Episode 196: Show Yourself Some Grace, with Alexis Smith
Oh, My Health...There Is Hope!
Jana Short
4.9 • 336 Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2021
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Oh, My Health... There is HOPE! Jana talks with Alexis (Lexie) Smith. After battling perfectionism and clinical depression, Alexis was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 15. She spent 6 days in Primary Children's hospital, 4 months with a feeding tube, and months of recovery with a specialized therapist, dietitian, and pediatrician. Lexie has since recovered from anorexia/orthorexia and is a podcast host, motivational speaker, therapist in training, and advocate for overall mental health.
"5 out of 5 people have mental health."
Jana and Maverick talk about:
1) Eating disorders and creating change
2) Learning to thrive in your diagnosis
3) Coming to terms with your body image
4) Admitting you have a problem is step #1
5) Ditching the diet culture
This 30-minute episode is on:
Jana and Alexis discuss her eating disorder and her recovery journey. How she is now in complete recovery and thriving in her diagnosis. We discuss ditching the diet culture and taking that first step, and admitting to you might need help.
Meet Alexis Smith:
www.everyounceofstrength.wixsite.com/everyounce
https://www.instagram.com/everyounce.ofstrength/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/every-ounce-podcast/id1545735512
Get in touch with Jana and listen to more Podcasts:https://www.janashort.com/
Show Music ‘Hold On’ by Amy Gerhartz https://www.amygerhartz.com/music
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to Oh My Health There Is Hope Podcast |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to The Oh My Health There Is Hope Podcast. |
| 0:48.5 | Each episode you'll hear from health experts, major influencers and other extraordinary |
| 0:53.0 | people to discuss holistic health, wellness and to share their incredible stories with |
| 0:57.8 | you. |
| 0:58.8 | Our host Janice Short is a Mindset Coach in LP and RTT Practitioner, best-selling author |
| 1:04.2 | and creator of best holistic life and health influencers mastermind, working toward changing |
| 1:09.8 | the world one health expert at a time. |
| 1:13.3 | Aren't you sick and tired of being sick and tired? |
| 1:16.4 | Now here's your host Janice Short. |
| 1:18.9 | Hello and welcome to Oh My Health There Is Hope. |
| 1:21.6 | I'm your host Janice Short and today our guest is Alexis Smith. |
| 1:26.5 | After battling perfectionism and clinical depression, Alexis was diagnosed with a needing |
| 1:31.4 | disorder at the age 15. |
| 1:33.6 | She spent six days in a primary children's hospital, four months with a feeding tube and |
| 1:39.1 | months of recovery with a specialized therapist, dietician and pediatrician. |
| 1:44.8 | Lexi has since recovered from anorexia and orthorexia and is a podcast host, motivational speaker, |
| 1:50.7 | therapist and training and advocate for all, for overall mental health, which I am so |
| 1:56.8 | excited to talk to her today. |
| 1:58.7 | Do you want us to call you Lexi or Alexis? |
| 2:01.4 | Either is fine. |
| 2:02.4 | It doesn't matter. |
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