Discovering the Gift of An Eating Disorder

The Psychology of Eating Podcast

• Episode: Discovering the Gift of An Eating Disorder
• Website: The Psychology of Eating Podcast
• Feed URL: http://ipeshow.libsyn.com/rss
• Duration: 00:48:46
• Published: 2017-01-10 19:00

For many people who have ever struggled with an eating disorder, a closer look reveals that this very eating disorder can be the symptom of something much deeper. In this podcast episode, Amanda opens up about her struggle with an eating disorder that has persisted for over 16 years. Triggered by stress and the fear of uncertainty, Amanda has felt very frustrated by and controlled by her habits with food. However, after further digging, Amanda and Marc make some great discoveries on what her eating disorder has really meant to her and what she can do to begin to let it go. In this powerful session, Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helps Amanda rephrase the role of her disordered relationship with food by uncovering the important role it has played in her life. By the end, Amanda celebrates a greater self-awareness and readiness to end the cycle of binge eating that has plagued her for so long.