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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 stigmas 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!

12/20/2025

Eating disorder treatment can be SO harmful for neurodivergent folks; a huge part of that is misunderstanding our EXISTENTIAL experience. My eating disorder was never about “trying to be thin.” In fact, I never even wanted to lose weight in the first place! Rather, anorexia was a way for me to have clear boundaries in a boundless world.

Breaking free from the ED (and eventually, quasi recovery) was about creating a life of authentic meaning and purpose. It was about creating a life I didn’t need to escape from. Do YOU want to discover your own version of freedom? Join us in 51 Days to Freedom, my 7-week group coaching program! www.livlabelfree.com/freedom

*Enrollment closes December 21st, 2025. Our first call is on January 10, 2026!

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12/18/2025

I get a LOT of questions about the role of exercise in autism and eating disorders, some of which are:

👉 When is it safe to exercise in ED recovery?
👉 How do you know if movement is for regulation or if it’s compulsive?
👉 Does walking count as compulsive movement?
👉 Did you ever take a full break from exercise in recovery?
👉 How did you reintroduce exercise after your ED?

Suffice to say, it’s a topic shrouded in confusion! Which is why this post breaks down some of my (nuanced) thoughts on exercise in ED recovery. If you want to discover how you can create a joyful relationship with movement alongside others on similar journeys, join us in 51 Days to Freedom! Doors are open for just a few more days: https://www.livlabelfree.com/freedom

12/16/2025

I never thought I’d be the kind of person who “forgot to eat.” In fact, I used to think those people were either lying or secretly had an ED too! But now that I’m fully recovered and have more important things to think about, I am “one of those people” that gets so lost in my art that I forget to eat. Do you want to break free from quasi recovery and discover a life where you can immerse yourself in passion & purpose? Join us in 51 Days to Freedom! www.livlabelfree.com/freedom

12/14/2025

One of the reasons I stayed stuck in quasi recovery for so long was because of all the time I’d already spent “committed” to my ED. If I recovered now, all the anxiety about food and exercise would have been a waste!

…or would it be a learning experience? The truth is, you’re never going to get back the time you spent engaging with an ED. You can keep “winning” at a meaningless existence or you can call it quits so you can finally discover a life of freedom.

Ready to build that life with other neurodivergent individuals committed to breaking free from quasi recovery? Join 51 Days to Freedom at www.livlabelfree.com/freedom 🙏 Enrollment closes December 21, 2025 and we start January 10, 2026!

12/12/2025

On the surface, restrictive eating disorders appear to be about a fear of fullness – physical fullness from food, but also the fear of living a full life.

We use food to numb from our thoughts, our emotions, and above all, to numb our mind from the prison of human consciousness.

But what prevented me from breaking free from ED wasn’t ACTUALLY the fear of fullness; it was the fear of emptiness.

The eating disorder had become my entire identity, and I didn’t know what would “replace” the ED if I fully recovered.

I was SO afraid of confronting my own existence, my infinite potential, my inner artist, that I distracted myself through the ED.

I submerged myself in food rules and exercise routines. I told myself the story that as long as I entertained the ED, I wouldn’t have to live a story where I was “failing.”

It’s this fear of failure that keeps people trapped in quasi recovery; the intuitive awareness that you want better, but are too afraid to surrender to the unknown.

Quasi recovery is truly the worst kind of half-assed ED recovery limbo there is, which is why I am SO excited to invite you to join my new group coaching program 51 Days to Freedom!

Over the course of 51 days, you, I, and fellow like-minded souls are going to go through the 51 chapters of How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery. Essentially, we’re DOING the book together!

I absolutely love writing. But you know WHY I write? Because healing happens through connection. 51 Days to Freedom is where my writing & live presence coalesce.

Learn more and sign up at livlabelfree.com/freedom – enrollment closes on December 21st 2025 and we have our first call on January 10th 2026!

12/09/2025

I’m so excited to share that my 7-week group coaching program 51 Days to Freedom is open! 🎉

What’s so special about the number 51? Well, my book How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery has 51 chapters, and now, we’re going to DO the book together!

Think of it as a book club or writer’s workshop...but for your life!

Over the course of 51 days, you, I, and other participants will embark on a discovery journey. Together, we’ll pull from the book’s insights to create your life of authentic meaning and purpose.

This program isn’t about achieving “full recovery” or “finding food freedom” because, as we both know, those terms are too vague and abstract. Rather, this is about defining what freedom looks like for YOU and then creating it.

Through live group coaching calls, a private WhatsApp group, and free copies of both books (you can even request signed copies!), we’re going to shred the stories no longer serving you and write the story you actually WANT to be part of.

Enrollment closes December 21st, 2025 and our first group call is on January 10th, 2026! You can find all the details at www.livlabelfree.com/freedom🕊️

11/20/2025

This is 26 🎂 Thank you all for the birthday wishes on November 19!! Back home safe in the Netherlands with my mom who baked me a Dutch apple pie ❤️ I also just released a podcast episode that’s a combo of life update + insightful conversation about my writing process!

11/15/2025

The term “extreme hunger” has become quite a trendy one in the ED recovery community. It’s that terrifying phase of non-stop eating...

More specifically, non-stop eating of high-calorie foods (peanut butter, apple pie, and granola were my usual culprits).

When I was going through extreme hunger, I felt as if I had been swept up by a wave that wouldn’t put me down until I honored every gram (pun intended) of my extreme hunger’s desires!

Whether you’re neurodivergent or not, individuals going through extreme hunger after a restrictive ED experience common fears:

😱 I’m developing binge eating disorder!
😱 What if I never stop eating?
😱 Is it REALLY mental hunger, or is that just an excuse to emotionally eat?

While the biology behind extreme hunger is shared across the neurodiversity spectrum (it’s your body’s way of getting you out of energy deficit), the experience of extreme hunger tends to be different for autistic people.

Want to discover how to honor and overcome extreme hunger in a neurodiversity-affirming way? Grab a copy of my book How to Beat Extreme Hunger! livlabelfree.ccom/extremehungerbook (available in all formats and in all countries!) 🍩

11/11/2025

5 ways my autism manifested as an eating disorder👇

1. Sensory Sensitivities
I have always been a hypersensitive soul. When you experience the world on infinitely high volume, the isolation of an eating disorder becomes a way to “numb” from sensory overload.

2. Difficulty with Change
Unpredictability and change that is not initated by me has always been very challenging. Adhering to rules & routines around food and movement offered a way to feel safe in a world that’s constantly changing.

3. Existential Angst
Who am I? Why am I here? What does it even mean to exist? These were the questions keeping me up at night – and from my youngest years, I realized my “friends” were not asking these questions. The ED was a way in which I could channel my existential uncertainty into a clear purpose.

4. Literal Thinking
When I was 11 years old, I started learning about health & nutrition in school. We learned that sugar is “bad” and low-fat (or better yet: non-fat) dairy is “good.” My autistic mind took these recommendations literally. Paired with the existential angst of doing life “wrong,” my endeavor to become “the perfect healthy eater” was one of the first clear memories I have of when my ED started.

5. Fear of Growing Up
Although I was a very independent child, another part of me was terrified that I couldn’t handle the responsibilities of being healthy. Engaging in restrictive behaviors was a way to stay small – in every sense of the word.

🌈 WANT TO DIVE DEEPER? Read my full story about how my autism manifested as an eating disorder (and how I recovered) in my memoir Rainbow Girl! www.livlabelfree.com/rainbowgirl

11/10/2025

The mini life update no one asked for😅 But it’s on brand because we’re entering a new era of the Liv Label Free Podcast! New episode just dropped with the lovely Anna who found me through my book Rainbow Girl and participated in the Autistically ED-Free Academy 🎉

In the episode, we talk about how our evolving stories do NOT have “fairy tale endings,” why “discovery” is a much more powerful term than “recovery,” and why leaving conformity behind is the key to real freedom.

Watch the full video on the Liv Label Free YouTube channel or listen to the audio wherever you get your podcasts!

09/22/2025

If you’ve been traumatized by ED treatment, please fill out my survey to share your lived experience! SURVEY LINK 👉 https://forms.gle/NYAmZmXTFivz5bWu7

The goal of this survey is to get a comprehensive picture of how treatment fails neurodivergent folks so I can address these topics in the book I’m currently writing about Autism & Anorexia.

Whether you’re an individual in ED recovery or a caregiver supporting someone who is, your input is beyond valuable in helping me write this book that will literally save lives.

All information will be handled confidentially, and you can select in the survey whether you want to include your first name or remain anonymous.

Thank you for helping make this important resource a reality!

With gratitude,
XO Liv

P.S. Feel free to share this survey with others who might want to contribute their experiences!

09/02/2025

I started going to therapy a few months ago…for the first time in 8 years. Why now, after all this time? Well, let me backtrack a bit first👇

The truth is, therapy traumatized me. When you’re told over and over that your autistic traits are “your eating disorder talking,” when you’re forced to rest without giving your fight-or-flight energy anywhere to go, and when you’re threatened as soon as you don’t eat what’s put in front of you, you protect yourself. You close yourself off because vulnerability feels too dangerous.

I’ve worked a lot on myself over the years. I’ve read books, written books (which is very therapeutic in its own way!), had my experiences validated, and have validated others’ experiences. I’ve connected with the kinds of people that I didn’t even know existed, and my energy has coalesced with souls so similar to my own there’s no words to describe it.

And at the same time, there’s been a lot of trauma I’ve been too afraid to touch. A lot of family stuff, but also the fear of confronting my own consciousness.

If you’ve been reading my emails (livlabelfree.com/join) and listening to my podcast over the past half year or so, you’ve likely noticed I’ve been talking a lot about feeling trapped. More specifically, I’ve been experiencing what I call existential claustrophobia.

This sense of alienation in my own body has led me to operate in a constant state of escape. Constantly traveling. Constantly distracting myself. Constantly trying to not feel the constraints of this human body costume.

But then I read a quote that shook my soul: Wherever you go, there you are.

And there I was, exposed. Faced with the existential questions that have plagued me for life, with one question standing out like a tall sunflower in a barren field: Who am I beyond the identity I’ve come to define myself by?

I don’t know. So that’s what I’m currently exploring with my therapist – and I’ve shared some of my discoveries in my latest podcast episode on the Fear of Emptiness (available on all platforms!)

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