Starting a new hobby can seem really intimidating but I want to encourage you to try something new! There’s nothing wrong with exploring. If you need someone to give you permission to explore new hobbies, here it is: i give you permission to explore. In this episode I talk about how some new hobbies of mine have taught me patience, challenging myself, how to beat perfectionism, and how to do some good in the world.

Nobody wants to talk about gaining weight, but sometimes it’s medically necessary to gain weight. There’s a lot of negativity that can go on in your headspace when you’re trying to get healthy from an eating disorder. That eating disorder voice can be very loud! I’m sharing some tools to help combat negative thoughts around weight gain when you’re getting healthy from an eating disorder.

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Set point theory video: https://youtu.be/47giNiFZycA

Self care doesn’t just mean a bubble bath and bottle of wine whenever you feel like it (although it can!). It can mean anything from speaking kindly to yourself to making regular doctor’s appointments. In this episode, I’m sharing my self care routines that have helped me through anxiety and depression, how self care routines help to build up confidence in yourself, and the power of saying no.

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https://nuscimag.com/the-science-of-self-care-f727587f47b4

There’s so much stigma around medication and I want to help break that! Medication relieved me from 6-8 hours a day of panic attacks and a severe depression/anxiety diagnosis last year. I’m not a doctor and medication isn’t for everyone but I’m here to say there is no shame in getting help with medication! You are not broken and there is nothing wrong with you if you choose medication to help.

Over the past year and a half I’ve had to do a lot of things that scare me. I had to conquer an eating disorder and some of the most crippling anxiety and depression I’ve ever experienced. I had to face my past hurts and dive into my triggers in extensive therapy. I put all of my stuff in storage and left on a nomadic year of travel with my husband, away from my family and friends. I’m sharing how I was able to do all of this with help, exposure therapy, and building up positive history with myself, despite it terrifying me to my core.

James Clear says that in order to change who you are, you have to change what you do. Every time you read a page, you are a reader. Do you want to be a person that reads two books a week? In this episode, I give you ideas on how you can squeeze more reading into your life and get to that goal. I had this goal in mind at the start of 2020 because last year I went through a pretty severe bout of depression where I couldn’t focus enough to read, so once I started feeling like myself again I had some catching up to do on my reading list!

I wanted to share some tips that have helped me in reducing anxiety in the moment. You want to rate your anxiety on a scale from one to ten and you don’t want to let yourself get above a seven. A seven and up is where you start getting into panic territory and you can’t think straight. In this episode I talk about using ice to help regulate your body temperature, aroma therapy, grounding and breathing techniques, and how opening up your body posture sends relaxing signals to your brain.

Surprise! Relapse and planning for relapse are part of recovery! I’m sharing three tips (plus a bonus tip!) on creating a relapse prevention plan in this episode. Think of relapse prevention in terms of a traffic light: behaviors that range from the “green” (pro-recovery behaviors and mindsets) to the “red” - warnings that you’re back in your disordered behaviors. I talk about the stages of behavior change and how they relate to eating disorder recovery. I also share some guidance my therapist gave me on how different recovery can look for people, along with what “stage” of recovery I’m currently in.

In this episode I talk about what to expect (and bonus: what not to expect!) in eating disorder recovery. It takes a lot of work to stop ED behaviors, identify triggers, and make decisions that put you in the right direction. I share some of the inside hard work that I had to do during my time in eating disorder facility. This episode is

In this episode I talk about the first step toward eating disorder recovery. I hope to help you figure out how and where to get the right help you need. Know that you are not alone in this! 30 Million people in the United States alone have eating disorders. Help is out there for you!