In the world of bodybuilding, beneath the shredded physique and controlled image, there’s often something quieter happening: the pressure to be perfect can turn into obsession. And sometimes, after the weighing, the measuring, the restriction — the binge comes.

In this episode, we read a letter from someone caught in this loop — strict during prep, out of control off-season. When your body becomes a project, a performance, or a product, it’s easy to ignore its actual needs. Hunger gets treated like a weakness. Fullness becomes a threat. And the pursuit of “clean eating” can lead to cycles of deprivation that eventually snap.

Dr. Katherine joins us to unpack how the bodybuilding world — and the modern culture that idealizes a specific body type — often normalizes disordered behaviors, and how binge eating isn’t about failure, but rather a body trying to recover from being silenced.

You can be praised for your physique and still be hurting. You can look like you have it all together and still feel out of control around food. And healing doesn’t mean giving up discipline — it means redefining strength to include softness, flexibility, and trust in your body again.

Ask the Binge Eating Expert podcast is a supportive space where clinical experts answer your real questions about binge eating, emotional eating, and healing your relationship with food. In each episode, our hosts — alongside doctors, registered dietitians, psychologists, and other specialists who specialize in binge eating recovery— respond to listener-submitted questions with warmth, empathy, and evidence-based insight. Whether you’re navigating frequent binges, struggling with body image, or wondering how to rebuild trust with food, our experts are here to help.

The podcast is hosted by Yon & Soy, co-founders of R.care — the #1 science-backed app for overcoming binge eating.

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