Emily and Sarah reflect on their conversation with Tosha Toste.

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Tosha Toste has been sharing her story of recovery for 10 years across multiple platforms. She has been competing in pageants since she was 13 years old and created her platform "Imperfectly, Perfect" as a way to help spread her message of self-love and fulfillment. In her spare time, you can find Tosha listening to a podcast, hanging with her two furbabies Rizzo and Piper, or exploring new restaurants with her husband, Nick!

Instagram handle: @mrstoshatoste

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Emily and Sarah reflect on their conversation with Tee Kaa.

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In our first conversation of Season 2, we welcome Tee Kaa. Tee Kaa has more than 10 years of experience in the mental health field. She is The Alumnae Coordinator at Timberline Knolls (TK) and an alumna of TK in her own recovery.  She is also a peer support specialist at Tee Kaa Talks.  Her passion to live out TK’s and Tee Kaa Talks missions in her work is driven by her own experience as a person who struggled with mental health including an eating disorder, self harm, depression and Trauma, in conjunction with her years of recovery since then.

Tee Kaa brings compassion and understanding that is uniquely evident by the joyfulness, strength and hope she readily shares with those around her.  She wholeheartedly believes through the holistic approach with skilled therapeutic interventions, a strong support system and a power much greater than themselves to surrender to, a meaningful life in recovery is possible for all the individuals she meets.  Tee Kaa earned her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from Aurora University.  Her work history has centered on both the clinical level of care and administrative work.  She brings lenses from both these areas to her work at TK, with the vision to mesh the two together and grow the alumnae community.  When Tee Kaa is not working you can find her anywhere that dogs are allowed with her small pup, Sir Winston, writing about mental health, recovery and other tough topics or eating brunch anywhere there is patio dining.

Instagram Handle: @tee_kaa_talks

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Season Two comin' in hot! Take a listen today to find out what's coming your way, starting next week as season two is officially underway.

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This is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and we are here to share some facts and statistics about eating disorders. Bringing awareness of this deadly disease is the key to prevention. This is also a wrap of Season One! Can you believe it? 30 episodes of connection and conversation. It’s been an honor to share this journey with you and we are excited for what’s ahead in Season Two!

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders

https://anad.org/eating-disorders-statistics/

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Those who are struggling (or have struggled) with eating disorders are sometimes caught in the battle of feeling like the eating disorder is part of their prime identity. We all have so much more that defines us. That defines our identity. Let’s explore what else exists outside of the eating disorder!

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There are so many new things that we get to welcome on this journey of recovery. Join us in this follow-up episode where we talk through the many "hellos" that we got to say (and continue to say!) while choosing recovery. 

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When we choose recovery we inherently choose to say "goodbye" to many things that are a part of the disordered life - relationships, environments, behaviors, beliefs, and so much more. Join us in this episode as we explore some of the things we've had to say "goodbye" to in the journey of recovery.

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Do you ever have a hard time imagining what a day in recovery could look like? Join Emily and Sarah this week as they talk through what their days in recovery look like - everything from the mundane tasks to the spontaneous joys. 

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