Welcome to My World; Supporting someone with an eating disorder

It can be so exhausting to be a supporter for someone struggling with an eating disorder, but if nothing else, just be a support, just letting someone know that you are there to fight along side with them to figure things out together is of the utmost importance, just as important as maintaining your own emotional, mental and physical support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

There are so many people who apparently thunk its their special job to tell us what we should be doing, who we should vote for and how to raise our kids. And when those we are trying to support through an eating disorder gets upset they will jump right in and tell us what think of us; thats none of our buisness and therefore we ought not take it personally, it is the eating disorder talking and not our loved ones. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

What happens when you cant leave your home and you and your loved one, your partner or your child are at odds, what happens when one of you has an eating disorder? This can be a trying time for everyone but there is indeed help out there for folks even if it's not in person, face to face. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

Why Can't we all get along...no seriously, it never ceases to amaze me how protective treatment facilities are about their statistics and their programs and not wanting to work with other programs to attain better health both physical and mental for those seeking help. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

As difficult as it is, when we find out, when we learn either on our own or by their own mouths, that our children, our loved ones are struggling and even self harming, we may need to just let them fight their fight, but it does not mean we ought not check in with them, in fact we need to let them know how much we care and support them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

Did you know that federally funded research programs designate only $ .93 per person affected by eating disorders compared to $44.00 per person for programs such as autism research? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could just let go of our hurt, of our disdain and just be there for our loved ones, our children, our partners? We can ya know, we all can. Realizing that everyone of us sees things from our own individual perspective and that for that reason no-one's own knowledge of an event is wrong, that their account of what happened is just as valid as their feelings, it is derived from their perspective and thats OK. So let's practice letting go, there are few gifts to those we love than to validate and accept their perspective on something, the way something happened and letting them know that we respect that. When we do that we can then fully and whole-fully support them and focus on what they need and what we can do to help them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

What legacy will you leave behind? Webster's Dictionary defines Legacy as, "anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor". What valued lesson(s), personal knowledge or experiences will you pass on to your children, grandchildren? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

At Living Proof MN we have partnered with Acres for Life. The work these people are doing at Acres for Life is astounding and beautiful, I implore tyou to look them up and say hi from Shira and Tracy from Living Proof MN. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

What the folks ate Acres for Life in Forest Lake are doing for veterans, law enforcement officers, those suffering with PTSD and struggling with eating disorders is astounding and beautiful. Do yourself a favor and take a look at Acres for Life at www.acresforlife.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

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While you are at work today, more than seven people will die as a direct result of having an eating disorder... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

Sometimes we might find ourselves stuck and not knowing where to turn, sometimes we just need to turn to ourselves. I think often times we forget how much we have to offer ourselves, how strong we are. Sometimes we forget that we can reinvent ourselves, why not, we have the freedom to be whomever we want, whomever we need to be and we need to know that we aren't lost for good just because we might not be okay today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

Sometimes we can find ourselves stuck in a rut, its happened to all of us at some point in our lives, and when that happens we need to take a step back and re-evaluate our options, do we try it again? Will the same program be any different? Or are there other options I should consider. Do your due diligence and make certain you make critical decisions about your or your loved ones care, dont fall into the revolving door trap. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

Holidays can be so very triggering, even for those without an eating disorder and for those supporting someone struggling or in active recovery we can feel lost and struggle to know what to do for our loved ones too. Remember that just letting them know we are there if they need help or support is so very important. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

If it's hot and it burns you when you touch it you most likely will not touch it again, so lets carry that through to our self care and eating disorders, so many people I have worked with or spoken to who've gone through treatment have done multiple trips through the very same facility or the same program. Repeating the same thing over and over doesn't work and if the program is not changing to accommodate you then its time to reconsider and look for another option. If you have any questions or comments or you have ideas on what you would like to hear about please let me know at tkc071@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

If you ever find yourself sitting at the table, or wondering whether or not there may be an issue with a loved one, do some research, ask them, away from the table if they are ok, if they dont share just let them know that you are there for them anyway, that you care and allow them to know you will support them. When they are ready and feel safe, they will come to you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

This episode may be sort of dry but I think it is important for folks to know what eating disorders look like. I will introduce you to the common medically recognized eating disorders and explain a little about what each one looks like. It is important to know that often times different eating disorders can and will merge and sometimes people will transition from one to another. We are always learning more about eating disorders and recognizing them as a serious mental health issue, the stigma though I am afraid keeps many people from seeking help and once we can break that stigma the better we will all be. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support

This is the very first and inaugural episode of A Stranger at the Table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tracy-charpentier/support