Jessica Flanigan Brown joins Dana today to talk about self-compassion eating disorders and autoimmune disease! Jessica is a clinical nutritionist and author of The Loving Diet who specializes in gut restoration, and her coaching practice specializes in disordered eating, especially in mid-life. We dive into how restrictive protocols are not the key to healing autoimmune disease, how self-compassion and emotional resilience work impacts our mental and physical health, and the presentation of our symptoms. We also talk about how Intuitive Eating is not the answer for everyone, even if you have an eating disorder, and why it's so hard for some people to intuitively eat.

Find Jessica:

• Instagram: @thelovingdiet
• TikTok: @thelovingdiet
• www.thelovingdiet.com

Resources mentioned:

• ACE quiz
• Interoceptive awareness scale
• Dr. Ashley Gearhardt and an interview about her study from APA

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