Join us for the second part to this series where we talk about what it’s like to recover from an ED in a disordered culture. In this episode we explore

- How recovering in a disordered culture is like trying to deprogram from a cult while still living in it

- Why we question our reality in recovery and how an ED uses the culture to fuel that confusion

- The challenges we face when recovering in a culture that is in many ways at odds with recovery

- How fatphobia and disordered messages show up in ED treatment and recovery spaces

- How shame and the disordered culture reared their head in our recoveries 

- Why a recovery rooted in shame isn’t sustainable 

- A guide to generate your recovery bubble, your force field, to shield and protect against the disordered culture 

Guidebook To Create Your Recovery Force Field

- Getting clear on what truly matters to you and the person you want to be 

- Remember none of this is personal 

- Embrace the subculture of the anti-diet, weight-inclusive, Health At Every Size spaces

- Curate your environment and social media 

- Find allies 

- Know your context and stay away from comparisons 

- Set boundaries 

- Request not to be weighed: ⁠Don’t Weigh Me Cards for Doctor’s Visits ⁠

- Stay home and insulate when you need to 

- Seek out role models 

- Aim to be a role model yourself and an ally 

- Know you can’t control anyone else’s relationship with food and their body 

- Use humor :) 

- Get angry at the culture

- Build a sense of safety inside your force field; make it a nice place to be

When in Doubt, Aim Higher: What I Wish I’d Known About Target Weights in Recovery by Emily Boring