Liv Label Free | Autism and Eating Disorder Recovery
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWant to understand the link between autism and eating disorders? The Liv Label Free Podcast provides you with insights and strategies for recovery through meaningful conversations and stories of lived experience. Your host, Livia Sara, is an autistic ED warrior that now guides other autistics and their loved ones to a life of freedom. Learn more about Livia on her website livlabelfree.com and follow her on Instagram @livlabelfree!
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The Truth About Atypical Anorexia
April 02, 2024 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.19 MBWhat is atypical anorexia and how does it differ from anorexia nervosa? This episode of the podcast uncovers the TRUTH about this eating disorder and validates the experience of individuals struggling with atypical anorexia. You'll learn: How atypical anorexia is diagnosed The role of BMI in eating disorders Atypical anorexia prevalence An alternative view of eating disorders as a spectrum of adaptive eating behaviors 📚 Get on the waitlist for How to Beat Extreme Hunger 😱 Learn...
The Difference Between Anorexia and ARFID
March 19, 2024 04:00 - 19 minutes - 7.94 MBWhat’s the difference between anorexia and ARFID? Unfortunately, there is incredible confusion when distinguishing between these two eating disorders. In today’s episode, you’ll learn: What is anorexia? What is ARFID? Overlapping symptoms of anorexia and ARFID Why eating disorders are adaptive behaviors Why autistic people may develop anorexia and/or ARFID How to support someone with anorexia and/or ARFID 👉🏻 Join Group Coaching for Parents 🌈 Don't miss out! Add Rainbow ...
Autism, Anorexia, and Metabolism
February 27, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 8.33 MBIs metabolism a possible connector of autism and anorexia? To date, there is meager scientific evidence of the role that metabolism plays in neurodiversity and eating disorders separately, much less the role it plays when the conditions co-occur. In this episode, you will learn two reasons why metabolism may be altered in autistic individuals and how this understanding can help us connect the seemingly invisible scientific dots to anorexia. 👉🏻 Don't miss out! Add Rainbow Girl to yo...
No Food Rules? Popular ED Recovery Advice That Does NOT Work For Autistic People
February 20, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBYou see the message everywhere: if you want to recover from an eating disorder, you have to let go of all the rules around food! While this may sound like the ultimate form of food freedom, it can hinder neurodivergent people from reaching their unique version of food freedom. In this episode, Livia share 3 reasons why food rules may be helpful for neurodivergent individuals. 👉🏻 Join Group Coaching for Parents Connect with Livia: 🍩 INSTAGRAM 🌐 WEBSITE 📚 BOOKS 📝 Check out the blog...
Mindful Eating? Popular ED Recovery Advice That Does NOT Work For Autistic People
February 13, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 37.5 MBToday's episode explores why the popular eating disorder recovery advice to "eat mindfully" is not always accessible to neurodivergent individuals in recovery from disordered eating. You'll learn about a more neurodiversity-affirming approach to eating so you can reduce your anxiety around mealtimes! 🎙️ Get FREE Audio Training 👉🏻 Don't miss out! Extreme Hunger Course Connect with Livia: 🍩 INSTAGRAM 🌐 WEBSITE 📚 BOOKS 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode
Creating Relationships Built on Trust and Safety in Eating Disorder Treatment w/ Harriet Frew
February 06, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes - 73.2 MBWhat’s the BEST treatment for eating disorders? In this episode of the Liv Label Free Podcast, Livia chats with Harriet Frew about the importance of creating relationships built on trust and safety. Harriet Frew is a licensed therapist and host of The Eating Disorder Therapist Podcast. She is an experienced expert in the ED recovery space and has turned her MESS into her MESSage as she now helps others find freedom as well. Harriet shares: The power and importance of lived experie...
Finding Your Purpose After An Eating Disorder w/ Jemma Richards @lovethisfoodthing
January 22, 2024 23:00 - 52 minutes - 98.3 MBWhat does life look like after an eating disorder? Today, Livia chats with Jemma Richards, the creator and host of the Love This Food Thing Podcast. Her podcast pivots on the premise Is food friend or foe? and delves into how this relationship affects people’s behavior. Jemma believes that eating disorder behaviors are physical symptoms of internal distress, that is to say, symptomatic of an imbalanced relationship with the self. However, when properly understood and recovered from,...
Autism or OCD? How to tell the difference!
January 08, 2024 23:00 - 12 minutes - 23.5 MBHow can you tell whether a behavior is stemming from OCD or autism? In this episode, Livia Sara explains the difference between OCD behaviors and autistic traits. Learn more about 1-1 Coaching Don't miss out! Add Rainbow Girl to your cart Join Group Coaching for Parents Connect with Livia: 🍩 INSTAGRAM 🌐 WEBSITE 📚 BOOKS 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode
Watch Out for this Fake Recovery Coach! Flourish with Ciandra is LYING to you.
January 03, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes - 48.3 MBIn a space that’s supposed to be centered around trust and transparency, it was shocking to discover that the eating disorder recovery coach Ciandra Birnbaum steals copyrighted content, tries to block people from finding out, and writes fake testimonials to acquire clients. This podcast episode exposes the truth behind Flourish with Ciandra (host of the Recover to Flourish Podcast) in an effort to keep the ED recovery community a safe space for all ❤️ What can YOU do? Report Ciand...
When food has to “make sense” (a common cause of eating disorders in autistic people)
December 26, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutes - 25.9 MBDo you or an autistic person you care for require that food “make sense”? In today’s episode, Livia breaks down the meaning of this popular phrase among autistic people with eating disorders and how this understanding can support recovery. Learn more about 1-1 Coaching Don't miss out! Add Rainbow Girl to your cart Connect with Livia: 🍩 INSTAGRAM 🌐 WEBSITE 📚 BOOKS 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode
Does extreme hunger lead to sugar addiction and diabetes?
November 26, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes - 30.1 MBAre you craving and eating LOTS of sugar during extreme hunger? You're not alone! When I was overtaken by the wave of extreme hunger, all I wanted to eat was junk food – cookies, cakes, ice cream, peanut butter, nutella, biscoff, granola, cereal – you name it! While part of me feared the bodily changes that accompanied weight gain, a greater part of me feared that I was becoming a sugar addict and was developing diabetes. In this episode, you'll learn: Livia's story with extreme hu...
Overcoming Autistic Burnout in an Age of Hustle Culture w/ Louise @neurodivergent_lou
November 13, 2023 23:00 - 49 minutes - 92 MBWhat impact does hustle culture have on autistic people? In this episode, Livia chats with Louise AKA @neurodivergent_lou on how to navigate autistic burnout, the importance of slowing down, and how to lead a meaningful life in a society that is obsessed with productivity. Lou answers the following questions: What does day-to-day life feel like for you when it comes to time? We live in a society of “hustle culture.” What do you believe are some additional pressures us autistics fa...
Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders w/ the Chair of EDNA (Part 2)
November 06, 2023 23:00 - 51 minutes - 96 MBJoin Livia and Laurence for part 2 of their chat on the relationship between neurodivergence and eating disorders. You'll learn about: Executive functioning difficulties and how they effect memory and motivation Co-occurring ADHD and the correlation of higher risk of eating disorders Alexithymia and how it can relate to eating disorders and eating habits Demand avoidance and how it is overlooked or not worked with in eating disorder treatment Providing compassion for unde...
Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders w/ the Chair of EDNA (Part 1)
October 23, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBHow are eating disorders and neurodivergence linked? One of the best ways to understand this common connection is through stories of lived experience. On the podcast today, Livia interviews Laurence, the Chair and Research Lead of Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia (EDNA). You’ll learn: Laurence’s experience of eating disorders as a neurodivergent individual Why “evidence based” treatment protocols aren’t always helpful for neurodivergent folx The difference between loneli...
Major Life Update! Autistic Burnout, Food Poisoning, a Legal Case, and More...
October 16, 2023 22:00 - 52 minutes - 98 MBIt’s time for another update on all things Liv Label Free! In this episode, I talk about: How slowing down has helped me navigate autistic burnout My experience of food poisoning in Bali The chaos that comes with uncertain living situations How I’m approaching my four different book projects Progress on the Rainbow Girl audiobook as well as the Dutch version Progress on my book about beating extreme hunger Why I’m on social media less How Ciandra Birnbaum (Flourish with Cian...
Nervous System Regulation in Eating Disorder Recovery w/ Stefanie Michele
October 08, 2023 22:00 - 52 minutes - 20.8 MBWhat role does the nervous system play in eating disorders and disordered eating? In today’s episode, Livia speaks to Stefanie Michele, a binge eating and body image coach that specializes in somatic experiencing. You’ll learn: How binge eating disorder formed the core of her difficulties with bulimia and orthorexia A desire to fill the gap in treatment for body image and hope to reverse the cultural damage self-image has brought with it Somatic experiencing and nervous syste...
Why Do Autistic People Fear Weight Gain?
October 02, 2023 22:00 - 8 minutes - 15.7 MBThe underlying reasons behind the fear of weight gain are often very different for autistic people struggling with eating disorders. In this episode, you'll learn about the following five factors that may contribute to the fear of gaining weight in autistic individuals. Difficulty with change Desire for predictability Sensory perception Gender dysphoria Fear of responsibility Learn more about 1-1 Coaching Don't miss out! Add Rainbow Girl to your cart
When an autistic special interest turns into an eating disorder w/ Annamarie Ciccarello
September 25, 2023 22:00 - 56 minutes - 22.8 MBHow can an autistic special interest spiral into an eating disorder? In today's episode, I speak to Annamarie, a fellow autistic female and ED warrior. We discuss: Early health and nutrition education snowballing into an obsessive autistic special interest Disordered thoughts turning to secretive behavior, foregoing social activities due to fear of food exposure The transformation of the disordered special interest into a hyper-focus on recovery and ED recovery resources and scie...
Autistic Types of Binge Eating
September 19, 2023 22:00 - 20 minutes - 38.5 MBWhat’s the relationship between autism and binge eating? In today’s episode, you’ll learn how autistic traits can lead to the following 9 types of binge eating: The Sensory Binge The Hyperactive Binge The Black & White Binge The “Make Sense” Binge The Analysis Paralysis Binge The Procrastination Binge The Interoceptive Binge The Hormonal Binge The Extreme Hunger Binge Enroll in my extreme hunger course Book a 1-1 coaching call 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode ...
BEATing Extreme Hunger as an Autistic Person
September 16, 2023 03:00 - 58 minutes - 23.6 MBIt’s time for another chat with an Extremely Hungry to Completely Satisfied alumni! In today’s episode, I'm speaking to Valerie, an autistic female who shares her experience with overcoming extreme hunger. You'll learn: Survivor's guilt manifesting into perfectionism and eventually into an eating disorder Energy debt being like living paycheck to paycheck Daily activities consumed by mental hunger and planning for or compensating for meals The chaotic nature of extreme hunger as...
Overcoming Extreme Hunger as an Autistic Trans Individual w/ Lex @greenhouselex
September 04, 2023 22:00 - 58 minutes - 23.6 MBEating disorder recovery often looks very different for autistic people, so what additional challenges might a trans/non-binary individual face? Today I am joined by Lex, a former coaching client and extreme hunger course student turned best friend. They share: Seeking solace in food and exercise related behaviors when coming from a marginalized community Discovering sensory preferences and growing up masking food preferences "Unmasking" food preferences and learning to advo...
An Autistic Male’s Eating Disorder Recovery Story w/ Mike Napier
August 21, 2023 22:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBToday I am joined by Mike Napier, a late-diagnosed autistic male who shares his story with disordered eating, depression, and suicidal ideation. In this episode of The Liv Label Free Podcast, Mike and I discuss: Growing up undiagnosed autistic, earliest memories painted by depression, and history of suicidal thoughts The masking of autistic traits, depression, and mental illness from family Development of anorexia by way of autistic special interest and as a coping mechanism for ...
Autistic Burnout Meditation (Heal from Burnout While Unmasking Autism)
August 07, 2023 22:00 - 9 minutes - 17.1 MBA guided meditation to heal from autistic burnout while embracing your neurodivergent brain! 📚 Buy my books
What I Eat in a Day as an Autistic Person Recovered From an Eating Disorder
July 31, 2023 22:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBHow do I eat intuitively as an autistic person that’s recovered from an eating disorder? This is a question I’ve received so often, and for good reason! I talk all about food freedom, extreme hunger, and honoring your body’s needs, while at the same time talking about how autistic people may struggle with recognizing their body’s cues and how many behaviors that may seem restrictive from an eating disorder lens are actually manifestations of autistic traits. So how does honoring hun...
SMASH THE SCALE? Popular ED recovery advice that does NOT work for autistic people
July 18, 2023 22:00 - 14 minutes - 26.8 MBI'm sure you've heard the popular advice to "smash the scale" in eating disorder recovery...but does this advice work for autistic people? In today's episode of The Liv Label Free Podcast, Livia shares how smashing her scale was harmful and how keeping the scale may actually help autistic people live a recovered life! Learn more about 1-1 Coaching Don't miss out! Add Rainbow Girl to your cart 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode
Ask yourself this ONE question to instantly reduce anxiety! (including a guided exercise)
July 10, 2023 22:00 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBIf you struggle with anxiety, you won't want to miss this episode of The Liv Label Free Podcast! I unpack the root cause of anxiety and guide you through a powerful exercise to gain trust in yourself and your life. Get on the waitlist for Rainbow Girl Learn more about 1-1 Coaching 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode
Fear of Growing Up (as an autistic person in eating disorder recovery)
July 03, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 24.4 MBAre you afraid that you're unable to handle the responsibilities of being healthy? If so, you're not alone! One of the reasons I put off recovery from my eating disorder for so long was because of that very fear. In this episode, Livia unpacks the fear of growing up as an autistic person and explains how to achieve a life of freedom after an eating disorder. 👉🏻 Get on the waitlist for Rainbow Girl 📞 Book a 1-1 coaching call 📚 Enroll in my course 📝 Check out the blog post of t...
Reading My Old Medical Records (PART 1)
June 26, 2023 22:00 - 12 minutes - 23.6 MBThere's a lot of taboo around sharing personal medical information and that's EXACTLY why I'm reading one of my old medical records word-for-word on the podcast today. Not only do the words of the "professionals" highlight the dangers of traditional eating disorder treatment for autistic individuals, but they show just how difficult it can be to receive recognition for autism. 🎙️ Get FREE Audio Training 📞 Book a 1-1 coaching call 📝 Check out the Blog post of this episode ...
Q&A: Do I deserve extreme hunger?
June 19, 2023 22:00 - 18 minutes - 34.4 MBDo you feel like your restriction wasn’t “severe” enough to deserve extreme hunger? In this Q&A episode of the podcast, Livia answers a listener question about the validity of extreme hunger. ▶️ Watch my free training on How to Win the Mental Hunger Games 👉🏻 Get on the waitlist for How to Beat Extreme Hunger 📞 Book a 1-1 Coaching Call 📝 Check out the blog post of this episode
Are eating disorders an autistic adaptation?
June 11, 2023 22:00 - 25 minutes - 47.8 MBIn our society, autism is often associated with rigidity and inflexibility. However, autistic behaviors – including those that may manifest as an eating disorder – are adaptive mechanisms that provide safety in a neurotypical world. In today's episode of the podcast, you'll learn why autistic behaviors can be perceived as adaptations and how you can use your autistic traits to fully recover from disordered eating! 👉🏻 Join the Liv Label Free family 👉🏻 Get on the waitlist for Rain...
I'm in BALI! 🏝 Life + Health Update
April 16, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 60.6 MBI’m in BALI! In today’s episode of the Liv Label Free podcast, I share another health + life update 😃 I talk about when you can read my books, where my extreme hunger is at, how I’m dealing with weight gain, the return of my period, and much more! Buy my cookbook Nourishing Neurodiversity Free Training Mental Hunger Games Learn more about 1:1 Coaching 👉🏻 Get on the waitlist for How to Beat Extreme Hunger 📚 Support me on Patreon 📝 Check out the Blog post of this episode and...
Neurodiversity, Eating Disorders, and the LGBTQ+ Community w/ Quinn Haisley
April 10, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes - 68.2 MBToday I am joined by Quinn Haisley (they/she), a non-binary, queer, and neurodivergent eating disorder dietitian. Quinn started working in the eating disorder field 3 years ago as a registered dietitian in BALANCE eating disorder treatment center, where she has worked at the PHP, IOP, and outpatient level. They started their own private practice, Practice Eros Nutrition, in April 2022 to primarily focus on working with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent folx after seeing a need for more affi...
How Treatment Made My Eating Disorder WORSE (as an autistic person with anorexia)
April 03, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutes - 94 MBI was only 15 when I was tossed out of the Dutch eating disorder treatment system with the labels “too complex,” “manipulative,” and a “hopeless case.” It wasn’t until I discovered I am autistic that I understood why eating disorder treatment never worked…and in fact, had only made the anorexia worse. In today’s episode of the Liv Label Free podcast, I share my journey growing up undiagnosed autistic, how this led to the development of my eating disorder, and I discuss the dangers ...
Q&A: What If My Autistic Traits Weren’t There Before My Eating Disorder?
March 27, 2023 22:00 - 11 minutes - 21.2 MBIt's time for a Q&A! After listening to my episodes on "ED behaviors that are ACTUALLY autistic traits," a fan of the podcast asked me if it's possible to develop "new" autistic traits during an eating disorder. In today's episode, I explain what it means if your autistic traits take on new manifestations and how this knowledge can help you fully recover from disordered eating! FREE AUDIOTRAINING! 3 steps to Recovery from an Eating Disorder as an Autistic 🎙️ Get FREE Audio Trai...
Why Mental Hunger IS Physical Hunger
March 13, 2023 23:00 - 9 minutes - 17.6 MBDo you have a hard time honoring mental hunger? If so, this powerful reframe will totally blow your mind! I explain why mental hunger is a form of physical hunger and why all hunger is valid. Learn more about 1:1 Coaching Support me on Patreon Blog post of this episode
Why You Can't Stop Eating w/ Sarah Dosanjh @The_Binge_Eating_Therapist
March 06, 2023 23:00 - 47 minutes - 88.1 MBDo you wonder why you can't stop bingeing even though you WANT to? In today's episode of the Liv Label Free podcast, I speak with Sarah Dosanjh, a psychotherapist and author of the book I Can’t Stop Eating. After her own recovery from binge eating disorder, Sarah has gone on to help others do the same. She runs therapy groups and communities for binge eating recovery, co-hosts the Life After Diets podcast, and creates videos about how to recover from binge eating on her YouTube chan...
3 MORE "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits!
February 27, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes - 56.5 MBA while back, I shared an episode titled 3 "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits. That episode is by far the MOST DOWNLOADED episode of the Liv Label Free podcast! Today, I am sharing 3 MORE "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits so you can learn to embrace your autism rather than fight it. Part 1 of this series FREE AUDIOTRAINING 3 steps to Recovery from an Eating Disorder as an Autistic Person Learn more about 1:1 Coaching Get on the waitlist for my upc...
Nourishing Neurodiversity is HERE! Reading the introduction of my cookbook :)
February 20, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes - 29.9 MBMy cookbook is HERE! Nourishing Neurodiversity connects holistic nutrition with personal preferences to yield recipes that are allergen-free, sensory-friendly, support your gut, and improve executive functioning! Although I do not follow a specific diet, all of the recipes in Nourishing Neurodiversity are vegan, gluten-free, soy free, AND nut free. The needs of neurodivergent individuals are often ignored in the neurotypical world we live in, which is why Nourishing Neurodiversity s...
The Truth About ARFID w/ Lauren Sharifi @arfid.dietitian
February 13, 2023 23:00 - 49 minutes - 91.4 MBToday, I am joined by Lauren Sharifi, a registered dietitian-nutritionist based in Massachusetts. Lauren owns a virtual private practice where she specializes in ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and works one-on-one with parents, teens, and adults. She also runs a monthly support group for adults with ARFID. Lauren takes a neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, and responsive-feeding approach to make eating and nourishment more accessible for individuals with AR...
Insomnia in Autism and Anorexia
January 30, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes - 46.3 MBIs insomnia making you go INSANE? You're not alone! As an autistic person that has struggled with an eating disorder, I know first-hand how frustrating it can be to not only lay awake for hours on end, but to feel trapped in the anxious thoughts that continuously flood your mind. In this episode, I share scientific research behind why autistic people as well as those with comorbid eating disorders struggle with sleep, and what you can do to get a good night's rest! Support me on...
Why ALL IN RECOVERY didn't work for me (and what to do instead)
January 23, 2023 23:00 - 22 minutes - 42.5 MBDo you feel stuck in eating disorder recovery? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything, yet nothing is working? If you want to discover how to get OUT of recovery and lead a life of FREEDOM, this episode is for you! I explain why all in recovery is preventing you from full freedom and what to do instead. Get a FREE audiobook Get on the waitlist for my upcoming BOOK Learn more about 1:1 Coaching Blog post of this episode 📝 Check out the Blog post of this episode and sources...
When eating MORE is actually restriction
January 16, 2023 23:00 - 9 minutes - 18.3 MBHow can eating MORE be perceived as restriction? I mean, isn’t restricting all about eating less? In this episode, I explain how eating more is often a form of eating less and what you need to do to overcome ALL forms of restriction. Enroll in my course Extremely Hungry to Completely Satisfied! Blog post of this episode
Extreme Hunger Update + What's Coming in 2023!
January 01, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutes - 90.4 MBIt's time for another update! A few weeks ago, I shared my experience with anxiety, loneliness, unintentional weight loss, and what it's like to go through extreme hunger again. Today, I'm sharing what it feels like to be back in The Netherlands and how I bEAT extreme hunger! I also spill the deets on what's coming in 2023, including three books, a new approach to social media, and how I'm slowing down to enjoy the journey <3 Enroll in my course Extremely Hungry to Completely Satis...
Can mental hunger be trusted?
December 25, 2022 23:00 - 7 minutes - 14.5 MBIs your obsession with food really mental hunger, or has thinking about food just become a "bad habit"? Do you fear that you’ve just conditioned your brain to think about food 24/7 and there’s no hope of conditioning it otherwise? If so, this episode is for you! I explain why you don't trust your mental hunger and what you can do to change that. FREE GUIDE Get answers to the top 10 questions about extreme hunger: Enroll in my course Extremely Hungry to Completely Satisfied! 📝...
The Mental Hunger Tug
December 18, 2022 23:00 - 6 minutes - 12.6 MBWhat does mental hunger feel like? Similar to how it is impossible to truly describe what an eating disorder feels like to someone without lived experience, I believe it is impossible to find the exact words to describe mental hunger. Constant food obsession? Torture? These are understatements! The best way in which I’ve been able to explain what it’s like to survive with an eating disorder, is through metaphors…as metaphors give me the power to break down a really complex idea and ...
Black & White Thinking in Autism and Anorexia
December 11, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes - 45.5 MBBlack & white thinking, also known as polarized thinking or all-or-nothing thinking, is a very common mindset among individuals with autism and/or eating disorders. Although I’ve worked on my mindset so much over the past couple years that I’ve really improved when it comes to thinking in extremes, it wasn’t all too long ago that this polarized thinking held me back from living a full life. I was perfectionistic to the point of frequently deeming myself a failure, a people-pleaser t...
Why Self-diagnosis is Valid with Autistic Female Maia @__learningtolive
December 06, 2022 23:00 - 54 minutes - 102 MBIs autism self-diagnosis valid? There’s a lot of controversy and stigma around self-diagnosing, which is why I am so excited to unpack this topic with Maia @__learningtolive! In today’s episode, you’ll learn: Maia's life story as an autistic individual recovering from anorexia and other co-morbid disorders How Maia discovered she is autistic Obstacles Maia faced in getting an official autism diagnosis Why self-diagnosis is one of the most valid forms of diagnosing How to distin...
I have EXTREME HUNGER again! Honest Life + Health Update
November 28, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 69.8 MBA lot has happened in the past year. I moved from Europe to California, to Boston, and am now preparing for another big move! In the midst of it all, my health took a turn for the worst…which really emphasized the importance of mental health and its direct correlation to physical health. In today’s episode, I talk about EVERYTHING that’s been going on with me. I share the hard parts — anxiety, loneliness, health issues, weight loss, body comments — AND how I’ve turned this whole ME...
3 "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits
November 19, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 50.4 MBDo you feel stuck in eating disorder recovery due to being autistic? For years, treatment professionals attempted to "heal" my eating disorder by attacking my autistic traits, which ultimately caused me to cling to the eating disorder even more. To achieve full recovery from an eating disorder as an autistic individual, it is essential to understand that eating disorder behaviors often mask underlying autism. When an individual's autistic traits are accepted and embraced, they can b...
Gut Health in Autism and Eating Disorders
November 14, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes - 36.2 MBWhat role does gut health play in autism and eating disorders? It's no secret that autistic individuals as well as those with eating disorders struggle with digestive issues. In today's research-based episode, I share the science behind the mind-gut connection and how it can be used to aid in recovery from an eating disorder as an autistic individual. Get on the waitlist for my upcoming BOOK! Enroll in my course Extremely Hungry to Completely Satisfied! Learn more about 1:1 Coa...