Dr. Anderson covers Intuitive Movement and Exercise. She discusses how to integrate physical movement into your recovery process. She covers: How to tell if you should be exercising or resuming exercise How Intuitive Eating concepts map onto exercise Signs of a healthy relationship with exercise Signs of an unhealthy relationship with exercise Tips for integrating exercise and movement Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. This podcast is hosted and produced by Janean Anderson, Ph.D., CEDS-S.  Dr. Anderson is a licensed psychologist, author, and podcast host.  She holds the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist designation from the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP).  She is the Founder and Director of Colorado Therapy & Assessment Center, an outpatient...

Norman Kim, Ph.D., Co-Founder of Reasons Eating Disorder Center, psychologist, and anxiety expert joins the podcast to talk about the relationship between anxiety and eating disorders. We talked about: His background and how he started working with EDs How often eating disorders and anxiety occur together How eating disorders and anxiety disorders related What the transdiagnostic approach to EDs and anxiety is What exposure therapy is and why exposures are important for recovery What the...

Grace Filiss, Coordinator of Outreach and advocate, joins the podcast to talk about busting stigma, seeking treatment, and being brave. We discuss: -Grace’s journey to advocacy and outreach -Reasons for seeking treatment at a higher level of care -Defining each level of care -Common concerns about seeking treatment -Increasing authenticity, eliminating stigma, and assertive communication -Questions to ask to find the right treatment program for you -Health at Every Size ® and...

Recovered Clinician Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LCSW-C, Founder of The Eating Disorder Center, joins the podcast to talk about her recovery journey from chronic dieting and anorexia to being a HAES clinician. We chatted about: -Jennifer’s background in the field -Her eating disorder and how fat-phobia contributed -The role of orthorexia in her ED -How Health at Every Size ® helped her recover -How to improve body image Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective,...

In this episode, Dr. Anderson breaks down the psychological concept of Grit offering a definition and exploration of how you can apply grit to your recovery. Episode includes: Definition of grit What the research says about grit Grit vs talent Effort counts more than talent How to grow grit (Interest, Practice, Purpose, Hope) Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. This podcast is hosted and produced by Janean...

Kathy Cortese, Editor-in-Chief of Gurze/Salucore and host of the ED Matters podcast joins us to share her clinical wisdom from years of experience in the field. We talk about: Her background and experience in therapy Gurze/Salucore and ED resources Therapeutic alliance and what makes a good one The role of authenticity in therapy and recovery Core themes of recovery including identifying and stating needs and sitting with emotions The role of shame in EDs Tell our listeners about your...

Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS-S stops by the podcast to talk about Connected Eating. We discuss: Components of Connected Eating including Making foods available Eating with manageable hunger The Hunger Meter Stopping at “just enough” Legalizing all foods Eating with emotions, signs it’s healthy and signs when it’s unhelpful Why we eat what we eat Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. This podcast is hosted and...

Dr. G returns to the podcast to talk about her new book “Sick Enough: A Medical Guide to the Complications of Eating Disorders,” and about why people with eating disorders don’t feel they are sick enough to deserve treatment. We talked about: -What inspired Dr. G to write the book -Toxic messages perpetuated by culture and within the medical community -Being the “perfect child” -The dangers of malnutrition -Patients in larger bodies and how culture/treatment providers marginalize them ...

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, CEDRD, co-author of Intuitive Eating, joins us to talk all about Intuitive Eating. We discuss: The research support for Intuitive Eating Letting go of weight loss as a goal Weight bias in the medical and nutrition fields Why NOT dieting is healthier than being on any kind of diet External cues vs. internal, body cues How to recognize when something is actually a diet in disguise Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get...

Dr. Anderson gives some quick tips for getting motivated for recovery and increasing the motivation you already have. She talks about: Expectations and Motivation Acting as If Adding more support Increasing accountability Counting your wins Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. This podcast is hosted and produced by Janean Anderson, Ph.D., CEDS.  Dr. Anderson is a licensed psychologist, author, and podcast...

Kate Merkle, RD, LDN, MPH, CDWF joins us to talk all about how eating disorders affect metabolism. We discuss: How dieting harms your metabolism and slows digestion The role of all-or-none, dichotomous thinking The harms of cleanses How clean eating can be rule-based and active ED thoughts Missing out on please and connecting with others over food when dieting or restricting Hazards of intermittent fasting How metabolism changes and heals as you recover Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s...

Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, Founder of the Gaudiani Clinic, an internist, joins us to discuss eating disorders and pregnancy. We talked about: What happens when you have an eating disorder before you become pregnancy How EDs affect fertility Eating disorders and perinatal concerns How parts of pregnancy can be triggering Eating disorders and postpartum concerns Parenting and Mothering while still working on recovery Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com!...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. On this episode, Dr. Anderson talks about the essential practice of self-care for eating disorder recovery and as a life skill. She addresses: Resistance to self-care How self-care has been marketed as for the privileged How self-care can interrupt ED bxs Two types of self-care, Crisis, and Ongoing Putting the ED out of a job with self-care and actually meeting your needs ...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. Quinn Nystrom, Diabetes Author, Advocate, and Speaker, joins us to talk about eating disorders and diabetes. Quinn shares with us: -the difference between type I and type II diabetes -the story of her diagnosis of Type I diabetes -her eating disorder journey and recovery -complex factors of diabetes management and eating disorder recovery This podcast is hosted and...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon.com! Get a signed paperback on my website. This podcast is hosted and produced by Janean Anderson, Ph.D., CEDS. Dr. Anderson is a licensed psychologist, author, and podcast host. She holds the Certified Eating Disorder Specialist designation from the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). She is the Founder and Director of Colorado Therapy & Assessment Center, an outpatient treatment...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, here! Dr. Anderson’s book is now available to the public internationally on Amazon. Search Recover Your Perspective in Books on Amazon to find. Dr. Anderson shares a free chapter of the book, read audiobook style as a preview. The chapter on emotional dysregulation Explains what emotional dysregulation is and how the ED uses it How emotional dysregulation happens with food, yourself, others and treatment How to get emotionally...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon! Podcast favorite guest, Dr. Anita Johnston, joins us to talk about creating meaning in the recovery process. We talked about: How to cope with suffering The difference between fate and destiny Recovery as a path to higher consciousness How to broaden your perspective Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon, is a licensed psychologist, certified eating disorders specialist,...

Get your copy of Dr. Anderson’s book, Recover Your Perspective, on Amazon! Dr. Michael Berrett joins the podcast to talk about the role of spirituality in recovery. We talked about: Defining spirituality (Don’t worry, no preaching here!) Various types of spirituality including nature, higher power, not believing in higher power, yoga, nature How spirituality helps with recovery and the research that supports spirituality How EDs can take over our identity and spiritual practices Small...

In the season 3 finale, Dr. Margo Maine, one of the founders of the eating disorder treatment field, joins the podcas In the season 3 finale, Dr. Margo Maine, one of the founders of the eating disorder treatment field, joins the podcast to talk about eating disorders in midlife, feminism in recovery, and the role of gender in the development and treatment of eating disorders. We talked in detail about: Dr. Maine’s professional path, including founding NEDA and AED How to midlife eating...

In this episode, Dr. Anderson talks about the concept of defusion from ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) and walks you through a defusion guided meditation. She explores: The nature of our brains- making thoughts Types of thoughts eating disorders like to produce The bigger issue of fusing with ED thoughts- identityo90 The definition of defusion What cognitive fusion is and how it happens with eating disorders How to separate from your thoughts Using mindfulness to observe your...

In this episode, superstar Dr. Beth Hartman McGilley joins us to talk about how to define recovery, her own personal recovery journey, and some key things she’s learned about recovery from her over a 30-year career as a leader in the field.  We talked about: Dr. McGilley’s own recovery journey, depression, and grief How is recovery defined Why the field doesn’t have a set definition for recovery Some signs of recovery The 10 things Beth knows for sure about eating disorder recovery...

Dr. Tamara Pryor, Ph.D., FAED, Clinical Director and Director of Clinical Research at EDCare joins us to talk about one of her areas of expertise- eating disorders and substance abuse. We talked about: Dr. Pryor’s background and expertise in treating eating disorders and substance abuse How common substance use occurs in people who also have EDs Similarities and differences between substance use addictions and eating disorders The recovery process for substance use and EDs How to work...

Carmen Cool, therapist, educator and activist, joins the podcast to talk about binge eating disorder, her own recovery, Health at Every Size ® and fighting weight stigma. We talked about: -Carmen’s background, her recovery and how she got into the field -Her expertise in treating binge eating disorder -Common myths and misunderstandings about binge eating disorder -The HAES, Health at Every Size ® paradigm and why she is a HAES practitioner -Her role as president of ASDAH, Association...

In this solo episode, Dr. Anderson gives her top 5 tips for improving body image from changing perspect In this solo episode, Dr. Anderson gives her top 5 tips for improving body image from changing perspectives to separating actions and feelings. Here are the 5 tips: Examine expectations Tolerating, accepting, liking, loving your body Separate actions from feelings. Be nice to your body even if you don’t like it Focus on the functions of your body Zoom out Becoming willing to one...