Livia Sara

Liv Label Free | Neurodivergent Eating Disorder Recovery

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Want to understand the link between neurodivergence and eating disorders? The Liv Label Free Podcast provides you with insights and strategies for recovery through meaningful conversations and stories of lived experience. Your host, Livia Sara, is an autistic ED warrior that now guides other neurodivergent individuals and their loved ones to a life of freedom. Learn more about Livia on her website livlabelfree.com and follow her on Instagram @livlabelfree!

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Livia Sara

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Seeing the Eating Disorder as a Parasite 09.08.2021 19:49

An eating disorder is not your friend...in fact, it's quite the opposite. It sucks the life out of you like a parasite, and uses you to its ADVANTAGE. It uses your body as a host to multiply, and then engrains itself until you almost feel like it has become your identity. Yep, this is HORRIBLE, but this metaphor was also the key to my recovery. In this episode, I dive into how you can separate you...

Honest Update: What Moving to San Diego is Really Like as an Autistic Person + How YOU Can Support Your Favorite Content Creators 02.08.2021 20:35

It's time for some real talk, baby! Today's honest update is basically going to be the audio version of you reading my journal. I open up about everything I'm going through during this big life transition, including: What moving is like as an Autistic person How I've been liking San Diego The power of following your intuition The reality of entrepreneurship & how it's glamorized by social medi...

The SHOCKING Truth about BMI (how is this even ALLOWED?) 26.07.2021 18:16

Did you know that BMI was invented over 200 years ago? Or that it was invented by someone who knew absolutely NOTHING about the biology of the human body? BMI, short for Body Mass Index, is a tool used globally as a way to assess whether someone is "healthy" or not. But is it really accurate, or even RELIABLE? In this research-based episode, I share the history of BMI and why this measurement syst...

How to cope with WEIGHT GAIN. 8 TANGIBLE TIPS for making the weight gain process easier. 19.07.2021 27:08

Why is gaining weight so hard? That's something I constantly asked myself during recovery from my eating disorder. Not only is it PHYSICALLY difficult to feel your clothes getting tighter or having curves in new places, but gaining weight is just as much a MENTAL challenge. In today's episode, I'll be sharing 8 tips on how you can make gaining weight a little less miserable, and perhaps even fun!...

Embracing the Journey with Autistic Female & ED Warrior Veerle @vegantoastie 12.07.2021 43:11

It's time for my very first INTERVIEW of the podcast! I chat with my dear friend Veerle, a fellow autistic female and eating disorder warrior who currently lives in the Netherlands. In this episode, we dive deep into so many topics related to Autism and eating disorders, including: What it's like growing up as an undiagnosed autistic female How Autism can contribute to disordered eating Why Autist...

Interoception: a scientific link between Autism and Anorexia 05.07.2021 23:36

We've all heard of the five basic senses, but did you know that there are three more, lesser known senses? One of these is interoception, or our ability to monitor the inner state of our bodies. In today's science-based solo episode, I discuss the following questions:  What is interoception? What does the biology of the brain have to do with interoception? What is the role of interoception in...