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This is the 16th episode in our incredible Body Positivity Series. This life changing series will help you see, think and feel differently about your body. Listen to all the episodes and share them with the people you love! Support Alli Louthain in getting more of the Awesome out into the world! Share, Rate, Review or Subscribe to Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors!!

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Lydia Beiriger is a senior in high school in Indiana and takes Ivy Tech college classes in Horticultural Studies. She loves doing 4-H, crocheting, gardening, horseback riding, running, hiking and camping. She also loves doing yoga and has personally been blessed by listening to Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors and wants to bless the lives of others by sharing her story of struggling with anorexia and how she is striving to conquer it every day with the help of loved ones.

Lydia wants teens to understand the dangers of anorexia and negative ramifications she now has to deal with in her life because of the choices she made when she was younger and how it is OK to ask for help and keep asking for help because "eating disorders don't discriminate nor do they go away in a day...it is a rollercoaster ride that goes up and down...you are likely to relapse...so don't ever try to do it all on your own!!"

Show notes:
-Comparison started the downward spiral
-Anorexia is like a "2 year old I couldn't get away from, barking orders in my head; my constant companion."
-Because of anorexia:

1. Had no energy.
2. Had no motivation.
3. Was depressed.
4. Was constantly in pain/joints ached.
5. Gave myself arthritis.
6. Damaged my kidneys and liver.
7. I looked like a ghost.

-Things I do to help me be the boss of that toddler and get through the relapses.

1. Accept that you have an eating disorder.
2. Ask for help & keep asking for it.
3. Do yoga.
4. Connect with a dietician & therapists.
5. Learn the science behind the brain-change your mindset.
6. Surround yourself with amazing people.
7. Practice positive dialogue with yourself.
8. Dress for yourself. Find your favorite color and wear it!
9. Treat yo self-because you love yourself.
10. Do service or fulfill YOUR love language. (words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, physical touch and receiving gifts).

Here is a link to the episode that gave Lydia the courage to go seek help.

Check out "Confessions of a 16 yr old Perfectioni

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This is the 15th episode in our incredible Body Positivity Series. This life changing series will help you see, think and feel differently about your body. Listen to all the episodes and share them with the people you love! Support Alli Louthain in getting more of the Awesome out into the world! Share, Rate, Review or Subscribe to Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors!!

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Maryam Faisal, a proud Muslim and Pakistani American, is currently attending Rice University in Houston Texas. Maryam's own experiences with an eating disorder as well the experiences of those that recovered with her inspired her to found the Lone Bench Initiative, a 501c3 nonprofit working to make eating disorder treatment more accessible for Muslims.

Maryam hopes to bring eating disorder treatment access to even more people, while simultaneously breaking the stereotypes regarding people of color with eating disorders and eating disorders within religious communities.

https://www.lonebenchinitiative.org/

Other resources Maryam recommends:

For Muslim (and non-muslim, but faith-based) mental health resources, more broadly:

https://khalilcenter.com/

https://naseeha.org/

Body positive/Eating Disorders books:

More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite

Sick Enough by Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color by Virgie Tovar, MA

Episode Footnotes:

• Problems with the current way insurances cover/don't cover eating disorder treatment.
• Unique challenges Muslims have with receiving treatment for disordered eating.
• Cultural stigmas of "who can have mental illnesses"
• Cultural ideology behind well intended statements that are toxic and need to change!
• The connection between eating disorders and suicide rates.
• How yoga helps you feel seen and is a reset.

Check out all our other episodes in our Body Positive series!

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Alli

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This is the 14th episode in our incredible Body Positivity Series. This life changing series will help you see, think and feel differently about your body. Listen to all the episodes and share them with the people you love! Support Alli Louthain in getting more of the Awesome out into the world! Share, Rate, Review or Subscribe to Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors!!

And start being proactive about how you think and feel about your body today!
The magic happens on the mat.
Learn more about 6 Week Body Positivity Yoga Series with Isha Warriors

Cate Navarrete is a second generation Cuban-American from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. At 16, she started the Body Positive Alliance and its associated podcast, Generation Body Positive, to advocate for and represent all bodies regardless of physical ability, size, gender, race, or appearance. Cate’s mission and advocacy work has been shared on Emmy-nominated Nickelodeon program “Nick News,”and more. Cate is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia with a triple concentration in finance, organization and management, and film and media management. She is interested in ESG/impact investing with a focus on empowering marginalized entrepreneurs and is dedicated to promoting greater inclusivity in entertainment.

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Show note highlights:

• How Body Positive Alliance started from Cate's own struggle with disordereed eating in high school.
• How social media affects us and how you can use it to benefit you
• What is "diet culture" and how can consumers combat it?
• What is a "body checking cycle" and why it's toxic.
• Why is "fitspiration" so dangerous.
• How does yoga help with body positivity

What is Orthorexia?

Why is it so hard to love ourselves?

Mental Shortcuts that Kill

Confessions of a 16 year old perfectionist

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