Her Best Self | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Disordered Eating, Anorexia, Bulimia, Orthorexia, Body Image, Food Freedom, Calorie Counting, Obsessive Exercise, Food Restriction

Lindsey Nichol - Certified Health Coach, Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, Food Freedom Coach, Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy Certified
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Feb 27, 2023 • 25min

EP 23: Facts, Truths & All the Stats - Why Eating Disorders Need to Be Talked About + A Gift for You!

It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness week! It’s time to share hope for recovery & it’s time to uplift & encourage all of you who may be battling this awful disease.   In today’s episode I share all the facts, truths & stats surrounding disordered eating & the impact of eating disorders on our society. I also share a special free gift just for listening to today’s show & spreading the word by sharing this episode with a friend or loved one.  Researchers believe: 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – seven million women and one million men One in 200 American women suffers from anorexia Two to three in 100 American women suffers from bulimia Nearly half of all Americans personally know someone with an eating disorder (Note: One in five Americans suffers from mental illnesses. According to Johns Hopkins, NEDA, ANAD & others, eating disorders are on the rise since Covid & they have no gender, ethnic, or socioeconomic prerequisite across those who struggle. it’s important that you know today that eating disorders aren’t a choice, behavior problem, or lack of willpower. An eating disorder is an illness with biological & genetic roots that are influenced by culture, belief & IMO unfortunately social media!  If you didn’t know already, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate than any other mental health illness?! But why aren’t they talked about more?! I share all of this and then some in episode 23! & while these statistics may be hard to hear, today’s message is to give you hope & to celebrate with you as you embark in your recovery journey. sweet friend, your future looks so very bright, you just have to WANT to make a change ✨ Recovery is possible for you girl! I know because I’ve been right where you are. & now it’s my life’s mission to help others find the exact freedom that I have found, leveraging the exact principles I used to transform my body & my mind & break the chains that anorexia had over my life.  If you enjoy this episode, let me know! Send an email over to me & join our free group on FB! You can find me at all the links below. & if you need more support, stay until the end of today’s episode friend! I’ll share a free opportunity for us to work together & for you to receive some accountability from others to, which just might help you more than you know as you navigate your healing journey. Reach out to me to snag your complimentary spot, 2/27/23-3/5/23 @ info@lindseynichol.com. with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com   ______ Join the free FB community of women -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live later this year! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * Today’s episode content comes from clinical licensed researchers & mental health professionals. While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
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Feb 20, 2023 • 31min

EP 22: Do You Struggle With Excessive Exercise? How Yoga Gave Me Freedom & Permission to Get Off the Treadmill

Today's episode is all about excessive exercise & exercise addiction. & while an addiction to exercise may not be a noted clinical addiction, researchers do believe that the impacts of excessive exercise on the body have just as many harmful affects as other restrictive behaviors for those who struggle with control around food & body image. I discuss what exactly makes the very thing we view as "healthy" so very "unhealthy". I also share my story & struggle with exercise addiction & obsession with all the "cardio queen" shenanigans.  If you find yourself constantly exercising or finding ways to exert energy as a means or lever to manipulate caloric intake or manage your body weight unrealistically, then this episode is for you! I touch on the intuitive principles that healed my unhealthy relationship with food & my body. & I share the impact that yoga had during my recovery from my eating disorder.  & while I may claim freedom from food currently controlling my life, I will forever owe a portion of my story to the practice of mindfulness & yoga. In fact, I continue to practice yoga in my every day routine because I truly believe that the intuitive practice gave me the permission I needed to experience peace & freedom, even during my hardest days of healing.  So, if you struggle with compulsive exercise behaviors & you are looking for a way out....or you feel that the only way you can eat certain things is if you hit the gym to exercise them off later, then you won't want to miss today's show. I hope that this episode blesses you. If you love this episode, let me know! Send an email over to me & join our free group on FB! You can find us at all the links below. & if you need more support, or you are looking for a food freedom battleplan... I got you sis! Reach out to me at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 1:1 recovery coaching. I can help you heal your food & body relationship, so that you can start thriving versus simply surviving! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free FB community of women -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live later this year! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Feb 13, 2023 • 28min

EP 21: 4 Ways Your Relationship With Food & Your Body Affects Your Relationships + 3 Steps to a Life of Love

In today's episode I share the juicy topic of RELATIONSHIPS! With Valentine's day this week, I wanted to take the time to share with you 4 ways your relationship with food & your body affects your relationships + 3 steps to a loving future. I fully believe that the relationship you have with food & your body is a direct reflection to life itself & is tied directly to the quality of the relationships you have with others. If you find yourself constantly insolating, avoiding, arguing or feeling overwhelmed by those closest to you, then maybe just maybe you don't even realize the impact that your disordered eating has on those in your circle. I'll share my past break up & the impact my anorexia had on my college relationship, plus the things I learned in the process of my recovery journey that helped guide my future & my marriage. "Research reveals a high level of intimacy problems and marital dissatisfaction reported by people who have an eating disorder (Van den Broucke, Vandereycken, & Vertommen, 1995; Woodside, Lackstrom, & Shekter-Wolfson, 2000). These relationships frequently suffer from issues related to communication, emotional health, and sexual intimacy." - The Emily Program I hope that this episode blesses you. If you love today's show, let me know! Send an email over to me & join our free group on FB! You can find us at the link below. & if you need more support, or you are looking for a food freedom battleplan... I got you sis! Reach out to me at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 1:1 recovery coaching. I can help you heal your food & body relationship, so that you can start thriving versus simply surviving! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free FB community of women -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live later this year! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Feb 6, 2023 • 28min

EP 20: Your Food Struggle Is Real & You Are Valid! What to Do When You Don’t Feel ”Sick Enough” to Get Help

Happy Episode 20! I am pinching myself that I've already helped THOUSANDS of women across the planet with the Her Best Self podcast! It's only been a few short months ladies! It's been such an honor & privilege to hear from so many of you about how this show & coaching with me has truly impacted your life. In today's episode, I'm tackling head on the feeling so many of you face when it comes to unhealthy food behaviors. The feeling of not being "sick enough" to seek out support.  In the month of love, it's important that you begin to unpack how you can better LOVE YOU! In doing so, maybe that means to accept right where you are! Maybe, that is embracing the fact that you don't feel like you have an eating disorder or unhealthy food relationship because you wouldn't classify yourself as "thin" or "sick enough". This lie is just another one that your mind is trying to get you to believe to stay trapped in negative thoughts & patterns leaving you stuck, alone & miserable. & while, I won't be diagnosing you on today's episode (because that certainly isn't my place), I will speak truth & FACTS to you!  According to anad.org & beateatingdisorders.com: - Less than 6% of those struggling with Eating Disorders are actually underweight - 75% of those with disorders don't seek help - Every HOUR someone dies of an Eating Disorder - 1 in 2 people with Eating Disorder behaviors feel like they don't deserve help - Early intervention & support reduces the chance of relapse by 50% *** Eating Disorders don't discriminate! If you constantly feel like food is the enemy, then listen to today's episode to learn 3 tips to take action on in order to find peace & clarity for your life. I hope that this episode blesses you. If you love today's show, let me know! Send an email over to me & join our free group on FB! You can find us at the link below.  & if you need more support, or you are looking for a food freedom battleplan... I got you sis! Reach out to me at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 2023 1:1 recovery coaching. I can help you heal your food & body relationship, so that you can start thriving versus simply surviving! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free FB community of women -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live later this year! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Jan 30, 2023 • 22min

EP 19: Anxiety & Fear Running Your Day? Get CLEAR on What You Are Truly Afraid of So You Can Become the Woman You Were Made to Be

Today's episode is a tactical one girl! You will want to grab your Target journal & favorite pen & dive right in with me as we talk about FEAR! Are you afraid of certain foods? Afraid to gain weight? Afraid you won't ever love your body? Afraid that you will deal with disordered eating behaviors for the rest of your life? I get it. I was afraid of all those same things. The truth is....in order to turn your fear into the very thing that will set you free, you have to face exactly what you are afraid of & work towards challenging those things. In our time together today I'll share 3 fears that you may struggle with in eating disorder recovery. And you will have the opportunity to write down and get CLEAR on what you truly are afraid of. Could it be that it isn't about food at all? Could it be that you are afraid of something else deep within in your soul? Let's turn your fears into your freedoms as you listen & apply today's episode. I hope that this one blesses you. If you love today's show, let me know! Send an email over to me & join our free group on FB! You can find us at the link below.  & if you need more support, or you are looking for a food freedom battleplan... I got you sis! Reach out to me at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 2023 1:1 recovery coaching. I can help you heal your food & body relationship, so that you can start thriving versus simply surviving! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free FB community of women -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live later this year! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Jan 23, 2023 • 21min

EP 18: 15 Things I Wish I Knew 15 Years Ago + Hope & Happiness for Your Healthiest You

It's MY BIRTHDAY!!! Well, my birthday was January 20th lol, but it's my birthday month! Who else loves birthday MONTHS? HAHA. I didn't always enjoy celebrating myself. In fact, birthdays with an unhealthy food & body relationship controlling your life can be down right disastrous. They can be hard. I remember a many where I restricted food, avoided celebrations, and passed cake out to others only to avoid having a piece myself. In that hard season, I remember wanting so much peace.....wanting so much freedom. Yet, I was stuck.  As I turn 37 this year, I realize...it's be 15 YEARS since I stopped letting food & my eating disorder control my every day. And in celebration, I wanted to share 15 Things I wish I knew 15 years ago. I hope that this episode blesses you. If you love today's show, let me know! Send an email over to me & join our free group on FB! You can find us at the link below.  & if you need more support, or you are looking for a food freedom battleplan... I got you sis! Reach out to me at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 2023 1:1 recovery coaching. I can help you heal your food & body relationship, so that you can start thriving versus simply surviving! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free FB community of women -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live later this year! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Jan 16, 2023 • 25min

EP 17: Are You a Perfectionist? How to Turn “Never Feeling Good Enough” Into Your Superpower

Hey sis! Are you a perfectionist?  Do you have a never ending self-evaluation happening in your mind? Maybe you start each week with lofty attempts to follow a meal plan or finally heal your relationship with food, yet you throw in the towel completely when you slip up?  If you are in need of turning perfection into POWER, this this is YOUR episode! You can change your future by focusing on the PRESENT & striving for excellence versus perfection. Let me show you how! Grab a notebook and pen, because today's episode is full of all the juicy things. Want more support? Maybe you need a battleplan? I got you sis! Reach out to me at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 2023 coaching. I can help you heal your food & body relationship, so that you can start thriving versus simply surviving! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free HBS Society -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the HBS FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live in 2023! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Jan 9, 2023 • 24min

EP 16: Embracing the SUCK of Recovery + Breaking the Chains of Disordered Eating for Good

Hey girl HEY! Today I am getting to the TRUTH of eating disorder recovery & what it means to break the chains. For so long, I thought I could do it all myself, yet my transformation point in my battle with anorexia came when I got down on my knees & asked God for help.  Recovery is a journey, not a destination. & even though this may be hard to hear for you, it gets harder before it gets better. Recovery is all about "choice". & choosing over & over again daily to fight the battle in your mind so that you can win the ultimate war! There are no short cuts. No easy paths. No magic pills. But, there is nothing worth more than your future to be completely FREE from disordered behaviors & thoughts controlling your life.  Listen in today, to hear more about my recovery truth & story & for a strategy to help you let go of your eating disorder once & for all. + I talk about Steve Furtick's message, "Bent Knees, Break Chains" & I share some pretty epic scriptures to help navigate your journey to freedom. If you are here for it, then join in for today's show! Need a battleplan? I got you sis! Reach out to my team at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 2023 coaching with me! with love & purpose, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free HBS Society -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the HBS FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live in 2023! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Jan 1, 2023 • 21min

EP 15: Do You Really Want Freedom From Food Controlling Your Life? The ONE Habit To Stop Doing That Will Change Your Future

HAPPY NEW YEAR SWEET FRIEND! Did you know, that 50% of new year resolutions don't stick after January?! (mind blown right! - nahhh lol) Habits don't work. You get excited but then you do this ONE thing that leaves you stuck in the trap of food controlling your life.... YOU THINK! That's right....The only reason I have a healthy relationship with food & my body is because I stopped giving my brain the power to make excuses. I stopped thinking & overthinking. What did I do instead? I just started DOING! When you struggle with eating disorder behaviors, instead of adding on additional behaviors or "false promises" to your new year...what you really need is to stop thinking & start acting.  STOP believing that motivation will last. Stop adding to your plate (no pun intended). STOP expecting different results, while you continue to do the exact same things. Yes, you need desire to recover & find peace with food & your body. But the most important step in the process is ACTION. In order to rewire your hijacked brain, you must create habit reversals by implementing small changes forward. These small but mighty actions & alterations will completely change your life & your future.  Stop making it easy to have an unhealthy relationship with food. What can you STOP doing today? What can you let go of? Do the opposite of what your brain is "thinking". In order to get something different you have to DO something different. Need a battleplan? I got you sis! Reach out to my team at info@lindseynichol.com & let's get you on the schedule for 2023 coaching with me! I hope to work with you in the new year! with love & purpose + all the new year wishes, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free HBS Society -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching  Step 3: Leverage the HBS FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live in 2023! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
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Dec 26, 2022 • 18min

EP 14: Girl, Quit Dieting! Your Solution For Health & Healing This New Year, FREE From Fad Diets!

Fad diets are pre-cursors to eating disorders. Yes, I said it! Did you know that according to the National Eating Disorder Association, 35% of normal dieters progress to chronic dieters, & 25% of those individuals develop eating disorders?! Isn't this wild?! The best known contributor to the development of disordered eating & full blown eating disorders is the cultural idealization of "thinness".  What is super troubling however, is that 95% of dieters will regain lost weight back (& then some) 1-5 years following their diet. But this doesn't stop the weight loss industry from pushing products & new diets down your face every new year! Roughly, 60 billion dollars are spent each year (& that is just Americans) on diet products and programs. STOP DOING THIS! Girl, Quit Dieting! I developed a program to focus on TRUE change & transformation. With the Girl, Quit Dieting program, you can create a battleplan to completely change your life & the ups and downs of dieting.  If you identify with today's episode, & you struggle with dieting, restricting, plus all the other forms of food & weight control, then girl, I have the best news for your new year! Instead of doing the same things leaving you with the same results, my program will help you let go of all the "diet culture" junk, so that you can start healing your relationship with yourself & food. You will learn intuitive eating skills, healthy coping methods, holistic & sustainable strategies to have you living life in a body you love, while eating all the food you enjoy. This program will help you heal from years of the destructive cycles & provide another way OUT from the chains of restriction & over eating. You can register for the program & learn more details, by subscribing to receive email communications at my website: www.lindseynichol.com. I hope to work with you in the new year! with love & purpose + all the new year wishes, lindsey _ Find All the Things -> www.lindseynichol.com  ______ Connect with Me -> info@lindseynichol.com  ______ Join the free HBS Society -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/  ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together at www.lindseynichol.com/apply-for-coaching Step 3: Leverage the HBS FB community for support in addition to 1:1. & stay tuned for the upcoming program going live in 2023! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!

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