Investing in Yourself with Carolyn Costin, MA, MeD, LMFT, CEDS, FAED

 
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Episode 57 - Investing in Yourself with Carolyn Costin, MA, MeD, LMFT, CEDS, FAED

by Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS

IN THIS EPISODE:

In this episode, I am joined by world renowned, highly sought-after eating disorder clinician, author, and international speaker, Carolyn Costin, MA, MeD, LMFT, CEDS, FAED. Recovered from anorexia herself, Carolyn was first to publicly take the position that people with eating disorders can become fully recovered. Carolyn’s extensive contributions to the field include six books, the most popular being, “8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder.” Carolyn launched The Carolyn Costin Institute in 2016 where she offers training and certification of eating disorder coaches. Carolyn is an active, passionate, inspiring force in the eating disorder field.

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

  • The different ways in which a recovery coach can help clients who are struggling in “real time”

  • Reentering the world post-COVID-19 and challenging new rituals learned in the pandemic

  • Acceptance versus resistance theory as a way to tolerate negative feelings and thoughts and align one’s behaviors with their values

  • Reflecting on how trauma and the messages created can exist throughout time

  • How emotions are the bodies’s response to thoughts and how changing one’s physiology can change cognition

  • Deciphering if a behavior is a result of a trigger or a habitual practice as a means to best determine appropriate coping skills

  • How transitional object attachments can be a healthy mechanism that serves as a bridge between one’s inner and outer worlds


ABOUT CAROLYN COSTIN:

Carolyn Costin is a world renowned, highly sought-after eating disorder clinician, author, and international speaker.

Recovered from anorexia in her twenties, as a young therapist Carolyn recognized her calling after successfully treating her first eating disorder client.

Carolyn was first to publicly take the position that people with eating disorders can become fully recovered.

After 15 years in private practice and running hospital programs, Carolyn was determined to improve the relapse rate and recognized a gap in the eating disorder field. She opened Monte Nido, the first residential facility in a home setting, surrounded by nature, where standard treatment was combined with meditation and yoga and clients were “retrained” to shop for, prepare and cook food.

Carolyn’s contributions to the field are extensive. She has written six books, the most popular being, “8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder.” Carolyn’s service in every major eating disorder organization, three decades of training professionals worldwide, free study groups and the outstanding success of Monte Nido all spurred Carolyn to international acclaim.

In 2016, Carolyn sold Monte Nido, subsequently left and created The Carolyn Costin Institute. The Institute’s main function is the training and certification of eating disorder coaches. Additionally the Institute offers continuing education for clinicians, educational support for families of those with eating disorders, and mentor training for organizations Carolyn continues to also offer consultations to clients and clinicians and continues to speak at national and international conferences.

Carolyn is an active, passionate, inspiring force in the eating disorder field.

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ABOUT KARIN LEWIS:

Karin Lewis, MA, LMFT, CEDS has been recovered from Anorexia Nervosa for over 20 years and has been specializing in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders since 2005. Karin is the founder of the Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center located in Boston, MA. You can visit Karin Lewis Eating Disorder Center online to learn more about Karin and her center’s services. You can also connect with Karin on social media by following her on Facebook and Instagram.