Feck It, Fun, Fabulous & Free Eating Disorder Recovery
This is a podcast all about eating disorder recovery, providing frequent bite-size episodes containing information, inspiration, motivation and hope, as well as some relevant research and neuroscience, to help anyone be more feck it, fun, fabulous and free in their eating disorder recovery. Hosted by Helly Barnes, a woman who has lived with an eating disorder for over a decade as an adult, has navigated the tricky and messy recovery process, and who now works as a professional eating disorder recovery coach. Find out more about Helly: www.hellybarnes.com and here: www.recoveringnomad.com
Episodes
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Maintaining motivation in eating disorder recovery isn't easy when the process is hard and can take months and years.
Life can take over, small improvements will seem enough and it's easy to stop pushing forwards before you have found full freedom. This episode provides a simple tool to help you maintain motivation and focus in recovery.
My books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
www.hellybarnes.com
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Overcoming an eating disorder is so hard. And the powerful return of emotions during the process is a key factor in making it so challenging.
In this episode I talk about the return of emotions in eating disorder recovery, why your emotions can return so suddenly and how to manage this difficult stage of the process.
My books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
My website:
Hellybarnes.com
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Self-empowerment is critical to overcome an eating disorder and build a free life. This involves taking control of the process and gaining confidence that you can recover, doing so in your own way.
This episode discusses what self-empowerment involves, why it matters and how to develop it in YOUR eating disorder recovery.
My books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
Me:
www.hellybarnes.com
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
To choose eating disorder recovery and commit to it is advice that's often given. But this well meant advice over simplifies a process that necessitates so much more.
There are several other key ingredients for eating disorder recovery success and that's what I talk about in this episode.
My books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit - A Neuroscience Based Guide to Eating Disorders
Aiming for Overshoot
www.hellybarnes.com
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
If you never had children because of an eating disorder and you are now in your mid life, you might face unique and difficult emotions.
This episode covers some of the reasons an eating disorder can stop you from having children, the emotions you might experience and finally, how to move forwards.
My books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
www.hellybarnes.com
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
An eating disorder can make it easy to adopt a victim mindset.
It can make you feel that life is happening to you.
But what if you can choose to be a hero, not a victim in eating disorder recovery?
My Books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
www.hellybarnes.com
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
It's time to get real about 'quasi-recovery' and eating disorders… it's usually a state of being 'highly functional' but still with an active eating disorder.
In this episode I talk about what I mean by this and what to do if you are in this situation at the moment. There is still so much hope for a FULL recovery!!
My Books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit - A Neuroscience Based Guide to Restrictive Eating Disorders and How to Overcome One
Aiming for Overshoot - The Handbook You Need to Fully Overcome a Restrictive Eating Disorder
www.hellybarnes.com
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
In this episode, which is part of a series about overcoming an eating disorder when you are in your mid or later life years, I talk about some of the specific challenges that arise from overcoming an eating disorder as a parent and the extra considerations that you will face as a result of having children.
My Books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
www.hellybarnes.com
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
An eating disorder will impact on your ability to have real fun in life but fun in life is so important. This episode considers why fun matters and the importance of finding more of it as you overcome an eating disorder and build yourself a life that is eating disorder free and a little more feck it and fun!
My books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Setting eating disorder eliminating goals or new year resolutions is important in the process to overcome an eating disorder. But to achieve those bigger goals, establishing daily intentions can help you to stay focused and accountable, so that you make meaningful progress.
My Books:
Addicted to Energy Deficit
Aiming for Overshoot
www.hellybarnes.com