Leslie Jordan Garcia (she/her) experienced a racially motivated betrayal that started her eating disorder. Recovery led her to specialize in coaching racialized people through their own eating disorders. She shares how we can individually liberate ourselves, engage in intersectional healing, and stop demonizing our cultural foods.   Leslie is a multi-certified ED recovery and fitness professional who is on a mission to dismantle barriers to ED treatment and fitness. She holds dual master’s degrees in business administration and public health, with a career across healthcare, education, and non-profit sectors. She feels fortunate to combine her expertise with the additional lived experience at the intersections of binge eating disorder recovery and joy-filled life in a larger body and loves being the Hype ED Recovery Coach! Please connect with Leslie on Instagram and Ko-fi. And check out her podcast too.  This episode’s poem is called “Gather” by Rose McLarney. Connect with Fat Joy on the website, Instagram, subscribe to the Fat Joy newsletter, and watch full video episodes on YouTube.  Want to share some fattie love? Please rate this podcast and give it a joyful review.  Our thanks to Chris Jones and AR Media for keeping this podcast looking and sounding joyful.