EP 255: Sis, Stop Identifying as Disordered! You're Not a Number, a Diagnosis, or a Label ~ Get Rooted in the RIGHT Identity for the New Year

Girlfriend, if you want freedom from your eating disorder in the new year, you can't keep identifying AS the eating disorder. In this powerful new episode, host Lindsey Nichol gets vulnerable about being defined by labels - the number on the clothing tag, the OSFED diagnosis that made her feel "not sick enough," then the anorexia diagnosis that felt like she'd "earned" being officially sick. She shares the moment she realized the energy it took to be everyone's label was debilitating - and how everything changed when she stopped identifying as disordered and started living from her TRUE identity. Here's the truth: If you are defined by your labels, you're also confined by your labels. And no label - no matter how authoritative, no diagnosis, no number, no title - can contain the full perspective and constellation of who you might become. You are NOT your eating disorder. You are NOT your diagnosis. You are NOT the number on the tag. You are a saint. An heir. A daughter of the Most High. Royalty. This episode will shift how you see yourself and give you a tangible exercise to discover your true identity as we head into a new year. What You'll Learn: The Label Trap Arianna Huffington's truth: No label can contain who you might becomeHow the ED voice defines you by WHAT you have/do, never WHO you areWhy being defined by labels means you're also confused by them Lindsey's Vulnerable Label Story Obsessed with the number on clothing tagsOSFED diagnosis: feeling "not sick enough"Anorexia diagnosis: feeling "officially sick"The shift: When being someone else's label became debilitatingRealizing she wasn't designed to be a label - she was designed to be HER The Labels Keeping You Stuck "Anorexic," "bulimic," "the girl with the eating disorder""The fit one," "the vegan," "the one on a diet""Perfectionist," "people pleaser," "the sick one"Even "recovered" can become a trapResearch: 80% of New Year's resolutions fail because they're rooted in outcomes, not identity Who God Says You REALLY Are Fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14)Chosen - royal priesthood, holy nation (1 Peter 2:9)Deeply loved - nothing can separate you (Romans 8:38-39)A new creation - old is gone, new is here (2 Corinthians 5:17)An heir - daughter of the King, royalty (Galatians 4:7) The New Year Identity Shift Most resolutions fail because they're about WHAT you want to doIdentity-based change is more powerful than outcome-based goalsYou can't identify as "the girl with the eating disorder" and expect to live freeWhen you change your identity, your behavior followsStop identifying as disordered, start identifying as WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE Your Tangible Exercise: Step 1: Write down FALSE labels you've been carrying (Anorexic, bulimic, the number on the tag, not good enough, the sick one, etc.) Step 2: Cross them ALL out (These are NOT your identity - they're lies that cannot contain who you might become) Step 3: Write down WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE I am fearfully and wonderfully madeI am chosenI am deeply lovedI am a new creationI am an heirI am a daughter of the Most HighI am royaltyI am a saintI am NOT my eating disorderI am created for freedom Step 4: Read these truths OUT LOUD (Let your ears hear what God says about you) Step 5: Live from THIS identity (Not from labels, not from diagnosis, not from what people call you) Key Takeaways: ✨ If you're defined by your labels, you're also confused by your labels ✨ No label can contain who you might become ✨ The ED voice tells you WHAT you have/do, never WHO you are ✨ You are NOT: your eating disorder, your diagnosis, your size, your past ✨ You ARE: a saint, an heir, a daughter of the Most High, royalty ✨ 80% of New Year's resolutions fail - identity-based change is what works ✨ Stop identifying as disordered, start identifying as who God says you are ✨ When you change your identity, your behavior follows Powerful Quotes: "No label, no matter how authoritative - one given to you by a doctor or a boss - no title, no dollar sign can ever contain the full perspective and constellation of who you might become." - Arianna Huffington"If you are defined by your labels, you're also confused by your labels""The eating disorder voice loved defining me by WHAT I had and WHAT I did. But it never told me WHO I was""The energy it took to remain someone else's label was absolutely debilitating""I wasn't designed to be a label. I was designed to be ME""You weren't designed to be 'anorexic.' You were designed to be a daughter of the Most High""If you keep identifying as 'the girl with the eating disorder,' you will keep living like the girl with the eating disorder""You are NOT your eating disorder. You are a saint, an heir, a daughter of the Most High, royalty""When you're rooted in THAT identity - when that becomes your foundation - everything changes""You can't keep identifying AS the eating disorder and expect to live free""No label can contain the full perspective and constellation of who you ...