Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Did you know that eating disorders develop in part because of the thin, white ideal? Hear Shena's eating disorder story about how she recognized that oppressive systems in our society perpetuate restrictive eating and anti-fat bias, which is a huge part of most eating disorders.   ABOUT SHENA JARAMILLO, RD Shena is a registered dietitian who has devoted her career to supporting individuals with ea...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! As an eating disorder therapist and an online course creator in San Diego , California, I've been thinking a lot about the role of love and how love can drive many things in our lives. We can feel love for others, so we hug them and tell them and show them how much we care. We can feel love for pets, and so we feed them and play and snuggle with them. We love our...

George Mycock of @myo_minds is talking about his SECOND WAVE of research on men, eating disorders, exercise, and muscularity-oriented issues. In a lively discussion, George and I explore how many eating disorder treatment centers' websites and materials are geared toward women and girls, and how that might lead men and boys to feel hesitant to reach out for help, when they desperately need it. He...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! I share about an imperfect moment that happened to me the other day, and how a friend encouraged me to record a podcast episode on perfectionism and eating disorder recovery. So I did! :) Feel like you aren’t good enough? Always comparing yourself to others? Constantly cataloguing your faults and feeling like a failure? It sounds like you are struggling with perfe...

Jasmine is back for the second time! She and I talk about emotion regulation, which is something she specializes in (and even has a workbook for it--see link below!). We also discuss how emotion regulation can look different for people who are neurodivergent and how eating disorder behaviors can serve as survival mechanisms for managing one's emotions. ABOUT JASMINE JAQUESS, M.A, PLPC Jasmine is a...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! A lot of my coaching and therapy clients come to me feeling confused about binge eating and are unsure as to why it developed and unclear about how to stop. Whether you’re struggling with binge eating in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, or elsewhere, it can feel really overwhelming. You may even be experiencing a lot of shame. In this episode, I share a few causes,...

Caroline "Callie" Holbrook, RD, and I talk about the ins and outs of ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) and nutrition. Callie and I have collaborated extensively on client cases, and we've seen up close the challenges folks with ARFID face.    READ WHAT CALLIE HAS TO SAY! "Hi! My name is Caroline, but most people call me Callie. I am a Registered Dietitian living & working in Sa...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! Since I was a little girl, I was highly sensitive. Family members, coaches, and teaches often called me "too sensitive." My sensory issues included feeling overwhelmed in social settings, disliking bright lights, strong smells (that others may not smell), and loud noises. For decades I thought I was the problem, that I "should" act differently. It affected my self...

Rachelle Heinemann and I talk about going DEEP in therapy for eating disorder. Both of us discuss what it means to dive beneath the surface instead of focusing on only behavioral changes. We explore psychoanalytic influences on our therapy approaches and how we love the beautiful complexity of working with humans.  ABOUT RACHELLE HEINEMANN Rachelle Heinemann is a licensed mental health counselor b...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! You’ve had a long day. In fact, you have worked long hours and dealt with the kids, and all you want to do is tune out everything, relax in front of the tv, and eat. It’s easy to put our emotions on hold during the frustrations and nonstop madness of the day so that we can eat something that tastes good and numb out. Whether you need healing from eating issues in...

Debbie Saroufim and I talk about our eating disorder recovery journeys and how what we learned has helped us in other stressful areas of our lives, such as understanding our attitudes toward money and navigating the joys and challenges of parenting. ABOUT DEBBIE SAROUFIM After struggling for years with an eating disorder, Debbie now helps women of all sizes make peace with their body and build up...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! I remember when I was in the clutches of my eating disorder, the possibility of body acceptance felt like it was in a galaxy far, far away. When I finally found the right eating disorder therapist in San Diego, California, I first entered her office filled with shame about my body. I felt like a failure. I felt incompetent. I had no hope. Over time, I began learni...

Lauren Sharifi, RD, and I explore ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) and its challenges. We talk about the grief that happens when kids, adults, and even entire families realize that selective eating is a challenging part of their lives that isn't something that can be "fixed" and it's instead something that people learn to manage. We highlight how neurodivergent folks are often mor...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! Since I was a little girl, spirituality has always been a big part of my life. It has morphed and evolved over the years. I’ve grown and changed and learned how some of my former spiritual beliefs were oppressive and repressive to living my authentic self. Now that I’ve learned how to open up myself to a broader view of spirituality and let go of the elitism and l...

In this latest episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Amy Ornelas, RD, and I dive into some AMAZING stuff about somatic therapy and getting connected with your body. It can be especially difficult to redefine your relationship with your body during eating disorder recovery, and we review some ways to do it!   ABOUT AMY ORNELAS, RD   Amy is an eating disorders specialist...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and eat on a consistent basis? When you walk into the kitchen half-asleep, does it feel as though nothing can stop you from eating? You may suffer from night eating. Whether it’s 3 AM in California, NYC, or Florida, you' may feel as though you eat uncontrollably. In the morning you see the remnants of the eating episode and feel embarrassed or ashamed. You...

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Dr. Lisa Folden explore how people can see exercise as either good/bad or healthy/unhealthy. The same goes for how individuals eat, and what their body size is. We discuss the overall moralization of exercise, eating, and body shapes and sizes and how people view these things in polarized ways.   ABOUT DR. LISA FOLDEN Dr. L...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! Atypical anorexia has been in the news a lot in the past couple of years, and it is more common than you might think. Even though it’s considered “atypical,” it is still anorexia, and with it comes many mental and physical health risks. I have my own experiences having atypical anorexia, and the only differences were that (a) I didn’t “look” like I had anorexia in...

In this episode, registered dietitian nutritionist Kim Rose first defines and explains diabetes. She and I then explore the intersections between ableism and common myths about diabetes. ABOUT KIM ROSE, RDN, CDCES, CNSC Kim is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician in South Central, Florida. Her inclusive app...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! Struggle with triggers and cravings during binge eating and bulimia recovery? Don’t worry—I’m here to help! Listen to five strategies on what to do when such triggers and cravings come up. Stay tuned for my SOLO episodes on Fridays, as well as the weekly interviews on Tuesdays. :) Listen to another SOLO episode, in which I talk about my overall eating disorder rec...

In this interview episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Harriet Frew, MSc, and I explore the stages of change that individuals go through when recovering from eating disorders. We also talk about how it is common to have ambivalence or even outright disdain for recovery and how Harriet and I personally have moved through such challenges. ABOUT HARRIET FREW, MSc   Harri...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! Feel like shame sometimes hijacks your brain and leaves you wounded and broken, laying bleeding on the sidewalk? You’re not alone. Most people grapple with shame in eating disorder recovery. Whether it’s shame about your body, shame about your eating disorder behaviors, shame about your thoughts, or even deep, dark shame that you even exist—shame can be so pervasi...

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, "The Binge Dietitian" Toni Rudd and I explore reasons behind binge eating, as well as steps you can take after you've had a binge eating episode. ABOUT TONI RUDD, MSc, RD Toni is a registered dietitian who specializes in binge eating. She is passionate about helping folks achieve a truly healthy relationship with food, and...

A Dr. Marianne-Land SOLO episode! Mild trigger warning. Being in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere while struggling with an eating disorder really, really sucks. It is especially difficult when you’ve experienced childhood trauma. No matter what your trauma was, or how long it lasted, its effects often carry into adulthood and can manifest through eating disorder behaviors. In this epis...

In episode 54 of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, eating disorder and addiction therapist Winter Groeschl and I talk about the coming out process for LGBTQIA+ humans. Winter shares her personal story of coming out. ABOUT WINTER GROESCHL, NCC, LPC Winter is passionate about providing care and support for those facing substance use disorders, eating disorders, depression, anxi...