Season 9
Episodes
It's your f*cking life! w/ Wouter Kleinsman
Do you feel like youāre never good enough? Livia Sara and Wouter Kleinsman both know what itās like to chase illusory fulfillment through external identities. In this confrontational conversation, Livia and Wouter...
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Existential Claustrophobia, When Giftedness Feels Like Pressure, and the Power of Authentic Connection
Have you ever felt that your "gifts" were more of a burden than a blessing? In this Autistically ED-Free Membership call recording, Livia and the community explore the concept of "existential claustrophobia" ā that...
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Are Eating Disorders A Form of Autistic Masking?
What if ED behaviors in autistic people were not problems to be fixed, but rather, powerful adaptations to feel safe? More specifically, what if eating disorders themselves are a form of autistic masking? In this...
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Existentialism, OCD, āAtypicalā Anorexia, and Being an Autistic Alien w/ Dr. Marianne Miller
Do you or a loved one ever feel like you were born on the wrong planet? Livia Sara and Dr. Marianne Miller both know what itās like to experience life as a neurodivergent alien. The existential loneliness that comes...
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āUnnecessary caloriesā
What if unnecessary calories were one of the most necessary aspects of living a meaningful life? In todayās episode, Livia Sara explores the concept of āunnecessary caloriesā through a clientās fear of butter,...
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"That's your eating disorder talking"
What if we viewed āeating disorder behaviorsā as adaptive responses to an unsafe world? In this special episode, Livia Sara is interviewed by Harriet Parsons and Jenny Langley from the BodyWhys Podcast about her view...
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Calorie Counting, Walking, and Binge Eating: Is it Autism or the Eating Disorder?
Traditional eating disorder recovery advice tends to be harmful for autistic people. Many regulation techniques are often labeled as behaviors to be eliminated, which can lead to feelings of hopelessness. But there is...
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Spontaneous Life Update! New Books, New Beginnings, & Fear of Relapse
Itās time for another spontaneous life update! In this unscripted episode, I share some major changes and exciting announcements ā including new books, moving overseas, the launch of the Autistically ED-Free...
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But I Don't Know How Much To Eat!
How many calories should you eat in anorexia recovery? I used to obsessively watch āWhat I Eat in a Dayā videos and scroll Reddit threads in a desperate attempt to answer this question. But the more I searched, the...
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[PART 2] Autism and Anorexia Athletica: How to Use Your Autistic Traits to Heal Your Relationship with Exercise
Itās no secret that people with anorexia often engage in excessive amounts of exercise. When you combine that hallmark restlessness with neurodivergent traits like anxiety, perseverance, masking, and a constant state...
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[PART 1] Autism and Anorexia Athletica: Understanding Exercise Addiction in Autistic People with Eating Disorders
When you think of exercise addiction and eating disorders, you might picture someone trying to burn calories or using movement as punishment. But for neurodivergent individuals, the story often looks different. In...
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I Feel Like a Failure
Do you feel like you're never good enough? In this unscripted, spontaneous episode, I dive deep into my current struggle with perfectionism in writing and the surprising parallels to eating disorder recovery. Recorded...
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