Eating disorder recovery is possible, even if it feels difficult at times. So many women struggle in silence with disordered eating and the constant pressure of diet culture, even if they’re not formally diagnosed with an eating disorder.

In this special “Best Of” episode, I’m sharing some of the most powerful moments from our self-love podcast. And today’s topic is eating disorder recovery, breaking free from diet culture and leaning into intuitive eating. You’ll hear bits and pieces of my personal eating disorder story, what helped me recover from bulimia, as well as advice from therapists and dietitians.

You will hear about...

• how diet culture works in insidious ways
• my experience with an eating disorder (bulimia + binge eating)
• the root cause of binge eating and how to break the cycle
• what finally helped me overcome binge eating
• why intuitive eating works is so much more liberating than any diet or weight loss program

Whether you are just beginning your eating disorder recovery journey or you’ve been working at it for years, these conversations will remind you that recovery is not only possible—it’s worth it.

Here are the links to the full episodes:

• Sneaky Eating Disorder Habits You Might Still Struggle With
• The Spiritual Side of Eating Disorder Recovery with Dr. Anita Johnston
• How Diet Culture Hijacks Women’s Wellness with Christy Harrison, MPH
• Giving Up Fitness Influencing (Christy Harrison Interviews Mary Jelkovsky)
• My Entire Eating Disorder Story: the Dark Side of Bikini Competitions
• Why Binge Eating Isn’t Really About Food with Nutritionist and Therapist Ryann Prentice
• How Intuitive Eating Helped Heal with Elyse Resch, MPH, RDN
• An Intuitive Eating Mindset Hack: Balance vs. Harmony

If you’re enjoying our self love podcast, share it with the women in your life to combat diet culture, promote positive body image, and spread the gift of self love.

Deepen your self-love journey with Mary’s books:

1. *The Gift of Self-Love,* an interactive workbook to help you build confidence, recognize your worth, and learn to finally love yourself.
2. *100 Days of Self-Love,* a guided journal with 100 prompts for calming self-criticism and learning to love yourself.

Follow Mary Jelkovsky on Instagram: @maryscupofteaa and @maryspodcast