Ep. 195: The Protection Myth: Bingeing is Not Keeping You Safe
Brain over Binge Podcast
Kathryn Hansen
4.6 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
There is a widespread idea that bingeing has “protective” value for the binge eater—protection from difficult emotions, pain, stress, and other problems. I remember believing this when I was bulimic, and I know how convincing it can feel. In this episode, I talk about why the protection narrative may be holding you back in recovery, and how you can learn to see that bingeing isn’t safety—it’s dangerous and it’s hurting you. You can learn to recognize and dismiss the protection thoughts and realize you’re much safer without binge eating.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brain Over Binge Podcast, where you learn a simple, brain-based approach to ending binge eating. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm Catherine Hansen, and I'm so glad you're here with me today. |
| 0:13.5 | My goal on this show is to give you practical guidance so that you can stop feeling so out of control around food. |
| 0:19.4 | I want to empower you to know that you are capable |
| 0:22.1 | of doing this, that food noise does not have to control your life, and it certainly does not |
| 0:26.9 | have to lead to binging. Before I get started with today's topic, I have an important announcement |
| 0:31.6 | and update about brain over binge coaching in 26. As we approach the end of the year, I want to |
| 0:37.2 | share how brainover binge will be |
| 0:38.8 | changing. Starting on January 1st, I will be fully leading the brain over binge group, and I'll be |
| 0:44.1 | doing all of the one-on-one coaching for brain over binge as well. You can expect a high level of |
| 0:48.8 | support with a few updates to how things are organized and to the group call times. In mid-December, I'll share more details |
| 0:55.5 | about that here on the podcast. And I also encourage you to get on my email list to stay updated |
| 1:00.8 | if you're considering joining the group or signing up for one-on-one coaching in 2026. You can get on |
| 1:06.8 | my email list by signing up to get my free inspiration booklet at brainoverbinge.com |
| 1:11.6 | forward slash inspiration dash booklet. And that link is in the show description. |
| 1:16.5 | When you sign up for that booklet, you also get my monthly newsletter and updates. |
| 1:20.6 | I also want to let you know that Coach Julie will still offer her amazing support independently |
| 1:25.0 | through her own services. So if you want to keep working with Coach |
| 1:28.4 | Julie in 2026 in a group or in one-on-one coaching, you can absolutely do that. As we get closer to |
| 1:34.4 | the end of the year, we'll share that information, so just make sure you're subscribed to my email |
| 1:38.7 | list, and I'll also remind you about all of this in a mid-December episode. If you're currently |
| 1:43.6 | in the Brain OverBinge. If you're currently in the |
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