The Stop Binge Eating Podcast

Ep #399: If You're Feeling an Urge to Binge Eat, Listen to This

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you're feeling an urge to binge eat, listen to this episode. I will guide you through it so you don't binge. But not only that, I will help you to ...

Ep #398: Eating When "Nobody Will Know"

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Do you look forward to eating certain foods, or eating a lot, when nobody will know? It can be frustrating to feel so secretive, and maybe even shamef...

Ep #397: Getting Through Transitions and Downtime in Your Day Without Eating

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Do you usually find yourself eating when you are transitioning from one thing to the next, or when you have downtime between things? If so, then this ...

Ep #396: Binge Eating Success Story: Yolanda Armstrong Hansen

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Yolanda struggled with binge eating since she was a kid. Like so many people, restriction, emotions, and body image kept the cycle going for years.  ...

Ep #395: Getting The Binge Out of Your System

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever binge just to get it out of your system? It can feel nice to get the relief but, when you do this, you're only getting it out of your syst...

Ep #394: How to Stop Grazing

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Grazing can be an annoying and confusing habit. Sometimes it's hard to figure out why you're doing it, which also makes it hard to figure out how to s...

Ep #393: Going Through Breakups with Breakup Coach Dorothy

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

There have been so many times that people in my program have gone through breakups or divorces and just like with any other highly emotional experienc...

Ep #392: Why You're Too Restrictive With Food and How To Make It Easier For You To Stop

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Being too restrictive with food is one of the main causes of binge eating. If you've tried to stop being so restrictive but have had a hard time doing...

Ep #391: Make Your Binge-Free Voice LOUDER

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When you're trying to apply the knowledge you have about stopping binge eating, and you're trying to think differently, your old thoughts that perpetu...

Ep #390: After You Binged – What You Should Do With The Foods You Binged On

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you just binged, and there is food leftover, you might want to throw it away so you can start fresh. You might also decide that you are NOT buying ...

Doing This Work as a Mom with Pam Howard

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is for the moms!   You'll hear a conversation I had with Pam Howard, who is a mom and who coaches moms, that will help you to priorit...

Ep #388: How To Give Yourself Unconditional Permission to Eat What You Want and Not Binge

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You might be scared to give yourself permission to eat what you want. It makes sense that you would be since you've seen yourself binge and overeat wh...

Ep #387: How Your Past Can Help You

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Most people who binge eat think about their past and feel bad. They get mad at themselves, feel ashamed, and get frustrated. But thinking about your p...

Ep #386: Finding Balance With Your Eating

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your eating might be imbalanced. Either you're eating way too much unhealthy stuff or, way too much healthy stuff. The latter might not sound like a b...

Ep #385: Why Things Might Get Worse Before They Get Better

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're working on stopping binge eating, and you notice that you're eating more, or are feeling worse, you might think that you're doing it wrong. ...

Ep #384: Don't Try Harder, Do This Instead

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I just need to try harder." Have you ever thought that when you're not making progress? It makes sense that you would think that. But, trying harder ...

Ep #383: When You Think, "I'm Going To Binge"

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever think, "I'm going to binge" before you binge? Maybe you're thinking it because you're planning to binge. Maybe you're thinking it because ...

Ep #382: Why It's So Hard For You To Stop Binge Eating

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stopping binge eating can be hard. But, you might be making it harder than it needs to be. In this episode, I'm sharing the top three things people do...

Ep #381: If You Don't Binge For Awhile But Then Start Again

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It be so frustrating when you're doing well for awhile and then you binge. What happened?? That's the question I'm answering in this episode. I'm goin...

Ep #380: If The Food Isn't The Problem, What Is? And How Do You Solve It?

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The food isn't the problem. This is why forbidding foods or eliminating them doesn't work. You can cut the foods out of your life and still binge on d...

Ep #379: Don't Make This Mistake When Setting Goals

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why is it so hard to achieve the goals you set for yourself? It might be because you're making this very common mistake. What is it and how can you st...

Ep #378: What You're Really Hungry For

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You might confuse physical hunger with emotional/mental hunger. You think you're hungry for fuel when you're actually not….you just want to eat. But...

Ep #377: When You Feel Your Feelings But They Don't Go Away and You Don't Feel Better

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You've probably heard me say it before – rather than eating to escape your feelings, feel them. Your feelings will pass. But, what if it's been a wh...

Ep #376: What To Do When People Talk About Diets, Restriction, and Weight Around You

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you work on stopping binge eating, how you think changes. You think differently about food, yourself, bodies, and so many other things. But unfor...

Ep #375: If You're Mad At Yourself For Not Making Better Decisions

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you make decisions that you're later not happy with, do you get mad at yourself? It might seem like a normal, justified reaction but, it's likely...

Ep #374: When You Have to Start All Over

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been doing well, but then you started bingeing more, so then you had to start all over? It's so discouraging. It's also something that h...

Ep #373: Should You Keep Your "Binge Foods" In Your Home?

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should you bring your binge foods into your home? The answer isn't a simple yes or no. That's why I'm doing a whole episode for that one question.   ...

Ep #372: Binge Eating Success Story – Robyn

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you're going to hear from Robyn, who not only stopped binge eating after doing it for decades but, she did it while in her 70s.   I ...

Ep #371: Punishing Yourself By Binge Eating

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is your binge eating a form of self-punishment? It might not be. But, you might actually be doing something else as a form of self-punishment that cou...

Ep #370: If This REALLY IS The Only Time You'll Ever Eat That Food

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm never eating this again." Most of us have had this thought after bingeing on a food...and we don't really mean it. We WILL eat it again. And tell...

Ep #369: If You Think You're Not Good Enough

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking you're not good enough is likely going to get in the way of you stopping binge eating. You're going to feel down about yourself, which will m...

Ep #368: Giving Yourself Permission to Feel Negatively

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We tend to think that we want feel good, happy, and comfortable all the time. But really, we don't. Sometimes, in certain circumstances, we WANT to fe...

Ep #367: Living As If You Are Binge-Free Now

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wouldn't it be great if you could be more like your future, binge-free self NOW? Well, you can. In this episode I'm going to show you how. Listen in t...

Ep #366: What You Can Do To Feel Less Mentally Tired

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you binge when you're mentally exhausted? Maybe at that point you just don't care. Maybe you're trying to get energy and perk up. If this is a comm...

Ep #365: One Thing You Can Do to Better Understand Your Behavior

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever look at what you do and wonder, "Why the heck do I do that?" In this episode, I'm going to help you understand why and show you how you ca...

Ep # 364: If You're Sick of Doing This Work

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're sick of doing this work, then listen to this episode. I'm going to show you why you're sick of it (and it's not just because it requires tim...

Ep #363: You Have Control, But You're Using It Wrong

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel like you're out of control when you're eating? Or when you're around certain foods? You might see that about yourself and then think that ...

Ep #362: Why You Want to Eat Large Amounts of Food

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It can be hard to not eat a large amount of food if you WANT to eat a large amount of food. So, why do you want to? That's the question I'm helping yo...

Ep #361: Why Your Urges to Binge Are So Strong

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, urges to binge can be strong. Why? That's what I'm answering in this episode. I'm also going to show you how you can decrease the intensity...

Ep #360: If You're Afraid to Allow Yourself to Eat What You Want

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What would happen if you allowed yourself to eat whatever you wanted? You might think that you'd eat anything and everything, and a lot of it. But, th...

Ep #359: How To Feel Better Emotionally Without Eating Food

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you feel an uncomfortable emotion, do you go right to food? Eating is a quick and easy way to feel better….temporarily of course. And if you en...

Ep #358: If You Feel Controlled By Food

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you feel controlled by food, you also feel powerless. You might think there is nothing you can do to stop yourself from eating it. You might also...

Ep #357: If You Binge AFTER a Stressful Time

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You're probably familiar with stress eating but, what about after-stress eating? You go through a stressful time, and you don't binge or overeat but, ...

Ep #356: Going Through Grief with Krista St-Germain

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

  In today's episode, I'm talking with Krista St-Germain, a grief coach who coaches Widowed Moms.   After the sudden loss of her husband, she tried ...

Ep #355: Why You Should Be Kind To Yourself

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Too often, people think that being hard on yourself, and being harsh with yourself is how you get yourself to change and do better. In this episode, I...

Ep #354: Eating For Fun

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you think that food is only fuel, and it should be something we consume just to keep our bodies going, this belief might be contributing to your bi...

Ep #353: If Eating is the One Thing You Haven't Been Successful In

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you had success in so many areas of your life but not with your eating? You see yourself as a successful, driven, motivated, determined person ye...

Ep #352: Being With Yourself

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a hard time being with just yourself? Maybe you don't feel content, or have lots of thoughts and feelings, so you find yourself eating to ...

Ep #351: If You Want to Feel Good All The Time

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wouldn't it be nice if you felt good all the time? So many people want that and when they don't get it, they eat food to try and make it happen….and...

Ep #350: If You Binged, Listen to This

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you binged, listen to this episode. I will help you feel comforted, feel encouraged, and to move on from it so it doesn't turn into another binge. ...

Ep #349: Committing to Feeling Your Emotions

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you binge or overeat when you're feeling an uncomfortable emotion? Eating will help you to escape it, numb it, or to feel better. But of course, no...

Ep #348: How You Know When, What, and How Much to Eat

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you decide when, what, and how much to eat? Does it work well for you to decide in that way? Do you like using those factors to decide? If your...

Ep #347: The Benefits of Feeling Emotional Discomfort

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you binge when you're feeling uncomfortable emotions? There are benefits to doing this such a temporary relief, comfort, pleasure, or numbness. But...

Ep #346: Binge Eating Success Story - Jennifer

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you're going to hear an interview with Jennifer who went through The Stop Binge Eating Program back in 2022 and she is a success stor...

Ep #345: If You Don't Have a Good Eating Track Record

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is your eating track record not good? Mine wasn't either. And if it's not, it can be hard to believe that you'll be able to change how you're eating a...

Ep #344: Weekend Binge Eating

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do your binges mostly happen on the weekends? You do well all week and then once the weekend comes, you binge. If you don't know why this happens or h...

Ep #343: Waiting For Emotions and Urges to Pass

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever try to wait for your emotions or urges to pass but, they just last TOO long? You end up getting tired of waiting so, you just do what you ...

Ep #342: Relying On Food Too Much

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you rely on food for? Is it more than for fueling your body and for moderate pleasure? If so, then listen to this episode to learn how you can...

Ep #341: Eat More to Binge Less

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eating more can actually help you to stop binge eating. Some people binge because they're not eating enough food in general and some binge because the...

Ep #340: Practicing Being Your Future-Self

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your future-self is binge-free and you are going to become them. And, you're going to start becoming them today.   In this episode, I'm going to help...

Ep #339: How to Have Food Freedom

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want food freedom? What does that mean and how can you get it? That's what I'm answering in this episode. Listen in to find out how you can bec...

Ep #338: Balancing Being Problem-Focused and Solution-Focused

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you spend more time thinking about your binge eating and why you do it or more time trying to stop your binge eating? Both are important. But, what...

Ep #337: Your "Under-Feeling" Problem

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you binge eat to avoid feeling uncomfortable emotions, so you can feel comforted, soothed, or numbed, you likely have an "under-feeling" problem th...

Ep #336: What "Normal" Eaters Think

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When I was binge eating, I wanted to eat like a "normal" eater so badly. Many of the people I work with say the same thing. So how do you become more ...

Ep #335: If You Don't Believe You Can Stop Binge Eating

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not believing you can stop binge eating will actually stop you from doing it. When you don't believe you can, you won't even try. So if you're having ...

Ep #334: Your Compelling Reason to Stop Binge Eating

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why do you want to stop binge eating? Does your answer to that question light you up? Does it motivate you to do everything you can to stop binge eati...

Ep #333: How to Know If You're Being Too Restrictive With Your Eating

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You might not even know if you're being too restrictive with your eating. You might binge because you're being overly restrictive but because you don'...

Ep #332: How to Stop Eating Once You've Started

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a hard time stopping eating once you've started? Maybe it's because the food tastes so good, or because you don't want to feel however you...

Ep #331: When You Think, "I'm Going to Binge"

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever look at food and think, "I'm going to binge on that?" And then you do in fact binge on it. Are you ever home alone and think, "I'm going t...

Ep #330: How to Actually Change Yourself

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you doing a lot of work to stop binge eating but aren't making progress? Do you do well for a period of time but then stop doing well and this cyc...

Ep #329: Being More Present and Connected With Yourself

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you binge eat, are you present and connected with yourself? I bet you're not. What about when you're feeling uncomfortable emotions or urges? Wha...

Ep #328: Why You Think About Food Too Much

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you think about food too much? In this episode, I'm going to help you to understand why you do AND show you how to quiet your "food noise" and thin...

Ep #327: Who You Want to Be During the Process

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You probably know who you want to be when you stop binge eating but, do you know who you want to be UNTIL you stop binge eating? Who are you choosing ...

Ep #326: Waiting Until You Reach Your Goal Weight

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You might be waiting until you reach your goal weight to do some things. You might be waiting to see people you haven't seen in awhile, waiting to buy...

Ep #325: Intentional vs Impulsive Pleasure

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever binge because you're wanting pleasure and you don't know what else to do? Then after you've eaten all that food, you totally regret it. Ch...

Ep #324: Being Assertive With Yourself

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being hard on yourself is not useful. It doesn't motivate you, it just makes you feel bad. And if you're aware of this, you might know that it's recom...

Ep #323: Small Changes

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You probably want to make changes in yourself ASAP. You want your eating habits to change ASAP. So you might try to make big changes today, or tomorro...

Ep #322: Bingeing Because You're Anticipating Future Restrictions

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Urges to binge aren't just caused by restricting. They can also be caused by the thought of restricting. When you're anticipating that you're going to...

Ep #321: Ignoring the Truth

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ignoring the truth can stop you from stopping binge eating. What truth am I referring to? Listen to this episode to find out so you can be honest with...

Ep #320: How to Build Emotional Endurance

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you eat as soon as you feel an uncomfortable emotion? Or do you feel it for awhile, but then decide you're done with feeling and you eat to distrac...

Ep #319: How to Eat to Support Stopping Binge Eating

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How you eat day to day matters. It can either make it more challenging for you to stop binge eating or make it easier and support you in stopping bing...

Ep #318: Which Types of Eating to Stop, Increase, and Decrease

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You definitely want to stop binge eating. That's why you're here. But, what kind of eating do you want to do more of? What about less of? Is there any...

Ep #317: Eating For Enjoyment vs For Controlling Emotions

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you eat to control your emotions? Or eat for enjoyment? Or both? If you do, take a listen to this episode to find out my take on each of them and h...

Ep #316: How to Improve Your Self-Talk

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you tend to have multiple binges in a row, and if you are having a hard time stopping binge eating, your self-talk might be to blame. How you speak...

Ep #315: Figuring Out What You Really Want

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you're wanting to binge, or are feeling like to need to binge, what is it that you're REALLY wanting or needing? It's not really the food, it's w...

Ep #314: When You Know What To Do But Aren't Doing It

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's frustrating when you know what to do but you're not doing it. You have all the knowledge, know the tools, but aren't succeeding. So how can you g...

Ep #313: Making Time For Yourself

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Making time for yourself is important. It's going to affect your happiness, your energy, and your eating.   For many of us, it can be hard to make ti...

Ep #312: Not All Urges Are the Same

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not all urges are the same. They don't all feel the same and you don't handle them all in the same way. So in this episode, I'm talking with you about...

Ep #311: Your Self-Descriptions and Why They Matter

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you describe yourself? Your body? Your life? If you're describing them negatively, it's likely having more of an effect on you and your eating ...

Ep #310: Reacting vs Pausing

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're engaging in behaviors you don't want to engage in, you're most likely doing more reacting than pausing. When you're reacting, you're just do...

Ep #309: Changing How You Feel Fast

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you feel an uncomfortable emotion, do you want to change how you feel fast? And do you eat food in order to do it? Eating might actually work, an...

Ep #308: Getting More Fulfilling Connection in Your Life

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you lacking fulfilling connection in your life? I was, during the years when I was binge eating. Sure I did have some but it wasn't enough. And wh...

Ep #307: Telling Yourself The Whole Story

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you're deciding to eat, or deciding to eat more, what are you thinking about? How good it will taste? How pleasurable it will be? How good you wi...

Ep #306: Panicking When Feeling an Urge to Binge

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you panic when you feel an urge to binge? If you do, you're making it really challenging for you to not give in to that urge. Panic is not going to...

Ep #305: Worrying About Making the Wrong Eating Decisions

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you worry too much about your eating decisions because you're afraid you'll make the wrong one? So you spend way too much time and energy thinking ...

Ep #304: The #1 Reason Why People Don't Stop Binge Eating

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the most common reason why people don't stop binge eating? This is important for you to know if you want to be someone who DOES stop binge eat...

Ep #303: Binge Eating Success Story – Kandace

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kandace was like so many people who binge eat.   She felt like she was out of control and couldn't stop herself from eating so much, she believed tha...

Ep #302: When You Just Don't Care

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before you binge, do you ever tell yourself, "I don't care." You don't care about what will happen, you don't care about trying to stop yourself from ...

Ep #301: When You Can't Talk Yourself Out of Binge Eating

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel an urge to binge and try to talk yourself out of bingeing? Sometimes it might work but, sometimes it might not. This episode is about...

Ep #300: My Journal Entries from 2011-2015

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm sharing with you some of my own personal journal entries from 2011-2015. You're going to hear some of the things I tried, without success, i...