What can eating disorder recovery teach us about breaking free from diet culture, healing body image, and finally making peace with food?
In this very special episode of Rebuilding Trust With Your Body, I'm joined by Carolyn Costin, a legendary eating disorder therapist, author, and pioneer in the field of eating disorder treatment and recovery.
Carolyn shares her personal journey with an eating disorder and how it led her to dedicate her career to helping others heal. We dive into what decades of eating disorder treatment have taught us about recovery, and why these lessons matter even if you don't have a diagnosed eating disorder but still struggle with food guilt, body dissatisfaction, emotional eating, or the desire to lose weight.
Whether you're recovering from years of chronic dieting, learning intuitive eating, or trying to overcome food and body image struggles, this conversation offers powerful insights into what it really takes to heal.
You don't have to have an eating disorder to benefit from the wisdom of eating disorder recovery. And this is a conversation you won't want to miss!
Episode Highlights
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What actually helps people recover from eating disorders, and what doesn't.
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The connection between diet culture, disordered eating, and body image struggles.
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Why our culture's obsession with thinness continues to impact our relationship with food.
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The similarities and differences between binge eating disorder, anorexia, and bulimia.
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What Carolyn means by "soul healing" and why recovery goes deeper than changing eating behaviors.
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How to make peace with food and your body when you still wish you were thinner or worry about your health.
Resources For Listeners:
🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course - the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost.
https://carolyn-costin.com/free-course
Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin
Find or become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/
Read the full episode show notes here.
Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey
-Intuitive eating education on the blog
-Work with Katy
-Explore the self-paced mini-course Stepping Off The Dieting Rollercoaster
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