Ep 36: The difference between a diet and health mindset with Dr. Lara Zibarras
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryShow Notes
In this episode, I speak to Dr. Lara Zibarras, a psychologist and food freedom coach.
We discuss:
The secret life of someone with an eating disorder
Using food to cope with emotions
Connection as a key in recovery
Orthorexia and wellness culture
Difference between a dieting mindset vs a health mindset
The cost of food rules on our body and lifestyle
Decoupling health and body size
Restriction as the fuel for food obsession
Eating disorder recovery resources.
Maintenance Phase Podcast: https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/9551555-is-being-fat-bad-for-you
Free ebook: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/goodbyeebook
Lara's diet vs health mindset instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXyTNbpQsv/
Find me speaking about my recovery journey with Lara on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVNg87VKIym/
Connect with Rachel.
Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.
https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/
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Connect with Lara.
Dr Lara Zibarras is a psychologist and food freedom coach. She helps women develop a healthy and happy relationship with food, without guilt or emotional eating. She is the founder of the Health Mindset Matters program which helps women discover the science and psychology behind their negative spiral of weight struggles, binges and emotional eating; learn how to tune into their bodies and rediscover how to eat for both nourishment and enjoyment - creating a mindset for health.
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