Unrestrict-ED

In this episode, Han and Emily chat through ebbing motivation. The key takeaways are:

You don’t! Stop waiting for stable motivation or viewing it’s absence as a failure
Motivation = emotional 
Commitment = values-based, steady
Has motivation faded or has ED increased resistance + fear?

In this episode Emily and Han discuss the longevity of extreme hunger. The key takeaways are:
Extreme hunger isn’t the problem. It’s the solution your body has chosen.
Consistency of cue response is of paramount importance
Reaching full nutritional rehabilitation is a non-negotiable for the body to move out of 'extreme' responses 
Recovery eating isn’t supposed to look ‘normal’
Permitting rest is a core component of the body feeling safety.
Your job is to remove all tendrils of ED

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss making recovery work in difficult work circumstances. The key takeaways are:

Assess whether recovery is possible within the role, or if it is directly oppositional to basic recovery needs.
Prioritise recovery: eating abundantly; acting oppositional, resting
Advocate for your recovery needs in the work place
Practical strategies:
  - Prioritize breakfast before work
  - Use portable, quick, high energy snacks
  - Liquid nutrition 
  - Open up available windows of opportunity 
  - Eat during micro-moments
Challenge perfectionism and ideal conditions 
Consider if this could be an opportunity to challenge the eating disorder

In this episode, Emily and Han discuss absent hunger. If you are keen to hear more on the latter element of this question, please do check out our episode* on eating in the evening hours that we recorded in 2024. The key takeaways from today are:
The need to ‘wake your body up’ through mechanical eating 
Provide a base of adequacy in accordance with any mental hunger whipsers 
Notice how anxiety impacts your connection with your cues
Get in a backbone rhythm in
Focus on ‘and’ nor ‘or’.
*episode release on 1st Oct 2024

In this episode, Emily & Han discuss responding to increased hunger in recovery. The key takeaway points are:

Get back to basics: Eating without restriction and being oppositional to ED are long-term recovery commitments.
Coping comes with allowing.
Let go of the idea of a fixed ‘right amount’.
Nutritional rehabilitation takes a lot of energy.
Try not to always look to justify. Try to lean into trust.
Use your breathing, connect with support, turn to reassuring resources
Just get curious: can I be bolder?
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