This week I am speaking to Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues. She has so much wisdom to share from her own experience of dieting and eating disorder recovery and work as a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist.   We discuss: Body expectations and how we relate to our body from a young age Challenging and acknowledging our inner dialogue Becoming free from an eating disorder Alli’s book MeaningFULL and her mental health advocacy work A quick reminder that BMI is not an accurate measure of health The false promise of diets Power in positive recovery stories The importance of connection for recovery and overall wellbeing Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body. https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd Connect with Alli. Alli Spotts-De Lazzer a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a passionate advocate for mental health and author of the book MeaningFULL read.  https://therapyhelps.us/ https://www.instagram.com/therapistalli/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/meaningfull --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rachel-evans8/support