Eating Disorders: Navigating Recovery

Eating Disorders: Navigating Recovery's 30th Episode! Wow! Catherine and Francis are so grateful for the support and compassion of listeners and guests, and can't wait to continue creating a space for connection and engagement around eating disorder recovery. Check out @navigatingrecoverypodcast on instagram and Facebook for 30 reasons why recovery is worth it! In this Digest, the co-hosts break d...

Catherine and Francis continue their conversation with Jennifer Campbell, LSCW. Jenn discusses how individuals experiencing eating disorders don't fit into one concrete diagnosis, introduces us to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and offers her thoughts on finding a path towards recovery.

Catherine and Francis are excited to host Jennifer Campbell, LSCW and DBT trained therapist as she discusses the effectiveness -- as well as the barriers -- of DBT as an intervention for individuals experiencing eating disorders. Jennifer is a licensed clinical social worker experienced in working with suicidal individuals and their families, including adolescents and children with severe mood dys...

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Mike Marjama (Episode 27, Parts 1 and 2). They discuss their concerns about diets and elimination of foods, and they delve into the benefits and downsides of the BoPo movement.

Catherine and Francis continue their conversation with Mike Marjama, mental health advocate and former professional athlete.

Catherine and I are thrilled to speak with Mike Marjama, a licensed real estate professional and a trailblazing athlete using his platform to advocate for mental health, wellness, and personal development. Mike spent 10 years on an amazing journey chasing his dream of being a professional baseball player, climbing through the minor leagues to eventually make his Major League debut in 2017. As a fo...

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Sarah Dionne, LICSW, yoga-psychotherapist working with pre and postnatal parents. Catherine shares how she worked to maintain recovery during pregnancy and as a new mom.

Sarah Dionne is a psychotherapist, life coach and Yoga instructor, blending psychotherapy and yoga together to help women heal entirely: body, mind, and spirit. Sarah began her recovery from an eating disorder in 2004, the same year she discovered Yoga and a path to spiritual healing. After the birth of her daughter, Sarah experienced a resurgence of her eating disorder alongside postpartum depres...

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Terri Porter and discuss what it means to be fully recovered.

Terri Porter -- a Field Producer who has committed the past decades to producing and coordinating documentary/reality/competition TV -- joins Catherine and Francis in a conversation about her life and surviving cancer and an eating disorder. Her story compels us to think about how we process our life experiences, build resilience through support, and lean on hope in times that feel the darkest. Jo...

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Beth Ayn Stansfield from Stay Strong Virginia.

Catherine and Francis wrap up their conversation with Beth Ayn who talks the uniqueness of every caregiver's path towards advocacy, shares tips on how to find motivation in times of uncertainty, and provides additional resources for families, individuals, and clinicians seeking further guidance.

Through the lens of a caregiver with a child diagnosed with an eating disorder, Beth Ayn Stansfield joins the podcast to share her story and provide specific interventions parents and caregivers can utilize to help meet their loved ones where they are and support them on their path to recovery. Coupling her lived experience and professional skillset, Beth Ayn developed and expanded services offere...

Catherine and Francis reflect and digest their conversation with Dr. Veronica Franklin.

Catherine and Francis continue their conversation with Dr. Franklin who shares how spirituality helped form her path to recovery and her passion for equine therapy as a means to promote healing.

Dr. Veronica Franklin, an inter-relational behavioral health clinician and Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity with Refresh Mental Health joins Eating Disorders: Navigating Recovery to talk barriers to treatment, the intersection of eating disorders and the GBLTIA+ and minority communities, myths about eating disorders, and her own story of recovery. Dr. Franklin She is the co-author...

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Rebecca Evans.

Rebecca joins the podcast to share her story of battling an eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder as a member of the United States armed forces, high-level athlete, and mother.

Francis and Catherine break down their conversation with Eva DeVirgilis, revisit how normative discontent impacts their lives and talk about the personification of an eating disorder.

Welcome back to Part Two of Episode 15 with Eva DeVirgilis. Eva introduces Catherine and Francis to the "failure bow" exercise, talks happiness, and how she stays connected.

Eva DeVirgilis, an award-winning actor, speaker and writer joins the Eating Disorders: Navigating Recovery podcast for a two-part episode. Eva discusses how she's staying connected to herself and others during the pandemic, introduces us to "Norma", and reminds us to stop apologizing!

Catherine and Francis reflect on their conversation with Connie Sobczak, Founder of the Body Positive.

Francis and Catherine continue their conversation with Connie Sobczak, Founder of The Body Positive.

From losing her sister to battling her own eating disorder to radically loving her own body, Connie Sobczak discusses how her personal experiences have helped shape the framework of The Body Positive.

Catherine and Francis reflect on their powerful conversation with Christina Tinker, and share a bit about their paths to telling their own stories.