124 episodes
- In this episode Emily and Han discuss practically navigating extreme hunger. The key takeaways are:
Be cautious about EH content
Hunger is not the enemy
Eat more than more than enough, consistently.
Keep replenishing your stocks of abundance
Be patient with the process.
Your ED doesn’t have to be on board.
Q: Where has not honouring got you so far? - In this episode, Emily and Han chat through practical tools to help stop portion limitation . The key takeaways are:
Expect resistance
Get rid of your scales or measuring equipment
Stop buying single packs / single serve portions
Act with boldness > tweaking
If available, let people in support network portion for you
Eat out - abundantly - In this episode, Emily and Han discuss why there may be a desire to immediately go to bed after finishing eating in the evening. The reasons discussed include:
The important/interesting events of the day being over - according to an energy deprived brain
A rigid meal plan ceiling having been met
Avoidance of eating more/mental hunger
Avoidance of emotions, thoughts, sitting in the storm - In this episode, Han and Emily discuss the contrasting nature of the ED and healthy self.
Compassion and understanding are due: The energy deficit state makes us act differently than we otherwise would.
But, don’t 'leave the taps running'. The awareness of the duality requires a response.
Don’t get caught up in self-attack. This suits the ED.
Make family aware that when the ED is being challenged, it likely will be quite hostile.
Notice how ‘one foot in, one foot out’ approach worsens this experience - In this episode, Emily and Han discuss how to overcome the Eds judgement that you are not 'unwell enough' to pursue recovery. The key takeaway points are:
Recovery isn't something you earn by pleasing the ED enough.
ED is a neural network system, not an entity.
A system based on self abandonment has no agenda to permit fully recovery.
Nobody who is healthy wishes to be more unwell.
Other people's behaviour isn't a reliable measure of your recovery needs.
Recovery on your terms, rather than the Eds terms.
Don’t try to reason or justify your way out of this.
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