“Why do you go away?  So that you can come back.  So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

Today’s guest is Anita Wing Lee, transformational life coach, award-winning speaker, world traveller and spiritual mentor.  In this episode, we discuss:

* How to live your life “on purpose”

* Why using Periscope is practice for not having to be perfect

* How to get paid to travel

* Why you should give yourself permission to suck

And more!

CONNECT WITH ANITA:

WEBSITE: www.anitawinglee.com

FREE E-GUIDE: Get Paid to Travel

COURSE: Be More Brave

PERISCOPE: https://www.periscope.tv/anitawinglee

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/anitawinglee

INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/anitawinglee

Read more about Anita and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

READ: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A Singer

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“…hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are.  Being one place and wanting to somewhere else…Wanting life to be different from what it is.  That’s also called leaving without leaving.  Dying before you die.  It’s as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first.”  – Geneen Roth

Today’s guest is Katie Dalebout, author of the new book Let It Out: A Journey through Journaling.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why journaling is an important tool for recovery

* How to ask yourself the good questions to get good answers

* Why you have to personalize your own self-care

* How to be gentler with yourself and “feel the way you want to look”

And so much more!

CONNECT WITH KATIE:

WEBSITE: katiedalebout.com

BOOK: Let It Out: A Journey through Journaling

INSTAGRAM: @katiedalebout

Read more about Katie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

LISTEN: UNpodcast 125: UNintrepid (Katie Dalebout)

READ: 19 Ideas to Start and End Your Day with Joy

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“There’s an adrenaline rush that comes with denying the common rules of society: that I should always be trying to lose weight, that I should always be unhappy with some flaw. To say I am perfectly content with my body and all the parts that assemble it is nothing less than radical.” ― Virgie Tovar

Today’s guest is Virgie Tovar, author, activist and one of the nation’s leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why the world needs radical girl scouts (and where to find them)

* How to remember the joy your body brought you before Diet Culture crept in

* Why grief is important in diet recovery

* Just how confusing is the rhetoric around health and fatness?

And more!

CONNECT WITH VIRGIE:

WEBSITE: www.virgietovar.com

COURSE: Babecamp

INSTAGRAM: @VirgieTovar #losehatenotweight

Read more about Virgie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

READ: I Asked 60 Kinesiology Students to Define Health. Here’s What Happened. 

READ: The Science of Fat Shaming

READ: The Skinny on Sexual Risk

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“Your present circumstance don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Quebein

Today’s guests are Jenny Jaffe and Sarah Hartshorne, creators of the nonprofit organization and YouTube channel Project UROK.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why it’s important to know that you’re not alone

* Why we should be sharing our mental health stories

* How the next generation is developing a higher emotional intelligence

* Why we must acknowledge the baby steps and not just the big victories

* Why representation and diversity are NON NEGOTIABLE in mental health advocacy

And so much more!

CONNECT WITH JENNY:

WEBSITE: www.thejennyjaffe.com

TWITTER: @jennyjaffe

CONNECT WITH SARAH:

WEBSITE: http://www.officialsbh.com/

TWITTER: @sarahhartshorne

CONNECT WITH PROJECT UROK:

WEBSITE: projecturok.org

YOUTUBE: @Project UROK

TWITTER: @projecturok

Read more about Project UROK and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

WATCH: Wil Wheaton on Project UROK

WATCH: Mara Wilson on Project UROK

WATCH: Jake Plunkett on Project UROK (on male eating disorders)

WATCH: Imade Nibokun on Project UROK

READ: Samantha Bee on Diversity: ‘The F*cking Thing You Have to Do Is Just Hire People

LISTEN: Meditation Minis Podcast

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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus

Today’s guest is Louise O’Neill author of Only Ever Yours and Asking For It.

In this episode we discuss:

* What does it mean to be beautiful?

* What feminism has to do with eating disorder recovery

* Is it possible to work in the beauty, fashion, or health industries and still recover?

* Why exceptionalism is dangerous in recovery

And more!

CONNECT WITH LOUISE:

WEBSITE: louiseoneillauthor.com

BOOK: Only Ever Yours

BOOK: Asking For It

TWITTER: @oneilllo

Read more about Louise and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head.  Always.  All the time.  That story makes you what you are.  We build ourselves out of that story.” – Patrick Rothfuss

Today’s guest is Camille dePutter, creator of Storytelling with Heart.  In this episode we discuss:

* How to stop living in a place of “heart block”

* Why Discovery is like free-range parenting for the soul

* How to turn the page and just tell your story

* Why storytelling is so important for recovery

And more!

CONNECT WITH Camille:

WEBSITE: camilledeputter.com

BOOK: www.camilledeputter.com/shareyourstory

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/storytellingwithheart

Read more about Camille and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3.

Join the book club: findingourhunger.com/bookclub

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“A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.” – Madeleine L’Engle

Today’s guest is Jessie Kahnweiler, filmmaker and star of the new web series The Skinny.

In this episode we discuss:

* Why it’s cathartic NOT to make your art therapy

* Why we need media to show that there’s more to a person than their eating disorder

* Why it’s important to honor your sadness but stay on the path to recovery

* Why you might need to pack reality TV and an avocado in your bags

And more!

CONNECT WITH JESSIE:

WEBSITE: jessiekahnweiler.com

WEB SERIES: The Skinny

TWITTER: @Jesskahnweiler

INSTAGRAM: @Jessiebethkahnweiler

Read more about Jessie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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* Start a free trial and get a free book at Audible

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Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub

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“I am the poet of the body, and I am the poet of the Soul.” —Walt Whitman

This week’s guest is Mindy Dillard, an award-winning singer-songwriter and a body image activist who recently released her second full length feature album, How to Survive a Poison Apple, a folk rock song cycle and the soundtrack for her revisionist fairy tale one-woman show.

In this episode we discuss:

* How to use fairy tales to get to the root of your own story

* Are eating disorders the fault of psychology or culture? And which will help us recover?

* Why claiming the right to take up space is not about being beautiful, but feeling beautiful

And more!

CONNECT WITH MINDY:

WEBSITE: www.mindydillard.com

BAND CAMP: “How to Survive a Poison Apple”

FACEBOOK: Mindy Dillard Music

INSTAGRAM: @mindydillard

Read more about Mindy and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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*

Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

VISIT: IAEDP

VISIT: NEDA

WATCH: Missrepresentation

READ: Everyday Feminism “Why Saying It’s My Choice Isn’t Always Feminist”

LISTEN: Cosi Sheridan

Join the conversation at  facebook.com/findingourhunger.

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“You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.” – Kurt Vonnegut

Today’s guest is Joanna Kay of Middle Ground Musings.

In this episode we discuss:

* What happens when you only recover “enough” to convince yourself of something that isn’t true yet

* Why it’s okay to ask for help

* Why you don’t have to look sick to have an eating disorder

* How to build a sense of self in recovery – and afterward

And more!

CONNECT WITH JOANNA:

BLOG: middlegroundmusings.com

TWITTER: @_middle_ground

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/themiddleground

Read more about Joanna and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

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Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

READ: 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder

VISIT: Monte Nido Eating Disorder Treatment Centers

VISIT: MentorConnect

READ: (TRIGGER WARNING) The worst case scenario for women suffering from eating disorders

READ: Before You Become a Health Coach, Read This

READ: Everything I Thought about Recovery Was a Lie

Join the conversation at Facebook.com/bookclub.

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“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.” – Oprah Winfrey

Today’s guest is Jessica Raymond, founder and director of Recovery Warriors, a rapidly growing resource hub for all things related to eating disorder recovery.

In this episode we discuss:

* The 4 core values of Recovery Warriors

* How do you know when you’ve “made it” in recovery?

* How to stop calorie counting (even when you know all of the calorie counts by heart)

* Plus an exercise for working through your fears!

CONNECT WITH JESSICA:

WEBSITE: recoverywarriors.com

TWITTER: @Recovrywarriors

INSTAGRAM: @Recovrywarriors

FACEBOOK: RecovryWarriors

Read more about Jessica and today’s conversation at Performing Woman.

BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to supports us:

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*

Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3.

MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:

READ: ConsumerAffairs Guide to Rehab Centers

READ: Body of Truth by Harriet Brown

READ: Fat Talk Nation by Susan Greenhalgh

READ: In Health-Conscious Future, Body Fat Analyzers Might Be Embedded in Phones

READ: Are binges normal in recovery? by Jessica Raymond

Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub.

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Keep dancing,

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