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Eating Disorders and Hypermobility: An Embodied Recovery Approach with Heidi Andersen

Eating Disorders and Hypermobility: An Embodied Recovery Approach with Heidi Andersen

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 Host Dr. Libby Hinsley welcomes Heidi Andersen, a licensed clinical mental health counselor supervisor and founder of Reclaiming Beauty, to discuss eating disorders and their overlap with hypermobility syndromes. Heidi describes shifting from traditional CBT/DBT-focused treatment toward Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders, reframing disordered eating and chronic tension as adaptive responses shaped by nervous system regulation, sensory processing, trauma, attachment history, and underlying health issues, including hypermobility syndromes and related comorbidities. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00 Welcome to Zebra Talks 00:41 Meet Heidi Andersen 02:45 From Burnout to Embodied Recovery 06:58 Hypermobility and Nourishment Clues 08:08 Why This Overlap Is Trending 11:07 Eating Disorder Definitions 15:41 Age of Onset and Diagnostic Confusion 18:16 Research on Anorexia and Hypermobility 21:23 Containment Safety and Proprioception 23:09 Strength Training Grounding 24:25 Developmental Movement Push 27:15 Reframing Restriction Wisdom 28:06 Autism Sensory Overlap 31:21 Treatment Window Tolerance 33:43 Medical Motility Referrals 34:55 Vagus Nerve Compression 38:07 Somatic Tools Boundaries 39:00 Directories Closing Resources

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