162. Eating Disorders and Control

Understanding Disordered Eating: Eating Disorder Recovery and Body Image Healing

If you’ve ever talked about eating disorders for more than five seconds, someone always drops the classic line: "It’s not about the food; it’s about control.” Boom. Case closed, right?

Well, not exactly. Because what does that even mean? Control over what? Your body? Your feelings? Your life? And why does control even matter so much? That’s where things get interesting.

So today, we’re getting into it. Not in some vague, theoretical, “let’s throw around big words” way, but in a way that actually helps us understand what’s happening—whether in our own relationships with food or in the work we do with others.

Tweetable Quotes

"Eating disorders are not about the food. It's about something deeper." - Rachelle Heinemann

"Eating disorders are ways to moderate our emotions." - Rachelle Heinemann

"One of the biggest, most important questions to ask is, ‘I know which emotion I'm feeling now, am I allowed to [feel it]?’”- Rachelle Heinemann

"Building up your tolerance for experiencing parts of your emotional experience will actually help you bring up your tolerance overall of emotions." - Rachelle Heinemann

"There is a big difference between acting out anger and saying it in words. - Rachelle Heinemann

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