Making it out

by Christina Ochoa | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

Making it out In the United States alone, it is estimated that 2.8 million people are affected by binge eating. 3.5% of women and 2.0% of men will develop binge eating disorder in their lifetime. A whopping 30% of people who seek the support of weight loss programs...

What Sam saw

by Christina Ochoa | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

What Sam saw Like many of my clients, I started bingeing when I was young. Bingeing helped me connect around food to those I loved. It also helped me to cope with losses that came too early for me to understand and stayed long after I did. And, I’m not alone. For...

A delicate tangle

by Christina Ochoa | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

A delicate tangle Have there ever been stretches of time when you weren’t binge eating? Maybe weeks. Maybe months. Even years. Perhaps you found yourself counting each binge-free day. Every night, as your head hit the pillow, exhaling in exhausted relief at having...

An invitation

by Christina Ochoa | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

An invitation Maybe you’re scared. Perhaps a presentation dawns on the horizon. In front of actual people. Barf. More-than-the-usual-number of bathroom breaks. (Or is that just me?) If you’ve ever felt a twisted knot of fear in your gut too, maybe you’ve tried to...

Her name is Brooke Castillo

by Christina Ochoa | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

Her name is Brooke Castillo I was starting to think Brooke didn’t love me. Turns out, Brooke was starting to think I didn’t love her. And that made me want to laugh. And, then, that made me want to cry. How absurd, I thought. And, then, I thought, how sad....