Ep. 75 Anorexia, Bulimia, Food Addiction & Body Dysmorphia: My 15-Year Battle With an Eating Disorder & Healing Story I’ve Never Told

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts126/v4/95/e6/a8/95e6a8eb-3732-86ca-6f83-699bc2656c2f/mza_4099183374047268812.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Heidi’s Lane with Heidi Powell

Heidi Lane Powell

74 episodes

1 day ago

Heidi's Lane with Heidi Powell: Where we dive into real stories, belly laugh moments, and heart-to-heart chats. Each episode will bring tons of vulnerability, the permission to start anew, inspiration to be in the present moment and finding joy in living life to the fullest. Tune in for unfiltered conversations that will make everyone feel seen, heard, and loved because at the end of the day, we’re all here to lift each other up and be in the driver’s seat of our own lives.

Self-Improvement

Education

RSS

All content for Heidi’s Lane with Heidi Powell is the property of Heidi Lane Powell and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Self-Improvement

Education

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39285364/39285364-1696752946175-0ed3892c6c183.jpg

Ep. 75 Anorexia, Bulimia, Food Addiction & Body Dysmorphia: My 15-Year Battle With an Eating Disorder & Healing Story I’ve Never Told

Heidi’s Lane with Heidi Powell

1 hour 55 minutes 49 seconds

1 day ago

Ep. 75 Anorexia, Bulimia, Food Addiction & Body Dysmorphia: My 15-Year Battle With an Eating Disorder & Healing Story I’ve Never Told

This one has been a long time coming. For 15 years, I lived inside the prison of an eating disorder that is anorexia, bulimia, food addiction, and body dysmorphia. It was loud, lonely, and exhausting. I hid it behind smiles, success, and “healthy” habits…until I couldn’t anymore.

In this deeply personal episode, I open up about what recovery has really looked like, the pain, the progress, and the quiet miracles that changed everything. I share how I healed my relationship with food, with my body, and most importantly, with myself.

✨I let you in on:

The real cost of living with food obsession
How shame kept me silent for years
The turning point that led to healing
What “freedom” actually feels like today

If this speaks to you, please like, comment, subscribe, and share. You’re not alone. ❤️

Watch the full episode on YouTube here or head to https://www.youtube.com/@RealHeidiPowell.

Here are the key moments from the episode:

00:00 The Untold Battle I’ve Hidden for 15 Years

03:42 Living in the Grip of an Eating Disorder

07:15 The Physical Damage No One Talks About

13:35 What Body Dysmorphia Really Feels Like

17:02 Why Recovery Isn’t a Straight Line

24:49 Hiding My Disorder in Plain Sight

29:22 When Love Meets Self-Doubt

33:17 The Moment I Realized Shame Breeds Secrecy

36:41 Trading One Destructive Pattern for Another

41:02 Hurting Myself to Feel in Control

49:54 Redefining Self-Worth Beyond the Mirror

54:03 How Childhood Shapes Body Image

58:29 The Pressure to Be Perfect in a Public Life

1:02:45 Breaking Free from the Need to Be “Enough”

1:07:16 What True Healing Actually Looks Like

1:11:33 Learning to See My Body Through Love

1:16:04 The Role of Therapy, Faith, and Self-Work

1:20:12 Why Vulnerability Is the Gateway to Healing

1:24:36 Lessons I’ve Learned from Past Relationships

1:34:03 The Hard Truth About Long-Term Recovery

1:39:41 What I Want Every Woman Struggling to Know

1:44:25 How to Help Someone Who’s Struggling

1:49:37 Finding Meaning in My Story

Connect with Heidi:

Website: https://heidipowell.net/

Email: podcast@heidipowell.net

Instagram: @realheidipowell

Facebook: Heidi Powell

YouTube: @RealHeidiPowell

Train with Heidi on her Show Up App: https://www.showupfit.app/