Podcasts about project heal

In this episode, we delve into the complex relationship between fertility, egg freezing, and the impact of anorexia. Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from the Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Abby Eblen from Nashville Fertility Center, and Dr. Susan Hudson from Texas Fertility Center us as we explore personal experiences with eating disorders and fertility treatment. Lindsey Hall, writer and publicist for the non profit Project Heal and the Eating Recovery Center, shares some of her personal journey with anorexia and how it impacted her fertility journey and experience. Whether you're considering egg freezing or seeking to understand the implications of anorexia on fertility, this episode offers essential information and support. Tune in for a candid discussion that aims to empower and educate. Have questions about infertility?  Visit FertilityDocsUncensored.com to ask our docs. Selected questions will be answered anonymously in future episodes.Today's episode is brought to you by Theralogix

On episode 6 of We Can't Do It Alone, Nōn sits down with Eric Dorsa to talk about their experience as a queer person in recovery (eating disorder, substance), how we silence or diminish parts of ourselves when things are disordered, what it's like to reclaim space in a world where you've felt unseen and unsupported, and how Eric embraces drag as a medium for bringing more inclusivity and equitable care in the recovery realm. Helpful things mentioned during this episode: @fkdragProject HealEating Recovery CenterTrans Lifeline About Eric: Eric Dorsa (they/she/elle/ella) is a drag performer (Fonda Koxx), podcaster, makeup artist, and mental health advocate with Eating Recovery Center and Project Heal. They are an activist who uses drag as a way to bring awareness to the inequities and inaccessibility in eating recovery spaces for folks of color, queer people, trans folks, and other marginalized identities. They are a gem of a human being who Nōn cares for deeply. How you can support Nōn and this independently-run podcast: Leave a 5-star rating and a wildly glowing review for We Can't Do It Alone on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods.Share your helpers with Nōn here and he may (or may not but still be delighted) share your helper on the podcast in season 2.Order The Feely Cards on Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local indie bookseller for yourself and literally everyone you know.Follow @wecantdoitalone on Instagram. Thank you for listening to We Can't Do It Alone! Don't forget about the helpers. We all need help. Even you.

What is alive in you right now? What does it mean to return to your body as the place where you experience life? As we head into a new year, nothing feels more important than staying close to ourselves. Neathery Falchuk (they/them) joins Abbie to talk about the true meaning of embodiment, how it differs from mainstream conversations about body image, and why healing happens in the presence of safety and feeling completely seen and understood.  Take a listen to this "best of 2024" episode to hear more about… What's on Neathery's plate (hint: baby-led weaning and oatmeal) Neathery's experience of disembodiment as a queer and trans teen How disordered eating develops without embodiment Why embodiment isn't always a positive experience Barriers to embodiment, including those we can't control Working through trauma and the importance of co-regulation Self-compassion as a tool to connect to ourselves Learning to trust the wisdom of our body Grief work and its connection to embodiment The need for more access to supportive communities in the embodiment and body liberation space Neathery Falchuk (they/them) is a queer, trans and non-binary, fat, neurodivergent, white Latinx therapist, licensed clinical social worker supervisor, certified group psychotherapist, certified Body Trust® provider, and certified meditation teacher. Neathery is the founder of Ample and Rooted, an inclusive psychotherapy, consulting, and training practice specializing in working with LGBTQ+ communities, eating disorders, body shame, sex and sexuality, gender, relationship concerns, trauma, mindfulness, grief and loss, and substance use. Neathery currently serves on the program committee for Project HEAL and is a past President of Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists, past board member of Austin Group Psychotherapy Society and former chair of the DEI Committee, and past board member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health. Neathery lives in Austin, TX with their wife and child and enjoys hiking, meditation, sipping coffee on patios, and starting and never finishing books. Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate Transcripts: If you're looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast  Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness

In a world where mental health care is often seen as one-size-fits-all, Akiera Gilbert is on a mission to break down barriers and open the doors of eating disorder treatment to those often left behind. As the CEO of Project Heal, Akiera leads an organization dedicated to transforming the system while offering immediate, life-saving support to those who face financial, cultural, and systemic obstacles to care. Through her work, Akiera emphasizes the power of community and the need to reimagine healing in ways that honor diverse experiences. In this episode, we explore her personal recovery journey, the realities of accessing treatment, and how understanding social identities is key to providing quality care for all. Join us as we discuss the future of inclusive healing and the incredible impact of Project Heal's work. Project Heal Links Project Heal Website: theprojectheal.org Clinical Assessment: Click Here Cash Assistance: Click Here Insurance Navigation: Click Here Meal Support: Click Here Community Support: Click Here Research and Advocacy: Click Here Mental Note Links: Mental Note Podcast: www.mentalnotepodcast.com Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center: www.pathlightbh.com Eating Recovery Center: www.eatingrecoverycenter.com Free Group Support: https://www.pathlightbh.com/support-groups Free Evaluation with a Trained Therapist:  (877) 850-7199 

In this episode, we delve into the complex relationship between fertility, egg freezing, and the impact of anorexia. Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Abby Eblen from Nashville Fertility Center and Dr. Susan Hudson from Texas Fertility Center as we explore personal experiences with eating disorders and fertility treatment. Lindsey Hall, writer and publicist for the non profit Project Heal and the Eating Recovery Center, shares some of her personal journey with anorexia and how it impacted her fertility journey and experience. Whether you're considering egg freezing or seeking to understand the implications of anorexia on fertility, this episode offers essential information and support. Tune in for a candid discussion that aims to empower and educate. Have questions about infertility?  Visit FertilityDocsUncensored.com to ask our docs. Selected questions will be answered anonymously in future episodes.Today's episode is brought to you by Theralogix. 

In school to become a dietitian, I was struggling massively in my relationship with food.   Weekly binge episodes that felt like an addict getting their fix - lying, stealing and hiding so I could eat, then crying and feeling depressed for days after.   Intense anxiety in any situation that was off my “usual routine” with food - holidays, parties, restaurant meals.   I distinctly remember one day, sitting in lecture and learning about eating disorders.   The words “Anorexia Nervosa” plastered across the big projector in front of class.   Pictured was an emaciated woman standing in front of a mirror that reflected a larger bodied lady back at her.   I resonated with all the big 3 eating disorders, but not fully.   I had the extreme fear of weight gain of anorexia, but I was never clinically under weight.   I had at times fasted, exercised more, or used laxatives after a binge - but not frequently enough to be classified as bulimic.   I struggled with the binge eating episodes described in binge eating disorder - but I DID compensate sometimes after a binge.   “So”, I reasoned, “I don't have any eating disorder. It must really just be a will power issue then.”   And I went back on my not-so-merry way, reading articles from my favorite fitpros every night with advice on how to stick to your plan with food to reach your physique goals.   If you can relate, I want you to know these 3 things:   ➡️ Relationship with food is a spectrum from normal, healthy eating to a full blown eating disorder.   ➡️ “Disordered eating” has serious mental and physical health consequences and requires specific solutions to heal from (hint: not general advice from fit pros or wellness influencers).   ➡️ The vast majority of disordered eating involves food restriction, and you can be unhealthily restricting food while still being at a “healthy weight”.   The sooner you take your issues seriously, the sooner you can be free from them.   This episode of The Binge Eating Dietitian Podcast unpacks eating disorders vs disordered eating and gives you resources for healing!   Learn more about my group program + book a free discovery call: bit.ly/normaleater   Contact me: DM me on Instagram @elenakunickird      Email me at elena@elenakunicki.com   Eating Disorder Helplines:   Australia  The Butterfly Foundation: Phone: 1800 334 673 | Email: support@thebutterflyfoundation.org.au InsideOut Institute: Phone: (02) 8627 5690 | Email: admin@insideoutinstitute.org.au   Eating Disorders Victoria: Phone: 1300 550 236 | Email: hub@eatingdisorders.org.au  Eating Disorders Queensland: Phone: (07) 3844 6055  Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders: Phone (AU): +61 491 134 289 | Phone (NZ): +64 9 887 0552 | Email: anzaed@anzaed.org.au  New Zealand Canopy Eating Disorder Support Services: Email: info@canopyeds.co.nz  EDANZ: Phone: 0800 233 269 | Email: info@ed.org.nz  United States National Eating Disorders Association: Phone: 1-800-931-2237 | Email: info@nationaleatingdisorders.org  National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: Phone: 1-888-375-7767 | Email: hello@anad.org  The Alliance for Eating Disorders: Phone: 1-866-662-1235 Canada Body Brave: Phone: 1-905-312-9628 | Email: info@bodybrave.ca  National Eating Disorder Information Centre: Phone: 1800 866 NEDIC 20 (1-866-633-4220) | Email: nedic@uhn.ca  National Initiative for Eating Disorders: Email: info@nied.ca  United Kingdom BEAT Eating Disorders: Phone: +44 (0)808 801 0677 | Email: help@beateatingdisorders.org.uk Ireland Bodywhys: The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland: Phone: 01 – 2107906 | Email: info@bodywhys.ie Denmark LMS: The National Association against Eating Disorders and Self-Harm: Phone: 7010 1818 | SMS 7710 1818 | Email: info@lmsos.dk Norway Norwegian Society for Eating Disorders: Email: therese.f.mathisen@hiof.no The Eating Disorders Association: Phone: 22 94 00 10 | Email: post@spisfo.no  Middle East Middle East Eating Disorders Association: Email: info@meeda.me  South Africa Eating Disorders South Africa: Phone: (+27) 073 593 2722 | Email: info@edsa.co.za Project HEAL: https://www.theprojectheal.org/what-program-is-right-for-you Citations: Types of Eating Disorders: https://nedc.com.au/eating-disorder-resources/find-resources/show/issue-13-dsm-5-overview-of-changes Eating Disorder Statistics: https://anad.org/eating-disorder-statistic/ DSM 5 binge eating disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK338301/table/introduction.t1/ DSM 5 anorexia nervosa: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t15/ DSM 5 bulimia nervosa: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t16/  

Dr. Cristina Castagnini interviews Akiera Gilbert, CEO of Project HEAL, about the critical issues surrounding access to eating disorder treatment and the upcoming Heal Week initiative. Sign up for the FREE e-course to understand your eating disorder and embark on the road to recovery. We reflect on the harm caused by mirrors, comparing ourselves, and wearing the wrong clothing sizes.  SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Dr. Cristina Castagnini interviews Akiera Gilbert, CEO of Project HEAL, about the critical issues surrounding access to eating disorder treatment and the upcoming Heal Week initiative. Sign up for the FREE e-course to understand your eating disorder and embark on the road to recovery. We reflect on the harm caused by mirrors, comparing ourselves, and wearing the wrong clothing sizes.  SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Maneva is an intern working on her certification in eating disorder coaching at the Carolyn Costin Institute. Drawing on her own lived experience and full recovery from an eating disorder she volunteered for two years as a peer mentor and a peer support group leader to help others in their recovery. She combines practical skills, keen empathy, and an uplifting sense of humor to create lasting and positive change in people's lives. As an adjunct provider in eating disorder treatment she will offer food behavior coaching, meal support, and more through her private practice. Maneva holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Finance from Sonoma State University and has a professional background in banking and financial technology. She is also a certified Reiki level 2 practitioner.  Contact Maneva at ManevaGill(at)yahoo.com or ManevaGill.com   Here are some helpful resources: Eating Disorders Symptoms - National Eating Disorders Association: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/warning-signs-and-symptoms/ "Veganism and Eating Disorder Recovery" by Jenn Friedman: https://amzn.to/4elaNyg ANAD - National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: https://anad.org/ Project HEAL: https://www.theprojectheal.org/

This week is Weight Stigma Awareness Week, and CEO of Project HEAL, Akiera Gilbert, joins Lisa Dent to discuss weight stigma, how it affects different people, and what you can do to help those who are suffering from eating disorders.

On episode 6 of We Can't Do It Alone, Nōn sits down with Eric Dorsa to talk about their experience as a queer person in recovery (eating disorder, substance), how we silence or diminish parts of ourselves when things are disordered, what it's like to reclaim space in a world where you've felt unseen and unsupported, and how Eric embraces drag as a medium for bringing more inclusivity and equitable care in the recovery realm.Helpful things mentioned during this episode:@fkdragProject HealEating Recovery CenterTrans LifelineAbout Eric:Eric Dorsa (they/she/elle/ella) is a drag performer (Fonda Koxx), podcaster, makeup artist, and mental health advocate with Eating Recovery Center and Project Heal. They are an activist who uses drag as a way to bring awareness to the inequities and inaccessibility in eating recovery spaces for folks of color, queer people, trans folks, and other marginalized identities. They are a gem of a human being who Nōn cares for deeply.How you can support Nōn and this independently-run podcast:Leave a 5-star rating and a wildly glowing review for We Can't Do It Alone on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods.Share your helpers with Nōn here and he may (or may not but still be delighted) share your helper on the podcast in season 2.Pre-order The Feely Cards on Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local indie bookseller for yourself and literally everyone you know.Follow @wecantdoitalone on Instagram.Thank you for listening to We Can't Do It Alone! Don't forget about the helpers. We all need help. Even you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking Down Diet Culture: Helping Teens Navigate Body Image & Social Media Pressure In this episode we dive into a critical issue affecting our teens: the overwhelming pressure of diet culture and its impact on their mental and physical health. Did you know that a staggering 20% of adolescents in the US experience symptoms of body dysmorphia or eating disorders? Is social media to blame for these unrealistic expectations? Dr. Cam is joined by Dr. Kelli Rugless, a licensed psychologist, certified eating disorders specialist, and the Chief Clinical Officer at Project HEAL, a remarkable non-profit dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to eating disorder healing.   Together, they explore:

In this episode, Coach Amanda shares her personal experience with an eating disorder and how it has informed her role as a coach. She emphasizes the importance of understanding that eating disorders have little to do with food or physical size and that the false narrative around them can prevent people from getting the help they need. The hosts also share listener love and answer a question about lessons they've learned in coaching. In this conversation, Amanda shares her personal journey with eating disorders and the ongoing challenges she faces in recovery. She emphasizes that recovery is not a linear process and that eating disorders are complex mental health disorders that can affect people of all ages, genders, and body types. Amanda also discusses the importance of support and understanding from friends, family, and healthcare professionals. She highlights the need for safe and informed fitness professionals who can provide appropriate guidance and support for individuals with eating disorders. Overall, the conversation aims to raise awareness and promote empathy for those struggling with eating disorders. ------------------------------------------- (00:00) Real Life Update with Birds, Frogs & Dancing (07:22) Listener Love and Lessons in Coaching (16:23) Amanda's Journey with Eating Disorder (24:30) Impact of Personal Experiences on Mental Health (27:32) The Complexity of Recovery and Disordered Behaviors (35:31) Misconceptions and Realities of Recovery from Eating Disorders (50:35)Challenges in the Fitness Industry and Support for Recovery --------------------------------------- Balance Treatment Center — https://balancedtx.com/  Project HEAL https://www.theprojectheal.org/  National Alliance for Eating Disorders https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/ ---------------------------------------------------- Contact us: Amanda - ⁠@amanda_katzz⁠ Nick - ⁠@nklastava⁠ https://buymeacoffee.com/betweentwocoaches Email - betweentwocoaches@gmail.com

Be personally thanked in an upcoming Film Courage video - https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/IfyLTBxYLY8?si=OLRVNJX8o1rjw_XY Sheila Houlahan is a Webby Award Winning Indian-American actor, singer, producer, writer and advocate. Sheila played the supporting role "Paige Callahan" opposite Denzel Washington in the Warner Bros. feature "The Little Things", which was written and directed by John Lee Hancock. She also has a role in the Michael Bay thriller "Ambulance". In 2021, Sheila was the executive producer for a feature film adaptation of Marsha Norman's Pulitzer-winning play "Night, Mother" in partnership with Twitch.tv; this film was a "hybrid" film, mixing pre-recorded segments with live performance that was recorded and edited in front of a live audience. Over 8000 people watched "Night, Mother" live, and since then, the film has received critical acclaim and has been screened at 68 festivals in over 24 countries. "Night, Mother" has over 64K views on it's flagship Twitch.tv channel and has been praised for its' fresh, innovative approach to filmmaking winning over 60 awards including the Webby Award for Virtual and Remote Entertainment & Media. Sheila is a Celebrity Champion for Project HEAL, a nonprofit organization that helps people suffering from eating disorders source affordable treatment options and pay for treatment. She is also an ambassador for Ability Magazine's platform AbilityE, a casting portal that seeks to increase inclusion and representation of differently-abled talent and creatives on both sides of the table in Hollywood. CONNECT WITH SHEILA HOULAHAN https://www.sheilahoulahan.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8369559 MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS Why Beginning Artists Shouldn't Analyze Their Work When Creating - https://youtu.be/GeBQM32zIX8 What It Really Means To Write For Money - https://youtu.be/7-FQe10nnZA 99% Of Books Won't Make Their Money Back - https://youtu.be/yXWSPE6xTxk Fears And Doubts That Hold Artists Back - https://youtu.be/2s5mp1RY5yQ Artists Don't Have To Believe In Themselves To Have Success - https://youtu.be/F137IANXaF4 Big Difference Between Success And Failure - https://youtu.be/liwPpUr5eVE CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.

Embarking on a journey from competitive swimming to navigating the choppy waters of an eating disorder, Mary Ellen Banevedes joins us as a beacon of hope and expertise. Through her story, we peel back the layers of intuitive eating and interoception, revealing how a profound understanding of our body's cues can lead to healing and a harmonious relationship with food. Our conversation transcends personal experience, casting a light on the intricate road of eating disorders and the collaborative care essential for addressing them. Whether you're looking to support a loved one or understanding the complexities of conditions like ARFID, this episode offers a compassionate guide through the multifaceted challenges and solutions, including the increasing role of telehealth in providing lifelines across distances. Mary Ellen's insightful perspectives shine a light on the power of language and environment in fostering well-being—a crucial discourse for anyone touched by the shadow of eating disorders.Mary Ellen Benavedes info:Website: https://www.maryellenb.com/Phone/text:  (559) 572-2990National Eating Disorders - https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/Project HEAL- https://www.theprojectheal.org/ Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to this podcast and share with a friend. If you would like to know more about my services, please message at https://fueledbyleo.clientsecure.me/My YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SqBP44jMNYSzlcJjOKJdg

A history tale and a spoopy tale all rolled into Dan's first story of this weeks show. Come to Tasmania with us and explore a truly haunting location.  Then, we are off to São Paulo for a bit more history and another heart aching story filled with mystery and scary moments.  Lynze offers us three tales this week! She kicks off with a strange sighting of something unknown while housesitting. Then childhood nightmares take a turn when they are confirmed to be much more not once but twice. Wrapping it up, an attachment tale coming to us from Jakarta! Summer Camp 2025: The time has come!!! Tickets for Wet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp 2025: Summer of Love will be on sale on Saturday, March 23rd at 10 AM PT. First come, first serve. Get em while you can!! Go to badmagicproductions.com click the Summer Camp banner for all the info and link to tickets. We are SO SO SO excited to do this again with y'all!!Monthly Patreon Donation: Did you know that eating disorders are the 2nd most fatal mental illness, second only to to opioid use disorder? Every 52 minutes, a person dies as the result of an eating disorder. As someone who has toed that line, I can tell you how very serious and scary eating disorders are.  This, coupled with my own eating disorder and body dysmorphia, we have decided to donate to Project Heal, a non profit working to “break down healthcare and financial barriers to easting disorder healing. This months donation is for $12,465 and is especially important to me. If you or someone you love is in need of support OR if you want to learn more about Project Heal's mission, please visit theprojectheal.orgThank you for continuing to send in your stories, Creeps and Peepers!**Please keep doing so.Send them to mystory@scaredtodeathpodcast.comSend everything else to info@scaredtodeathpodcast.comWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen and watch before they are released to anyone else, bonus episodes, a 20% merch discount, additional content, and more! Learn more by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/scaredtodeathpodcast.Please rate, review, and subscribe anywhere you listen.Thank you for listening!Follow the show on social media: @scaredtodeathpodcast on Facebook and IG and TTWatch this episode: https://youtu.be/8UHKfxl5wTAWebsite: https://scaredtodeathpodcast.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast/](https://www.facebook.com/scaredtodeathpodcast/)Instagram: https://bit.ly/2miPLf5 Mailing Address:Scared to Deathc/o Timesuck PodcastPO Box 3891Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816Video/Audio by Bad Magic Productions / Logan Ray KeithOpening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened. Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH." 

Project HEAL CEO Akiera Gilbert joins us to discuss her relationship with food growing up, why she didn't realize she had an eating disorder, how she finally began to find healing, the importance of community in disordered-eating recovery, what to do if community feels tricky to you, and more.  Akiera Gilbert (she/her), CEO of Project HEAL, reminds us that eating disorders are more than personal struggles—they're a critical public health issue.  Project HEAL is recognized as the leading national non-profit focused on creating equitable access to eating disorder care. In 2023 alone, they provided access to over $5 million worth of free services, including treatment placement, clinical assessments, cash assistance, insurance navigation, and meal support.  Previously, Akiera founded Body Reborn to foster healing spaces for people of color who struggle with food and body image. Driven by her belief that healing is our collective right, she is actively transforming mental healthcare to be more affirming, accessible, and affordable. To explore Akiera's vision and the transformative impact of Project HEAL's work, visit theprojectheal.org.  Check out Christy's three books, Anti-Diet, The Wellness Trap, and The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook for a deeper dive into the topics covered on the pod. If you're ready to break free from diet culture and make peace with food, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course. For more critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, check out Christy's Rethinking Wellness podcast! You can also sign up to get it in your inbox every week at rethinkingwellness.substack.com. Ask a question about diet and wellness culture, disordered-eating recovery, and the anti-diet approach for a chance to have it answered on Rethinking Wellness. You can also subscribe to the Food Psych Weekly newsletter to check out previous answers!

Hey Rebel! Last week was an important week: Eating Disorder Awareness Week! Today I wanted to share some eating disorder statistics with you to shed light on the frequency and seriousness of these life-altering conditions.  Throughout this episode we will explore:  The role dieting plays in the development of an eating disorder Normalized "health" habits that are red flags for eating disorders Eating disorder statistics I want you to know Real-life experiences to connect to and inspire you Having struggled with disordered eating myself and working with 100s of women to heal their relationship with food, I've seen the positive change that can happen when you finally get help to heal once-and-for-all. I hope, if anything, this episode helps you realize that you deserve help and can recover!  Resources mentioned:  Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ Episode 164, When Healthy Eating Goes Too Far: Laura's Story Books Mentioned Take the quiz! https://dietculturerebel.com/quiz   Looking to take the next step in becoming a Diet Culture Rebel? Apply for Small Group Coaching at https://dietculturerebel.com/group-coaching Connect with Bonnie on Instagram: @diet.culture.rebel

In honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), we're sharing a teaser of next month's episode. It's with Akiera Gilbert, the new CEO of Project HEAL, whose theme for EDAW is “let your community be your compass.” In this mini-episode, Akiera shares the importance of community when it comes to eating-disorder recovery, her goals with Project HEAL, and a little glimpse of her own process of healing from an eating disorder. There'll be lots more in the main episode, which is a classic Food Psych format where we talk about her relationship with food growing up and how she found healing. Look for that in a couple weeks, and meanwhile we hope you enjoy this preview! Akiera Gilbert (she/her), CEO of Project HEAL, reminds us that eating disorders are more than personal struggles — they're a critical public health issue. Project HEAL is recognized as the leading national non-profit focused on creating equitable access to eating disorder care. In 2023 alone, they provided access to over $5 million worth of free services, including treatment placement, clinical assessments, cash assistance, insurance navigation, and meal support. Previously, Akiera founded Body Reborn to foster healing spaces for people of color who struggle with food and body image. Driven by her belief that healing is our collective right, she is actively transforming mental healthcare to be more affirming, accessible, and affordable. To explore Akiera's vision and the transformative impact of Project HEAL's work, visit theprojectheal.org. Check out Christy's three books, Anti-Diet, The Wellness Trap, and The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook for a deeper dive into the topics covered on the pod. If you're ready to break free from diet culture and make peace with food, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course. For more critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, check out Christy's Rethinking Wellness podcast! You can also sign up to get it in your inbox every week at rethinkingwellness.substack.com. Ask a question about diet and wellness culture, disordered-eating recovery, and the anti-diet approach for a chance to have it answered on Rethinking Wellness. You can also subscribe to the Food Psych Weekly newsletter to check out previous answers!

With over a decade dedicated to social impact, Akiera has extensive experience in areas like systems change, wellbeing, and social entrepreneurship. She's worked with pioneering organizations like code.org and Echoing Green before taking on leadership of Project HEAL. Tune in to hear Akiera's inspiring journey and insights on: Transitioning from Medicine to Leading in Mental Healthcare Sparking a Passion for Intersectional, Community-Based Care Leading with Heart and Inclusion Blazing Trails in Mental Health Careers Upskilling to Advance Careers of Impact Sustaining Change Across Social Sectors Driving Breakthrough Progress with Care This episode shares an empowering vision and actionable strategies for purposeful career development in mental health and other fields driving change.  

What is alive in you right now? What does it mean to return to the body as the place where we experience life? The concept of embodiment has become more present in the lexicon of body image and body liberation. While deeply important to our collective divestment from diet culture, exploring your own embodiment may feel confusing, intangible, or incongruent with your lived experience. Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP (they/them) joins us this week to dig all the way in: What is embodiment, really? What does it look like? Feel like? Is it a destination, or something different? And how can we practice it?  We're diving into the answers to these questions and more with the amazing, wise, funny, Neathery -- who also speaks to intersectionality in embodiment as a queer, trans and non-binary, fat, neurodivergent, white Latinx therapist.  I can't wait to hear from you on this episode. I think it will bring together a lot of things we've been talking about on the show: from our relationship with food, to the identities we hold, and what it means to experience the world in the body we have. We discuss so (so!) much in this one, including… What's on Neathery's plate (hint: baby-led weaning and oatmeal) Neathery's experience of disembodiment as a queer and trans teen How disordered eating develops without embodiment Why embodiment isn't always a positive experience Barriers to embodiment, including those we can't control Working through trauma and the importance of co-regulation Self-compassion as a tool to connect to ourselves Learning to trust the wisdom of our body Grief work and its connection to embodiment The need for more access to supportive communities in the embodiment and body liberation space   Neathery Falchuk (they/them) is a queer, trans and non-binary, fat, neurodivergent, white Latinx therapist, licensed clinical social worker supervisor, certified group psychotherapist, certified Body Trust® provider, and certified meditation teacher. Neathery is the founder of Ample and Rooted, an inclusive psychotherapy, consulting, and training practice specializing in working with LGBTQ+ communities, eating disorders, body shame, sex and sexuality, gender, relationship concerns, trauma, mindfulness, grief and loss, and substance use. Neathery currently serves on the program committee for Project HEAL and is a past President of Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists, past board member of Austin Group Psychotherapy Society and former chair of the DEI Committee, and past board member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health. Neathery lives in Austin, TX with their wife and child and enjoys hiking, meditation, sipping coffee on patios, and starting and never finishing books.   Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate Transcripts: If you're looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast  Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness Group program: Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching Group membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

Intuitive Eating co-author Elyse Resch joins us to discuss her history with the natural-food movement, how trying to eat “naturally” led her into orthorexia and other forms of disordered eating, how intuitive eating is being co-opted by wellness culture, what to consider if you're interested in “natural” foods, and more.Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-S, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice with over 40 years of experience specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 4th edition, the Intuitive Eating Workbook, and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck: 50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food. Elyse is also the author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens and The Intuitive Eating Journal: Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food and a chapter contributor to The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment. She has published journal articles, print articles, and blog posts, and does regular speaking engagements, podcasts, and extensive media interviews. Her work has been profiled on ABC, NPR, CNN, and NBC, and in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, and USA Today, among others.Elyse is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process. Her philosophy embraces the goal of reconnecting with one's internal wisdom about eating and developing body liberation, with the belief that all bodies deserve dignity and respect. She is a social justice advocate, a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Supervisor, a Fellow of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, a member of the Healer's Circle of Project Heal, and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and she supervises and trains health professionals. Find her at elyseresch.com.If you like this conversation, subscribe to hear lots more like it!Support the podcast by becoming a paid subscriber, and unlock great perks like bonus episodes, subscriber-only Q&As, early access to regular episodes, community threads, and much more. Learn more and sign up at rethinkingwellness.substack.com.Christy's new book, The Wellness Trap, is now available wherever books are sold! Order it online or ask for it in your favorite local bookstore.If you're looking to make peace with food and break free from diet and wellness culture, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, Craig and Jeffrey discuss Craig's brief political career, time in Korea, world travels while helping to create impact in healthcare, his deep dive in mental health and how it was personal for his family, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BYZ_HLhK9ew Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/23/23 https://www.edelmanglobaladvisory.com/contact-us https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigkramer1/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-action-alliance-for-suicide-prevention/ https://twitter.com/Action_Alliance https://twitter.com/Edelman_EGA https://www.facebook.com/ActionAlliance https://www.youtube.com/TheActionAlliance https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ Bio: Craig Kramer is retired from his role as Mental Health Ambassador for Johnson & Johnson. In that capacity, Kramer led a Johnson & Johnson team that helped transform mental health care globally by raising awareness, reducing stigma, promoting research, improving access, and ensuring better patient outcomes. Key initiatives included a global leaders' coalition to champion proven, scalable reforms, including “next-in-class” workplace mental health practices, and establishing the first employee resource group (ERG) in the world for employees who live with mental illness, either as a patient or caregiver and ally.  Before that role, Kramer held various positions in global corporate and government affairs at Johnson & Johnson and worked as a lawyer in the U.S. Congress, a Washington, D.C., law firm, and an international human rights organization. He is a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Michigan School of Law, and Harvard Business School. In addition to his role as private sector co-chair of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Kramer also serves on the boards or steering committees of the DMAX Foundation, the Mental Health Center of Denver (WellPower), Project HEAL, Trinity Counseling Services, and the United Nations Health Innovation Exchange Investor Coalition. 0:00 - Intro 8:31 - Early Career 16:57 - Johnson & Johnson 23:27 - Global Campaign on Mental Health 28:52 - Mental Health Alliance for Employers 30:55 - Alliance for Diverse Abilities Employee Research Group 36:22 - Nation Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention 43:12 - Mental Health Resources in Prisons 45:34 - Edelman Global Advisory 50:53 - When Work Affected Change 53:59 - Ask Jeff a Question 57:56 - Snap Your Fingers 59:46 - How to Support

Season 2, Episode 14 of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction will be a continuation of last week's topic. This will be PART II of the 2-part episode on eating disorder recovery leveraging the Law of Attraction. Today's episode will highlight:Struggles in Collegiate RowingWeight Obsession: In my world of collegiate rowing, maintaining a low weight was essential for success.Rigorous Training: The demanding schedule includes early morning practices, afternoon weight sessions, and intense workouts.Fierce Competition: With limited spots in the top boat and scholarship contracts on the line, the competition is intense.Injury Culture: Injuries are met with skepticism, and there's a strong culture of pushing through pain.Battle with Eating DisordersEating Disorder: I fell into a dangerous cycle of extreme calorie restriction and purging to meet weight standards."Breakfast Club" Shaming: Attempts to promote healthy eating habits often led to public humiliation.Lowest Weight: My obsession with weight reached its peak during my senior year.Self-Initiated Recovery: I took it upon myself to research and evaluate different avenues for help, steering my recovery journey. Healing with the Law of AttractionDiscovering the Law of Attraction: While seeking help, I discovered the Law of Attraction, emphasizing gratitude and alignment with values.Gratitude Practice: Gratitude became a daily ritual, allowing me to appreciate my body's resilience.Health is Paramount: I realized the significance of health and embarked on a journey of healing.Combining Approaches: I integrated the Law of Attraction principles with my ED treatment recovery process. Embracing the JourneyNon-Linear Healing: Recovery is a journey filled with ups and downs, and it's a deeply personal experience.Privacy and Control: I chose when and with whom to share my healing journey.Faith in Full Recovery: Despite statistics, I believed I could achieve full recovery.Ongoing Transformation: My journey continues, marked by continuous learning and personal growth.Eating Disorder ResourcesUS National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA):Website: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/NEDA provides a wealth of information, resources, and support for individuals and families affected by eating disorders. They offer a helpline, online chat, and a confidential screening tool.Project HEAL (Help to Eat, Accept, and Live):Website: https://www.theprojectheal.org/Project HEAL focuses on providing access to treatment and raising awareness about eating disorders. They offer treatment scholarships, support groups, and educational resources.Butterfly Foundation (Australia):Website: https://butterfly.org.au/The Butterfly Foundation offers support, resources, and treatment options for individuals in Australia dealing with eating disorders and body image issues.Eating Disorder Hope Recovery Helpline (United States):Phone: 800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)This helpline provides confidential support for those struggling with eating disorders and related concerns. It's available in the United States and is a part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.Crisis Text Line (United States):Text "NEDA" to 741741This crisis text line provides support for individuals in times of crisis, including those dealing with eating disorders. It's available 24/7.Local Mental Health Professionals:Seeking therapy or counseling from licensed mental health professionals who specialize in eating disorders can provide personalized support and guidance. Psychologists, psychiatrists, dietitians, and therapists can all be valuable resources.Support Groups:Participating in local or online support groups can connect you with others who are facing similar challenges. Sharing experiences, strategies, and encouragement can be incredibly helpful.Remember, seeking help is a sign of strength, and recovery is possible. If you're unsure where to start, consider reaching out to one of the resources mentioned above. Additionally, if you have a healthcare provider or therapist, they can offer guidance on finding appropriate resources and treatment options tailored to your needs. Other LinksThe Secrethttps://www.thesecret.tv/products/the-secret-book/The Magichttps://www.thesecret.tv/products/the-magic-book/Podcast website and FREE resourceswww.healyourselfwithloa.comPrivate 1:1 coachingwww.healyourselfwithloa.com/coachingFollow me on socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/healyourselfwithloa/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healyourselfwithloaPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tecladifrancesco/

Season 2, Episode 13, of Heal Yourself with the Law of Attraction will be the first of a two-part episode where I open up about my battle with an eating disorder, recovery, and the transformative influence of the Law of Attraction during my journey.Show highlights:Early Struggles: Let's rewind a bit - I'm opening up about my childhood battles with body image and my complicated relationship with food that set the stage for my journey.Coping Mechanisms in Action: I'll take you through how I turned to sports as a way of coping - it became a lifeline when mental health resources weren't exactly overflowing.Rowing to Triumph: Picture this: my shift into competitive rowing. I'll spill the beans on how I shot up in personal growth and achievements, all thanks to some seriously awesome coaches.Confronting the Tough Moments: When exhaustion hit, my relationship with food took a turn - it became both a comfort and a bit of a challenge.Navigating College Changes: Fast forward to my college rowing days in the US - things got interesting. Suddenly, metrics like weight took the spotlight, and the cultural shift was real.Understanding Cultural Influence: We're breaking down how these shifts nudged me toward harmful eating behaviors, and how the culture's focus on weight messed with my self-esteem and performance.Untangling Complexity and College Impact: Trust me, the origins of eating disorders are anything but straightforward. And let me tell you, the college experience played a big role in steering me down a tough path. Join me in this enlightening episode as we navigate the intricate path of eating disorders, recovery, and empowerment.Eating Disorder ResourcesUS National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA):Website: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/NEDA provides a wealth of information, resources, and support for individuals and families affected by eating disorders. They offer a helpline, online chat, and a confidential screening tool.Project HEAL (Help to Eat, Accept, and Live):Website: https://www.theprojectheal.org/Project HEAL focuses on providing access to treatment and raising awareness about eating disorders. They offer treatment scholarships, support groups, and educational resources.Butterfly Foundation (Australia):Website: https://butterfly.org.au/The Butterfly Foundation offers support, resources, and treatment options for individuals in Australia dealing with eating disorders and body image issues.Eating Disorder Hope Recovery Helpline (United States):Phone: 800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)This helpline provides confidential support for those struggling with eating disorders and related concerns. It's available in the United States and is a part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.Crisis Text Line (United States):Text "NEDA" to 741741This crisis text line provides support for individuals in times of crisis, including those dealing with eating disorders. It's available 24/7.Local Mental Health Professionals:Seeking therapy or counseling from licensed mental health professionals who specialize in eating disorders can provide personalized support and guidance. Psychologists, psychiatrists, dietitians, and therapists can all be valuable resources.Support Groups:Participating in local or online support groups can connect you with others who are facing similar challenges. Sharing experiences, strategies, and encouragement can be incredibly helpful. Remember, seeking help is a sign of strength, and recovery is possible. If you're unsure where to start, consider reaching out to one of the resources mentioned above. Additionally, if you have a healthcare provider or therapist, they can offer guidance on finding appropriate resources and treatment options tailored to your needs. Other LinksGluten-Free Cookbookhttps://wholegreenbakery.com.au/gift-voucher/gluten-free-baking-made-simple-cook-book-by-cherie-lyden/Podcast website and FREE resourceswww.healyourselfwithloa.comPrivate 1:1 coachingwww.healyourselfwithloa.com/coaching Follow me on socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/healyourselfwithloa/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healyourselfwithloaPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tecladifrancesco/

Embodiment for the Rest of Us - Season 3, Episode 7: Wednesdae Reim Ifrach   Chavonne (she/her) and Jenn (she/her) interviewed Wednesdae Reim Ifrach (they/them) about their embodiment journey.   Wednesdae is a trans/non-binary art therapist, fat activist and artist whose work focuses on body justice, intersectional social justice and eating disorder treatment equity access.    They also co-own and operate Rainbow Recovery where they support people through the gender affirmation process, complex trauma recovery, eating disorder recovery and body image issues through the use of art, creative expression and traditional talk therapy.    Wednesdae melds the world of art therapy, social justice, trauma recovery and eating disorder recovery into a unique opportunity for people to expand their understanding of the world. To that end Wednesdae had the honor to participate in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)'s Artful Practices for Well-being and has had artwork on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art as part of Art as Activism.   They have presented at national and international conferences, are a former adjunct professor and continues to guest lecture. They also serve on the Board of Project HEAL, a non-profit whose mission is to create treatment equity access in the eating disorder field. Wednesdae's biggest passions outside of work include spending time with their many rescue animals, experimenting with traditional family recipes, painting, and spending time with their partner.     Instagram   Content Warning: discussion of privilege, discussion of diet culture, discussion of fatphobia, discussion of racism, discussion of mental health, discussion of chronic medical issues, discussion of harm caused by helping professionals   Trigger Warnings: 1:14:40: Wednesdae discusses how sexual abuse can be covered by calling victims in treatment “noncompliant” 1:15:18: Wednesdae discusses typical eating disorder rules and how harmful and wrong they are 1:17:59: Wednesdae discusses their history of abuse 1:22:14: Wednesdae uses the word “nuts” in a way that is ableist   The captions for this episode can be found at https://embodimentfortherestofus.com/season-3/season-3-episode-7-wednesdae-reim-ifrach/#captions   A few highlights: 5:36: Wednesdae shares their understanding of embodiment and their own embodiment journey 19:58: Wednesdae discusses how the pandemic affected their embodiment practices  54:57: Wednesdae shares their understanding of “the rest of us” and how they are a part of that, as well as their privileges 1:07:58: Wednesdae discusses how their work with Rainbow Recovery and Project HEAL has influenced their own relationship with embodiment   1:19:04: Wednesdae shares how stereotypes of productivity, availability, and capability/capacity relate to being a clinician 1:24:48: Wednesdae discusses how listeners can make a difference based on this conversation 1:26:28: Wednesdae shares where to be found and what's next for them   Links from this episode: ADHD Anxiety Kelly Diels Michelle Phillips Nalgona Positivity Pride White Supremacy Culture   Music: “Bees and Bumblebees (Abeilles et Bourdons​)​, Op. 562” by Eugène Dédé through the Creative Commons License   Please follow us on social media: Website: embodimentfortherestofus.com Twitter: @embodimentus Instagram: @embodimentfortherestofus

Embodiment for the Rest of Us - Season 3, Episode 6: Neathery Falchuk   Chavonne (she/her) and Jenn (she/her) interviewed Neathery Falchuk (they/them) about their embodiment journey.   Neathery Falchuk (they/them) is a queer, trans and non-binary, white Latinx, fat, and neurodivergent therapist, licensed clinical social worker and supervisor, certified group psychotherapist, certified Body Trust® provider, and certified meditation teacher. Neathery is the founder of Ample and Rooted, an inclusive psychotherapy, consulting, and training practice specializing in working with eating disorders, body liberation, sex and sexuality, gender, relationship concerns, trauma, mindfulness, grief and loss, and substance use. Neathery is a past President of Central Texas Eating Disorder Specialists, past board member of Austin Group Psychotherapy Society and former chair of the DEI Committee, past board member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health, and currently serves on the program committee for Project HEAL. Neathery lives in Austin, TX with their wife and enjoys hiking, meditation, sipping coffee on patios, and starting and never finishing books.   Ample + Rooted, as an inclusive therapy practice, cultivates a safe and welcoming space of compassion and connection. At Ample + Rooted, we believe it is our birthright to inhabit, trust and honor our physical and emotional selves without shame. We believe in cultivating a healing home for the whole you and that this healing and belonging is profoundly vital in creating a more equitable and just world. We believe compassion, pleasure and embodiment lead the way toward healing and liberation.   The practice is rooted in Health at Every Size®, Body Trust®, fat-positive, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ affirming, harm reduction, trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive frameworks.  For more information, please visit: www.ampleandrooted.com and follow us on IG: @ampleandrooted   Content Warning: discussion of privilege, discussion of diet culture, discussion of fatphobia, discussion of racism, discussion of mental health, discussion of death of a family member   Trigger Warnings: None for this episode   The captions for this episode can be found at https://embodimentfortherestofus.com/season-3/season-3-episode-6-neathery-falchuk/#captions   A few highlights: 5:46: Neathery shares their understanding of embodiment and their own embodiment journey 21:33: Neathery discusses how the pandemic affected their embodiment practices  52:25: Neathery shares their understanding of “the rest of us” and how they are a part of that, as well as their privileges 1:07:49: Neathery discusses how their work with Ample + Rooted Foundations has influenced their own relationship with embodiment   1:24:48: Neathery shares how their work with the Ample + Rooted Gathering Space has enhanced their embodiment within our field and the changes, revolutions, and evolutions they are working on making 1:40:43: Neathery discusses how listeners can make a difference based on this conversation 1:43:10 Neathery shares where to be found and what's next for them   Links from this episode: Body Trust Bodymind Michelle Phillips Miracle Question Sirius Bonner Tiana Dodson Music: “Bees and Bumblebees (Abeilles et Bourdons​)​, Op. 562” by Eugène Dédé through the Creative Commons License   Please follow us on social media: Website: embodimentfortherestofus.com Twitter: @embodimentus Instagram: @embodimentfortherestofus

Have you heard any of these myths about eating disorder recovery?Myth #1: Recovery means never struggling with food or body image again.Myth #2: You have to eat perfectly and never slip up to be in recovery.Myth #3: Recovery is a linear process with a definitive endpoint.These myths can make sustainable recovery seem impossible. In reality, recovery is a journey with ups and downs, and self-compassion is key to sustainable progress.Our guest, Rebecca Eyre, will share her insights on how you can cultivate self-compassion and achieve sustainable eating disorder recovery.In this episode, you will be able to: Discover the crucial elements for lasting eating disorder recovery while maintaining sustainability. Realize the significance of embracing acceptance and exercising patience in your healing journey. Uncover how your past experiences and brain wiring play a pivotal role in shaping your present journey. Learn the art of self-compassion and its impact on overall wellbeing. Find out how to become your own foremost champion throughout the recovery process. SHOW NOTES -  How to Build a Sustainable Eating Disorder Recovery CONNECT WITH REBECCA & PROJECT HEAL Rebecca Eyre on Project Heal Project Heal on Instagram Project Heal Website CONNECT WITH EQUIP Equip's Website Equip's Instagram CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

Growing up with close family members struggling with eating disorders, Rebecca Eyre never imagined herself entering the field of eating disorder treatment. But as fate would have it, her journey took her there.After pursuing her education in psychology and counseling, Rebecca found herself drawn to an internship at an eating disorder treatment center. It was there that she witnessed firsthand the transformative power of treatment and recovery, and her passion for the field was ignited.Today, Rebecca is leading the charge as the CEO of Project Heal, breaking down barriers and increasing access to care for those struggling with eating disorders. Take a listen as she shares how Project Heal is increasing access to eating disorder care.SHOW NOTES -   Making Eating Disorder Treatment More Accessible with Project Heal CEO Rebecca EyreCONNECT WITH REBECCA & PROJECT HEAL Rebecca Eyre on Project Heal Project Heal on Instagram Project Heal Website CONNECT WITH EQUIP Equip's Website Equip's Instagram CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

Welcome to our first story time! In this episode of The Up-Beet Dietitians podcast, Emily and Hannah are sharing stories from college days at Purdue. From bikini competitions to binge eating in the dining courts, the girls have their own lived experiences with disordered eating to share about. We hope this episode helps you feel less alone on your journey to recovery and full food freedom.  Disordered eating/ED resources:  Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/  Alliance for Eating Disorders: https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/  The Beets Deets Bonus Segment Want even more TUD? Listen to our ad-free premium bonus content for a low monthly cost! The Up-Beet Dietitians Website: https://www.theupbeetdietitians.com/  Join Our Course: https://www.theupbeetdietitians.com/course Emily Website: https://www.emknutrition.net/  Hannah Website: https://www.healthwithhannaht.com/

Media often tends to focus on and center emaciated, thin, young white adolescents who are hospitalized due to medical complications of malnourishment when speaking on the topic of eating disorders. We don't often hear stories of Black girls with anorexia, Black men struggling with body image, Black families and the impact of these narrow stereotypes on limiting care and life-saving access to care. Today's episode was recorded almost half a year ago, but it still rings so important. Mimi talks with Dr. Erikka Dzirasa, MD about messages we received around mental health growing up and our work as Black healthcare providers in the eating disorder field. *The title was tricky for me to think about, I wanted to capture how Black children experience eating disorders because the narrative is lacking. I also wanted to capture that little Black girls and Black men and non-binary and trans Black people experience eating disorders. Blackness and eating disorders aren't mutually exclusive. I landed on Black Young Girls because that is the experience I can speak to the most and we need more voices. And also, one podcast episode doesn't capture the whole Black experience of eating disorders, there is so much complexity. So just narrowing in on some aspects here. I've also since read the book, It's Always Been Ours by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD, which has been absolutely incredible, I highly recommend reading! We talk about.. Black families and eating disorder care Messages prominent in many Black families around mental health The need for more representation within the field of eating disorder care How stereotypes lead to lack of early diagnosis and are life-threatening Dr. Dzirasa's leadership positions within Arise and Project HEAL, and the importance of diversity within organizations providing care Erikka Dzirasa, MD, MPH, DFAACAP is a double-board certified Child and Adult Psychiatrist who brings more than 10 years of deep expertise in eating disorders and mental health since first seeking out specialized training while in Duke University's residency and fellowship programs. She previously served as the Medical Director of an Eating Disorders specialty hospital system, leading policy and program development to deliver high-quality, effective care in their intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP), residential and inpatient units for people living with eating disorders. Erikka is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of Project HEAL, a leading eating disorder nonprofit breaking down systemic barriers and providing education and supportive resources to people of all identities and background experiencing eating disorders. She is a partner in Catalyst Therapeutic Services, a private practice in Durham, NC and a Consulting Associate at Duke University Medical Center. As a mental health advocate, she also serves on the Race, Ethnicity and Equity committee for the North Carolina Psychiatric Association, and is the immediate Past President of the North Carolina Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Dzirasa earned her Bachelor of Science at Spelman College, Master of Public Health in Health Care and Leadership at UNC Chapel Hill, and her Doctor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. She is also a certified yoga instructor.  Find Dr. Dzirasa at: IG: @dr.erikka Arise: www.wearearise.com/about Find Mimi at: Main IG: @the.lovelybecoming Podcast IG: @lovelybecomingpodcast Website: www.mimi-cole.com

How do we let go 100%, recover, and get to a place of intuitive eating and food freedom when we live in a world that judges and reduces people to their appearance and body size?This was a question Kelly, a listener from our community, wrote in to be answered on Equipped to Recover.In our mission to help you learn from the best, we connected with Amanda Crew for this mini-episode. She's an actress, activist, and eating disorder survivor. She also sits on the board of Project Heal and is passionate about using her voice to campaign for equity and accessibility in eating disorder care.Her answer to Kelly's question? Rebellion.Listen in to hear why.SHOW NOTES:Why you need to REBEL in eating disorder recoveryCONNECT WITH AMANDA CREW Instagram Website CONNECT WITH EQUIP Equip's Website Equip's Instagram CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

Amanda Crew is an actress, activist, and eating disorder survivor. She's graced the screens of numerous television shows and movies and is best known as the female lead in the HBO series Silicon Valley. Amanda also sits on the board of Project Heal, and she's passionate about using her voice to campaign for equity and accessibility in eating disorder care. She's helping to spread the message that eating disorders affect people of all ethnicities, genders, and body sizes - and ALL are deserving of care. Listen in as she shares her recovery story, and discusses the responsibility she feels to show up ethically as a thin, white, cis woman in the eating disorder world, where so many voices are silenced for not fitting this stereotype. Click here for SHOW NOTES -  Celebrity Amanda Crew's Eating Disorder Story and Showing Up Responsibly as a Recovery AdvocateCONNECT WITH AMANDA CREW Instagram Website CONNECT WITH EQUIP Equip's Website Equip's Instagram CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

There are many societal constraints in recovery. You're dealing with constant allusions that morals are tied to food, weight, and exercise. How can we better insulate ourselves against these toxic diet culture messages?This was a question Amanda, a listener from our community, wrote in to be answered on Equipped to Recover.In our mission to help you learn from the best, we connected with Benjamin O'Keefe He's a social change activist and thought leader known for his transformative work in culture, politics, and entertainment. He also has lived experience with recovering from an eating disorder, and now sits on the board of Project Heal.Listen in as Ben explains why the best way to insulate against harmful messages around diet culture and eating disorders, is to not insulate yourself at all.Click here for SHOW NOTES - How Doing THIS with Diet Culture Can Strengthen Your Recovery with Benjamin O'Keefe CONNECT WITH BENJAMIN Website Instagram CONNECT WITH EQUIP Equip's Website Equip's Instagram CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

How do you know when you're ready to recover from an eating disorder... and will it be worth it?This was a question Nay, a listener from our community, wrote in to be answered on Equipped to Recover.In our mission to help you learn from the best, Kristina Saffran co-founder of Project Heal and CEO of Equip Health has a lot to say about readiness to recover and if it's worth it. Kristina's connected with thousands of people in recovery and has personal experience recovering from an eating disorder. Let's dive in and hear what she has to say on how to know when you're ready to recover from an eating disorder. SHOW NOTESCONNECT WITH KRISTINA & EQUIP Equip's Website Equip Instagram More information about Family Based Treatment Kristina Instagram & Twitter CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

"The best research says that your best chance of a strong and lasting recovery is once you get to a place of nutritional rehabilitation and stay with your same care team for 6-12 months afterwards to stay in relapse prevention and work on all the comorbidities [anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and substance use] that exist with an eating disorder. You never have an eating disorder in isolation.”Welcome to Equipped to Recover, our newest series on The Recovery Warrior Shows podcast channel where we'll explore the intersection of recovery stories and eating disorder science.Have you ever felt let down by the eating disorder treatment landscape? Today we're chatting with Kristina Saffran to hear how she is tackling major problems of inequity and accessibility of care through Equip Health.Kristina Saffran is no stranger to the world of eating disorders. After recovering from an eating disorder in her teenage years with the help of her family's emotional and financial support, she was determined to help others without the same privilege access treatment. She co-founded Project Heal, which has grown to become a grassroots movement to break down systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers to eating disorder healing. In her time at Project Heal, Kristina connected with thousands of people pursuing recovery and noticed some common themes when it came to difficulties accessing care. Particularly when it comes to getting diagnosed, affording treatment, and achieving a strong long-lasting recovery.Let's dive into this premiere episode of Equipped to Recover, and hear how Kristina Saffran is tackling these challenges, and what Equip is doing to solve them. "It's really hard to ask people to recover alone, you really need support around you to help you do that.”CONNECT WITH KRISTINA & EQUIP Equip's Website Equip Instagram More information about Family Based Treatment Kristina Instagram & Twitter CONNECT WITH RECOVERY WARRIORS

In this episode, Mimi talks with CEO of Project HEAL, the largest nonprofit in the U.S. working to address inequities in treatment access to individuals with marginalized identities who struggle with eating disorders. We talk about her work at Project HEAL, grappling with how white and exclusive the field of eating disorders has been and paths forward. Months after our recording, it's here. It's tender; enjoy listening and check out links for more information about Project HEAL below: . https://www.theprojectheal.org/ Treatment Funding Assistance Program @projectheal on Instagram . Rebecca Eyre (she/her) is the CEO of Project HEAL, the leading national nonprofit focused on equitable access to eating disorder support. Project HEAL offers direct services to people who are unable to access treatment, providing free treatment, assessments, cash assistance, insurance navigation support, and community education. Rebecca is a licensed mental health therapist who has been treating individuals with eating disorders for over a decade, and she's a vocal advocate at the intersection of eating disorders and social justice.

HEYO. And welcome back to the Can I Have Another Snack? podcast! We took a break back in November after wrapping up Season 1 of the pod with Katie Greenall talking all things Embodiment, so check out that episode if you haven't already. Can I Have Another Snack? is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.We're kicking off Season 2 with Whitney Trotter - Registered Dietitian and nurse, Anti-racism Educator/Consultant and Human Trafficking Activist. Whitney is also mother to a 6 year old who is a selective eater. In this ‘sode, Whitney and I talk about her daughter's eating and what this brings up for her as a dietitian and eating disorder professional. Whitney goes on to talk about her work supporting parents with eating disorders who are really struggling in their relationship with food and their body, looking closely at the underlying anxieties that come up around eating and what they can teach us. We talk about what feeding children can bring up for parents who have eating disorders or disordered eating and how that experience can be so triggering.And Whitney talks about how going to the drive thru is 1) not something you should feel bad about and 2) something that can actually bring more connection when you're feeding a family.Find out more about Whitney here.Follow her work on Instagram here.Follow Laura on Instagram here.Here's the transcript in full:Whitney: You know, I always think anxiety can teach us so much, right? Like, we typically treat anxiety as all bad, but I think it's a root of a lot of things. And so really leaning into, okay, what is the anxiety telling us? You know, are we, is there a fear? Right? So for sometimes, it's the meal that we're cooking. The parent or mom really wants their kid to have variety, but they're so worried about how this particular food is gonna show up for them. There's a lot of myths. There's a lot of lies that their eating disorder has told them about certain foods. And so really processing through that, processing okay, what feels safe to eat? What feels safe to share like community wise with our family. Things like that. And maybe even delegating, you know, what is their partner doing? Can the partner help with the meal times and the plating and the cooking, things like that, will that dial down some of that anxiety?INTROLaura: Hey, and welcome to Season Two of Can I Have Another Snack podcast where I'm asking my guests who or what they're nourishing right now and who or what is nourishing them? I'm Laura Thomas, an anti diet registered nutritionist and author of the Can I Have Another Snack newsletter. Today I'm talking to Whitney Trotter.Whitney is a registered dietician and nurse, anti-racism consultant and human trafficking activist based in Memphis, Tennessee. And as we'll learn, she's also the parent of a six-year-old who is a selective eater. So Whitney and I talk about her daughter's eating, and what this brings up for her as a dietician and an eating disorder professional. It touches on anxiety, fear, and feelings of failure, especially if you've made your whole career about nourishing people.Whitney goes on to talk about her work supporting parents with eating disorders who are really struggling in the relationship with food and their body, looking closely at the underlying anxieties that come up around eating and what they can teach us. We talk about what feeding children can bring up for parents who have eating disorders or disordered eating, and how that experience can be really triggering.We also talk about renourishing our inner child through eating nostalgic kid foods, and I talk a little bit about that article that I published last week on clean eating orthorexia and kids, which I've linked to in the show notes and the transcript, if you haven't already seen that. And we also talk about how mumfluencer culture and diet culture collide to make it seem like feeding kids is about an aesthetic as opposed to being based on something that's achievable or realistic or practical or even functional.And then Whitney talks, uh, about how going to the drive-through is one, not something that you should feel bad about. And two, something that can actually bring more connection when you're feeding a family. Lots of really cool stuff. We kind of go all over the place, but in a good way. And I really enjoy talking to Whitney, she's someone I've wanted to have on the podcast for a long time, so I'm glad that we finally made it work. I just want to give a content warning. We talk about body image in the context of sexual assault and miscarriage. Not in any detail, but I just wanted to mention that it's there. We also talk about eating disorders and our experiences of having babies in the NICU and breastfeeding challenges. So if those are things that you don't need to hear right now, then please skip ahead. There will be another episode out next week. And before we get to today's episode, I just want to share that I am gonna be running my Raising Embodied Eaters workshop again in February. A lot of you have been asking about this. I kind of took a break from running workshops as I was getting my Substack up and going. Um, but now I'm able to kind of offer, I don't know how often I'm gonna do it, but we're gonna have one in February. It will be a 90 minute workshop completely online, and you'll be sent a copy of the recording afterwards to watch back.So you know, if bedtime goes way later than you're expecting, then um, yeah, you'll be able to catch up with it another time. We'll be talking about how kids' embodiment gets disrupted by diet culture, and what this has to do with feeding and how it can affect the feeding relationship. We'll discuss why we need to throw the rule book out the window and let them have ice cream before broccoli, and we'll talk about how we can build trust in our kids to get what they need.I'll offer a framework that can help you feel more relaxed about mealtimes whilst also encouraging kids to have autonomy. We'll talk about how providing supportive structure can encourage children to remain in touch with their internal cues for hunger satisfaction and pleasure and fullness. And I'll cover how fussy eating develops and talk about some developmental milestones with eating as well as tools to help move through it. We'll also talk about why cutting out sugar and saying things like just another bite can undermine kids' instincts around food. And we'll talk about how we can talk about food and bodies without causing harm. So you'll be asked to fill out a short questionnaire about your specific situation ahead of time, and I'll try and tailor the content to the audience as much as possible.You'll also get a copy of my Raising Embodied Eaters download. The workshop is suitable for grownups of kids of all ages, but I would say it's probably best for kids under 12. Parents, whatever that means to you and your family, grandparents, teachers, nutrition professionals, and anyone else working with kids are all welcome.It will be on Tuesday, the 21st of February, which aptly is pancake day, and it will be at seven o'clock and it's 15 pounds to join and it will be over Zoom. The full details and the booking information is in the show notes and the transcript for this episode. For those of you who are subscribed to the newsletter, you'll get a reminder and a link in an upcoming newsletter as well.And one more thing just before we get to Whitney, just a reminder that Can I Have Another Snack is a reader supportive publication. I'd love to bring you more deeply research pieces like my piece on clean eating and kids, but it requires a significant investment in my time, plus the support of an editor. So, if you are in a position to become a paid subscriber, then please consider it. It's five pounds a month or 50 pounds for the year. And if that's not accessible for you right now, you can email hello@laurathomasphd.co.uk, putting the word snacks in the subject line and we will hook you up with a comp subscription, no questions asked. Alright, team, here is my conversation with Whitney Trotter.MAIN EPISODELaura: All right, Whitney, I'd love it if you could share with the audience who or what you are nourishing right now.Whitney: Oh my goodness. Okay. Well I am a mom of a feisty six year old, little girl who I just adore. So, we were kind of talking before the thing about some other dieticians that work in pediatrics and feeding and things like that. So I'm exploring the land of working with the selective eater. So our, yeah, so it's really fun.Like our, nourishing times are a bit chaotic right now and so doing that. I'm also, uh, an avid coffee lover, so I have been trying different just flavours of coffee, different roasters and a non beverage food thing that I've been kind of nourishing my soul with lately is I've been listening to the audiobook of Hood Feminism.I love, love it. So.Laura: Yeah, lots of different things. Tell us about your selective eater a little bit more.Whitney: Oh my goodness, so I think any, any mom, but particularly like dietician, nurse, mom, it's, it's so hard to like really kind of step back from our traditional schooling. So she legitimately has like six foods that she'll eat. Um, Mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, bacon, pancakes, strawberries, peanut butter and jelly. And that is it. So we've been really working with, you know, the autonomy piece, but also like, you know, there's also that just like natural worry of parents of it's like, okay, is my kid getting enough? Like, so many times in like our kind of traditional setting, it's like variety, variety, variety. And so really working on trying to let her be autonomous in the variety.So we've been giving her like, you know, three options to choose from and then she gets to choose out of those, like three to four options, what she's willing to try.Laura: Yeah, it's so, it's so interesting hearing from a parent who is, is, you know, has, I don't wanna say legitimately selective eater, because that makes it seem like other forms are illegitimate. But I suppose what I was thinking about there is how from social media, we get a really distorted picture of what kids should eat.And we see them eating like kale and I don't know, mushrooms and all of these, these foods that are really challenging for little kids. And so then when they go through that like normal or like typical food neophobic stage as toddlers and preschoolers and even into like school age, that parents have this sense that they're this, that they're developing feeding differences.And it's not until you hear of a child who is literally only eating six foods that you realize, wow, okay, actually my kid does have a reasonable variety and balance of food. So how are you, are you like, are you getting professional support with that? Like, and, and also like what does that bring up for you as a dietician, as a nurse?Whitney: Well at first you're like did I fail my kid? What am I doing wrong? I mean, you know, cause I work in and I see, I work in the land of eating disorder, so I treat a lot of children and adolescents and adults with disordered eating and eating disorders. So it is interesting. We do a lot of food neutrality, like we do not moralise food. Food is food. So, and she's, she's a spicy six year old, so she's very quick to, you know, to say the same thing that, that I'm teaching her back to me, which is always funny. So she's on the growth chart, like she's growing and so right now we're just kind of, you know, living in the land of offering the choices and not forcing, and then just making sure she's getting enough of the foods that she will eat throughout the day.So the biggest thing is I just wanna make sure she was growing and nourishing. And she is, and our pediatrician is wonderful.She's also Venezuelan, and so I think it's just a, another just added benefit of she's seen kids in from so many different other cultures and countries. And so she was like, you know what? I'm not worried. I don't want you to be worried. I'm like, okay.Laura: Yeah. Yeah. And I like, I suppose it is really reassuring to hear from another healthcare professional like it, you know, everything looks good here. But I can also imagine like, as, as a nutritionist being like, holy shit, my kid is only six. Like, it is, it's so, even though I work with that population, like I know it's like really anxiety provoking when, you know, like kind of in the way that doctors make the worst patients like... Whitney: Yes, it's so true, so true. Cuz I mean, you really do, you're like, okay, what do I do? Like, you know, especially again cuz working in the eating disorders, you know what the outcome could be if you say certain things, if you press too hard. You know what I'm saying? So we're very cognizant of that. But we also just, we are, we really do tend to like, let her choose a lot of things. Like we really are those type of parents that like work with her in bodily autonomy and even when it comes to food, you know, so, it, I would be lying if I said it wasn't challenging, cuz it definitely is challenging. So we're kind of just staying the course right now.Laura: Well, and this is a, this is a, a different thing, but I have a two and a half year old and I've, I've spoken about this, loads on the podcast, but he was in the NICU for like two, only like two weeks, which, actually, I say only two weeks now, but at the time it felt like an eternity. And we had a really, really difficult time getting feeding established, breastfeeding established, and yeah.And, and there was something that felt so like, It, it just like really shook the core of my identity as a nutritionist to not be able to feed my child.Whitney: Yes,Laura: There is something that, that like just touched on, something like really deep, like I've made my entire career about nourishing people, yet I can't nourish my own child and that, I don't know if, if that resonates with you at all in your experience of feeding your daughter. Whitney: This is so wild that you're saying this, and thank you for sharing that. We had the exact same thing. She was in NICU and they gave her a, they gave her the wrong nipple. They, for the bottle, it was like a fast,Laura: A fast flow. Yes. That happened to us too.Whitney: Yeah. So then when she went to latch, I couldn't, she, she couldn't latch.And so similar, you go through this period, like you feel like a failure, you know, like you feel like, like you just said, it's like I, I've spent my whole career trying to help others nourish their body and like, I can't even feed my own child. And so she ended up with a really bad gag reflex, like, just really, really bad when she was younger. We would have to like prop her up to sleep. She was on medication. So I mean, it's been, yeah, even now she will kind of sometimes struggle with that, but yeah, that resonates so deeply. And just the trauma of your baby being in NICU, I mean, so, it's so traumatic for you, you know, as a parent. And so, yeah, definitely. It's so interesting. We have similar, uh, similar stories regarding that.Laura: Well, and then I think this is the, the thing that I've kind of discovered, like through having conversations on this podcast is that it it, because it, it happens to so many of us but we're just kind of expected to power on and keep going and, and not, and you know, just like dust it under, under the rug. And yeah, I think there, I'm thinking particularly of a conversation that I had with Christy Harrison. You know, again, sort of her story parallels a lot of my experience as well. And yeah, just how healing and cathartic it is to be able to, to share this more openly. Yeah, because it's, like I said, I think a lot of it, we, we, a lot of us experience, you know, similar things. I'm also really, you know, you've, you've mentioned a couple of times that you work in the eating disorder field and another theme that we touch on a lot in the, on the podcast is, you know, healing our own relationship with food as a parent and sort of supporting our children to have a positive or a healthy, or, you know, like however you wanna frame it, like a, a good relationship with food and bodies.And I'm, I'm really curious to hear more about your experience of working with parents who have either disordered eating or eating disorders and, and yeah, how you hold them and support them in your work.Whitney: Yeah, it's so interesting because I, I'm thinking of a particular session I had last week with a mom and we were really talking about how, you know, her daughter for the first time noticed that she ate dinner and you know, one of the things I told her, I said, your daughter is never gonna thank you for your restriction, but she is gonna remember the memories that you cultivate with her, particularly around meal times. And you know, I think that was really hard for her to hear and we kind of just sat with that and really explored, you know, what is it like for you to be able to sit at the dinner table with your kids and not every night like I know that's not realistic and you know, but two or three nights a week and engage in conversation.Cuz usually as parents and it's hard, right? Like different seasons of life, sometimes dinnertime is the only time you have to like sit and talk with them. There's after school activities, you know, parents are usually working, somebody's cooking, somebody's cleaning, and then you're exhausted. And so sometimes that like 30, 45 minutes is like the only time the family is together.And I think the eating disorder, you know, really can come in and monopolize that time as well. And it makes it very hard for somebody who is struggling, you know, with nourishment of their body, with body image to be able to sit and really holistically be present and be in the moment. So we definitely talk a lot about that.You know, I think too, you know, kind of speaking more generally with moms, we're, we're used to having to do so much, right? Like some of us are working in home, some of us are working outside of the home. Still taking a lot of the responsibility of maybe driving or navigating, dropping kids off to school or daycare, cooking, like I said, cooking, cleaning, there's so much on us that I think also by the time we finally sit down to eat, we're just so exhausted.Laura: Mm-hmm. If, if you have an eating disorder, even just disordered eating, when you're that exhausted, it's those eating disorder thoughts or those, you know, thoughts about weight and body size becomes so much more pronounced,Whitney: Yes,Laura: and that further takes you away from being connected and being present with your family. And I'm, I'm wondering what you offer your clients who are, yeah, really just struggling even to get through a mealtime with their family. Whitney: Yeah. So usually what we'll do is we'll do meal exposures together or we'll do like a snack, something to where there's not as much pressure of eyes kind of on them, so to speak. You know, so, maybe we'll try breakfast or lunch, we'll do some kind of exposures together, really dialing into what is the anxiety.You know, I think anxiety can teach us so much, right? Like, we typically treat anxiety as all bad, but I think it's, it's a root of a lot of things. And so really leaning into, okay, what is the anxiety telling us? You know, are we, is there a fear? Right? Sometimes, it's the meal that we're cooking. The parent or mom really wants their kid to have variety, but they're so worried about how this particular food is gonna show up for them. There's a lot of myths. There's a lot of lies that their eating disorder has told them about certain foods. And so really processing through that, processing okay, what feels safe to eat? What feels safe to share like community wise with our family. Things like that. And maybe even delegating, you know, what is their partner doing? Can the partner help with the meal times and the plating and the cooking, things like that, will that dial down some of that anxiety?So kind of really processing through all of that and trying to figure out, and also too, you know, I think a lot of us tend to treat the eating disorder from an abstinence-based approach, and that's not necessarily my philosophy. And so always trying to figure out, okay, what is the root of this? You know, what is the eating disorder giving us, you know, what is it telling us?What is it, what is it helping you navigate through? You know? And then are there alternative coping things that we can use?Laura: Yeah. So I think what you're, you're naming there is how oftentimes eating disorders manifest as a sort of byproduct of trauma oftentimes, and how, I mean, a, a major part of the reason that they develop is because they felt safe, like safety, they kept us safe in one way, shape or another. And so it's, it's almost kind of understanding, okay, the ways that, that this was helpful and protective at least initially, but how perhaps, you know now that the, the immediate danger has subsided, clinging onto an eating disorder is actually more harmful and destructive.Whitney: Yes.Laura: So what are the other ways of coping, of managing that are not destructive, that are helpful and, yeah, that allow us to have a, a, a quality of life that you know, an eating disorder just does not afford anyone. Is that fair? Is that-Whitney: Yeah, absolutely.Laura: -a decent summary?Whitney: Beautifully said Laura: And I hear from a lot of parents maybe kind of early on in terms of feeding their kids. So when it comes up to the point that they're introducing solids and like in the UK we call that weening. I know that's a different thing in the US, but at the point that they're introducing solids and how that can for people with an eating disorder can be really a really triggering phase of parenting. And I'm curious to hear if you've come across this with any of your clients or had conversations with folks about this and what your thoughts are.Whitney: It can be so triggering. It can be triggering, you know, there's so much of the body that can be triggering that we don't talk about, right? So if you are pregnant and you lose your baby, you will still lactate. You know, you will, your, your milk will still come in which can be so triggering. Um, I also have a lot of expertise and experience working with sexual assault victims, and so definitely wanna do a, a trigger warning on that.But the breastfeeding can be particularly triggering if there was a traumatic, anything traumatizing to the breast. And so really kind of going through that as well. Body image, you know, our body changes so much. And that postpartum, you know, pregnancy and that postpartum, I like to think of postpartum as a year.And so that postpartum,Laura: I'm two and a half years out and I'm still saying I'm postpartum.Whitney: I, you know, yeah, I, it makes me so mad.Laura: You're always postpartum, right,Whitney: Yes. Laura: after you've had a baby?Whitney: You are. You are never, yeah, you are never the same, right? You are never the same. I love that. I love that. So I think all of that really needs to be taken into consideration as well. And then the weaning part. So what we, what I've done before in the past is have met with the partners and have really developed a plan for kind of that postpartum in the perinatal phase and, you know, during pregnancy as well.And really have, having the partner be kind of the eyes and ears. And so then it takes, it kind of takes a pressure off because we want our partner also to be involved with the, with the, you know, we call it baby led weaning too, and, and solid sometimes. Different verbiage, but meaning the same thing. So how can we get the partner involved? Sometimes I'll have parents take pictures too of like, okay, like, what do you think? And then also work with the pediatrician as well. I think it's really, really important that we work with a pediatrician just to make sure that baby is, you know, adequately growing.Particularly too, I've always been so curious of this, of, you know, you and I share similar experiences with the, the trauma of NICU and, and latching. But when you have an eating disorder, particularly in such a vulnerable space and time, how does that affect milk supply? How does that affect latching? Different things like that. If there's a co-occurring mood disorder, right? So how is that showing up as well? And so really just trying to hold space for all of the variables while providing, you know, as much support and how the person wants support. I'm also a nurse and so I work with a lot of nurses that have eating disorders and some of them are like, okay, Whitney, give me like, I just need cognitive things. Like, tell me what to do. I need cognitive resources. I always like to ask like, how do you want to receive information, you know, as well.Laura: Yeah. Yeah. And, I think like one thing that I just wanna point out that I've heard from, from parents with eating disorders as well, is that actually sometimes seeing your child have this like real innate embodied wisdom around food and knowing exactly what to do can be so healing for a parent with an eating disorder as well. Like that can really be like, wow, here's this almost role model in a sense of how to have an intuitive relationship with food.Whitney: Yes. And it's almost like reparenting, they get a chance of kind of like to reparent or, or sometimes I like to, maybe not reparent is the best word, but like renourish their inner child. Like they get to reclaim some of that as they're going through the process of, you know, watching the baby-led weaning.And so I try to do things to like make it fun. I, and you know, some parents will side-eye me, but like, also like if your kid is doing chicken nuggets and peas and, mac and cheese, eat chicken nuggets, peas and mac and cheese with them, you know, eat some of those kid foods that maybe.Laura: Oh my God. This is not like, if any parent listening in on this podcast side eyed you for that, then I would put them out personally, because we don't judge or shame food around here. But yeah. Sorry. Your point still stands though. Like get, get in there with them.Whitney: Yes. Make food messy. Make it fun. I've had so many parents be like, oh my goodness, you want me to do what? I'm like, yes, eat those things that you did not necessarily get to eat as a child. You know, because maybe, cuz sometimes too, you gotta think we're, we're dealing generational, right? There was the grandmother that had the eating disorder or the grandfather, which, or a close family member, which directly impacted how the parent, their relationship with food and body and that parent is like, okay, I really wanna break this generational cycle of disordered eating, eating disorder, and some of that is, it gets renourishing, the younger our, our younger inner child too.Laura: Yeah. And that's like a question that I was gonna ask you, you know, for parents who have their own eating disorder, who really are terrified of passing that onto their own kids. You've sort of named there that eating those fun, nostalgic childhood foods is something that they can do to help, like you say, end that intergenerational cycle of dieting, disordered eating, eating disorders. But I'm wondering if there's anything else that you would offer to parents to help, you know, put their mind at ease in terms of, you know, passing on an eating disorder.Whitney: Yeah, you know, we know that there is a genetic vulnerability. It's, you know, we can actually in the bio psychosocial model, like the biology, the psychology, the social environment, and I think the social environment really is key, right? Is how are we creating these safe spaces for you and family members when it comes to eating? And I think too, like taking the pressure off of eating, you know, food is so many different things. It's cultural, it's celebratory you know, it can be, you know, different religions have different food, uh, preferences and things as well. But we can also make it fun. And that's the thing too, is like, I don't think a lot of kids and adolescents are like wanting parents to cook these gourmet meals and make sure they have the salmon, twiced baked potatoes, right? Like, I couldn't, I, I remember some of those things I grew up eating right, but I don't remember every mealtime. But I do remember the, like how I felt as a kid getting to be in that space with my parents. So that's what I tell the parents that I'm working with is how do we create just that safe space where you get to just be with your kid for those 20, 30 minutes. Right? Especially the teenagers, right. I have a lot of parents that are parenting teenagers and it's like just, you know, such a chaotic time. Right?Laura: Yeah.Whitney: So I'm like, go through the drive through. Go through the drive through, turn off the radio, and y'all talk, you know, maybe have 20 minutes a day where there's no stimulation, if you can and just talk and, and see how they're doing. That's the kind of stuff that they remember, you know.Laura: I, yeah. I love that so much. You know, my next question was going to be about sort of the influence of social media in terms of like our, in influencing us to feed our kids perfectly. And as you were saying that, like, I wish that you turned that into like a post for social media. Like take your kids to the fucking drive-through , just go.Whitney: Just go through the drive through. It amazes me, like, yeah, it amazes me. Just like you said, I'm gonna make that a post. That's a great idea. Laura: Do it. Please do it. Because like not only is it subversive in and of itself, but like coming from a dietician who works in eating disorders, like, just like we need that, I'm, I'm working on a piece at the moment, for my newsletter about clean eating and orthorexia and how that is then transmitted to kids and like the fallout on children like, Whitney, I found a case study of a six month old baby. I'm actually gonna cry. A six month old baby who was being fed a homemade formula of sea moss and hemp seed, no supplementation. This child had hypocalcemia, was admitted to hospital with seizures and had rickets. A six month old baby in like, this is like a couple of years ago, right. And so this, yeah, I'm, I guess, You know, we, we all want our kids to be well-nourished, like you were saying at the beginning. Right. That's like, that's a, that's like a, it's a fundamental job of a parent, right? To make sure your kid has like enough to eat and like gets all their, all their nutrition and at the same time, all the, like the fearmongering, the scaremongering around nutrition, around, you know, the quote unquote obesity epidemic. It's driving parents to, and I'm not blaming any individual parent here cuz it's a systemic issue, but it's, you know, promoting a way of eating that is so dangerous for children.Whitney: Yeah.Laura: Anyway, sorry, that was like a major tangent because I've been thinking about it and I find it so disturbing and upsetting. But even in my own practice, I see it happen on like a, not such an acute level, but see the fallout of kind of like this of like healthy eating and clean eating and yeah, this strive for perfection in feeding our kids.Whitney: Yes. And well, and you bring up such a good point too, is I've actually had the parent, the mom, and the, and again, kind of speaking more generally, the mom ended up realizing she had a problem because the kid's teacher was like, you're not packing enough food.Laura: Okay. Yeah.Whitney: So that's when she was like, my relationship, I'm passing on these traits and behaviors. Like I'm, I'm, I'm so, my relationship with food is so distorted that now I'm not even packing enough for my kid. And so even teachers just really, you know, and I'm so grateful. My daughter's kindergarten teacher actually has a son who is in recovery. And so she is so aligned with positive reinforcement. I mean, and like, you know, I told at the beginning, we pack the same lunch. My kid has had the same exact school lunch for three years. I mean, that's, you know, and so I, I just had an honest conversation with her. I was like, you're gonna see the same thing. You know, I, I would love it if she would eat through the line, if she sees something, if she ends up having two lunches, I please support her in that. I want her, you know, we give her free room to try the school lunch if she wants, but we always pack her lunch on field trips. And so, but even teachers, right? Teachers and educators, if we can get them really plugged in on some of these things because you're right, it's, you know, early childhood is such an important time for kids. But it can be so anxiety provoking for parents who are really struggling and are trying to figure out, how do I live with this and it's taking over my life and I don't pass it on.Laura: Yeah. Yeah. And, uh, it just, I have all the compassion in the world for parents who are in recovery from an eating disorder and, and then having to navigate that layer of feeding their kid. I think it's difficult enough feeding a child with the pressures and expectations that we get from social media anyway without having that layer of, of an eating disorder as well.It's so tricky and like you were sort of suggesting before, there are so many pressure points in terms of conception, pregnancy, baby loss. Infertility is another one. And then the actual, you know, birth and if, if, if it's a traumatic birth in that early postnatal period, and then you go from all of that to then having to, to, to, you know, pick up the reins with baby led weaning or, or whatever else, you know, whatever approach that you're taking. And it just all can be so tricky.Whitney: Yes.Laura: And there's just, there, I feel like there's a lack of anyone having conversations about these things and even less support for these things.Whitney: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Laura: I'm just wondering if, if there's anything that you wanted to add about either navigating feeding kids with an eating disorder or kind of the influence of diet culture, and you know what the like mom influencer culture for want of better word on how we feed our kids and kind of what you are seeing in your clinical practice.Whitney: Yeah. Well you brought up a really good point earlier. We're seeing a lot in the land of orthorexia and so, you know, something I've said before in the past of, uh, clients that I'm like, okay, we, we want to really work on the embodiment. We really wanna work on the variety if we can. The consistent nourishment, you know, without. without engaging orthorexia if we can. And what I mean by that is sometimes there's a tendency, I, I very much treat eating disorders on the spectrum. And so what tends to happen is maybe one, maybe one behavior dials down, but then there's this intense fear anxiety that ramps up and then kind of that obsession with the clean eating, or I don't wanna have like, you know, another co-occurring disease with this. And it's like that hyper fixation emerges. And so really talking about that in a very, just like, non-chain based way. But I definitely see the influence, like you said. I love, I love what you said, the mom culture of this like clean eating smoothie, like whole foods kind of like obsession, which feels so elitist to me. It feels very elitist. Laura: It is because, I mean, this is something I think a lot about is the not only the time, the money, the energy, I don't know. There's so much additional labor that goes into producing that, but it's all hidden, right? Nobody talks about the fact that like, you need someone else to look after your kids while you're doing this right, or you know, the, the labor, like where does that labor fall? Who does that fall on, that labor? And the fact that like it's, you know, it's not necessary from a nutrition perspective, right? You could get like a yogurt drink or a store bought smoothie if that's, you know, available to you. That a lot of what we see on social media is really about aesthetics rather than about nutrition. And I don't know if you know, is it, is it Casey, is it Davis from, from Struggle Care? I don't know if you know that account on social media. I think I've, I've spoken about this before. But she, so she talks about this in terms of your home and, like what's functional versus what is kind of like an aesthetic in terms of your home. And she talks about it through like, through the lens of like laundry. A lot of the times, you know how people have these like pristine laundry rooms and like laundry is kind of a hobby for some people, but that's not necessary in order to have like clean clothes that don't stink, right? You don't like, what is an essential function is like sorting your laundry, putting it in the machine and then like putting it away or putting it in a pile that is, you know, accessible to you. Right. And it's the same thing with feeding, right? This like, I don't even know what the cool, like, super foods are right now, but like the berry nourishing whole foods smoothie.Whitney: Yes,Laura: Like, sure. Give your kids, like, my kid loves berries. My kid would like eat their entire body weight in berries, but I'm not like making a fresh smoothie every morning for him, I'm like throwing some on a tray and being like, here you go.Whitney: Yes, and it's ending up on the wall, on the floor. The fingers are blue. AbsolutelyLaura: So, yeah, and, and I think that that's like a really helpful way to, for us to frame things that we see on social media, like, is this, is this, uh, is this functional or is this an aesthetic? Right. More, more, more often than not on social media, it's an aesthetic, it's a hobby. It's not like a fundamental requirement for feeding our children.Whitney: That's so good. Gosh, I love, okay, it's called struggling. What's the account called? Laura: Struggle Care. Whitney: Struggle Care. That is the most beautiful like metaphor that I have heard in such a while. Like that is,Laura: It's so good. And she did a podcast with you know, like that 10% Happier podcast?Whitney: Yes. Yes.Laura: And she said in that, that she was inspired by like the anti-diet movement to talk about this. She's a therapist. But she kind of took like a lot of the teachings of like the anti diet, like body and body autonomy, and movements like that, and kind of like translated it into home care. So it makes a lot of sense because there are a lot of parallels in terms of like giving yourself permission for your house to be messy. Because what matters is that it's functional and it works for you. Similarly, like eating in a way that works for you rather than all these prescribed rules that diet culture teaches us. I mean, she articulates it a bit better than that, but like, yeah, that's her kind of general,Whitney: I love that so much. I feel like this podcast time was like for me today because I love this so much.Laura: Yeah, she's got, she's got a book. I haven't read it, but I need to get, I need to get on that because yeah, it's clearly she's got a lot of wisdom to share that I think like yeah, we can take for our, you know, to talk about yeah, to, in, in terms of how we can like give ourselves permission to feed our kids in a way that is functional rather than adhering to someone else's unrealistic standards and ideals, which is more about aesthetics than it is about nutrition. Okay.So I'm, I'm curious to know if there's anything else that you wanted to add to that, or if you feel like we've, likeWhitney: I feel like we've talked so about so many things. I love it. I feel like, yeah, so many things today, so far.Laura: Well, given that we have covered a lot of ground, there are, so there are two things that I ask at the end of every episode, and the first thing is that I would love to hear who or what is nourishing you right now.Whitney: Gosh, that's such a good question. So my partner is fabulous and just cannot speak the like enough amazing things. So my partner has been so amazing. Does a lot of the early morning routine , I'm notLaura: Love to see it.Whitney: Yes, I was a night shift nurse for years, and so I, just mornings are still hard for me, so definitely my partner has, has stepped up and I've been getting a lot of nourishment just from a lot of colleagues, you know. I just came back from New York. We were at A Project Heal which is an eating disorder nonprofit in New York City. And so it just felt so nice to be in space with people, you know, I just had really been craving that likeminded people, and so that was just so, just refreshing, like just for my soul, just to be, you know, so many people that I had met honestly over Instagram, right? Like most of the people there I had met and connected with over Instagram. So it was just so nice just to like be in space with them for the first time. So I loved that.Laura: Yeah. Especially like, I don't know how you feel, but if it just feels like, we're still sort of almost in this lockdown mentality of like not really being physically together a lot of times. And a lot of stuff is still like professional stuff is still online, which is great because it makes it really accessible, but at the same time you still miss out on that connection.So yeah. I was watch, I saw some of your stories and posts and stuff from New York and I was like, oh, you looked like you were having the best time.Whitney: It was so fun.Laura: And New York is such a fun city to be in. So yeah, it was like coming across for sure.Whitney: Yeah, I told my, I was telling my husband, I was like, I really wanna go back and take our little one when she's a little older, cuz it's so magical this time of year. And I didn't know that. Like I just, I, you know, I've never been to New York City like, you know, in holiday season and so it is just, it was so, it was cold, but it,Laura: I was just about to say, that's my like memory of New York in like November, December is it's fucking freezingWhitney: It is. It is.Laura: But also spectacular, so yeah. Yeah. Oh, well thank you for sharing that. And then the last, the last question that I have for you is what are you snacking on right now? So, at the end of every episode, my guests and I share something that they've been really into, something that they've been enjoying. Basically a recommendation that you have for the listeners.Whitney: Okay. So I am one of these people that I like to try seasonal things, so I've been trying a lot of mocktails. And we love donuts in our house. So I'm, I, yeah, I, we like love, like, donuts, coffee, chocolate milk, all the things. So I've been trying to do coffee mocktails with like a pastry each morning because it's kind of chilly here, but I just love warmth, just warm things. So that's what I've been doing a lot lately.Laura: So when you're saying a, like a coffee mocktail, is it warm or is it like a, oh, my. Okay. I feel like you need to give a bit more explanation here because like when you said mocktail, I thought you meant like, like an espresso martini, but,Whitney: Yes. So you could do that without the, which. Okay, so how I am, I could drink an espresso martini every day or Bailey's and so I love like a Bailey's Peppermint or like a Bailey liqueor but obviously, you know, at, uh, Laura: It's not, not totally advisable, right?Whitney: I've been doing the hot coffee and I've been exploring with like doing like, so this one dessert that I love to make is, it's cool whip, but I put, uh, okay, so I make, I melt chocolate chips and white chocolate, and then cocoa powder, whip that, let it cool. And then I fold that into like, cool whip or icing, let it freeze. So I'll put that in my hot coffee, let it melt, and then I'll do like a peppermint or a lavender, like simple, like a, a simple syrup thing.Laura: Oh wow.Whitney: And then I'll decorate that with like, and then I'll put more like, whipped cream on top, and I'll decorate that with like, uh, cinnamon or nutmeg or like pecan sprinkle, something like that.Laura: You are doing this for breakfast, like on a weekday.Whitney: Yeah. Yeah.Laura: Oh my God. I can like barely get some oatmeal on the table. That's impressive.Whitney: Yeah, just so I'm, I just finished my semester, so the school year is just so hectic for us because I'm in clinic, I'm getting my, I'm finishing my degree to be a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and so I usually was in clinic like 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Laura: Uh,Whitney: So I just finished last week. I was in New York taking exams and so I had three weeks off. So I'm just gonna enjoy and do this.Laura: Okay. So your, yeah. Okay. This is a hobby for you. Then, you've got a little bit of extra time. It's luxurious. You're leaning into the seasonal mocktail drink situation. It sounds amazing. I would love to be at your house for breakfast,Whitney: Gosh. I wish I could make you one. I wish I could make you,Laura: I will take a recipe for one. If you have one to share. I will put it in the links.Whitney: Okay. Okay. I'll have to send you some recipes. So I love drinks, like I love beverages, it's so funny you said the word luxury. I made a mood board. Do you know, like Delina Soto, Nutrition Tea? Okay. So we're all like close friends, all met from Instagram, and we have this like nutrition chat. And so Clara was like, let's do a mood board. And so we all zoomed one night with our beverages and Canva. And did these like online mood boards, which were like, amazing. But like my word was luxury. And I was like, I'm really embracing that end of 2022, 2023,Laura: I love it. I love it. Channeling it for the new year. Clara was on Season One of the podcast, so yes. Yay. Yeah. She is known to us. Yeah, she's great. And yeah, I totally love that luxurious energy that you're bringing into 2023. All right, so real quick, my thing that I've been snacking on, so there is this like little brand in the UK I think it's like an independent female owned clothing brand. And they used to do a lot of kid stuff, but now they're doing grownup stuff, but it's still super cute and funky. And I just bought - I've linked to it in a newsletter, but I'll link to it again in this episode - just like a plain t-shirt, but it's got a cereal box, like a little drawing on the front and it's super cute. I just put it in my stories so you can go check that out afterwards. Whitney: Definitely will. Laura: But yeah, it's by Cub & Pudding and just like the cotton is super soft and it's like, you know, just like comfy on my body. I have no idea how I'm gonna wear it yet, but we're recording this before Christmas, even though it will come out afterwards. And yeah, it was like a little Christmas treat to myself. Whitney: I love that. Laura: And it just like is very on brand for me, so loving it. Whitney, it was such a pleasure to chat to you. And I wondered if you could please share where people can find you and, and hear more about your work.Whitney: Yes. Thank you so much for offering that. So my website is www.whitneytrotter.com. And then my Instagram, which I'm probably most accessible through is @whitneytrotter.rd.Laura: And I'll link to all of that in the show notes so people can find you. But this was such a lovely conversation. So thanks for being here. And yeah, everyone go and check Whitney out.OUTROLaura Thomas: Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Can I Have Another Snack? If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate and review in your podcast player and head over to laurathomas.substack.com for the full transcript of this conversation, plus links we discussed in the episode and how you can find out more about this week's guest. While you're over there, consider signing up for either a free or paid subscription Can I Have Another Snack? newsletter, where I'm exploring topics around bodies, identity and appetite, especially as it relates to parenting. Also, it's totally cool if you're not a parent, you're welcome too. We're building a really awesome community of cool, creative and smart people who are committed to ending the tyranny of body shame and intergenerational transmission of disordered eating. 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Hangout with us this week as we are joined by Rob @advrob from Project Heal The Land. Ever wondered how you can give back and help keep the trails and outdoors you love open. Learn more about this charity and how you can get involved with the community. Including getting those who have never experienced the great outdoors the proper education on how to treat and enjoy the land and not squander our precious resource that is consistently being challenged. Rob also fills us in on the actual science of how they go about planting new trees. Not as simple as you'd expect. Plus Rob is not new to the offroad scene. He's had his share of badass Jeeps and you'll probably see him rollin in a nicely setup Sprinter van!

We discuss: Precor gets a new CEO.  Australia is getting the Tread. Peloton holiday sale continues.  Certified refurbished bikes are on eBay. Targeted Metrics allow you to follow the scenery on scenic content.  Row classes now have a “Skip Intro” button. Peloton Seated Meditation now available on Qantas. Peloton is hosting a toy & clothing drive.  Verizon's Plus Play gives you free Netflix if you sign up for Peloton.  DR. JENN – Getting back your motivation post-Covid. Daniel McKenna returns to doing in-person training.  Alex Toussaint accidentally photobombs an engagement photo.  Jess King went to the Capitol for the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act.  Kristin, McGee, Marcel Dinkins & Ash Pryor gave us a peek inside Ross Rayburn's Christmas party.  Jermaine Johnson was in NYC.  Susie Chan is focused on recovery.  Robin Arzon hosted a Twitter Space event for her 3 For 31 Challenge.  Selena Samuela is on a social media break.  Healthy Eats tells us what the instructors do to prep for the day.  Adrian Williams has partnered with HOKA.  Adrian posted a video of an impressive dead-lift.  Emma Lovewell was the keynote speaker at Microsoft's Aspire program.  DJ John Michael visited Peloton's music team in Atlanta.  Christine D'Ercole received the Heart Award from Project Heal.  Ally Love and Cliff teamed up for a class with matching Brittany Allen outfits.  METPRO – Angelo has tips for navigating sugar cravings. Tonal now allows you to schedule workouts. ARTIST COLLAB - Linkin Park Kirsten Ferguson and Tunde hosted an IG live for Peloton Apparel. All this, Plus our interview and Peloton tarot card reading with Erica McLean! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.theclipout.com/

We discuss: Precor gets a new CEO.  Australia is getting the Tread. Peloton holiday sale continues.  Certified refurbished bikes are on eBay. Targeted Metrics allow you to follow the scenery on scenic content.  Row classes now have a “Skip Intro” button. Peloton Seated Meditation now available on Qantas. Peloton is hosting a toy & clothing drive.  Verizon's Plus Play gives you free Netflix if you sign up for Peloton.  DR. JENN – Getting back your motivation post-Covid. Daniel McKenna returns to doing in-person training.  Alex Toussaint accidentally photobombs an engagement photo.  Jess King went to the Capitol for the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act.  Kristin, McGee, Marcel Dinkins & Ash Pryor gave us a peek inside Ross Rayburn's Christmas party.  Jermaine Johnson was in NYC.  Susie Chan is focused on recovery.  Robin Arzon hosted a Twitter Space event for her 3 For 31 Challenge.  Selena Samuela is on a social media break.  Healthy Eats tells us what the instructors do to prep for the day.  Adrian Williams has partnered with HOKA.  Adrian posted a video of an impressive dead-lift.  Emma Lovewell was the keynote speaker at Microsoft's Aspire program.  DJ John Michael visited Peloton's music team in Atlanta.  Christine D'Ercole received the Heart Award from Project Heal.  Ally Love and Cliff teamed up for a class with matching Brittany Allen outfits.  METPRO – Angelo has tips for navigating sugar cravings. Tonal now allows you to schedule workouts. ARTIST COLLAB - Linkin Park Kirsten Ferguson and Tunde hosted an IG live for Peloton Apparel. All this, Plus our interview and Peloton tarot card reading with Erica McLean! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.theclipout.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Project Heal is on a mission to break down systemic healthcare and financial barriers to eating disorder treatment. Of the 30 million people in the U.S. who are diagnosed with an eating disorder (meaning the number is larger including undiagnosed), less than 20% ever receive treatment. This is a huge problem considering eating disorders are the second most fatal mental illness. In this episode, I speak with Project Heal's CEO, Rebecca Eyre, as she explains how the broken healthcare system prevents marginalized communities, such as the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities, from accessing eating disorder treatment due to a number of barriers. She also shares the amazing services that Project Heal offers, including clinical assessments, treatment placement, cash assistance and insurance navigation. If you struggle with an eating disorder and have not been able to access treatment, or you're a provider who wants to learn how to be a part of the solution, then make sure to tune in!What we cover in this episode: About Project Heal—its mission, vision and services. An alarming overview of eating disorder, treatment and recovery stats. Common barriers that people face that present them from getting treatment.Why it's imperative to improve the system to provide equitable access for treatment for marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.Long-term solutions to change the system and enable treatment to all.How you can apply for treatment support if you have an eating disorder.If you're a provider, how you can support Project Heal and get involved. About Rebecca EyreRebecca Eyre is the Chief Executive Officer of Project Heal and a therapist by trade, having treated eating disorders and trauma since 2011. She brings a clinical lens and programmatic focus to her leadership of the organization. Rebecca's passion for ensuring that eating disorder healing is possible for everyone has personal roots. Professionally, her experience ranges from eating disorder treatment settings to corporate philanthropy to academic fundraising. The unifying thread of Rebecca's career is her sincere belief in human and systemic capacity for change. She is striving to advance real change within the eating disorder field- amplifying those who have too long been ignored and excluded and expanding the field so it's both big enough and safe enough for everyone who needs it. Connect with Project Heal:Website | https://www.theprojectheal.org/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/projectheal/Donate | https://www.theprojectheal.org/donate-1Apply for Support | https://www.theprojectheal.org/apply-for-support-1Connect with Sarah Emily: Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too.Music by MBB:https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music

Project Heal is on a mission to break down systemic healthcare and financial barriers to eating disorder treatment. Of the 30 million people in the U.S. who are diagnosed with an eating disorder (meaning the number is larger including undiagnosed), less than 20% ever receive treatment. This is a huge problem considering eating disorders are the second most fatal mental illness. In this episode, I speak with Project Heal's CEO, Rebecca Eyre, as she explains how the broken healthcare system prevents marginalized communities, such as the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities, from accessing eating disorder treatment due to a number of barriers. She also shares the amazing services that Project Heal offers, including clinical assessments, treatment placement, cash assistance and insurance navigation. If you struggle with an eating disorder and have not been able to access treatment, or you're a provider who wants to learn how to be a part of the solution, then make sure to tune in!What we cover in this episode: About Project Heal—its mission, vision and services. An alarming overview of eating disorder, treatment and recovery stats. Common barriers that people face that present them from getting treatment.Why it's imperative to improve the system to provide equitable access for treatment for marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.Long-term solutions to change the system and enable treatment to all.How you can apply for treatment support if you have an eating disorder.If you're a provider, how you can support Project Heal and get involved. About Rebecca EyreRebecca Eyre is the Chief Executive Officer of Project Heal and a therapist by trade, having treated eating disorders and trauma since 2011. She brings a clinical lens and programmatic focus to her leadership of the organization. Rebecca's passion for ensuring that eating disorder healing is possible for everyone has personal roots. Professionally, her experience ranges from eating disorder treatment settings to corporate philanthropy to academic fundraising. The unifying thread of Rebecca's career is her sincere belief in human and systemic capacity for change. She is striving to advance real change within the eating disorder field- amplifying those who have too long been ignored and excluded and expanding the field so it's both big enough and safe enough for everyone who needs it. Connect with Project Heal:Website | https://www.theprojectheal.org/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/projectheal/Donate | https://www.theprojectheal.org/donate-1Apply for Support | https://www.theprojectheal.org/apply-for-support-1Connect with Sarah Emily: Website | www.sarahspeers.comInstagram | www.instagram.com/sarahemilyspeers/Love this show? Please leave a review! We deeply appreciate you sharing the love with others who may benefit from listening too.Music by MBB:https://www.youtube.com/c/mbbmusichttps://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialhttps://www.instagram.com/mbb_music 

William Hornby is at the forefront of raising awareness for men with eating disorders with his advocacy on social media. He speaks publicly on advocacy, mental health, and eating disorder recovery. He travels around the world both in person and virtually giving workshops and presentations on “The Power of Becoming the Advocate You Needed”. He is the recipient of the William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award for 2021. He is a member of the Eating Disorder Coalition's Youth Advisory Board and the National Alliance for Eating Disorders' Collaborative. He has also worked with the National Eating Disorder Association and Project HEAL. He graduated from Temple University in 2022 with a BBA in Business Management and BFA in Musical Theater. He is also a singer-songwriter with music about recovery and mental health, including "Clay", touted as a body neutral anthem. He is an exceptional pumpkin carver and theater performer as well. We talk about boundaries for content creators, bigorexia, eating disorders in men. Find him on IG @williamhornby 

This week we welcome M Reim Ifrach, REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC (they/them), queer, trans, non-binary, fat, disabled Art Therapist to the show our newest episode, “Do Better.”Tune in to learn why trans and non-binary people are at a higher risk for developing an eating disorder, the harm caused from traditional treatment centers, the importance of one's “chosen family,” treatment equity and access, the differences between gender dysphoria and body image distress, why interviewing a provider is an important first step, ways to ensure a protected, safe space for healing, the role of art therapy, and more!M Reim Ifrach is a GenderQueer/Non-Binary Art Therapist, Artist and Activist whose work revolves around intersectional social justice as the cornerstone for interpersonal relationships and human connection.M's most recent work in advocacy has been with Project HEAL where they serve as a board member with a focus on treatment equity access for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Disabled, Low Socio-Economic, Fat & Size Diverse humans. M is seeking to transform the eating disorder field by expanding peoples views of the human body, health and accessible care. As of 2021 they have been running Rainbow Recovery with their partner. Follow M @queer.art_therapist

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ilene Smith.   We discussed all things about moving beyond our trauma, why we must bring the body into the healing process and how to create a healing lifestyle. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast, make sure you do so that you never miss an update or new episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please pay it forward by sharing it with one person and if you have enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a review on whichever app you are listening to this podcast on.   Who is Ilene Smith? Ilene Smith is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) whose work is rooted in the principles of attachment theory and eastern philosophies. She integrates several modalities into her practice, including talking, touch-work, and movement, to help clients develop deeper and safer relationships within and increased capacities for resilience and joy.   Ilene is the author of Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality (Lioncrest, 2020), an Amazon Bestseller that shows readers how to bring the body into the trauma healing process. Her writing on psychology and wellness has appeared in Mind, Body, Green, Spirituality and Health, PsychCentral, Project HEAL, and Brooke Burke's ModernMom.    She holds master's degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Exercise Physiology, is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) through the GROW Training Institute, and completed the three-year training program with the Somatic Experiencing Institute founded by Peter Levine.   In addition to her private practice, Ilene offers workshops on trauma healing and conducts research on Somatic Experiencing for eating disorder treatment. She makes her home in Arizona and loves to travel, collect art, cycle, and practice yoga in her spare time.   How to Connect with Ilene? Website: https://ilenesmith.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/theilenesmith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilene-smith-073ba8172/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC86ESUtrkqSLW2BhoAR8BIQ Buy Her Book: https://amzn.to/3NfBCHZ   ----------------------------   Connect with Dr. Vic... Website: www.EmpowerYourReality.com Podcast Website: www.TheMindfulExperiment.com   Facebook: www.Facebook.com/drvicmanzo Instagram: www.Instagram.com/drvicmanzo LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/drmanzo TikTok: www.TikTok.com/@drvicmanzo   Check out our merchandise gear: https://bit.ly/3R3Tvdc   To visit Dr. Vic's Book on Amazon, check out the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Dr.-Victor-Manzo-Jr./e/B09MKZTYHZ   Want to Achieve Your Dream Life Effortlessly? Are you looking to double your profits, create financial freedom/independence, create more fulfillment, work less, make more, and have more freedom and time with your loved ones?   If you answered "YES" to any of these, let us set up a call to discover how I can accelerate that process for you.  Just visit the link below and set up a time that works best for you to connect.   www.CallwithDrVic.com  

Have you struggled to find the right treatment to help you treat your eating disorder? Are you struggling to find medical support for yourself or your loved ones? How can you tell if a treatment strategy is genuine?In this podcast episode, I speak about overcoming barriers to receiving quality care with Rebecca Eyre. We reflect on the various barriers which prevent people from accessing quality healthcare and which treatment strategies to be mindful of. Sign up for the FREE e-course to understand your eating disorder and embark on the road to recovery.SHOW NOTES: Click hereFollow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcastVisit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Have you struggled to find the right treatment to help you treat your eating disorder? Are you struggling to find medical support for yourself or your loved ones? How can you tell if a treatment strategy is genuine? In this podcast episode, I speak about overcoming barriers to receiving quality care with Rebecca Eyre. We reflect on the various barriers which prevent people from accessing quality healthcare and which treatment strategies to be mindful of.  Sign up for the FREE e-course to understand your eating disorder and embark on the road to recovery. SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Ilene Smith is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) whose work is rooted in the principles of attachment theory and eastern philosophies. She integrates several modalities into her practice, including talking, touch-work, and movement, to help clients develop deeper and safer relationships within and increased capacities for resilience and joy. Ilene is the author of Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality (Lioncrest, 2020), an Amazon Bestseller that shows readers how to bring the body into the trauma healing process. Her writing on psychology and wellness has appeared in Mind, Body, Green, Spirituality and Health, PsychCentral, Project HEAL, and Brooke Burke's ModernMom. She holds master's degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Exercise Physiology, is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) through the GROW Training Institute, and completed the three-year training program with the Somatic Experiencing Institute founded by Peter Levine. In addition to her private practice, Ilene offers workshops on trauma healing and conducts research on Somatic Experiencing for eating disorder treatment. She makes her home in Arizona and loves to travel, collect art, cycle, and practice yoga in her spare time.

In this episode, Karin welcomes Rebecca Eyre, LMHC (she/her), CEO of Project HEAL, to the show for, “Equity Isn't Exclusive.” Learn about Project HEAL's mission for equitable access to care, examining treatment resistance, internal vs systemic barriers for care, the disproportionate ratio of eating disorder providers to individuals suffering, denormalizing the notion of being “sick enough,” the confines to care if outside of society's stereotype, Project HEAL's Treatment Access program, and more!Rebecca Eyre is the CEO of Project HEAL, the leading eating disorder nonprofit in the US creating equitable access to care through offering direct services to eating disorder sufferers who are unable to access treatment, in addition to their research, advocacy, and community education.Rebecca is a licensed therapist who has treated individuals with eating disorders since 2011, during which time she has gained expertise on the many systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers that millions in the US face when seeking eating disorder care. She is a vocal advocate at the intersection of eating disorders and social justice, and believes that the key to transforming the eating disorder landscape into an accessible, affirming, and healing space for everyone is expansion. Follow @projectheal on Instagram and donate here.