Podcasts about bulimia

New to the show? Start Here: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the listening path that fits what you're dealing with right now.Episode 4 — The Binge–Restrict Cycle (and Where It Actually Starts)From Distress to Stability — Part 4Most people think the cycle starts with the binge. But binges don't come out of nowhere—they come out of pressure.In this episode, we zoom out and name two beginnings:the day-to-day start (quiet pressure, depleted capacity, emotional eating, guilt, tightening control), andthe long-ago start (early dieting messages, unfairness about who “gets” food, and what kids learn about being lovable and acceptable).You'll also hear why chronic pressure can make it hard to find a “first domino”—and what to do instead.This week's practice: Pick one recent binge or near-binge and gently rewind the tape:Where did pressure start to rise?Where did I start muscling through instead of supporting myself?Where did guilt add fuel?Want in on the All-Access episodes? Head to georgiefear.com/podcast to sign up (cancel anytime)

My first guest episode for over a year! I'm speaking with Anne Richardson, Eating Disorder Nutritionist. In this episode, Anne talks about the eating disorder as a coping strategy, motivation for change, navigating weight restoration and dealing with the complexity of nutritional advice, when engaging with recovery.   To find about more about Anne: https://www.theeatingdisordernutritionist.co.uk/ @theeatingdisordernutritionist - Instagram   To find out more about my work: - My YouTube channel Substack Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support.  Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel

New to the show? Start Here + Listening Paths: https://breakingupwithbingeeating.transistor.fm/start-herePick the path that fits what you're dealing with right now.Show Notes: Ever felt like the first bite “signs a contract”—and suddenly the brakes are gone? In this episode, we slow that moment down and explain why loss-of-control eating is a predictable state shift that shows up more often under stress and restriction. You'll learn what's happening in your brain and body—and how to interrupt the spiral without needing perfection.What we coverWhat “loss of control” really means (it's about the internal experience, not just quantity)The 4 forces that create the “brakes gone” feeling:Food as relief: your brain predicts food will helpScarcity thinking: “I shouldn't / I can't / I'll make up for it later”Body vulnerability: under-fueling, fatigue, stress, depletionThe switch-flip thought: “I blew it / might as well”How stress-amplifying thoughts (“I don't have enough time,” “this is too much”) fan the flamesA core strategy for relief: Turn to people, not food (connection lowers pressure)Tools you can try this weekStabilize your baseline: consistent, adequate meals earlier in the day (especially if nights are hard)Plate + Pause (for risk moments): eat your first portion normally, then pause 30–90 seconds and ask, “What do I need right now?”Remember: every binge has ended—you can influence when it ends next time. Any interruption counts.Coming nextWe'll zoom out to how these patterns form over time—and where the cycle actually starts.Work with me: Coaching details are in the show notes.

In this episode, I explore myths and facts around exercise. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work: - My YouTube channel Substack Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support.  Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel    

Around the toasty fireside, Kate chats with Elena PerellaShe is a personal coach, domestic violence and eating disorders advocate.Her clients are determined and ambitious people who want to thrive in all areas of their lives. Hiring her to become able to inspire and motivate themselves to communicate powerfully and openly, to show emotional intelligence and empathy, to be fully adaptable and resilient.Her authority in this field is based on extensive independent research and on her personal experience of transformation. Having coached herself throughout depression, eating disorders, and domestic violence, and having worked as a coach in the emotional field for 10 years, she has 27 years of experience in identifying and eliminating those obstacles that are a discordant note in our lives.                                  ****************** ANNOUNCEMENTS ********************   Out now on Amazon is the Eating Disorders Coloring Book Series. Including:Anorexia Sucks!Bulimia Sucks!Binge Eating Sucks! These three stress-relieving, calming coloring books. Display an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. Containing beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you, but also offers an added sprinkle of support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, join Kate on a journey of discovery to find out what your next steps are on your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while calming and relaxing at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZAlso available is the Anxiety Relief Coloring book within the same framework as the eating disorders series.Check this out on Amazon also at: https://amzn.to/3vGVJWDReach out to   Elena at: Email: info:info@sentidu.com Website: www.sentidu.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-perella/ Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

In this episode, I explore how to deal with feeling full and post-meal bloating. I hope that you find it helpful. To find out more about my work: - My YouTube channel Substack Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support.  Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel  

Many gay men over 40 struggle with eating disorders, addiction, and shame while appearing successful and in control. Bulimia, compulsive behaviors, and secrecy often go unnoticed until a breaking point like divorce forces the truth into the open. In this unfiltered conversation, Kyle shares his personal experience with bulimia, recovery, and rebuilding identity after divorce as a gay man over 40. This episode confronts body image, food control, sex addiction, and emotional isolation in the gay male community. It exposes why secrecy keeps men stuck and how recovery begins with honesty, support, and connection later in life. Key takeaways: Why eating disorders and addiction remain hidden among gay men over 40How bulimia, shame, and control are deeply connectedWhat recovery and reinvention actually require after divorce About Kyle Kyle is an Emmy Award winning journalist with more than two decades in print and television. He started freelancing for his local paper in high school, specializing in arts and entertainment reporting. After interning at “The Dr. Phil Show” and NBC Los Angeles in college, he returned home to the DC area and worked in government procurement. Kyle has become a vocal advocate for men facing eating disorders. Kyle's perspective is unique: it's shaped by his decades-long journalism career and by his personal journey through recovery, which he's shared, with remarkable candor on his own podcast and in community forums. His stories connect deeply because so many in our LGBTQ+ circles struggle in silence, wrongly believing these issues are rare among men. Kyle's podcast - The Tangle With Kyle Ridley - helps men realize they aren't alone in what they're experiencing. With his steady social following, Kyle is making it easier for men to talk about challenging stories and find support. Connect With Kyle Website Instagram LinkedIn Hey Guys, Don't Forget! Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community

NEED HELP FOR AN EATING DISORDER? Call: 888-364-5977 or head to: https://emilyprogram.com/begin-recovery/ Host Lindsey Elizabeth Cortes interviews Dr. Jillian Lampert (Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs at The Emily Program), who explains eating disorders as mental health diagnoses that disrupt a person's relationship with food and negatively impact life, and outlines diagnoses including anorexia nervosa (including that it can occur without visible underweight), bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and OSFED; she notes orthorexia is not currently a DSM diagnosis. They discuss why athletes are at higher risk (temperament traits like persistence, rule-focus, and high standards combined with sport pressures), warning signs such as secrecy, defensiveness, and constant preoccupation with food, and serious health consequences including RED-S impacts, cardiac risk (especially with purging and electrolyte disruption), GI issues, bone and endocrine effects, and dental damage. Dr. Lampert describes The Emily Program's full continuum of care (inpatient through outpatient, including virtual options), emphasizes individualized treatment for athletes (including decisions about training/competition), and shares Jessie Diggins' public story of treatment, recovery, relapse, and ongoing support; the episode closes with encouragement to seek help by calling or requesting contact through emilyprogram.com. Dr. Jillian Lampert, PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED, is the Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program, a national eating disorder treatment company. She completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders. Episode Highlights: 01:22 Sponsor Break: WaveBye for Period Pain & Cycle Support 03:00 Eating Disorder Help Resources (NEDA + Emily Program) 04:00 Meet Dr. Jillian Lampert + Why Awareness Week Matters 06:26 Eating Disorders 101: What They Are (and Aren't) 08:31 Types of Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, ARFID, OSFED 12:21 Where Orthorexia Fits + When “Healthy Eating” Becomes Harmful 15:25 Why Athletes Are Higher Risk: Temperament, Perfectionism & Pressure 17:25 Crossing the Line: Red Flags Like Secrecy, Defensiveness & Isolation 21:21 The “Iceberg” of ED Thoughts + How Much You Think About Food 25:02 Sponsor Break: RED-S Quiz + Recovery Membership & Coaching 27:34 Physical Consequences: RED-S, Heart Risk, Electrolytes & GI Damage 34:43 Why you should still talk to a doctor (even if they're not ED-trained) 35:24 From consequences to recovery: the real goal is feeling good again 36:02 Inside The Emily Program: levels of care from inpatient to outpatient 37:59 What makes The Emily Program different: all levels, nationwide, long-term support 40:32 Athletes & recovery goals: using your drive without expecting a quick fix 41:54 Jessie Diggins' story: treatment, relapse, and staying on the team 43:00 Can you keep training in treatment? How athlete care is individualized now 51:45 Recovery is possible: skills that last, hope after relapse, and being your best self 55:28 How to get help today: website, phone call, and don't wait 59:03 Final takeaway + where to find resources and support Resources and Links: For more information about the show, head to work with Lindsey on improving your nutrition, head to: http://www.lindseycortes.com/ Join REDS Recovery Membership: http://www.lindseycortes.com/reds WaveBye Supplements – Menstrual cycle support code LindseyCortes for 15% off: http://wavebye.co Previnex Supplements – Joint Health Plus, Muscle Health Plus, plant-based protein, probiotics, and more; code CORTES15 for 15% off: previnex.com Female Athlete Nutrition Podcast Archive & Search Tool – Search by sport, condition, or topic: lindseycortes.com/podcast Female Athlete Nutrition Community – YouTube, Instagram @‌femaleathletenutrition, and private Facebook group Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Restricting food to fix binge eating is like using gasoline to put out a fire. It just won't work! In today's episode, I sit down with Amber Romaniuk to explore the root causes of binge eating, bulimia, and food addiction that most people completely overlook. Amber shares how low progesterone triggers insatiable cravings by disrupting your hunger signals and mood-stabilizing neurotransmitters, why candida and parasites hijack your brain to demand constant sugar, and how unworthiness created in childhood keeps you trapped in self-sabotage cycles for decades.  We explore practical solutions such as hormone testing, building energetic boundaries as an empath, healing your inner child, and stopping the all-or-nothing perfectionism that makes every diet backfire.   "Once you heal and have your power back, nothing externally influences you anymore. Nothing. You're free." ~ Amber Romaniuk   In This Episode: - From childhood trauma to eating disorders - Root causes of bulimia and binge eating - How parasites and candida drive cravings - Why women struggle with self-sabotage - Unexpected triggers to binge eating - How diets make eating disorders worse - Tools to start your healing journey - Working with Amber and Body Freedom Program   Products & Resources Mentioned: Body Freedom Program: Book a complimentary 30-minute Body Freedom consultation at https://amberapproved.ca  Free Eating Behavior Quiz: Available at https://amberapproved.ca  Bon Charge Blue Light Blocking Glasses: Get 15% off when you use code WENDY at https://boncharge.com Tru Energy Skincare Serum: Get an exclusive deal at https://trytruenergy.com/wendy  Organifi Happy Drops: Save 20% with code MYERSDETOX at https://organifi.com/myersdetox  Organifi Collagen: Save 20% with code MYERSDETOX at https://organifi.com/myersdetox  Heavy Metals Quiz: Visit https://heavymetalsquiz.com    About Amber Romaniuk: Amber Romaniuk is an expert in emotional eating, digestive health, and hormones, with 12 years of experience helping high-achieving women build body confidence and optimal health through mindset healing and overcoming self-sabotage with food. She addresses the key negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs that keep women stuck for years in unhealthy behaviors. Her podcast, the No Sugarcoating Podcast, has over 2 million downloads, 500+ episodes, and is listened to in over 90 countries.  Amber personally overcame emotional eating after gaining and losing more than 1000 lbs, spending over $50,000 on binge foods, and spending five years balancing her hormones and digestion. She overcame behaviors that kept her stuck in looping patterns and now helps others achieve healing miracles of Body Freedom through her trademark program.  Learn more at https://amberapproved.ca    Disclaimer The Myers Detox Podcast was created and hosted by Dr. Wendy Myers. This podcast is for information purposes only. Statements and views expressed on this podcast are not medical advice. This podcast, including Wendy Myers and the producers, disclaims responsibility for any possible adverse effects from using the information contained herein. The opinions of guests are their own, and this podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests. This podcast does not make any representations or warranties about guests' qualifications or credibility. Individuals on this podcast may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to herein. If you think you have a medical problem, consult a licensed physician.

In this solo episode, Dr. Marianne Miller explores how the Emmy-winning and Golden Globe–winning medical drama The Pitt portrays eating disorders, emergency medicine, and bias in ways that feel both culturally meaningful and clinically relevant. She reflects on how the show separates two critical themes across seasons: the medical system's tendency to miss eating disorders in Black women, and the role of weight bias in emergency department diagnosis and care. Drawing from years of clinical experience, Dr. Miller discusses how many clients first encounter medical crisis in emergency rooms, often because of dangerously low heart rates, dizziness, fainting, or other complications linked to disordered eating. She explains how ER responses vary widely, and how bias, time pressure, and assumptions about body size or race can shape whether clinicians recognize eating disorder symptoms. The episode highlights a season two storyline in which a Black woman presents to the ER without classic eating disorder signs, making diagnosis more complex. Dr. Marianne examines why missing textbook symptoms often leads clinicians to overlook bulimia and other eating disorders, especially in populations that medicine historically underdiagnoses. She also reflects on how the show names this reality directly and why that representation matters for visibility, validation, and future care. Dr. Marianne then turns to season one's depiction of a physician challenging a resident's assumption that body weight predicts health. She explores how medical weight bias affects diagnosis, delays treatment, and reinforces stigma in emergency medicine. She also shares the change she wishes the episode had made, noting that many people with bulimia live in bodies that are not thin, and that anti-fat bias and racial bias together create additional barriers for Black women seeking care. Throughout the episode, Dr. Marianne centers a liberation-informed lens that honors intersectionality, context, nervous system safety, and autonomy in eating disorder recovery. She invites listeners to consider how accurate media representation can shift clinical awareness and expand who medicine recognizes as deserving care. You can watch The Pitt on HBO and HBO Max. Topics Covered in This Episode Eating disorders in Black women Missed diagnosis in emergency medicine Low heart rate and medical risk in eating disorders Bulimia without classic symptoms Medical weight bias in ER care Race, stigma, and underdiagnosis Media representation and clinical awareness Liberation-informed eating disorder therapy Related Episodes Boundaries, Therapy While Black, & Eating Disorders with Kaela Farrise, LMFT on Apple and Spotify. Avoidance, Body Image Standards, & the Notion of the Strong, Black Woman with Jasmine Jacquess, MA, PLPC on Apple and Spotify. Recommended Books -Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia, by Stephanie Covington-Armstrong -The Body Is Not An Apology, 2nd ed., by Sonya Renee Taylor -Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, by Dr. Sabrina Strings Resources and Support If you are looking for eating disorder therapy that centers intersectionality, lived context, and liberation-informed care, you can learn more about working with Dr. Marianne Miller through therapy or consultation on her website, drmariannemiller.com. Her approach honors autonomy, neurodivergence, trauma history, body diversity, and systemic realities that shape recovery. You deserve care that sees the full picture of your life, not just symptoms on a chart.

An eating disorder can become an integral part of your identity and this can leave you feeling stuck and powerless. In this episode, I share my own experiences of recovery and detachment from the ed identity. I explore how identity can be challenging to shift but how there are practical ways to do this. I hope that you enjoy the episode.   My YouTube channel Substack Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. 20% off currently with Valentine's sale. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel  

Around the inspiring fireside, Kate is joined by the incredible Joanne Light and her fabulous daughter Emily Couture, who shares her journey with her eating disorder, and Joanne shares her perspective on the challenges of guiding her daughter forward into recovery. Joanne has a doctorate in counseling and education, she is certified in coaching and emotional intelligence training. After 30+ years in education as a teacher, counselor and higher education administrator, she decided to create a retirement career in coaching working as a Parent Empowerment Coach. Joanne works with families, helping them navigate through life's daily parenting challenges. She provides support to parents, enabling them to discover what it is they need and how to get there.Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some, in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that work. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you but has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what will be your next steps in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while you calm and relax at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZReach out to Joanne at:Website: https://joannehlight.com/https://joannehlight.com/Joanne's free download: How To Put The Joy Back into Parenting And Reduce Your Parental Guilt In Five Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

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In this episode, I talk about the psychology of bulimia. I hope that you find it helpful. If you are interested in my Breaking Free from Bulimia Course - the link is below.   Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa - use code HEAL at the checkout for 20% off. For the anorexia study, please contact: - Emily.Bagley@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk My YouTube channel Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. 20% off currently with Valentine's sale. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel  

Send a textJust a quick episode celebrating my 15 years of being free of bulimia.  Some people prefer to use "recovery" as a term.  If I were to be imprisoned and be let go, that means freedom, and this is how I see my getting out of prison, food jail.  And coming out of it, I found solace and learned to be friends and enjoy each other's company without being archenemies.  Food wanted me to understand its nurturing side, so I chose to listen to society and stop seeing food as a friend but as a foe.  When I realized that society was the reason my relationship was not working with food, we came together and realized it was our mental state.  Not food and me.  Our mental misunderstanding of cultural impositions on the way people view you, of social media, or in my case, magazines, of what you SHOULD BE, and suddenly, food became the mean one.DIET, DIET, DIET... AND "diet" became a bad word because of the restrictions, yet "diet" just means what you eat.  I choose to eat what I want, not what society is going to tell me to, or what body size I should have.  That will be my choice.  Not what media puts out there, or what is expected of me as a woman... and I hope men feel the same, because I did meet male athletes who were bulimic.When you learn that food is not the enemy, that society is, and that there are better people to talk to than food, and you that being YOU!  LOVE yourself, LISTEN to yourself, FIND yourself, and food will just naturally find you as well in a healthy way.Support the show

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In this episode, I dive into healthy coping: self-soothing and self-compassion. I hope that you find it helpful.   My YouTube channel Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. 20% off currently with Valentine's sale. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel  

Within the warmth of the fireside, Kate chats with Francesca Meffert.Francesca comes from a background in corporate finance and is now turned Registered Dietitian to-be. After taking a step back during COVID to re-examine her career she realized she had been wrestling with disordered eating for roughly 12 years of her life.Through working with dietitians and a therapist Francesca embarked on a healing journey of her own and in recovery decided to alter the course of her life and career to now serve those struggling with the same battles.Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some, in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that work. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you but has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what will be your next steps in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while you calm and relax at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZReach out to  Francesca at: IG: @francesca.meffert.coSupport the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1424152/support Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

Today, I share anecdotal experience from the therapy room of working with clients with ADHD and eating disorders. I hope that you find it helpful.   I hope that you find it helpful.   My YouTube channel Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel

We have another too cute framing device as we dig into an ep that puts forward some interesting stuff along with some real weaksauce. We talk about: The Sounds Of Our Players, LiS: True Colors, Mini Mini Golf Golf, Pathologic 3 Is TOO EASY, Bull Problems, Belle Starr Story, Skate Story, Pathologic 2, Silence of the Lambs, Peter And The Wolf, Bulimia, Not Twin Impersonation, Lady Who Likes To Fuck, Hummer Troubles, Dinnertime, You Heard About Rich People, More Lady Cops, Our Alien: Earth Ideas, Dinner Conversations,

Eating disorder recovery in midlife often looks very different than recovery earlier in life. For many adults over 40, anorexia and bulimia are not new struggles but long standing patterns shaped by decades of survival, responsibility, and adaptation. This episode explores why recovery after 40 requires a different lens and why difficulty healing is not a personal failure. In this solo episode, Dr. Marianne Miller examines how anorexia and bulimia persist into midlife and what actually supports healing at this stage of life. Rather than focusing on willpower or symptom control, this conversation centers nervous system safety, autonomy, grief, and the cumulative impact of stress and systemic harm. You will hear how hormonal changes, aging bodies, chronic stress, caregiving roles, and identity related oppression all shape midlife eating disorder recovery. This episode also addresses why traditional treatment models often fall short for adults over 40 and how neurodivergent affirming, weight inclusive, and harm reduction oriented care can offer a more sustainable path forward. Recovery after 40 is not about catching up or starting over. It is about choosing care that fits the life you are living now. In this episode, we cover: Anorexia and bulimia in midlife and why recovery changes after 40. Why long standing eating disorder patterns often reflect adaptation, not resistance. How the body communicates differently in midlife through hunger, fatigue, pain, and stress. The role of grief, fear, and ambivalence in midlife eating disorder recovery Intersectionality in recovery, including the effects of weight stigma, racism, ableism, and anti-queer and anti-trans bias. Neurodivergence, sensory sensitivity, and why many adults were never supported earlier in life. Why harm reduction and pacing often support recovery better than urgency. What weight inclusive, autonomy centered therapy can look like for adults over 40. Who this episode is for: Adults over 40 navigating anorexia or bulimia. People with long term or recurring eating disorder patterns. Neurodivergent adults and those with sensory sensitivities. Fat people and others harmed by weight stigma in healthcare. Anyone who has felt left behind by traditional eating disorder treatment. Related episodes: The Hidden Pain of Midlife Anorexia: Why Coping Breaks Down & What Heals on Apple & Spotify. Why Is Anorexia Showing Up Again in Midlife? You're Not Imagining It on Apple & Spotify. Midlife Bulimia Recovery: Coping With the Internal Chaos on Apple & Spotify. Welcome to the Jungle: Eating Disorders in Midlife & Our Personal Recovery Stories with Amy Ornelas, RD on Apple & Spotify. About working with Dr. Marianne Miller Dr. Marianne Miller is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in eating disorder therapy for adults, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and ARFID. Her work centers neurodivergent affirming, weight inclusive, and harm reduction approaches that honor safety, agency, and lived context. Dr. Marianne works with adults in California, Texas, and Washington DC. Therapy is grounded in an understanding of how trauma, systemic oppression, and nervous system overwhelm shape eating struggles across the lifespan. Learn more about working with Dr. Marianne and current therapy availability by visiting her website drmariannemiller.com. Content note This episode discusses eating disorders, recovery, and midlife body changes. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, I explore four roots of disordered eating: looking at food labels (good/bad); control issues, emotional expression and communication styles. I hope that you find it helpful.   My YouTube channel Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues. My YouTube channel  

In this powerful fireside chat, kate speaks with the enlightening Scott Fishman.Scott is in the process of finishing his first book, which is a memoir about his experience with anorexia, bulimia, and exercise bulimia. His memoir is about his struggles, challenges, and journey in recovery as a man with an eating disorder. Triggered by wrestling in high school, he has been dealing with an eating disorder since he was 16 years old and has sought help in therapy, several hospital treatment programs, and nutritional counseling over the years, and I am happy to say he is finally at a point of recovery in my 60's. Which is amazing!          Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some, in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that work. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you but has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what will be your next steps in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while you calm and relax at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZReach out to  Scott at:Email: sfishman02@gmail.com Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

In this episode, I explore how to manage extreme hunger in eating disorder recovery. I hope that you find it helpful. Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

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Living with a chronic eating disorder often means wanting recovery and fearing it at the same time. Many people feel torn between change and safety, hope and grief, relief and loss. This solo episode explores why that ambivalence is not a failure, but a meaningful part of chronic eating disorder recovery. In this episode, Dr. Marianne Miller explains how dialectical thinking from DBT supports people with long-term eating disorders by allowing two truths to exist at once. Rather than forcing either-or recovery narratives, dialectics centers the AND. It helps people work with fear, attachment, and survival strategies without shame. This episode focuses on the internal experience of recovery, not just behavior change. It is not a safety systems episode or a harm reduction overview. It is about how people live inside ambivalence and how radical acceptance creates space for movement without forcing certainty. Dialectical Thinking and the AND in Eating Disorder Recovery Dialectical thinking recognizes that two things can be true at the same time. In eating disorder recovery, this might look like wanting relief while still relying on eating disorder behaviors to feel regulated. These experiences are not contradictions to fix. They reflect adaptation, nervous system learning, and lived reality. Rigid recovery binaries often increase shame and disengagement, especially for people with chronic or long-standing eating disorders. Living in the AND supports flexibility, honesty, and continued engagement in care. Why Ambivalence Is Not Resistance Ambivalence is often misinterpreted as resistance in eating disorder treatment. This episode challenges that belief directly. Ambivalence is information from a nervous system that learned how to survive. For many people who are fat, disabled, neurodivergent, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, chronically ill, or medically harmed, recovery fear is shaped by real systems. Weight stigma, medical trauma, racism, ableism, and lack of access to affirming care all matter. Fear does not mean failure. Radical Acceptance Without Giving Up Radical acceptance does not mean liking what is happening or giving up on recovery. It means naming reality so shame stops driving the process. When people stop fighting themselves for being ambivalent, curiosity, flexibility, and choice become more possible. This episode reframes radical acceptance as a tool for supporting sustainable change in chronic eating disorder recovery. Redefining Success in Chronic Eating Disorders Recovery does not have to mean certainty or symptom elimination. It can mean increased tolerance for uncertainty, moments of choice, and the ability to say, “I am struggling and still worthy of care.” Dialectical thinking offers a compassionate, realistic framework for long-term eating disorder recovery. Related Episodes Chronic Eating Disorders in 2026: What Hope Can Actually Look Like on Apple and Spotify. Why Some Eating Disorders Don't Resolve: Understanding Chronic Patterns & What Actually Supports Change on Apple and Spotify. When an Eating Disorder Becomes Chronic: Recovery Tools for Persistent Anorexia & Bulimia on Apple and Spotify. Support and Resources Dr. Marianne Miller offers a self-paced, virtual ARFID and Selective Eating course grounded in neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed care. The course focuses on safety, flexibility, and realistic change over time for people with restrictive, avoidant, or long-standing eating struggles. Links and details are available in the show notes. Work with Dr. Marianne in therapy if you live in California, Texas, or Washington D.C. Go to drmariannemiller.com to schedule a free, 15-minute consultation call. You do not have to choose one truth. You can want recovery and fear letting go. You can live in the AND.

In this episode, I explore food rituals in eating disorder recovery. I hope that you find it helpful. Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.      

In this incredibly raw and hope-filled episode, actress Jen Lilley (Hallmark Channel, Great American Family, Days of Our Lives, The Artist) sits down with host Heather Creekmore to share the full story behind her 15-year battle with bulimia—and how faith, grace, and the power of honesty led her toward freedom. You may know Jen Lilley from her cheerful Christmas movies and bubbly TV roles, but behind the scenes, she silently struggled for years with an eating disorder. In this conversation, she doesn't hold anything back. Jen bravely walks us through her childhood, the devastating origins of her eating disorder, and the shame-filled secrecy that followed her well into adulthood—even after launching a successful career in Hollywood. But this is not just a story about struggle—it's about healing and truth. Jen opens up about the flawed advice and myths she encountered about eating disorders, the power of spiritual conviction over mere willpower, and the crucial turning point when she allowed herself to trust God fully with her recovery. She shares the deeply personal moment she finally brought her struggle into the light with her husband—and how that act of vulnerability ushered in a new season of hope and healing. Listeners struggling with their own cycles of shame, secrecy, or body-image battles will find comfort, challenge, and encouragement in Jen's passionate, faith-filled story. This episode also explores practical wisdom for those walking through recovery, the essential difference between conviction and shame, and how to trust God even when it feels impossible. If you’re ready for a conversation packed with honesty, grace, and actionable hope—listen in as Jen and Heather go deep, get real, and remind us that freedom is possible, no matter how long you’ve struggled. Jen Lilley's story of her 15-year battle with bulimia will encourage your faith and help you find your own healing and recovery through Jesus. **Why Listen?** - Hear the *real story* behind Jen’s journey through bulimia—far beyond Hollywood glitz- Find hope and faith-based encouragement for overcoming shame and secret struggles- Learn about the difference between conviction and shame—and why it matters for true healing- Be inspired by Jen’s hard-won lessons: how vulnerability and trust can unlock your path to freedom Don’t miss this episode—it could be the reminder you or a loved one needs that hope and healing *are possible*. **Resources Mentioned**- Jen’s new devotional: Wake Up Your Faith (amazon affiliate link -tiny portion of your purchase supports this ministry)- 40-Day Journey at improvebodyimage.com Tune in now and share this powerful conversation with someone who needs it! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Bulimia can feel confusing, shame-filled, and deeply misunderstood — especially when the binge–purge cycle starts to feel automatic, secretive, or bigger than willpower.In this episode of Fly To Freedom, I'm joined by Dr Rachel Evans (psychologist, hypnotherapist, and host of the Just Eat Normally podcast). Rachel brings both lived experience and specialist knowledge of bulimia, and she helps me unpack what bulimia actually is, why the behaviours happen, and how recovery can become possible — even when things have felt stuck for a long time.We talk about the psychology and biology behind bingeing and purging, the role of fear and compulsion, and the myths that keep people trapped — including myths around calories, laxatives, and exercise. I also share openly that my lived experience is with anorexia, not bulimia, and I invite Rachel to guide the conversation with accuracy and compassion.How Rachel describes bulimia (and why diagnosis labels can feel vague or limiting)What makes a binge feel like a binge (including secrecy, speed, dissociation, and “I can't stop” urgency)The different types of compensatory behaviours, including vomiting, laxatives, fasting, and compulsive exerciseWhy it's often the intention and fear underneath a behaviour that shows whether it's becoming a problemThe myths people get taught about laxatives and purging, and why they're never the “solution” the eating disorder promisesHow exercise can become a form of purging — even when it looks “healthy” from the outsideWhy bingeing and purging can create a “high” or sense of relief (and how that reinforces the cycle)Why understanding what the behaviour is doing for you matters more than shameWhy eating disorders often morph and change over time, especially around big life eventsWhy punishment never creates healing — and why compassion and understanding actually change thingsA practical next step: gently noticing patterns (feelings, triggers, restriction, urges) without judgementRecovery is possible. You can live without the constant shadow of food thoughts, urges, shame, and compensation. You deserve support that helps you understand what's driving the cycle — and what to do instead.Rachel is a psychologist and hypnotherapist, and the host of the Just Eat Normally podcast. She has lived experience of bulimia recovery and supports people who want to step out of the binge–purge cycle for good.Website: eatingdisordertherapist.co.ukInstagram: rachel.evans.phdPodcast: Just Eat NormallyI also share where you can find ongoing support inside The Eating Disorder Recovery Circle: https://www.edrecoverycircle.com/You can find more recovery tips and 1:1 coaching at Juliatrehane.com And you can always find me over on Instagram @juliatrehane

In this inspiring fireside chat, Kate is joined by the fabulous Tricia Nelson. She is an internationally acclaimed author of 'Heal Your Hunger',  a transformational speaker and emotional eating expert. She has been featured on dozens of radio and television networks and has successfully helped hundreds of people overcome a variety of eating disorders and addictions.Born and raised in Massachusetts, Tricia's own struggles began in early childhood, where she attempted to cope with life's stresses and emotional pain by overeating and other destructive behaviors. Continuing into adolescence, she began binge drinking, and eventually gained more than 50 pounds.  Take a listen, Tricia is fascinating.Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some, in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that work. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you but has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what will be your next steps in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while you calm and relax at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZReach out to  Tricia at:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/healyourhunger/Website: https://www.healyourhunger.com/     Facebook:  https://www.facebook. Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

Today, I talk about 5 uncomfortable truths in eating disorder recovery. I hope that you find it helpful.   Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

Episode 2026.12.4The Living Full Out show with Nancy Solari encourages you to choose to take the next step forward by pushing past adversity. Maybe you are holding on to some regrets that are hard to forget. You might even feel like it is easier to live with these negative thoughts than to create positive ones. Join Nancy as she discusses the importance of letting go and moving on.Our first caller, Jasmine, asks if she should quit her job after a shooting on Black Friday. Nancy advises her to give herself time to heal and join a support group. Getting the help you need allows you to blossom through tough times. Tune in to learn how personal growth can be a team effort.Our inspirational guest, Jane Kriensky, has lived a life of trials and tribulations. With an unsupportive mother, she had to navigate life roughly on her own. One of Jane's first big hurdles came when she had to have an abortion as a teen. Consumed with grief and regret, Jane began to struggle with an eating disorder. Her journey through bulimia had many ups and downs before she was finally able to beat it. She moved on through her life to marry a man from her childhood, where she would then get pregnant with his child. Living through his abuse made Jane realize that she had to divorce him for the sake of her daughter. Jane made the brave choice to show her child a better life. After already moving through many difficult situations, Jane entered a harrowing health battle with breast cancer and struggled with her confidence. Tune in to hear more about how Jane chose to find a silver lining through every tough situation and beat adversity.Perhaps you feel like your problems are weighing you down. Instead of letting them crowd your mind, look forward to a new path. Change your mindset, and you will see results. Staying positive and taking the next step is the definition of what it means to live full out.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/living-full-out-show--1474350/support.

What does hope really mean when an eating disorder has lasted for years or decades? In 2026, many people with chronic eating disorders feel left out of recovery conversations that prioritize fast change, early intervention, and visible transformation. This episode offers a different framework. One that respects long-term patterns, nervous system survival, neurodivergence, and harm reduction. This conversation is for anyone who has wondered whether recovery is still possible for them, or whether traditional recovery models ever truly fit in the first place. Understanding Chronic Eating Disorders Chronic eating disorders are often misunderstood as failures or lack of motivation. In reality, long-term eating disorder patterns usually develop as adaptive responses to unmet needs for safety, regulation, autonomy, or predictability. These patterns persist not because someone is resistant to change, but because they once worked. In 2026, more clinicians are beginning to recognize eating disorders as learned survival systems rather than character flaws. This shift changes how care is offered and how hope becomes possible. Why Traditional Recovery Hope Often Falls Apart Many people with long-term eating disorders have been harmed by how hope is framed in treatment. When hope depends on symptom elimination, linear progress, or compliance with rigid models, it becomes fragile. Setbacks then feel like proof that recovery has failed. For chronic eating disorders, hope cannot be conditional. It must be able to coexist with fluctuation, stress, and ongoing vulnerability without turning into another source of shame. What Hope Can Actually Look Like for Long-Term Eating Disorders Hope in chronic eating disorder recovery often looks quieter and more realistic than cultural narratives suggest. It may involve increased choice instead of total freedom, fewer all-or-nothing spirals, or the ability to pause before acting on urges. For many people, hope shows up as nourishment that feels neutral rather than terrifying, or as eating with accommodations that respect sensory and nervous system needs. This kind of hope does not erase struggle. It changes how much control the eating disorder has over daily life. Progress Beyond Symptom Elimination Progress in long-term eating disorder recovery often happens beneath the surface. It can appear as quicker nervous system recovery after distress, reduced intensity of urges, or increased ability to name internal experiences instead of dissociating from them. These changes matter. They reflect learning, regulation, and increased safety, even when symptoms remain present. Measuring progress by lived experience rather than symptom checklists allows hope to grow more sustainably. Neurodivergence, Trauma, and Treatment Fit Many people with chronic eating disorders are neurodivergent, trauma-exposed, or both. Historically, eating disorder treatment has often failed to account for sensory needs, autonomy, and nervous system regulation. When care does not fit, people are frequently blamed rather than supported. In 2026, more neurodivergent-affirming and trauma-informed approaches are emerging. These frameworks recognize eating disorder behaviors as attempts at regulation and protection, not defiance. When care adapts to the person instead of forcing conformity, change becomes more possible. Harm Reduction and Chronic Eating Disorders Harm reduction plays a critical role in supporting people with long-term eating disorders. Rather than demanding full recovery as the only acceptable outcome, harm reduction focuses on reducing risk, increasing stability, and supporting safety in the present moment. For many people, harm reduction offers a form of hope that does not collapse under pressure. In 2026, this approach is increasingly recognized as legitimate, ethical eating disorder care. Letting Go of Cure-Based Recovery Models One of the most hopeful shifts for chronic eating disorders is releasing the idea that cure is the only meaningful goal. People deserve care, dignity, and support regardless of whether they reach full symptom remission. Many individuals experience greater peace when they stop chasing recovery narratives that were never designed for them and begin building lives that work with their nervous systems rather than against them. You Are Not Too Late If an eating disorder has been part of your life for a long time, you are not behind and you are not broken. You did not miss your chance at support. Hope does not require erasing your history or minimizing what you have survived. Hope can exist alongside chronicity. Related Episodes Why Some Eating Disorders Don't Resolve: Understanding Chronic Patterns & What Actually Supports Change on Apple and Spotify. When an Eating Disorder Becomes Chronic: Recovery Tools for Persistent Anorexia & Bulimia on Apple and Spotify. Work With Me I offer eating disorder therapy, consultation, and educational resources that center chronic eating disorders, neurodivergence, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction. My work is designed for people who have already tried standard recovery paths and need something more humane and realistic. You deserve support that meets you where you are in 2026. Check out my website at drmariannemiller.com for info about therapy, coaching, and virtual, self-paced courses.

A personal episode from me. I talk about my recovery journey and how I trained as a therapist in eating disorders. I hope that you find it helpful. Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

The fabulous Victoria Evans joins Kate for this warm interesting fireside chat as Victoria shares her journey with bulimia and anorexia.Victoria began her career in the corporate world with a prominent Fortune 500 company in the beauty industry in Montreal. During this time, her challenges related to eating disorders, mental health,  extreme dieting, and overexercising became a catalyst for creating a solution to an issue millions of women deal with today. As a successful Intuitive Eating Coach, she is disrupting the wellness industry through her fundamentally science-based approach. Victoria helps countless women heal their relationship with food by optimizing their mindset for happier and healthier lifestyles. She is Canadian but currently resides in Lisbon, Portugal while providing solutions to women through her online coaching programs.Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that works. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you, but it also has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what your next steps will be in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while calming and relaxing at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZReach out to  Victoria:Instagram:  @victoriaevansofficialWebsite: https://www.victoriaev Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

In this episode, I explore CBT-E (Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) as a treatment for eating disorders. I hope that you find it helpful.   Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Kelsey has a lifelong history of severe anorexia, bulimia and anxiety. She was in the standard of care for 20+ years only to be failed and left feeling broken. It was the carnivore diet in 2018 that saved her life, and she has never been able to look back!  Kelsey is also a Nutrition Network Practitioner (NNP), Sankofa peer recovery coach, host of The Human Theatre Podcast, TEDx speaker, singer-songwriter and actor. Social: • IG: @kelseybuchalter • "The Human Theatre" Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0kXrqL9gzQofnlpQWK5R1D • "The Human Theatre" Podcast (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-human-theatre/id1625694010 • TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va05yomUTqQ Timestamps: 00:00 Trailer 00:33 Introduction 04:33 Body insecurity and early awareness 06:44 Health struggles and recovery 12:30 Understanding eating disorder complexities 15:36 Trauma of eating disorder clinics 16:25 Trauma, therapy, and anorexia 21:07 Binge eating trigger foods 24:27 Severe illness and medication struggles 29:04 Lockdown, podcasts, and transformation 31:40 Prioritizing mental and physical health 34:01 Blips, not relapses 36:36 Meat prices and privilege 40:43 Eating disorders and the carnivore diet  43:51 Mental and physical health link 45:51 Where to find Kelsey Join Revero now to regain your health: https://revero.com/YT Revero.com is an online medical clinic for treating chronic diseases with this root-cause approach of nutrition therapy. You can get access to medical providers, personalized nutrition therapy, biomarker tracking, lab testing, ongoing clinical care, and daily coaching. You will also learn everything you need with educational videos, hundreds of recipes, and articles to make this easy for you. Join the Revero team (medical providers, etc): https://revero.com/jobs ‪#Revero #ReveroHealth #shawnbaker  #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree Disclaimer: The content on this channel is not medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider.

In this episode, I explore the pros and cons of Person-centred therapy in treating eating disorders, drawing on my personal and professional experience. I hope that you find it helpful. Do check out Food Freedom - my app if you'd like some support. Take me to the app! Buy me a coffee! New mini course - if you love fitness and struggle with food relationship. Only £22 for 90 minutes of inspiration and tips, plus a workbook. The Fitness Lover's Guide to Food Freedom (creating your happiest and healthiest relationship with food). I initially created this for my local gym and decided that more of you might like to access the resources. Do sign up! To find out more about my work:- Go to my Website My new APP! Freedom with Food Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

In this toasty fireside chat, Kate is joined by Katie  Dalebout and she is the founder of Let It Out, a website, podcast, with over 3 million downloads and community. Katie helps people develop a positive image of their bodies through embracing their creativity and personality outside of their physicality, and she's on a mission to share journaling tools that invoke deeper authenticity and true self-acceptance. She is also an author of the book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling. Packed with journaling exercises, prompts, and techniques that can be done anywhere and in any order, this guidebook offers you a new way to navigate your daily life, cope with stress, and anxiety and also create exciting permanent change.Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some, in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that work. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you but has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what will be your next steps in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while you calm and relax at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZConnect with Katie:Book: Let it outWebsite: ht Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

Within the warmth of the fireside, Kate chats with Francesca Meffert.Francesca comes from a background in corporate finance and is now a Registered Dietitian-to-be. After taking a step back during COVID to re-examine her career, she realized she had been wrestling with disordered eating for roughly 12 years of her life.Through working with dietitians and a therapist Francesca embarked on a healing journey of her own and in recovery decided to alter the course of her life and career to now serve those struggling with the same battles.Kate is the author of Bulimia Sucks! It is an inspiring, practical book written to empower people to break through the barriers stopping them from taking that first step to freedom from bulimia. With astounding new approaches and techniques, to learn how to reprogram their mind to freedom.Check out Kate's book on Amazon:   “Anxiety Hacks”                                      Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness In this conversational and life-changing book, anxiety psychotherapist Kate Hudson-Hall will teach you step by step the techniques, tools, and tips taught to thousands of her anxiety clients. Finally, overcome your fears and anxieties and enjoy a healthy, happy life.  You will learn how to:  •          Take yourself from being completely overwhelmed by your anxiety to showing you easy ways you can learn to cope with your anxiety behaviors and instantly calm yourself, some, in less than 90 seconds. •      Create your own toolbox to manage your stress, worry and anxiety that work. •        Improve your life with the support of the FREE companion course containing downloadable worksheets and bonus videos of Kate demonstrating each powerful strategy revealed throughout the book.  If you or someone you know is struggling with Anxiety, Worry, or Panic Attacks? This anxiety book is full of proven, tried, and tested strategies that can help with anxiety and start to work immediately. Out now on Amazon is the Bulimia sucks! stress-relieving, calming coloring book. Displaying an incredible collection of 35 relaxing, easy-to-color patterns. It contains beautiful, inspiring quotes of wisdom and added motivational questions to guide you forward in your recovery.This coloring book not only will calm and relax you but has an added sprinkle of extra support in your bulimia recovery. If you love mandala coloring books, then join Kate on a journey of discovery and find out what will be your next steps in your recovery path. Enjoy practicing your creative coloring skills while you calm and relax at the same time.Check it out on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3axWVBZReach out to  Francesca at: IG: @francesca.meffert.co Support the showReach out to Kate at:For all Kate's links: https://linktr.ee/katehudsonhallWebsite: katehudson-hall.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BulimiaSuckIG: https://www.instagram.com/katehudsonhall/Email: katehudsonhall@gmail.com

In this episode, I explore how to feel more peaceful around movement and activity, without using it to earn your food. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work:- My new mini guide to food freedom in fitness: Gym Girl's Guide to Food Freedom Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist My new APP!  Go to my Website Online courses Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.      

In this episode, I explore the Eating Disorder Voice. I talk about what it is; how it forms and ways to challenge and disengage with it. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work:- Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist My new APP!  Go to my Website Online courses Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

In this episode, I explore the Cycle of Change and how to get motivated for sustainable change in 2026. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work:- Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist My new APP!  Go to my Website Online courses Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

In this episode, I explore coming off GLP-1 meds and what happens next, discussing the return of food noise, longer-term impacts and with reference to the recent BBC iPlayer documentary. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work:- Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist My new APP!  Go to my Website Online courses Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

This is a personal episode talking about my own recovery journey including working on motivation, family trauma and eating changes in recovery. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work:- Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist My new APP!  Go to my Website Online courses Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Recording from her yurt in California, Ragan Thomson is a spiritual teacher and transformational guide. Today, we discuss her personal spiritual journey from being in an overachieving family to having a severe eating disorder to seeing darkness (and her advice on what to do if it comes calling for you). From that, we go into sovereignty, receiving and where it is at now... multidimensional healing.With the "Just Be Practice" at close, Ragan assists us with our divine spark and receiving. Ragan's Links:Website: https://raganthomson.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/ragan_thomsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ragan-thomson-b10802240Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/raganthomson Free gift:Find Your Inner Balance: 21 Days of Healing Journaling Prompts!https://raganthomson.com/21-days-of-journaling-workbook*Host Eden Koz is a soul realignment specialist utilizing psychological empathy, intuition, psychic ability, mediumship, meditation, mindset shift, Reiki, dimensional and galactic healing, to name a few. She also performs spiritual Co#id Vac+ Healing as well as remote & face-to-face sessions with individuals and groups. **Additionally, in spreading the word... If you are questioning your Gold IRA because of potential scams (see EP188) or want to invest in a precious metals company with integrity...email: info@milesfranklin.com and put "Eden" in the subject line (they know me personally, so the best of attention and heart will come your way.)Miles Franklin website: https://milesfranklin.com Contact info for Eden Koz / Just Be®, LLC:Website: EdenJustBe.com Socials: TikTok, FB, FB (Just Be), X, Insta, LinkedInJust Be~Spiritual BOOM Podcast - Video Directories: BitChute, Rumble, ...

  Your 11 step plan to NOT BINGE EATING on Christmas Day. I hope that you find it helpful.   To find out more about my work:- Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist My new APP!  Go to my Website Online courses Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food. Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa. Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders. Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.  

This powerful episode of the Compared to Who? podcast dives deep into the story of Cheri Garcia, a nationally recognized recovery advocate, entrepreneur, and the founder of Cornbread Hustle. Cheri joins Heather Creekmore to share her extraordinary journey through addiction, bulimia, and the relentless pursuit of approval and achievement. What You’ll Hear: Cheri’s Hidden Struggles: From a “typical” all-American upbringing to battling addiction, reveals how her father’s meth use triggered a desperate search for approval, leading her down her own path of substance abuse. She opens up about her history with meth, alcohol, and bulimia, as well as the shame that hid behind her achievements. Entrepreneurial Escape: Despite her addictions, Cheri became a successful entrepreneur, starting businesses—even while still in high school. Listen as she describes how workaholism became a new kind of drug, and why success could never satisfy her underlying wounds. Rock Bottom & Surrender: Cheri’s story takes a pivotal turn after a DWI arrest, propelling her toward sobriety. She shares the moment on Christmas Day when she chose to give herself the “gift of sobriety” and the spiritual awakening that followed, including a haunting worship song, a powerful Bible verse, and a deep confrontation with God. Breaking the Shame Cycle: The conversation explores the difference between guilt and shame, the importance of vulnerability vs. mere transparency, and why secrets keep us sick. Cheri explains how confessing your struggles—no matter how dark—can set you free. Mental Health and Medication: In a refreshingly honest discussion, Cheri talks about her journey with mental health and the complexities of accepting help, including medication, after years of trying to "pray harder" through her pain. Community & True Friendship: Hear how authentic community, especially among women in recovery, helped Cheri finally accept herself without needing to "offer" anything. Key Takeaways: Recovery is often a journey of switching unhealthy fixes for healthier, but sometimes still unsatisfying, ones. Healing from shame requires bringing secrets into the light and embracing community. Vulnerability—not just transparency—is where true transformation happens. Sometimes faith and mental health treatment go hand-in-hand, and there’s no shame in seeking help. You are worthy of love, friendship, and community, apart from your achievements. Resources & Links: Connect with Cheri on Instagram: @luminous_cheri Find out about We Share: weshare.org/heather A Note from Heather: If you find yourself struggling with addiction, body image, or feeling like you have to achieve to be worthy, let this episode remind you: You’re not alone. There is hope, healing, and community waiting for you. Listen & subscribe for more honest stories that help you stop comparing and start living! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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