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FYI: This particular episode is inspired by—and very closely reflects—the incredible work of Tabitha Farrar. I may be toeing the line of copywriting here, so I want to be clear: this is her wisdom, and I’m simply sharing it again with a little bit of me sprinkled in.

I've had a few questions lately regarding extreme hunger and mental hunger when the person is not "underweight" or the person is at their set point weight. One controversial but crucial aspect of the recovery process is allowing and following extreme hunger REGARDLESS of your weight.

The journey towards recovery is challenging, and there is no question that it involves confronting fears and embracing discomfort. Do you know what is on the other side of fear?

FREEDOM!

"On the other side of fear is freedom"

I'm going to share with you today why it is important to acknowledge and honour extreme hunger in eating disorder recovery, regardless of your weight.

As you listen, you will most likely feel triggered. The eating disorder might have a tantrum. But ultimately, to fully recover, one must stop listening to the eating disorder’s fears. We all get to a point where the thought of recovery terrifies us, but we know we have to do it anyway. The better prepared we are for it the more chance we have of seeing it to the end. Because ultimately we have 2 choices...

1. To stay in the ED and have our life worsen over time because the ED takes more control over time and invents more ridiculous rules if we let it.
2. To embark on our recovery journey and into the unknown. Yes, it will be scary but we're constantly sacred anyway, right? May as well be scared AND get closer to freedom...

I'll speak to extreme hunger in general first and then I'll go into why it is STILL APPLICABLE for you even if you "think" you're weight restored or at your set point weight. So listen carefully to everything I am about to say. It DOES apply to you, ok?

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