The Binge Eating Episode with Stephanie Mara Fox, Somatic Nutritional Counselor

In this episode, Michelle chats with Stephanie Mara Fox, Somatic Nutritional Counselor and expert on binge eating. They discuss the connection between our mind and body, why we binge eat, and provide tangible tools to use before, during, and after an episode of binge or emotional eating. They talk about: Stephanie’s personal connection to disordered eating and digestive issues How our nervous system responds to a threat (or stress) Food as an experience of love and safety, especially during periods of trauma Why we binge eat Strategies and the Somatic Eating (trademarked by Stephanie) approach How to know when to sit in the discomfort and when to lean on behaviors Tapping into your internal authentic voice, healing your inner child Tools to check in with yourself throughout the day Links Work with Stephanie and her free resources: 1-on-1 Somatic Eating Nutrition Counseling 11-week Somatic Eating Group Program Intro to Somatic Eating mini course Mentorship for Coaches Listen to the Satiated Podcast Follow Stephanie on IG Follow Stephanie on TikTok Work with Michelle and her free resources: Quiet the Diet Podcast Page Episode Page (with transcript!) Work 1-on-1 with a functional Registered Dietitian at Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC Learn more about the practice Follow the pod on IG Follow Michelle on IG Timestamps: (1:20) Intro by Michelle into to the current model/ concepts of binge eating recovery and innovative, supportive strategies Michelle and Stephanie use with (6:30) Stephanie Mara Fox discusses her personal connection to disordered eating and digestive concerns, defining her term “Somatic Eating” (10:00) How the body’s nervous system responds to a threat, stress, or trauma (12:55) The connection between digestive issues and disordered eating, trauma, dysregulation, and chronic dieting (20:10) Why we binge eat; Strategies for binge eating (conventional vs. somatic approach) (28:30) How to know when to sit in the discomfort vs. using strategies to shift your response (39:34) Listening to our internal conversations before a binge (using internal family systems) to identify the root cause and put language to our inner child (55:28) Tools to check in with yourself throughout the day and reduce frequency of bingeing over time