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Liv Label Free | Autism and Eating Disorder Recovery

Liv Label Free | Autism and Eating Disorder Recovery

Hosted by: Livia Sara

Want 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...

Episodes

Q&A: Do I deserve extreme hunger?

Season #6

Do 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. FREE TRAINING! How to...
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Are eating disorders an autistic adaptation?

Season #6

In 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...
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I'm in BALI! 🏝 Life + Health Update

Season #5

I’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...
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Neurodiversity, Eating Disorders, and the LGBTQ+ Community w/ Quinn Haisley

Season #5

Today 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...
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How Treatment Made My Eating Disorder WORSE (as an autistic person with anorexia)

Season #5

I 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...
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Q&A: What If My Autistic Traits Weren’t There Before My Eating Disorder?

Season #5

It'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....
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Why Mental Hunger IS Physical Hunger

Season #5

Do 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...
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Why You Can't Stop Eating w/ Sarah Dosanjh @The_Binge_Eating_Therapist

Season #5

Do 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...
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3 MORE "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits!

Season #5

A 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"...
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Nourishing Neurodiversity is HERE! Reading the introduction of my cookbook :)

Season #5

My 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!...
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The Truth About ARFID w/ Lauren Sharifi @arfid.dietitian

Season #5

Today, 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...
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Insomnia in Autism and Anorexia

Season #5

Is 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...
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