In this episode, Emily and Han discuss comparison in recovery. 

The key takeaways are:

• Compassion to provide context

• Your sphere of influence is in the here and now
• Define ‘success’ for you
• What specific feelings do you want
• Separate comparison and admiration 

If you want a little more on this topic, Han has written a blog post on this topic that may be of value:

https://www.recover-ed.co.uk/post/life-comparison

In this episode Emily and Han discuss practically navigating extreme hunger.  The key takeaways are:

• Be cautious about EH content
• Hunger is not the enemy
• Eat more than more than enough, consistently. 
• Keep replenishing your stocks of abundance 
• Be patient with the process. 
• Your ED doesn’t have to be on board.
• Q: Where has not honouring got you so far?

In this episode, Emily and Han chat through practical tools to help stop portion limitation . The key takeaways are:

• Expect resistance 
• Get rid of your scales or measuring equipment 
• Stop buying single packs / single serve portions
• Act with boldness > tweaking
• If available, let people in support network portion for you
• Eat out - abundantly 

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss why there may be a desire to immediately go to bed after finishing eating in the evening. The reasons discussed include:

• The important/interesting events of the day being over - according to an energy deprived brain
• A rigid meal plan ceiling having been met
• Avoidance of eating more/mental hunger
• Avoidance of emotions, thoughts, sitting in the storm

In this episode, Han and Emily discuss the contrasting nature of the ED and healthy self.

• Compassion and understanding are due: The energy deficit state makes us act differently than we otherwise would.

• But, don’t 'leave the taps running'. The awareness of the duality requires a response.
• Don’t get caught up in self-attack. This suits the ED.
• Make family aware that when the ED is being challenged, it likely will be quite hostile. 
• Notice how ‘one foot in, one foot out’ approach worsens this experience 

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss how to overcome the Eds judgement that you are not 'unwell enough' to pursue recovery. The key takeaway points are:

• Recovery isn't something you earn by pleasing the ED enough.
• ED is a neural network system, not an entity.
• A system based on self abandonment has no agenda to permit fully recovery.
• Nobody who is healthy wishes to be more unwell.
• Other people's behaviour isn't a reliable measure of your recovery needs. 
• Recovery on your terms, rather than the Eds terms.
• Don’t try to reason or justify your way out of this.

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss ‘overeating’ post recovery. The main takeaways are:

• Responding with compassionate action e.g., lying down, herbal tea
• The thought to compensate doesn't come to mind
• Trust is a 2 way street
• No deep fear of fullness
• Not asking "why"

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss ensuring recovery happens when navigating difficult life circumstances. The key takeaways are:

• This is WHY recovery is so important: to be able to navigate future circumstances like this (which are inevitable) with compassion and a nourished brain and body.
• Old patterns cannot be an option
• Assess how you are keeping other life plates spinning and use those same strategies 
• Being mechanical with use of a solid minimum
• Setting yourself up to win
• Keeping it simple 
• Focus on energy density
• Call out ED-BS. Yes, you should be recovery right now.
• You do have the skills. Repurpose those.

In this episode, Han and Emily chat through ebbing motivation. The key takeaways are:

• You don’t! Stop waiting for stable motivation or viewing it’s absence as a failure
• Motivation = emotional 
• Commitment = values-based, steady
• Has motivation faded or has ED increased resistance + fear?

In this episode Emily and Han discuss the longevity of extreme hunger. The key takeaways are:

• Extreme hunger isn’t the problem. It’s the solution your body has chosen.
• Consistency of cue response is of paramount importance
• Reaching full nutritional rehabilitation is a non-negotiable for the body to move out of 'extreme' responses 
• Recovery eating isn’t supposed to look ‘normal’
• Permitting rest is a core component of the body feeling safety.
• Your job is to remove all tendrils of ED