The Recovery Warrior Show

Some questions I ask: • What are the benefits of intuitive eating? • What are the 3 key principles of an intuitive eater? • Can intuitive eating help people break free from the self-hate cycle of dieting? • What are some tips you have for someone who is interested in starting to eat intuitively? • What resources do you recommend for intuitive eating? https://www.recoverywarriors.com/marci-anderson/ ‎

Could late night raids of the refrigerator or urges to eat compulsively be a substitute for love, sexuality and intimacy? According to psychotherapist Mary Anne Cohen, they often are. In this show, we explore the similarities and differences between emotional eating, intimacy and sex. Some questions I ask: • What is emotional eating? • Is there a connection between emotional eating and sexuality? • What are some common fears around intimacy and expressing one's sexuality? • Is there a connection between sexual abuse and eating disorders? • How does one declare peace with emotional eating and sexuality? https://www.recoverywarriors.com/mary-anne-cohen/

Eating disorders do not discriminate. They affect all genders, ages and ethnicities. Matt Keck, founder of Cielo House brings his clinical experience to the table in this show and discusses what it is like to be a man going through treatment for an eating disorder. What differences and similarities exist to females that seek treatment? What barriers to treatment do men face? All these questions and more get answered in this episode.

If you are stuck in a rut and can't stop engaging in eating disorder behaviors do not lose hope! It's not you it's your brain! This will make much more sense if you tune into this week's episode of The Recovery Warrior Show. Guest Travis Stewart gives a great run-down of how behaviors are formed and what steps you can take to rewire your brain and stop letting negative behaviors that have become habits control you. Show Notes: www.recoverywarriors.com/travis-stewart

The way you start your morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. So why not increase your chances of success by starting off on a positive note! In this show, recovery warrior Miriam Roelink comes on and we discuss the benefits of having a morning routine and how you can create one that will help you be more productive, confident, happier and focused throughout the day. https://www.recoverywarriors.com/make-the-most-out-of-your-morning/

For the past 20 years, Joe Kelly has been writing about, talking about and teaching about fatherhood. He is an expert in supporting and challenging male loved ones to take an active part in the treatment and recovery of their loved one's with eating disorders. In this show, we talk about recovery from another perspective, that of a male loved one. www.recoverywarriors.com

Five years ago Temimah existed in a world of numbers. She meticulously counted everything - calories, bites, meals, steps, pounds, minutes. Today, she lives in a much happier and healthier world. Temimah's incredible compassion, energy and wisdom pour out of her in this show as she shares all the factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic, that went into her successful recovery.

Kristina Saffran, co-founder of Project HEAL comes onto The Recovery Warrior Show for a casual conversation around the research she is doing at Stanford to explore how Facebook usage effects people who have received group therapy treatment from an eating disorder. We share our personal experiences and our opinions on the pros and cons of being active on social media during recovery. https://www.recoverywarriors.com/030-kristina-saffran/

How do you know if you are genetically predisposed to have an eating disorder? If you are, does this mean that you will suffer with one for the rest of your life. How does environment play a role? These are questions that researcher and onsite coordinator for the Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative (ANGI), Dr. Jessica Baker covers on this week's show. www.recoverywarriors.com/jessica-baker

Valerie Martin is a therapist, coach, blogger at Waking Up in Wonder and a regular contributor to Recovery Warriors online magazine. As a Primary Therapist at The Ranch residential treatment center, Valerie works daily with eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and co-occurring mental health issues. With a personal history of eating disorder recovery, she is passionate about helping women reconnect to their potential for a rich and meaningful life in recovery from destructive addictions and attachments. In this show we cover the three things that she wish she'd been told during her recovery. www.recoverywarriors.com

A new season is here! In this show we go over the steps to make a vision board. The process of creating a vision board can create change and hope for a brighter future. Looking at artwork, pictures, images of nature, and words inspires a creative flow that can excite the spirit and move our internal directional arrow towards a new perspective. By creating an intentional collage of inspiration, we can be reminded about whom we are and see where life might take us. www.recoverywarriors.com

In this solo show I talk about the research of Dr. Brené Brown and her book Daring Greatly. Listen in to learn about the very important difference between shame and guilt. www.recoverywarriors.com

Laura Porter is president of SPEAK (Students Promoting Eating Disorder Awareness and Knowledge) at The George Washington University. She is a huge advocate of speaking up about eating disorders and opening up the dialogue at college, a high risk time for many. In this show, Laura speaks up about her journey from to recovery for both an eating disorder and alcoholism. www.recoverywarriors.com

Tune into a special edition of The Recovery Warrior Show in honor of Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Miriam Roelink and I discuss the top 5 resources for your journey to recovery. How many of them do you know about? Listen to find out…

Nikki DuBose was a model, host, and commercial actress for many years. Faced with a destructive lifestyle perpetuated by the unrealistic expectations of the fashion industry she made a big life decision to leaver her career behind. She has moved onto a new chapter in her career...helping others through their life struggles. According to Nikki, out of the darkest times of our lives we can have the greatest blessings. In this show, she shares both the light and the dark that came out of her 17 year battle with binge eating, bulimia and anorexia as well as drug and alcohol addictions.