Her Best Self with Lindsey Nichol | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast — Less Food Noise. More Life.

Happy start of your week girl! & today isn't just any Monday, it's Memorial Day Monday! It's a day to honor those who have died in serving our country for our freedom. And while it can be triggering for some, I wanted to bring a message to you today. A message of honoring YOU! In Episode 44, I share with you Intuitive Eating 101. I talk about the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating from authors Evel...

Hey love! I'm honored to have your listen of today's episode on the Her Best Self podcast. Typically, I feel a prompting as I'm about to sit down & record the show to prep a certain topic & I dive right in to my zone of genius to show up for you & provide you with all the BEST content. Yet, today when I sat down it felt different. I felt completely called to serve someone today. I felt called to l...

Hey girl! How was your weekend? Mine was WAYYY too short! I spent some of it chasing my 5 year old on training wheels & some of it watching my 9 year old train for the minor leagues. Did I mention, I also managed to save a baby deer? Yep. I literally ran across a busy highway holding a wild animal, screaming at the top of my lungs. I apologize in advance if you were a bystander! Oh, how I love tha...

Girlfriend, I CANNOT wait for you to hear today's podcast episode! If you are struggling with the never ending cycle of disordered eating, then you know how hard it can be every single day to break free. In fact, it can feel so heavy & so impossible majority of the days....especially, if you have been dealing with food controlling your life for years.  Today, I share with you the #1 thing you are...

Happy Monday Sweet Sister! Today's episode is all about FLYING! Actually, it's mostly about embracing the recovery journey from food controlling your life & allowing yourself to experience your very best, while being mindful & getting intentional in the process. If you struggle with feeling like you are living in a constant state of auto pilot, then this one is for you! I share my personal fear of...

Happy Thursday girl! Today on the podcast I am sharing the BEST of the BEST of the show! We are slated to hit 10K downloads with EP 39 & I am over the moon with excitement & joy that this show has touched your heart & possibly a heart of someone you love. In Episode 39, I give you the Top 5 episodes downloaded, so that you can go back & listen for yourself! If you struggle with not having peace wi...

Hey Girl! Happy Monday & welcome back to the Her Best Self Podcast. Today on the show, I talk about a fixed mindset & a growth mindset. I walk you through one simple exercise to do RIGHT NOW for food freedom! This episode is a goodie sister! Moving from stuck & disordered to faith-filled & FREE takes courage, patience & strength....but if you start adding this one, three-letter word to your senten...

In today's episode I share the winner of the FREE book giveaway! It's okay if you didn't win today girl! You can still share this show with someone if your life that you think would benefit from all we talk about here in this safe place. With each rating & review, this podcast is visible to more & more women that are desperately looking for more support with eating disorder recovery & breaking the...

Growth is a PROCESS! You don't just wake up one day and become a butterfly.  But how does one become a butterfly? You have to be willing to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar. If this speaks to your heart today, I encourage you to listen in to the show. I discuss the power of change & the transtheoretical model (evolved from Prochaska & DiClemente's studies, also calle...

Hey girl! Welcome back to the show. Today I am sharing the 9 favorite eating disorder recovery books that helped me along my journey & I hope will help you too. I truly believe that these 9 books will keep you motivated & feeling strong (along with my podcast of course lol) when you feel like you want to give up on you & your BEST life.  Many of these reads provide specific strategies that I lever...

Happy Monday girl! In today's episode, I share all about the 4 recovery steps for relapse prevention. I discuss what exactly is lapsing & relapsing in eating disorder recovery. & I share the 4 key steps that you can start implementing today to get out of your rut & prevent relapse of disordered eating.  Temptation is temporary. & if you can remove the triggers by understanding them in the first pl...

Hey sweet sister! Welcome back to the Her Best Self Podcast. Today, I'm sharing with you 2 important questions that you can ask yourself if you are ready to QUIT on recovery. Maybe you feel like you have tried over and over again to recover from disordered eating patterns and behaviors, but you just don't have what it takes....you can't seem to find the magic sauce to "food freedom". Maybe, you ar...

Hey girl, This episode was a rough one to record. But I know in my heart it was to serve you. This weekend brought so much pain to my life. I almost didn't join you on the mic this week. But I knew in order to honor the sweet loss of my precious Lily, & to bring hope to you, that I had to be vulnerable. Grief is part of life. Grief is part of healing. Grief is part of letting go. If you are strugg...

Truth: Your body will continue to change. Eating disorder recovery will be the most transformational experience you may ever go through. I believe that your relationship with food, is a direct reflection to your relationship with your life & your true self. The biggest personal obstacle I faced during my own recovery journey, was the fear of weight gain & living in "a new body" following weight re...

Hey Girl! Happy Monday! I hope you had such a blessed Easter weekend. While my boys were running around on candy fumes, I was preparing for the week ahead. In today's episode I share with you how to be a boss of your morning with 8 things that I do daily for my AM routine. I admit, I am NOT a morning person. But, I AM A BOSS of my mornings! In today's show, I share Mel Robbins, 5-Second Rule & Hig...

Hey Girl! Do you need a fresh, new perspective this spring? In today's episode, I share how cleaning out the clutter (both in your mind & your closet) can be a great way to refresh & renew the direction of your recovery! Any time you can clear out confusion & replace it with clarity & simplicity you are WINNING. Ask yourself these questions: 1. What can I remove from my life to create more peace?...

Do you constantly struggle with feeling overwhelmed? Maybe you forget things, lack concentration or focus, or even find yourself distracted with daydreams & desires that you just can't seem to DO anything about? Today I share with you my personal experience with ADHD & the self-awareness it gave me being diagnosed as an adult. While it may seem unrelated & yet I never seemed to put the pieces toge...

I wanted to jump on today to share a quick ED recovery support check-in exercise. I felt so compelled this week to show up for you girl! It can be very hard when you are in the WANTing of freedom from disordered eating, but still finding yourself a bit lost in HOW to make it so. Here is a dose of encouragement & support to boost your week.  Leverage this exercise that I practice with private recov...

The first step to self-acceptance is to STOP unhealthy comparison. As humans we are going to compare ourselves to others. It is in our nature to watch others. This is how we learn. But, if we look long enough, we will find someone who has done more, who has more & who seems to have it all together.  In the eating disorder world, comparing your journey to someone else's does NOTHING but rob your TR...

Hey girl! Today's episode is the real deal! "You can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it" & if you have been wondering if you will ever break the chains of disordered patterns & behaviors that your eating disorder traps you in, then this one is for you. The war is in your mind & only you have the freedom of choice of which wolf you feed. I share the Cherokee parable of the "Two Wo...

Have you been searching for a way out? You truly want freedom from disordered patterns & unhealthy thoughts of food controlling your life, yet you just don't know where to go from here. You don't know where to start? You feel broken. You feel stuck.  I'm here today to remind you that you are not broken. You my sweet friend, you are blessed. You are healing. You are growing.  In today's episode, I...

Oh Hey Girl! I am doing something extra special today! Lately, I've been answering the questions, "What do you do? What is Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching? How can you help support me?" So instead of waiting until Monday to launch the usual new episode of the week, I wanted to jump right in today & share what Recovery Coaching is all about! In the bonus episode today, you will learn: - The diffe...

You likely have a "body ideal" or vision of what you view to be the perfect body. But the sad news is, disordered patterns lead down distorted paths.  For me, I was never going to be a "perfect" weight. However, I did know that I wanted more for my future than a life slaved by controlling my food & body.  In today's episode, I discuss what a "freedom point" is, & the steps to find yours. These ste...

It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness week! It’s time to share hope for recovery & it’s time to uplift & encourage all of you who may be battling this awful disease.   In today’s episode I share all the facts, truths & stats surrounding disordered eating & the impact of eating disorders on our society. I also share a special free gift just for listening to today’s show & spreading the word by sh...

Today's episode is all about excessive exercise & exercise addiction. & while an addiction to exercise may not be a noted clinical addiction, researchers do believe that the impacts of excessive exercise on the body have just as many harmful affects as other restrictive behaviors for those who struggle with control around food & body image. I discuss what exactly makes the very thing we view as "h...