Recovering from Eating Disorders with Alana Vandersluys

Today’s episode is dedicated to the recovering from eating disorders. How do you change your mindset? Change your relationship with food and control?

I’m joined by Alana Vandersluys who is happy to share her own journey from 3 undiagnosed eating disorders to becoming a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.  She had orthorexia, binge eating disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder and now she is helping others change their relationship with food. Alana is also an author and a speaker.

Tune in to this 13th episode of The Beauty in the Mess to hear about how she is now helping people stop dieting and find health without obsession, restriction, and diets.

Some Questions Asked:

• What is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor? (02:24)
• What led to Alana becoming a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor? (02:34)
• Did Alana’s eating disorders happen at the same time or sequentially? (07:30)
• Is overeating in a way a disorder? (09:32)
• During her eating disorders, did she know this was abnormal behavior? (11:43)
• Is the scale still a trigger Alana? (17:03)
• Besides a promise to yourself and accountability, what else helps make recovery sustainable? (19:03)
• How does Alana help clients shift their mindset? (20:26)
• Is control one of the big issues with eating disorders? (22:31)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Alana suffered from 3 eating disorders in her 20’s. (03:56)
• The evolution of Alana’s eating disorders. (24:38:05)
• People who suffer from eating disorders many times are suppressing a negative emotion that they don’t know how to deal with. (11:28)
• How did Alana make the shift or what led to her recovery? (14:05)
• Accountability has a big role in recovery. (15:24)
• Challenging your thoughts also has a big role in recovery (20:42)
• Alana’s book, Freedom with Food and Fitness. (23:47)
• Alana’s coaching program, Defy the Diet (26:29)

Connect with Alana Vandersluys:

·        Alana on Instagram: @freedomwithfoodandfitness

·        Facebook: Freedom with Food and Fitness

·        Facebook: Defy the Diet & Beat the Binge

·        Apple Podcasts: Finally Free Podcast

·     https://recoverywarriors.com/author/alana-van-der-sluys/

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