I'm talking with trauma therapist, Charity O'Reilly about a different way to do therapy. She offers week long, individual therapy intensives that incorporate IFS (Internal Family Systems) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Charity shares her experience as a therapist, with the rape crisis center as well as her book "You Will Get Through This". Then we dive into the importance of rest during recovery. And we wrap up chatting about her chickens!

Show notes:

• https://charityoreilly.com/
• Charity’s online course https://www.teawithatraumatherapist.com/
• On Instagram @teawithatraumatherapist
• any victim of sexual crime, including unreported child abuse and sexual assault, can reach out to RAINN (the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) https://rainn.org to be connected with their local resource. Sexual crime does not need to be reported for someone to be eligible for free therapy.
• Co-author of “You Will Get Through This”

This is part two of our series with Julie Norman about Body Stuff. Today we are diving deeper into diet culture and illuminating some common myths that we’ve all heard and believed to be true. We talk about the definition of diet, why diets don’t work and what’s really the root cause of why we diet. We get into the how wellness culture has placed a moral value on food and eating. And we even touch on the marketing aspect of diet culture and where that leads us. 

As always we have a lot of resources for people wanting more information. 

Julie offers a free, monthly group online, called Body Peace Sisterhood (for women and non binary folks). You can find that on her website: https://julienormanyoga.com/

We mentioned Hillary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant and their Body Trust program which you can learn more about here: https://centerforbodytrust.com/

Dr. Amy Porto is a RD and I always recommend following her content on IG: @dr.amyporto 

Shana Minei who has a new book called: Live Nourished and is also amazing to follow on IG @thenutritiontea

This is another bonus episode, on how the election has impacted Julie Norman. Julie shares her story about her reproductive choices and how the election has activated her complex PTSD and how she is managing her recovery during this dark time. We detoured from our planned series to share this, but will resume the body stuff in the next episode. 

Resources:

Julie Norman, Body Empowerment Coach, BS, E-RYT, CHC

juilienormanyoga.com and on IG @bodykarmahealing 

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence:

nrcdv.org

Planned Parenthood: plannedparenthood.org

Description:

In this episode, Lisa shares her strong emotions about the election and how she manages her recovery during this dark and difficult time. 

Resources:

Today, I talk with Lael Atkinson about how alcohol and dieting have seeped into our lives and how both of these have become normalized in our culture.  Lael shares their personal experiences as well as their path to recovery which led them to start the Beyond Shrinking and Drinking Course and Group Coaching Program as well as dedicating their 1-1 coaching to help people heal from both. 

Resources:

Lael Atkinson: Coaching at https://www.laelatkinson.com/ and Beyond Shrinking & Drinking course at https://learning.beyondshrinkinganddrinking.com/courses/BSD-SP on IG at both @lael.atkinson and @beyondshrinkinganddrinking

Integral Recovery by John Dupuy

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker

The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Isabel Foxen Duke's Stop Fighting Food (the full program no longer available, but you can still access a free video series)

Summer Innanen: Eat The Rules Podcast, on IG: @summerinnanen

Christy Harrison author of The Wellness Trap and Anti-Diet, Rethinking Wellness and Food Psych Podcasts, on IG: @chr1styharrison

Center for Body Trust: https://centerforbodytrust.com/and book: Reclaiming Body Trust

Jen Sincero: https://jensincero.com/

Highlighting Body Stuff: A Series with Julie Norman, Body Empowerment Coach, BS, E-RYT, CHC

Episode 5: Body Image Basics

This episode, I bring on my first guest, Julie Norman, a Body Empowerment Coach. And since we have so much to talk about, we decided to do a series together!

In this introductory episode, we talk about all things bodies. We outline all the topics we will discuss in this series such as: our relationships with food and our bodies, body image, diet culture, weight stigma, movement/exercise, anti fat bias/fatphobia. And, how we can attain embodiment, peaceful body image and an authentic, healthy relationship with food, exercise and our bodies. Join us to learn more, and to unlearn, some of the old myths that diet culture will have us believe to be true. 

RESOURCES:

Julie Norman, Body Empowerment Coach, BS, E-RYT, CHC:                      

https://julienormanyoga.com/

and on IG: @bodykarmahealing

In this episode, Lisa opens up about her Complex PTSD diagnosis which illuminates the harsh reality of having a brutal inner critic and what it’s like to swim in shame. She shares about the difficult symptoms such as depression and anxiety, and how she began to climb her way out of the darkness of it all because recovery is possible. 

RESOURCES: 

In this episode, Lisa shares how she discovered she has an eating disorder and her journey in recovery. Tune in to hear about the many types of eating disorders including Binge Eating Disorder, Orthorexia and OSFED and now many of the traits highlight disordered eating in our culture. She is honest about the painful truths of treatment and that recovery is possible. Plus, you'll get a ton of resources to help anyone who is struggling.

SHOW NOTES:

This episode illuminates Alcohol Use Disorder and/or Alcohol Addiction. Listen to hear about Lisa's history with alcohol, her struggles and how she recovered.

Connect with Lisa on Instagram @illuminatedrecoverypodcast

Show Notes:

1. The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis

2. This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

3. Untamed by Glennon Doyle

4. She Recovers

5. TLC: The Luckiest Club

6. Sober Mom Squad

This episode illuminates Lisa's story and what led her to recovery. Join her on this transformative journey as she navigates the healing process.