Episode Description
Listener Note: This conversation touches on binge eating, disordered eating, and recovery. It is honest and hopeful, and it carries no diet talk, no numbers, and no body judgment. If any of it lands close to home, please know support exists and recovery is genuinely possible at any age. In the US, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders runs a free helpline staffed by licensed clinicians at 866-662-1235 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 7pm ET; this is not a 24/7 crisis line). Wherever you are in the world, a trusted doctor or a local eating disorder organisation can help you find the right care. You deserve that support.
Food isn’t just food when your brain is negotiating with it all day. If you’ve ever promised yourself “tomorrow I’ll do better,” then felt the same binge-restrict loop pull you right back in, this conversation is for you. I’m joined by Ronni Robinson, a certified eating disorder recovery coach, author of Out of the Pantry: A Disordered Eating Journey, and someone who spent 30 years binge eating before building 18 years of recovery. She brings lived experience and a grounded, hopeful view of what change can actually look like.
We get honest about what binge eating disorder feels like on ordinary days: the constant planning, the secrecy, the sense of being out of control, and the disgust and shame that land afterward. Ronni explains why this is not a willpower issue, and why so many high-functioning people still feel trapped. We also dig into diet culture and how it quietly teaches that thinness equals health, that some foods make you “good” or “bad,” and that restriction is the answer even when it reliably sets up the next binge.
From there, we move toward recovery in a way that feels human, not clinical. Ronni shares why getting to the root matters, how childhood experiences and “micro traumas” can shape adult beliefs about worth, and why being seen and validated can reduce the need to cope through food. We talk about separating emotions from eating, building new coping tools, and adding self-care and meaningful hobbies so your life gets bigger as the obsession gets smaller. If you want support, Ronni also shares how to find her online.
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Website: www.ronnirobinson.com/coaching-info
Instagram: @recoverwithronni
Ronni also warmly invites anyone who is struggling to reach out through her site.
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