317. How Just Showing Up Ended Years of Binging

What happens after you've tried everything? The plans, protocols, cleanses, and tracking apps. The running, the restriction, the attempt to outrun the fork. At some point, the effort becomes its own kind of exhaustion. You're no longer chasing health, you're chasing relief.In this episode of Insatiable, I sit down with Dee, a graduate of the Truce with Food: Consistency program, to talk about what actually creates lasting change when food has become comfort, numbness, and self-punishment all at once. Dee shares what it was like to move from binging and rigid thinking into something quieter and more powerful: just showing up.3:51 – Why Dee felt stuck before joining Truce With Food: Consistency 7:47 – Why Dee had no hesitation about signing up, even after having tried so many things before11:04 – What changed for Dee when success was defined as simply showing up13:47 – Having a safe space and the role of compassionate witnesses in ending her isolation 21:13 – The unexpected power of language in reshaping Dee’s thinking and behavior27:23 – Where things shifted for Dee and where she is now compared to when she started30:50 – How Dee’s rigid thinking and perspective on movement and motivation have changed34:40 – The biggest shift for Dee in her relationship with food and why intensity and duration matter more than perfection37:19 – The shift from measuring thinness to measuring aliveness40:32 – What else surprised Dee about the work within the program and her words for anyone considering joiningMentioned In How Just Showing Up Ended Years of BingingFinding Me: A Memoir by Viola DavisFind Your Food Stage Quiz