Episode 3 : Transforming Your Relationship with Food

In this episode of Beneath the Binge, somatic practitioner Alex Bottomley explains how binge urges relate to the body and nervous system through somatic psychology.

She compares survival mode (sympathetic activation with racing heart, shallow breath, muscle tension, agitation, anxious thoughts, and urgent cravings for fast relief) with safety mode (parasympathetic regulation with slower breath, soft muscles, openness, calm, emotional capacity, and more choices around food).

Alex emphasizes that these reactions are adaptive and automatic. She invites listeners to notice the signals their body is sending before binges, name sensations without judgement, orient their attention to areas of softness, and engage resources (such as people, places, memories, or spaces) that bring safety.

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