214. Understanding Period Recovery in Eating Disorders with Ciandra Birnbaum

<p>Today's episode of Holistic Health Radio is a collaboration between myself and <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/flourishwithciandra/">Ciandra Birnbaum</a>, a recovery coach based in the UK and host of the podcast Recover to Flourish.</p> <p>Ciandra was kind enough to have me on her podcast to share more about the intersection between eating disorders and hypothalamic amenorrhea. In this episode we discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Our own personal experiences with eating disorders and missing periods due to hypothalamic amenorrhea</li> <li>What causes hypothalamic amenorrhea and which types of eating disorders or disordered eating does it impact?</li> <li>Discussing the reasons why a person might be afraid to recover their period during eating disorder recovery</li> <li>Common misconceptions and dispelling myths such as a missing period making you "sick enough" or a recovered period signifying full recovery from an eating disorder or disordered eating </li> <li>Types of exercise which are safe to engage in during hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery and which types to avoid</li> <li>Tips for anyone beginning their hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery journey. </li> </ul> <p>❤️<strong> <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/email-list/">Join my newsletter list</a> </strong>for weekly motivation and inspiration and you'll also receive a FREE copy of my eBook "Body Confidence (for life!) guide"</p> <p>❤️ <strong>Ready to get your period back?</strong> Join the next round of <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/healing-ha/">Healing Hypothalamic Amenorrhea</a>! </p> <p>❤️ <strong>Work with me and my team</strong> to improve your relationship with food and exercise by heading to <a href= "http://www.sarahlizking.com/">www.sarahlizking.com</a> and filling out the <a href= "https://sarahlizking.com/contact/">contact form.</a></p> <p>❤️ Connect with me on social media by following me on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sarahlizking/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahlizking?lang=en">Tiktok</a> or <a href="https://www.y