There are a lot of eating disorder recovery podcasts out there, so which are the best and worth your while? Let’s take a look!
Please note: Some of these eating disorder recovery podcasts have occasional episodes about Intuitive Eating. I personally do not agree with the principles of Intuitive Eating because some people (including me) have a sugar addiction and can’t eat sugar without it causing a binge. Principle #3 of Intuitive Eating (Make Peace with Food) states the following:
Call a truce; stop the food fight! Give yourself unconditional permission to eat. If you tell yourself that you can’t or shouldn’t have a particular food, it can lead to intense feelings of deprivation that build into uncontrollable cravings and, often, bingeing. When you finally “give in” to your forbidden foods, eating will be experienced with such intensity it usually results in Last Supper overeating and overwhelming guilt.
Would you tell someone with any other addiction they can have just a little bit of their addictive substance? I stay away from recreational sugar because I know what just one bite will do to me.
If you’re interested in more on that subject, check out The #1 Problem with Binge Eating Disorder.
Ok, now on to the podcasts!
#1. The Recovery Warrior Show
The Recovery Warrior Show is one of my favorites! The host, Jessica Flint, also has an app called Rise Up and Recover. There are a wide variety of topics discussing eating disorders and everything that goes along with them.
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Motivation and inspiration for your journey to recovery from an eating disorder. Host Jessica Flint interviews recovery warriors and treatment professionals from around the world to get their unique perspective and advice on what it takes to heal your relationship to food and body. This show is for all types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and disordered eating.
#2. The Appetite
I just recently found this podcast and am LOVING it! The topics are relevant to anyone with food behavior problems and/or eating disorders.
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The Appetite is a podcast by the founders of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating disorder treatment center in the University District of Seattle, WA. Psychologist Lexi Giblin, PhD, CEDS, Marriage and Family Therapist Kara Bazzi, LMFT, CEDS, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD, CD, will meet every other week to discuss all things food, body, movement, and mental health. Conversations are facilitated by Opal therapist Carter Umhau, LMHCA.
#3. The Brain Over Binge Podcast
I like that it is a podcast all about bingeing, the craziness that surrounds it, and what you can do to help yourself. I identify with this podcast more than some of the others that include other eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia because I completely understand the art of bingeing.
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A simple, brain-based approach to help you stop binge eating and get on with your life.
#4. The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast
This podcast goes more into the psychology and science of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors. It’s great if you’re interested in going deeper into what an eating disorder entails.
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The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast is a show about the recovery process from eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, as well as disordered eating, emotional eating, dieting, and exercise addiction. The show is for anyone who would like to learn more about the psychology of eating disorders, make peace with food, improve their body image, and live authentically. The podcast explores how eating disorders work psychologically, what the recovery process looks like, and the cultural context of eating disorders. The show blends solo episodes with the host, Dr. Janean Anderson, and experts in the field including authors, speakers, dietitians, and treatment professionals. The Eating Disorder Recovery podcast balances providing information, education, and outreach with personal stories of hope for recovery.
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#5. Never Binge Again™
Glenn Livingston, a psychologist, marketing consultant, and former binge eater hosts this podcast. I like listening to people who actually have or had an eating disorder so they can speak about it firsthand.
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Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food obsessed individuals, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients AND a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants. Most important, however, was his own personal journey out of obesity and food prison to a normal, healthy weight and a much more lighthearted relationship with food. Dr. Livingston records full-length coaching sessions and interviews with experts and distributes them herein.
#6. The Stop Binge Eating Podcast
Kirstin Sarfde is the host of this podcast. The episodes are usually under 15 minutes each, so they can be consumed in short periods of time.
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If you’re ready to end your struggle with binge eating and create your ideal eating life then this is the podcast for you. You’ll learn how to find and use your self-control, how to trust yourself around food and change your relationship with food. You’ll learn simple tools that you can apply in your own life right away and gain insights into why you keep self-sabotaging yourself and what you can do about it.
#7. Binge Dieting: Learn how to change your relationship with eating
This podcast is hosted by Betsy Thurston, RD, MPH. She has a very matter-of-fact way of speaking and getting information across to the listener which is very refreshing.
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This 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.
Final Thoughts on Eating Disorder Recovery Podcasts
Podcasts are great because there are so many of them on so many topics! I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for new podcasts to listen to.
There are a TON of podcasts about eating disorders out there. Of the ones I’ve listened to, these are the best. I hope you find some you like on this list and that they are helpful to you!
Do you have a favorite eating disorder recovery podcast you like? Leave it in the comments to help others!
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