Monday Apr 13, 2026
Eating Disorders and Hypermobility: An Embodied Recovery Approach with Heidi Andersen
Host Dr. Libby Hinsley welcomes Heidi Andersen, a licensed clinical mental health counselor supervisor and founder of Reclaiming Beauty, to discuss eating disorders and their overlap with hypermobility syndromes. Heidi describes shifting from traditional CBT/DBT-focused treatment toward Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders, reframing disordered eating and chronic tension as adaptive responses shaped by nervous system regulation, sensory processing, trauma, attachment history, and underlying health issues, including hypermobility syndromes and related comorbidities.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 Welcome to Zebra Talks
00:41 Meet Heidi Andersen
02:45 From Burnout to Embodied Recovery
06:58 Hypermobility and Nourishment Clues
08:08 Why This Overlap Is Trending
11:07 Eating Disorder Definitions
15:41 Age of Onset and Diagnostic Confusion
18:16 Research on Anorexia and Hypermobility
21:23 Containment Safety and Proprioception
23:09 Strength Training Grounding
24:25 Developmental Movement Push
27:15 Reframing Restriction Wisdom
28:06 Autism Sensory Overlap
31:21 Treatment Window Tolerance
33:43 Medical Motility Referrals
34:55 Vagus Nerve Compression
38:07 Somatic Tools Boundaries
39:00 Directories Closing Resources
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