Episode 2: My Journey From Eating Disorder To Practitioner
08/22/22 • 44 min
There is such power in sharing our stories, and this is mine. At least part of mine. The part of my life journey where I develop a variety of eating disorders, hit rock bottom, and then embark on my tumultuous path to recovery. I share the factors that created the perfect storm for my eating disorder to emerge like a ferocious monster taking over my mind and behaviors. I give you a glimpse of how bad it got for me, because I want you to know that I understand the depths of pain and suffering you may be experiencing as a result of your own eating issues.
The second act is the triumphant part of the story, where I achieve recovery and go on to become a therapist and energy work practitioner who now supports others on their healing journey. I offer an overview of my career path that has led me here, from being a researcher at an obesity center at Yale University to running an IOP program for binge eating disorder at UCSD, and more (so you can feel assured trusting my expertise and knowledge in this field).
I hope this episode leaves you feeling inspired knowing that if I can get better, so can you. And that you’re not alone on this journey.
Episode resources:
- The Empowered Eating Blueprint Quiz | Take this free quiz to identify which of the 5 Bodies of health may be underlying your struggle with food and eating.
Connect with Sarah Emily:
- Website | www.sarahspeers.com
- Instagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/
- Innergize Your Life Program | www.sarahspeers.com/innergize-your-life
Ready to do the inner work to address the issues underlying your eating struggles?
Join me in the Innergize Your Life program, my signature online group coaching and inner work program designed to empower you with the information, tools and processes to improve your eating issues, reduce food cravings, find relief from emotional wounds, and make peace with yourself. Learn more here to see if this is the support you’ve been looking for.
Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too.
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There is such power in sharing our stories, and this is mine. At least part of mine. The part of my life journey where I develop a variety of eating disorders, hit rock bottom, and then embark on my tumultuous path to recovery. I share the factors that created the perfect storm for my eating disorder to emerge like a ferocious monster taking over my mind and behaviors. I give you a glimpse of how bad it got for me, because I want you to know that I understand the depths of pain and suffering you may be experiencing as a result of your own eating issues.
The second act is the triumphant part of the story, where I achieve recovery and go on to become a therapist and energy work practitioner who now supports others on their healing journey. I offer an overview of my career path that has led me here, from being a researcher at an obesity center at Yale University to running an IOP program for binge eating disorder at UCSD, and more (so you can feel assured trusting my expertise and knowledge in this field).
I hope this episode leaves you feeling inspired knowing that if I can get better, so can you. And that you’re not alone on this journey.
Episode resources:
- The Empowered Eating Blueprint Quiz | Take this free quiz to identify which of the 5 Bodies of health may be underlying your struggle with food and eating.
Connect with Sarah Emily:
- Website | www.sarahspeers.com
- Instagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/
- Innergize Your Life Program | www.sarahspeers.com/innergize-your-life
Ready to do the inner work to address the issues underlying your eating struggles?
Join me in the Innergize Your Life program, my signature online group coaching and inner work program designed to empower you with the information, tools and processes to improve your eating issues, reduce food cravings, find relief from emotional wounds, and make peace with yourself. Learn more here to see if this is the support you’ve been looking for.
Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too.
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Previous Episode
Episode 1: The 5 Bodies of Health — My Map To Doing The Inner Work
After a 5 year recovery journey and 10 year career specializing in food and eating issues, there is one thing I can say confidently: your struggle with food is NOT just about food.
In this first episode, I share with you my framework for conceptualizing overeating issues called the 5 Bodies of Health, and give a brief overview of the physical, mental, emotional, energetic and soul bodies that may be underling your struggle with food. This will give you insight into your own self so you can identify areas you may benefit from focusing on addressing in your healing journey (other than going on another diet or trying to control food, ick).
Episode resources:
- The Empowered Eating Blueprint Quiz | Take this free quiz to identify which of the 5 Bodies of health may be underlying your struggle with food and eating.
Connect with Sarah Emily:
- Website | www.sarahspeers.com
- Instagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/
Ready to do the inner work to address the issues underlying your eating struggles?
Join me in the Innergize Your Life program, my signature online group coaching and inner work program designed to empower you with the information, tools and processes to improve your eating issues, reduce food cravings, find relief from emotional wounds, and make peace with yourself. Learn more here to see if this is the support you’ve been looking for.
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Next Episode
Episode 4: Clarifying The Spectrum Of Overeating Tendencies. Is It Binging?
There is quite a bit of confusion about what binge eating actually is due to media portrayals of overeating that normalize using food to soothe or overeating as fun. I have clients come to me who tell me they binge, but after describing their behaviors to me it turns out they actually just emotionally overeat, but it’s not technically binging. On the other hand, some clients come to me and minimize their eating tendencies but upon deeper exploration we discover they technically meet the criteria for binge eating, according to the DSM-V manual. So this episode is meant to clear up any confusion! I explain mindless eating, emotional overeating and subjective/objective binge eating so you can better understand your own eating patterns. Because when you have this clarity, then you can make informed decisions about the best support to seek and steps to take to improve these patterns.
Episode resources:
- The Empowered Eating Blueprint Quiz | Take this free quiz to identify which of the 5 Bodies of health may be underlying your struggle with food and eating.
Connect with Sarah Emily:
- Website | www.sarahspeers.com
- Instagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/
- Innergize Your Life Program | www.sarahspeers.com/innergize-your-life
Ready to do the inner work to address the issues underlying your eating struggles?
Join me in the Innergize Your Life program, my signature online group coaching and inner work program designed to empower you with the information, tools and processes to improve your eating issues, reduce food cravings, find relief from emotional wounds, and make peace with yourself. Learn more here to see if this is the support you’ve been looking for.
Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too.
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