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So being willing, courageous, curious enough to question those learned thoughts and beliefs and making a decision that we want peace more than we

want to be a certain size or eat a certain way. We're not born hating our

bodies. We're not born thinking certain foods are good or bad. We're not

born thinking certain foods are good or bad. We learn every bit of this.

Feeling lost?

Then you're in the right place. I'm Amanda Knox and I'm

Christopher Robinson. And this is Labyrinth. That was the voice of Andrea Wachter, who for many years was trapped in a labyrinth of addiction and eating disorders.

Finding her way out was difficult,

but it also provided her experience that informs her work now

as a psychotherapist, author, and meditation teacher

dedicated to helping those still dealing with these problems.

I think the area that I lost the most amount of peace of mind and presence to was the eating disorder.

That really kind of started at all.

Well, probably perfectionism and comparing and competing

started at all, but really the eating disorder was decades long and I

really battled with my body and my mind and food. I also abused drugs and alcohol.

I say that I had near constant anxiety and depression, but I don't say that in an

exaggerated way. I really feel like it was near constant butterflies in my stomach, fight or flight, and a lot of very low depression.

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