Ep. 326 - Binge eating because of my breakup with Kirstin Sarfde
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Dorothy sits down with Kirstin Sarfde, expert binge eating coach and host of How to Stop Binge Eating, to talk about why breakups so often trigger binge eating and what actually helps when willpower, distraction, or "just stop" advice doesn't work. We break down how heartbreak dysregulates your nervous system, why food becomes the fastest coping mechanism in moments of emotional overwhelm, and the specific shifts that help you interrupt the binge–shame cycle without turning food into another thing you're fighting. This conversation is practical, grounded, and deeply compassionate, especially if you're scared something is "wrong" with you because you can't stop binge eating after your breakup. Kirstin shares tools you can start using immediately to feel more in control, less ashamed, and more supported as you heal.
Find Kirstin Sarfde Here:
Website: https://coachkir.com/
Podcast: https://coachkir.com/mypodcast/
Instagram: @stopbingeeatingcoach
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your X, episode number 326, |
| 0:04.8 | binge eating because of my breakup with Kirsten Sarty. |
| 0:19.5 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:27.8 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:36.8 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:39.2 | Oh, my goodness. |
| 0:42.4 | Brave hearts, you guys, I'm so excited. |
| 0:46.4 | Oh, I'm so pumped. |
| 0:48.3 | We have the best guest today, y'all. |
| 0:50.6 | So Coach Kerr, Coach Kerr and I, Kirst is Darfty. cursed sarty we go back we go back i'm not kidding you guys i think i |
| 1:00.7 | met you in what 2018 i think so yeah i think so yeah so i met her two years after my rock |
| 1:08.8 | bottom breakup and i was diving into the coaching realm, |
| 1:13.0 | life coach certification and coach Kerr. She was like, Boston ladies, we need to get together. |
| 1:20.4 | And I'm like, yes. And I was eager beaver. I was eager beaver. And I was like, do you want |
| 1:24.7 | to meet every week? And she's's like I was thinking more of like |
| 1:27.9 | once a month situation I was like this girl so good okay so let's dive in so coach Kerr she's |
| 1:40.0 | amazing she helps individuals with binge eating but I'm going to, I want you to tell us all |
| 1:46.0 | the things. Tell us where this started. Tell us what you do, how you do it. Tell me everything. |
| 1:53.9 | Okay. So hello, Brave Hearts. I am so excited to be here. My name is Kirsten Sarty. And as Dorothy said, I am a binge eating coach. |
| 2:02.9 | And I do this work because I myself was binge eating for over a decade, probably about 12 or 13 years of |
| 2:10.5 | my life. And it really started in college. So I didn't have like the best eating habits growing up. I was definitely an emotional eater. And once I got to college my freshman year, by the end, I had gotten to my highest weight ever. And I saw a picture of myself and I was just appalled. I could not believe how I looked in this picture. And I was like, |
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