The Compassion Circle

Kierstin and Angela welcomed guest Dr Stephanie Waitt LPC-S, CEDS to the pod!

They could have talked for hours they dug into the nuances of when the goal of wanting to be healthy becomes unhealthy and where the line of obsession and orthorexia is.

You can follow stephanie at

Social Media Handles:

Instagram: @hey_drsteph

@_recovery_academy_

website: www.texomaspecialtycounseling.com

Ana is the owner of Transcend Wellness Collective in Austin Texas. 

Instagram

@healingwithanarodriguez

@transcendwellnesscollective

Website: 

https://transcendatx.com/

Website:

www.angelaprior.com

Instagram

@raychelyearsleylpc

Whitney is the owner and founder of Brave Haven Counseling. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Consultant, trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Her favorite part about being a therapist is establishing relationships with her clients where she is able to help them to see what they have been missing about themselves all along- that they are powerful beings worthy of great love, belonging, and connection. 

www.bravehavencounseling.com

@whitneylpc

@bravehavencounseling

Kierstin and Angela welcome guest Lyss Ball.

Lyss is also an active advocate in the intersex community and a self love coach, working to help others release shame in their bodies and own their unique expression!

In this episode Lyss shares her story of recovery, the role that yoga has played in her life, and the intersectionality of intersex and eating disorders.

To learn more about Lyss follow her

Social Media Handles

@ iamlimitlyss on instagram

@ intersexwitch on tiktok

Website

https://www.iamlimitlyss.com

Her Current Offerings:

Currently focusing on Interwoven, a spiritually centered space for LGTBQIA+ people that want to expand their self expression, self love, and magic

I also work with clients one on one on similar things, focusing on the felt experience, letting go of shame, and coming into deeper relationship with spirit and self

Kierstin and Angela go unscripted as they discuss shame and trauma that can be perpetuated by the medical and wellness communities. How there is harmful and unhelpful narratives being utilized and the influence of the ego

** the word obesity is utilized in this episode in context to how the medical community utilizes the word **

Continue the Conversation on Instagram @thecompassioncirclepocdcast

Recovery isn't linear and neither is running a marathon. In fact the 2 have a lot of in common and on today's episode Angela and Kierstin welcome McKenzie Harris, RD, CEDS on the pod to share her story of recovery + healing, her work as an anti diet dietitian and eating disorder specialist, and the intersectionality of the two as she trained and completed her 1st marathon.

You can learn more about Mckenzie at

Instagram@nurturednutritiontherapy

Facebook @nurturednutritiontherapy

www.nurturednutritiontherapy.com

In this episode Angela and Kierstin discuss what Yoga Therapy is and practicing inside your scope of practice!

Join the Conversation on Insta @thecompassioncirclepocast

@angelapriorlcsw

@theyogatherapyfairy

In this episode we break down the language and terms you may find in the yoga and therapy community regarding Trauma informed/Trauma Sensitive/ and Trauma Aware Yoga.  We dig into how you can choose and decide if that program is right for you, maybe what to expect,  and at the end of the day stepping into your own agency and choice is at the heart of your therapeutic work.

Kierstin shares her experience as a yoga teacher in early recovery navigating the normalization of diet culture in the yoga industry