How many times have you gone on a diet only to gain back what you lost and then some? How many times have you vowed to do it differently next time only to repeat the diet and binge pattern again and again? It seems so simple, but it is really a setup. What you haven’t […]
Binge eating is far more complicated than it appears on the surface. It drives me crazy when clients tell me the people in their lives tell them to simply stop overeating. Well, gee, I guess they hadn’t thought of that before! Binge eating creates powerful connections in the brain and it isn’t as simple as […]
Binge eating and dieting have a very adversarial relationship, but they are so intertwined. This occurs in two ways. Research has shown that childhood dieting is directly linked to binge eating behavior in adulthood. However, ANY food deprivation in childhood will create this behavior. When we are deprived of food in our formative years whether […]
Do you struggle with emotional eating? Have you gone on diet after diet and struggled to achieve your goal or make changes? Do you feel like food and weight rule your life? I am excited to announce intensive treatment sessions for emotional eating and Binge Eating Disorder. Using a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR […]
If you struggle with binge eating, it can feel like an endless cycle. Here are 5 steps that will help you stop binge eating in its tracks….. Stop dieting. It is a well-established fact that dieting, particularly restrictive diets, set us up for binge eating behavior. If you tell me not to eat something, it […]
Binge eating is a difficult beast to tackle. Mostly this is due to the shame people feel, so they keep it a secret. Unfortunately, this just drives them further into the binge eating cycle and increases shame. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you binge? Sure, it might start out with craving food […]
When it comes to binge eating and food addiction, there is an insatiable hunger. For people in the struggle, it feels like an insatiable hunger for food, but this is not the case. The reason we overeat has nothing to do with food. Food is just a prop. The insatiable hunger comes from the emptiness […]
Michelle Lewis has been working in the mental health field since 2001. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Weber State University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals. Read more