Recovery Bites

In this episode, Karin welcomes Meghan Morris-Weberling, ceramic artist, sculptor, to the show for, “Art is the Highest Form of Healing.”

Join Karin and Meghan for a discussion on the relationship between art and recovery, the uniqueness of the word “recovery,” the inward and outward components of recovery, Meghan’s experience of motherhood and recovery, the intertwining of “hope” and “showing up,” the effects that trying to “fit-in” have on the soul, and much more!

Meghan Morris-Weberling is a ceramic artist, sculptor, and devotee of the organic process. With deep reverence for nature, her work bears witness to its formal evolution. Each piece is unique and reverberates with the impulse to grow. Meghan’s experience farming for a number of seasons enhanced her intuitive captivation with visual, cyclical change, and this informs her work greatly. Meghan is currently based in Cambridge, MA, where she continues to create a body of ceramic work ranging from bud vases to abstract sculpture.is an artist, working in clay to make primarily vessels and sculptural abstract organic forms.

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• Visit Meghan at Formal Evolution
• Contact Meghan
• Discover Meghan’s process and work:
﹘transition images
﹘salt fired forms
﹘thrown forms
﹘nature/art

In this episode, Karin welcomes JD Ouellette, MS, educator turned eating disorder professional, to the show for, “Radical Responsibility.”

Join Karin and JD for a conversation on the importance of early family intervention, the role of psychoeducation for supports, how Family-Based Treatment (FBT) supports and changes the family system, the ways in which the eating disorder “voice” is the loudest voice, challenging parental fears of perpetuating harm for their child, setting boundaries with children, radical responsibility that comes with lived experience, and much more!

JD Ouellette, MS is an educator turned family mentor who came into this work after helping her youngest child fully recover from an eating disorder using FBT, which ignited JD’s passion for access to evidence-based care. She became active in online family support communities, writing, attending and speaking at conferences. JD’s fervor for sharing with other parents through educating and mentoring eventually led her to open her own peer coaching practice.

• Get to know JD and her coaching services:
・"Full Metal Apron" - Eating Disorders Parent/Caregiver Coaching
・Patient & Education Advocacy
・Life & Career Coaching
・Partner/Family Support Coaching
• Learn about the FBT model
• Follow JD on Instagram

In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Lindsey Magner, MMFC-T (she, her), Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in trauma, LGBTQIA+, attachment, non-traditional family structures, relationships, and life transitions to the show.

Join Karin and Lindsey for a conversation on the challenges of feeling broken and finding authentic self, the spiritual experience of loving your body, love as a feeling as opposed to an action, the intersection of eroticism and embodiment, examining pleasure outside of the confines of societal and religious beliefs, embracing sexual and spiritual transformation in recovery, recognizing the harm of performative lifestyles, inner child work, societal demands for self-denial, non-traditional family structures, the sanctity of truth, the act of “showing up” for yourself and others, what recovery is to Lindsey, and much more!

Lindsey Magner, MMFC-T (she/her) believes that trauma is at the heart of much of our suffering. Her vocational pull towards counseling is rooted in her personal experience of walking through her trauma, addiction, and eating disorder; alongside therapists of her own, which saved her life.

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• Get in touch with Lindsey
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In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS-S, clinical psychologist, certified eating disorders specialist and supervisor, author of "Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling," and eating psychology pioneer with a passion for working with eating difficulties for over thirty-five years.

Join Karin and Dr. Johnston for a discussion on the transformational power of collective healing practices, what it means to “belong” as opposed to “fitting in,” the use of metaphors from a therapeutic standpoint, shifting one’s understanding of triggers, holistically addressing hunger, Anita’s best selling novel, “Eating in the Light of the Moon,” and much more!

• Learn more about Dr. Johnston
• Work with Dr. Johnston
• Learn about and purchase a copy of "Eating in the Light of the Moon"
• Visit the Light of the Moon Cafe, an online platform for transforming your relationship with food and body offering four self-study courses & group programs
• Learn about the ‘Ai Pono Hawaii Eating Disorder Program, Dr. Johnston’s holistic eating disorder recovery center and their treatment options
• View Dr. Johnston’s free resources
• Watch “The Log Video”
• Follow Dr. Johnston on Facebook and Instagram

In this episode, Karin welcomes Dr. Katie Gordon, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Join Karin and Dr. Gordon to discuss statistics on suicide, the risk factors for suicide, safety plans for those at risk, compassionately validating the emotional components of suicidal thoughts, skills for clinicians and supporters, and toxic societal messages.

Prior to working as a therapist, Dr. Gordon was a professor for ten years. She was recognized as an Inspiring Teacher for her classes about psychopathology, empirically-supported therapy, and cultural diversity. Dr. Gordon is a mental health researcher who has published over eighty scientific articles and book chapters on suicidal behavior, disordered eating, and related topics. She co-hosts Psychodrama Podcast, blogs for Psychology Today, and shares mental health information through her website, kathrynhgordon.com. Dr. Gordon's first book, “The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook”, was published in July of 2021.

• Learn more about Dr. Gordon
• Discover Dr. Gordon’s research and media
• View Dr. Gordon’s resource page for help and information
• Follow Dr. Gordon on Twitter and Instagram
• Purchase a copy of "The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook"
• Listen to Dr. Gordon’s as co-host on the Psychodrama Podcast

Karin is honored to be joined by Schuyler Bailar (he/him), internationally-celebrated inspirational speaker, author, advocate for trans inclusion, body acceptance, and mental health awareness, and the 1st trans athlete on an NCAA D1 men's team. By 15, he was one of the nation’s top-20 15-year-old breast-strokers. By 17, he set a national age-group record. In college, he swam for Harvard University, on Harvard’s winningest team in 50 years. Schuyler’s difficult choice – to transition while potentially giving up the prospect of being an NCAA Champion – was historic. His story has appeared everywhere from 60 Minutes to The Washington Post. Schuyler’s tireless advocacy has earned him numerous honors including LGBTQ Nation’s Instagram Advocate for 2020. In 2021, Schuyler also released his first middle-grade novel, "Obie Is Man Enough”. And in 2022, Schuyler created LaneChanger.com making gender literacy education accessible to every team, school and company.

Join Karin and Schuyler for a discussion on gender literacy, gender affirming treatment, the different phases of transition, therapeutic and medical gatekeeping, Schuyler’s gender literacy course LaneChanger.com, the trauma from misgendering clients, the origins of Schuyler’s first novel “Obie Is Man Enough” and much more.

• Learn more about Schuyler and his work
• Follow Schuyler on Instagram @pinkmantaray
• Purchase a copy of “Obie is Man Enough”
• Discover Lanechanger.com, Schuyler’s gender literacy course for individuals, schools, and organizations
• Read Schuyler’s resources on allyship, coming out, eating disorders, gender inclusivity, LGBTQ+, mental health, transition, sport, and more
• View Schuyler’s services and press appearances

In this episode, Karin welcomes Merrit Elizabeth, Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach specializing in the health and wellness of adolescent and young adult women to the show. Through her personal struggle with and recovery from an eating disorder, Merrit came to realize her true purpose in life was in assisting others in finding recovery. She received a specialized certification in eating disorder recovery coaching through the Carolyn Costin Institute, where she now supports clients in making the necessary day-to-day behavior changes necessary for recovery.

Join Karin and Merrit for a discussion on the negative influences of social media, especially for the vulnerable navigating life transitions, such as college, the oscillating cycle between Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, embracing imperfection in recovery, the toxic college environment steeped in diet culture, the role of early intervention and education, creating “family” systems in recovery, the benefits of an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, how honesty can get one “unstuck,” and much more.

• Get to know Merrit
• View Merrit’s eating disorder recovery coaching services
• Subscribe to Merrit’s blog
• Follow Merrit on Instagram
• Discover the benefits of CCI certified recovery coaches

In this episode, Karin welcomes Anne Poirier BS, CSCS, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Body Confidence Coach, Self-Talk Trainer and Eating Disorder Specialist to the show. Having overcome her own eating, food, weight, and body image challenges and drawing upon decades of experience, Anne shares her highly personal and life-changing experience in her book “The Body Joyful - My journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance.” She is also the leader of the Body Joyful Revolution.

Join Karin and Anne for a discussion about Anne’s book, “The Body Joyful,” the wear and tear of one’s inner critic, self-doubt and self-loathing at a young age, stepping into discomfort, the effects of internalizing the belief that one needs to be smaller to fit in, healing the present by examining the past with compassion and curiosity, allowing for a safe space to practice different ways of thinking, acting, and perceiving food, and much more!

• Learn more about Anne
• View Anne’s services, courses, and immersions including:
- The Body Joyful Signature System
- Building Body Confidence Immersion
- Getting started with Intuitive Eating Immersion
• Join the Body Joyful Revolution
• Purchase a copy of “The Body Joyful”
• Follow Anne on Facebook and Instagram

In this episode, Karin welcomes Allé K (he/him), a queer, fat, trans masc activist, educator and certified Yoga Instructor providing LGBTQIA+ inclusive, trauma-informed, fat positive yoga classes online. Yoga is a liberatory practice and shares healing practices for our collective liberation. Allé’s work is based in his experience working through his own trauma and grief; the understanding of self care as vital for the collective good. Allé is a spaceholder, a connector and a disruptor.

Join Karin and Allé for a discussion on the assumption that restriction is “just what women do,” the importance of working with a queer and trans affirming and informed professionals, distinguishing body dysmorphia from gender dysphoria, the harm in reluctance to admit privilege, moving past the shame that can come with eating in front of others, the challenges those in larger bodies face when excluded from the norm, respecting the voice of those who spread fat/trans/masc visibility, the benefits of trans affirming yoga, and much more!

• Get to know Allé by visiting his website
• View Allé’s classes, private sessions, and trainings
• Join the Body Love community
• Learn about Teaching Trans Affirming Yoga Training
• Follow Allé on Instagram

In this episode, Karin welcomes guest Dr. Moreen Rubin, licensed clinical therapist in Calabasas, California, who helps adolescents and adults heal from depression and anxiety, as well as eating disorders, addiction and trauma. With a mission to support clients in facing fears, insecurities, self-doubt, shame, and judgement, Moreen believes that compassion, empathy, and living life with purpose can free you from self-limiting thoughts, beliefs, and doubts. She has an extensive experience and skillset in using proven techniques that help with children and adults to better manage their manage stress levels and make better decisions for the long-term. 

Join Karin and Moreen for a discussion on the mind, body, spirit connection, the habitual nature of human bodies, unresolved trauma as a barrier to change, aligning the body with one’s consciousness and destiny, challenging distress and disease through balance, the seven human needs, defining trauma from a bio psychosocial viewpoint, the role of “tuning out,” and much more.

• Get to know Moreen by visiting her website
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• Learn about Moreen’s services, treatment specialties, and types of therapy offered
• View Moreen in the press
• Contact Moreen to learn more