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Her Best Self ~ Eating Disorder Recovery, Anorexia, Bulimia & Food Freedom

Her Best Self ~ Eating Disorder Recovery, Anorexia, Bulimia & Food Freedom

Di: Lindsey Nichol - Certified Health Coach ED Recovery Coach ED Intuitive Therapy Certified
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Her Best Self is THE eating disorder recovery podcast for women who are exhausted, stuck, and ready to finally break free.

Hosted by Lindsey Nichol, former figure skater and recovering perfectionist turned eating disorder recovery coach—this show is for women who've tried therapy, treatment programs, and going at it alone, but are still trapped in food obsession, body anxiety, and the mental prison of disordered eating.

If you can't stop thinking about food, if you've been struggling for 10, 20, or 30+ years, if you're tired of wasting your life on this disorder, and if you're ready for someone who's BEEN where you are—this podcast will help you find freedom.

Twice per week, you'll get real talk about: anorexia recovery, bulimia recovery, binge eating recovery, orthorexia, restrictive eating, compulsive exercise, food anxiety, body dysmorphia, perfectionism, people-pleasing, quasi-recovery, eating disorder relapse, and faith-based recovery for women ready to reclaim their lives.

This show is for women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond who are DONE—done with obsessing, done with restricting, done with the constant mental chatter about food and body. Whether you've been in treatment before, tried therapy that didn't work, or feel like you can't do this alone—Lindsey gets it because she's lived it.

You'll learn how to: stop obsessing over food and your body, break free from restriction-binge cycles, overcome perfectionism and people-pleasing, build body trust and food freedom, find support when you're exhausted from fighting this alone, and finally live the life you're missing while stuck in this disorder.

New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Apply to work with Lindsey 1:1 or learn more about her services and free resources at www.herbestself.co. Join The Recovery Collective ~ the recovery support group that gets the struggle and wants to see you win at recovery at www.herbestself.co/recoverycollective.
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**DISCLAIMER** Trigger warning: The episodes on Her Best Self podcast may, at times, cover sensitive topics including but not limited to eating disorders & mental health. You are advised to refrain from listening if you are likely to be triggered or adversely impacted by any of these topics. Neither Lindsey Nichol LLC, associates nor guests, shall at any time be liable for the content covered causing offense, distress or any other reaction. The information contained comes from personal insight & education but should not be viewed as clinical support or professional diagnosis. Anything said should NOT be taken as a replacement for medical intervention & is nothing is intended to establish a therapist-patient relationship, to replace the services of a trained therapist, doctor or other health professional, nor treatment. @ Copyright 2026 Lindsey Nichol LLC

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  • EP 271.5: It's Not About the Food ~ Understanding Eating Disorders, Who They Really Affect & How to Heal

    EP 271.5: It's Not About the Food ~ Understanding Eating Disorders, Who They Really Affect & How to Heal
    Feb 27 2026
    Hey girl, welcome back to the Her Best Self Podcast. This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and Lindsey is getting real with you about the truth behind eating disorders — the statistics that will stop you in your tracks, the signs that are easy to miss, and the hope that recovery is absolutely possible for you. Whether you are personally in the thick of your own battle with food and your body, loving someone who is struggling, or simply wanting to understand eating disorders on a deeper level, this episode is for you. What You'll Learn in This Episode In this powerful episode, Lindsey pulls back the curtain on the most misunderstood mental illness and shares what the research actually says, who eating disorders really affect, and what you can do today to take the next step toward freedom. Lindsey covers the real mortality rate of eating disorders and why early intervention changes everything, the truth about who develops eating disorders and why the stereotype is dead wrong, the most common signs to watch for in yourself or someone you love, how to approach a loved one who is struggling without pushing them further away, and why recovery is not only possible but waiting for you on the other side. Key Stats From This Episode Eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of any mental illness, surpassed only by opioid addiction. Someone dies every 52 minutes as a direct result of an eating disorder. About 30 million Americans will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime. Less than 6% of people with eating disorders are classified as underweight. Only about one third of people with eating disorders will ever receive treatment. Lindsey's Personal Message to You If your eating disorder is telling you that you need it to survive, that you're not sick enough for help, or that you'll never recover — those are lies. Every single one of them. Lindsey has been where you are and she is living proof that freedom is real, that it is possible, and that life on the other side is better than you can imagine. Ready to Take the Next Step? Join the Her Best Self Society — Free Private Facebook Community You were never meant to do this alone. The Her Best Self Society is Lindsey's free private Facebook community where women just like you are finding support, encouragement, and a safe place to heal together. No judgment. No pressure. Just real women walking the road to recovery side by side. Come hang out with us at www.hersbestselfsociety.com. Work With Lindsey 1:1 If you are ready to stop white-knuckling recovery on your own and finally get the personalized support, tools, and coaching you deserve, Lindsey would love to walk alongside you. Her 1:1 coaching is designed specifically for women who are ready to break free from disordered eating and reclaim their life, their joy, and their identity beyond the eating disorder. To learn more about working with Lindsey directly, visit www.herbestself.co or send her a DM on Instagram at @thelindseynichol. Come to our every other week support group! You can find more details at www.herbestself.co/recoverycollective. Resources Mentioned National Eating Disorder Association — www.nationaleatingdisorders.org Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness — www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com Her Best Self Society Private Facebook Community — www.hersbestselfsociety.com Loved This Episode? If this episode spoke to your heart, please take 30 seconds to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Your review helps more women find this show and find their way to freedom. And share this episode with a friend or someone you love who needs to hear it today. The more we talk openly about eating disorders, the more we break the stigma keeping so many women suffering in silence. ______________________ Her Best Self with Lindsey Nichol is a podcast for women in eating disorder recovery who are ready to break free from perfectionism, people-pleasing, and diet culture to live authentically and wholeheartedly. *While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.
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    17 min
  • EP 271: Is Your Career Feeding Your Eating Disorder? High Performance Culture & Why 73% of Professional Women Struggle

    EP 271: Is Your Career Feeding Your Eating Disorder? High Performance Culture & Why 73% of Professional Women Struggle
    Feb 24 2026
    When people hear "eating disorder," they picture a young stick-figure girl in ballet class. But what I see every day? CEOs with anorexia. Lawyers binge eating in office bathrooms. Doctors struggling in silence with exercise compulsion. Corporate executives who haven't eaten lunch in six months because they're "too busy." 73% of women in corporate and professional environments report engaging in at least one disordered eating behavior. And if you're a high-performing woman who feels trapped but can't connect the dots—this episode is for you. Because your workplace might be feeding your eating disorder. And it's time we talked about it. You'll discover: The chilling parallels between corporate culture and eating disorder logicHow "dedication" and "discipline" can actually be disordered eating in disguiseWhy corporate wellness programs trigger eating disorders instead of preventing themThe toxic beliefs high-performer culture promotes that fuel disordered eatingSigns everyone misses in successful women who are strugglingHow to audit your workplace culture for ED-triggering behaviorsWhy your traits might be symptoms—not personality flawsHow to redefine success to include your wellbeing The truth: You can be successful AND recovered. Recovery doesn't mean giving up your ambition—it means reclaiming it. THE CHILLING PARALLELS Corporate Culture Says: "I have to earn my lunch—I haven't been productive enough yet""I can't take a break—everyone's counting on me""If I rest, I'm falling behind" Eating Disorder Logic Says: "I have to earn my food—I haven't burned enough calories yet""I can't eat—I have to stay in control""If I eat, I'm losing control" It's the same framework: Your worth is conditional. Your value is based on performance. And this mindset gets you promoted—while secretly destroying your relationship with food and your body. TOXIC BELIEFS THAT FEED BOTH "Results over rest" - Your body becomes just a vehicle for performance "Discipline equals success" - Until discipline becomes rigid food rules "Mind over matter" - Glorifying disconnection from your body's signals "Optimize everything" - Your body becomes a project to control and perfect "Hustle culture" - Normalizing deprivation of food, rest, and pleasure For someone who's perfectionistic and already anxious, these messages are gasoline on a fire. SIGNS EVERYONE MISSES ✅ First one in, last one out—always "on," can't rest ✅ Skipping meals because you're "too busy" (praised as dedication) ✅ Rigid food rules disguised as "wellness" ("I don't eat carbs," "only clean foods") ✅ Over-exercising every day, even when sick or injured ✅ Talking about your body transactionally ("I earned this meal," "I have to burn this off") ✅ Avoiding work social events that involve food ✅ Exhausted but won't slow down Most of these behaviors are celebrated in high-performer culture—so you don't realize you need help. YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE AUDIT Ask yourself: Am I praised for skipping meals or working through lunch?Does my company tie wellness to competition or performance metrics?Do I feel pressure to track, optimize, or perform my health?Are boundaries seen as weakness in my workplace?Do I feel like I have to "earn" rest, food, or self-care? Then ask: Am I using work stress as an excuse to control my food?Do I restrict when work gets overwhelming?Do I "earn" meals based on productivity?Am I exercising compulsively to manage work anxiety? If you answered yes to any of these—you're not alone. And you're not crazy. THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR "TRAITS" Those traits you think define you? They might not be who you ARE. They might be symptoms. Symptoms of working in an environment that rewards disordered behaviors. Symptoms of impossible standards that tell you your worth is tied to your output. You are not broken. You're responding exactly how anyone would respond to these systems. REDEFINING SUCCESS True high performance: ✅ Rest is part of the strategy - not a sign of weakness ✅ Nourishment is non-negotiable - your brain needs fuel to perform ✅ Boundaries are a strength - saying no, delegating, protecting your energy ✅ Worth isn't tied to output - you're valuable because you exist ✅ Success includes wellbeing - how you feel matters as much as results Recovery doesn't take away your drive. It redirects it. You stop using discipline to destroy yourself and start using it to build the life you actually want. KEY QUOTES 💛 "73% of women in corporate environments report engaging in at least one disordered eating behavior." 💛 "The same traits that make you exceptional at your job—perfectionism, discipline, control—those are the EXACT traits that eating disorders exploit." 💛 "When wellness is tied to productivity, competition, or external validation, it's not wellness anymore. It's just another way to perform." 💛 "Those traits you think define you? They might not be who you ARE. They might be symptoms." 💛 "Recovery doesn't mean ...
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    26 min
  • EP 270: Why You Don't Trust Yourself to Recover (& How to Build That Self-Trust Back)

    EP 270: Why You Don't Trust Yourself to Recover (& How to Build That Self-Trust Back)
    Feb 20 2026
    If you're ready for recovery but freeze when it comes time to actually invest in yourself and commit to the work—this episode is for you. The real reason you're not taking action isn't because you don't want freedom. It's not because you can't afford it. It's not because you don't believe recovery is possible. It's because you don't trust yourself to actually do it. You don't trust yourself to follow through, to succeed, to recover. And after years of the eating disorder systematically destroying your self-trust, plus being burned by therapy or treatment programs that didn't work—of course you don't trust yourself. But that lack of trust? It's not your fault. And it's not permanent. In this episode, I break down why high-performing women especially struggle with self-trust in recovery, how past "failed" attempts were actually preparing you for the right approach, and how to rebuild that trust through partnership rather than trying to do it alone. You'll discover: Why the eating disorder has systematically destroyed your self-trustHow being a high performer makes recovery feel impossible when your usual strategies don't workWhy therapy/treatment programs may have failed before (and why this time IS different)The difference between coaching and transformation through partnershipHow to build self-trust through small, kept promisesWhy you don't need perfect self-trust to start—just willingnessHow to overcome the "I need to talk to my husband" and investment objectionsWhy waiting for the "perfect time" keeps you stuck while the ED steals your life The truth: You ARE trustworthy. You ARE capable. You ARE ready. Even if you don't feel like it yet. WHY YOU DON'T TRUST YOURSELF The eating disorder has spent YEARS: Convincing you to break promises to yourselfMaking you set goals you couldn't keepForcing you to start recovery attempts you couldn't finishSabotaging commitments your disorder wouldn't let you honor Plus, you've been burned before: Therapy that was lovely but left you feeling stuckTreatment programs with skills you couldn't maintain in real life"Recovery" approaches that felt like diet culture in disguiseSystems and people who didn't truly GET where you are And as a high performer: You're used to succeeding at everything you put your mind toWhen recovery feels like the one thing you can't figure out, it shakes your entire identityYour usual strategies (perfectionism, control, pushing through) actually keep you stuck in EDsRecovery requires surrender, trust, and support—the opposite of what got you success elsewhere The truth: The problem wasn't YOU. The problem was you hadn't found the RIGHT approach yet. WHY THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT This isn't therapy. This isn't treatment. This isn't coaching. This is transformation through partnership. When we work together: ✅ I've been exactly where you are—I know what it feels like to not trust yourself ✅ I'm not coaching you from a textbook—I'm partnering with you from experience ✅ I hold hope for you when you can't hold it for yourself ✅ I see your strength when all you can see is struggle ✅ I trust you to recover until you can trust yourself ✅ You don't have to rebuild trust alone—we build it together The difference: I know the voice of freedom, and I know how to help you hear it again. REBUILDING SELF-TRUST What self-trust really means: Self-trust isn't about never failing or being perfect. Self-trust is showing up for yourself even when it's hard, imperfect, and uncertain. How we build it together: Start with micro-commitments ("I trust myself to eat breakfast tomorrow")Acknowledge every kept promise ("I said I'd eat breakfast and I did—I'm trustworthy")Focus on promises that actually matter (the ones that move you toward freedom, not more rules)Partner through the process (you're not doing it alone) The secret: You don't have to trust yourself to recover perfectly. You just have to trust yourself to start. THE FEAR BEHIND THE FEAR You're not just afraid of failing again—you're afraid of succeeding. Because the eating disorder has been your: IdentityCoping mechanismSource of controlWay to feel special, disciplined, "together"Excuse for not fully living Recovery means facing: "Who am I without this?" The truth: Who you are without the eating disorder is who you were ALWAYS meant to be. The ED buried the best parts of you—it didn't create them. KEY QUOTES 💛 "That lack of trust? It's not your fault. And it's not permanent." 💛 "The eating disorder has spent YEARS systematically destroying your self-trust. Of course you don't trust yourself." 💛 "The problem wasn't YOU. The problem was you hadn't found the RIGHT approach yet." 💛 "This isn't coaching. This is transformation through partnership." 💛 "I will trust you to recover until you can trust yourself." 💛 "Self-trust is showing up for yourself even when it's hard, imperfect, and uncertain." 💛 "You don't have to trust yourself to recover perfectly. You just have...
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    21 min
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