Full & Thriving: A Mental Health and Personal Development Podcast

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg as she takes on the most common hesitations people have before joining The Recovery Collective. If you’re someone looking for the right reasons to join, this episode will help you make up your mind about joining the community. ABOUT OUR HOSTMeg is a CCI certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of The Recovery Collective. She is the host of Ful...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Tracy as they talk about how dieting has provided a false sense of safety to people and how bodies are often easily blamed for the negative feelings that we have inside. Get ready because this episode is really going to make you think. ABOUT OUR GUESTTracy Brown is a somatic nutrition therapist, registered licensed dietician and attuned eating coach w...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Alex as they talk about the power of expressing emotions. You will also learn about Alex’s personal recovery experience and how honoring his emotions helped him heal. There is also discussion about why men don't talk about eating disorders on social media. Also in this episode you learn how to have the courage to start talking about your emotions...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join we re-uploaded an episode about why joining a community will support your recovery. Meg will share her story from 12 years ago, how she felt alone and isolated suffering from an eating disorder until she gained the courage to speak up about her condition to her mom, sent her to a therapist and eventually recovered. After recovery she started volunteering and...

Get FREE Food & Mood Guide: https://www.usenourish.com/megABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Adrien as they talk about how food can influence mood. This episode will give you an idea how food can help mood stabilization, what food groups are helpful for your mood and how your thoughts about food can impact your mood. Lastly if you’re someone supporting an individual going through a...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Melanie as she returns back to the show to talk about how you can help a loved one, what to do and what not to do when supporting them in recovery. You will also learn about the inspiration behind the creation of Balance, an eating disorder recovery treatment center. ABOUT OUR GUESTMelanie Rogers is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CE...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Kent as they talk about becoming the person you once feared. You will learn about it directly based on Kent’s childhood story growing up a queer in a Christian community. Also you will discover the challenges queer men face related to body image and disordered eating. This episode will teach you how to step into the life you are terrified and afraid o...

ENTER TO WIN- Jenna will be gifting her new book, Intuitive Eating for Life, to 3 Full and Thriving listeners. To enter the giveaway, please write and honest review of the podcast and send or tag Meg in a screenshot of what you write. We will randomly select three winners. ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Jenna as they talk about how mindfulness can deepen and sustain your own intuit...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Livia as they go in depth and understand how eating disorders and autism are linked. In this episode, Livia shares examples of autistic traits that could be viewed as eating disorder behaviors as well as tips for recovery if you are autistic. ABOUT OUR GUESTLivia Sara is a holistic life coach that helps individuals with autism spectrum overcome their...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Joanne as they talk about Joanne's journey to body acceptance and food freedom and how she navigates parenting in a diet culture filled world. You will learn about her experience living in a fat body impacted her work as dietician. Also you will discover how to manage body image struggles in raising a daughter. After listening to this episode you...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg as she goes solo and talks about things you can do when you’re feeling you are stuck in recovery. Recovery has moments and bursts of energy, progress and periods of stagnation and if you're someone who feels stuck right now, this episode will help you get through it. ABOUT OUR HOSTMeg is a CCI certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of T...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Lynn as they talk about Lynn’s eating disorders story and how her life challenges and experiences have taught her the importance of treating herself with unapologetic kindness and navigating the world with more self-trust. Also you will learn more about the gifts that recovery can offer you. ABOUT OUR GUESTLynn Chen is an actor, filmmaker, writer, and...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Amy as they talk about Amy’s experience with binge eating disorder and the common misconceptions about it. Those who are living with binge eating disorder will learn about the first steps they can take towards healing. ABOUT OUR GUESTAmy Pershing is an Anti-Diet Therapist and Binge Eating Disorder pioneer and expert. She is the Clinical Director of th...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg as she does another talk about common recovery hang-ups to help you not fall into the traps of your eating disorder. Stay tuned so you can be called out! ABOUT OUR HOSTMeg is a CCI certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of The Recovery Collective. She is the host of Full and Thriving: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast. Meg is now accepting...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Olivia as they talk about spiritual awakening in recovery and what it is the connection between spirituality and recovery. Also you will learn from Olivia’s perspective what recovery looks like and how it comes into play. ABOUT OUR GUESTOlivia Soha is an Australian based Carolyn Costin Institute certified eating disorder recovery coach and the founder...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Kathleen as they talk about EMDR (also known as eye movement, desensitization and reprocessing) and how Kathleen uses this modality to support her clients through healing trauma. In this episode Kathleen explains how EMDR works, who is a good fit for it, and how to find a practitioner to work with. ABOUT OUR GUESTKathleen Bishop is a Health at Every S...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Rachel as they talk about the wise hungers in life; the things that you truly want that make you feel satisfied. You will learn how to listen to your inner desires and honor them. Rachel is here to remind you how to honor all of your needs as you recover and grow as a human. ABOUT OUR GUESTRachel Cole is a certified life coach, celebrated teacher, and...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode Meg shares 10 questions to ask yourself to assess whether or not you have an unhealthy relationship with exercise. Use this as an opportunity to take an honest look this behavior and if you might need to potentially minimize or eliminate movement temporarily to heal during recovery. ABOUT OUR HOSTMeg is a CCI certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Hilary as they talk about body trust and what it means to reclaim it back into your life. They will also deep dive and discuss Hilary’s new book and together they break down the three part pathway to connecting with and cultivating more body trust in your life. ABOUT OUR GUESTHilary Kinavey, MS, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor and cofounder...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg as she shares her favorite things about the very first online community online for people with eating disorders, The Recovery Collective. You will learn about how the community started, what inspired her and made the decision to launch it during the pandemic. Also you will have a glimpse on what it is like to be in this amazing community. ABOUT OUR HOSTMe...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg as she brings back Talia, one of the very first guests of the show as they talk about the R.A.V.E.S (Regular, Adequate, Variety, Eating Socially, Spontaneous Eating) model. You will learn about how this model can be supportive to someone’s recovery from a dietician’s perspective. They will go about what it means for every letter of the acronym in the R.A....

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Michaela as they talk about the binge cycle and what it is like going through that. You will learn about the different types of restrictions and how you can start healing from them. Also in this episode you will discover what abundance mindset looks like and how you can be able to practice it in your recovery journey. ABOUT OUR GUESTMichaela Putala is...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg as she talks about why joining a community will support your recovery. Meg will share her story from 12 years ago, how she felt alone and isolated suffering from an eating disorder until she gained the courage to speak up about her condition to her mom, sent her to a therapist and eventually recovered. After recovery she started volunteering and met peopl...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and the very first male guest of the show, Aaron as they talk about how men also struggle with eating disorders and body image. You will learn about how patriarchy, capitalism and toxic masculinity thoughts affect the male’s process to recovery and how it hinders them to fully speak up about their condition. Also in this episode you will gain understandin...

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode join Meg and Julie as they discuss the challenges and weight bias that folks with PCOS and other chronic illnesses face, especially when living in a higher weight body. In this episode you will learn about the anti diet approach to managing PCOS and the importance of prioritizing your eating disorder recovery. ABOUT OUR GUESTJulie Duffy Dillon is a registered diet...