Recovering with Danie | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

A bit of a different episode compared to my other episodes - after having taken a break due to health reasons, I'm back with a little update on how I'm doing, medical stuff, and a little insight into restrictive 'medical diets' as someone who has recovered from an eating disorder. Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with an...

I often talk about "moving forward" in recovery. Not settling for 'managing just about fine', but actually reaching full freedom. But how do we do this? How do we go from quasi-recovery to full recovery? I today's episode I discuss what I've seen with my own client's: what steps may they be missing, what support may you need? Tune in to find out what you can do - and...

Continuing where we left off last week, I'm answering more of your questions about my own recovery! What has my journey - as someone who suffers from a chronic illness and having had an eating disorder for a couple of years - looked like? What got me to where I am now: fully recovered? Tune in & get inspired! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether...

As a coach, I use my experience to better understand and help all of my clients. My experience has made me who I am today and made me fully believe in full recovery. For today's episode, I let you guys ask me the questions. Because how did I recover? Actually, it's pretty similar to the way I coach and guide you to recover. What was my experience like, how did I do it, and what made me cho...

Intuitive eating is awesome! But what if the food you have at your disposal is different from what you're used to or craving? What if you have a chronic illness? What if your body is not giving you the signals, or you can't listen to them for other reasons? "Oh my gosh! Now I have a valid excuse to go back to my disordered ways!" Well, no. In today's episode I give you some i...

Buckle up, because this is going to be a long one! For today's episode, I interviewed Bobbie, who has experience with an eating disorder and is autistic. We answer all of your questions regarding autism, as well as questions on extreme hunger. How does being autistic influence your recovery? What's the relation between autism and eating disorders? What struggles may autistic individuals ex...

By now, you may know that extreme hunger in recovery is pretty normal, and that I always advice you to listen to this extreme hunger. But what if you feel like your extreme hunger is... well..., really extreme?! Is it still normal? Why may levels of extreme hunger differ from one person to the next, and why may your levels of extreme hunger vary over time? That, as well as whether you should liste...

Life has thrown A LOT at me lately. If you don't follow me on Instagram and don't know what's going on: I dislocated my jaw and can barely chew any foods... If you have an eating disorder you may now have a little voice in your head saying "I wish what were me...", but I no longer have an eating disorder and the fact that I could barely eat did not make me happy in any way. I...

People around you may want you to recover, and maybe part of you wants to as well. Yet somehow, those around us can sometimes enable our eating disorders as well, even if they have the best intentions. Sometimes, making recovery more comfortable for someone who is struggling, can actually prevent certain parts of the eating disorder to be challenged. So how and why does that happen? What behavior...

This week's episode is all about gastro-intestinal issues and chronic illness in recovery. As most of you probably know, I suffer from chronic Lyme's disease (and did so during my recovery as well), so I know a fair bit about chronic illness and recovery. However, even if you don't have any underlying health issues, you most likely will experience some physical discomfort during your r...

You guys... It's finally here! After months of work, the DVK Recovery Method® Guide will be launching this Friday! I've written a step-by-step guide on creating a plan of action, like I would create one for any of my clients. It allows you to apply my tried and trusted method in your journey towards recovery and gives you access to a Facebook group full of other people using the guide, so...

We've hit the 100th episode! This one is all about exercise and eating disorders. Exercise can be healthy and is often promoted as part of a healthy lifestyle, but if you find yourself getting defensive when people question your relationship to it... That may be a sign that right now, exercise is not that healthy for you. How do you find out whether your love for exercise or your desire to mov...

Eating disorders may not be about weight, and do not necessarily lead to weight loss, but weight-gain in recovery is pretty much inevitable, because it's necessary . I can hear the wheels of your eating disorder churning at that comment, producing words like "bad" and "unhealthy", but guess what... it is neither of those things. Today's episode is all about why it isn&#...

When you've struggled with an eating disorder, your idea of how much food your body needs may get a little bit distorted. Between restriction, food guilt, and diet culture, determining how many calories you actually need, can be incredibly hard. And those who experience extreme hunger often exclaim "surely I don't need to do that much catching up?!". Spoiler alert: You do. In tod...

In light of the launch of my newest project, the DVK® recovery guide (launching 26th of April 2024!), today's episode is all about 'recovering on your own'. How can you recover if you don't have access to (the right) professional help? How can you translate my coaching - tips, tricks, and methods - into 'do it yourself' recovery? Why do those around you matter and where (an...

This week's episode is all about relapses and my own experiences with them. Relapses in eating disorder recovery are common. Are they 'inevitable', are they necessary? What should you do if you relapse, in order to get and grow out of it? Tune in to find out! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or...

You ask, I deliver - in today's episode I'll be answering some of the questions you guys have been sending me, like how to cope with weight gain that's caused by meds (should you try to lose it, like your eating disorder may be telling you?), fasting during recovery, how to cope with the urge to compare yourself to other people while being inpatient, and many more. Tune in to find answ...

Eating disorders do not seldom come together with trauma, or cause trauma. Needing trauma treatment may make recovery or finding the appropriate resources harder, but it's definitely not impossible. In today's episode, I discuss more about the link between trauma healing and recovery, the do's and don'ts, and above all want to tell you: It is possible. Do you feel like you need mor...

Recovery from an eating disorder is hard enough as is, and I often preach 'no restrictions', but what if you have to restrict some foods or even food groups due to intolerances and allergies? How can you manage recovery and regain food freedom, while not being able to eat everything? I discuss all of this and more in today's episode, based on my own and client's experiences! Do you...

As most of you know, I have a chronic illness (lyme's disease). While at a certain point it motivated me in my recover, chronic illness, but also life-adversity in general, can be a HUGE trigger for (relapses of) eating disorders. So how do you deal with them without turning to food/your eating disorder as a way to cope? And if you do, how can you learn from it in order to avoid it in the futu...

Between being sick and houseboat renovations, this week’s episode is a bit delayed and as an outing of ‘practice what you preach’, I’ve decided to make things a bit easier on myself and record a Q&A for you guys! In today’s episode, we’ll discuss the differences between extreme hunger and feasting, tips on getting your period back, and what to do if your team recommends a certain type of treat...

This week's episode is a personal one yet again... Due to my eating disorder, I have osteoporosis. In today's episode I explain the link between eating disorders and osteoporosis, and why you should take it seriously. It's not just a lie doctors tell you to scare you into recovery, and a lack of milk is not the cause even if your eating disorder tries to convince you of that. Tune in t...

You guys asked me a lot of really great questions, so in order to get to most of them, I decided this week's episode will be a rapid fire Q&A, in which I quickly, concisely and to the point, give answers to all your questions! Wondering how to stop comparing yourself, what a 'normal' amount of extreme hunger is, or whether you should go all-in? Wondering why I think it's BS to...

Dating tends to be a bit uncomfortable and difficult for everyone, but when you have an eating disorder, there may be factors which complicate it further. When and how do you open up to the person you're dating about your eating disorder? How can you navigate love, someone's attention towards your body, and dating in general when you're in recovery from an eating disorder? Those questi...

Eating disorders do not always come alone. Sometimes they may be a way to cope with another issue, other times they're just there alongside it. Being chronically ill, I know all about it, and I know how your eating disorder may convince you that it isn't really worth it to recover considering you'll never be fully healthy anyway. So how do you deal with this? Is it worth it? (Yes!) Tun...