#189: The Pendulum Swing™: Why Recovery Means Going in the Opposite Direction

What if “balance” is actually keeping you stuck?

In this episode, I’m talking about The Pendulum Swing™ — one of the biggest concepts I use in eating disorder recovery.

If your eating disorder has spent years pulling you toward restriction, control, fear foods, compensation, “healthier” choices and endless rules, recovery is not about immediately trying to find some perfect middle ground.

It’s about repeatedly going in the opposite direction.

Again.

And again.

And again.

In this episode, I talk about why the pendulum needs to swing, why moderation can sometimes become another form of restriction, energy debt, extreme hunger, opposite action, fear foods, mental restriction, and why one challenge is often not enough to truly rewire a rule.

The goal is not to live at the opposite extreme forever.

The goal is to practise the opposite often enough that the fear, rules and moral meaning around food lose their power.

Until food becomes… just food.

Fall Reset

If you’re listening to this and thinking:

“I know what my eating disorder is telling me to do, but I struggle to actually do the opposite,”

this is exactly the kind of work I do with my clients.

I’m currently offering my Fall Reset — an intensive 10-week coaching journey with me, including regular coaching, personalised support, accountability and work around your specific rules, fears, behaviours and body image struggles.

There is likely only one spot left.

I don’t expect to run this exact offer again. The value of what’s included is far higher than the investment, and I created it as a one-time opportunity to work closely with me for more than two months.

If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle and you’re ready to actually start doing the opposite instead of endlessly negotiating with your eating disorder, head to my website and apply for the Fall Reset today.

We can take it from there.

Read the blog

I also wrote a full blog post on The Pendulum Swing™ if you want to go deeper into the concept and the science behind it.

Head over to my blog to read the full post.

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