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Anorexia and Eating Disorder Recovery Help with Health Professional, Author and Coach Michelle Sparkes
The one thing that has been most transformative in my healing journey from anorexia has been the ongoing, unfolding and deepening revelation...
I have just received the news that a friend’s niece has passed from medical complications after a long battle with anorexia. My heart...
Understanding and experiencing the Love of the Father* has been one of the most profound and significant keys to helping me overcome the fea...
Late last year I had a dream that brought home to me in a powerful way the preciousness of each individual life, and fuelled within me a des...
Freedom is a journey that has no end because it is a state of the heart more than anything else - and we can always be growing in our sense...
Freedom is a journey that has no end because it is a state of the heart more than anything else - and we can always be growing in our sense...
Wherever you are, whatever space you find yourself in, may your heart be encouraged, you are not beyond hope, you are not beyond help. Nothi...
No matter how long you’ve been struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating, you can get free of the attitudes and behaviou...
Chelsea, 19, struggled with anorexia in her mid teens followed by a period of binge-eating and purging, which is not an uncommon experience...
Chelsea, 19, struggled with anorexia in her mid teens followed by a period of binge-eating and purging, which is not an uncommon experience...
Jeanne, 51, has struggled with disordered eating for decades. In this podcast she talks with Michelle Sparkes about finding hope and freedom...
Freda, 38, has struggled with anorexia and disordered eating for 19 years. In this podcast she talks about the process of finding freedom fr...
Kate is a 42 year old mother of two who struggled for decades with restrictive eating and over-exercise. In this podcast she talks with Mich...
The fear that drives us down the scales and into the self-destructive behaviours characteristic of anorexia and other eating disorders can g...
I believe at the heart of an eating disorder lies a deep-seated hunger for acceptance and security. How we see our “self” and what we believ...
Have you ever felt deeply distressed, inconsolable or highly anxious? Right now in my country we’re grappling with the devastating imp...
I got caught in an ocean current on the weekend and it got me thinking how quickly we can go from being in control (“I’m okay...
Paralysing fear. Feeling stuck and terrified. Afraid to make a “wrong” decision; afraid to make any decision. Acute anxiety is a...
When we are locked in the self hatred of the eating disorder ‘cage’ we need to experience ourselves as seen, known, understood,...
When it comes to communicating around a difficult situation or personal challenge I find the following piece of wisdom most helpful: “...
What do you say to two brave women now both in their 40s, struggling to stay ‘well enough’ to stay out of hospital after a long...
A listener requests help “not to revert back to old bad habits” and to learn to eat when hungry. Here are some thoughts. Feel free to email...
I recently asked people what their greatest challenge or concern was when it came to their struggle in the ED/DE landscape. One respondent a...
When we explore what’s going on inside us in the lead up to a binge it helps makes ‘sense’ of our behaviour; our bingeing...
Bingeing isn’t just (or even mostly) about physical hunger, although if we’re not giving our body sufficient food on a regular b...
There are a number of things to embody and embrace (skills to learn, knowledge to apply) to get free from disordered eating behaviours and b...
If embodying value is the first pillar to freedom from disordered eating; experiencing your body as home (not object) is the second…an...
Here are three things that can help you value yourself in ways that are life-affirming and health promoting: Understand your intrinsic worth...
We binge because we’re hungry –physically, emotionally, spiritually We binge because we’ve been restricting – possibly even starving o...
If you struggle with disordered eating, self and body concerns 3 key things you will need to recover a life worth living are compassion, cur...
Dear Carer you are a lifeline to the one you love. I know it can be tremendously challenging to watch someone you love restricting, starving...
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or discouraged by an eating disorder ‘label’ or diagnosis this podcast will help you see t...
When pain comes our way it is natural to protect against it. And a very understandable way to protect against pain directed at the self or e...
Freedom from disordered eating comes as we cease food restrictions and nurture body and soul. The first step on our road to freedom requires...
What happens when the drive for health becomes unhealthy? asks Jenny Brockie, host of SBS Insight, as she explores our nations “health...
“Could it be that depression is not purely a physical sickness but a spiritual malaise?” asks Elizabeth Farrelly in her article,...
More than just feeling down, clinical depression is a serious mental health condition that affects the way people feel, think, and react to...
Great to be back in the podcasting seat! I’ve been offline piloting the 4×4 Freedom Express and really enjoying the face to face...
I traveled through an eating disorder in my teen and early adult years (as illustrated) and lost ~ 15 years of my life spinning my wheels on...
In the last episode I was saying that in my experience of anorexia prior to my hospital admission, I had become enmeshed, hyper-vigilant and...
When you have fallen for, and are isolated by the lie that you are not worthy or good enough you need to reach out…to connections that can a...
Self and body acceptance go hand in glove. The message of EMBRACE may be a challenge for the young(er) person struggling with anorexia or ED...
Embrace is a wonderful documentary (film) that celebrates body shape, size, and ethnic diversity. The brainchild of Taryn Brumfitt, a wife a...
Gaining weight from a low weight may be possible in an outpatient setting if a person is not critically unwell. If a person can make progres...
To recover from anorexia a person will need to confront their fear of food and eating; their fear of getting fat and losing control. It’s a...
“Pornified messages are bombarding our young people and giving them distorted ideas about their bodies, about relationships, and about sexua...
Grace, a podcast listener asks, “ Do you have any insight on the impacts of not only the media, but porn as well. For the folks in relations...
This series is designed to inspire you and help you dream again; to recover the hopes and aspirations deep inside you that may have got lost...
When the ED voice (the bully in your head) is making it hard or impossible for you to take in the nurture you need to survive and thrive you...
When you’re fighting anorexia, you become afraid to eat. The terror of losing control and getting fat is REAL and is created by the ea...