Reclaiming Your Inner Rebel with Lizzy Cangro, MSc, MA, PGCE, ANutr

This week, Karin welcomes Lizzy Cangro MA, MSc, PGCE, ANutr, author, nutritionist, and wellness coach to the show in our newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Reclaiming Your Inner Rebel.”

Tune in to learn about the effects of categorizing food as good or bad, promoting “healthy eating” in school systems, how self-love allows freedom to express emotions, how abstaining from behaviors plays into recovery, osteoporosis, the importance of community in recovery, Lizzy’s book, “Reclaim the Rebel: 12 Rebellious Acts to Achieve Unconditional Love for Your Body,” and more!

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A Journey of Purpose with Melanie C. Klein, M.A.

This week, we welcome Melanie C. Klein, M.A., empowerment coach, respected thought leader and influencer in the areas of body confidence, authentic empowerment, and visibility to the show for, “A Journey of Purpose.”

Tune in to learn about the role of societal power, what it means to have agency, autonomy, and sovereignty of one’s body, yoga and empowerment, body image resilience, media literacy, diversifying media’s narrative, making room for ageism and ableism, and more.

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Do Better with M Reim Ifrach, REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC (they/them)

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!

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It Was Never About the Cake with Teresa Schmitz, ACC

In this episode, Karin welcomes Teresa Schmitz, ACC, coach, blogger, and author to the show for, “It Was Never About the Cake.”

Join Karin and Teresa for a conversation on societal misconceptions of those living in a larger body, the role of internal and external validation, the harm of feeling like one “failed” a diet, why BMI is not an accurate health measurement, simultaneously moving through recovery and menopause, shifting one’s mindset away from traditional eating disorder diagnosis and stereotypes, Teresa’s motivation and process of publishing her first book, “It Was Never About the Cake,” and more!

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On the Outside Lookin' In with Abby Anderson

In this episode, Karin welcomes back multi-genre, singer-songwriter Abby Anderson to the show for, “On the Outside Lookin' In.”

Join Karin and Abby for a conversation on Abby’s self-growth gained through journal and lyric writing, the ways readiness for recovery presented for Abby, shifting anger to include empathy, the freedom found in feeling emotions, internalizing when something feels right rather than convincing yourself that it is, how accountability can break the suffering of an eating disorder, “Sugar Spice," and more!

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Recovering For Our Lives with Megsy Recovery

In this episode, Karin welcomes Meg of Megsy Recovery, eating disorder recovery advocate, YouTuber, and mother, to the show in, “Recovering For Our Lives.”

Join Karin and Meg for a conversation on the focus of CBT-E vs. CBT therapeutic models, pushing past physical discomfort, Meg’s use of mantras to quiet the ED voice, mindfulness practice for slowing impulsivity, facing grief and suffering during the recovery journey, navigating body changes during pregnancy, the importance of understanding body diversity, and much more.

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Full of ED with Sara Gottfried, LCSW

In this episode, Karin welcomes Sara Gottfried, LCSW, school Social Worker and author, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Full of ED”

Join Karin and Sara for a conversation on missed when children express a desire to diet, the “daze” that diet culture has put society in, treating the whole person instead of only their symptoms, person first treatment, Sara’s experience writing “Full: A Memoir of Overcoming an Eating Disorder,” and much more.

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Diet’s Don’t Work with Jacqueline Adan

In this episode, Karin welcomes Jacqueline Adan, influencer, self love and mental health advocate to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Diet’s Don’t Work.”

Join Karin and Jacqueline for a conversation on the dangers of dieting, especially regarding children, uncovering the deeper issues before fixing behaviors, the harm of weight-loss praise, fighting for fair medical treatment in a larger body, utilizing the “little moments” for full recovery, the problem with societal norms, and much more.

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Secured Attachment With Food and Self with Tiffany North, RN, CIEC

In this episode, Karin welcomes Tiffany North, RN, CIEC, RN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and creator of the Food Attachment Model™, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Secured Attachment With Food and Self”

Join Karin and Tiffany for a conversation on Tiffany’s Food Attachment Model™and the four attachment styles, steps to healing one’s relationship with food and body, the importance of mindfulness and intentional living, “ruptured attachment,” the intersection of eating disorders, substance, and alcohol abuse, setting barometers for success in recovery, and much more.

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Equity Isn’t Exclusive with Rebecca Eyre, LMHC (she/her)

In this episode, Karin welcomes Rebecca Eyre, LMHC (she/her), CEO of Project HEAL, to the show for, “Equity Isn’t Exclusive.”

Join Karin and Rebecca for a conversation on 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!

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Radical Responsibility with JD Ouellette, MS

In this episode, Karin welcomes JD Ouellette, MS, educator turned eating disorder professional to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, #104, “Radical Responsibility.”

Join Karin and JD for a conversation on the importance of early, family intervention, the role of psychoeducation for supports, how Family-Based Treatment (FBT) supports and changes the family system, the ways in which the eating disorder “voice” is the loudest voice, challenging parental fears of perpetuating harm for their child, setting boundaries with children, radical responsibility that comes with lived experience, and much more!

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Recovery Coach Reset with Merrit Elizabeth

In this episode, Karin welcomes Merrit Elizabeth, Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach specializing in the health and wellness of adolescent and young adult women to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Recovery Coach Reset."

Join Karin and Merrit for a discussion on the negative influences of social media, especially for the vulnerable navigating life transitions, such as college, the oscillating cycle between Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, embracing imperfection in recovery, the toxic college environment steeped in diet culture, the role of early intervention and education, creating “family” systems in recovery, the benefits of an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, how honesty can get one “unstuck,” and much more.

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The Body Joyful with Anne Poirier, BS, CSCS

In this episode, Karin welcomes Anne Poirier BS, CSCS, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Body Confidence Coach, Self-Talk Trainer and Eating Disorder Specialist to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “The Body Joyful”

Join Karin and Anne for a discussion about Anne’s book, “The Body Joyful,” the wear and tear of one’s inner critic, self-doubt and self-loathing at a young age, stepping into discomfort, the effects of internalizing the belief that one needs to be smaller to fit in, healing the present by examining the past with compassion and curiosity, allowing for a safe space to practice different ways of thinking, acting, and perceiving food, and much more!

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Creating Trans Affirming Spaces with Allé K (he/him)

In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Allé K., queer, fat, trans masc activist, educator and certified Yoga Instructor to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Creating Trans Affirming Spaces.”

Join Karin and Allé for a discussion on the assumption that restriction is “just what women do,” the importance of working with a queer and trans affirming and informed professionals, distinguishing body dysmorphia from gender dysphoria, the harm in reluctance to admit privilege, moving past the shame that can come with eating in front of others, the challenges those in larger bodies face when excluded from the norm, respecting the voice of those who spread fat/trans/masc visibility, the benefits of trans affirming yoga, and much more!

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Tapping into Bulimia Recovery with Dr. Rachel Evans

In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Rachel Evans, private therapist specializing in eating disorder recovery to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Tapping into Bulimia Recovery”

Join Karin and Rachel for a discussion on mind mapping in recovery, the stigma that can accompany a bulimia nervosa diagnosis, diagnosis shame and how it keeps people from seeking treatment, the Emotional Freedom Technique’s (EFT) use of tapping and pressure points, challenging one’s “need” to use behaviors, how ritualistic behaviors “quiet” external noise, the medical risks of bulimia nervosa, the use of hypnotherapy to tap into one’s subconscious, and more!

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