In this week's episode I discuss what to do when others (friends, family and even treatment professionals) don't "get" your way of recovering, and instead unintentionally reinforce the eating disorder. I also discuss handling diet conversations, doubting recovery, how to navigate triggering situations and setting boundaries. 

In this episode I discuss exposure therapy in the context of eating disorder recovery: what it is, and why it is so important. I also answer a listener question about what to do when people around you don't 'get' your way of recovering and/or reinforce the eating disorder.

In this episode I discuss dealing with guilt in eating disorder recovery, and why feeling guilty in recovery isn't a failure. I also answer a listener question about wether weigh restoration ≈ recovered.

What is hypermetabolism, and why does it happen, and how do you know you have it? And why are people with eating disorders so intrigued by this concept? In this week's episode I discuss hypermetabolism and elevated metabolism in recovery, and how the end goal should be metabolic restoration.

In this episode I explain the concept of "The Switch"; how something 'switches' in the brain of someone with a genetic predisposition to an eating disorder when experiencing a period of intentional or unintentional energy deficiency. I discuss the 'chicken-and-egg' situation of how restriction triggers disordered thoughts, and disordered thoughts trigger more restriction, and the key to breaking the cycle. I also answer a listener question reg. knowing if you are eating too little in recovery, and why there's no such thing as 'too much' food when recovering from an eating disorder.

In this episode I discuss the "Calorie Budget Mindset" in eating disorder recovery; what it is, why it happens, how it sneakily manifests and how to challenge it. I also answer a listener question on how to make recovery feel like the "right" choice as opposed to a failure.

In this episode I discuss the focus on eating "balanced" in recovery, from following the so-called "plate model" to obsessing about the perfect split between macronutrients. I also answer a listener question about growing in height after an ED.

Why do I feel like eating most of my food at night, and is that inherently disordered? How do I break the cycle of restricting during day to "save up" calories for night? And what about intermittent fasting? These are some of the questions I cover in this week's episode.

In this week's episode I discuss the concept of "food addiction", and if this fits into the typical models of addiction. I discuss common reasons why someone feel "addicted" to food, the key difference between addiction to food VS drugs or alcohol and how to recover from this perceived addiction. I also talk about my dog adoption journey, and answer a listener question about obsessively remembering everything you ate in a day. 

In this episode I am joined by my fellow recovery coach Becky Freestone (@why_befree on Instagram + Becky Freestone on Youtube) to discuss The Unicorn Syndrome, recovery coaching, and the fear of developing binge eating disorder in eating disorder recovery. This audio is from an interview I did on Becky's Youtube channel, link to original interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXKKEM9F6fM