When food becomes the fight: The hidden language of eating disorders

About this episode

The episode discusses how various eating disorders can be seen as survival strategies in response to chaos and emotional pain.

Energetic Health Institute Radio with Holly Whalen – Every pattern we call “disordered” is a survival strategy. Restriction feels powerful when the world feels chaotic. Binging feels soothing when emptiness aches. Purging feels like release when shame becomes unbearable. Even the relentless drive to “eat clean” or “optimize” health—orthorexia—is the nervous system searching for certainty in a world that...

People in this episode

Host: Holly Whalen

Topics covered

• eating disorders
• disordered eating
• mental health
• survival strategies
• orthorexia
• chaos
• shame

Keywords

• eating disorders
• disordered eating
• orthorexia
• mental health
• survival strategies
• chaos
• shame

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