20. A dancer’s struggle with orthorexia with Lauryn Elder

Our storyteller, Lauryn Elder, shares her experience as a former professional dancer…and a person who basically grew up in a dance studio. At some point she eventually realized the tremendously positive and impactful ways in which the dancing world shaped her behaviors from the inside out…including her experience with orthorexia.

As you listen, I invite you to consider how the environment sets the stage for behavior change, how behavior operates in context, and how it is shaped over time. A little later on, we will dig a little deeper into behavior function—or in other words, how our behavior patterns serve a purpose but may not necessarily always serve us or our values.

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If you are interested in reaching out and telling your story, would like to join our monthly group called ACT Collective, or receive 1:1 individualized support & guidance on your own personal journey check out my service, Coaching for Vibrant Introverts which specializes in serving those with anxiety and social anxiety. You find me on

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Our guest today was a trauma-informed behavior analyst living in Delaware and now, an entrepreneur as of recently. She is the founder of Holistic Behaviorist where she provides 1:1 coaching utilizing a trauma informed ABA, and ACT approach to increa sing self-care behavior to reach personal mental and physical health goals. She also provides services in clinic, at home, school consultation, and family training. She also teaches competitive dancers, where she intentionally works to train dancers to have a strong and healthy mind and body relationship. She now has many outlets for movement and joy beyond her work as a behavior analyst and dance trainer; you can find her creating, being outdoors, thrifting, painting, watching the sunset, dancing, or jamming out to music with her community at crossfit. You can find her on Instagram at theholisticbehaviorist or on her website here.

Lauryn Elder, BCBA