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Dear Recovery
Hello beautiful people, this podcast is a listener supported space for anyone struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body distress/dysmorphia, or Co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. Each episode is guided by listener emails and DM's, questions stories, fears, and hopes read and responded to with compassion clinical insight and lived recovery and experience hosted by, me Colleen, a marriage and family therapist working in private practice as well as a person in…
Episodes
- Dear Recovery
Ep. 21 Why Do Other People’s Comments Stick with Us So Much?
Why do certain comments about our bodies stay with us for years? In this episode of Dear Recovery, I answer a listener's question about the confusing and…
- Dear Recovery
Ep. 20 “Am I actually recovering, or am I just doing things that look like recovery?”
In this episode of Dear Recovery, I answer a listener's heartfelt question about the confusing, messy, and sometimes scary process of eating disorder recovery…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 19: Can I Recover From My Addiction and Eating Disorder at the Same Time?
Can you recover from an eating disorder and substance use disorder at the same time? In this episode of Dear Recovery, I answer a question from a listener who…
- Dear Recovery
I'm coming back!!!!
Hi friends, I had a laptop crash, but I'm already in the works to get a new one and I will be back. My goal is to start uploading episodes again by next…
- Dear Recovery
Episode: 18 “Why Can’t I Sit Still?” — When Rest Feels Scary
Episode 18: “Why Can’t I Sit Still?” — When Rest Feels Scary Why can’t I just sit still? Why does resting feel so uncomfortable? And why does my eating…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 17: Why Am I So Obsessed with My BMI ? (Part 2)
BMI: Part 2 — Taking Back the Power In Part 2 of our conversation about BMI, we continue exploring its history, limitations, and why we give numbers so much…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 16: Why Am I So Obsessed with My BMI? (Part 1)
Have you ever found yourself checking your BMI over and over, believing that one number somehow determines whether you're healthy, successful, or enough? In…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 15: "Why Can't I Stop Looking at Old Photos of Myself?"
In this episode of Dear Recovery, we talk about why old photos can feel so triggering, how eating disorders attach meaning to past versions of ourselves, and…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 14: Why Do I Have Safe Foods and Fear Foods?
Why do some foods feel completely safe while others feel terrifying? In this episode, we explore why eating disorders create safe foods and fear foods, how our…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 13: Why Does It Feel Wrong If I Don't Eat My Food in a Certain Order?
Episode 13: Why Does It Feel Wrong If I Don't Eat My Food in a Certain Order? Have you ever felt anxious because you ate your meal in the "wrong" order, at the…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 12: Dear Recovery... The Goal Was Never the Swimsuit
Hello Friend, Swimsuit season can bring up a lot of fear, anxiety, and body image struggles—but you don't have to let those thoughts steal another summer. In…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 11: You Can Change your Body Later
Episode 11: You Can Change Your Body Later Can you recover if you still want to change your body? If you've ever thought, "I want recovery...but I don't want…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 10: Did I Trade in my Eating Disorder for Alcohol
Did I trade my eating disorder for alcohol...or was I trying to survive the same pain in a different way? In this deeply personal episode of Dear Recovery, I…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 9: Comparing Your Plate is the Thief of Joy!
Episode 9: How Do I Stop Comparing What I Ate to What Everyone Else Ate? Have you ever sat down to eat and found yourself paying more attention to everyone…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 8 (Part 3 &4)) : What If I Gain Weight...and Never Stop?
Episode 8 (Part 3 & 4): What If I Gain Weight...and Never Stop? In Part Two of this conversation, we explore why healing can feel so scary, how to move forward…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 8 (Part 1 & 2) : What If I Gain Weight...and Never Stop?
Episode 8 (Part 1 & 2): What If I Gain Weight...and Never Stop? "What if I gain weight...and never stop?" If you've ever asked yourself that question, you're…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 7 Recovery Isn't a Race - It's Rehabilitation (Part Two)
Recovery has a funny way of moving the finish line. Just when we think we've arrived, we start worrying about what's next. In Part Two of Episode 7, we talk…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 7: Recovery Isn't a Race—It's Rehabilitation (Part One)
Hello friends:) Recovery is hard—but rebuilding your life afterward can feel even harder. In Part One of Episode 7, we explore the discouragement that can come…
- Dear Recovery
Trailer Episode 1
Welcome! This short snip it explains how and where to send in your questions, thoughts, fears, hopes, etc. Cant wait to get started and connect with you! I…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 6: Why do I panic when dinner plans change?
A simple text saying "Dinner plans changed" can send an eating disorder into overdrive. In this episode, we talk about why unexpected food situations can feel…
- Dear Recovery
Episode:5 Why do I feel guilty after eating
Episode Title: "Why do I feel guilt after eating even though I know I shouldn’t?" Episode Summary: It’s one of the most common—and frustrating—questions in…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 4: Eat the Chocolate Cake!
Hello beautiful people. On today's episode, I wanted to answer a question I think many people who are struggling with with an eating disorder or disordered…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 3: Cont. Recovery Story: Courage, Strength, and Hope
Hello everyone, I wanna thank you for listening, and maybe telling a friend:) In today's episode I'm sharing the rest of my story because it occurred to me…
- Dear Recovery
Episode 2: My Path to healing
In this episode, I share a little of my own recovery story—from eating disorders to alcohol recovery, and all the messy, beautiful in-between. I spend extra…