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EPISODE · Nov 28, 2025 · 8 MIN

Episode 212: ED Is Not The Boogeyman So Stop Giving Your Power Away in Recovery

from Food Freedom · host Mary Roberts

In this episode of the Food Freedom Podcast, Mary tackles a tough but transformative truth: your eating disorder (ED) is not an external monster with all the power. It’s not the boogeyman. ED can plant thoughts but your response is 100% your responsibility.If you’ve ever said, “ED made me do it,” or felt like a victim of binge eating, compulsive food thoughts, or emotional eating, this episode will challenge your mindset and help you reclaim your power. Mary unpacks four common attitudes that sabotage recovery and keep you stuck in the binge-restrict cycle.You’ll learn how to shift from blame to ownership, why discipline isn’t diet culture, and how to stop outsourcing your healing.Recovery doesn’t happen by fighting shadows. It happens when you stand in truth.🎧 Listen in and learn: • Why “ED made me do it” thinking keeps you stuck • 4 sneaky beliefs that sabotage food freedom • How to take radical responsibility in your healing • The difference between discipline and restriction • What to do when recovery doesn’t feel goodEnroll in Crush The Holidays Email Series - 21 days of emails to get you through the holidays food sober. Recipes, strategies, mindset …..www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/crushholidayseries Grab your copy of my FREE 9 page Beginner’s Guide to Food Sobriety https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietyguideFood Freedom Online Course: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodfreedomcourseFood Sobriety Mini Course -https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/foodsobrietymcWant to learn more about me and my coaching programs? Do you need private coaching and intensive daily contact with a coach? Fill out my application so we can chat about whether or not my program is for you and which option is best for you. Payment plans available. Don’t see a payment option that works for your pay schedule? Let’s chat about a custom pay plan.www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/chooseyourpath Join my online community The Food Freedom Tribe! An online community of support, eduction, inspiration, accountability….. Learn more here: https://www.foodfreedomwithmary.com/tribemembership Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1upnWHYK0RXfmyRTqlsF_R06z3NA8LZYHIMWFykq7-X4/viewformInstagram: www.instagram.com/coachmaryroberts Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ketomary71 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4915319108493196/?ref=share_group_linkWebsite: www.foodfreedomwithmary.com Join the email list.Email: [email protected]

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