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The Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross Show: Binge Eating Disorder, Stress Eating, Emotional Eating, Food Addiction

Nov 23, 2020

Midlife eating disorders are increasingly common in women. Some midlife women experience binge eating, compulsive overeating, food addiction, or emotional eating. Others may develop anorexia or bulimia. Midlife eating disorders may lead to unhealthy dieting as a way to solve uncomfortable transitions in life, grief and...


Nov 18, 2020

In some studies, the association is between 84% and 100% of those with these eating disorders also having depression and anxiety.  Binging, food obsessions, and body image issues can trigger or exacerbate depression and anxiety.   Depression and anxiety can also lead to binging and emotional eating. There are many types...


Nov 9, 2020

The current pandemic has resulted in an increase in fears about financial security.  People have been experiencing feelings of stress, failure, and anxiety around money matters.  Dr. Galen Buckwalter coined the term “financial PTSD” which may affect over 20% of the US population to describe this overwhelming fear...


Nov 2, 2020

"A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom." (Actress Traci Ellis)

Being a “good girl” often means at its most basic level, not being authentic; not being able to express yourself authentically.  If you want to overcome binge eating or a negative body image, you need to realize that good girls can NEVER express...