my honest advice for eating disorder recovery | ep 62

ep 62. here’s what they don’t tell you about eating disorder recovery. in honor of reaching 4 years in my own recovery from my eating disorder, i wanted to talk through some topics in recovery an offer my advice and lessons i’ve learned in the last 4 years. as always, please remember this is my personal experience and i am not a professional doctor, therapist, or eating disorder specialist, so if you are in need of help please reach out to the resources listed below. i’m sending so much love and strength to you all, xoxo topics covered: 1. taking the first step in recovery 2. ways to stop tracking calories 3. letting go of identifying with your ED 4. dealing with extreme hunger & mental hunger 5. accepting body changes & weight gain 6. dealing with food thoughts & noise 7. exercise & movement in recovery 8. validating your own recovery 9. remind yourself of your “why” ep 29: healing your relationship with movement + my tips (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vBeCJzpQDeTwEJ23FGtVw?si=09bac82343994e8c) ep 25: extreme hunger + my experience with it (https://open.spotify.com/episode/01TF6trlg0CqeNYLIeJcbt?si=b6b3db35a2da4c49) resources that helped me: - Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out--and Never Say Diet Again - https://www.amazon.com/Body-Kindness-Transform-Health-Out/dp/0761187294 - Colleen Christensen | Intuitive Eating Dietitian - https://www.youtube.com/@ColleenChristensen/videos - Victoria Garrick Browne - https://www.instagram.com/victoriagarrickbrowne/ - Ro Mitchell - https://www.youtube.com/@RoMitchell - Jenny’s Youtube Recovery Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlK6fHP8OrND1aB65lnYBST-xopuy5O-0&si=t8JcESRcMT1PIrNL help lines & other resources: - https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/ - National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline: (https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/) 1 (866) 662-1235 - Monday-Friday, 9am-7pm ET - https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/ - https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/ - ANAD Helpline: (https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/) 1 (888) 375-7767 - Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm CT - Diabulimia Helpline: (http://www.diabulimiahelpline.org/): 1 (425) 985-3635 socials & links - my youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jennyminney - my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenny.minney/?hl=en - the podcast instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectlyimperfect.pod/?hl=en purchase my gratitude & mental health journal "Grow Through" https://found.us/creators/jenny.minney?code=jenny-minney submit to the podcast: - ASK JENNY: https://forms.gle/gQMUqgbAABe8MucZA sub: 84 time stamps: 00:00 intro 04:39 taking the first step in recovery 08:30 ways to stop tracking calories 13:52 letting go of identifying with your ed 17:32 dealing with extreme hunger & mental hunger 21:34 accepting body changes & weight gain 25:55 dealing with food thoughts & noise 31:08 exercise & movement in recovery 34.49 validating your own recovery 37:28 remind yourself of your “why”