17. Eating Disorders and Autoimmune Disease – Jackie Shea
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Jessica Perlman, actor, makeup artist, pilates and hot yoga lover
This Episode:
“My eating disorder recovery is about gentleness, self-love and compassion.”
Jessica Perlman bravely discusses her eating disorder with us, diving into how it manifests in her life, what triggers her, and what recovery looks and feels like. It’s extra complex for Jessica— she also has autoimmune diseases, and one of the most well-known treatments for autoimmune disease is a hyper-restrictive diet. Diet restriction can destroy the mental health and physical health of a person with an eating disorder—so what do you do? Jessica tells us!!
Contact Jessica on IG: @jperlgirl or on her website
The Weekly Challenge:
Seven days of meditation! For those of us that have been meditating for awhile, the challenge is to meditate 20 minutes a day. And for those new to meditation, it’s five minutes or, even simpler, ONE minute. Take a listen to the episode around minute 20-25 to get more info. We discuss how important it is to meditate to get in touch with your intuition and your truth. And guess what you need most in order to heal from illness (as far as I’m concerned)? That’s right, it’s YOUR TRUTH. So go get in touch and fall head-over-heels in love with YOU.
I am so nervous about this one because it really stretches me past my comfort zone. But: Challenge accepted. Follow me @sheajackie on instagram to watch me try my best.
Discussed in this Episode:
- Eating disorder myths and facts
- The signs of an eating disorder
- The different ways to recover from an eating disorder
- The self-loathing and isolation associated with an eating disorder
- What is a “healthy” amount of exercise
- How to build trust in yourself
- Meditation
- How to treat an eating disorder and autoimmune disease simultaneously
- Why it’s important to walk slowly toward recovery from illness (I know, it’s surprising!)
- How taking time now saves time later
Resources:
- My episode with Jessica Graham on Meditation
- My episode with Elina Fuhrman on an intentional recovery from cancer
- Inner-child work
- Insight timer app
- Headspace app
- Calm app
- Sarah Blondin Live Awake Series
- Tara Brach
- Louise Hay
Happy Listening!