Duane Osterlind, LMFT
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
153: Healing From Eating Disorder with Faith Elicia
153: Healing From Eating Disorder with Faith Elicia
153: Healing From Eating Disorder with Faith Elicia
Monday 1st November 2021
Faith Elicia discusses her journey through an eating disorder and how self-care and mindfulness helped her find hope on The Addicted Mind Podcast.
45 minutes
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Author:
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
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Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Sobriety Toolkit
Recovery from Trauma
Family Recovery from Addiction
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Even when you feel at your worst and like you can't go on, there's still hope out there.
Picture a life where every meal feels like a battleground. That's the reality Faith Elicia faced during her nine-year struggle with an eating disorder. In this episode of 'The Addicted Mind Podcast', host Duane Osterlind sits down with Faith to discuss her harrowing yet hopeful journey. Growing up in a household shadowed by addiction, Faith believed all dads yelled and all fathers were mean.
Her perspective shifted when she saw her own father seek help and maintain sobriety for 30 years. But Faith's battles didn't end there; she had her own demons to fight. Faith opens up about the numerous attempts she made to get help, each time feeling like she was back at square one. It wasn't until she found a doctor who understood her anxiety and made accommodations for her that she began to see real progress.
Her eating disorder felt like an addiction, a relentless force that required constant vigilance and self-awareness to combat. In this episode, Faith shares how mindfulness and self-care became crucial tools in her recovery. She talks about the importance of understanding situational stresses and retraining her thoughts to foster a healthier mindset. Parenting played a significant role in her journey, teaching her that she needed to put on her own oxygen mask before helping others.
Faith's story is not just about overcoming an eating disorder; it's about finding hope in the darkest moments and realizing that recovery is a lifelong journey. Her experiences offer a beacon of hope for anyone struggling with similar issues, emphasizing that there is always a way out, even when it feels impossible. Tune in to hear Faith's inspiring story and discover how self-awareness, self-care, and mindfulness can pave the way to recovery.