Best Martha Ayim Podcasts (2024)

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EP #79: Hydration Hacks for Healing Binge Eating 27:40

3M ago27:40

27:40

What does a shimmering pool on a hot desert plain have to do with you and binge eating? Keep listening! Welcome to The Done Bingeing Podcast. This is the place to hear about how you can pair the emerging brain science about why you binge with powerful life coaching to help you stop. If you want to explore an evidence-based, non-clinical approach to…

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EP #78: 9 steps to finding calm when you’re craving a binge 31:40

4M ago31:40

31:40

“How do I deal with the urge to binge?” It’s one of the most common questions I get asked. The experience of the urge can be incredibly tough, scary even. But you’re not alone in this. I’ve put together this episode with nine actionable steps to help you navigate those moments when the urge to binge eat feels overwhelming. In episode 78, I share ni…

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EP #77: The 180 degree flip vs the 1 degree shift 10:18

12M ago10:18

10:18

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tried every diet, program or solution you could find—so many of which promised rapid results. I understand the soaring hope as you start out followed by the descent into disappointment when the bingeing returns, because I’ve been there too. It makes sense to me that you want to stop bingeing right now—or …

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EP #76: The highs of hope and the plains of possibility 9:44

12M ago9:44

9:44

Binge eaters often wonder: Is it safe for me to hope that one day I’ll be able to stop bingeing, after doing it for this long? I remember wondering this too. Then I’d risk it, try a new approach, and find myself uplifted with hope. Then, when the approach didn’t resolve my bingeing, I’d find myself dropped back into hopelessness, believing once aga…

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EP #75: Mid-summer goal check-in 15:57

1y ago15:57

15:57

Depending on where you live, you may be about a month into summer. The summer is fraught with exposure stress for many binge eaters. With more heat comes more beach trips, more pool parties, more shorts, shorter sleeves, higher skirts, undershirts, camisoles, Speedos, and bikinis. With more flesh to be seen, the spring often brings on a deluge of s…

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EP #74: The power of understanding guilt & shame 48:17

1y ago48:17

48:17

Guilt and shame aren’t the same. And it turns out that it pays to understand how they differ and what their relationship is with binge eating. This episode explains the difference between guilt and shame, why we feel these emotions, and what they often lead us to do. When enough compassion is present, it’s possible to see how our parts that feel gu…

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EP #73: Spring & easing away from shame 7:45

1+ y ago7:45

7:45

On my road to recovery, I sometimes didn’t binge for weeks or months. And sometimes all it took to slide back into bingeing was a holiday meal—a slide that could glide on for even more weeks or months. As it turned out, I’d rock like this . . . forward, backward, forward, backward . . . for decades. This episode is about how sometimes our bingeing …

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EP #72 Setting a new table 15:06

1+ y ago15:06

15:06

This time of year, Ramadan, Passover, and Easter are celebrations that honor what we believe, who we are, and whom we love. There are open hearts and open homes. Whether it’s sharing a tradition, a meal, or a hunt for special eggs, there are many opportunities to nourish ourselves and our relationships. The promise of renewal is everywhere. And so …

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EP #71 Pain and Desire Feedback 12:46

1+ y ago12:46

12:46

In this episode, we briefly review the food feedback loop and take a closer look at pain and desire feedback loops. If we fear a painful experience enough to escape it with food, our brains note that and determine that the pain is a threat. The more we try to muffle the pain with truffles, the more threatening the pain becomes. We shrink and the pa…

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EP #70 Food Feedback 22:55

1+ y ago22:55

22:55

Sometimes it starts like this: We have food that’s concentrated in some way—maybe it’s extra savory, extra crunchy, extra sweet. And we have an amount in excess of what we need. Then we get more from the food beyond an ordinarily enjoyable way to nourish and sustain our bodies—we get an amplification of pleasure and fullness, a spike in energy, and…

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EP #69 Being Well and Eating Well in the New Year 38:18

1+ y ago38:18

38:18

Are you making resolutions, writing down goals, envisioning dreams? This can be a tough time for binge eaters because where a binge eater is on their journey is often quite far away from where they want to be. And when something is desperately wanted that feels far, far away, our instinct at New Year’s—especially with all the messaging that’s come …

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EP #68 Feelings and festivity 9:19

1+ y ago9:19

9:19

Tis the season to be jolly, we’re told, so you know what? Let’s talk about that. Why? Because this season really can be jolly, where feelings and festivities align. I had so many holiday seasons where I felt much love, much togetherness, and was left enthralled. Maybe you’re feeling something like that right now. This is the bliss of having our phy…

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EP #67 When a Binge has ended 21:41

1+ y ago21:41

21:41

When past binges are held in secrecy and shame, this can be a lonely ride … even when the candles of the menorah light up, day by day; even when lights on the trees twinkle, inside and out; even when carolers serenade before your door; and even as the Kwanzaa flag is draped, east-facing, across a table of honor. It’s one thing to feel alone when yo…

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EP #66 When a Binge is happening 39:01

2y ago39:01

39:01

When a binge has started it can seem as if you’re veering off-course with no way back. But there is a way forward, even as you’re already eating off protocol. Listen in for the 6 steps to take when it feels as if failure is upon you. If you’re ready to apply the concepts in this podcast at a deeper level, join me in The Soulfull Academy membership …

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EP #65 When you feel a binge coming 22:20

2y ago22:20

22:20

This episode is about what to do if you feel you won’t be able to have a day without bingeing, or without going off a diet or protocol. You may recognize all-or-nothing, aka black-and-white, thinking if you’ve ever thought something similar to, “I know I’m going to binge, so I might as well make it count.” Episode 65 offers five ideas for the times…

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EP #64: Setting boundaries with Self energy 14:47

2y ago14:47

14:47

NOTE: This episode contains mild swearing If you’re trying to set a boundary with someone in your life and want to do it with compassion and confidence, this is the episode for you! So often, we react to the hurtful actions of others from a place of judgment, resentment and other emotions that feel heavy. Episode 64 invites you to access the courag…

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EP #63 Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #12: Find the power in you (v) 18:30

2y ago18:30

18:30

In the throes of an active episode of binge eating, you can feel completely taken over by the drive to binge—almost like that’s all you are. But the part of you that wants to binge is just that, a part. Episode 63 explores how to move toward a space of Self energy—the true essence of you. Living from that place of openness, calm, and clarity is ver…

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EP #62: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #12: Find the power in you (iv) 11:49

2y ago11:49

11:49

It makes sense to side with the part of you that wants to stop bingeing. However, although it can seem counterintuitive, giving equal voice to the part that wants to binge often allows it to relax. Episode 62 considers how connecting with the part of you that binges can hold the key to understanding how to stop. If you’re ready to apply the concept…

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EP #61: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #12: Find the power in you (iii) 11:19

3+ y ago11:19

11:19

Sometimes, it can feel as though your connection with your inner wisdom has been lost, or blurred. Perhaps coping strategies have emerged that end up pulling you down—coping strategies like binge eating. Episode 60 considers why that may have happened. Now, the focus shifts toward re-establishing a sense of Self leadership that will guide you towar…

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EP # 60: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #12: Find the power in you (ii) 8:49

3+ y ago8:49

8:49

Perhaps it makes sense to you—on an intellectual level, at least—that you have the power inside to find a way out of bingeing. Why, then, might that wise inner leadership have sometimes been absent? If you feel confused, or even resentful, at not always being able to access that deeper sense of your Self, you might consider that even the president …

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EP 59: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #12: Find the power in you (i) 9:34

3+ y ago9:34

9:34

If you’ve ever noticed a part of you that wants to binge and another part of you that would do anything to stop, you may intuitively recognize the idea of parts. Different parts resort to different coping mechanisms—some of which might be harmful, such as binge eating. However, there is a way to lead these parts in a new direction and to heal negat…

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EP# 58: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #11: Make friends with the enemy 14:23

3+ y ago14:23

14:23

Hating the binge makes perfect sense. After all, it’s probably wreaked havoc in your physical, mental and/or emotional life. But, has hating the binge helped weaken or diminish it, or does it stubbornly remain? If you’re still bingeing, it may be time for a different approach. One path toward healing is to befriend the part of you that binges—to be…

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EP #57: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #10: Appreciate all you find 11:00

3+ y ago11:00

11:00

You know you want to stop binge eating—that’s so obvious it’s hardly worth saying, right? Yet, if you’re still bingeing there must be part of you that wants to do it for some reason. After all, I’m guessing no one has ever forced you to binge. Although it may seem counter intuitive, great benefit lies in understanding just how bingeing is trying t…

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EP #56: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #9: Tune in and notice 12:32

3+ y ago12:32

12:32

So much of the journey to end binge eating seems to involve looking to others for guidance. There can be many different approaches, each offered by a different expert. Some of what you learn may help. Some may not. But what if it’s possible to connect with an inner-wisdom—a deep knowing of what does and doesn’t align with you. This episode talks ab…

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EP #55: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #8: Practice epic self-care (iiI) 11:29

6y ago11:29

11:29

When you start putting YOU at the top of your to-do list, others may not be so thrilled. They might be used to you dropping everything the moment they ask for you. If you’ve lived as if your needs weren’t as important as anyone else’s, you may have trained others to expect instant access to you. It may take time for them to adjust, and that’s okay.…

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EP #54: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #8: Practice epic self-care (ii) 17:06

6y ago17:06

17:06

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EP #53: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #8: Practicing epic self-care 13:23

6y ago13:23

13:23

On the one-year anniversary of The Done Bingeing Podcast, we’re talking about self-care—epic self-care, the eighth key in this special series, 12 Keys to End Binge Eating. Part of the reason we’re talking about self-care, right on the heels of talking about hormones, is because there’s another hormone that’s important to consider in the mix. That h…

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EP #52: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (x) 13:30

6y ago13:30

13:30

If having high levels of insulin in your blood hijacks your hunger and fullness signaling system and blocks your ability to burn your own fat stores for fuel, it’s helpful to understand what raises insulin in the first place. That’s exactly what this episode explores more fully! If you’re ready to apply the concepts in this podcast at a deeper leve…

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EP #51: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (ix) 13:05

6y ago13:05

13:05

Insulin is sometimes called “the fat-storage hormone” because it’s the main hormone determining whether you gain, maintain, or lose weight. Too much insulin can interfere with the ability of leptin to signal to your brain that you’re full. If you’re bingeing, you’re eating more food then you need, so it’s important to look into how hormones regulat…

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EP #50: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (viii) 10:17

6y ago10:17

10:17

This episode takes a deeper look at the second of two key hormones central to regulating your hunger and fullness signals. If you’re bingeing, you’re eating more food then you need, so it’s important to look into how hormones regulate your hunger, regardless of whether excess weight is an issue for you. Once you balance your hormones, it’ll be easi…

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EP #49: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (vii) 11:18

6y ago11:18

11:18

If you’re bingeing, you’re eating more food then you need, so it’s important to look into how hormones regulate your hunger, regardless of whether excess weight is an issue for you. It’s hard to normalize eating if your hormones are whacked. Why? Because hormones are key players in when we feel hungry and when we feel full—not to mention how fat ge…

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EP #48: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (vi) 14:19

6y ago14:19

14:19

We’ve been trying to understand the desire to overeat from four perspectives: an emotional desire to overeat, a culturally conditioned desire to overeat, a neurological desire to overeat, and, now, a hormonal desire to overeat. This episode sets the stage to explore the role of hormones. Listen to the episode to find out more! If you’re ready to ap…

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Episode 47: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (v) 23:49

6y ago23:49

23:49

This episode continues to unravel the desire to overeat by looking at the role of dopamine in the brain and at how sugar is implicated in how we get hooked on certain foods. Listen to the episode to find out more! My e-book, 12 Surprising Steps to End Binge Eating, Starting with Your Very Next Urge, is available for free for a limited time. You can…

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EP #46: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (iv) 11:01

6y ago11:01

11:01

When do you eat? When do you not eat? You probably wouldn’t be listening to this podcast if your answers were: “I eat when I’m hungry and I don’t eat when I’m not hungry.” Why is it that we often eat when we’re not hungry and sometimes don’t eat when we are hungry? They way we’re conditioned to eat by society may be part of the reason. Listen to th…

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EP #45: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (iii) 13:17

6+ y ago13:17

13:17

Emotional eating is about eating to make a difficult emotion go away. But what if you’re contributing to that emotion being there in the first place? Say what? Oh, yeah. You read that right. I was shocked when first heard this idea too. But figuring out how we create our own negative emotions is a huge tool in your toolbox to ending your struggle w…

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EP #44: Special series-12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (ii) 14:28

6+ y ago14:28

14:28

At the heart of the desire to overeat is emotional eating. Emotional eating is about eating to cope with a difficult emotion or eating to make that emotion go away. Emotional eating offers a distraction and an analgesic. But there’s a downside: we get good at whatever we practice. So, here’s the question: Do you want to get better at eating frostin…

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EP #43: Special series-12 keys to end binge eating, Key #7: Unlearn the desire to overeat (i) 10:03

6+ y ago10:03

10:03

Reducing the desire to overeat is one of the biggest pieces that’s missing from almost all approaches to end bingeing or to lose weight. Most meal plans—even reasonable ones—are essentially about eating less food. But what if you still really want to eat the food that the program says is either too much food or not the right kind of food? Then what…

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EP #42: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #6: Welcome your urges (ii) 25:43

6+ y ago25:43

25:43

This episode continues our discussion of the sixth key to end binge eating: Welcome your urges. We’re looking so closely at your urges because if you’re afraid of them, you’ll be inclined to make them go away by bingeing. But what is it that we usually fear? We fear what we don’t know. So, I want to share strategies to get to know your urges in a w…

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EP #41: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #6: Welcome your urges (i) 17:30

6+ y ago17:30

17:30

You might think that welcoming your urges is a terrible idea. I hear you. But when you’re terrified of your urges, you probably binge to make them go away, ASAP! So . . . that’s not working for you. And it didn’t work for me either. In this episode, let’s try something different. Let’s take the power out of the urge by hanging with it. Let’s get up…

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EP #40: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #5: Understand your brain 19:49

6+ y ago19:49

19:49

When you understand what’s happening in your brain when you binge, so much of the struggle begins to make sense. Part of you wants to stop bingeing so badly and part of you wants to keep bingeing just as badly. So you have that tell-tale dissonance between how you want to eat and how you actually do eat. It’s like there’s two of you playing tug-of-…

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EP #39: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #4: Eat enough good food 23:08

6+ y ago23:08

23:08

You might think that ending bingeing or overeating means you have to give up food and suffer through yet another bout of deprivation. But ending bingeing or overeating doesn’t mean that you go without food. In fact, it requires that you eat enough food. And that is the focus of Part 5 of 12 Keys to End Binge Eating. This episode focuses on the four…

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EP #38: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #3: Ease the pressure to be different (ii) 17:43

6+ y ago17:43

17:43

Part 4 of 12 Keys to End Binge Eating wraps up the conversations we began in the last episode about the third key: Ease the Pressure to Be Different. This episode is chock full of practical tips to ditch the ruthless critic inside you whose constantly wagging her finger. Listen to the episode to find out more! Oh! And why not join me for a free mas…

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EP #37: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #3: Ease the pressure to be different (i) 24:05

6+ y ago24:05

24:05

This week, in part 3 of 12 Keys to End Binge Eating, we’re talking about the third key: Ease the Pressure to Be Different. You already know the cautionary cliché about comparing yourself to others: “There will always be someone better or worse than you.” Yet you still have a ruthless internal critic who tells you you’re not enough—often, it’s tut-t…

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EP #36: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #2: Treat yourself with dignity 20:26

6+ y ago20:26

20:26

You want to stop bingeing yesterday. I get it. And so many approaches that offer to help you get it too, and they provide tips and tools designed to help you stop right away. The problem is that they’re not grounded in foundational principles to ending binge eating that change permanent. That’s why I’ve created a special series on 12 essential key …

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EP #35: Special series—12 keys to end binge eating, Key #1: Fiercely defend your dream 38:29

6+ y ago38:29

38:29

You probably feel competent in many areas of your life. But you may not feel so competent, or confident, when it comes to the amount and type of food you eat, or the way you look and feel in your body. If that sounds familiar, you’re going to love what I have in store for you! I’ve created a special series on 12 essential steps to end bingeing or o…

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EP #34: Evaluating boundaries 23:24

6+ y ago23:24

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EP #33: Clarifying boundaries 18:02

6+ y ago18:02

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EP #32: Understanding boundaries 15:29

6+ y ago15:29

15:29

The last three episodes explored both the downside of having rules for others around your eating, your food, and your weight, and the upside of letting those rules go. But we were careful to acknowledge that taking responsibility for how you feel and what you do, regardless of other people’s behavior, doesn’t mean that you stay in relationships—or …

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EP #31: Freedom from rules for others 20:06

6+ y ago20:06

20:06

We’ve spent the last two episodes exploring the drawbacks to having rules for others around your eating, your food, and your weight. It was worth it to take the time to understand how having manuals for others holds us back because on the surface they seem like a pretty good idea. So, now that we’re clear that manuals are more trouble then than the…

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EP #30: The problem with rules for others 14:47

6+ y ago14:47

14:47

We’re digging deeper into what it really means for us (and others!) when we have rules about how other people should behave around us, our eating, and our weight. Right now, for example, you might be asking others to police the way you eat. That might seem like a great idea, but it often leads to frustration and resentment for all involved. Others …

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