Binge Eating Recovery
Many people live with a quiet, ongoing struggle around food. Moments of eating in secret, feeling out of control, or trying to make up for it later. You might know what it feels like to appear fine on the outside while internally wrestling with guilt, shame, or anxiety about eating.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Binge eating isn’t about a lack of willpower or discipline. It’s often a deeply human response to stress, restriction, or emotional overwhelm, a way your body and mind try to protect you.
Why Willpower and Diets Don’t Work
Most mainstream advice focuses on self-control: removing “trigger” foods, suppressing cravings, or compensating after a binge. While these approaches may bring temporary relief, they often intensify the cycle.
When your body feels restricted or deprived, it naturally heightens cravings and activates a stress response. The result is an exhausting loop of trying harder, feeling worse, and losing trust in yourself.
You don’t need more rules. You need tools for understanding your body and responding differently in the moments that matter. Healing begins when you learn to meet urges and emotions with awareness and care rather than control and punishment.
A New Way to Relate to Food
Recovery isn’t about perfection or eliminating cravings altogether. It’s about developing new ways to respond when they arise, with presence instead of panic, and curiosity instead of judgment.
- Notice what’s happening in your body and mind before, during, and after eating.
- Pause and give yourself space to choose, rather than react automatically.
- Approach moments of struggle with compassion instead of criticism.
- Reconnect to hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues that may have felt distant or unreliable.
This work helps you gradually build a sense of safety and trust with food and with yourself.
What People Often Experience Through This Work
- Less guilt and shame around food
- A calmer, more stable relationship with eating
- Fewer and less intense binge episodes
- More confidence in making food choices
- Greater connection to emotions and body signals
Over time, what once felt like chaos begins to feel navigable, and eventually, peaceful.
About Elka Cubacub, LCSW
I’m a licensed clinical social worker and binge-eating recovery coach. I’ve spent the past several years helping clients move from constant self-blame and food anxiety to a more grounded, compassionate relationship with eating.
My work draws from trauma-informed and evidence-based therapies, including mindfulness-based approaches, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and body-oriented methods that integrate emotional regulation and self-acceptance.
Before becoming a therapist, I went through my own recovery from binge eating, and that personal experience continues to inform my approach with deep empathy and realism.
What to Expect from Recovery Coaching
In sessions, we’ll explore what drives your binge-eating patterns—physically, emotionally, and behaviorally—and identify tools that help you feel more in control without relying on restriction or punishment.
- Recognize triggers and patterns that lead to overeating
- Build emotional regulation skills to manage stress and urges
- Strengthen self-trust around food decisions
- Cultivate self-compassion and resilience in recovery
Every person’s journey looks different. Together, we’ll find what works best for you.
Getting Started
You deserve a peaceful, confident relationship with food,one grounded in awareness, respect, and care for your body. Change doesn’t require perfection. It begins with curiosity and support.
If you’re ready to begin, I offer both individual therapy and binge-eating recovery coaching for adults seeking a sustainable path to healing.