by Carolyn Ross | Mar 27, 2020 | News, Podcast Archive
I’ve discussed in recent emails and podcasts the importance of recognizing how shame and guilt can affect your eating behaviors and can exacerbate binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction and emotional eating. This is a very difficult subject and one most...
by Carolyn Ross | Mar 24, 2020 | Podcast Archive
On today’s episode I will discuss: 1. What is self-compassion? 2. Why is self-compassion so important? 3. How can you develop self-compassion? HOMEWORK: List 2 ways in which you can treat yourself with more compassion. Many people who have trouble feeling...
by Carolyn Ross | Oct 5, 2018 | Podcast Archive
For some people, their bad credit score and bad money habits didn’t necessarily come from mismanaging money. Sometimes, it’s from an emotional dysfunctional neediness inside of them. The emotions that drive us to binge or overeat compulsively are the same...
by Carolyn Ross | Jun 2, 2009 | Carolyn Ross MD
Are you a chronic relapser or yo-yo dieter? Do you often reach your goal weight or get close only to find yourself throwing all your hard work away for a binge or because you just can’t diet anymore? Fact #7: Whatever food meant to you as a kid or during a tough...
by Carolyn Ross | Nov 17, 2008 | Anorexia, Bulimia, Compulsive Overeating, Depression
If you don’t feel you eat large quantities of food in one sitting, but you have struggled with your weight and have been on and off diets most of your life, you may be a compulsive overeater (CO). The main difference between binge eating disorder and...