Binge Dieting – Details, episodes & analysis

In this podcast episode Betsy talks with Laurel Mellin, PhD, who is the founder of EBT, or emotional brain training.  Laurel explains in great detail how this specific brain training system works, specifically giving examples related to (among other things) binge eating and childhood situations that were at the root of unwanted behaviors. She talks about the difference between low level stressful emotions and the higher level emotions which get trapped in the subconsious mind on a feedback loop.  In this intricate system, the user learns to recognize that the unwanted behaviors we face are not about the behavior but about the brain circuits, which can be totally transformed.  

This healing modality often paralells the model of internal family systems, or IFS, of which Betsy is a practioner.  Emotional Brain Training, or EBT uses a specific phone app and peer support, and breaks behaviors down into 5 specific brain states.   

For more information about working with Betsy you can go to her website, www.betsythurstonrd.com  

During this conversation with weight loss coach Deb Butler, you will hear about her personal journey with weight issues and her process when working with women with similar issues. We talk about thoughts, intuitive eating, emotional eating, how menopause is in some ways like adolesence, and about how finding peace in life is the backbone for change. The conversation went into all sorts of topics that can be helpful to anyone struggling with food and the body. 

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Betsy shares one client's extensive list of future self ideals and talks about some of the ideas that came up during the session in which she shared them.  We talked about the body, about eating sugar, and about questioning thoughts for their truth. This podcast can give the listener more ideas about how to make effective intentions for createing a future self.

Betsy Thurston MPH RD reviews the basics of the best way to eat for health before reposting her podcast on this topic from 2014. 

Betsy Thurston MPH RD takes a hard look at anxiety and how it plays a role in her own life and in the life of some of her clients.  She explains Lifetraps, which are patterns of unconscious behavior discovered by psychologist Jeffrey Young and his coworkers.  Before healthy eating patterns can be achieved anxiety needs to be kept in check!

Betsy Thurston MPH RD covers a review of some of the basic concepts necessary to have a healthy relationship with food.  At the end of the podcast she reads an interesting piece on life called "Here is Your Assignment" 

Betsy Thurston MPH RD talks about the work of Dr. John Sarno and explains how to use his method to cure certain physical ailments as well as cravings for sugar and carbohydrates.  The podcast focuses on his transformative technique for healing back pain, migraine, IBS, chronic fatigue, and a host of other problems in the body.  Betsy talks about his protocol and merges them with the healing techniques of IFS (inner family systems) therapy.  

Betsy Thurston MPH RD talks again about Internal Family Systems therapy as a way to reduce problem behaviors and anxiety around eating issues.  She investigates the various components of IFS, specifically looking at some of the most common parts that she sees in her private practice.  These include the caretaker, the binge eater, the sad part, and the angry part. 

Betsy Thurston MPH RD talks about the critical skill of loving yourself.  She talks about certain clients and their struggles with motivation and their inability to find  self worth.  Various skills are discussed with practical suggestions on how to change into a happier person.

Betsy Thurston MPH RD talks about the value of keeping nutritious and satisfying meals on hand.  She provides 9 recipes that listeners might enjoy.