Extreme hunger & recovery is not linear with previous client Emily Nye

The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

In this episode I interview my former client Emily about her eating disorder recovery journey. Emily shares openly about her struggles with anorexia, extreme hunger, fear foods, isolation, and her road to reconnecting with herself.

Key Discussion Points:

- Emily's background and mindset when she first started working with Victoria

- Her "fake" recovery attempts before fully committing to all-in recovery

- Details of her extreme hunger phase - bingeing on Fear foods like digestive biscuits to find calm

- Learning self-compassion and establishing recovery non-negotiables

- Regaining her personality, interests, laughter and ability to cry

- No longer having disordered habits like OCD behaviors

- Her first time honouring extreme hunger around her parents and fear foods

Key Quotes:

"I had just moved up to Sheffield because I was living in London. And because of the eating disorder, I was severely isolated." (00:14:56)

"Enough's enough. I looked in the mirror, and I was I remember saying to myself, is this what we're doing this for? Because I can see myself." (00:16:46)

"I'm getting sick of eating a whole packet of digestives every day, but they seem to be the only thing that calms the panic in my brain." (00:36:40)

"I actually really like spending time with myself now. And that's not ED, isolation, introvert. It's getting to know myself and being okay with myself." (00:49:58)

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