Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Healing

Dec 10 2024 156 ep. 33 mins 25
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This show will explore the deeper meaning of our relationship with food. We dive into issues related to body image, restriction, bingeing, purging, compulsive exercise, and eating disorder related behaviors. We utilize ideas from psychoanalysis, the deep work therapy, to bring you answers about why you do the things you do and one step closer to a healthier relationship with food and yourself.

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