EDulting

This month we chat about recovery in the postpartum period with Kylie Mitchell of www.immaEATthat.com.

It's that time of year. It seems you can't shake a sarong without hearing some diet culture BS around "swimsuit season." The unfortunately reality, is that often it's really "relapse season" for many who struggle with eating disorders/disordered eating.

EDulting is so very pleased to have Tracy Brown, RD as a guest this month. This episode looks at the process of becoming connected with your body as both a source of important information, of joy, and a way to live out body acceptance.

Ryanne and Tara soap up their boxes extra to tackle the evils of dieting.

This month Tara and I are talking body image. We spend a good deal of talking talking about how body image develops and ways to challenge the thin ideal

It may not be a shocker for me to tell you that the holidays are a time of intense anxiety and stress for all of us, but particularly for those suffering from eating disorders. Work parties, family gatherings, and holidays traditions seem cruelly centered around food and eating, so it's not surprising that many people in recovery relapse during or immediately after the holidays.For this month's podcast, Tara and I are tackling holiday survival: pet peeves, planning, and picking yourself back up.

In this month's podcast, Tara and I are talking calories. Your body needs energy to recover, and that energy doesn't come from yoga or rest or a great massage. It comes from food. From calories. Unfortunately, we live in a culture where dieting is so pervasive, we don't even know we're dieting. I had a client tell me yesterday, "I don't diet. I eat 1100 calories a day." You guys. Anything below your body's recovery/ongoing requirements (generally speaking, 2500/day for an adult 5' and taller) IS dieting and will only suppress your metabolism. Our bodies are far more complex than a simple equation of calories in vs. calories out. In this episode of EDulting, we attempt to explain this complexity, as well as the struggle to accept it in recovery. 

Hosted by a licensed counselor and a recovering mom/author/student/badass, EDulting is a podcast exploring the real life, every day struggles with eating disorder recovery while breaking down different recovery concepts and strategies for those struggling with (or loving someone with) an eating disorder. This is the first episode.