Unpacking Weight Stigma with Chelsea Levy (She/Her), MS

In this episode, Karin welcomes Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and soon-to-be Registered Dietitian Chelsea Levy (she/her), MS to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Unpacking Weight Stigma.”

Join Karin and Chelsea as they define “body liberation,” discuss accessibility, the harm caused by the medical community, the lack of dietitians living in larger-bodies, the exclusion of body diversity by the FDA, the large scale oppression of human rights for those living in larger-bodies, our internalized value system as it presents in nutrition therapy, how stress contributes to poor body image, Chelsea’s work to create a safe, inclusive community space to explore food and body, and more!

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PCOS is Not a Four Letter Word with Julie Duffy Dillon, MS, RDN, NCC, CEDRD-S

In this episode, Karin welcomes Julie Duffy Dillon, MS, RDN, NCC, CEDRD-S, registered dietitian and PCOS expert, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “PCOS is Not a Four Letter Word.”

Join Karin and Julie for a conversation on the intersection of PCOS and eating disorders, PCOS statistics, the harmful message that weight can cause PCOS, the importance of acknowledging a client’s socioeconomic situation, healing from medical system neglect, Julie’s podcast “Love, Food,” and much more!

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Little Boy Monster with Brian Cuban

In this episode, Karin welcomes Brian Cuban, Dallas-based attorney, author, and mental health awareness recovery advocate to the show for our newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Little Boy Monster.”

Join Karin and Brian for a discussion on childhood trauma as a precursor to eating disorder development, when adults fat-shame children, the intergenerational nature of emotionally abusive relationships, how body shame isolates and silences, how Body Dysmorphic Disorder can feel from those who struggle with it, sobriety before eating disorder recovery, equipping oneself with tools to prevent getting pulled into dysfunctional behaviors, Brian’s book “Shattered Image,” and “The Ambulance Chaser,” and much more!

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All Bodies are Camera-Worthy Bodies with Lindley Ashline

In this episode, Karin welcomes Lindley Ashline, photographer, author, cat mom, entrepreneur, musician and body activist to the show for our newest episode, “All Bodies are Camera-Worthy Bodies.”

Join Karin and Lindley for a discussion on the science of bodies, the fat acceptance community, exclusion of larger bodies in the photography industry, body activism, aspirational verse realistic photography, beauty standards as power and currency, the expressive and oppressive methods in pursuing beauty standards, how power shifts often lead to shifts in beauty standards, the effects of removing the diet industry’s profit, reframing our body stories, and much more!

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Self Love is the Best Love with Connie Sobczak

In this episode, Karin welcomes writer, educator, and mentor Connie Sobczak to the show for our newest episode, “Self Love is the Best Love.”

Join Karin and Connie for a discussion on Connie’s experience while writing her novel, “Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!),” the ways children absorb body-shaming messages, the impact of bonding over body hatred, the role diversity plays in preparing children to navigate a diet-obsessed culture, tips for becoming an expert of your own body, Connie’s motivation for co-funding The Body Positive non-profit, the 5 Competencies of the Be Body Positive Model, and much more!

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Correlation Does Not Equal Causation with Harriet Brown

In this episode, Karin welcomes Harriet Brown, journalist, advocate, mother, and accomplished author of numerous books including Body of Truth and Brave Girl Eating, to the show for our newest episode, “Correlation Does Not Equal Causation.”

Join Karin and Harriet for a discussion on Harriet’s experience while chronicling her daughter’s eating disorder and recovery in Brave Girl Eating, how the education provided in school propagates food issues, the damage of “fat shaming” as a motivation to lose weight, how a starved brain does not discriminate based on body size and/or weight, how our diet obsessed culture’s body centric focus dehumanizes individuals, looking at the diet-industry’s worth to understand its lies, and much more!

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Recovery From Within with Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS

In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, Board Certified psychiatrist, mom, writer, clinician, and leader in the field of eating disorders to the show for our newest episode, “Recovery From Within with Wendy Oliver-Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS.”

Join Karin and Wendy for a discussion on the shifting perceived “weakness”, attunement in the client relationship, upholding expectations and accountability as an expression of hope, Within Health’s approach to eating disorder care, using exposure therapy to make peace with food, changing the mindset of treatment refractory to healing experiences, and much more!

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From Objectification to Personification with Holly Toronto, CHC

In this episode, Karin welcomes Holly Toronto, CHC, Masters Level Health Coach, group facilitator, and podcaster to the show for our newest episode, “From Objectification to Personification.”

Join Karin and Holly as they discuss the body ideals of the fashion industry, the evolution of objectification, the exclusivity of the sizing in the fashion industry, prioritizing self-expression over self-consciousness when choosing what we wear, how shame cannot beget sustainable change, the intangibility of self-worth versus the intangibility of the human body, and much more!

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Recovery in Flight with Kerrie Baldwin

In this episode, Karin welcomes Kerrie Baldwin author of "I, Dragonfly: A Memoir of Recovery and Flight," which chronicles her perilous journey to remission from anorexia, to the show for our newest episode, “Recovery in Flight.”

Join us for a discussion on culture’s normalizing of health and wellness, treading the line of being “health conscious” and having disordered eating/thoughts/behaviors, recovering while parenting, the risks of trying to appear “put together,” sitting in the discomfort of recovery, countering and reframing diet culture’s messages to your children, internalized fatphobia in children, Kerrie’s book “I, Dragonfly: a Memoir of Recovery and Flight,” and much more!

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Changing Body Culture with Brianna M. Campos, LPC

In this episode, Karin is joined by Brianna M. Campos, LPC, fat-positive, Health At Every Size provider, mental health counselor, therapist, and body image coach to the show for “Changing Body Culture” our newest episode of Recovery Bites.

Together, Karin and Bri discuss the intersection of one’s relationship to body, food, and movement, the normality of body negativity vs the taboo nature of body positivity, separating the act of overeating and living in a larger body, the Poodle Science theory, the health-focused paradigm of the Health at Every Size® (HAES) approach, addressing weight bias and stigma in individuals living in larger bodies, HAES in the context of a weight neutral, public health approach, the dangers of a $72 billion weight loss industry, fears of living in a fat body, the physical and mental before and after effects of weight loss surgery, and much more!

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Spoiler Alert! It's Not About the Food with Katie Barbaro, OTR/L

Join Karin alongside Katie Barbaro OTR/L, intuitive guide, creative doula, coach, comedian, and author of “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom.”

Together, Karin and Katie as they discuss using your voice to dismantle the power of shame, breaking free from the identity of one’s distorted thoughts, accepting the “now,” the absence of “noise” in recovery, the joys of the “messiness,” extending the principles of Intuitive Eating, overcoming limiting beliefs, and the upcoming release of Katie’s book “Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom.”

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The Jots of Becoming with Lucie Waldman

Join Karin alongside Lucie Waldman, author of “The Jots of Becoming: A Journey of Hope and Recovery,” where she offers readers narratives and insights after fully recovering from Anorexia Nervosa. Lucie includes recovery pieces that intersect with the Jewish holidays and considers herself a Jewish recovery advocate. She is passionate about being part of the change of the recovery community and hopes to inspire others that full recovery is possible.

Together, Karin and Lucie talk about sharing your recovery experience, the harm in labeling clients, finding ways to recover “differently,” dietary restrictions in Judaism, the medical dangers in relapse and recovery, recovery communities, how Lucie uses her Instagram platform to create a supportive and healing environment, and much more!

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Nourishing Your Relationship with Food with Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND

Join Karin alongside Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, Fiaedp, FAND. Elyse is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process and she is the co-author of “Intuitive Eating,” a revolutionary book and movement now in its fourth edition.

Together, we talk about the Intuitive Eating Principles, changing the narrative of how we relate to food and body, diet culture’s oppressive messages, the harm of weight stigma, and instinct and emotional states compared to our belief systems (and much more).

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