Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul

Binge Eating Disorder BED is the most common eating disorder, affecting approximately 3.1 million adults in the US in a given year...and it is substantially under-diagnosed. Our guest this week struggled with binge eating disorder and not only recovered but went on to help others do the same. In this inspiring conversation CCI coach, Connie Bowers, talks honestly about her own journey, from the st...

We are back this week sharing part 2 of a special conversation with 3 Australian eating disorder recovery coaches who are inspiring examples that becoming fully recovered is possible and sometimes hearing from someone who has been there can help you believe it.  In this episode we dive deeper into the mindset shifts, strategies and everyday actions that can help someone move forward when their eat...

People with eating disorders consistently report that working with others who have recovered was one of the most significant factors in helping them get well. In this special two-part conversation, I sit down with 3 Australian eating disorder coaches who have walked their own difficult road from illness to recovery, and now dedicate their lives to helping others become recovered. Here, in part one...

From the very beginning of Becoming Recovered: Body & Soul to the end of Season 1, we’ve had the privilege of sharing so many honest, powerful, and deeply personal conversations. We’ve heard from actors, former cult members, athletes, clinicians, and several of our incredible CCI coaches, with each guest bringing a different perspective on what recovery can look like and what it means to truly...

This episode draws from Key 8 of Carolyn Costin’s book, 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder , and explores one of the most foundational ideas in her approach to healing: care of the soul. Recovery is about more than changing eating disorder behaviors. In this episode, Carolyn explores what it means to care for the soul and why lasting healing requires more than meal plans, symptom managemen...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of childhood sexual assault, suicide, and suicidal ideation. Please listen with care and consider whether this content feels right for you at this time. In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul , Carolyn Costin sits down with retired Navy Senior Chief Leah Stiles for a powerful conversation about eating disorders in the military, the c...

In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin sits down with Rachael Steil, author of Running in Silence and founder of the organization by the same name, to explore the complicated intersection of athletics, eating disorders, compulsive exercise, and recovery. Rachael shares her personal experience as a competitive runner, including how disciplined training and a desire to...

In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin sits down with recovered coach, educator, and advocate Giva Wilkerson to discuss the often-overlooked experience of eating disorders among Black women. Giva shares her personal journey through grief, perfectionism, restriction, bingeing, and the realization that her struggles with food and body image were serious and deserving of...

In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin reconnects with her former client, Jenny Mullaney, who is now a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and co-author of My Child Has an Eating Disorder. Jenny shares her 15-year journey from disordered to recovered , including the practical and deeply personal steps that helped her move from fear and control toward joy, con...

In this episode, Carolyn Costin sits down with Dr. Jen Gaudiani, author of Sick Enough , for a thoughtful conversation about eating disorder recovery and what compassionate care can really look like through a medical lens.  Together they talk about why so many people struggle with feeling “not sick enough,” how physical and emotional health are deeply connected, and why recovery often takes a more...

In this episode, host Carolyn Costin outlines the first seven keys, drawn from her world-renowned book, 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder. She shares a compassionate, practical framework for understanding healing as more than just food—it's also about motivation, patience, self-integration, emotional awareness, reaching out to others and strengthening one’s healthy self. Carolyn expl...

In this powerful episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin is joined by spiritual teacher, energy intuitive, author, and channeler Lee Harris for a deeply honest conversation about eating disorder recovery, soul-level healing, and what it really means to become whole again. Together, they explore the connection between emotional healing, self-worth, body image, intuition, and th...

Most people don’t realize how being trapped in an eating disorder is like being trapped in a cult.   — both offer a sense of control, belonging, and identity at a dangerous cost. In this eye-opening episode, Carolyn Costin welcomes Megan Elizabeth, a survivor who has escaped both worlds and studied their surprising similarities.  Meagan is co host of "Trust Me", a podcast all about cults...

In the premiere episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul , Carolyn Costin shares the personal recovery story that shaped her career as one of the most influential voices in the eating disorder field. Throughout her career Carolyn has championed the concept that people can be fully recovered from an eating disorder. Due to her own experience and consequently helping thousands of others, Carolyn...

In this candid and moving conversation, Yellowstone and Grey's Anatomy actress Jen Landon opens up about the hidden complexity of eating disorders, childhood trauma, recovery, and the surprising ways identity, perfectionism, and performance can intertwine. Host and previous therapist to Jen, Carolyn Costin, brings her expertise as an eating disorder therapist to a raw and compassionate discus...

Most people with an eating disorder see recovery as a distant, even impossible goal, especially after trying many times. But Rivka Levin's story proves otherwise: after over a decade of relapses, treatment, and despair, she fully recovered- and shares how she did it. Rivka's journey from near-death moments to a thriving, soulful life is an inspiring testament to hope, resilience, and the...

Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul is a new podcast launching in June 2026 hosted by world-renowned eating disorder expert Carolyn Costin M.A, M.ED, MFT FAED CEDS. This deeply insightful show explores what it truly means and how people accomplish  moving beyond survival mode or symptom control  into becoming fully recovered: body, mind, and soul. Designed for individuals navigating eating disorder...