The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show: Binge Eating Disorder, Stress Eating, Emotional Eating, Food Addiction

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117: How do I forgive those who have hurt me to heal Oct 04, 2022

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116: Body Image Issues in Men Sep 20, 2022

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Aaron Flores is a dietician and health at every size, body trust and intuitive eating advocate who works with individuals with eating disorders, including males. While eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder often are seen as affecting mainly women and girls, studies show that men and boys are also impacted. Binge Eating Disorder, in particular affects males almost as much as it affects females.

In this podcast, you will learn:

How are men with eating disorders different than women with eating disorders?
What is the impact of weight stigma on individuals with eating disorders?
Why is it so difficult for men with eating disorders to seek treatment?

115: Leveraging Your Brain Power to Overcome RDS Sep 06, 2022

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This is the third and final part of our series on RDS. In Episode #112 and #114, I discussed what RDS is and how it could impact your eating behaviors as well as what caused RDS and how sugar addiction that you've read about is related to RDS. In this episode I will be discussing what steps you can take to heal your brain from RDS and that will positively affect your recovery from food addiction, binge eating and emotional eating.

In this episode, you will learn:

What is the difference between emotional mind and rational mind and how can you use this information to manage cravings.
What are positive natural reinforcers that you can use to increase dopamine in the brain?
What are 3 specific things you can do to heal your brain from RDS, food addiction, binge eating and emotional eating?

114: Food and Mood and RDS Aug 23, 2022

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In episode #112 I talked to you about Reward Deficiency Syndrome – what is and how it may contribute to food addiction, emotional eating or binge eating. In this episode, I will discuss the causes of dopamine depletion or reward deficiency syndrome. I will also talk about how having RDS can affect your preferences for certain foods, cause cravings and lead to unwanted eating behaviors.

In this episode, you will learn:

What causes reward deficiency syndrome?
How are our eating behaviors used to manage our mood?
What are the three stages of eating?
How internal opiates impact our eating behaviors?
What's the truth about sugar addiction?

113: Developmental Trauma - Interview with Dr. Joanne and Dr. Lynne on Aug 01, 2022

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Trauma has been show to increase the risk for eating disorders and addictions. There has been much research showing that early childhood trauma can really change a person's life trajectory – causing problems with learning, attention, memory and the ability to regulate emotions. Despite these traumatic experiences, individuals with trauma are able to live healthy, successful and fulfilling lives. Healing the trauma is key to healing addictions, eating disorders and other mental health issues.

In this podcast you'll learn:

What is developmental trauma?
How does developmental trauma show up in our lives?
What are signs that you may be suffering from developmental trauma?

112: What is Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) and how can it help me heal my Food Addiction Jul 18, 2022

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You may never have heard about RDS but it may be critical to understanding why your food and body image issues are so difficult to heal from. If you have binge eating, food addiction or emotional eating, you may have a genetic risk for RDS or early childhood trauma may have increased your risk for RDS.

In this podcast, you will learn:

What is reward deficiency syndrome?
How can I tell if I have RDS?
How does RDS cause food cravings, food obsessions and unwanted binging behaviors?

111: How to Free Yourself from the Tyranny of the Scale Jun 10, 2022

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In this episode, I will share with you some of my personal struggles with the tyranny of the scale. I will also talk about body shaming and weight stigma especially when it comes from physicians and will give you my responses to and anger about the medical profession which continues to make everything about size. If you're struggling with binge eating, emotional eating and food addiction, you may also be experiencing internalized weight stigma. This can make it more difficult for you to care for your body in a healthy way.

In this episode you will learn:

5 Questions you can ask yourself to find out if you're a victim of scale tyranny.
Four solutions for dealing with doctors around the issue of food and body image issues.
Why I say that body image is not about your body!

110: The Future of Eating Disorder Treatment (with Dr. Jillian Lampert) May 12, 2022

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109: I've lost my passion and purpose and food is all I have! Apr 26, 2022

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Being out of touch with or disconnected from your spirit can lead to spiritual depletion. Spiritual depletion can exacerbate binge eating, food addiction and emotional eating. Spiritual emptiness is a sick- ness that has signs and symptoms just like any physical illness. It's important that you recognize the signs so you can address the causes of spiritual depletion with as much compassion and care as you would any other illness.

In this episode you will learn:

What are the signs and symptoms of spiritual depletion?
What causes spiritual depletion and how is it related to binge eating, food addiction and emotional eating?
What can you do to re-nourish your spirit and cope better with challenging stresses?

108: Help! I'm Stressed to the Max and I can't Stop Eating! Mar 31, 2022

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If you are struggle with food addiction, emotional eating or binge eating, stress can trigger emotions that you may have been regulating with food. Managing stress without food requires that you learn a new set of skills to use when you're feeling overwhelmed, worn out, or stressed to the max. Managing stress also requires learning to tap into your body's wisdom to identify the early warning signs and symptoms of stress, a key first step toward handling stress differently. Stress management involves a moment-by-moment mindful awareness that you may not naturally possess but that you can learn.

In this podcast, you will learn:

What the difference is between stress and burnout.
Why loneliness can exacerbate stress and shorten your lifespan.
Key steps you can take to build resilience to stress.

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