EP 251.5: Turn Your ED Worries into Freedom ~ The 3-Step Battleplan to Stop Wishing & Start Living

Hey sis, here is hope. You can turn your worries and your wishes into your true realities, and you can surely find freedom from the debilitating disease of an eating disorder and disordered eating.

In this powerful episode, host Lindsey Nichol speaks truth directly to your heart, spirit, and mind. If you're stuck in the same place year after year - same worries, same wishes, same Thanksgiving anxiety, same holiday struggles - this is your wake-up call.

Lindsey reveals why your worries and anxieties can actually HELP you move forward (or keep you stuck in the safe zone), and why your wishes and dreams must become greater than your fears. She introduces her 3-step battle plan for turning wishes into reality: align with your biggest challenge, align with your greatest dream, and study your enemy - that nagging voice keeping you in the cycle.

This isn't just another motivational episode. This is a strategic battle plan for warriors ready to stop wishing and start living. Because girlfriend, warriors don't go into battle without a shield, a sword, or a plan. And you're not meant to go alone.

If you've been waiting for the "magic pill" to create peace in your life, this episode will show you that YOU have the power to transform everything - starting right now.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

Why Worries Can Help You (Or Keep You Stuck)

• Your worries and anxieties can nudge you toward the future you're dreaming of
• They can propel you forward on your journey to freedom
• But they can also keep you stuck in the safe zone if you do nothing about them
• The difference between productive worry and paralyzing worry

Why Wishes Aren't Enough

• Wishes and dreams are great, but they can keep you stuck too
• Without action, wishes remain fantasies year after year
• Life is hard, especially with an eating disorder - but wishes alone won't change that
• Your wishes must become greater than your worries to create real change

The Biggest Challenges Women Face in Recovery When Lindsey asks her one-on-one clients "What is your biggest challenge?" she hears:

• Fear of weight gain
• Recovery feels totally impossible
• "I want to eat the way I should, yet I don't"
• Anxiety around food
• Over-exercising and calorie counting
• Worrying about how others see me
• Struggling to give up control
• Rigid routines and bad habits that are hard to break
• Eating differently than family
• Decades of disordered relationship with food and body
• Always relapsing when life happens

The Greatest Wishes Women Have When Lindsey asks "What is your greatest wish?" she hears:

• I want to live life FREE
• I want to be healthier and better
• I want to eat "normal" (whatever that is)
• I want to nourish my body
• I want to be happy and healthy
• I want to stop thinking about food constantly
• I want to eat without fear of weight gain
• I want to go out to eat and enjoy it without looking at the menu beforehand
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