Victoria Kleinsman, a Food Freedom & Body Love Coach, shares her journey of battling eating disorders for over 20 years. She discusses the philosophy of body love, childhood experiences leading to eating disorders, anorexia causing a sense of superiority, and the importance of neural rewiring in recovery. Other topics include the damaging effects of compulsive overexercise, the secrecy of bulimia, and approaching health from a holistic perspective.
Taking responsibility empowers individuals to create positive changes and share experiences.
Hardships shape individuals into resilient beings, enriching lives and fostering support for others.
Unrestricted eating and self-love lead to well-being, holistic nourishment, and body acceptance.
Deep dives
Taking Responsibility and Empowerment
Taking responsibility for one's challenges and empowering oneself to create change is a key factor in building strength. Understanding the empowerment that comes from taking responsibility enables individuals to make positive changes and share their experiences to help others.
Gratitude for Hardships
Expressing gratitude for the hardships faced and acknowledging the depth of knowledge and wisdom gained through struggles shapes individuals into resilient beings. The experience of hardship enriches one's life and provides a platform to give back and support others.
Finding Support and Connection
Creating a free support group and offering coaching for free allows individuals to connect, share experiences, and receive guidance in a safe and supportive environment. Engaging with like-minded individuals and accessing resources can foster growth and healing.
Living Unrestricted and Embracing Self-Love
Encouraging the practice of unrestricted eating and embracing self-love contributes to overall well-being and a positive relationship with food and body. The journey towards living unrestricted involves nourishing oneself holistically and finding joy in accepting one's body.
Continued Growth and Transformation
Embracing challenges and transformations as opportunities for growth and learning supports ongoing personal development. Building resilience through hardships, finding community support, and living authentically contribute to continued growth and evolution in life.
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