This week on Understanding Disordered Eating, Rachelle outlines the basics of intuitive eating. She details the 10 principals and goes through how she understands each to mean. She talks about discovering satisfaction in food, learning hunger cues, identifying fullness cues, and stopping to use food as the only way to manage emotions. She talks about how this can be transformative in your healing from eating disorder and disordered eating.

It’s hard to determine whether a loved one is suffering from an eating disorder or not. The good thing is, that there are signs that you can look out for that can help you know when to start a conversation. In this episode, I talk about red flags and warning signs. If you see someone you love who might be experiencing any of these, you can go way back to episode 9 about what the heck to do. Spoiler: unconditional support and love go a long way.

You know me. I'm the first person to roll my eyes at the idea of breathwork. And mindfulness. I'm so quick to laugh at the seemingly preposterous idea that using our breath can really help in recovery. Or maybe I should say, used to be that person. 

Talking to Erin kind of changed that. She is a Certified Eating Disorder/Anxiety/Breathwork, NLP Practitioner, and Trauma Coach. She also is the kind of person who totally rolled her eyes at the idea of breathwork. But then she tried it. 

She will introduce the unbelievable benefits of breathwork, how it can help individuals with eating disorders, and how she came across such a unique modality. We also talk about how tricky this gets when someone who is experiencing poor body image or has a history of trauma would want to be the furthest place from their body and brining awareness to it. Tune in and don't forget to join in the discussion by signing up for my weekly newsletter.  

Ever feel super calculated about how you use your money? Ever say, I can't have that it's too expensive, even when it really isn't? Ever find yourself spending lots and lots of money on things you can't understand why? As if there was a lapse in judgment for a second? Do you feel anxious about money in general?

I've been talking about how our relationship with food and money are so connected since the dawn of time. Okay, maybe it feels like it to me. But the way we relate to food and the way we interact with money are so similar.

If you have ever felt out of control around food, specifically sweets, I'm sure you've thought about whether or not you have a sugar addiction or food addiction. It definitely feels like it! Marci Evans shares revolutionary ideas about how dieting and the sugar addiction experience are closely linked. We also talk about what to do if you feel like you have a food addiction.

I know that I talk quite a bit about the deeper meaning of different eating disorder symptoms and behaviors. But sometimes, especially right after a binge, what you need is tips to help in the moment. In this episode I share 5 tips to keep in mind after a binge.

That obviously doesn’t mean that we forget about the function of the binge. The binge is there for a reason. It is there to help us manage really difficult emotional experiences. Chances are, if you are still bingeing, it’s actually doing so effectively. Except that now the binges have become their own problem. So now you got the underlying stuff and the binge itself. If you’re not yet in a place to try to understand the function of your binges, or if you’ve just binged and don’t feel like thinking about anything else, be sure to listen to the end to get all 5 tips.

This episode is a breath of fresh air. How often do you meet a medical doctor who practices from a weight inclusive perspective? On this episode, Dr. Dodell shares how the endocrine system works (it's really cool!) and why weight loss isn't necessarily the golden answer the world has been looking for. He talks about how you can actually work towards a healthier experience and how harmful dieting can be. 

Dr. Gregory Dodell is a board-certified endocrinologist who received his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He completed his internal medicine and endocrinology fellowship at St. Luke's Health Center affiliated with Columbia University. He is now in private practice at Central Park Endocrinology. 

We seem to think that disordered eating is a girl thing, perhaps because that’s what the “numbers” tell us. But the numbers only reflect people who get help and people who know they have a problem. For various reasons, that doesn't quite frequently happen in men. Aaron and I talk about what may be similar or different in ED’s in men. And we talk about shame.

Sprinkled into this episode is Aaron’s Star Wars love and his knack for taking lessons from the series. You can’t see but his office is full of Star Wars paraphernalia.

Stay tuned until the end, we chat a bit about clinicians who have their own ED and disordered eating struggles. I won’t say more about that here, you’ll have to listen! 🙊

Aaron Flores is a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California. He also works at Center for Discovery as Senior Coordinator for Weight-Inclusive Care He uses Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size® in his work to help individuals learn how to make peace with food and their bodies. He is a Certified Body Trust® provider and he also the co-host of the popular podcast, Dietitians Unplugged.

Unlike any other disorder in the DSM (diagnostic bible for mental illness), eating disorders have become glamorous and even enviable. “OMG how do you eat so little?” and “You’re so good. You work out at the gym all the time.” Robyn and I talk about how in the world this happened and what to do about it. Robyn also shares some possible impacts of restriction on the body.

Robyn is a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian and Supervisor in private practice in Los Angeles, CA and has been in the field for 25 years! She is a contributing author and is a nationally and internationally known registered dietitian nutritionist. She has been quoted in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Vogue, The Fix, Shape Magazine, Fitness, Oxygen, Pilates Style, Diabetes Forecast, BH Weekly, and Life & Style. She has been on national television as the eating disorder expert on The Insider.   Robyn is the author of the new book The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones and the host of the podcast The Eating Disorder Trap Podcast.

I don’t know about you, but very often I seem to understand something so well in my brain except when I start to explain it in words, all that gets jumbled into a mess. Jack has this knack of taking complex concepts putting into really organized terms in a way that makes you go, “duh!”

In today’s episode, husband and wife (yours truly) talk about the true purpose of therapy and the power that holds. Jack shows us how when we approach our therapy experience as more than a means to an end, an entire world of opportunity is opened up to us. He outlines exactly how this works and how you can use these ideas to further your own self development. Friendly banter is for your extra entertainment 😉.

Jack Heinemann, LCSW-R is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice and holds a staff position as a clinical social worker at NYU’s community mental health clinic in Brooklyn, NY. He is a graduate of the Training Institute of Mental Health and provides group supervision at the Training Institute’s psychoanalytic training program. 

Yaffi Lvova is an experienced Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a proud mom of twins plus one. She earned a BA in Religious Studies and a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from Arizona State University and went on to complete the Iowa State University dietetic internship. Yaffi is a published author of several books on feeding kids and is the creator of Toddler Test Kitchen. Yaffi supports parents through her social media, public speaking, and Nap Time Nutrition podcast and YouTube channel.

In today’s episode, Yaffi shares what she has learned from working with closely kids. Kids have a simple way to approach life. They are full of vigor and energy and excitement. They also soak everything up so whatever is in their environment is internalized. By listening to this conversation, we can better understand, perhaps, why we have a certain running narrative in our head and what we can do to reverse that narrative.

In today’s episode, Stephanie and I chat about running. We cover what a healthy relationship with running looks like and how to tell if that may be a problem for you. We talk about what may be behind your running and what function it may be serving you. Stay tuned until the end when we share tips on what you can actually do if your running is complicated for you.

Stephanie Roth-Goldberg, LCSW, CEDS-S is a psychotherapist/psychoanalyst in New York City.  She operates a small group practice focusing on treating eating disorders through an anti-diet, HAES lens. Stephanie’s niche is working within the intersection of eating disorders and sports, particularly with folks who participate in endurance sports.  Stephanie herself is a runner and triathlete and is passionate about incorporating movement into eating disorder treatment to help folks feel empowered and connected to their bodies. Stephanie teaches on the subject of eating disorders and exercise at the William Alanson White Institute in NYC. When Stephanie is not working, she can be found running around with her two small children, or her running group.