Recovering with Danie | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Residential treatment can be a helpful start to recovery, but leaving residential treatment does not mean you’re automatically recovered. There are changes that need to happen, behaviour and neurobiology wise, at home. In this week’s episode, we discuss why I think residential treatment is not full recovery, and how you can make sure you progress further, whether that’s after you’ve left residenti...

In this episode, I share something new and personal: I’ve decided to intentionally gain 10–15 pounds as an experiment. Not because I’m underweight, not for aesthetics, but out of curiosity — to see how my body responds when I give it more. As a fully recovered recovery coach at a healthy weight, and someone who is immunocompromised with Lyme disease, I want to know what this means for my energy, m...

People gain weight at different rates in recovery, but generally, it can happen a lot more quickly than you would ‘normally’ gain weight. At first, you may gain more weight than you’d expect based on your caloric intake, which may make you feel like your body is somehow broken. But in reality, it’s a sign of your body functioning . In this week’s episode, I explain the biology behind rapid weight...

Some people recover, other’s don’t. But is there anything that makes you bound to be either of the two? What separates the two and how can you ensure you’re part of the group who do recover? All that and more in this week’s episode - tune in! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disorder...

Extreme hunger can be scary and confusing, because by definition, those most people around you will be less hungry and therefore eat less. You may feel scared and alone because of how much you’re eating or how much your body wants you to eat. Well, I’m here to make you feel less alone and give you an insight in to what I myself ate during my recovery when I experienced extreme hunger. So tune in!...

This week's episode is another Q&A for you! Based on voice notes, emails, and DM's with all your questions about dating, identity and fear foods. What makes recovery 'real recovery'? And how do you get yourself to commit to real rather than quasi recovery? All that and more in this week's episode! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle wi...

Welcome back everyone! In this weeks episode, I’m answering some more of your guys’ questions. Like how hunger and weight gain can increase during recovery, and whether you’re ever too young or too old to recover. I couldn’t think of her name as I was recording the episode, but the influencer I was talking about is Alex Light. You can find here Instagram here . Do you feel like you need more help...

Are you constantly thinking about food? Are you eating your meals while thinking about your next snack? Do you always want food that you see? If you're suffering from an eating disorder, chances are: you do. And if you do, you may think you're addicted to food. In reality, however, food deprivation, even if it is 'only' mental food deprivation, can cause all of these symptoms. You&...

How do you make sure you're eating enough? Following your meal plan to the T? You may consider measuring out everything you eat and drink "to be sure". But in reality, this may be holding you back. Why is it not necessary to measure everything during recovery? What are the advantages of sometimes just "winging it", and how do you make sure you're eating enough regardles...

In this week's episode, I answer some of the questions that you've had for me! Questions on extreme hunger, weight gain, and all things recovery, but also more personal questions, such as how and why did I become a coach? I hope you enjoy this episode! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)...

Therapy can be incredibly helpful, but in my experience, that isn't always the case. Sometimes, therapy can be hurtful to a person, whether that's because of the therapist or the therapy. In this week's episode, I discuss how that may happen and what to do next. Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED,...

If you have an eating disorder but still function well in daily life, you may find yourself thinking “am I even sick at all”? On the outside, you appear to do just fine, but in reality, you’re not fine at all. In this week’s episode, I discuss not only why you’re sick even if you still function relatively well, but also why this form of high-functioning eating disorder can actually be the most dan...

I often see people online tracking their calories during their recovery, as a way to ensure they’re eating enough. But is this actually a good idea? Why does it hinder your recovery and food freedom, and how may your eating disorder use the tracking as an excuse and a tool? All that, and how to make sure you’re eating enough without having to track, in this week’s episode! Enjoy! Do you feel like...

This week’s episode is all about permission. Why in recovery, when you’re working towards freedom and fulfillment, do you need to allow yourself to do, feel, and experience the uncomfortable? Why do you have to give yourself permission to eat your fear foods, honour your hunger and feel the discomfort? It’s a crucial part of recovery and in this week’s episode, I give you the insight as to why, al...

This week’s episode is a bit of a different one! I’m gonna talk to you about how you can actually recover and how I help my clients recover! What methods work? Which approach do I take? You may have heard me mention the “DVK Recovery Method®” a few times, but what does it actually entail? Tune in to find out! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you str...

Have you ever heard of the “pink cloud stage” of recovery? When you’ve just started and it feels exciting to be in recovery? It’s a nice start to recovery, but unfortunately, there may also be a time where recovery _doesn’t_ feel so nice. After all, you developed your eating disorder for a reason, and giving it up may hurt. What do you do then? How do you stay motivated, give yourself grace, and m...

Have you ever heard that you wouldn’t be able to recover? Or felt like you’d never make it out? Well, so has my guest of today. But against all odds, she recovered! In this week’s episode, we talk about her recovery story: what made her choose recovery, how she did it, how she’s doing now! Tune in to be inspired! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you...

This week’s episode is all about the reason I didn’t upload an episode last week (spoiler alert: it’s my bone health…) and the new ‘skinny’ trend that has been making the round on all the social media platforms. How can you shield yourself from such blatant disordered eating promoting content? Why is it really okay to recover, even if it means you won’t be skinny? Tune in for some motivation to pu...

This week I’m answering two listener’s questions on feeling like a failure in recovery. No matter how hard you try, recovery takes time. But how long exactly? What if you’re six months in and still struggling, does that make you a failure? Absolutely not! In this week’s episode we discuss why, how long recovery takes, and which factors influence how long it may take. Tune in! Do you feel like you...

In this weeks episode I’m going to discuss my extreme hunger journey at lightning speed. I often talk about giving in to your extreme hunger and how important that is to recovery, but how did I myself do it? What did extreme hunger entail for me? All that and more in this week’s episode - enjoy! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with ano...

Social media seems to be flooded with posts about ‘healthy eating’, ‘fitness goals’ and all sorts of habits that you should create for yourself, under the guise of ‘wellness’. But just how well are those tips and habits actually? Why may some of these wellness tips actually be harmful in your recovery from an eating disorder (and perhaps thereafter)? What are wellness tips you can employ, and how...

I took a week off, but I’m back! In this week’s episode, we will discuss the difference between full food freedom and recovery. Because while food freedom is definitely a part of recovery, it’s also more than that! Whether you’re looking for information, inspiration, or motivation: tune in! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia...

Everybody has routines, and that's not necessarily a problem. However, too rigid routines can quickly become problematic and play a role in various mental health disorders including eating disorders. How do you know when your routine is too strict? What consequences may that have, and how can you become more flexible? All that and more in this week's episode - tune in! Do you feel like you...

Weight gain can be the result of an increased intake, but also various medications. This side-effect may lead people to think it's better not to take the medication. But is that actually true? Should it matter? And how can you cope with the resulting weight gain? All that and more in this week's episode! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you...

Lately, intuitive eating seems to have been used to describe strict eating habits that focus solely on "honoring your physical hunger". In my opinion, however... sometimes intuitive eating means honoring your emotional hunger, or eating in the absence of physical hunger too. So, how and why do I think these two fit? And how do I think it should be applied in eating disorder recovery? All...