Liv Label Free | Autism and Eating Disorder Recovery Livia Sara

My dear friend Victoria Kleinsman is back! In part 2 of our chat on all things body image, bingeing, and creating the life you love, we discuss:


Fear of “letting yourself go” and losing control around food
Intuitive eating VS. intuition eating
How to find your happy weight without restricting
The importance of eating “junk food” in eating disorder recovery
No longer being able to restrict after anorexia
How to trust your body after trauma
Fear of becoming a sugar addict and developing diabetes in ED recovery
Needing recovery VS. wanting recovery
The experience of gaining weight while being recovered from an eating disorder
The importance of taking recovery advice with a grain of salt
What it’s like being married to an autistic person
How being autistic impacts ED recovery

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What does it REALLY mean to love your body? Today, Livia chats with her bestie Victoria Kleinsman, a Food Freedom & Body Love Coach. After spending over 20 years battling eating disorders and being petrified of weight gain, Victoria empathizes with the challenges of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Now living in food freedom and self-love, she coaches women on their journey to complete recovery from eating disorders through her signature REAL Recovery Roadmap approach. Victoria is on a mission to lead millions back home to self-love and to a positive relationship with food and their bodies through coaching and her top-rated podcast, The Body Love Binge. We discuss:


The philosophy of Body Love
How childhood experiences can pave the way for an eating disorder
The timing of puberty and eating disorders
How anorexia causes you to feel superior
The invisible invalidating nature of traditional ED treatment
Importance of neural rewiring in weight restoration
The lingering damaging effects of compulsive overexercise 
Faking a healthy sex drive during an eating disorder
The secretive isolation of bulimia 
The biological reality of weight, body fat, and food freedom 
Approaching health at every size from a holistic perspective
How hardships shape us into stronger humans

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It’s time for another update episode! Today, Livia is joined by her co-host Mike to share what’s been going on behind the scenes of Liv Label Free. We discuss:


Why I left the Netherlands
My upcoming extreme hunger book
The Dutch translation of Rainbow Girl
Experiences visiting Los Angeles
Why neurodivergers are more likely to be followed by security guards
The fragile truth about letting go of the eating disorder identity
Chasing an ADHD diagnosis as adults
Different types of neurodivergent hyperfocus

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When it comes to understanding autism, picky eating, and the infinite array of neurodivergent traits, nothing is more powerful than stories of lived experience. In this episode, Livia Sara speaks with George Muniz Gund, a Brazilian American autistic and ADHD actor, neurodiversity acceptance and disability justice advocate, podcast host, and blogger.

Topics covered:


Autism and texture-based food aversions
Society's lack of patience for autistic food preferences
Realizing social differences at a young age
Struggles with traditional education as a neurodivergent person
How acting classes assisted with autistic unmasking
The journey of stepping into the role of an autism advocate
The benefit of listening to neurodivergent experiences
Challenging neuronormativity to embrace one’s own unique way

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What is atypical anorexia and how does it differ from anorexia nervosa? This episode of the podcast uncovers the TRUTH about this eating disorder and validates the experience of individuals struggling with atypical anorexia. You'll learn:


How atypical anorexia is diagnosed
The role of BMI in eating disorders
Atypical anorexia prevalence
An alternative view of eating disorders as a spectrum of adaptive eating behaviors

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What’s the difference between anorexia and ARFID? Unfortunately, there is incredible confusion when distinguishing between these two eating disorders. In today’s episode, you’ll learn:


 What is anorexia?
 What is ARFID?
 Overlapping symptoms of anorexia and ARFID
 Why eating disorders are adaptive behaviors
 Why autistic people may develop anorexia and/or ARFID
 How to support someone with anorexia and/or ARFID

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