Recovering with Danie | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

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. It's exhausting and painful, yet I also know I need to make sure to get enough calories. So how did I do it? I tell you all about it in this episode. Because whatever life throws at you, you do NOT need to go back to your eating disorder ways, and I want you to know that it is possible to not even want to go back there. My guide just launched! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Right now, I'm not offering one-on-one coaching, but I did jut launch my ⁠DVK Recovery Method® Guide⁠, full of examples, step-by-step instructions, templates, and a bit of science. The guide allows you to create your very own POA and apply my method yourself. Moreover, you'll get access to a Facebook support group where me and three other experienced admins will be giving support & advice as well. I will of course also go back to one-on-one coaching, so if you are interested in working with me in the future, be sure to shoot me a message! Feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 may feel or seem good, but - in my eyes - is actually harmful, and what could you do instead? Tune in to find out, and don't be afraid to send this episode to those around you! My guide just launched! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Right now, I'm not offering one-on-one coaching, but I did jut launch my ⁠⁠DVK Recovery Method® Guide⁠⁠, full of examples, step-by-step instructions, templates, and a bit of science. The guide allows you to create your very own POA and apply my method yourself. Moreover, you'll get access to a Facebook support group where me and three other experienced admins will be giving support & advice as well. I will of course also go back to one-on-one coaching, so if you are interested in working with me in the future, be sure to shoot me a message! Feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 recovery. I know all too well how disheartening it can be when you're trying to treat your body well, and it still hurts/hurts worse. Or how it can feel like your eating disorder actually was healthier when symptoms flare up during recovery. BUT I also know first-hand how physical discomfort/chronic illness can be a motivation/reason to recover. If you're wanting to break free from your eating disorder, but are struggling to cope with the physical discomfort during recovery, this episode is for you! My guide just launched! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Right now, I'm not offering one-on-one coaching, but I did jut launch my DVK Recovery Method® Guide, full of examples, step-by-step instructions, templates, and a bit of science. The guide allows you to create your very own POA and apply my method yourself. Moreover, you'll get access to a Facebook support group where me and three other experienced admins will be giving support & advice as well. I'm offering it for an early-bird price until the 2nd of May, so be sure to grab yourself a copy! I will of course also go back to one-on-one coaching, so if you are interested in working with me in the future, be sure to shoot me a message! Feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 you can share wins, struggles, and hold each other accountable. So if you're considering recovering, are in recovery and want to propel forward, or are supporting a loved one (or client!) with an eating disorder, be sure to check out this episode and get a copy via my ⁠website⁠! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! I currently have a waiting list, but free spots are opening up every month and the sooner you sign up, the sooner we can start! If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 move your body comes from actual enjoyment or from your eating disorder? And does it matter when you're in recovery? Tune in to find out! If you want to recover from your eating disorder or disordered eating - be it anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues - on your own, or are interested in my method, be sure to follow me on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram (@daniellevankay)⁠⁠⁠. In just a few week's time, I will be launching my very own recovery guide, so follow me on Instagram to be notified as soon as it's launched. Or check out my ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ from April 26th onwards, as you will be able to find and purchase the guide over there!

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't bad or unhealthy and in fact, pretty much the opposite. So if you find yourself thinking "help, I don't want to gain weight", tune in to today's episode! If you want to recover from your eating disorder or disordered eating - be it anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues - on your own, or are interested in my method, be sure to follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram (@daniellevankay)⁠⁠. In just a few week's time, I will be launching my very own recovery guide, so follow me on Instagram to be notified as soon as it's launched. Or check out my ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ from April 26th onwards, as you will be able to find and purchase the guide over there!

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 today's episode I'll talk about how you know how much you need, why I can't tell you how much you need (and why diet culture can't either!), and why either way you don't need to count them. If you want to recover from your eating disorder or disordered eating - be it anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues - on your own, or are interested in my method, be sure to follow me on ⁠Instagram (@daniellevankay)⁠. In just a few week's time, I will be launching my very own recovery guide, so follow me on Instagram to be notified as soon as it's launched. Or check out my ⁠website⁠ from April 26th onwards, as you will be able to find and purchase the guide over there!

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 (and how) can you find non-professional support that? All these topics will be discussed in this episode. But if you want a more in-depth discussion, as well as a step-by-step explanation of my very own - tried and trusted - recovery method (that I use with my clients) and access to a supportive, recovery friendly, Facebook group, be sure to check out my guide once it launches! If you want to recover from your eating disorder or disordered eating - be it anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues - on your own, or are interested in my method, be sure to follow me on Instagram (@daniellevankay) so you'll be notified as soon as it's launched. Or check out my website from April 26th onwards, as you will be able to find and purchase the guide over there!

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 other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! I'll be launching an exciting opportunity soon! I currently have a waiting list, but free spots are opening up every month and the sooner you sign up, the sooner we can start! If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 answers and boost your recovery! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! I'll be launching an exciting opportunity soon! I currently have a waiting list, but free spots are opening up every month and the sooner you sign up, the sooner we can start! If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 future? Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 treatment. When do you have to listen to them, and how do you know what’s best for you? Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 to learn more about the link between osteoporosis, eating disorders, and my personal experience with it! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 think that you can never recover if you aren't able to commit to all-in yet? 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 other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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 questions and more are all answered in today's episode, so tune in! Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

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!) Tune in for some comforting words on why recovery may not solve everything, but it will make life better nonetheless. Do you feel like you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

In today's episode, I talk openly and candidly about my experience with chronic illness, stress/PTSD from my chronic illness, and about my own current weight gaining journey. If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen my start of my weight-gain journey that I recently embarked on, after some unintentional weight loss. While I absolutely despised and feared weight gain when I had an eating disorder, nowadays I'm actually excited about it! There's been a lot of growth mentally. However, gaining weight post eating disorder does come with it's own challenges - in the absence of extreme- and mental hunger, it's definitely a whole different experience. Listen to this episode for some words on what weight-gain and body image can look like after an eating disorder, and get inspired! If you want to see the non-triggering content I post on my weight gain journey, be sure to follow me on instagram at ⁠⁠⁠@Daniellevankay⁠⁠⁠. Feel you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ and sign-up or ⁠⁠contact me⁠⁠. You can also always DM me on Instagram!

Happy new year! We're kicking 2024 off with a review of a popular method in eating disorder recovery. The plate-by-plate approach® has been a popular method of nutritional rehabilitation in eating disorders for the past couple of years. And whilst I love that it at least isn't based on counting calories or macronutrients, I'm still not the biggest fan. In today's episode, I discuss what the approach looks like, the upsides, and the downsides, as well as touching on the differences between the plate-by-plate approach® and going all in. Tune in! Feel you need more help recovering from your eating disorder? Whether you struggle with anorexia, bulimia, OSFED, or other (un)diagnosed disordered eating issues, I'm here to help! Just recently my new program, The Booster Intensive, launched. Besides this program, I've got some other programs as well, and free spots from February 2024 onwards. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to take a look at my ⁠website⁠ and sign-up or ⁠contact me⁠. You can also find me over at Instagram at ⁠@Daniellevankay⁠ and can always send me a DM with a question.