Jillian Michaels

I would eat to have a connection with my father.

I would eat to feel a sense of comfort.

I would eat to feel a sense of control.

I was 13, 14, and 15.

So I didn't have the bandwidth to process what was actually going on.

I was in therapy for other things that were going on in my household.

And I definitely was helped there.

Please, absolutely.

I'm laughing because that would be my dream.

That's the only reason I'm laughing.

I was like, poor you, Summer.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, go ahead.

Not to try to invalidate how you feel.

while intuitive eating is actually not intended for people with eating disorders, I cannot tell you how many people have misinterpreted that.

And I've ended up dealing with it personally for quite some time now.

So for example, things like avoid diets where mechanistic

eating is actually recommended for people with many different types of eating disorders.

And even the women who started intuitive eating suggested that, like, hey, this is a goal, not a treatment plan.

But when you've got, I mean, random people online who are, hey, you know, just listen to your feelings of fullness.