Second in a four-part Back to Basics Series, this episode looks at the question of how we develop disordered eating, eating disorders, and body image issues. What causes it to get so...well, disordered... for some people and not for others?

• The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
• Social and Family influences
• Growing up in the 80s, 90s and 2000s
• Why do some people develop a disorder and not others?
• Perfectionism and black and white thinkers
• The role of Self esteem
• Nature or nurture?
• The role of trauma and the nervous system
• The Primal Brain
• Mental Restriction
• Stef's Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course for beginners - starts January 29 2024: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/sebegin

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