Illuminating Anorexia & Eating Disorder Recovery

By Michelle Sparkes

Anorexia and Eating Disorder Recovery Help with Health Professional, Author and Coach Michelle Sparkes... more

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How many episodes does Illuminating Anorexia & Eating Disorder Recovery have?

The podcast currently has 190 episodes available.

Illuminating Anorexia & Eating Disorder Recovery episodes:

July 31, 2021 Recovery Conversation with Chelsea age 19 (Part 2 of 2)
Chelsea, 19, struggled with anorexia in her mid teens followed by a period of binge-eating and purging, which is not an uncommon experience in the recovery process from anorexia. In this podcast she speaks with Michelle about recovery, finding her way back to balance and discovering more peace and self acceptance. “Finding balance” Chelsea says “has been such a beautiful journey and not just in the sense that I have more peace with myself, I actually feel like I am more myself.” This is part 2 of a 2 part interview.
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35min
July 29, 2021 Recovery Conversation with Chelsea, age 19 (Pt 1 of 2)
Chelsea, 19, struggled with anorexia in her mid teens followed by a period of binge-eating and purging, which is not an uncommon experience in the recovery process from anorexia. In this podcast she speaks with Michelle about recovery, finding her way back to balance and discovering more peace and self acceptance. “Finding balance” Chelsea says […]
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30min
February 18, 2021 Recovery Conversation with Jeanne, age 51
Jeanne, 51, has struggled with disordered eating for decades. In this podcast she talks with Michelle Sparkes about finding hope and freedom from behaviors she thought she would have to live with. You can watch a video of the interview here : https://youtu.be/wZaNw_LzJdM [email protected]
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42min
January 31, 2021 Recovery Conversation with Freda, age 38
Freda, 38, has struggled with anorexia and disordered eating for 19 years. In this podcast she talks about the process of finding freedom from the obsessive thoughts and rules that circumscribed her life until recently. You can watch a video of the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMV-qqqlXs [email protected]
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57min
December 27, 2020 Recovery conversation with Kate, age 42
Kate is a 42 year old mother of two who struggled for decades with restrictive eating and over-exercise. In this podcast she talks with Michelle about discovering a sense of freedom that she says is “hard to put into words unless you experience it – it’s just a sigh of relief that overwhelms you.” This […]
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53min
December 16, 2020 Spiritual Power – what to do when you feel driven by fear
The fear that drives us down the scales and into the self-destructive behaviours characteristic of anorexia and other eating disorders can grow into a terror that is difficult to articulate. I believe there is a spiritual dimension to this fear, that it grows from the seeds of lies believed in the crucible of life experience […]
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31min
February 27, 2020 Beyond Food and Weight: What Lies at the Heart of an Eating Disorder Beyond Food and Weight: What Lies at the Heart of an Eating Disorder
In this episode I explore something I believe was profoundly important both in my journey into anorexia and other eating disorders, and in my journey out into freedom: the spiritual dimension. At the heart of my own struggle was a deep-seated belief that who I was was not good enough—that I was unworthy and undeserving […]
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24min
January 06, 2020 Comfort, peace & hope
Have you ever felt deeply distressed, inconsolable or highly anxious? Right now in my country we’re grappling with the devastating impact of catastrophic bushfires. Closer to home my dearly loved mum is suffering and in decline. It got me thinking about comfort; it got me thinking about you. When we experience distressing emotions (as we […]
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17min
April 09, 2019 Warning…danger ahead!
I got caught in an ocean current on the weekend and it got me thinking how quickly we can go from being in control (“I’m okay”) to being out of control (“I’m in danger”). The slide from disordered or unhealthy (even sub-optimal) eating patterns and behaviours into a full blown eating disorder can happen quickly. […]
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16min
March 15, 2019 What to do when you’re paralysed by fear
Paralysing fear. Feeling stuck and terrified. Afraid to make a “wrong” decision; afraid to make any decision. Acute anxiety is a major feature of anorexia and something most of us will relate to in some measure. Even when you’re recovered from anorexia (as I am), there are times when situations trigger that old emotional response. […]
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18min

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How many episodes does Illuminating Anorexia & Eating Disorder Recovery have?

The podcast currently has 190 episodes available.

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