Discover the first five steps to take in your eating disorder recovery.
Get started the right way and be on the path to full recovery and the freedom it will bring YOU.

Unlike other approaches focusing on just one aspect of recovery, this course shares a framework that demonstrates what full recovery is really about and gives you the tools to get there.

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Discover the first five steps to take in your eating disorder recovery.
Get started the right way and be on the path to full recovery and the freedom it will bring YOU.

Unlike other approaches focusing on just one aspect of recovery, this course shares a framework that demonstrates what full recovery is really about and gives you the tools to get there.

Get Instant Access!

Hidden Potential

Rebroadcast

EP: 297

This week on the podcast I am looking at Adam Grant's book Hidden Potential and the ideas from it that can be applied to recovery.

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Rebroadcast: Autism and Eating Disorders with Livia Sara - Seven Health: Eating Disorder Recovery and Anti Diet Nutritionist

Autism and Eating Disorders with Livia Sara

Rebroadcast

EP: 296

Today's guest is Livia Sara. In this episode, we chat about the overlap between autism and eating disorders, existential loneliness, metabolism, body image, eating variety and its place in recovery, the fear of weight gain, hunger signals, interoceptive awareness, and how intuitive eating does or doesn’t work with autism.

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364: Do Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) Really Hijack Your Brain? - Seven Health: Eating Disorder Recovery and Anti Diet Nutritionist

Do Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) Really Hijack Your Brain?

EP: 364

Are ultra-processed foods really “addictive” or is the fear around them creating more anxiety and obsession around eating? In this episode, I break down a new 2025 study exploring dopamine, ultra-processed foods, and overeating, while unpacking why restriction, deprivation, and psychology matter far more than simplistic “food addiction” narratives.

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363: Unconditional Permission To Eat, Co-occuring Medical Conditions And Being Social In Recovery - Seven Health: Eating Disorder Recovery and Anti Diet Nutritionist

Unconditional Permission To Eat, Co-occuring Medical Conditions And Being Social In Recovery

EP: 363

In this episode, I answer listener questions on navigating social life in recovery, giving yourself unconditional permission to eat, and coping with body image distress, relapse patterns, support groups, and the role of co-occurring medical conditions in long-term recovery.

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Sarah

"I began working with Chris over a year ago, and I could never imagine feeling the way I do, or being the person I am today without his help. My world has got so much bigger, and so much better, despite letting go of so many things that I thought I valued, that told me they kept me safe, and that I thought gave me community. They were all empty and all consuming. I think secretly I knew that, and that’s why I sought out help. I first came across Chris through his blog posts. It was the first time..."

Valentina - Seven Health: Eating Disorder Recovery and Anti Diet Nutritionist

Valentina

"I reached out to Chris, two months after I had sworn to myself that I’d never again enrol in any sort of counselling. Almost ten years of struggling with a restrictive eating disorder, four attempts of seeking professional help, and countless times of trying to recover on my own, had left me feeling hopeless. Moreover, the last shot I took at recovery resulted in an intense period of binge eating. When it started showing on the scale, I considered myself recovered and went back to a “I will restrict again but this time I‘ll be smart about it“ mentality. So..."

Julie

"I cannot imagine where I would be today were it not for Chris Sandel of Seven Health. I came across his work at some point in 2019 after entering treatment in March of the previous year for a very long history of anorexia nervosa that had begun almost four decades before. Despite working with a nutritionist and a therapist for more than a year, I was still firmly entrenched in the hellish prison of “quasi” recovery, unable to comprehend how I could completely walk away from what I believed to have been my identity for as long as I could remember...."

Chewing and Spitting: Why It Happens and How to Stop

Aug 11.2025

Learn why chewing and spitting happens, its risks, and how to stop for good. A compassionate, practical guide for eating disorder recovery and food freedom.

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How To Make Recovery Simple

Jul 11.2023

How To Make Recovery Simple One of the things I hear most from potential clients is how overwhelming recovery can feel. “There are just so many things I feel like I have to be doing”  “It’s like recovery’s a full-time job. Is this how it should be?” “I’m so confused....

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Every aspect of recovery is connected to three pillars. We can think of these as the three pillars of recovery. These pillars are interconnected and have a knock-on effect on each other. Let me go through each of them.

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State The first pillar is called State. There are several aspects to state but collectively it’s about the physiological state that the body is in at this specific moment.  And while it is about this moment, it’s largely connected to what has happened before this moment. Either seconds before this...

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Story The next pillar is Story. Included in this pillar are: The endless thoughts that your mind is generating every moment of the day. The beliefs that you have about yourself, other people, the world around you, etc. The meaning that you attach to certain events. This category of “stories”...

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Structure The final pillar is Structure. This pillar is all about what your day looks like: What time do you wake up When do you eat your meals across the day What work do you do and what’s your connection to this work What movement/exercise did you do What social...

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Positive and Committed Action What determines whether recovery is happening is if you are taking positive or committed action. It’s very common for someone to unknowingly slide into an eating disorder. You go on a diet and, with time, the number of foods that are removed has increased. You start...

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Making Recovery Simple As I mentioned at the start, it’s so easy to be overwhelmed by recovery. But let me explain how this framework can help you to understand if things are moving in the right direction. You wake up and you’re feeling tired and bloated [state]. This week you’ve...

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Would You Like Help? The Simplifying Success Framework™ is powerful and is at the centre of everything I do. It’s applicable whether you’re just starting recovery or you’re well on your way but are still feeling stuck. Recovery isn’t easy, but it can be much more straightforward than it may...

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