ED Matters

Today Kathy welcomes Ann Saffi Biasetti and their topic is embodiment skills in eating disorders recovery. They define embodiment, provide examples from Biasetti’s work, and explain how it ties into recovery from eating disorders.

Today Kathy is joined by Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD, FAND, and their topic is the true meaning of intuitive eating in the treatment of eating disorders. Resch defines intuitive eating as the dynamic interplay of instinct, emotion, and thought, and discusses how intuitive eating is not just eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full.

Today, Kathy shares a special message from Carolyn Costin and Jeanette Batur about Tending the Soul during the Holiday Season.

Today, Kathy welcomes Marissa Sappho and they discuss shame resilience in the treatment of binge eating disorder. This conversation will teach you about shame resilience and how it critical in the treatment and recovery process.

Today, Kathy is joined by Laura Cipullo and their conversation focuses on positive nutrition. So much of what we hear from society can be termed “negative” nutrition. “We can’t eat this or that,” or you’re not “supposed” to eat a certain type of food, which we all know is not true or healthy. As you listen to this episode, try to take some of these messages and put them into practice in your life.

Today, Kathy welcomes Amanda Tierney, and their topic is the integration of physical fitness into eating disorder recovery. They discuss when and how to integrate fitness as a part of recovery, when not to, and some warning signs which may occur during integration.

Today, Kathy is joined by Zach Rawlings, and their topic is gay men and eating disorders. They discuss why there is a higher prevalence of eating disorders among gay men versus straight men, how parents and loved ones can address concerns, and what an individual struggling with an eating disorder can do.

Today, Kathy is joined by Dana Magee, and their topic is when food sensitivities are eating disorders in disguise. They discuss the difference between food sensitivity and food intolerance, how they differ from food allergies, where eating disorders come into the picture, and tapping into our bodies needs with kindness.

Today, Kathy welcomes Brian Cuban and the episode is titled “Brian Cuban on advocacy.” Brian shares his life experiences of recovery from an eating disorder, drugs, and alcohol, and brings everything together as an advocate for recovery.

Today, Kathy is joined by Adrienne Ressler, LMSW, CEDS, and their topic is a healthy body image is flexible. They discuss various definitions of body image, including the self-perspective of the internal self, and how body image starts being defined and developed as early as in infancy.