Humans of Eating Disorders

We are finally back with another episode, and this one is such a meaningful conversation with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, founder of the Gaudiani Clinic and author of Sick Enough . Dr. G brings so much compassion, clarity, and nuance to understanding eating disorders, undernourishment, and the medical realities through a weight-inclusive lens. This conversation is full of reminders that eating disorder...

This episode is for anyone who has ever believed they don’t have a reason to recover or they don’t have anything to recover to or for. It’s for those who can be overlooked in the conversations about reasons for recovery. We offer a different perspective on this question and share how our versions of a WHY looked different than the reasons we tend to hear about.  In this episode we discuss: The mis...

Join us as we explore what it means to try to hack eating disorder recovery. We look at the subtle and not-so-subltle ways we try to bypass the healing process and how this is a part of the grief process of losing an eating disorder. We share common examples of what hacking recovery can look like, including the ways we tried to hack our own recoveries. We talk in depth about why hacking attempts l...

Join us for the second part to this series where we talk about what it’s like to recover from an ED in a disordered culture. In this episode we explore - How recovering in a disordered culture is like trying to deprogram from a cult while still living in it - Why we question our reality in recovery and how an ED uses the culture to fuel that confusion - The challenges we face when recovering in a...

Come along with us as we dive into what it means to live in a culture that is, in many ways, deeply disordered. We explore the broader sociocultural context of eating disorders—looking beyond individual behaviors to examine the systems, values, and narratives that shape how we relate to our bodies, our health, and our worth. Join us for the second part of this series in our next episode: Recoverin...

In our first episode we talk about: Is it possible to feel 100% ready to recover from an ED The holding pattern of living with an ED What led us to start considering recovery How preparing for recovery can be both helpful and problematic Readiness as embracing willingness over certainty The role of fear How we got started while feeling afraid Disclaimer: The content in this podcast reflects our ow...

Humans of Eating Disorders is a podcast that humanizes eating disorders and healing from one while challenging stereotypes and stigma along the way. Join Kate Ely, a therapist and ED recovery coach, and Pamela, an ED recovery coach, as as they explore topics related to eating disorders, recovery, and their own lived experience from a Health at Every size, weight-inclusive, and social justice frame...