Episode 38: Disordered Eating as an Adaptation of the Nervous System & Listening to the Body with Kindness & Curiosity with Dr. Maria Paredes

In this episode with certified eating disorder specialist and licensed therapist Dr. Maria Paredes, we... discuss the link between eating disordered and trauma (while also sharing that there is not always a "trauma" that leads to an eating disorder) discuss nervous system dysregulation, Polyvagal Theory, and the trauma of restricting food talk about the role of intuitive eating in recovery talk about orthorexia discuss the role of dissociation and eating disorders talk about the importance of bodily autonomy and consent with food, including children discuss parenting, childhood development, picky-eating and kids exerting independence share how eating disorders create "faux" windows of tolerance explain why the BMI is bullshit share why weight-inclusive care should be the foundation of all physical and mental healthcare share how Dr. Maria helps her clients heal through curiosity about their bodies Subscribe! Follow @iamlindseylockett Support the show Join the Trauma Healers Circle

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In the Holistic Trauma Healing podcast, I share the profound path to healing trauma that allows us to move out of the role of victim and into the role of conscious and empowered creator of our best possible reality through mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and ancestral trauma healing. Learn how trauma affects every part of your existence and how to weave a new web of life that isn't ruled by the past. The HTH podcast empowers you to heal trauma in the same way it has affected you -- as a whole person.