The third in a four-part series of Back to Basics; this episode reviews helpful tools for recovery from disordered eating and eating disorders. Tools include cognitive, somatic, emotional, behavioral/practical resources to support your recovery with a list of helpful accounts, books, podcasts, and links below. 

• Education from social media, books, podcasts, etc
• The case for regular eating
• How ghrelin works
• "All-in" recovery or a gradual approach?
• Does body size matter if you do all-in? Is it easier to do in a smaller body? The part of the conversation that gets glossed over on social media.
• Is it true that you ALWAYS gain weight in recovery?
• Why is self awareness important?
• Tools we used for increased self-awareness
• The various approaches to self-compassion
• Retreats, including Sarah's highly recommended UK retreat (and the US version)
• Inner child work

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Connect with Sarah Dosanjh

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist 

Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon

Connect with Stefanie Michele

Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com

Somatic Experiencing and Nervous System Regulation Course - starts January 29 2024: https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/sebegin 

RESOURCES:

Books:

Free audio recording of Sarah’s book: https://youtu.be/Qr5qmQxiutw?si=RdTf9q07wNbmWniE

The Fuck It Diet by Caroline Dooner

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch (featured on LAD Episodes 102 & 103)

Body Neutrality by Jessi Kneeland

More Than a Body by Lindsay & Lexie Kite

The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Recovery accounts:

Sarah’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thebingeeatingtherapist

https://www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele/

https://www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist/

https://www.instagram.com/intuitive.eating.ireland/

https://www.instagram.com/intuitive.eating.ni/

https://www.instagram.com/mkaincoaching/

https://www.instagram.com/knacoaching/

https://www.instagram.com/bingefreeandbeautiful/

https://www.instagram.com/body_peace_liberation

https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordertherapist

https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordernutritionist

Nondiet fitness accounts:

https://www.instagram.com/elenakunickird/

https://www.instagram.com/amysnellingpt/

https://www.instagram.com/sizeinclusiveyoga

Body Image accounts:

https://www.instagram.com/jessikneeland/

https://www.instagram.com/mybodypositivehome/

https://www.instagram.com/bodyimagewithbri/

Sarah’s favourite YouTube yoga channels:

https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithkassandra and https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithadriene

Byron Katie’s method: https://thework.com/ and her examples on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=byron+katie

The retreat Sarah’s always banging on about:

https://www.heros-journey.co.uk/

LAD Episode mentions:

Episode 107: Journaling

Episodes 101-103: Intuitive Eating Series

Episode 87: Highly Sensitive Person

Episode 56: Food planning/logging

Episode 57: Trauma and eating

Sarah’s guided meditations: https://youtu.be/uhFEtY4Drs0?si=vrGgIDth0fQTLQgk https://youtu.be/4qRtno0UBjI?si=jGf3TKRI_PxXVIni https://youtu.be/HbiBvGoPnVA?si=2ww0kuYztUxuWEwo

Journal with Sarah: https://youtu.be/MMr5IhwgBL4?si=TsnmizIpmKpNyPBJ

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