116. Perfectionism & Disordered Eating: Are they Connected? w/ Alana Van Der Sluys

The Up-Beet Dietitians

In this episode of The Up-Beet Dietitians podcast, Emily and Hannah are joined by Alana Van Der Sluys. Alana breaks down how perfectionism and leading a perfect-esque life could potentially be connected to disordered eating risk. She provides examples of a perfectionist and how they may translate into disordered eating as well. Alana leaves the listeners with some words of advice if they find themselves struggling with this.

Alana Van Der Sluys is a TedX speaker, entrepreneur, author, and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. As a personal survivor of eating disorders, she is dedicated to empowering women to heal their relationship with food and their bodies to step into their potential, take up space, and improve their lives through intuitive eating and mindset coaching. Her debut book, Freedom with Food and Fitness: How Intuitive Eating is the Key to Becoming Your Happiest, Happiest Self, releases on November 7, 2023 with Urano World USA, Inc. She is a contributing writer for several national publications, including the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) and Best Holistic Life Magazine.

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Alana Van Der Sluys

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Emily

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Hannah

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