163. Eating Disorder Recovery, with Livia Sara

Discover what’s possible when you live label free.  Livia Sara is an Autistic Self-Advocate, eating disorder survivor, author, and the host of the podcast Liv Label Free. Livia is currently working on her fifth book, and her publications include a memoir, Rainbow Girl, and a cookbook titled Nourishing Neurodiversity. She is also a 1:1 coach for autistic people recovering from an eating disorder.  In this conversation, we discuss: Livia’s autistic strengths How having an eating disorder led to the journey of discovering her autism Why Livia thinks her eating disorder was a way of masking How to disentangle autistic traits from eating-disorder behaviors Examples of eating disorders that can be linked to autism Tips for autistic people suffering an eating disorder  To learn more about Livia Sara please visit livlabelfree.com. ----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey