# Binge Eating and Living with Hidden Shame with Jane Pilger

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Podcast: [The Art Of Imperfect Adulting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-imperfect-adulting-7153506)
Published: 2026-04-21T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.imperfectadulting.com
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If you love the show and you'd like to support it directly you can tip the host here https://imperfect-adulting.captivate.fm/support In this episode of The Art of Imperfect Adulting, Amy Stone speaks with Jane Pilger about the reality behind polished public perceptions, the experience of living with binge eating, and the path to recovery and self-compassion. Jane calls Albuquerque, New Mexico home. Jane Pilger knows what it’s like to look successful on the outside while struggling in silence on the inside. After years of battling binge eating while working in corporate accounting and commercial real estate, she made the leap to help others find the freedom she once thought was impossible. Today, she teaches people how to understand their behavior, trust themselves with food, and cultivate safety in their own bodies. Her work blends neuroscience, compassion, and lived experience—and her life outside coaching is filled with family, friends, and triathlon adventures. Main Topics Covered: Understanding binge eating: what it is, how it feels, and why shame keeps it hidden. The difference between occasional overeating and binge eating—particularly the heavy burden of shame. How “having it all together” on the outside can mask private struggles—and why perfectionism fuels secrecy. Ways that secrecy, emotional labor, and self-judgement perpetuate unhealthy patterns. The critical role of sharing your story and breaking the cycle of isolation. How changing careers and discovering nervous system regulation contributed to recovery. Practical steps to seek support, from therapy to coaching, and why “permission to be human” is vital. Resources, offers, and tools Jane uses to help others change their relationship with food. Quote from the Episode: “Shame thrives in the darkness...it…

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