Recovery from Disordered Eating: Choosing an Unfamiliar Heaven over a Familiar Hell with Sabrina Magnan
In this week's episode, Han is joined by Sabrina Magnan. Sabrina is a Food Freedom & Intuitive Eating Coach who helps chronic dieters heal their relationship with food & their bodies and develop lasting health-promoting habits so that they can find true authentic health, free from obsession and guilt.
This week, we discuss:
- Sabrina's journey to becoming a food freedom coach, encouraged by her personal experience of orthorexia and disordered eating.
- Advice for considering the impact your behaviours have now on your future, and managing the discomfort this can provoke.
- The normalisation of disordered eating behaviours in society and how to navigate moving away from them.
- The rise of "Crunchy Moms" and the normalisation of orthorexic tendencies.
- What on earth is meant by terms such as "healthy", "balanced", "moderation", "enough" and how to learn to "trust" yourself around food.
- Set point theory, how this determines your weight range and why aiming for a desired weight is not always possible.
- Sabrina guides me through how she would coach a client when they have internal beliefs about how others perceive them and how to adapt these.
To find out more about Sabrina, you can follow her on Instagram at @ sabrina.magnan.health or visit https://sabrinamagnan.com/ to find out more!
Kindly note, that this episode delves into sensitive eating disorder topics. Remember to take care of yourself while listening, and always seek professional help if needed. This podcast is your bridge to insightful discussions, not a substitute for clinical guidance.
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