166. Autism and Eating Disorder Recovery with Livia Sara

Life After Diets

This episode features Livia Sara, known as @LivLabelFree, who shares her journey and expertise in disordered eating recovery through the lens of autism. We'll discuss:

• Liv's Background: how Livia started helping others with neurodivergent eating disorder recovery
• Autistic Traits vs. Eating Disorder Behaviors: The conversation delves into distinguishing between autistic traits and eating disorder behaviors, emphasizing the importance of intention and the roots of these behaviors.
• Experience with Extreme Hunger: Livia shares her encounter with extreme hunger during her recovery, explaining how she accepted and managed it.
• Recovery Insights: The discussion explores the nuances of recovery for neurodivergent individuals, including the separation of safety and love in recovery behaviors.
• Role of Acceptance: Acceptance and permission to eat played a critical role in Livia's journey, marking a shift in her approach to food and recovery.
• Existential Perspective: Livia ties in the difference between knowing something intellectually and knowing in a soul-centered way, including how to tell the difference between disordered traits vs autistic traits.
• Safety vs Love: Stef & Livia identify the distinction between feeling safe vs acting through supportive self-love.

If you would like to contact Livia, you can find her website HERE and learn more about her newest book, How To Beat Extreme Hunger, HERE. She can also be found on Instagram at @livlabelfree.

Join our growing support community. This community is for you if you want a safe space to work through your daily struggles with food and body image. Community membership includes livestream episode recordings (online), monthly Zoom support meetings, a private Facebook group and member-only Q&A episodes. For more information go to: https://www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterdietspodcast

Email – [e-mail]

Connect with Stefanie Michele, ED Recovery Coach, Somatic Therapist IT

Work with Stefanie (waitlist through Jan 2025) - www.iamstefaniemichele.com/application

Website – www.iamstefaniemichele.com

Instagram – www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele

Connect with Sarah Dosanjh, Author & Psychotherapist

Website – www.thebingeeatingtherapist.com

Instagram – www.instagram.com/the_binge_eating_therapist

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBingeEatingTherapist

Sarah’s book I Can’t Stop Eating is available on Amazon

If you find this episode helpful, you can subscribe to the Life After Diets podcast, leave us a review, and share your thoughts with us on Instagram and YouTube (@lifeafterdietspodcast). Your feedback helps us create content that matters to you.