On today's episode Ashley, Mishi and Dani take a light hearted walk through all the different and frankly, wild, behaviours and thoughts that we had normalized in recovery.

WARNING: There are some laughs in here, but if you are one of those people who is triggered to HEAR about diet and weight loss behaviours even in the context of it not being good for you, this may not be the episode for you.

Enjoy!

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Sammi had primary amenorrhea, meaning she had never had a period in her life. Nope, not even from a contraceptive pill... she'd never seen blood in her underwear until 27 years old!

When this happens to someone, it's hard for them to believe that it's even possible at all to have a period. I think that's what makes this story so special.

I cannot tell you how long I've been waiting for this episode with Sammi. We started working together over 2 years ago in different capacities and level of support, but Sammi's progress has always been so important to me.

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Ashley, Mishi and Dani free-flow chat (or rant?) about so many things on the topics of:

1. are you ready to heal?
2. was/is your life really that good with HA?
3. are you in total denial of the process and what is required?
4. are you digging your heels in to the ground about recovery past a certain weight?
5. are you actually working out all the time because you love yourself or hated yourself?

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Two questions answered by Dani and Mishi today:

1. I'm recovered, but my body is different and I don't know how to dress it to actually feel good, HELP!
2. Here is my HA story... but now I'm doubting that this is actually HA. Can you help?

Listen in for our takes and advice for these ladies!

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Grab your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or whatever you're in a relationship with, because this one is IMPORTANT.

You see, HA is a bit of a team sport.

You (the lady going through HA) are the star driver and all the fans are at the track to see you race, but without your pit crew you're not going to get very far. And a very important part of that pit crew is, if you have one, your significant other.

Without the support of your partner, it's extremely difficult to move forward through recovery. Triggering comments, misunderstandings and fear of their disapproval will paralyze you, but it doesn't need to. 9 times out of 10, our partners are behind us every step of the way.

So today I bring to you MY husband, Jake Davis. He had no idea about dieting, fitness or HA before we met, so when we started dating his whole world was opened up to it and he had to learn quick. Many of your partners will resonate with his starting place and hopefully take great comfort in his advice, tips and simply the fact that your partners are not alone in their journey with you, either.

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Lauren tells her story of ED and HA recovery elequently and smoothly - it's really inspiring! If you've ever:

1. Struggled with ED and HA
2. Been totally in denial of your issue 😄
3. Worried that you will never be able to do your sport again

this is a great episode for you!

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In today's episode I answer the following questions:

1. Hi, I am trying to recover my period currently and have been eating around 2500 cals and been only light walking. Yet I still lift about 3 times a week for no longer than a hour. I’m scared to stop lifting and for all the weight to just turn into fat rather than muscle. Do you think the 3 times a week lifting it really doing to set back my recovery?

2. What's worse? Walking a lot (around 1-1:30 hr) or an hour bodyweight workout for a day?

3. I have a question. Do I have to eat more food, even when I am not hungry, just to get my period back, or should I just listen to my hunger and fullness cues?

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Lindsey is having the time of her life in her college years right now... but it didn't get off to a great start thanks to the pressures that come with moving to a new school, meeting new people and of course... the expectation that as you age, your body shouldn't change... 🤔

Enjoy this honest episode where she shares her story and lets you in on what was hard and what types of things were causing her to have a missing period.

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Listener Q&A's lets go!!

QUESTION 1:

Hi! I had a question. Im tracking my BBT still. Though it’s around 98.3 from 98.1 (not sure if that’s really a significant difference). I am getting cervical mucus everyday. But some days it just goes away completely. Also, I’m not sure how much is “normal” for cervical mucus. I only see a bit on my underwear and it is also hard to tell what kind of consistency it is. It dries up on my underwear. Is there a specific way it should look when it’s dried up? Should I be getting cervical mucus everyday or is it fine that I skip some days??

Also, I’ve stopped intermittent fasting, I’ve gained weight, stopped “formal exercise” (only walking), eating snacks when needed, no longer feel cold, faced fear foods, etc. And for context I lost my period for 5 years and I started my recovery this around June. I am taking beef liver capsules as well, but is it okay to have these everyday?

QUESTION 2:

First off, I just want to thank you and your team for putting out such wonderful content. It means the world to me that I can turn to helpful content when I really need it and so I can be informed about the female body.

I am a 19 year old female college student. I lost my period in June 2020 due to under eating and overexercising. Soon after I went vegetarian and moved to college. I was able to get a healthy period in November of 2022. Some changes that I had made were cutting out weight lifting and eating more (about 2300 -- I am a short person at 4'11''). I was still active in that I was riding my bike to classes (5-10 mins), walking for an hour, and playing my club sports such as lacrosse and rugby. Once I saw that I got my period for 3 months, I started to include running. I was shocked as to how much further I actually could run. I saw that my period was still healthy, even after running 5 days a week and having a 20 mile week, so I signed up for a half marathon coming up in October.

I got an internship that takes place in Las Vegas (I am from NY) to do research pertaining to my major for June-August 5th. I went and had the best time. However, in June, I noticed my period was only 3 days long compared to the 4-5 days I was previously getting. I did not get my period for the following month (July). At that time, I was learning to swim with my friends everyday. I was continuing my half marathon training as well and looked forward to both my runs and my swim sessions. On the weekends, we would walk around Las Vegas Boulevard and went hiking on nearby trails occasionally.

It is now September, and I still don't have a period. I thought that once I come back home and go back to school in New York, the weather change and eating more could help it come back but now it is nearing 3 months and I am super nervous. I am scared to go back to having HA and am doing everything in my power to eat more and train for the half marathon. I am trying not to do additional activities.

Sorry for the super long email but my question is do you have any advice on what I should do?

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Mishi and Dani free-flow discuss all about exercise during recovery, what to look out for when you're negotiating with yourself, how to reframe your mindset about your desire to NOT change and MORE.

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