The Neurodivergent Experience of Extreme Hunger in ED Recovery

My book “How to Beat Extreme Hunger” is here! In today’s episode, Livia and Mike discuss the experience of extreme hunger from a neurodivergent perspective, highlighting a variety of topics from the book. You’ll learn:

• The harmful impact of extreme hunger being diagnosed as binge eating disorder
• Using food to stim as an autistic ADHD individual
• The frustration of not having mental hunger and physical hunger “match”
• Gastroparesis and other digestive issues in ED recovery
• Understanding restrictive eating disorders through a trauma lens
• No longer being able to restrict in anorexia recovery
• Developing ARFID due to sensory discomfort
• How to make peace with fullness
• Acne in eating disorder recovery
• The validity of extreme hunger when you didn’t restrict for that long
• Problems with the 2,000 calories a day recommendation
• How diet culture has influenced nutrition labels
• Is sugar truly more addictive that c0cain€?
• The importance of eating a LOT of sugar in ED recovery

👉 Grab your copy of How to Beat Extreme Hunger

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🧘 Anxiety and Stress Support Group
∞ Autism Peer Support Group

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