Joyful Movement with Courtney Gioia

This week, Karin welcomes Courtney Gioia, mindset and body image coach, to the show for, "Joyful Movement."

Tune in to learn the meaning of Loyobo, taking off the pressure of fitness, the ways poor body image messages are relayed to children, exercise as “punishment,” the notion that being smaller makes one desirable, defining body positivity, how movement is not “one size fits all,” and more.

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A Recipe for Loving Yourself with Rachel Harvest, MS, RDN, CDN

This week, Karin welcomes Rachel Harvest, MS, RDN, CDN, registered dietitian, behavioral health specialist, personal coach, and pilates apparatus instructor, to the show for, ”A Recipe for Loving Yourself”

Listen to a discussion on the four pillars of “self” that comprise The Harvest Method, the role of connecting to and understanding self on the healing journey, shifting from “not/either” to “both/and” to achieve balanced living, self-empowering through “I don’t know,” Project: Love, Me, one mindedness versus multitasking, growing up in ballet and the culture that comes with, and much more.

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Diving Into Gender Literacy with Schuyler Bailar

For the 100th episode of Recovery Bites, Karin is honored to be joined by Schuyler Bailar (he/him), internationally-celebrated speaker, author, advocate for trans inclusion, body acceptance, and mental health awareness, and the 1st trans athlete on an NCAA D1 men's team in “Diving Into Gender Literacy.”

Join Karin and Schuyler for a discussion on gender literacy, gender affirming treatment, the different phases of transition, therapeutic and medical gatekeeping, Schuyler’s gender literacy course LaneChanger.com, the trauma from misgendering clients, the origins of Schuyler’s first novel “Obie Is Man Enough” and much more.

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iMove and Breaking Free from Compulsive Exercise with Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT

In this episode, Karin welcomes Amy Gardner, MS, CEDRD, RYT, founder, author, creator, and registered dietitian with over twenty years of clinical experience and personal recovery experience, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “iMove and Breaking Free from Compulsive Exercise.”

Join Karin and Amy for a discussion on body connection through joyful movement, trauma induced states as a means of survival, healthy versus compulsive exercise, the importance of slowing down, safe exercise in the recovery process, Amy’s book “iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise,” the iMove™ program, and much more.

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It's Never Too Late to be a Work in Progress with Betsy Brenner

In this episode, Karin welcomes Betsy Brenner, mentor, eating disorder recovery speaker, and author of “The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Mid-Life” to the show for our newest episode, “It's Never Too Late to be a Work in Progress.”

Join Karin and Betsy as they discuss the components of an eating disorder “perfect storm,” coping with the reemergence of buried, internalized experiences, the need for self-care, vulnerability as an acceptable and necessary practice, the challenges of meeting one’s needs, changing the role of movement from an obsession to a healing mechanism, the deeper level of healing that comes with sharing one’s story, the evolution of Betsy’s recovery story, the process of publishing her memoir “The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Mid-Life,” and much more.

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Empowering Balance Over Performance with Nicole Farnsworth, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CPT

In this episode, Karin welcomes Nicole Farnsworth, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, CPT, to the show for "Empowering Balance Over Performance" our newest episode of Recovery Bites.

Together, Karin and Nicole discuss the mental and physical energy required for collegiate athletes, cultural and ritualistic competition preparation risks, “race weight,” the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDS), the prevalence of eating disorders in certain sports, athletic character traits, and much more!

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The Full Helping with Gena Hamshaw, MS, RD

In this episode, Karin is joined by Gena Hamshaw, MS, RD, recovered food blogger, recipe developer, cookbook author, and registered dietitian for “The Full Helping,” our newest episode of Recovery Bites.

Together, Karin and Gena discuss Veganism and values, the non-linear recovery journey, the short term challenges and long term benefits of recovery, how Veganism can mask eating disorder behaviors, eating paradigms as an expression of motivation, flexibility in “balanced eating” (like cake for breakfast), and much more!

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Vulnerability is Strength with Jaclyn Bendt, CPT

In this episode, Karin is joined by Jaclyn Bendt, CPT, a non-diet Registered Dietitian to be and certified personal trainer for “Vulnerability is Strength,” our newest episode of Recovery Bites.

Together, Karin and Jaclyn discuss navigating potential triggers when entering the eating disorder field as a newly recovered person, how genetic factors predispose one to engage in eating disorder behaviors, approaching disordered thoughts with curiosity (as opposed to judgement), aligning thoughts and actions with values, vulnerability, finding healthy motivation for movement in recovery, making room for joyful movement, and much more!

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