In this episode, Karin welcomes back Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, author, international speaker, and certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image, to the show for the newest episode of Recovery Bites, “The Recovery Long Haul.”

Join Karin and Jennifer for a conversation on her 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 to others, and much more.

Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. She is a sought-after international speaker and former host of Real Body Talk, founder of Yoga for Eating Disorders, and author of Body Mindful Yoga and The Courageous Path to Healing .

Jennifer has more than 1,000 hours of yoga therapy training and is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She began practicing yoga in 2001, and has been teaching since 2002. She completed a 3-year yoga therapy training at YogaLife Institute in Wayne, PA, and now is a teacher and mentor in the program. Jennifer also leads advanced teacher trainings and gives seminars on yoga therapy.

• Get to know Jennifer by visiting her online

• Contact Jennifer directly at jennifer@yoga4eatingdisorders.com

• Follow Jennifer on Instagram

• View Jennifer’s written work:

  • Body Mindful Yoga: Create a Powerful and Affirming Relationship with Your Body

  • Embodied Resilience Through Yoga

  • The Courageous Path to Healing