Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

✨ Episode Summary: Who decided adults had to stop dancing? Kicking off our Summer Movement Series, we are joined by Gabby McLemore, owner of DanceWorks Indy, to explore the power of dance in adulthood. We talk about how movement can support confidence, emotional expression, self-trust, and connection! Gabby shares how inclusive dance spaces can challenge perfectionism, reduce barriers to participation, and help people reconnect with joy and their bodies. Whether you haven’t danced in years or never considered yourself a dancer, this episode is an invitation to take up space and move in ways that feel good.

Take advantage of DanceWorks Indy’s intro offer: 2 weeks of unlimited classes for $29.

Connect with Gabby & DanceWorks Indy: 

• danceworksindy.com 

• IG: @danceworksindy

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🧰 Takeaways:

• Dance can support confidence, emotional expression, and connection
• Movement doesn’t need to look a certain way to be meaningful
• Inclusive spaces help reduce barriers and make dance more accessible
• Joy, play, and self-expression are valuable parts of well-being
• Adults are allowed to move, explore, and take up space

📚 Resources & Mentions:

Circle City Cypher w/King Koi Roi:

• YouTube
• IG: @king.koi.roi

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✨ Episode Summary: Does recovery coaching really add much to eating disorder recovery? In this episode, Jen and Allison are joined by Taylor Griebe to discuss the role of recovery coaching in eating disorder treatment. If you’ve ever wondered how recovery coaches support clients outside of the traditional therapy and dietitian sessions, this episode is for you. We talk about the value of lived experience in recovery work and how coaching can help bridge the gap between treatment and everyday life by sharing insight into collaboration within treatment teams and building trust with clients.

Connect with Taylor:

Greibe Recovery Coaching: Tayvia Institute: taylorgreibe.com

Insta: @taylor.greibe

🧰 Takeaways:

• What recovery coaches do in eating disorder treatment
• How lived experience can support connection and recovery
• The difference between therapy and recovery coaching
• Building practical support systems outside the therapy room
• Collaboration between recovery coaches and treatment teams
• Why individualized support improves long-term recovery outcomes

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✨ Episode Summary: In this episode, Allison and Jen are joined by Mary Margaret-Sweeney, LCSW, CST,  to explore the intersection of eating disorders, sexual health, trauma, and body image. We discuss how disembodiment, control, medications, stress, and cultural messaging can impact sexual functioning and overall well-being. Clinicians will learn how to better support clients by normalizing conversations about sex, prioritizing informed consent, and understanding the physiological stress cycle. We highlight the importance of trauma-informed care, compassion, and reclaiming connection to the body as part of recovery.

🧰 Takeaways:

• Eating disorders can significantly impact sexual health and intimacy
• Trauma, stress, and control patterns influence sexual response
• Disembodiment is common in eating disorder recovery
• Informed consent is essential in sexual health conversations
• Clinicians can better support clients by normalizing discussions about sex
• Reclaiming connection to the body is part of holistic recovery

📚 Resources & Mentions:

Come As You Are: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781982165314

What Happened To You?

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✨ Episode Summary: Engaging with food in eating disorder recovery can be a challenge! In this episode, we are joined by Megan Rothschild, dietitian turned kitchen coach, to explore how kitchen coaching can support eating disorder recovery and mental health. We cover why cooking often feels overwhelming in recovery, how to approach the kitchen with more safety and flexibility, and what it looks like to build skills without shame. Meagan highlights how cooking can become a more mindful, embodied practice, along with practical ways to make food preparation more accessible—especially for neurodivergent individuals or those navigating food-related stress. 

Connect with Meagan:

• ⁠Common Kitchen Substack⁠
• ⁠Common Kitchen IG⁠

🧰 Takeaways:

• Kitchen coaching supports eating disorder recovery by building safety, skills, and structure
• Cooking can become a more mindful, embodied practice—not a source of stress
• There’s no “right way” to cook—flexibility and personalization matter
• Neurodivergence, chronic illness, and sensory needs should be considered in the kitchen
• Support, structure, and practical tools make cooking more accessible
• Struggling in the kitchen isn’t a personal failure—it’s a skills and support gap

📚 Resources & Mentions:

Our Common Kitchen Website

Common Kitchen Substack

Common Kitchen IG

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✨ Episode Summary: The emotional complexity of living in the gray zone in eating disorder recovery can be challenging, to say the least! In this episode, Allison and Jen are joined by 3 clients who share the realities of their unique recovery journeys. Join us as we unpack common misconceptions, relapse prevention, how to manage urges, and why recovery is an ongoing process—not a final destination.

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🧰 Takeaways:

• Eating disorder recovery is nonlinear and rarely looks perfect
• Healing often happens in the “gray zone,” where joy and grief can coexist
• Relapse prevention starts with honesty, awareness, and support
• Recovery is not the absence of hard thoughts—it’s learning how to respond to them
• Support systems and compassionate care make long-term healing possible

📚 Resources & Mentions:

ANAD Recovery Mentorship Program

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Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is so much more than just picky eating — and the lived experience is far more complex. In this episode, we’re joined by veteran podcast guest Cilla Moore-Massey, LCSW, to discuss her personal journey with ARFID, including the impact of sensory sensitivities, a gluten allergy, food insecurity, and neurodivergence.

We explore how ARFID presents across the lifespan, the role of neurodivergence and ADHD, and why flexible, client-led approaches are essential. Cilla highlights creative exposure strategies, the importance of emotional validation, and how autonomy and curiosity can support meaningful progress in recovery.

Whether you're a clinician, supporter, or navigating ARFID yourself, this episode offers practical tools and compassionate insight into individualized, trauma-informed care.

🧰 Takeaways:

• ARFID is more than picky eating and often involves sensory, medical, and emotional factors
• Neurodivergence and ADHD can significantly impact motivation, structure, and treatment approaches
• Small, creative exposure strategies (like the three-bite rule and “brave beads”) can build confidence over time
• Validation, autonomy, and client-led pacing are essential for trauma-informed ARFID care
• Recovery is individualized, non-linear, and benefits from flexibility and curiosity

📚 Resources & Mentions: 

• Pitaya App 
• Borage Eats

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Episode Summary: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is often misunderstood and frequently misidentified as “picky eating.” In this episode, we’re joined by clinicians Valerie Reesner, PhD, HSPP, and Amanda Garant, RD, LD, to explore how ARFID presents, how it differs from other eating disorders, and what effective treatment can look like across the lifespan.

We discuss diagnostic nuances, the impact of neurodivergence, and practical strategies for clinicians and families. The conversation also highlights the Bridging the Food Gap workbook and how creative, flexible approaches can support recovery.

Whether you're a clinician, parent, or someone wanting to better understand ARFID, this episode offers practical insight and compassionate guidance.

Connect With Valerie and Amanda

• bridgethefoodgap.com
• @bridgethefoodgap
• Bridge the Food Gap: An ARFID Recovery Workbook

Get 20% off the Bridge the Food Gap Workbook by using code: ARFID2026

Takeaways:

• ARFID is not driven by body image concerns and presents differently from other eating disorders
• Neurodivergence, anxiety, and sensory sensitivities often play a major role in ARFID
• Family involvement is a key component of effective treatment and support
• Progress requires patience, creativity, and gradual exposure to new foods
• Structured tools like Bridging the Food Gap can support both clinicians and families

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✨ Episode Summary: America’s Next Top Model shaped a generation’s body image. In this episode, Jen and Allison are joined by fellow CCN clinician, Brenna Banard, LMHC, to take a critical look at America’s Next Top Model and its lasting impact on body image, eating disorder risk, and media ethics. We unpack how the show normalized extreme beauty standards, reinforced diet culture, and exposed contestants to harmful power dynamics and exploitation. The conversation explores the psychological toll of reality TV, including shame, coercion, and disordered eating, while also examining the broader cultural messages about women’s bodies. This episode invites listeners to reflect on what we absorbed from media like ANTM—and how we can move toward more ethical, compassionate representation.

🧰 Takeaways:

• Reality TV helped normalize harmful beauty standards and body policing
• Media representation plays a major role in body image and eating disorder risk
• Power imbalances in entertainment can lead to exploitation and coercion
• Harmful messaging was often framed as “toughening up” or professionalism
• Critical media awareness helps challenge diet culture and body stigma
• Healthier representation requires accountability and cultural change

📚 Resources & Mentions:

• Reality Check Documentary
• Dirty Rotten Scandals

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Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition

✨ Episode Summary: Intuitive eating gets talked about a lot — and misunderstood even more. In this episode, we’re slowing things down and having a real, nuanced conversation about what intuitive eating actually is (and what it definitely isn’t).

We break down the foundations, unpack common myths, and explore how intuitive eating can be adapted — especially for folks navigating eating disorder recovery, trauma, or years of diet culture conditioning.

Whether you're a clinician supporting clients, someone in recovery, or just feeling exhausted by food rules, this conversation offers a compassionate and practical lens for building trust with your body over time.

We also talk about why intuitive eating isn’t a quick fix, why structure can still matter (especially early in recovery), and how curiosity — not perfection — is the goal.

🧰 Takeaways:

• Intuitive eating is not a diet — and it’s not meant to be a weight-loss tool.
• You don’t have to “feel intuitive” right away — especially in recovery.
• Structure and intuitive eating can coexist (and often should early on).
• Healing your relationship with food takes time, patience, and self-compassion.
• Curiosity > perfection when learning to trust your body again.

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✨ Episode Summary: Can diabetes care be approached from a non-diet,  weight-neutral lens? In today’s episode, Jen and Allison break down what actually matters for blood sugar management, including natural fluctuations, how tools like continuous glucose monitors can help, and the role of consistent nourishment. They unpack diabetes stigma, common misconceptions, and the role diet culture and the wellness industry play in shame and confusion.

🧰 Takeaways: 

• Blood sugar fluctuations are normal—management isn’t about perfection
• Diet culture and stigma often create shame and confusion around diabetes
• Regular, consistent nourishment supports blood sugar stability
• Diabetes is influenced by multiple factors, including genetics—not just lifestyle
• Mental health and self-trust are essential parts of sustainable care

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