Liv Label Free | Neurodivergent Eating Disorder Recovery

Dec 09 2024 134 ep. 27 mins 6
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Want to understand the link between neurodivergence 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 host, Livia Sara, is an autistic ED warrior that now guides other neurodivergent individuals and their loved ones to a life of freedom. Learn more about Livia on her website livlabelfree.com and follow her on Instagram @livlabelfree!

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Q&A: Autistic Burnout and Energy Debt

Dec 09 2024 25 mins  
Are you or someone you care for always in fight-or-flight mode? In today’s episode, I’m sharing how a foot injury forced me to stop, rest, and confront the fears I’d been avoiding for years – stillness, emptiness, and a relentless desperation to distract myself. I also answer a listener question about viewing autistic burnout through the lens of energy debt. We’ll explore

How I Recovered from an Eating Disorder as an Autistic Person

Dec 02 2024 23 mins  
Traditional eating disorder treatment tends to overlook the unique needs of autistic individuals. This leads to invalidation, trauma, and harmful labels. In today's episode, I share my personal story of growing up undiagnosed autistic, how this shaped my eating disorder, and the journey I took to find true freedom. Whether you or someone you care about is struggling with food,

Anorexia and Autism: Could Interoception Be the Missing Piece?

Nov 25 2024 24 mins  
Interoception, the sense that helps us recognize our internal bodily signals like hunger and thirst, is often impaired in individuals with autism and eating disorders. But could this "missing sense" be the key to understanding the overlap between autism and anorexia? In this episode, I explore how interoceptive challenges affect emotional regulation, self-perception, and body image

Trauma-Informed Care for Eating Disorders and Sensory Sensitivities w/ Jess

Nov 21 2024 42 mins  
Eating disorders present unique challenges for people with sensory sensitivities, which is why traditional treatment can do more harm than good. In this episode, Livia and Jess share their lived experience of neurodivergence and eating disorders, delving into the importance of trauma-informed care for neurodiversity-affirming eating diso

Autism and Binge Eating Part 4: Why it's All or Nothing!

Nov 13 2024 19 mins  
Welcome to part 4 of my series on autism and binge eating! In this final episode, we explore some of the key psychological and hormonal factors that contribute to binge eating in neurodivergent individuals. From black and white thinking to decision fatigue and hormonal changes, this episode covers the many reasons why autistic people may struggle with binge eating. You'll learn: A

Autism and Binge Eating Part 3: Procrastination, Transitions, and Autistic Inertia

Nov 11 2024 7 mins  
Welcome to part 3 of my series on autism and binge eating! In this episode, we dive deeper into the relationship between procrastination, transitions, and binge eating. Autistic people often struggle with transitions and experience something called autistic inertia, both of which can play significant roles in overeating and binge eating behaviors. You'll learn: A recap of Part 1 a

Autism and Binge Eating Part 2: The Sensory Experience of Food

Nov 06 2024 16 mins  
Welcome part 2 of my series on neurodivergence and binge eating! In this episode, we explore the sensory factors that contribute to why autistic and ADHD individuals may struggle with overeating or binge eating. We also discuss how this connects to the nervous system and how neurodivergent people experience sensory input in ways that impact eating behaviors. You'll learn: A basic

Autism and Binge Eating Part 1: Interoception, Hunger, and Fullness

Nov 04 2024 16 mins  
Autism and binge eating – is there a connection? While the relationship between autism and eating disorders is well-acknowledged, most of the conversation revolves around the restrictive side of the eating disorder spectrum, specifically anorexia and ARFID. Overeating and binge eating are much less discussed forms of disordered eating in the context of autism, ADHD, and othe

Overcoming 40 YEARS of Eating Disorders w/ Julia Trehane

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Existential Suffering After an Eating Disorder

Oct 24 2024 17 mins  
An eating disorder creates suffering – there’s no doubt about that – but can recovery itself cause suffering as well? This episode takes a philosophical and neurodiversity-affirming approach to creating purpose after an eating disorder, exploring how meaningful suffering can lead to a fulfilling life. 💗 Join my newsletter to receive episode updates🎙�