Unrestrict-ED

In this episode Han and Emily discuss beginning to eat 'normally' again.

The key takeaways are:

• 'Normal' according to who?
• 'Recovery eating' may not actually be all that different to Recovered eating.
• Normalisation happens gradually as your body begins to trust you. 
• There is no neat timeline.

• Focus on what you CAN do.
• Just like other resources that it might be deficient in, your body does know how to recalibrate itself and get back to individualised balance.

There are some other episodes on this topic of ‘normal eating’ if it is a subject that you find valuable to hear more on ~2023.

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permission to eat in the home environment.

The key takeaways from this episode are:

• Hungry mammals are not social mammals
• Is the safety of home serving the true you or is it actually serving the ED?
• How much the ED weaves into so many aspects of ones life
• Are you allowing exposure to things that hold resistance around You are not supposed to be pleasing the ED

In this episode, Han & Emily discuss navigating illnesses such as flu or a stomach bug whilst in recovery. The key takeaway points are:

• ED thoughts can intensify in a low energy state.
• Listen out for the whispers of honest desire and direction.
• Do not allow ED to piggy back on ‘standard advice’.
• REST. REST. REST.
• Take insights from this experience, using it to identify vulnerabilities.
• Use the wealth of knowledge that you do have that you have to ensure intake adequacy. 
• After the illness period is over, don’t just get back on track - get above the track!
• Ask yourself: how I want to be able to treat myself in situation like this in the future? 

In this episode, Emily & Han discuss recovery whilst travelling, holidaying and day-tripping.

The key points are:

• View the holiday as an opportunity
• Do not delay or postpone commitment
• Food abundance is not related to movement levels
• Embrace the culture AND bring snacks to support you
• Practice in advance
• Prioritise being in recovery - ensure that your trip is recovery-wise.

In this episode, Han and Emily discuss dealing with anxiety about the future - beyond recovery. 

Whilst it can be exciting to have freedom awaiting ahead, it is not at all uncommon to have emotions of hesitancy, fear and trepidation opposing these.

The key discussion points in this episode are:

• Focus on The Now.
• Recovery itself equips you to navigate tough life things 
• Your worthiness of support does not rely on your physical condition or diagnosis.
• Building tools for regulation (without ED) is part of your healing journey.
• Building unwavering self-trust means allows you to not require ED certainty in order to feel safe.

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss the validity of mental hunger. The key takeaway points are:

Respect that your body knows what its doing

Mental hunger is not a ‘lesser hunger’

Mental hunger is coming from a physiological place.

Your body has no malicious intention. 

Whatever, whenever, how much ever

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss how to move your attention away from thinking about weight gain in recovery.

The key takeaways are:

View weight restoration to an unsurpassed point non-negotiable. 

You cannot accept what you are seeking to side-step

Stop weight gain avoidant behaviours.

You cannot suggest to your brain that weight gain is safe when still doing weight gain avoidant behaviours that verify the fear.

Get clear on your values, and separate these from your EDs values. 

Nourish what is within your sphere of influence, and true interest.

Set yourself up to win

• Comfortable clothes
• Stop body checking 
• Remove the scale
• Where you can, ensure that your environment is not body-focused.

 Remove energy deficiency - ensure caloric abundance 

In this episode, Han and Emily discuss Intuitive Eating. The key takeaways are:

• Allowing intuition to guide us involves letting out body perform unconsciously. Therefore, there is a paradox in consciously deciding to begin to doing Intuitive Eating.
• Intuition is distorted by fear.
• Following your hunger and fullness is not necessarily safe to do in recovery, when these cues are very likely warped and compromised.
• Intuitive eating is not just the 'hunger and fullness diet'. It is about supporting your body, oftentimes proactively.
• Focus on clearing fear with intentionality. Mechanical processes are often required in any process that also involves fear

We hope you found value in this episode - as always, we really enjoyed speaking this topic through.

In this episode Han and Emily discuss how to navigate life commitments & responsibilities whilst honouring the recovery commitment to rest.

The key talking points are:

• honesty
• delegation
• allowing help in
• shelving
• prioritising healing

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss how to identify the signs that you are still restricting. 

The key takeaways from this episode are:

Thanks so much for listening in! 🎺