As a licensed therapist specializing in eating disorders, these episodes explore aspects of body shame and distress, disordered eating and the pressures to diet or change your body and the role eating disorders play in the larger picture of one’s life.
Episodes are geared towards both the self and parents/caregivers.
Please note that eating disorders are the deadliest mental health diagnoses and if you or someone you know/love is struggling, it is important you seek help from trained medical and mental health professionals.
BEYOND SUGAR FREEDOM PODCAST
Danielle Daem
how to overcome shame & disordered eating
Topics & Takeaways:
How to rewrite your story in any given moment even when it doesn’t feel possible
What is shame and where does it come from
The link between shame, disordered eating and addiction
How to move through shame in a healing way
Tangible first steps to feeling and honoring all parts of yourself
How to know what kind of support we need
BEYOND SUGAR FREEDOM PODCAST
Danielle Daem
part 2: Ditch Self-judgment & black & white thinking
Topics & Takeaways:
What is shame and where does it come from
How to process shame so it’s no longer controlling us
Personal shame vs. situational shame
Why do we compare and judge so much even when it hurts us
How to break the comparison cycle
Good vs. bad and black vs. white thinking —> why we do it and how we can get out of this toxic thinking
BULIMIA SUCKS!
Kate Hudson
Kyira’s Return to the Podcast
Topics & Takeaways:
Discussing the long-term process of eating disorder recovery and different waves or depths of work as you move forward
Drawing connection to trauma and anxiety with eating disorders and seeing that the underbelly of the eating disorder is ultimately rooted in shame, negative core beliefs and anxiety
bulimia sucks!
Kate Hudson
Kyira’s Story
Topics & Takeaways:
The development of Kyira’s eating disorder
What led her to get help and what that looked like
The bumpy road to recovery
Advice for others struggling
thrive
Olga Muller
reclaiming your beauty & learning to love yourself
Topics & Takeaways:
After suffering for over a decade from an intensive eating disorder and PTSD, I founded #reclaimbeauty in 2016 aiming to help anyone reclaim the idea that they are inherently worthy and beautiful on the inside and out. In this episode, we talk more about the idea of self-love as it pertains to your body, mind, and soul. We address:
How I found recovery from my eating disorder
How I wrote a new story about myself, my worth and my love for myself
The ways in which I was able to rebuild a sense of self rooted in love and kindness
How I learned to let go of the pressures and definitions of success, worth and beauty in the world around me
And the ways I am working to break the cycle and experience for others
Key to Health NC
Kiran Doel, RHN, FDN-P
Disordered Eating & Body Image Distress in Children
Topics & Takeaways:
What gets in the way of teaching food and body neutrality and how to begin to shift our mindset around “health”
The impact of a culture of binaries on how we view food, people, and health
How to talk to your kids about food and their bodies
Supermom is Getting Tired
Torie Henderson
how to support your kids on the journey to food neutrality & body positivity
Topics & Takeaways:
Normalization of body image distress
Shifting from feeling like we have to prevent our kids from feeling body image distress and instead normalizing and talk about it
Shifting to a place of curiosity when it comes to our relationship with our body
How to begin to normalize body exploration conversations with our children
Raising Healthy Humans
Courtney McManus
how to love yourself & raise your kids in ways that supports & honors yours/their bodies
Topics & Takeaways:
What does self-love and care actually look like and what body positivity actually means
The idea that we need to make it accessible to talk about what our body does while also celebrating that beauty can exist in what every body looks like
How do we talk about food and our bodies in a way is as neutral as positive
How do we empower our kids to make informed decisions and let go of what is not in our control