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And I hope you enjoy the show.

Welcome to the Brain OverBinge Podcast, where you learn a simple, brain-based approach to ending binge eating.

I'm Catherine Hansen, and I'm happy to be here for another show and another year on the

podcast. I started this podcast just over six years ago, and at the time, I didn't know how long

I would keep it going. All I knew was that I wanted to share the basics of brain over binge and answer

some common questions for anyone that this information could help. And I've been so grateful to just

keep making new

episodes and exploring new topics and bringing on new guests and individuals to share their own

stories. Speaking of exploring new topics with guests, that's what I have for you today. And it's a

very interesting topic and something that I've never discussed here on the podcast. I'm happy that my

wonderful boyfriend, Jeff, is back on the show,

and I'm going to be sharing a conversation that we had about the connection between marijuana

use, overeating, and binge eating. As most of you may already know, marijuana often has the

effect of stimulating appetite and the desire for food. And Jeff pointed out to me that in some

cases, this can look and feel a lot like

binge eating episodes. Because marijuana use is on the rise and the laws are changing to make it

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