• When Your Brain Becomes Your Prison

  • Apr 23 2025
  • Length: 48 mins
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When Your Brain Becomes Your Prison

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  • Summary

  • Leah shares her deeply personal battle with anorexia, revealing how the need for control during a chaotic first year of teaching spiraled into dangerous eating habits and a 40-pound weight loss. Michael and Leah explore the striking parallels between eating disorders and addiction, highlighting how both serve as coping mechanisms when life feels out of control.

    • Leah's experience moving to Nashville after college and developing anorexia during her first year teaching
    • The psychological aspects of eating disorders—seeking control rather than just body image
    • Dangerous habits including extreme calorie restriction and excessive exercise
    • Feeling like "a prisoner in my own brain" while wanting to participate in normal social activities
    • How fertility concerns became the turning point for Leo's recovery journey
    • Michael's perspective on addiction and control through his bodybuilding experience
    • The challenge of gaining weight during recovery and confronting triggers
    • Advice for supporting loved ones struggling with eating disorders or addiction
    • The importance of accepting help even when you feel others "have it worse"
    • Recovery as an ongoing process with daily challenges
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