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Supporting Your Autistic Child in Anorexia Recovery with Amy
Four years ago, Amy started 1-1 coaching with me, desperate to support her autistic daughter who was struggling with anorexia. FBT had failed the family and Amy just felt so LOST! But through learning...
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From Treatment Trauma to Full Recovery with 1-1 Coaching Client Julia
Today Iām joined by Julia, my former 1-1 coaching client and now my right-hand person behind the scenes at Liv Label Free! In this episode, Julia shares her story for the first time: from feeling misunderstood and...
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How I Recovered from Anorexia By Embracing My Autism
MostĀ eating disorderĀ professionalsĀ overlook autism. Yet even if they do recognize it, thereās a gap in understanding the nuances of just how autistic traits intertwine with eating disorder behaviors.Ā For this reason,...
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Practical Strategies to Respect PDA in Autistic Eating Disorder Recovery
In this episode of the Liv Label Free Podcast, Livia discusses demand avoidance in autism and how it can influence eating behaviors and eating disorder recovery. She explains what Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)...
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The Harm of FBT for Autistic People with Anorexia
Family-Based Therapy (FBT) is often hailed as the āevidence basedā and āgold standardā treatment approach forĀ anorexia patients. However, FBT can be severely traumatic for autistic individuals. In todayās episode of...
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Rebuilding Trust When ED Treatment Fails (Group Podcast)
Season 3 of the Autistically ED-Free Academy is OPEN! š In this special group podcast, previous Academy participants share their experiences, including:
Ā Why traditional eating disorder treatments can be...
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āRecovery Feels Like Too Much Pressure!ā (PDA in Neurodivergent Eating Disorders with Allyson Inez Ford)
This is one of my favorite conversations on PDA to date! Livia Sara and Allyson Inez Ford sit down to discuss the connection between demand avoidance and eating disorders in neurodivergent folks, highlighting the...
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Opening up about my OCD (with my friend Sharon)
In this vulnerable episode, Liv opens up about how her OCD has resurfaced since moving back home. Liv and Sharon also discuss how traditional treatments for OCD and eating disorders fail neurodivergent people when the...
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āI wish this body didnāt have needs!ā (Autism, Eating Disorders, and Demand Avoidance)
How much of your existence is shrouded in resistance?
Something a lot of us gifted autistics feel resistance towards is theĀ needs of the human body.
Food, water, sleep, bathroomā¦
Every bodily demand feels like an...
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I want to recover but I don't want to gain weight (A Teddie Story)
Teddie is finally on the podcast! As promised in last weekās episode, Iām reading the short story I wrote about wanting to recover but not gain weight.
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Iām finally unmasking
This might be the most vulnerable episode Iāve EVER recorded! Just me, a camera, and whatever came out. Watch for a behind-the-scenes peek of my two massive writing projects, why Iām done polishing the podcast, and...
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Your Eating Disorder is a Distraction (Our First Group Podcast!)
You know whatās been missing from the podcast space? A GROUP podcast where neurodivergent aliens with ED lived experience come together to share their struggles & insights. Because letās be real, thereās nothing...
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