Perfectionism is a trait that is SO common in people experiencing food and body struggles. Sometimes it can be a beneficial thing, but often it becomes destructive and debilitating. So how do you know the difference?
It can be hard to accept your body as it changes. You don’t just magically wake up one day thinking "I love my body!" However, there ARE some things that can help the process along.
It happened again. You told yourself you would be "good", stick to your diet, and avoid those "bad" foods. But then, hunger takes over and you indulge. Cue the food guilt. How do you break this pattern of guilt around food?
"Dieting is the most normalized drug in our culture"
We all love a good story. We sit on the edge of our seat, biting our nails, waiting for the plot twist.
You might hear body-positive messages, but it's not easy to just snap your fingers and love your body. How do you realistically walk down the path of building better body image?
NEVER stop chasing your recovery goals.
When your inner world changes your outer world changes around you.
It's so simple. It's often overlooked. And it has the ability to change everything in your eating disorder recovery.
”Pressuring yourself to be happy, ultimately makes you more unhappy in the long run because you're constantly feeling like you're not reaching that expectation. A more realistic intention is working to feel more connected and to create meaning in your life. It's so much easier to do that instead." - Mary Jelkovsky
You're cruising along the path of recovery and feeling like "I got this! I'm on path to recover". Then a setback happens. You get derailed and lose the momentum and direction you had. How do you stay motivated when you want to recover but feel like you keep going backwards?
“I need to do it on my own." This attitude can be a defense against being let down. If your needs were not historically met, why trust someone to meet them now? How do you break down the walls to open up, ask for help, and show that you have needs?
Is there ONE way to define recovery? What does recovery ACTUALLY mean, and how do you know when you're recovered? Our featured warriors in this episode share what recovery means to them, to help you find it for yourself.
Arrrrrgh, another binge. You promised yourself never again. Leora Fulvio has actionable things to do in the aftermath of binge eating.
Words not only create emotions, they create actions. And from our actions flow the results of our lives.
Self-critical thoughts are a practice. They become embedded and habitual. To break their destructive cycle takes time and applying self-compassion.
Why do some people lead positive, hope-filled lives, while others wallow in pessimism?
What will move the needle most in your recovery?
"I think the most important thing for me to learn was the fact that change was possible. And that I didn't have to keep reproducing the same patterns of behaviors, thoughts, or relationships." - Clélia Froguel
The highs and lows, the disappointment, the discomfort, the shame. The reasons why you binge eat are multifaceted.
"I want to eat, but I'm so scared. I'm so scared to go out of my safety zone of foods that I have taken out of my life for so long. I'm scared to go to a party and be able to be with others and food at the same time."
How do you cope with triggering comments and the negative eating disorder thoughts that arise?
"There's nothing stopping us but ourselves."
Today we’re debuting a new Q&A feature, where we check in with experts and warriors with lived recovery experience to answer your recovery related questions.
Anxiety has two demands. It’s wants to know exactly what’s going to happen AND it wants to feel comfortable. Anxiety wants certainty and comfort.
The more you control your food, the more it will control you.
When we ask the right questions, we get better answers. Dr. Brené Brown and Dr. Carl Jung have two questions that will help you change your story from being stuck in a rut to successfully breaking free.
What precedes an eating disorder? Dr. Norman Kim has valuable insights to share that can change the way you think about eating disorders.
Insecurities….we all have them. Even the people that you think don’t, do.
How do you trust an unknown future? Can you give up the life you think you're suppose to have in order to have the life that is waiting for you?
