Finding Our Hunger

“Be careful about reading health books.  Some find day you’ll die of a misprint.” – Markus Herz This week’s guest is Alicia Melgoza, MSW, MA, founder and creator of Taking Healthy Back (TM), and is a Health Nut + Fitness Junkie Recovery Coach. In this episode we discuss: * What is moderation, and is it possible? * The difference between “could” and “should” for exercise in recovery * Why you need a “self-compassion” practice * Why you can’t treat intuitive eating like a diet And more! CONNECT WITH ALICIA: WEBSITE: aliciamelgoza.com INSTAGRAM: @takinghealthyback Read more about Alicia and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: VISIT: Kristen Neff READ: Big Girl by Kelsey Miller Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town” – Anne Lamott This week’s guest is Dr. Judith Brisman, founder of the Eating Disorder Resource Center in New York. In this episode we discuss: * Why your #DiscoveryNotRecovery is like a kaleidoscope * How orthorexia becomes a way to stop listening to your body * The importance of “not-knowing” in #recovery * Why we don’t see images of “real eating” in the media And so much more! CONNECT WITH DR. BRISMAN: WEBSITE: drjudithbrisman.com EATING DISORDER RESOURCE CENTER: edrcnyc.com EATING DISORDER SERIES: www.learnfromher.com Read more about Dr. Brisman and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Start with a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: MORE INFO: “Superwoman” Study Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“It’s never been true, not anywhere at any time, that the value of a soul, or a human spirit, is dependent on a number on a scale.  We are unrepeatable beings of light and space and water who need these physical vehicles to get around.  When we start defining ourselves by that which can be measured or weighed, something deep within us rebels.  We don’t want to EAT hot fudge sundaes as much as we want our lives to BE hot fudge sundaes.  We want to come home to ourselves.” – Geneen Roth This week’s guest is Courtney Marshall, PhD, creator of Black Feminist Fitness and an AFAA certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer specializing in body-positive plus size fitness and athletics. In this episode we discuss: * Is there such a thing as feminist fitness? * What is it like to do fitness in an underrepresented body? * Why is @feministfitness going broke to make fitness more accessible? * Why your life is somebody else’s dream And more! CONNECT WITH COURTNEY: WEBSITE: www.blackfeministfitness.com FACEBOOK: Black Feminist Fitness INSTAGRAM: @blackfeministfitness TWITTER: @feministfitness Read more about Courtney and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: VISIT: Welcome Project VISIT: Dangerous Curves pole competition PLAY: Gratitude Mad LibsJoin the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman

“Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork…My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.” – Alfred Woodard Today’s guest is Andrea LaMarre, MSc., a PhD candidate and Vanier doctoral scholar the University of Guelph in Canada, and a blogger at the Science of Eating Disorders. In this episode we discuss: * What does feminism have to do with eating disorder recovery? * Why there is no “right” way to recover from an eating disorder * How people in recovery are held to a higher standard of “body love” And more! CONNECT WITH ANDREA: WEBSITE: Science of EDs TWITTER: @andrealala89 Read more about Andrea and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: Eating Disorders: What’s Feminism Got to Do with It? READ: The Conversation No One’s Having about Privilege and Triggers READ: Normal Eating is Counter-Cultural: Embodied Experiences of Eating Disorder Recovery Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“Why do you go away?  So that you can come back.  So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.  And the people there see you differently, too.  Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky Today’s guest is Anita Wing Lee, transformational life coach, award-winning speaker, world traveller and spiritual mentor.  In this episode, we discuss: * How to live your life “on purpose” * Why using Periscope is practice for not having to be perfect * How to get paid to travel * Why you should give yourself permission to suck And more! CONNECT WITH ANITA: WEBSITE: www.anitawinglee.com FREE E-GUIDE: Get Paid to Travel COURSE: Be More Brave PERISCOPE: https://www.periscope.tv/anitawinglee FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/anitawinglee INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/anitawinglee Read more about Anita and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A Singer Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub . Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio , and make sure to leave a review. Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman

“…hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are.  Being one place and wanting to somewhere else…Wanting life to be different from what it is.  That’s also called leaving without leaving.  Dying before you die.  It’s as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first.”  – Geneen Roth Today’s guest is Katie Dalebout, author of the new book Let It Out: A Journey through Journaling. In this episode we discuss: * Why journaling is an important tool for recovery * How to ask yourself the good questions to get good answers * Why you have to personalize your own self-care * How to be gentler with yourself and “feel the way you want to look” And so much more! CONNECT WITH KATIE: WEBSITE: katiedalebout.com BOOK: Let It Out: A Journey through Journaling INSTAGRAM: @katiedalebout Read more about Katie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: LISTEN: UNpodcast 125: UNintrepid (Katie Dalebout) READ: 19 Ideas to Start and End Your Day with Joy Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“There’s an adrenaline rush that comes with denying the common rules of society: that I should always be trying to lose weight, that I should always be unhappy with some flaw. To say I am perfectly content with my body and all the parts that assemble it is nothing less than radical.” ― Virgie Tovar Today’s guest is Virgie Tovar, author, activist and one of the nation’s leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. In this episode we discuss: * Why the world needs radical girl scouts (and where to find them) * How to remember the joy your body brought you before Diet Culture crept in * Why grief is important in diet recovery * Just how confusing is the rhetoric around health and fatness? And more! CONNECT WITH VIRGIE: WEBSITE: www.virgietovar.com COURSE: Babecamp INSTAGRAM: @VirgieTovar #losehatenotweight Read more about Virgie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: Become a Patreon Leave an iTunes review Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening—we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: I Asked 60 Kinesiology Students to Define Health. Here’s What Happened.  READ: The Science of Fat Shaming READ: The Skinny on Sexual Risk Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on  iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman

“Your present circumstance don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.” – Nido Quebein Today’s guests are Jenny Jaffe and Sarah Hartshorne, creators of the nonprofit organization and YouTube channel Project UROK. In this episode we discuss: * Why it’s important to know that you’re not alone * Why we should be sharing our mental health stories * How the next generation is developing a higher emotional intelligence * Why we must acknowledge the baby steps and not just the big victories * Why representation and diversity are NON NEGOTIABLE in mental health advocacy And so much more! CONNECT WITH JENNY: WEBSITE: www.thejennyjaffe.com TWITTER: @jennyjaffe CONNECT WITH SARAH: WEBSITE: http://www.officialsbh.com/ TWITTER: @sarahhartshorne CONNECT WITH PROJECT UROK: WEBSITE: projecturok.org YOUTUBE: @Project UROK TWITTER: @projecturok Read more about Project UROK and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: WATCH: Wil Wheaton on Project UROK WATCH: Mara Wilson on Project UROK WATCH: Jake Plunkett on Project UROK (on male eating disorders) WATCH: Imade Nibokun on Project UROK READ: Samantha Bee on Diversity: ‘The F*cking Thing You Have to Do Is Just Hire People LISTEN: Meditation Minis Podcast Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus Today’s guest is Louise O’Neill author of Only Ever Yours and Asking For It. In this episode we discuss: * What does it mean to be beautiful? * What feminism has to do with eating disorder recovery * Is it possible to work in the beauty, fashion, or health industries and still recover? * Why exceptionalism is dangerous in recovery And more! CONNECT WITH LOUISE: WEBSITE: louiseoneillauthor.com BOOK: Only Ever Yours BOOK: Asking For It TWITTER: @oneilllo Read more about Louise and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a FREE trial with audible.com Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head.  Always.  All the time.  That story makes you what you are.  We build ourselves out of that story.” – Patrick Rothfuss Today’s guest is Camille dePutter, creator of Storytelling with Heart.  In this episode we discuss: * How to stop living in a place of “heart block” * Why Discovery is like free-range parenting for the soul * How to turn the page and just tell your story * Why storytelling is so important for recovery And more! CONNECT WITH Camille: WEBSITE: camilledeputter.com BOOK: www.camilledeputter.com/shareyourstory FACEBOOK: facebook.com/storytellingwithheart Read more about Camille and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: if you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Get a 30-day free trial and a free audio book from Audible Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. Join the book club: findingourhunger.com/bookclub Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing,  @PerformingWoman  

“A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.” – Madeleine L’Engle Today’s guest is Jessie Kahnweiler, filmmaker and star of the new web series The Skinny. In this episode we discuss: * Why it’s cathartic NOT to make your art therapy * Why we need media to show that there’s more to a person than their eating disorder * Why it’s important to honor your sadness but stay on the path to recovery * Why you might need to pack reality TV and an avocado in your bags And more! CONNECT WITH JESSIE: WEBSITE: jessiekahnweiler.com WEB SERIES: The Skinny TWITTER: @Jesskahnweiler INSTAGRAM: @Jessiebethkahnweiler Read more about Jessie and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a free trial and get a free book at Audible Thank you for listening – I apperciate you SO much <3. Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“I am the poet of the body, and I am the poet of the Soul.” —Walt Whitman This week’s guest is Mindy Dillard, an award-winning singer-songwriter and a body image activist who recently released her second full length feature album, How to Survive a Poison Apple, a folk rock song cycle and the soundtrack for her revisionist fairy tale one-woman show. In this episode we discuss: * How to use fairy tales to get to the root of your own story * Are eating disorders the fault of psychology or culture? And which will help us recover? * Why claiming the right to take up space is not about being beautiful, but feeling beautiful And more! CONNECT WITH MINDY: WEBSITE: www.mindydillard.com BAND CAMP: “How to Survive a Poison Apple” FACEBOOK: Mindy Dillard Music INSTAGRAM: @mindydillard Read more about Mindy and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a free trial at Audible.com * Thank you for listening – I appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: VISIT: IAEDP VISIT: NEDA WATCH: Missrepresentation READ: Everyday Feminism “Why Saying It’s My Choice Isn’t Always Feminist” LISTEN: Cosi Sheridan Join the conversation at  facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or  Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.” – Kurt Vonnegut Today’s guest is Joanna Kay of Middle Ground Musings. In this episode we discuss: * What happens when you only recover “enough” to convince yourself of something that isn’t true yet * Why it’s okay to ask for help * Why you don’t have to look sick to have an eating disorder * How to build a sense of self in recovery – and afterward And more! CONNECT WITH JOANNA: BLOG: middlegroundmusings.com TWITTER: @_middle_ground FACEBOOK: facebook.com/themiddleground Read more about Joanna and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a free trial at Audible.com Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder VISIT: Monte Nido Eating Disorder Treatment Centers VISIT: MentorConnect READ: (TRIGGER WARNING) The worst case scenario for women suffering from eating disorders READ: Before You Become a Health Coach, Read This READ: Everything I Thought about Recovery Was a Lie Join the conversation at Facebook.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.” – Oprah Winfrey Today’s guest is Jessica Raymond, founder and director of Recovery Warriors, a rapidly growing resource hub for all things related to eating disorder recovery. In this episode we discuss: * The 4 core values of Recovery Warriors * How do you know when you’ve “made it” in recovery? * How to stop calorie counting (even when you know all of the calorie counts by heart) * Plus an exercise for working through your fears! CONNECT WITH JESSICA: WEBSITE: recoverywarriors.com TWITTER: @Recovrywarriors INSTAGRAM: @Recovrywarriors FACEBOOK: RecovryWarriors Read more about Jessica and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have FOUR great ways to supports us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album * Start a FREE trial with audible.com * Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: READ: ConsumerAffairs Guide to Rehab Centers READ: Body of Truth by Harriet Brown READ: Fat Talk Nation by Susan Greenhalgh READ: In Health-Conscious Future, Body Fat Analyzers Might Be Embedded in Phones READ: Are binges normal in recovery? by Jessica Raymond Join the conversation at findingourhunger.com/bookclub. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep dancing, @PerformingWoman  

“The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.” – Jamie Lee Curtis Today’s guest is Susan Greenhalgh, Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and author of Fat Talk Nation. In this episode we discuss: * The problem with the “War on Fat” * Why fat is still the last acceptable form of public discrimination * Strategies for ending fat talk And more! CONNECT WITH SUSAN: WEBSITE: fattalknation.com BOOK: Fat Talk Nation WEBSITE: Susan Greenhalgh Read more about Susan and today’s conversation at Performing Woman. And if you’re in the New York area, please check out Bill W. and Dr. Bob! BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us: * Become a Patreon * Leave an iTunes review * Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album Thank you for listening – we appreciate you SO much <3. LISTEN: UNpodcast 102: UNwatched (Billy Procida) READ: Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon Join the conversation at facebook.com/findingourhunger. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio, and make sure to leave a review. Keep Dancing, @PerformingWoman