What Does "Somatic-Informed" Mean? A Guide for Binge Eating Recovery
"Somatic-informed" means integrating body awareness and nervous system science into treatment. Learn what makes somatic-informed care different for binge eating recovery.
The Gut-Brain Axis and Binge Eating: What Your Microbiome Has to Do with It
The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication system that directly influences binge eating. Learn how your microbiome, vagus nerve, and brain interact to drive binge urges.
Nervous System Regulation Techniques for Binge Eating
Learn 10 evidence-based nervous system regulation techniques that can help reduce binge eating by calming fight-or-flight and freeze responses before they drive a binge.
Interoception and Eating: Why You Can't Feel Hunger or Fullness
Can't tell if you're hungry or full? Impaired interoception (your body's internal sensing system) may be driving your binge eating. Learn what it's and how to rebuild it.
Fight, Flight, Freeze, and... Binge: Understanding Your Stress Response
Your fight-or-flight response doesn't just cause anxiety. It can trigger binge eating. Learn how each stress response state connects to eating behavior.
How Your Body Keeps Score with Food: Trauma Stored in Eating Patterns
Trauma doesn't just live in memory, it's stored in your body and shapes how you eat. Learn how unresolved trauma drives binge eating through the nervous system.
Somatic Approaches to Binge Eating: Working with the Body, Not Against It
Somatic-informed approaches treat binge eating through the body. Learn how breathwork, movement, and body-based therapies support real recovery.
The Vagus Nerve and Eating: How to Calm Your Body Before a Meal
Your vagus nerve controls digestion, satiety, and stress. Learn 8 vagal toning techniques to calm your nervous system before eating and reduce binge urges.
What Is Window of Tolerance? (And Why It Matters for Binge Eating)
The window of tolerance explains why you binge when overwhelmed or numb. Learn how this nervous system concept connects to binge eating and how to widen yours.
Your Nervous System and Binge Eating: The Science of Why You Binge
Your nervous system drives binge eating more than willpower ever could. Learn the neuroscience of dysregulation, vagus nerve function, and somatic approaches to recovery.