Unrestrict-ED

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss navigating recovery during the warmer summer months. The key conversations centre around heat, movement and body image. The key take away from this episode is the necessity for short-term tolerance for long term freedom.

In this episode, Emily and Han return to the topic of extreme hunger. In a nutshell, the discussion centres around coming back to your body as the highest and most trustworthy form of wisdom.

In this episode, Emily and Han answer the question “Shall I Delete Instagram?”, discussing the pros and cons of using social media whilst healing from an ED.

The key tips are:

Experiment with taking a break. Observe your resistance and reaction.

Set limits on your time scrolling.

Curate your space to be as risk-free as possible, considering whether a body-centric place is valuable to your body image healing.

Ask yourself: is this uplifting me? Is this enhancing my life?

We hope you enjoyed this episode!

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In this episode, Han and Emily discuss the topic of confidence. The central talking point is centred around the idea of value-aligned action taking. We are so happy to be back recording after our short break, so thank you so much for being here. We really hope you enjoy this episode.

This week Emily and Han talk through the array of advantages of taking a break from exercise during recovery. For both physical and mental recovery, and the protection of a future passion, it is really important to seriously consider the idea of shelving any forms of movement that may compromise your healing process.

In this episode Emily and Han discuss translating good intentions into actions at breakfast time, turning daydreams of progress into concrete action taking.

Han & Emily discuss how mechanically forcing follow through of the most committed action is an essential skill in recovery, as partially doing it results in a tremendous amount of ED backlash.

It is essential not to wait to feel ‘ready’ or comfortable to make the changes.

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss how a body in survival mode cannot afford to allocate available energy to much beyond its fundamental needs. This often means that one’s ability to connect, love and tolerate physical affection - be this romantic or not - is often severely compromised and disrupted by undereating.

In this episode, Emily and Han expand on a previous discussion of the sensation of fullness. The key takeaway from this episode is: head directly towards to fear. Though it is undoubtably not going to be a very pleasant sensation to experience, heading into and then tolerating the feeling of fullness is a recovery non-negotiable.

In this weeks episode, Han and Emily discuss removing judgement from food choices. The primary take away from this episode is, as ever, that ACTIONS are essential for unlearning and relearning. All of the understanding and knowledge in the world does not change the irrational fears that crop up whilst in the sympathetic nervous system. Therefore, the focus must be on confronting the fear (the route of judgements) head on.

In this first episode of season 3, Emily and Han dive into the definition of ‘underweight’, so called ‘unicorn syndrome’ and the difference between weight gain and full physical healing. We are so thrilled to be back! Thank you so much for listening to this episode :)