The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Julia and I are back with another juicy Q&A episode, answering your most heartfelt and real questions about recovery. From brain chemistry to perfectionism, family dynamics to weight gain fears — nothing is off the table.We go deep into what it really takes to move beyond quasi recovery, why blood tests can’t tell the full story, how to navigate edema, and why being a highly sensitive person is actually a gift in recovery.This one is raw, emotional, funny (as always), and packed with truth bombs to keep you moving forward.Powerful quotes from the episode 💬💬 “Everyone can fully recover — the only barrier is the stories you tell yourself.”💬 “Your brain cares about survival, not about your happiness.”💬 “You can’t heal from an eating disorder while still acting like someone with one.”💬 “A feeling just wants to be felt, and then it can move on.”💬 “Being highly sensitive isn’t a weakness — it’s a gift you get to use for your freedom.”What you’ll hear in this episode: • Can we tell if someone will fully recover or stay in quasi? • Why eating more/resting can trigger waves of depression or suicidal thoughts • Perfectionism around food and how to break the cycle of indecision • Rebuilding trust and respect with your family after years of struggle • Edema: why it happens, how long it lasts, and how to cope • Orthorexia, “healthy” vs. “unhealthy” food, and weight gain fears • Why blood tests aren’t proof that you’re “fine” • Breaking the restrict → eat → panic → restrict cycle • Highly Sensitive People (HSP) & recovery: curse or gift?Resources & Links💙 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/💙 Work with me: https://victoriakleinsman.com/💙 Follow me on Instagram: @victoriakleinsmanofficial💙 Become a coach: https://victoriakleinsman.com/become-a-coach/

Welcome to another special edition of my Client Interview Series! I have one of my previous clients Karla joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. Karla is a proud Mexican woman, who after 25 years in the hell of anorexia is now experiencing so much joy and peace in her life. Now she is a new woman with a lot to give and receive and nothing would be possible without God and Victoria. But that's the current Karla, 6 months ago she was just a puppet of anorexia, compulsive exercise and orthorexia. She was literally dead in life, her soul was trapped in a prison that was getting smaller every day; just like her body. There was no way she would live there anymore unless she disappeared. And it was not that in a magical and almost incredible way, she sent an email to an angel, and she was responding and thus she was able to choose to recover her soul, her love, her family and her life. Connect with Karla Website Instagram Facebook Connect with me: Join in the FREE 3-day body love binge: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-5-day-body-love-binge/ Get FREE access to the first few modules of my paid Body Love Binge Programme: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsmanofficial/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman

Welcome to another special edition of my Client Interview Series! I have one of my previous clients joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. Connect with Julia: https://www.instagram.com/juliatrehane/ Connect with me: Get FREE access to the first few modules of my paid Body Love Binge Programme: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsmanofficial/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman    Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4iNYvEWvgW9a0wNaj4m9hf?si=caq_P-V2TLSAmx1Swuh3yQ Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/break-free-from-binge-eating-with-victoria-kleinsman/id1464324636?uo=4

Welcome to another special edition of my Client Interview Series!  I have one of my previous clients, ZIVA,  joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. Connect with Ziva Website for her dog training business: https://corcanis.si/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/zivarudolf/  Connect with me: Get FREE access to the first few modules of my paid Body Love Binge Programme: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsmanofficial/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4iNYvEWvgW9a0wNaj4m9hf?si=caq_P-V2TLSAmx1Swuh3yQ Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/break-free-from-binge-eating-with-victoria-kleinsman/id1464324636?uo=4

Welcome to another special edition of my Client Interview Series! I have one of my previous clients - and this time bestie - joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. Connect with Rebekah IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebekah_kiger/ Connect with me: Get FREE access to the first few modules of my paid Body Love Binge Programme: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsmanofficial/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4iNYvEWvgW9a0wNaj4m9hf?si=caq_P-V2TLSAmx1Swuh3yQ Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/break-free-from-binge-eating-with-victoria-kleinsman/id1464324636?uo=4 Email: info@victoriakleinsman.com

Welcome to another episode of the client interview series! I am talking to the incredibly strong Kiri Jade today who has been a 1:1 client of mine for 3 months.   I really can’t describe how it feels to see my clients transform their relationship with food and their bodies. It overflows my heart with happiness, love and gratitude.   Enjoy the episode beauties!   Connect with Kiri-Jade on FB: https://www.facebook.com/kirijade.channon    Connect with me  Free access to the first modules of my paid Body Love Binge Program: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/  Website: https://www.victoriakleinsman.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsmanofficial/  Podcast: https://anchor.fm/victoria-kleinsman “The Body Love Binge” on most podcast platforms.   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VictoriaKleinsman  Email: info@victoriakleinsman.com

“25 years stuck in an eating disorder & now I’m a normal eater & I adore myself – I can’t actually believe it!” with my previous client, Lydia Welcome to another special edition of my Mini Client Interview Series! I have the incredible Lydia, one of my previous clients joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. Enjoy! Connect with me:  Website: https://www.victoriakleinsman.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsmanofficial/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman  Connect with Lydia: https://www.instagram.com/lydiafleurrecovery/

Join the lovely Dawn and me as she shares her experience of feeling like she was addicted to sugar to finding true food freedom. In Dawn's words: "I am a 50-year-old outdoorsy Northern girl who has been on the diet-binge and over-exercising hamster wheel for about 20 years. I'd like people to know that whatever twists and turns their journey takes it's all OK and totally normal." Connect with Dawn Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/d.harper40 Instagram - @daisyduckharper Connect with me: https://victoriakleinsman.com/uncategorized/previous-client-dawn-shares-her-experience-of-feeling-like-she-was-addicted-to-sugar-to-finding-true-food-freedom/ 

Meet Michele, one of my previous soul-aligned clients. After spending years dissatisfied with her body and constantly dieting and bingeing, she found my podcast, connected with me on FB and the rest is history!  Michele shares her incredible transformation to food freedom and self-love and describes how she got much more than coaching around food and her body.  If you'd like to work with me, I offer 1:1 and group coaching. Reach out to me if you'd like to discuss the options. https://victoriakleinsman.com/ Connect with Michele:  https://www.instagram.com/sycamoreshell/ https://www.facebook.com/michele.roberts.7355

I feel so grateful for each and every one of you that follow me and consume my content. I wouldn't be doing what I loved every day if it wasn't for YOU so I'm giving back even more! Once a month I will be offering a free 60-minute coaching call to help you on your way to food and body freedom! Here's my and Cindy's coaching call. By listening to others being coached, you can learn a lot for yourself which is my intention for offering this gift. If you'd like to take advantage of this special opportunity, here's what you'll need to do: - Join my free support group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/foodandbodyfreedomqueendom - Send me an email sharing what you're struggling with right now, what you'd like to change and why I should consider you for this opportunity. info@victoriakleinsman.com I look forward to hearing from you my love! Enjoy this episode.

Welcome to another special edition of my Mini Client Interview Series! I have Cally with me today who is my previous client and self-love coach, founder of "The self-love subscription" Cally shares her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. It has been such a gift to work with Cally and see her transform into the self-confident leader and self-love coach she is today. Connect with Cally & take advantage of her limited time offer on her new program: https://theselflovesubscription.com/ https://www.instagram.com/theselflovesubscription/ My intention for this Mini Client Interview Series is to have nothing held back so that you can hear first hand for yourself what a “real life” journey to food and body freedom can look like.  I’m certain that these phenomenal women are just like YOU, so I hope that you’ll receive as much value out of this as I have intended for you to receive. Enjoy the episode beautiful!

I feel so grateful for each and every one of you that follow me and consume my content. I wouldn't be doing what I loved every day if it wasn't for YOU so I'm giving back even more!   Once a month I will be offering a free 60-minute coaching call to help you on your way to food and body freedom!    Here's my and Emma's coaching conversation.  By listening to other's being coached, you can learn a lot for yourself which is my intention for offering this gift.   If you'd like to take advantage of this special opportunity, here's what you'll need to do:   - Join my free support group on FB - https://www.facebook.com/groups/foodandbodyfreedomqueendom  - Send me an email sharing what you're struggling with right now, what you'd like to change and why I should consider you for this opportunity. info@victoriakleinsman.com    I look forward to hearing from you my love!   Enjoy this episode.

Welcome to this special Client Interview Series of my podcast where I'll be inviting a few of my previous clients to join me for a radically honest and open conversation about their experience of coaching and their journey to food and body freedom.   Today I have the incredible Digna with me, sharing how food freedom and self-love has changed her life.    My intention for this Client Interview Series is to have nothing held back so that you can hear first hand for yourself what a “real life” journey to food and body freedom can look like.  I’m certain that these phenomenal women are just like YOU, so I hope that you’ll receive as much value out of this as I have intended for you to receive.   If you’re sitting on the fence as to whether or not you’re ready to take the step to feel normal around food, actually like your body and to fall madly in love with yourself, you can reach out to me and we’ll arrange a complimentary - up to 2 hours - non-obligation call to see if 1:1 coaching is right for you.   Link below. https://victoriakleinsman.com/advanced-intake-form/ Enjoy the episode Queen's!

Welcome to another special edition of my Mini Client Interview Series! I have one of my previous clients joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her own journey to food and body freedom. In this episode, I'm chatting with the amazing Sarah. Sarah sent me a message that I'll never forget during coaching: "Now I'm no longer scared of weight gain or what people think of me, what am I going to do with my life?!" Welcome to freedom Sarah!  Join us in this honest conversation about her experience of coaching and her journey to food and body freedom. My intention for this Mini Client Interview Series is to have nothing held back so that you can hear first hand for yourself what a “real life” journey to food and body freedom can look like.  I’m certain that these phenomenal women are just like YOU, so I hope that you’ll receive as much value out of this as I have intended for you to receive. Enjoy the episode beautiful! Connect with Sarah via IG here: https://www.instagram.com/sjmitch27/ My world: Get FREE access to the first few modules of my paid proven & signature Food & Body Freedom Queen Program: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsman/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4iNYvEWvgW9a0wNaj4m9hf?si=caq_P-V2TLSAmx1Swuh3yQ Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/break-free-from-binge-eating-with-victoria-kleinsman/id1464324636?uo=4

Welcome to this special Mini Client Interview Series of my podcast Break Free From Binge Eating.   In this episode, I'm chatting with the incredible powerhouse that is Rachel Hoy. Join us in this radically honest and open conversation about her experience of coaching and her journey to food and body freedom. (We also giggle a lot!)   My intention for this Mini Client Interview Series is to have nothing held back so that you can hear first hand for yourself what a “real life” journey to food and body freedom can look like.  I’m certain that these phenomenal women are just like YOU, so I hope that you’ll receive as much value out of this as I have intended for you to receive.  If you’re sat on the fence as to whether or not you’re ready to take the step to feel normal around food, actually like your body and to fall madly in love with yourself, you can reach out to me and we’ll arrange a free - up to 2 hours - non-obligation call and/or you can help yourself to a “taste test” and go through the first few modules of my paid food and body freedom queen program for FREE!    Here is the link to do just that: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/ Enjoy the episode beautiful!

Mini Client Interview Series!   Welcome to this special edition of Break Free From Binge Eating with me, Victoria!   I have one of my previous clients joining me for a conversation today so she can share her honest experience of coaching and her journey to food and body freedom.   I’m so happy to have her as my first guest in this new mini-podcast series because not only is she a previous soul client, she’s actually my best friend!   Join us for a very honest, raw and real conversation about Nat's journey to food freedom, body acceptance and self-love.   Connect with Nat: https://www.instagram.com/princesswarrior80/  Connect with me:  Get FREE access to the first few modules of my paid proven & signature Food & Body Freedom Queen Program: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-access-to-first-few-modules/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriakleinsman/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/victoriakleinsman  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1g1H40rbSQ6Trmcha59kDg  Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4iNYvEWvgW9a0wNaj4m9hf?si=caq_P-V2TLSAmx1Swuh3yQ  Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/break-free-from-binge-eating-with-victoria-kleinsman/id1464324636?l=en  Email: info@victoriakleinsman.com   Please rate & review if you enjoy this podcast :)

Fear, Power & Recovery with KarlaIn this conversation with Karla, I sit down and get brutally honest about fear - the real barrier to your eating disorder recovery. We talk about why every single one of my clients, and everyone I've ever worked with, is fighting fear in different ways. And more importantly, we talk about how to actually face it. This episode is essential for anyone stuck in restriction, anyone waiting to feel ready, and anyone who needs reminding that you have far more power than you think.Key Quotes from the Episode:💬 "Fear doesn't control your legs or your arms or your mouth. It feels like it does, but it doesn't. Fear only works when you run from it."💬 "When people say they can't, they're lying. They won't. And that sounds harsh, but I say it with so much love."💬 "You can't recover from an eating disorder while acting like you have an eating disorder."💬 "Only you can recover. You can have the best coach in the world, but only you can take the action and do the recovery for you."💬 "You're not your brain. You're not your nervous system. Show them it's safe to gain weight, even if it doesn't feel like it. Actions speak louder than words, even for yourself."✨ What I Cover in This Episode✨ Why fear is the biggest barrier to recovery - and why recognising this is actually empowering, not defeating✨ The difference between "can't" and "won't" - and why this distinction puts you back in your power✨ How to face fear without waiting to feel ready (spoiler: you never will, so you might as well start now)✨ The real reason actions speak louder than words - and how to show your nervous system it's actually safe to eat, gain weight, and rest✨ Why recovery requires both unrestricted eating AND trauma healing work - doing one without the other won't create lasting change✨ How your personality traits that fuelled your eating disorder can absolutely fuel your recovery instead✨ The power of someone believing in you when you can't believe in yourself - and why this matters more than you think✨ What true self-love actually means and why you're seeking what you already are✨ The difference between acceptance and surrender, and why the latter changes everything✨ How to use responsibility as empowerment, not shame - owning your choices is where your freedom lives✨ The role of support in facing fear - why you can do it alone, but why having someone reflect your power back to you changes the game✨ A guided visualisation to connect with your highest, most powerful self - the version of you who's already grounded, free, and completely at home in her body💙 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/ 💙 Free trial group coaching: https://victoriakleinsman.com/coaching/ 💙 Work with me 1:1: https://victoriakleinsman.com/1-1-coaching/ 💙 Follow me on Instagram @victoriakleinsmanofficial 💙 Become a coach: https://victoriakleinsman.com/become-a-coach/

In this incredibly powerful interview, I sit down with Amelia, who recovered from anorexia, severe OCD, and suicidal ideation after spending 7 years in the UK mental health system. She shares the brutal reality of inpatient treatment, being misdiagnosed, having her autonomy stripped away, and ultimately recovering completely on her own terms. Now 20 years old, she's travelling the world - something that would have been impossible in her eating disorder. This episode is essential for anyone stuck in the system, anyone told they'll never recover, and anyone who needs proof that full recovery IS possible.Key Quotes from the Episode:💬 "I was diagnosed with anorexia, but they blamed everything on the eating disorder. They were treating me with rigid rules and meal times that just fed straight into my OCD."💬 "I couldn't see my family for years. My mum didn't see me. The system tore us apart. I felt so alone."💬 "I had my treatment team deciding everything for me from age 12 to 19. What I ate, what I could do, whether I could work or go to school. I don't like being told what to do."💬 "I looked at someone in their 60s with anorexia and went, 'That really can't be me.' My determination led me to be like, if I'm not getting help from the people meant to help me, I'll do it my own way."💬 "One day I looked at my eating disorder breakfast and went, 'This is disgusting. I'm not doing this.' I made a video saying from today onwards, I'm eating exactly what I want. I've never gone back."What I Cover in This Episode:✨ Misdiagnosis and system failures - How being labelled with only anorexia meant Amelia's severe OCD wasn't treated, and how rigid meal plans fed her compulsions✨ Inpatient treatment reality - Restraints, being surrounded by competitive illness, weight-based rewards/punishments, and why it doesn't support actual recovery✨ Separation from family - How the system tore Amelia from her mum for years, causing isolation that made everything worse✨ Psychiatric units and being sectioned - The reality of being moved to adult psychiatric care, having phones confiscated, and being treated like a prisoner✨ OCD rituals consuming her life - Hundreds of daily routines taking hours, controlling every movement, making it impossible to participate in life✨ The turning point - Seeing an older woman with anorexia and deciding "that can't be me," then choosing to recover on her own terms✨ Work as a lifeline - How having a job gave Amelia purpose beyond being a patient, helping her want to live✨ Reconnecting with her mum - The emotional reunion after years apart, and how it showed her where she wanted to be✨ Leaving treatment on her own terms - Threatening to section her again, going to hospital willingly to prove she didn't need to be there, then moving into her first flat✨ Stopping OCD rituals - Literally sitting on the floor mid-routine, singing songs to interrupt compulsions, exhaustion being the catalyst for change✨ The decision to go all in - Making a video saying "I'm doing this," throwing away old clothes, eating 10,000+ calories daily without counting✨ Extreme hunger and body changes - The 34-week pregnant belly, sweating, swelling, and trusting the process whilst her body distributed weight✨ Coming off medication independently - Reducing antidepressants and antipsychotics herself (with mum's guidance) after years on them✨ Full recovery and freedom - Eating whatever she wants, forgetting to eat sometimes, having boobs and a bum for the first time, travelling the worldThis episode will give you hope that no matter how stuck you are, no matter how long you've been ill, no matter what the system says - full recovery IS possible when YOU decide.💙 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/ 💙 Free trial group coaching: https://victoriakleinsman.com/coaching/

Body Love Binge Solo Episode - But What About People in Very Large Bodies?In this powerful solo episode, I tackle the question that stops so many people from embracing unrestricted eating: "But what about people in very large bodies?" I address the fear, the stigma, the medical bias, and the truth about health at every size. This episode is essential for anyone who's terrified of weight gain, anyone living in a larger body, and anyone who's been told they're "too fat" to eat freely.Key Quotes from the Episode:💬 "Your body knows what it's doing. It's not fucking you over on purpose. It's not making you gain weight just to piss you off."💬 "Health is not a number on the scale. Health is having energy to do things you love, managing stress, moving joyfully, and living without constant food obsession."💬 "Your body is not the problem. The system that taught you to hate it is the problem."💬 "You cannot heal from restriction whilst restricting. There's no gentle way to starve yourself back to health."💬 "Recovery is available to you not despite your body size, but regardless of it. Your hunger deserves to be honoured now, not when you're smaller."What I Cover in This Episode:✨ Why "morbidly obese" is fear-based language - How medical terminology pathologises fat bodies and why health exists at every size✨ Set point weight explained - Why your body has a natural weight range where it functions optimally, and why that might be larger than you prefer✨ What restriction actually does to any size body - The metabolic, hormonal, and psychological damage that happens when you restrict✨ Why your body might overshoot in recovery - How metabolic damage, hormone balance, and trust-building can temporarily increase your weight✨ Fat as emotional protection - How your nervous system can use weight as a protective layer against past trauma, and why restriction won't override that✨ The extremely rare genetic exception - Congenital leptin deficiency and other genetic conditions that affect hunger regulation (and why you're almost certainly not the exception)✨ Living in a larger body right now - Practical adaptations, tools, and self-care that isn't about "fixing" your body but honouring it✨ The grief that needs to be witnessed - Mourning the body you wish you had whilst accepting and caring for the body you have✨ What health actually means - Why behaviours predict health outcomes far better than weight, and how restriction destroys health at any size✨ What recovery looks like in a larger body - Honouring hunger, stopping compensation, doing trauma work, practising neutrality, and giving it time✨ Weight as armour - Understanding how your body might be protecting you, and why healing the wounds underneath allows safe release✨ The truth about being "too far gone" - Why you're not the exception, why your metabolism isn't permanently damaged, and why recovery is available to youThis episode will challenge everything you've been taught about weight, health, and what your body "should" look like. It's time to stop punishing yourself and start trusting your body.💙 Join my FREE support group: https://victoriakleinsman.com/free-support-group/ 💙 Free trial group coaching: https://victoriakleinsman.com/coaching/ 💙 Work with me 1:1: https://victoriakleinsman.com/1-1-coaching/ 💙 Follow me on Instagram @victoriakleinsmanofficial 💙 Become a coach: https://victoriakleinsman.com/become-a-coach/

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