Trauma Rewired

Bingeing & Survival Response

Oct 27, 2020

Elisabeth Kristof, a neurology expert, discusses the neuroscience behind disordered eating, diet culture, and scarcity mindset. She highlights how bingeing can be a healthy output of a well-functioning brain when deprived. The importance of cultivating a relationship with movement, undoing scarcity mindset, and stimulating the vagus nerve are also covered. The podcast explores the link between trauma and bingeing, how meditation can feel threatening in fight or flight mode, and the dangers of comparing oneself to others. Overall, it delves into healing, reprogramming the subconscious mind, and shifting from scarcity to abundance mindset.

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Quick takeaways

Cultivating a positive relationship with movement is crucial in healing from trauma and disordered eating.

Developing interception skills and connecting with one's body is essential to reduce the threat level and heal from disordered eating.

Deep dives

The Link between Trauma and Disordered Eating

The podcast episode explores the connection between trauma and disordered eating behaviors. The speaker shares personal experiences of using food as a source of comfort and safety, which ultimately led to negative health consequences, including cancer. The conversation delves into the neurological aspect of binge eating, highlighting how the brain responds to cycles of restriction and how the body's threat system can override intentions to diet or change behaviors. The scarcity mindset is also discussed, emphasizing how it drives disordered eating by creating a belief that certain foods are off-limits. The importance of healing the nervous system and developing a positive relationship with movement is highlighted as a key aspect of healing from trauma and disordered eating.

Introduction

3min

Healing and Reconnecting with the Body

11min

The Significance of Movement for Body and Brain

3min

Understanding Neural Pathways and the Challenge of Change

3min

Understanding the Connection Between Bingeing and the Body's Survival Response

14min

Fear of Judgment, Imposter Syndrome, and Interception

6min

Healing Trauma and Reprogramming the Subconscious Mind

10min

Shifting from Scarcity to Abundance and Gratitude for the Body

2min

Elisabeth Kristof, the founder of Brain Based Wellness, joins me to unpack the neurology behind disordered eating, scarcity mindset, diet culture, and more. She is an expert in using applied neurology to resolve old patterns, improve performance, and increase well-being.

In this episode, I share:

[2:38] Jennifer binge eating at an early age
[4:57] Why we replace the comfort and safety we are not getting with food
[6:01] Bingeing is a healthy output of a well-functioning brain if you deprive it
[10:23] Neurons associated with restriction, trigger the desire to binge
[14:08] Cultivate a relationship with movement
[19:40] How trauma and stress caused Elisabeth to binge
[21:18] Freeze and Fawn
[23:32] Undoing scarcity mindset and complete shunning of diet culture
[28:24] Stimulating your vagus nerve
[35:51] How are introception and scarcity mindset linked?
[39:59] What Elisabeth did to heal and find safety in herself
[43:18] Meditation can feel threatening when you are in a state of fight or flight
[46:54] Comparing ourselves to other people