What’s the connection between binge eating and depression and what you can do if you find yourself struggling with both.

I created this holiday survival guide to make this year different. First, I’ll explain why dieting during the holidays is a terrible idea.

Identify what is “driving” the behavior of binge eating and I’ll show you the two crucial steps to change, that you can implement right away.

When we constantly focus on trying to feel positive and suppressing emotions we label as negative, this can end up making us feel even worse.

To stop a binge in 30 seconds, you have to calm your body and center your mind. When you stop emotions from escalating you can focus on what’s eating ‘at” you instead of on what you’re eating.

Feeling guilty after eating is very common. Maybe you blame food as a trigger, resent your inability to control yourself, and decry your lack of willpower.

Self-sabotage is not the end of your binge-free journey but rather a part of it. So instead of feeling bad if you sabotage yourself, learn from the experience and keep going.

Relapse is defined as a return to previous behaviors after a period of abstinence or improvement. This can mean bingeing again or starting to focus more on food and using it to cope.

Some types of eating disorders include emotional eating, but it’s not an eating disorder on its own. Eating disorders are complex psychological conditions.

Binge eating is about using food as a way to cope with painful, upsetting, difficult emotions such as the fear of rejection.