EP 88: You Are NOT Your Eating Disorder! Heal Your Life & Reclaim Your Identity With These Important Questions

Her Best Self | Eating Disorders, ED Recovery Podcast, Disordered Eating, Relapse Prevention, Anorexic, Bulimic, Orthorexia

Happy Monday!

How is your fall going sis? I am in baseball mom mode over here. Yep, we have spent nearly every weekend at tournaments, carting the kids around from one game to the next.

I never thought I'd actually feel proud wearing bright orange, as it's not really "my color"....(lol, Go Canes!), but it sure has been fun spectating, screaming & living life in the present moment.

This past weekend when I sat down to record today's episode of the show, I was reminded of all the years that being outside of my normal weekend routine would have completely thrown me for a loop. I remembered how "tied" & "chained" I felt. I remembered how I wasn't able to enjoy the moments because I was consumed with thoughts about food. Thoughts like, "when can I eat next? what am I allowed to have? haven't I already had too much today? I guess I'll save my calories for later", & God forbid I went to a sporting event....I would have ordered a diet coke, secretly wanting a bite of anything other than my chewing gum, yet never allowing myself one. I probably would have spent majority of the game wondering how other people around me could even take one bite of their hotdog.

I lived paralyzed by shame, guilt and fear. Maybe you can relate.

What I came to find out, was that the only way I was ever going to escape my mind, was to realize it had been hijacked. I had to realize that I was not my anorexia. I didn't cause it. I couldn't control it. I couldn't cure it.

BUT....I could no longer contribute to the patterns and the behaviors that were keeping me chained to it.

In order to do just that.....I had to separate myself FROM my ED.

In Episode 88, I share with you the importance of separating yourself from your eating disorder. I ask you questions for you to challenge yourself with this week. Yep, you won't want to miss this one girl!

Bring a notebook & a pen & listen in!

And remember...YOU my sweet friend may have a disordered relationship with food, but you are NOT disordered. You are not broken!

You are healing. You are a warrior.

xo,

lindsey

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YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!

* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.