Could you be falling for a lie that's keeping you stuck and stagnant in recovery?

Get ready to uncover the truth, and find the courage to make BIG strides.

Join Jessica Flint and Andrea Wells as they explore the concept of being "ready", and why it's not a feeling, but a decision. They share personal experiences and stories to illustrate how waiting to feel ready can actually prevent us from achieving our recovery goals.

Discover the power of taking action and learn how to alchemize fear into courage to create the changes you desire.

Show Notes: The one BIG LIE that holds you back from taking action and creating change in recovery

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Do you ever get discouraged with the whole two steps forward one step back rhythm of the recovery process? It's exhausting. This is why for this brand NEW SEASON of Recover Strong, featuring your NEW HOST Andrea Wells we are covering the topic of making progress and what 5 essential elements you want to focus on in order to stay on track.

In this episode, you'll learn the 5 C's of Accountability:

Connection
Courage
Commitment
Calendar
Clarity

Show Notes: 5 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS YOU NEED TO STAY ON TRACK AND MAKE REAL PROGRESS IN YOUR RECOVERY

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"The process of recovery may be challenging, but it’s worth it and I know it."
"My happiness does not depend on my weight or size."
"I don’t need to excessively exercising to deserve food."

Welcome to Love Notes, a NEW show on The Recovery Warrior Shows. Love Notes are weekly audio affirmation sets designed to help you nurture new ways of thinking and being. Today's focus is on creating a strong recovery mindset..

Love these affirmations? Want to write them in your journal or stick them on post-it notes around the house?

Find all of our Love Notes at Recovery Warriors. Link to this specific set is below ⬇️

Affirmations For a Strong Eating Disorder Recovery Mindset

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In this episode of Fear Less, hosts Jessica Flint and Andrea Wells explore the concept of connecting with our inherent goodness and worth. 

They share a true story that serves as a metaphor for our true nature and the importance of embracing our inherent wholeness. 

Jessica & Andrea also recently met up in person for the first time! Take a listen to what they did along with a powerful metaphor they discovered together to help you lean into full recovery. 

Key Lessons:

• Embrace the idea of being inherently worthy, good enough, important, and significant.
• Discover five digestible and practical recovery-focused topics each week in the upcoming new season of Recover Strong.
• Join the Courage Club, with community-centered support and set learning goals, to enhance your recovery journey.
• Recognize the importance of prioritizing a long-lasting recovery and staying engaged with a supportive community.
• Listen to the true story shared of The Golden Buddha to help you find your inherent worth.

SHOW NOTES - A true story to help you see your RADIANT BEAUTY and INHERENT GOODNESS

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In this episode, hosts Jessica Flint and Andrea Wells delve into the power of analogies for overcoming fear in eating disorder recovery, before sharing a new analogy in today's lesson designed to help you make courageous changes when faced with fear. 

Join Jessica and Andrea as they discuss the importance of trust, the concept of confidence, and the deep knowing that comes from lived experience with an eating disorder.

Key Lessons:

• Analogies and metaphors provide visual representations that can change our perspective on fear.
• Confidence is rooted in trust - a full, all-in trust in ourselves and our abilities to handle fear.
• Lived experience fosters confidence and allows us to guide others on their recovery journey.
• Overcoming fear requires letting go of micromanaging and embracing trust to move forward towards our desired outcomes.

SHOW NOTES -  Have you hit the brakes in recovery? Use THIS to accelerate forward

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In this episode, Jessica and Andrea discuss the role of affirmations in increasing body acceptance. They share their own experiences with affirmations and explain how they used them effectively during their recovery journeys.

The hosts also explain how affirmations can feel disingenuous at first and provide strategies for working through this discomfort, before getting into the lesson which offers various body-focused affirmations you can use in your daily life. 

Take a listen to gain valuable insights into incorporating affirmations as a tool for self-love and acceptance.

Key Lessons:

• Affirmations can feel inauthentic initially, but offer opportunities for growth and self-discovery.
• Keep an open mind while using affirmations, acknowledging that beliefs can evolve over time.
• Create a dedicated journal for affirmations and write down a few that resonate with your struggles.
• Read and repeat affirmations daily, allowing them to sink in and ponder their possibilities.
• Shift and update affirmations as you start to believe and resonate with them more.

SHOW NOTES - Try these WORDS OF AFFIRMATION to help improve your body image

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Today we dive into the topic of the fear of negative body appearance. Hosts Jessica Flint and Andrea Wells share strategies to overcome internal and external barriers that hinder body acceptance.

This episode explores the journey of embracing one's body and how it evolves over time. Listen to gain insights into changing your critical dialogue around your body and transitioning from self-criticism to self-acceptance. This episode also offers a compilation of expert perspectives on body acceptance and its role in the recovery process.

Key Topics:

• The fluctuating nature of self-acceptance and body image.
• Making peace with yourself and your body.
• Body acceptance as a universal experience for all in the recovery journey.
• Challenging critical dialogue: Andrea details her transition from critical and negative self-talk to a more neutral and positive narrative when body fears arise.
• The power of mindfulness and witness consciousness: the importance of acknowledging thoughts without letting them define yourself or your worth. 

SHOW NOTES - How to go from BODY CRITICISM to body ACCEPTANCE  

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In this episode, we explore three approaches to working with fear: rational, relational, and aspirational. 

Fear can create psychological barriers and limit personal growth, and addressing it can lead to true freedom from an eating disorder.

Key Lessons:

• The rational approach to fear involves evaluating whether the fear is a real and imminent threat to one's life.
• The relational approach to fear focuses on the impact of fear on relationships and external judgments.
• The aspirational approach to fear encourages looking beyond fear to envision the desired outcome and taking steps towards it.
• Embodying all three approaches allows individuals to navigate fear more effectively.
• Recognizing that fear does not define one's future and that strength can be built by facing fears head-on.

SHOW NOTES - Ask yourself these 3 questions to help you take the FIRST STEPS to move past fear

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In today's episode, Jessica and Andrea discuss the 3 paradoxes of shame, its ties to fear, and the role of self-compassion in overcoming shame.

Take a listen to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between shame, fear, and self-compassion and the role they play in eating disorder recovery.

Key topics in this episode:

• The interconnectedness of shame, fear, and eating disorders – how shame fuels the disorder and perpetuates the fear of not being good enough.
• The power of self-compassion in breaking free from shame and fostering a transformative recovery journey.
• Recognizing the disordered cycle of self-criticism and negative motivation and embracing self-compassion as a new approach.
• Overcoming resistance to self-compassion and taking baby steps towards incorporating it into daily life.
• The shift from striving for perfection to embracing self-acceptance and messy growth, leading to a healthier, happier version of oneself.

SHOW NOTES -  The 3 Paradoxes of Shame in Eating Disorder Recovery

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THREE-PART SERIES ON SELF COMPASSION

Part 1: "Am I the Problem?" When You FEEL ALONE in Your Struggles with Food and Body
Part 2: How do I work with CRITICAL THOUGHTS?
Part 3: How do I move from SELF-CRITICISM to self-compassion?

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In this episode, Jessica and Andrea delve into the connection between worthiness and fear in the context of eating disorder recovery.

They discuss the societal and personal messages that contribute to feelings of unworthiness and shame, and how these beliefs can hinder the recovery journey. 

Both hosts share their own experiences with unworthiness and their paths towards embracing their inherent worth to move into full recovery, and how you can do the same.

Key Topics:

• The impact of societal and personal messages on feelings of unworthiness
• The connection between worthiness and self-perception in eating disorder recovery
• The role of self-compassion and empathy in overcoming feelings of unworthiness
• Embracing neutrality as a step towards recognizing inherent worthiness
• The power of storytelling in rewiring beliefs about worthiness and self-acceptance

SHOW NOTES -  The surprising link between SELF WORTH and FREEDOM from an eating disorder 

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