I’ve found the best way to head off a binge is by using Behavior Chains. This method asks you to trace all the steps (or links of a chain) that lead to a binge. Sometimes it will be just a couple of steps, other times there will be many steps and they will happen over weeks of time.

Part II we’ll talk about how to avoid or get rid of binge-eating all together by developing a game plan and identifying Behavior Chains.

Reflect for a moment on who in your community or circle of friends allows you to show up with no filters? This is a story of when a dear friend showed up as my Witness.

As we continued the conversation, I finally took a deep breath and stopped talking, then I stopped thinking…and finally, finally landed in my heart. And there, where I least expected it, was the answer. “She deserved better.”