About Ask the Binge Eating Expert : Real questions, expert answers, and hope for healing
Welcome to Ask the Binge Eating Expert podcast, A supportive space where clinical experts answer your real questions about binge eating, emotional eating, and healing your relationship with food.
In each episode, our hosts — alongside doctors, registered dietitians, psychologists, and other specialists who specialize in binge eating recovery— respond to listener-submitted questions with warmth, empathy, and evidence-based insight. Whether you’re navigating frequent binges, struggling with body image, or wondering how to rebuild trust with food, our experts are here to help.
One of our featured experts is Dr. Katherine Hill, who served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford Medical School with a special focus on eating disorders. She has provided care for individuals with eating disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
The podcast is hosted by Yon & Soy, co-founders of R.care — the #1 science-backed app for overcoming binge eating. Together, they bring the voices of the community to life by sharing real letters and questions submitted by R.care users and podcast listeners.
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It hits out of nowhere — a sudden craving, a surge of “I need to eat everything now.” Your heart races, your mind spins, and for a moment it feels like the urge owns you. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Binge urges don’t follow schedules, diets, or “good intentions.” They just show up — and that’s okay. In this episode, we take a closer look at what to do when the urge knocks. Is it a signal, a craving, or your body asking for something else entirely? Dr. Katherine joins us to explore...
9 Oct 2025
16. Is my binge eating “bad enough” to get help?
Ever catch yourself thinking, “Maybe my binge eating isn’t bad enough to bother anyone with”? You’re not alone. The thing is, there’s no scoreboard for this — no “too small to care” or “big enough to call it serious.” Binge eating doesn’t check your calendar or follow your rules. And just because you sometimes overeat or eat “too much” at once doesn’t mean you’ve failed. In this episode, we dive into that exact question: how do you know when it’s time to get help? And more importantly, how do...
2 Oct 2025
15. Can GLP-1 medications help break the binge?
Some people wonder if GLP-1 medications can help stop binge eating. It makes sense — if cravings feel out of control, anything that can take the edge off sounds like a lifeline. But it also raises questions: are there side effects? Will it actually help you build a healthier relationship with food? And what happens when weight loss enters the picture — does losing weight quickly affect your mental health or your recovery? In this episode, we read a letter from someone asking exactly that. The...
25 Sept 2025
14. Meal plans feel restrictive and cumbersome, don’t they?
Some people find that meal planning feels like the only way to stay “in control.” But for many, strict plans can backfire — turning food into another set of rigid rules and leaving little room for flexibility. What starts as structure can quickly feel like pressure, and pressure often leads right back into the binge–restrict cycle. In this episode, we read a letter from someone wondering how to use meal planning as a tool for healing instead of punishment. They want the safety of having a pla...
18 Sept 2025
13. With so many food allergies, I just binge on what I can eat
When certain foods are “off limits” for health reasons, the line between safety and scarcity can get blurry. In this episode, we read a letter from someone facing that exact tension. They want to protect their body from foods that make them sick, but they also want to stop feeling trapped in cycles of craving and overdoing it when they finally get access to “forbidden” foods. The question is real, and it’s one many people with allergies or sensitivities wrestle with: can you find freedo...
11 Sept 2025
12. I want to recover but still lose weight—is that possible?
Some people want to stop binge eating so they can lose weight. Is that the right approach? Can both goals exist together — or do they pull against each other? In this episode, we read a letter from someone asking just that. They want to feel free from the cycle of bingeing, but they also want to change their body. The question is honest, and it’s one many people wrestle with: if stopping binge eating means eating more, resting more, or loosening the rules, will that mean giving up on weight l...
4 Sept 2025
11. Body Building and Binge Eating
In the world of bodybuilding, beneath the shredded physique and controlled image, there’s often something quieter happening: the pressure to be perfect can turn into obsession. And sometimes, after the weighing, the measuring, the restriction — the binge comes. In this episode, we read a letter from someone caught in this loop — strict during prep, out of control off-season. When your body becomes a project, a performance, or a product, it’s easy to ignore its actual needs. Hunger gets treate...
28 Aug 2025
10. Anorexia, Bulimia, and now, Binge Eating
Sometimes, eating disorders shift — from control to compulsion, from restriction to bingeing, from purging to silence. In this episode, we open up a conversation about the spectrum of eating disorders — anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder — and the many ways they can blur, overlap, or evolve over time. These aren’t neat categories. They’re coping strategies. Adaptations. Sometimes even survival mechanisms, rooted in deeper emotional pain. We read a letter from someone wondering why their...
21 Aug 2025
9. What if I can’t if I’m hungry or full?
What happens when you don’t feel hunger — or can’t trust fullness — the way you think you’re supposed to? When your body’s signals feel faint, confusing, or completely absent? It can leave you feeling disconnected, broken, or stuck in a body that won’t speak a language you understand. In this episode, we read a letter from someone asking: How do I rebuild trust with a body I stopped listening to? What does hunger even feel like anymore? Dr. Katherine joins us to explore the reasons these sign...
14 Aug 2025
8. Sleep…eating?
In this episode, we explore the blurry space where sleep and binge eating collide. These nighttime eating episodes can leave you feeling out of control, disconnected, and confused — especially if you’ve worked hard during the day to build a more peaceful relationship with food. We read a letter from someone struggling with sleep-related eating, wondering what it means when your body feels like it’s acting without your permission. How do you begin to understand it when even your most alert sel...
7 Aug 2025
7. When binge eating is rooted in the past
When food is tangled up in childhood — in rules, rewards, restrictions, and guilt — eating can become so much more than nourishment. It can feel like rebellion. Or control. Or shame dressed up as discipline. In this episode, we talk about how childhood experiences with food can shape our relationship with eating in deep, lasting ways. Maybe you grew up in a home where one parent pushed clean eating while the other snuck sweets. Or where food was praised one moment and punished the next. Over ...
31 Jul 2025
6. I had a binge after 3 months binge-free. Am I back at square one?
Binge eating relapse can feel like a betrayal — not just of progress, but of yourself. You were doing well. Maybe even hopeful. And then, in what feels like a blur, you’re back in a familiar place: overfull, overwhelmed, and asking, Why did I do this again? In this episode, we gently explore what it’s like to return to behaviors you thought you’d left behind — the disappointment, the self-doubt, the temptation to throw away all the work you’ve done. Because relapse doesn’t just touch your hab...
24 Jul 2025
5. Does anyone feel this after binge?
After a binge, it’s not just the physical discomfort that lingers — it’s the heavy, quiet guilt that follows. The kind that makes you cancel plans, avoid mirrors, and question your worth. In this episode, we gently explore what happens in those moments after a binge, when self-criticism can feel overwhelming and the story quickly shifts from “I ate too much” to “There’s something wrong with me.” We read a thoughtful letter from someone wondering if it’s enough to just stop bingeing — or if he...
17 Jul 2025
4. I started tracking food, which was great, but now I’m scared.
Tracking food can start as an empowering tool—helping us learn about our habits, stay on track with goals, or simply build awareness. But when does it shift from helpful to harmful? In this episode, we talk about the fine line between mindful tracking and obsessive logging. We explore how food tracking can affect our mental health, hunger cues, and relationship with spontaneity. We read a letter from Alex, who’s wondering if it might be time to step away from tracking—even though that thought...
10 Jul 2025
3. Midnight grazing… Is this also an eating disorder?
Why does food feel different at midnight? In this episode, we explore the quiet, complicated world of midnight grazing — those late-night moments when we find ourselves reaching for food, not out of hunger, but for comfort, distraction, or even company. We hear from Jen, a listener navigating major life changes — divorce, moving back home, caring for her aging father — who shares her story of late-night grazing rituals that bring her both relief and confusion. She’s not bingeing. She’s not pu...
27 Jun 2025
1. Was that a cheat meal… or did I just binge?
The podcast explores the complexities of cheat meals and diet culture, addressing how labeling food impacts our relationship with eating habits and potentially leads to binge eating.
27 Jun 2025
2. I never keep binge foods at home — but is that wrong?
Binge Eating Expert discusses whether keeping trigger foods out of the house helps manage binge eating or gives those foods more power, addressing a listener's heartfelt letter.
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