Skin Hunger with Melissa A. Fabello, PhD

This week, Karin welcomes Melissa A. Fabello, PhD, board-certified life coach specializing in sex and relationships, to the show for, ”Skin Hunger.”

Tune in for a discussion on the intersection of eating disorders and sexuality, how a woman’s sexuality is “stolen” from them, restricting sexuality, understanding the full-scope of sexuality in client work, the Five Circles of sexuality, touch at all ages, the concept of Skin Hunger, political values, 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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Healing Journey(s) with Tamie Gangloff, MA, MFT

This week, Karin welcomes Tamie Gangloff, MA, MFT, marriage and family therapist and recovery coach specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, addiction and trauma, to the show in our newest episode, “Healing Journey(s).”

Tune in to learn about the intersection of eating disorders, trauma, chronic pain, and substance abuse, the freedom that can come with a diagnosis, sobriety’s role in eating disorder recovery, the importance of safe space to work through trauma, the difference between “body image” and “body image disturbance,” and more!

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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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More Than a Number with Sierra Bloodgood and Chris Harris of ClearStep

In this episode, Karin welcomes Sierra Bloodgood and Dr. Chris Harris to the show for, “More Than a Number.”

Join Karin, Sierra, and Chris for a conversation on blind vs open weights, accessible alternatives to care, shame as a silencing mechanism, the benefits of virtual treatment, the rise of food insecurity, Sierra’s recovery journey, the ClearStep numberless scale, 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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Limiting Beliefs with Dr. Moreen Rubin

This week, Karin welcomes back Dr. Moreen Rubin (also known as “Dr. Mo”), licensed clinical therapist, eating disorder and trauma specialist to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “Limiting Beliefs”

Join Karin and Dr. Mo for a conversation on how thoughts can create your identity, where our thoughts derive, creating new thought patterns, the difference between thoughts and beliefs, upgrading our core beliefs, values as an emotional state of being, finding meaning in our values, maladaptive coping strategies, how an eating disorder can “feel” like an identity, and much 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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[Rerelease] Somatic Healing with Paula Scatoloni, MSW

[Rerelease] In this episode, Karin welcomes Paula Scatoloni, MSW, embodiment educator, sound therapist, and workshop facilitator, to the show for, “Somatic Experiencing.”

Join Karin and Paula for a conversation on somatic experiencing, safe ways to tune into your body, how the nervous system influences the mind-body system, Embodied Recovery, restoring health through sound and vibration, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), body detachment, “showing up” for recovery, 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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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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