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Bridging the gap between neurodiversity and eating disorders through science and lived experience. Hey, I'm Livia!

But you can call me Liv :) I am a holistic life coach that helps individuals on the spectrum overcome their health struggles and embrace intuitive living. Liv Label Free is the idea that no one needs a label to live a life in which they feel fulfilled; everyone has their own specific needs and no label can ever house the complexity of what makes each person unique! My mission is to break the stigm

as around mental health and inspire acceptance of the neurodivergent community. Be sure to follow me on Instagram , subscribe to my YouTube channel, and listen to my podcast! If you’re ready to embark on your own journey to freedom, schedule a consultation call with me for 1:1 coaching!

16/08/2025

Eating to stim isn’t talked about enough in the autism & eating disorders conversation! In this post, I explain why food can be used as a way to regulate your nervous system, and how this might lead to binge eating behaviors in autistic folks.

Want more support on your journey to food freedom? Join the Autistically ED-Free Academy! Open for a limited time only. Secure your spot at livlabelfree.com/group 🌈

13/08/2025

What if eating disorders aren’t the problem, but the solution? In the Autistically ED-Free Academy, you’ll learn how to use your neurodivergent traits as your greatest tools for creating your unique life of freedom 🌟 Early Bird Pricing ends soon, enroll today to get 50% OFF the entire program!

04/08/2025

Are you tired of feeling like your autism is making it harder to recover from your ED?

Well then the Autistically ED-Free Academy is for you! Inside, you’ll learn how to channel your autistic traits from obstacles in ED recovery to your greatest TOOLS for creating a life of freedom and meaning.

The eating disorder came into your life to serve a purpose. It protected you when you had no other way to cope…

And that’s where the Academy comes in. This is your complete guide to creating a life you don’t need to escape from. This is your opportunity to break free from the ED chains using your autistic traits as the keys 🔑

If you’re ready to discover who you are outside of the ED prison, save your seat in the Academy today at livlabelfree.com/group 🌈

14/07/2025

It’s Rainbow Girl’s 2-year anniversary! 🥳🌈

To celebrate, you can get ALL of my books for 50% off this week at at livlabelfreebooks.com!

So if you want to learn more about autism & eating disorders, this is your chance to grab all my books for a huge discount. This includes all eBooks and audiobooks (paperback printing costs make it impossible to discount those, sorry!).

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✓ Neurodiversity-affirming strategies for ED recovery
✓ How to handle extreme hunger & weight gain as an autistic person
✓ Easy, sensory-friendly recipes that nourish your body & mind
✓ How to break free from quasi recovery and forge your unique path to freedom..and much more!

To claim your 50% off at livlabelfreebooks.com, use code RAINBOW at checkout 🌈

Sale ends Sunday, July 20th.

P.S. Enjoy this photo of me holding Rainbow Girl when I still had long hair!

05/07/2025

I CUT OFF ALL MY HAIR! ✂️ Here are some of my reflections on grief after an ED…

I dreamt about this haircut for months. I was so excited for the novelty and practicality of having short hair.

But once the hair was gone, I started grieving. Not the hair – but my past identity. The person I had presented to the world for the past 25 years.

The grief I felt about my hair was the same grief I felt when I recovered from my eating disorder.

I had spent YEARS planning for the day when I’d say “F it, I’m going to recover!” I was so excited by the prospect of freedom, so excited for the sweetness of infinite possibility. But, ironically, it was this possibility that prevented me from actually making a change.

Deep down, I knew the whole ED stuff would end one day. So if it was going to end anyways, why not continue a little longer?

Once I committed to the whole “recovery thing,” I realized I could never go back. I realized I could never go back to the person that was so immersed in the ED story that they were’t even aware of what was going on.

What makes quasi recovery so painful is that you can never go back to full-blown ED. It’s like when you learn to read, there’s no way for you to unlearn it. You see the truth, which, once you’ve seen it, can never again be unseen. The real suffering, even more than the eating disorder itself, begins here: when you’re torn between the possibility of discovering a better life and the impossibility of returning to your illness.

That same feeling – the awareness of not being able to put my long hair back – occurred when I first looked in the mirror.

In fact, I found myself asking the exact same questions as when I was stuck in quasi recovery! How will people perceive me? How will I handle this new body? What if I CAN’T handle this new body?

To be expected, I did a little coaching on myself! I reminded myself of why I had decided to cut off all my hair. I wanted a change, a new experience. And well, I definitely got both.

Do I miss my long hair? Yes. But, for now, that’s out of my control. So, for now, I choose to embrace all the benefits that the short hair life has to offer.

24/06/2025

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery is here! 💐🥳 Not only that, but the accompanying Discovery Workbook helps you transform the insights from the main book into meaningful action steps.

I wrote both of these books because I know how debilitating it is to be stuck in quasi recovery – being “recovered” to an extent, while still feeling trapped in food rules, exercise routines, and the constant mental battle about the “right” way to recover.

With chapters exploring existentialism, perfectionism, conformity, and being “good enough,” How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery and the Discovery Workbook guide you to transform your relationship not just with food and your body, but with your entire existence.

You can grab both books at livlabelfreebooks.com or on Amazon 💗🌈

17/04/2025

For many autistic people, calorie counting isn’t necessarily about restriction – rather, it’s about turning the abstract concept of “nourishment” into something concrete.

Want to learn how to use calorie counting to your advantage in ED recovery? Listen to my free audio training 3 Steps to Recovery From an ED as an Autistic Person! livlabelfree.com/free-audiotraining 🌈

09/04/2025

The Autistically ED-Free Membership is OPEN! 🎉

Join our neurodiversity-affirming community to connect, empower, and discover your unique path to freedom at livlabelfree.com/membership 🫶

Designed for neurodivergent individuals, parents, and caregivers alike, the Autistically ED-Free Membership offers:

🌟 Weekly group calls (at alternating time slots to accommodate members worldwide)
🌟 A growing library of recordings (kinda like Netflix for autism and eating disorders!)
🌟 Direct support from me and others who truly understand the autism-ED connection
🌟 All at the most accessible price point I’ve ever offered coaching!

Every Tuesday, we will meet on Zoom to ask questions, receive guidance, and explore practical strategies that honor neurodivergence while challenging fear-based ED behaviors🌈

These weekly touchpoints are founded on the love and trust that many of us have struggled to find in traditional treatment settings.

Are you ready to join a community in which neurodivergence is embraced rather than pathologized? Join the Autistically ED-Free Membership at livlablabelfree.com/membership (or click the link in my bio)!

19/02/2025

I met my editor for coffee today! And what an abundant, connected, and remarkable time we had 💗 Thank you for your incredible eye for detail (an autistic author’s dream!) and for helping me confidently bring my books into the world. Meeting you IRL was such a treat and I can’t wait to do it again real soon 🌈

24/01/2025

I’ve been thinking about making this post for quite a while now.

For over two years, I’ve been thinking about quitting social media. And to be fair, I’ve taken extended breaks here and there.

But every time, I’ve come back…

Not because I missed social media, but because of fear. Fear of missing out on the opportunity to form connections. Fear that IG was too much of an asset to my business. Fear that people would forget about Liv Label Free if I focused on my coaching, books, and podcast.

And yet, my “inner nudgings,” as I like to call them, kept getting stronger.

Social media started feeling more and more like a chore. It became the thing that drained my energy, the thing that prevented me from fulling immersing myself in long-form content that allows me to dive deep.

I recently finished writing my next book: How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery. The overarching theme is that there’s no map to recovery; rather, freedom from limitation is about opening yourself up to discovering who you are without the mask (of an eating disorder, but really any mask at all).

In the book, I talk about how “trying to recover” and “trying to overcome fear” are traps. Instead, I invite you to partner with fear. To become curious about what your fears may be nudging you to do.

While taking much needed time off Instagram to reflect on how I want to balance my time, I decided that I’m no longer going to force myself to post on IG out of the fears mentioned above. I have lived in fear for so many years, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned on this journey, it’s that your heart always leads you to exactly where you need to be.

And right now, my heart is telling me to step away. Of course, I will still be writing my books, recording podcasts, and offering (group) coaching programs. If you want to stay in touch and continue to receive updates from me, join my weekly newsletter at livlabelfree.com/join 💗

15/01/2025

For many autistic people, an eating disorder can provide a deep sense of meaning and purpose; a sense of doing something “right” in a world where you’re encompassed by the existential angst of doing life “wrong.”

Looking for neurodiversity-affirming ED recovery resources? I’ve got you covered!👇

🎧 Free Audio Training: 3 Steps to Recovery From an Eating Disorder as an Autistic Person teaches you how to use your autistic traits to your advantage in ED recovery.

📖 Free Extreme Hunger Guide: Answers to the top 10 most frequently asked questions about extreme hunger in ED recovery!

📚 My Books: Rainbow Girl is my memoir of autism and anorexia, How to Beat Extreme Hunger teaches you how to find food freedom without losing control, and Nourishing Neurodiversity is an autism-friendly cookbook filled with easy recipes!

✍️ Blog: Explore dozens of posts about autism, ED recovery, extreme hunger, and everything in between!

🎙 Podcast: Understand the connection between autism, ADHD, and eating disorders through science and lived experience on the Liv Label Free Podcast.

Get instant access to all these resources through the link in my bio!

13/01/2025

8 reasons autistic people fear weight gain (that have nothing to do with body image)👇

1. Sensory Sensitivities
Weight gain creates intense sensory experiences as your body changes shape and feels different. For autistic people, these new physical sensations can feel overwhelming, like being trapped in an ill-fitting costume.

2. No More Numbing
Recovery means facing all the feelings and emotions that the eating disorder previously numbed. For autistic individuals, this includes dealing with enhanced cognitive function and overwhelming sensory experiences without the familiar shield.

3. Existential Uncertainty
Autistic people often feel they're doing life "wrong," like everyone else got a secret manual. Weight gain adds another layer of uncertainty, making you navigate unfamiliar territory while already feeling out of place.

4. Identity Transformation
When being "small" or "disciplined" becomes your core identity, weight gain means more than physical change. It requires discovering who you are without these labels, especially challenging for autistic people who may rely on specific identities.

5. Uncontrollable Change
While autistic people can handle self-initiated changes, weight gain represents unpredictable change. Not being able to control where or how the body changes can be particularly distressing when routine and predictability feel essential.

6. Loss of Protection
Being "unhealthy" can shield you from overwhelming world expectations. Weight gain means losing this buffer and facing full responsibility in a world that isn't designed for neurodivergent minds.

7. Fear of Unpredictability
The unknown aspects of body changes create overwhelming uncertainty. Questions about final weight, clothing sizes, and new physical sensations can make staying in disordered patterns feel safer.

8. Increased Gender Dysphoria
For some autistic individuals, weight gain affects gender expression. Body changes during recovery might intensify gender dysphoria, adding complexity to accepting physical changes.

Want to learn more about the intersection of autism and eating disorders? Check out the livlabelfree.com blog!

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