EP #84: The Gentle Art of Feeling Feelings

When I was binge eating, it wasn’t that I didn’t want to feel my feelings—I just didn’t know how to be with them without getting swallowed whole. Every time I tried, it felt like too much. And every time it felt like too much, the bingeing swept in to help. In this episode, we explore what happens when you don’t pressure yourself to sit in your feelings forever, but instead take just a small dip. Not a deep dive. Not a cannonball. Just a moment to be with what’s present—before coming back up for air.  We can have parts of ourselves that get spooked by the prospect of feeling. Sometimes these parts have been trying to keep us steady and able to get through the day. Often, these parts are told to just “feel it and move on.” Sometimes this confrontation works. But other times it creates overwhelm or additional difficult emotions, and the bingeing steps in to cool things down. There’s another way. Listen to Episode 84 to learn more. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.holdingthespace.co/84. If you’re ready to invest in one-on-one support to help heal binge eating, go to https://holdingthespace.as.me/free30 and get on my calendar for a complimentary consult today. I pinky-swear—NO icky salesy vibes, just compassion and understanding.

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If you’re done with binge eating, this podcast is for you. If you’re tired of that “ugh” feeling after a binge—of those moments of regret, distress, and shame—this podcast is for you. Done Bingeing is the podcast that teaches actionable strategies and the latest brain science to deal with urges to binge, to restore your trust in your ability to feed yourself normal amounts of food, and to return to your natural weight. Martha combines her coaching expertise, her work with trusted health care professionals, her formal education, and her 30-year battle to end binge eating to teach cognitive-based and body-positive tools to find freedom from binge eating. The Done Bingeing Podcast offers a broad and deep approach to recovering from binge eating that respects the spectrum of treatment options available and the unique needs of each person who struggles with binge eating. From the urges to binge to just plain life, Martha will help you navigate common triggers to bingeing and help you heal from a place of power instead of from a place of powerlessness. You’ll be surprised how much easier this journey can be when you know how you manage your mind! Have a question or topic you’d like to see covered on the podcast? Send it on over to https://www.holdingthespace.co/contact/ To help you kick-start your recovery from binge eating, download a free e-book at http://www.holdingthespace.co/12-surprising-steps-to-end-binge-eating.