Q&A with Julia: Hungry for Life - Making Food Ordinary Again & Leaving Control Behind

The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Body Love Binge Q&A with Julia - Fear, Fullness & Fat Phobia

In this Q&A episode, Julia and I answer real questions from the Body Love Binge community. We dive into acting in alignment with your values, overcoming the "clean vs dirty" fullness association, panic zones in recovery, seeking external validation, and why guilt hits harder after eating.

Key Quotes from the Episode:

💬 "The word 'can't' is instantly slamming the door in your own face. You can. But what's the fear?"

💬 "You can't notice when somebody else is empty or full from the outside. It's an internal game always."

💬 "If you're in recovery from a restrictive eating disorder, the things your body needs is not fruit and vegetables - that's the hardest thing for your body to digest."

💬 "Hurt people hurt people. But healed people heal people. Your healing can be the catalyst for your mum's healing."

💬 "It's impossible to feel guilt and remorse whilst you're focused on gratitude and presence. You can't have both at the same time."

What I Cover in This Episode:

✨ Acting in alignment with your values when fear keeps stopping you - How to move from "I can't" to "I won't" and face the fear anyway

✨ The "clean vs dirty" fullness trap - Reframing the story that empty equals clean and overcoming laxative abuse patterns

✨ When everything puts you in panic zone - Practical tools for nervous system regulation when even small steps feel overwhelming

✨ Calorie targets vs constant fullness - Why you might not actually be full, and how to get maximum calories in minimum volume

✨ The fruit and veg trap in recovery - Why your body needs fat and dense foods, not "healthy" options right now

✨ Seeking external validation from a fat-phobic mother - How to build self-acceptance when your worth was tied to body size

✨ The inner child work with parental approval - Understanding your mum is trapped in her own cage of conditioning

✨ Why guilt is worse after eating than during - The overthinking trap and how to eat and forget

✨ Outsmarting the eating disorder voice - Julia's clever technique of predicting and crossing off ED thoughts

✨ The ripple effect of your healing - How your recovery spreads and affects everyone around you

This episode is full of practical, no-BS advice for navigating the messy middle of recovery when fear, fullness, and family dynamics are getting in your way.

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