Summary: Support The Recovery Warrior Show on Patreon! www.patreon.com/recoverywarriorshow Show Notes: https://www.recoverywarriors.com/JR-Patterson Music has the extraordinary power of meeting us where we are at, in both our darkest and brightest hours. For musician JR Patterson, his goal is to reach out to those who are struggling and help them see the light and accept the dark. In essence, he wants to give a voice to each piece of the soul, which he does through his work with Voice Collective. In this show, JR opens up about what it is like to be a man with an eating disorder and more importantly, what it is like to be a human with an eating disorder. Tune in to be inspired by his powerful message of love and acceptance. What You'll Learn: • How body image issues can take on multiple forms • Why control is not necessarily a bad thing in the context of recovery • How going to a treatment center can build community • Music's role in drawing out both the darkness and the light within us
