EPISODE 12: From Restriction to Expansion: An Eating Disorder & Recovery Journey

What happens when your body becomes your whole identity?TW: This episode discusses eating disorders, anorexia, orthorexia, weight, hospitalization and body image.In this episode of No Script Necessary, Rach shares her personal journey through a once all-consuming eating disorder and her decision to ultimately choose life and healing.This conversation dives deep into body image, control, morality and obsession, and the many ways disordered thinking can disguise itself as “health”, “discipline” and “self-improvement.”In this episode, we discuss:How family expectations, religion, early puberty and sexualisation can shape the way we see our bodiesObsessive personalities, the desire for control and the slippery slope from an innocent diet into something disordered The feeling of being dehumanised and misunderstood within the medical systemQuasi-recovery, orthorexia, compulsive exercise and bikini competitionsWhy you don't have to be “sick enough” to deserve helpReaching rock bottom, having a death wish and the decision to choose lifeThe mind-body connection, yoga and moving for joy, not to change your bodyPractices that helped Rach’s recovery journeyHow it is NEVER too late to heal and full recovery is possibleWhether you've experienced an eating disorder, struggled with body image or just found yourself caught up in the pressure to look, eat or exercise a certain way, we hope this episode reminds you that you are so much more than your body and you are powerful enough to heal 🤍 If this episode resonates, we’d love for you to share it with someone who might need to hear this conversation too.🎙️ Listen now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.You can find the podcast on Instagram at @noscriptnecessary, or connect with us personally:Emma — @em.faulconbridgeRachel — @rachhpetersThanks for being here — see you next week 🤍