Brain over Binge

Why I Was Bulimic, Why Conventional Therapy Didn't Work, and How I Recovered for Good (Second Edition)

By: Kathryn Hansen

Narrated by: Kathryn Hansen

After completely and independently conquering a debilitating eating disorder, Kathryn Hansen wrote Brain over Binge to share her struggle—and her escape from it—with those still trapped in the compulsive binge-purge cycle. Since the book’s initial release in 2011, it has endured as an essential road map for using the power of the brain to erase harmful habits and create lasting change. The second edition is fully revised and updated with new information, compelling insights, and uplifting success stories that will inspire listeners to break free from their own self-defeating behaviors.

Brain over Binge is both a memoir and a scientific account, providing a gripping personal narrative and a research-based perspective on bulimia and binge eating disorder. Kathryn traces the course of her own condition and then describes in detail her unconventional approach to recovery. In the process, she offers a much-needed alternative viewpoint on the landscape of eating disorder literature to help others in the throes of any form of out-of-control eating.

The mainstream view of bulimia holds that it’s a complex disorder that manifests as a means of coping with deep underlying emotional and psychological problems. But the author resolutely departs from this philosophy, cuts through the confusion she experienced in traditional therapy, and simplifies both the origins of binge eating and its cure. As Kathryn explains the brain-based principles that led to her recovery from relentless bingeing and purging, Brain over Binge sheds current and crucial light on our human potential to overcome destructive patterns and reclaim our lives.

©2022 Kathryn Hansen (P)2022 Kathryn Hansen

So helpful

I absolutely loved this book! So far I have been binge free for 2 months after reading this! Chapter 11 was the most helpful gem and I will definitely keep revisiting it. I will say I felt the book was way too long and got repetitive after chapter 11 so I struggled to finish it do a while. Please read if you are struggling with your eating habits!

Finally found what I've been looking for.

The ideas and thought technique is have been a gift in my life. I've ordered the Recovery Guide and listen to Kathryn Hansen's Podcast. I am so grateful that I discovered this book. I literally cried tears of joy because I felt hope for the first time in my life.

Who knew?

28 years of the cycle with no hope. My teeth were cracking and having to be replaced, I dreaded vacations where I would restrict while also purge in every form in preparation just to gain it all back and more in 5 days. Then I got shingles due to stress from this process. I realized I was slowly killing myself. I white knuckled resisting binges for a month while trying to find help. One morning after throwing my son’s birthday cake in the garbage and spraying it with cleaning spray, I downloaded the recovery guide and it changed my life. I am completely cured and urges get less everyday. I just finished this book to cement it and it was great hearing the specifics about Kathryn’s journey. I wish I knew this 27 years ago! Now I have hope. I’ll be able to live normally. Go on vacations with my family without dread. Just live life to the fullest. Thank you!

Insightful and fantastic story, well told

It’s a personal memoir with lessons that could help many people. It’s grippingly told — vivid in just the most appropriate way. And the insight that the author experiences may have some great lessons for anyone

A book that will completely change your life!

A must read if you are battling a binge addiction. I stumbled upon this book and it gave me so much perspective. I finally feel a sense of freedom from my binge eating and I am forever grateful.