more willpower or another set of food rules was never going to be one of them.

What you'll discover:

Why information and support alone weren't enough
The four things that actually create peace with food
Why shame keeps people stuck instead of motivating change
What it actually feels like to trust yourself around food

If you've tried nearly everything to stop binge eating or emotional eating and you're starting to wonder what you're missing, this episode is for you.

Check out my book The Binge Eating Breakthrough.

Join me for the live Book Experience beginning August 18th.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

Everything You Wish You Could Ask Your Doctor About GLP-1s Jul 29, 2026

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In this episode, I'm continuing last week's conversation about GLP-1 medications, but this time I brought in someone who actually is the expert. Dr. Matthea Rentea, a board certified internal medicine and obesity medicine physician, joins me to answer the questions I'm not qualified to answer myself.

Maybe you're on a GLP-1 right now and know there's more to it than what your last appointment covered. Or maybe you're considering one and don't know where to start. Either way, we get into what these medications actually do in the body, who they're really for, and what almost nobody tells you about using them well for the long haul.

What you'll discover:

Why GLP-1s target a hormonal problem, not a willpower one
The warning signs of losing muscle too fast, and how to prevent it
Why going without the right support can backfire
How to tell if your medical team is helping or hurting you

If you've ever wondered whether you're using a GLP-1 the right way, or whether it's the right choice at all, this conversation is for you.

Previous episodes referenced:

What a GLP-1 Can't Do for Your Binge Eating

If this conversation left you with more questions, Dr. Rentea has answers waiting. Her free podcast roadmap lets you search by exactly what you want to know, whether that's a specific medication, protein, fiber, or anything else that came up for you today. You can also learn more at her website.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.

What a GLP-1 Can't Do for Your Binge Eating Jul 22, 2026

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In this episode, I'm answering a handful of questions that come up again and again around GLP-1 medications and binge eating. Maybe you're on one right now and still working out what it means for you. Or maybe you're considering starting one and aren't sure what to expect. Either way, I get into what these medications can actually do, what they can't touch, and what it really takes to feel at peace with food, whether you use one or not.

What you'll discover:

Why a GLP-1 is a tool, but never the only one
What these medications can quiet, and what stays underneath
What determines whether old patterns return when you stop
What no medication can touch, no matter how much weight changes

If you've ever wondered whether using a GLP-1 means you didn't really do the work, or you're on one and still don't feel at peace with food, this episode is for you.

If you would like to explore getting support with your eating challenges, schedule a Breakthrough Call today.

Define Your Food Freedom Workshop

Join me live October 5th - Save your spot.

Want to know why you struggle with food and what to do next? Start watching The Food Freedom Mini Series today.