Liv Label Free | Neurodivergent Eating Disorder Recovery

🌈 JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP! https://www.livlabelfree.com/membership📚 AUTISM & ED RECOVERY BOOKS: https://livlabelfreebooks.com✨ 1-1 COACHING W/ LIVIA: https://www.livlabelfree.com/1-on-1-coaching Are you afraid of growing up and being healthy in a female body? Livia and Kenyan both resonate with feeling like a girl but CRINGE when they’re called a “woman.” This episode explores the connection between autism, eating disorders, masking, burnout, and feeling like an alien in your own body! MENTIONED EPISODES:I Feel Trapped in a BodyAutistic Burnout & InjuryWatch my episode on Divergent Conversations here

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery: https://livlabelfree.com/quasirecoverybookThe Discovery Workbook: https://livlabelfree.com/discoveryworkbookBundle & save on all my books: https://livlabelfreebooks.com/ Franz Kafka once wrote “I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for? We need books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply…like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.” Most eating disorder recovery books are written to make you feel better, to give you hope, to reassure you that “everything will be okay if you just follow these steps.” But real transformation doesn’t come from comfort – it comes from books that disturb your comfortable illusions. The truth is, I didn’t write How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery to make you feel better. I wrote it to be the axe for the frozen sea of fear within you. That frozen sea is the illusory safety of hiding behind the recovery identity. It’s the comfort of endlessly watching other people’s “What I Eat in a Day” videos, looking for permission to do the hard work instead of actually doing it. Fear makes you believe that if you just find the right map, the right approach, the right influencer to follow, you won’t have to face the terrifying truth: that your path to freedom can only be discovered by you. How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery is designed to wake you up with that “blow to the head” Kafka wrote about…but in service of your freedom. Let me be clear here: this isn’t about destroying you. It’s about destroying the illusions that have kept you small. And the Discovery Workbook? That’s your own axe. It helps you take these uncomfortable truths and use them to chip away at the stories that are no longer serving you.

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery: https://livlabelfree.com/quasirecoverybookThe Discovery Workbook: https://livlabelfree.com/discoveryworkbookBundle & save on all my books: https://livlabelfreebooks.com/ Are you constantly second-guessing yourself in eating disorder recovery? With the amount of contradictory messaging in our society – from both diet culture and "ED recovery influencers" – no wonder you're constantly comparing yourself to others! This comparison can lead you to believe you're "doing recovery wrong" and traps you in quasi recovery. In today's episode, I share my personal doubts around recovery and how I stopped living in fear.

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery: https://livlabelfree.com/quasirecoverybookThe Discovery Workbook: https://livlabelfree.com/discoveryworkbookBundle & save on all my books: https://livlabelfreebooks.com/ If you’re overwhelmed by all the contradictory messages in the ED recovery space, this episode is for you. I explain why you feel stuck in the “recovery trap” and how to break free from quasi recovery.

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery: https://livlabelfree.com/quasirecoverybookThe Discovery Workbook: https://livlabelfree.com/discoveryworkbookBundle & save on all my books: https://livlabelfreebooks.com/ Are you stuck in quasi recovery? I know how it feels to be trapped in that frustrating middle ground between your eating disorder and true freedom. You’re “recovered” to an extent, but you’re still constantly thinking about food, exercise, and whether or not you’re doing recovery “right.” The relentless self-doubt and mental questioning is f*cking EXHAUSTING…and it’s no way to live! This is why I wrote How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery and created the accompanying Discovery Workbook. With chapters exploring existentialism, perfectionism, conformity, and being “good enough,” both books guide you to transform your relationship not just with food and your body, but with your entire existence.

Quasi recovery is worse than having an eating disorder. In today's episode, Livia and Victoria chat about their experiences with quasi recovery, why the map is a trap, and how to begin trusting your inner wisdom. If you enjoy this episode and want to dive deeper into the topics discussed, you will LOVE Livia's new book How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery! 👉 Grab your copy: https://livlabelfree.com/quasirecoverybook Connect with Livia:🍩 INSTAGRAM🌐 WEBSITE📚 BOOKS

Do you feel like you’re never good enough? Livia Sara and Wouter Kleinsman both know what it’s like to chase illusory fulfillment through external identities. In this confrontational conversation, Livia and Wouter discuss how labels imprison us, why conformity is a trap, and how the story you tell yourself is the story that narrates your life. Episode highlights:  Why breaking free from the system is the only path to genuine freedom  The connection between autism, black-and-white thinking, and eating disorders  How to shift from victim mentality to consciously writing your own story  Why qualifications are bullshit and don't determine your worth or capabilities  Using human design and instinct over logic when making decisions  What it really means to live in alignment with your core being Connect with Livia: https://livlabelfree.com Connect with Wouter: https://www.wouterkleinsman.nl/

Have you ever felt that your "gifts" were more of a burden than a blessing? In this Autistically ED-Free Membership call recording, Livia and the community explore the concept of "existential claustrophobia" – that suffocating feeling of being confined within a finite physical form while having an infinitely expansive inner being. Members share their raw experiences of how giftedness, existential anxiety, and neurodivergence can create unique pressures that often manifest as disordered eating. Through authentic, unscripted conversation, this episode reveals how many of us use food behaviors as protective mechanisms when our souls feel too vast for our bodies. Key Topics Discussed: How "existential claustrophobia" creates a disconnect between our infinite inner world and the limitations of physical existence The paradox of neurodivergent creativity: having so many ideas that they become overwhelming rather than inspiring Why words and traditional emotional labels often fail to capture the depth and complexity of neurodivergent experiences The connection between giftedness, perfectionism, and using eating disorders as a way to manage overwhelming expectations How authentic self-expression becomes a pathway to healing when we stop trying to fit our experiences into neurotypical frameworks The importance of forging your own path rather than trying to follow a map that doesn't exist 👯 Join the Autistically ED-Free Membership 💗 Apply for 1-1 Coaching with Livia

What if ED behaviors in autistic people were not problems to be fixed, but rather, powerful adaptations to feel safe? More specifically, what if eating disorders themselves are a form of autistic masking? In this episode, Livia Sara explains how eating disorders can manifest through three distinct types of masks, why neurodiversity-affirming approaches form the foundation of freedom, and how to discover your true self – without the masks of fear and limitation. Highlights of today’s episode: How autistic masking can be seen as a survival strategy in a neurotypical world How the eating disorder forms three interwoven masks: external, identity, and compensatory Introduction to The Adaptive Eating Spectrum (TAES) and how different eating patterns serve as both escape and mask Why the body itself can feel like a mask for the infinite autistic being The connection between masking, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and eating disorder behaviors The powerful of transforming eating disorder “recovery” into your unique discovery journey How to embrace neurodivergence and create safety while unmasking 🕊️ Apply for 1-1 coaching: www.livlabelfree.com/coaching🌈 Join the Autistically ED-Free Membership: livlabelfree.com/membership📚My books about autism and eating disorders: livlabelfreebooks.com📲 Connect with Livia on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/livlabelfree/ Mentioned episodes:Spontaneous Life Update: https://www.livlabelfree.com/podcasts/liv-label-free-neurodivergent-eating-disorder-recovery/episodes/2149012972Autism and Binge Eating (4-part series): https://www.livlabelfree.com/blog/autism-and-binge-eating-part-1Unnecessary Calories: https://www.livlabelfree.com/podcasts/liv-label-free-neurodivergent-eating-disorder-recovery/episodes/2149024496

Do you or a loved one ever feel like you were born on the wrong planet? Livia Sara and Dr. Marianne Miller both know what it’s like to experience life as a neurodivergent alien. The existential loneliness that comes with this sense of alienation can be so unbearable that the eating disorder becomes an escape – a way to create a sense of meaning and purpose when you feel lost. In today’s episode, Livia and Marianne discuss how eating “disorders” are adaptive responses to a threatening world, emphasizing the importance of listening to stories of lived experience. Key Topics Discussed: Growing up feeling existentially lost as an autistic person in a neurotypical world How eating disorders can be viewed as a form of autistic masking – a way to compensate for your innate sense of being “wrong” Unpacking the “atypical anorexia” diagnosis and dismantling harmful hierarchies in eating disorder treatment The difference between autistic routines vs OCD rituals How eating disorders can be considered a form of stimming in neurodivergent individuals 🌈 Grab your copy of Rainbow Girl, Livia’s memoir of autism and anorexia👯 Join the Autistically ED-Free Membership💗 Apply for 1-1 Coaching with Livia📷 Connect with Livia on Instagram Mentioned episodes: My episode on Marianne’s Podcast Existential Suffering AFTER an Eating Disorder What if I Can’t Handle Being Healthy? About Marianne: Dr. Marianne has been in the mental health field for 27 years and has specialized in eating disorders for the last 12 years. She was a full-time academic for 12 years and had a part-time eating disorder practice for much of that time until she left the university and went into private practice full-time in 2018. Dr. Marianne loves working with eating disorders as a therapist and an online course creator (her newest course is on ARFID and Selective Eating). She takes a non-diet, feminist approach that helps people of all genders live empowered, authentic lives. She embraces the Health at Every Size (HAES®) model, and is neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ affirming. Dr. Marianne is neurodivergent herself. Connect with Marianne: Instagram @drmariannemiller Website drmariannemiller.com ARFID and Selective Eating Course on Teachable