Liv Label Free | Neurodivergent Eating Disorder Recovery

By Livia Sara

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Want to understand the link between neurodivergence and eating disorders? The Liv Label Free Podcast provides you with insights and strategies for recovery through meaningful conversations and stories of lived experience. Your host, Livia Sara, is an autistic ED warrior that now guides other neurodivergent individuals and their loved ones to a life of freedom. Learn more about Livia on her website livlabelfree.com and follow her on Instagram @livlabelfree!

Episode Date
The Harm of FBT for Autistic People with Anorexia
Mar 16, 2026
Rebuilding Trust When ED Treatment Fails (Group Podcast)
Mar 09, 2026
“Recovery Feels Like Too Much Pressure!” (PDA in Neurodivergent Eating Disorders with Allyson Inez Ford)
Mar 01, 2026
Opening up about my OCD (with my friend Sharon)
Feb 22, 2026
“I wish this body didn’t have needs!” (Autism, Eating Disorders, and Demand Avoidance)
Feb 08, 2026
I want to recover but I don't want to gain weight (A Teddie Story)
Feb 02, 2026
I’m finally unmasking
Jan 27, 2026
Your Eating Disorder is a Distraction (Our First Group Podcast!)
Jan 05, 2026
EVERYTHING is going to change in 2026
Dec 31, 2025
Has Your Eating Disorder Expired? | Liv & Kathi Coalescence!
Dec 15, 2025
A Midnight Metaphor, Quasi Recovery, and 51 Days to Freedom!
Dec 08, 2025
How I Created A New Identity After Anorexia
Nov 19, 2025
Turning the Eating Disorder MESS into Your Discovery MESSage
Nov 10, 2025
I can’t do this anymore
Oct 13, 2025
Autism, ADHD, and Giftedness: The Inner Battle (Dopamine Diaries Part 2)
Oct 06, 2025
Why is nobody talking about ADHD and Anorexia? (Dopamine Diaries Part 1)
Sep 29, 2025
Autism and Eating Disorders Meditation | Guided Practice to Break Free from Binge Eating, Anorexia, Bulimia, and Other Limiting Labels
Sep 22, 2025
Creating a Life Worth Suffering For (with Rosie)
Sep 15, 2025
Is it harder for an autistic person to recover from an eating disorder?
Sep 08, 2025
Headaches, Tinnitus, and Dizziness in Anorexia Recovery
Sep 04, 2025
Fear of Existential Emptiness
Sep 01, 2025
Eating Disorder = Solution to Your Existential Crisis?
Aug 25, 2025
Existential Nausea and Confrontation with Consciousness (go on a walk with me!)
Aug 18, 2025
Does an eating disorder ever go away?
Aug 18, 2025
The REAL Reasons Autistic People Fear Weight Gain
Aug 11, 2025
Feeling Behind in Life After an Eating Disorder
Aug 04, 2025
“I Feel Betrayed by My Body!” Autism, Eating Disorders, and LGBTQ+ Identity w/ Nico
Jul 28, 2025
How do I handle being in a body? (Kenyan is back!)
Jul 21, 2025
I’m a Girl, Not a Woman! A Neurodivergent Conversation About Body, Burnout, and Everything in Between (w/ Kenyan)
Jul 15, 2025
The terrifying truth about quasi recovery
Jul 04, 2025
Feel like you're doing recovery WRONG?
Jul 01, 2025
Is ED recovery just an illusion?
Jun 27, 2025
Stuck in Quasi Recovery? Practical Tools to Finally Break Free
Jun 24, 2025
How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery w/ Victoria Kleinsman
Jun 17, 2025
It's your f*cking life! w/ Wouter Kleinsman
Jun 09, 2025
Existential Claustrophobia, When Giftedness Feels Like Pressure, and the Power of Authentic Connection
Jun 02, 2025
Are Eating Disorders A Form of Autistic Masking?
May 26, 2025
Existentialism, OCD, “Atypical” Anorexia, and Being an Autistic Alien w/ Dr. Marianne Miller
May 19, 2025
“Unnecessary calories”
May 12, 2025
"That's your eating disorder talking"
May 05, 2025
Calorie Counting, Walking, and Binge Eating: Is it Autism or the Eating Disorder?
Apr 28, 2025
Spontaneous Life Update! New Books, New Beginnings, & Fear of Relapse
Apr 21, 2025
But I Don't Know How Much To Eat!
Apr 15, 2025
[PART 2] Autism and Anorexia Athletica: How to Use Your Autistic Traits to Heal Your Relationship with Exercise
Apr 08, 2025
[PART 1] Autism and Anorexia Athletica: Understanding Exercise Addiction in Autistic People with Eating Disorders
Apr 01, 2025
I Feel Like a Failure
Mar 25, 2025
What If I Can't Handle Being Healthy?
Mar 18, 2025
This Too Shall Pass: Crisis Support for Autism & Eating Disorders
Mar 10, 2025
Exercise Addiction, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, and The Power of Intention w/ Ashleigh Marie Hubbard
Mar 03, 2025
I Feel Trapped in a Human Body
Feb 24, 2025
[PART 3] Making Peace with Weight Gain in Eating Disorder Recovery
Feb 17, 2025
[PART 2] Fear of Weight Gain in Autism and Anorexia
Feb 10, 2025
[PART 1] Fear of Weight Gain in Autism and Anorexia
Feb 03, 2025
But Restriction Helps Me Focus!
Jan 27, 2025
Creating Flexible Routines in Autistic ED Recovery
Jan 20, 2025
The Recovery Trap: How “All In” Keeps You Stuck
Jan 13, 2025
The Truth About Black-and-White Thinking in Autism and Eating Disorders
Jan 06, 2025
Q&A: Overcoming Analysis Paralysis and Building Sustainable Routines
Jan 01, 2025
Demand Avoidance in Autism and Eating Disorder Recovery
Dec 22, 2024
FBT: Helpful or Harmful for Autistic People with Eating Disorders?
Dec 15, 2024
Q&A: Autistic Burnout and Energy Debt
Dec 09, 2024
How I Recovered from an Eating Disorder as an Autistic Person
Dec 02, 2024
Anorexia and Autism: Could Interoception Be the Missing Piece?
Nov 25, 2024
Trauma-Informed Care for Eating Disorders and Sensory Sensitivities w/ Jess
Nov 22, 2024
Autism and Binge Eating Part 4: Why it's All or Nothing!
Nov 13, 2024
Autism and Binge Eating Part 3: Procrastination, Transitions, and Autistic Inertia
Nov 11, 2024
Autism and Binge Eating Part 2: The Sensory Experience of Food
Nov 06, 2024
Autism and Binge Eating Part 1: Interoception, Hunger, and Fullness
Nov 04, 2024
Overcoming 40 YEARS of Eating Disorders w/ Julia Trehane
Oct 28, 2024
Existential Suffering After an Eating Disorder
Oct 24, 2024
Navigating Orthorexia Recovery as a Gay Man w/ Jason Wood
Oct 21, 2024
The Hard Truth About Overshoot Weight in Eating Disorder Recovery
Oct 16, 2024
But I'm Already Weight Restored! Extreme Hunger Without Being Underweight
Oct 13, 2024
Extreme Hunger or Binge Eating Disorder? How To Tell The Difference!
Oct 09, 2024
The Science Behind Extreme Hunger in ED Recovery
Oct 06, 2024
No Longer Being Able to Restrict in ED Recovery
Oct 03, 2024
Are Eating Disorders Anxiety Disorders? w/ Chris Sandel
Sep 30, 2024
Reflecting on my Eating Disorder Through an Autistic Lens
Sep 26, 2024
What to Expect from The Liv Label Free Podcast 🌈
Sep 25, 2024
How Much Food is TOO Much in ED Recovery? (Autism Edition)
Sep 23, 2024
How I Eat Intuitively as a Neurodivergent Person Recovered From an Eating Disorder
Sep 18, 2024
Our favorite "weird" autistic food combinations! 🍫🥔🍦
Sep 15, 2024
Neurodivergent Meditation to Reduce Feeling Overwhelmed
Sep 13, 2024
Invalidation is Trauma with Dr. Megan Anna Neff
Sep 08, 2024
A Neurodivergent Conversation About Addiction, Travel, and Entrepreneurship w/ Patrick Casale
Sep 02, 2024
Autism, PMDD, and Extreme Hunger
Aug 26, 2024
The Neurodivergent Experience of Extreme Hunger in ED Recovery
Aug 12, 2024
Understanding Extreme Hunger from an Autistic Perspective
Jul 30, 2024
Autistic Overthinking Meditation | Neurodiversity-Affirming Guided Practice
Jul 22, 2024
Communication secrets for autistic people with eating disorders and demand avoidance (Q&A with my mom Part 2)
Jul 16, 2024
Q&A with my mom! Answering your questions about autism, eating disorders, FBT, and more! (Part 1)
Jul 08, 2024
Procrastinating Mealtimes
Jul 01, 2024
Why Unrestricted Eating Is For Life (Part 2 of my chat w/ Victoria Kleinsman)
Jun 17, 2024
Bingeing on Body Love w/ Victoria Kleinsman
Jun 03, 2024
I Moved to Boston! + More Life Updates
May 20, 2024
From Picky Eating to Passionate Advocacy w/ George Muniz Gund
May 07, 2024
The Truth About Atypical Anorexia
Apr 02, 2024
The Difference Between Anorexia and ARFID
Mar 19, 2024
Autism, Anorexia, and Metabolism
Feb 27, 2024
No Food Rules? Popular ED Recovery Advice That Does NOT Work For Autistic People
Feb 20, 2024
Mindful Eating? Popular ED Recovery Advice That Does NOT Work For Autistic People
Feb 13, 2024
Creating Relationships Built on Trust and Safety in Eating Disorder Treatment w/ Harriet Frew
Feb 06, 2024
Finding Your Purpose After An Eating Disorder w/ Jemma Richards @lovethisfoodthing
Jan 22, 2024
Autism or OCD? How to tell the difference!
Jan 08, 2024
Watch Out for this Fake Recovery Coach! Flourish with Ciandra is LYING to you.
Jan 03, 2024
When food has to “make sense” (a common cause of eating disorders in autistic people)
Dec 26, 2023
Does extreme hunger lead to sugar addiction and diabetes?
Nov 26, 2023
Overcoming Autistic Burnout in an Age of Hustle Culture w/ Louise @neurodivergent_lou
Nov 13, 2023
Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders w/ the Chair of EDNA (Part 2)
Nov 06, 2023
Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders w/ the Chair of EDNA (Part 1)
Oct 23, 2023
Major Life Update! Autistic Burnout, Food Poisoning, a Legal Case, and More...
Oct 16, 2023
Nervous System Regulation in Eating Disorder Recovery w/ Stefanie Michele
Oct 08, 2023
Why Do Autistic People Fear Weight Gain?
Oct 02, 2023
When an autistic special interest turns into an eating disorder w/ Annamarie Ciccarello
Sep 25, 2023
Autistic Types of Binge Eating
Sep 19, 2023
BEATing Extreme Hunger as an Autistic Person
Sep 16, 2023
Overcoming Extreme Hunger as an Autistic Trans Individual w/ Lex @greenhouselex
Sep 04, 2023
An Autistic Male’s Eating Disorder Recovery Story w/ Mike Napier
Aug 21, 2023
Autistic Burnout Meditation (Heal from Burnout While Unmasking Autism)
Aug 07, 2023
What I Eat in a Day as an Autistic Person Recovered From an Eating Disorder
Jul 31, 2023
SMASH THE SCALE? Popular ED recovery advice that does NOT work for autistic people
Jul 18, 2023
Ask yourself this ONE question to instantly reduce anxiety! (including a guided exercise)
Jul 10, 2023
Fear of Growing Up (as an autistic person in eating disorder recovery)
Jul 03, 2023
Reading My Old Medical Records (PART 1)
Jun 26, 2023
Q&A: Do I deserve extreme hunger?
Jun 19, 2023
Are eating disorders an autistic adaptation?
Jun 11, 2023
I'm in BALI! 🏝 Life + Health Update
Apr 16, 2023
Neurodiversity, Eating Disorders, and the LGBTQ+ Community w/ Quinn Haisley
Apr 10, 2023
How Treatment Made My Eating Disorder WORSE (as an autistic person with anorexia)
Apr 03, 2023
Q&A: What If My Autistic Traits Weren’t There Before My Eating Disorder?
Mar 27, 2023
Why Mental Hunger IS Physical Hunger
Mar 13, 2023
Why You Can't Stop Eating w/ Sarah Dosanjh @The_Binge_Eating_Therapist
Mar 06, 2023
3 MORE "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits!
Feb 27, 2023
Nourishing Neurodiversity is HERE! Reading the introduction of my cookbook :)
Feb 20, 2023
The Truth About ARFID w/ Lauren Sharifi @arfid.dietitian
Feb 13, 2023
Insomnia in Autism and Anorexia
Jan 30, 2023
Why ALL IN RECOVERY didn't work for me (and what to do instead)
Jan 23, 2023
When eating MORE is actually restriction
Jan 16, 2023
Extreme Hunger Update + What's Coming in 2023!
Jan 01, 2023
Can mental hunger be trusted?
Dec 25, 2022
The Mental Hunger Tug
Dec 18, 2022
Black and White Thinking in Autism and Anorexia
Dec 11, 2022
Why Self-diagnosis is Valid with Autistic Female Maia @__learningtolive
Dec 06, 2022
I have EXTREME HUNGER again! Honest Life + Health Update
Nov 28, 2022
3 "ED Behaviors" that are ACTUALLY Autistic Traits
Nov 19, 2022
Gut Health in Autism and Eating Disorders
Nov 14, 2022
How to Stop Comparing in Eating Disorder Recovery
Nov 07, 2022
How my Autistic Traits turned into Eating Disorder Behaviors
Oct 31, 2022
Eating disorder behavior or autistic trait? How to tell the difference!
Oct 24, 2022
Do ALL FOODS really fit? What food freedom looks like after recovery
Oct 17, 2022
Procrastinating Mealtimes
Oct 10, 2022
Fear of Never Feeling Satisfied
Oct 03, 2022
Interoception: the Eighth Sensory System with Kelly Mahler
Aug 08, 2022
My Story: Autism, ED Recovery, and more!
Jul 04, 2022
Extreme hunger while being weight restored? Listen to this!
Jun 27, 2022
Tailoring Eating Disorder Recovery to Autism with Eva @justbeing.eva
Jun 20, 2022
How to Overcome Fear Foods in Eating Disorder Recovery
Jun 13, 2022
How to tell if you are SICK ENOUGH to recover from an eating disorder!
Jun 06, 2022
Traveling as an Autistic Person in ED Recovery
May 30, 2022
The Significance of Semantics: “Autistic Person” or “Person with Autism”?
May 23, 2022
How to Recognize + Overcome Extreme Hunger as an Autistic Person in ED Recovery
May 16, 2022
How to Recover from Social Media Burnout as an Autistic Person
May 09, 2022
Treatment Implications using the Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis (PART 7)
Apr 18, 2022
Anorexia & Denial of Illness EXPLAINED (Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis PART 6)
Apr 11, 2022
Anorexia & Hyperactivity EXPLAINED (Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis PART 5)
Apr 04, 2022
Anorexia & Food Restriction EXPLAINED (Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis PART 4)
Mar 28, 2022
What is the Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis? (PART 3)
Mar 22, 2022
The SOLUTION to Inconsistent Theories on Anorexia Nervosa (Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis PART 2)
Mar 18, 2022
An Evolutionary Perspective of Anorexia Nervosa (Adapted to Flee Famine Hypothesis PART 1)
Mar 14, 2022
Autism and Love: Are Autistic People Capable of Loving?
Mar 09, 2022
Guided Meditation to Release Eating Disorder Thoughts
Feb 28, 2022
How I’m Finding Myself Through Losing Myself
Feb 21, 2022
Autism & Procrastination (3 tips to STOP PROCRASTINATING!)
Feb 14, 2022
HOW TO STOP WEIGHING YOUR FOOD + let go of the food scale!
Feb 04, 2022
Digestive Issues in Eating Disorder Recovery + Extreme Hunger Course PREVIEW!
Jan 28, 2022
Why Mindful Eating is a Mindf*ck in ED Recovery!
Jan 17, 2022
3 Highly Effective Ways to Stay Motivated in Recovery
Jan 04, 2022
How to Stop Feeling Guilty in Eating Disorder Recovery
Dec 27, 2021
Alexithymia: a scientific link between Autism, Anorexia, and Anxiety
Dec 20, 2021
What I Wish I Had Known about Weight Overshoot in Recovery
Dec 07, 2021
Filling my cup so I can fill yours
Oct 04, 2021
Discovering your Why with Dharma @dharmarocio
Sep 27, 2021
You Deserve to Choose Yourself with Iris @growingjourney_
Sep 20, 2021
Finding Strength in Vulnerability with Thomas @aspergersgrowth
Sep 13, 2021
How I'm Trusting the Process during Uncertain Times
Sep 06, 2021
The Reason Why Your Extreme Hunger is NOT Binge Eating Disorder
Aug 30, 2021
The Biological Importance of Honoring your Extreme Hunger
Aug 23, 2021
Everything you need to know about Autism & Mental Health with @neurodivergent_lou
Aug 16, 2021
Seeing the Eating Disorder as a Parasite
Aug 09, 2021
Honest Update: What Moving to San Diego is Really Like as an Autistic Person + How YOU Can Support Your Favorite Content Creators
Aug 02, 2021
The SHOCKING Truth about BMI (how is this even ALLOWED?)
Jul 26, 2021
How to cope with WEIGHT GAIN. 8 TANGIBLE TIPS for making the weight gain process easier.
Jul 19, 2021
Embracing the Journey with Autistic Female & ED Warrior Veerle @vegantoastie
Jul 12, 2021
Interoception: a scientific link between Autism and Anorexia
Jul 05, 2021