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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The Intuitive Eating Mama with Jennifer DAmato

This week, Karin welcomes Jennifer DAmato, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and coach, to the show for, ”The Intuitive Eating Mama.”

Tune in for a discussion on how diet culture imprisons society, the dangers of marketing healing as “health and wellness”, eating disorders and sex drive, raising intuitive eating children, the implications of the “clean your plate” method, allowing unconditional permission to eat, removing food and diet talk, especially around children, and much more.

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Eating Disorder Hope with Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC

This week, Karin welcomes Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC, president, founder, and licensed therapist, to the show for, ”Eating Disorder Hope”

Listen for a discussion on finding meaning in suffering, what happens when one’s external image does not align with their internal sense of self, ways to feel “whole” even when others do not acknowledge it, treating eating disorders and substance abuse simultaneously, the changing family dynamic, how to recognize strides towards recovery, and more!

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Person-Centered Recovery with Andy Williams, LMFT, MBA

This week, Karin sits down with Andy Williams, LMFT, MBA in our newest episode, ”Person-Centered Recovery.”

Tune in to for a discussion on receiving care from a provider without lived-experience, the influence of a male provider, harnessing one’s inner power, finding balance in recovery, and human first, therapist second therapy practice.

Begin your healing journey with Karin and her team now!

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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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Unconditional Support with Don Blackwell

In this episode, Karin welcomes Don Blackwell father, author, speaker, advocate, and a quiet encourager of those battling and in recovery from eating disorders, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Unconditional Support”

Join Karin and Don for a conversation on the intimacy of the father daughter relationship, turning fear to empathy, beliefs of un-lovability, the harm of a loved one becoming the “identified patient,” the healing essence of letter writing, a father’s vulnerability, Don’s impact on the eating disorder recovery community, 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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The Recovery Long Haul with Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD

In this episode, Karin welcomes back Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, certified yoga therapist, author, educator, advocate, and mother to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “The Recovery Long Haul”

Join Karin and Jennifer for a discussion on Jennifer’s battle with Long-haul COVID/post-COVID-19 syndrome, recognizing and abstaining from eating disorder behaviors despite long-term illness, the similarities and differences of eating disorders and invisible illness, the healing that accompanies feeling “seen and heard,” how an invisible illness can “look” to others, honoring the grief that accompanies living with a long-term illness, holding gratitude during the hardest times, the importance of connection, 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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Art is the Highest Form of Healing with Meghan Morris-Weberling

In this episode, Karin welcomes Meghan Morris-Weberling, mother, ceramic artist, sculptor, and devotee of the organic process, to the show for, “Art is the Highest Form of Healing.”

Join Karin and Meghan for a discussion on the relationship between art and recovery, the uniqueness of the word “recovery,” the inward and outward components of recovery, Megan’s experience of motherhood and recovery, the intertwining of “hope” and “showing up,” the effects that trying to “fit-in” have on the soul, and much 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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I'm Not Broken, I'm Just Gay with Lindsey Magner, MMFC-T (she/her)

In this episode, Karin welcomes Lindsey Magner, MMFC-T (she/her), Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in trauma, LGBTQIA+, attachment, non-traditional family structures, relationships, and life transitions, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “I'm Not Broken, I'm Just Gay”

Join Karin and Lindsey for a conversation on the challenges of feeling broken and finding authentic self, the spiritual experience of loving your body, love as a feeling as opposed to an action, the intersection of eroticism and embodiment, examining pleasure outside of the confines of societal and religious beliefs, embracing sexual and spiritual transformation in recovery, recognizing the harm of performative lifestyles, inner child work, societal demands for self-denial, non-traditional family structures, the sanctity of truth, the act of “showing up” for yourself and others, what recovery is to Lindsey, 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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Facing Trauma and Peacing Yourself Back Together with Dr. Moreen Rubin

In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Moreen Rubin clinical therapist and eating disorder and trauma specialist to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Facing Trauma and Peacing Yourself Back Together."

Join Karin and Moreen for a discussion on the mind, body, spirit connection, the habitual nature of human bodies, unresolved trauma as a barrier to change, aligning the body with one’s consciousness and destiny, challenging distress and disease through balance, the seven human needs, defining trauma from a bio psychosocial viewpoint, the role of “tuning out,” and much more!

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