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Lauren is back for another solo episode to discuss why the fear of loss can sometimes inhibit our motivation to change, as well as how we can overcome the urges to avoid pain and instead liberate our life's truest calling.

She also talks about:

• Viewing eating disorders as anti-change agents and actuaries
• The functions of restriction, exercise, and rule-following
• What it means to commit to a good, beautiful, and true life
• Why it is inaccurate and oversimplified to label ED's as "control mechanisms"
• What to do when the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of changing
• Viewing ED's as signals; not as sickness
• Cultivating understanding and awareness before kicking ED's out of the vehicle
• The influence of unprocessed trauma and why it's necessary to find the original fires instead of throwing away the smoke alarm