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

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67: Interview with an Anchor Program Graduate Oct 05, 2020

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The Anchor Program is an online program that offers a non-diet approach to treating binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, and emotional eating. The video below is an interview with a graduate from the Anchor Program (1 year after she completed both the 12-week intensive and the 6-month Subscription program). I wanted to do these interviews as a way to demonstrate the successes these amazing women have achieved in the program and to highlight what "success" means when you take a deeper approach to deal with food and body image issues.

Mentioned on the show: Schedule a free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

66: I Feel Fat Today! Sep 28, 2020

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Many of the people I work with - whether it be with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, food addiction, or emotional eating - see their bodies as separate from their lives (and never the twain shall meet). Like the separation of church and state. They don't realize that negative body image is often directly related to what's happening in their lives or what has happened in their lives.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why I say "fat is not a feeling."
Why the size of your body is not the REAL problem.
Why fixing your body won't fix your life.

"Fixing your body won't fix your life."

STUDY GUIDE: HOMEWORK

1. List situations in your life that are stressful. Some examples might include: - loneliness - dissatisfaction at work - relationship issues (relationship with parents, siblings, partner/spouse, friends) - parenting concerns and fears - financial - other - add in any other stressful situations in your life right now 2. For each of these situations, make a list of behaviors you have around food that you are recognizing are a response to these life stressors. For example, I was laid off from work and have been worried about finding another job. Looking back, I've noticed that I've been eating lots of junk food "because it's cheaper" but really because of wanting to be comforted. 3. List 1 statement (affirmation) you can say to yourself the next time you "feel fat." For example, I can ask myself "what are you really feeling?" or I can remind myself that I can use another skill to deal with stress rather than food or body hatred.

Mentioned on the show -- Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

Here is the link to my #TEDxPleasantGrove talk on intergenerational trauma: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

65: Overcoming Body Hatred Sep 07, 2020

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Many people with food and body image issues hold on to the belief that the only thing keeping them from being fat or fatter is having to whip themselves in shape periodically, or getting mad at themselves when they "make a mistake." The negative self-talk and body hatred that goes along with the diet mentality does not address in any way the underlying reason for your binge eating, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, food addiction, or emotional eating.

Homework: Ask yourself how your body hatred limits your life 1. When you go shopping for clothing 2. In your friendships 3. In having an intimate relationship or your desire for one 4. In social situations 5. At work 6. With your children

Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

64: Do I Need to Lose Weight to be Healthy? - Part 2 Aug 31, 2020

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Research from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study demonstrates that the true causes of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases may be related to your childhood.

Getting thin(ner) won't fix your childhood experiences. But healing from these experiences can give you help with food addiction, freedom from emotional eating and less food obsessions from food addiction.

HOMEWORK: Think of how much of your time and energy you spend on thoughts about your body, negative self-talk, self -judgment, body hatred.

Now think of what you could do with that time and energy if you no longer obsessed about your food and body image issues.

Mentioned on the show: (links) Poodle Science Video: https://youtu.be/H89QQfXtc-k Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

63: Do I Need to Lose Weight to be Healthy? - Part 1 Aug 18, 2020

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I have so many patients who come to me absolutely certain that they have to be thin in order to be healthy. Usually, these are women who have been dieting, hating their bodies, being obsessed with food, binge eating, compulsive overeating, or who identify as emotional eaters or individuals with food addiction. They may be as young as 25 or as old as 70. What they have in common is the desperate need to be thin.

Mentioned on the show -- Poodle Science Video: https://youtu.be/H89QQfXtc-k Schedule free Anchor Program consult: https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

62: Are You Prepared for Your Next Relapse? Aug 05, 2020

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You may be afraid to think about the possibility of relapsing from binge eating, food addiction, or emotional eating in the future. In fact, many people believe that even talking about lapses gives you an excuse to go back to your old behaviors. The truth is that your cravings may come back when you least expect them. Maybe you'll be doing well, but then you get a promotion at work and have old feelings of insecurity come up. Next thing you know, you're standing at the refrigerator with an empty carton of ice cream in your hand. Relapse happens…here's what you can do about them.

In this podcast, you will learn:

How to be ready for your next relapse from binging., emotional eating, food addiction.
3 Steps that will change the mindset about the meaning of relapses from binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction.
What "being woke" means for your binge eating, food addiction, and emotional eating recovery

Mentioned in the podcast To schedule a free consult with Dr. Ross – https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

61: Why Am I Binging More During the Pandemic - Part 2 Aug 03, 2020

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Many people who are in recovery from binge eating, food addiction, or emotional eating stay at the superficial level, as in not obsessing about food or not bingeing. While it is important to overcome binge eating, to get food addiction help and to find freedom from emotional eating, but your unwanted behaviors can also be seen as the gateway for a deeper understanding of yourself and your eating addiction—not just an end result. The ultimate goal of healing from binge eating, food addiction, or emotional eating is to find soul satisfaction, to awaken to who you truly are—seeing yourself, your flaws, and your mistakes with compassion.

In this podcast, you will learn: What it means to be conscious / woke and what that has to do with binge eating. 3 Steps you can take to improve your physical well being. How to stop focusing on being perfect and start living again.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

More from Dr. Ross Check out my TEDxPleasantGrove talk on Intergenerational trauma here: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

To schedule a free consult with Dr. Ross – https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

60: Why Am I Binging More During the Pandemic? – Part 1 Jul 21, 2020

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Do you want to overcome binge eating, get food addiction help or have freedom from emotional eating? Are you finding yourself binge eating more during the COVID-19 pandemic? You may feel like you're putting yourself first by obsessing about food or about your body, but actually you're using food to satisfy cravings or to keep staying in your comfort zone first. You may also be overwhelmed by the quarantine due to COVID 19 and fears and anxiety about what's happening in society. If you are black, indigenous, LatinX, or a person of color, you may literally be feeling that you are not safe. The chaos of these times can reactivate historical and intergenerational trauma, triggering you and leading to binging. Now's the time to prioritize your own well-being.

In this podcast, you will learn:

To identify triggers that lead to binging., emotional eating, food addiction.
4 Steps you can take that will improve your mental and emotional well being.
Why counting on willpower in your recovery will never work.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Download my free e-book – The 5 Levels of Recovery: https://YourFoodBattle.com

Link to Beach relaxation meditation: https://carolynrossmd.com/loving-kindness-meditation/

More from Dr. Ross Check out my TEDxPleasantGrove talk on Intergenerational trauma here: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

To schedule a free consult with Dr. Ross – https://findingyouranchor.as.me/consult

59: Food Addiction Help Jul 13, 2020

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Food addiction, like addiction to drugs or alcohol, often begins as a way to manage stress, turn up the volume on pleasant emotions (like happiness or comfort), or dampen uncomfortable feelings (like anxiety, anger, or sadness). Since 2010, researchers at Yale University have been using the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to identify people with food addiction. Binge eating disorder shares a number of characteristics with food addiction.

To download the guided imagery mentioned in the podcast, use this link: https://carolynrossmd.com/journey-of-discovery/

To learn more about the Anchor Program for food addiction, emotional eating and binge eating: https://AnchorProgram.com

Check out my TEDxPleasantGrove talk on Intergenerational trauma here: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

58: What to Do After Binge Eating Jul 09, 2020

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It's been a tough day, week, month! You've been struggling with your eating behaviors and you've been upset that you've starting binging more often. Things had been going well for a while and you thought you had the binging under control. You convinced yourself after every binge that you won't binge again. And then, it happens again and again. You may feel like a failure, disappointed in yourself, or just tired of dealing with this issue. But maybe you've been thinking about this all wrong without knowing it.

Ever wonder why you are struggling? It may be due to intergenerational trauma. Learn more by viewing my TEDxPleasantGrove talk: https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM

To schedule a free consult with Dr. Ross, go to my website: https://AnchorProgram.com

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