Her Best Self with Lindsey Nichol | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast — Less Food Noise. More Life.

Happy Turkey Day! I hope you enjoy your day full of family, friends & yes....food. You can do it sis! In Episode 95 of the Her Best Self Podcast, I share hope, love and FREEDOM realities just for you, as you navigate the turkey table. You see, you are allowed worries and anxieties, and actually both can help nudge you forward as you embark on the journey of escaping disordered eating. But, worries can keep you stuck in the safe zone, chained to food controlling your life if you do nothing about them. The same goes for wishes and dreams. You must actively DO something to make the desires of your heart come true. I can't wait for you to listen in to the show, so that you can practice these 3 steps to conquer those nasty mean girl thoughts in your mind. Feelings aren't forever sis! In order to stop ED, you must prepare for BATTLE. In case you need the reminder today, YOU are a mighty WARRIOR! It's time to get in alignment with what you want, so that you can defeat the enemy and break the chains from the things no longer serving you. Cheers to a new you! A better you :) xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Hey GF! Can you believe Turkey Day is right around the corner? I know right....me either. Time surely does fly! This past weekend our family enjoyed a harvest fest, spending time with friends & family, & prepping for the holiday week ahead. As I sat to reflect & record the podcast, it hit me that the anxiety that I used to get days leading up to Thanksgiving was non-existent, & I knew I needed to share that hope with you today friend. If you are anxious about the upcoming season of food & more food, followed by thoughts about food & triggers from family or the feeling of "being judged" by others because you will be surrounded by food, then you will enjoy today's show. In Episode 94, I share 11 things that you can be thankful for when you just aren't "feeling it" this Thanksgiving. Some of these things may even surprise you! So make sure you get a journal & pen & jot them down to help you this week. Plus, I'd be honored if you shared this one with someone you love that may struggle with disordered eating & could use a positive dose of inspo leading up to the holiday. I am so very thankful for you friend! & always remember...you are worthy. You are enough. You are creating the very BEST version of you...one day at at time. xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Happy Thursday sister friend! Are you tired of the never ending cycle of disordered eating? Are you sick of some days eating, other days restricting...tired of the shame, the guilt? Just tired of being tired?  You want to be happy, to live FREE. You want to get rid of the patterns of unhealthy coping when life gets hard.  You want to love who you are in your body...confident, empowered...happy! In Episode 93 of the podcast, I talk about body image, challenging your body ideals, where to start when you want to change the way you see your body....& so much more. The fact is that over time, society has programmed you to believe that you aren't good enough...that your body isn't good enough. BUT when you know better, you can DO better! Break the chains of how you feel about your body by exploring the intuitive exercise that I share with you in today's episode.  You won't want to miss this one girl! Tune in, & share it with a friend! xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

You have a choice today sister, do you want to stay trapped in the cycle of disordered eating, or do you want to become transformed into who you were made to be? If there is a gap from where you are now to where and who you want to be in the future, today's podcast episode is FOR YOU! You are not your body. You are not your things. You are not your problems. You are not your past. You are not your fears. You are not your unhealthy relationship with food. ~ In Episode 92, I talk about leaving a LEGACY. I discuss laying down false ideals and beliefs, so that you can reclaim your life, and make it worth living, while you still have the time.  Freedom is yours sweet friend! The truth is...people remember how you make them feel, not how your body looks or what size your pants are.  The truth is...when you put your head on your pillow each night, only you can be proud of you and make the daily choice to rise again the next morning, fierce and ready to take action against those obsessive thoughts inside of your head. The truth is...all of us will leave a legacy behind one day. What will yours be? Be remembered for the things that matter. (Unlike the number on the scale.) Listen in to this one sis! xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Do you live with guilt or shame from unhealthy patterns or disordered behaviors with food? Do you try to control your food intake only to end up frustrated and like you have failed at life? I hate what this cycle does to so many of us women. In Episode 91 of the podcast, I get vulnerable and share the good stuff! I talk about my faith & how I struggled to believe God even cared about me at my worst with anorexia. But the most epic message of today's show is the topic of total surrender.  Sis, in order to find complete freedom from disordered eating, you must trust in something other than yourself to get through it. In order to find complete freedom, you must let go and surrender your plans, for plans that are far greater than what you can even imagine for your life. You see, the first step to recovery....begins with surrender. Surrender your power and false sense of control, so that HE can create something NEW in you. True change comes from true identity. You were created for MORE. Trust the one who created you. You weren't born to be the best at being sick. I hope this episode hits you differently today friend! Would you mind sharing it with a friend in your life that you feel it may bless? I would be so very honored. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11 with recovery prayers and all the hugs, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.  

Happy Monday sister! I'm dropping in today girl to remind you that you are worthy of all the things & so very enough. The weekends can have a mind of their own & then we are thrown right back into the week full of mixed feelings, emotions & running on fumes. This time of year where there is hustle & busyness, it's so important to pause & to be present. There is so much power in the pause, ESPECIALLY when you struggle with disordered eating. That is why on the podcast today I'm talking about intentional thinking. It's important to take some time to THINK & be intentional with where our mind goes. Have you ever stopped to think about what it is you spend most of your time thinking about? In Episode 90, I break down intentional thinking & I share with you the ONE phrase that I use with private recovery coaching clients that has completely changed the way they think! Listen in to this one friend! You can change your life by simply changing your thoughts. In today's show...I'll teach you how to reframe your thoughts so that you can recover and thrive. xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Hey sis - HEYY! I wanted to come at you first thing this morning! Because, today on the podcast I am talking all about MEAL PLANNING! & no, not the fad diet, restrictive type of meal plans you may be thinking of... simply speaking, meal planning is deciding your meals in advance. & if you have been in decades of disordered eating, you may not even know where to start when it comes to eating normally. But I got ya girl! Meal planning in recovery can help establish an essential framework that is going to ensure you set a standard to get adequate nutrition. & while meal plans can be so very helpful, they can also have some potential cons as well. That is why in today's show I'm coming at you with both angles to ensure that you do what is BEST for YOU, because your recovery is yours alone. It's you versus you friend! ☑️Can you make a commitment today to honor your body with nutrition? ✅Can you honor your current needs? What fears come up for you when you think about meal planning? Tune in to Episode 89, to get insight into all the things meal planning so that you can set a standard by YOUR design.  I'll meet you there! hugs, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Happy Monday! How is your fall going sis? I am in baseball mom mode over here. Yep, we have spent nearly every weekend at tournaments, carting the kids around from one game to the next. I never thought I'd actually feel proud wearing bright orange, as it's not really "my color"....(lol, Go Canes!), but it sure has been fun spectating, screaming & living life in the present moment.  This past weekend when I sat down to record today's episode of the show, I was reminded of all the years that being outside of my normal weekend routine would have completely thrown me for a loop. I remembered how "tied" & "chained" I felt. I remembered how I wasn't able to enjoy the moments because I was consumed with thoughts about food. Thoughts like, "when can I eat next? what am I allowed to have? haven't I already had too much today? I guess I'll save my calories for later", & God forbid I went to a sporting event....I would have ordered a diet coke, secretly wanting a bite of anything other than my chewing gum, yet never allowing myself one. I probably would have spent majority of the game wondering how other people around me could even take one bite of their hotdog.  I lived paralyzed by shame, guilt and fear. Maybe you can relate. What I came to find out, was that the only way I was ever going to escape my mind, was to realize it had been hijacked. I had to realize that I was not my anorexia. I didn't cause it. I couldn't control it. I couldn't cure it.  BUT....I could no longer contribute to the patterns and the behaviors that were keeping me chained to it. In order to do just that.....I had to separate myself FROM my ED. In Episode 88, I share with you the importance of separating yourself from your eating disorder. I ask you questions for you to challenge yourself with this week. Yep, you won't want to miss this one girl! Bring a notebook & a pen & listen in! And remember...YOU my sweet friend may have a disordered relationship with food, but you are NOT disordered. You are not broken! You are healing. You are a warrior. xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Hey Sis HEYYY! Today I'm talking all about NON NEGOTIABLES! I bet you didn't know I stuck to 4 non negotiables in my personal recovery journey from disordered eating. Without those vows to myself....I'm not sure I would even be here today to share my experience of food freedom with you. You see, non negotiables help you stay balanced & grounded. They allow you to prioritize you & what's important in your life. & if you don't have them...now is the time sis! In Episode 87, I discuss the 4 things that I clung to that were not up for negotiation during my healing journey & I help you create your very own list for yourself! Plus, I give you additional podcast episodes that you can go back & listen to. This will help you shift your perspective, come up with a self care strategy & get those priorities in check! If you enjoy today's podcast episode, don't forget to share this one with a friend! + come join us in our private facebook community! feel all the virtual recovery hugs! xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

Have you been sidetracked lately? Do you find yourself thinking about all the things, wishing life was easier? Dreaming of the day you can escape your own mind from the obsessive thoughts & behaviors you have around food? Distraction can be a way to stuff what you are feeling, so that you don't actually have to sit with what you are feeling. Yet, distraction can also help you in the process of disordered eating recovery. In today's episode, I share with you the negatives & positives of distraction. I provide insight into how being distracted with the right things can lead you down the path to freedom. If you have been feeling like now is not the time to put you first, yet in your heart you know that you must do something differently....now is the time. Listen in to this one friend! xo, lindsey Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com ______ Coach with Me -＞Client Application ______ Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com ______ Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ ______ Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone! Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it! Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you! YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS! * While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.