In this episode, I'm joined by Suanne to talk about a recovery story that began in a fairly textbook way: regular meals, consistency, and learning to stop bingeing.
But stopping the binges didn't automatically resolve everything underneath them.
Food choices could still be shaped by ideas about weight, volume, and what counted as "healthy."
Years later, a kidney cancer diagnosis complicated those ideas even further, forcing Suanne to reconsider some of the rules she had relied on and what taking care of herself actually meant.
We talk about the difference between behavioral recovery and a freer relationship with food, how health concerns can intersect with restriction, and what recovery can continue to ask of us long after the most obvious symptoms are gone.
Learn more about Suanne: @suannebd on Instagram
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