In this episode, I am joined by Jessica Flint, MS, Founder of Recovery Warriors and CEO of True Warrior. After personally experiencing the collateral damage of calorie counting and the toxicity of our culture’s unrealistic beauty standards, Jessica created the platforms to educate, inspire, and empower people to make transformational changes in their life. Forbes recognized her work as an innovation in mental health and has reached millions worldwide. Jessica is a popular speaker and teacher in the areas of self-compassion, resilience, archetypes, and personal narratives. She is also the host of the “Recovery Warrior Show.”

SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• How Recovery Warriors supports and empowers people to find their true potential.

• Why finding your “true self” becomes less attainable the deeper in an eating disorder.

• Removing emotional walls and setting healthy boundaries to open your heart to healing.

• Feeling empty despite being surrounded by love.

• Supporting yourself through meeting your humanness with compassion.

• The value of learning from your mistakes.

• Owning who you are in the present moment to allow you to be who you want to be.
  
  

ABOUT JESSICA FLINT:

Jessica Flint, MS is changing the dialogue around dieting. Having personally experienced the collateral damage of calorie counting and the toxicity of our culture’s unrealistic beauty standards, Jessica created an empowering multimedia platform that looks beyond food to the real issues that drive body dissatisfaction and low self-esteem.Jessica is the Founder of Recovery Warriors and CEO of True Warrior. Both platforms exist to educate, inspire, and empower people to make transformational changes in their life. Forbes recognized her work as an innovation in mental health and has reached millions worldwide. Jessica is a popular speaker and teacher in the areas of self-compassion, resilience, archetypes, and personal narratives.

Recovery Warriors is the go-to resource hub for eating disorder recovery for nearly 3 million people. Home to an award-winning online magazine, top-ranked podcast, growing treatment directory and the popular Rise Up + Recover behavioral tracking app, Recovery Warriors is bringing innovation to the field of eating disorders.

True Warrior is an online education platform that broadcasts live classes and events to an international audience of lifelong learners devoted to transforming their relationship to food, body, and love.

The Recovery Warriors Show provides motivation and inspiration for your journey to recovery from an eating disorder. Flint interviews recovery warriors and treatment professionals from around the world to get their unique perspective and advice on what it takes to recover. This show is for all types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and disordered eating.

CONNECT WITH JESSICA:

• Learn about Recovery Warriors by visiting recoverywarriors.com

• Discover more about True Warrior by visiting truewarrior.me

• Listen to Jessica’s podcast, “The Recovery Warrior Show"

• Subscribe to the Recovery Warrior Blog

• Follow Jessica on Instagram at @recovrywarriors and @jessflint_

• ….and Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Soundcloud, and Youtube.

• Download the Recovery Warrior’s recovery app “Rise Up + Recover”

• Become a writer for Recovery Warriors

• Join the waitlist for The Courage Club, a free 6-month recovery coaching program and community experience course

• Enroll in "Map My Recovery", “a compassion-focused program that guides you step-by-step towards freedom from an eating disorder.”

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.