Best Melissa McCreery Podcasts (2024)

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154: Stop Telling Yourself No 16:47

6h ago16:47

16:47

Want to see more progress, reduce self-sabotage, and spend less time thinking and focusing on what to eat? Check out this podcast episode. It’ll make a difference. In this episode: Deprivation thinking and why it doesn’t work Pink elephants Your inner rebel Momentum, motivation, and energy Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well…

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Understanding your Hidden Hungers with Dr. Melissa McCreery 37:22

11d ago37:22

37:22

Today, I’m talking to Dr. Melissa McCreery, Psychologist and Emotional Eating Coach. Melissa helps women break cycles with emotional eating, overeating, and stress – not by hard work and willpower, but by simple changes that make life more enjoyable and create peace with food. Melissa is a psychologist, a coach, and a writer. She is the host of ‘To…

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5 Things You Need in Eating Disorder Recovery 26:22

8h ago26:22

26:22

Here I share some thoughts about five things you need in eating disorder recovery. Of course, you could expand well beyond this list, but I believe that these are particularly important in accelerating you forward on the healing journey. I hope that you find it helpful. Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist Harriet Fr…

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Talking about Sexual Abuse and Eating Disorders, with Patty Cabot 43:51

3h ago43:51

43:51

Before I launch into this week’s episode, I just want to mention a trigger warning as my guest this week talks about sexual abuse. In the episode, we don’t go into the details of the specific abuse, however, this episode may still be triggering for you, if you, or someone you know has experienced abuse. Make sure you take care of yourself. If this …

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Research Sample: What’s New in Pediatric Amplification? with Ryan McCreery 34:36

3h ago34:36

34:36

Guest: Ryan McCreery, PhD This episode features the leading expert in pediatric amplification sharing current Best Practices and research in hearing aid programming and care for children. The discussion ranges from programming methods to outcome measures and includes upcoming collaborations between audiology and neuroscience.…

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153: Simple Ways to Get Grounded Instead of Numbing Out With Food 21:06

6d ago21:06

21:06

How do you stop eating on autopilot? How do you break patterns of mindless eating (when you’re - quite literally - eating mindlessly)? What’s one skill that you definitely need if you want to stop overeating or numbing out with food? These questions are answered in today’s episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast. In this episode: How you may h…

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Supporting Parents: When a Child of Any Age has an Eating Disorder, with Jane Reagan 35:09

10d ago35:09

35:09

Today, I’m talking to Jane Reagan. Jane is a Boulder, Colorado based Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) who believes that understanding food choices, food quality and one’s relationship with food can lead to greater awareness, improved health and a more abundant life. Jane is passionate about helping her clients find greater health, vitality a…

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152: Executive Coaching for Wellness and Well-being 16:51

14d ago16:51

16:51

How can you be so smart and successful in multiple areas of your life and be going in circles with overeating and your weight? Why is it that you know how to solve so many problems, but every Monday you’re facing down the same old personal challenges with stress, or overwhelm, overeating, and the scale? It’s not just you. In what’s probably a famil…

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A Deep Dive into the Psychology of Bulimia and What Helped in Recovery, with Jade Grantham 45:33

18d ago45:33

45:33

Today I’m talking to Jade Grantham. Jade is the author of ‘Accept That You Are Imperfect’ a book about her personal journey and recovery with an eating disorder, specifically bulimia nervosa that started when she was 12 years old and lasted for over 10 years. Jade’s book is not a self-help book but rather a raw account of her journey. I would highl…

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Behind the Scenes in Audiology Research with Amanda Sloop 1:02:21

21d ago1:02:21

1:02:21

Guest: Amanda Sloop, AuD., CCC-A - This episode explores the clinical research progress, from the spark of a question to study design, subject recruitment, writing/analysis, and eventually conference submission and publication. The guest shares her experiences in strategic design and recruitment and disseminating information with social media or co…

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151: Breaking the Stress-Overeating Cycle Without Doing MORE 24:12

22d ago24:12

24:12

As a high achiever who solves problems, your ability to jump into action is probably a strength, but it doesn’t serve you as well when you want to stop emotional eating or overeating. In this episode, I’ll explain why this is, how doing and taking action to stop overeating might be keeping you stuck in the same vicious cycle, and I’ll share a tip a…

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9 Reasons You're Binge Eating with Actionable Steps for Change 17:06

25d ago17:06

17:06

Binge eating is not simply scoffing an extra biscuit, with your morning coffee break. Instead, it involves eating fast, an extremely large amount of food (more than you would eat for lunch or dinner). It’s usually in secret and can feel like a dissociative or ‘out of body’ experience. You are fully present and grounded on earth, but it can feel as …

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Embracing Leadership in Audiology with Madison Howe 1:01:28

1M ago1:01:28

1:01:28

Guest: Madison Howe, Aud, CCC-A - This episode explores the evolving role of professionals as they transition from clinician to leadership position. It will address the challenges and opportunities faced by clinicians in assuming leadership roles, emphasizing the importance of different styles, planning, and quality improvement.…

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150: Q&A How Do I Stop Flaking Out On Myself? 20:00

1M ago20:00

20:00

If you feel like you keep letting yourself down by overeating; if you don’t have confidence that you’ll follow through on your next plan to change your eating habits; or if you don’t trust yourself to ever make changes with emotional eating or overeating, then this episode is for you. In this episode: The relationship between lost confidence, “flak…

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Unlocking Deeper Change in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Sabrina Magnan (Food Freedom Coach) 43:14

1M ago43:14

43:14

Today I’m talking to Sabrina Magnan, a Food Freedom & Intuitive Eating Coach, based in Montreal, Canada. She helps chronic dieters heal their relationship with food & their bodies, and develop realistic and lasting health-promoting habits. Sabrina has been on her own food healing journey through her battle with orthorexia, disordered eating, body d…

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149: What if I Don’t Want to Feel my Feelings and I Don’t Want to Overeat? 25:49

2M ago25:49

25:49

In this Q&A episode, I’m answering the question a listener submitted in my free Facebook group: “What if feeling my feelings is too uncomfortable? I know I’m an emotional eater, but I don’t want to feel my feelings, so how do I stop overeating?” In this episode: Myths about being uncomfortable Perfectionism, numbing, overdoing, and overeating - and…

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Supporting Children with Food Neutrality with Katie Shepherd and Lara Paciorek (Food Explorers) 44:21

1M ago44:21

44:21

Today I’m talking to Katie Shepherd and Lara Paciorek from Food Explorers based out of Connecticut and Massachusetts, USA. Katie founded Food Explorers in January 2018, after leaving a job as a Retail Dietitian with no back up plan. While that job wasn't the right fit, Katie discovered the joys of children’s cooking classes and how it combined her …

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A Deep Dive into Cochlear Nerve Deficiency with Melissa Anderson 58:52

1M ago58:52

58:52

Guest: Melissa Anderson, AuD, CCC-A: This episode explores cochlear nerve deficiency (CND) and its consequences, focusing on using cochlear implants in this population. The guest provides expert insights into counseling and programming, as well as what collaborating on a team to manage these patients looks like.…

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A Deep Dive into ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) with Dr. Marianne Miller 44:11

2M ago44:11

44:11

Today, I’m talking to Dr. Marianne Miller (all the way from San Diego) who has been in the mental health field for 27 years and has specialised in eating disorders for the last 12 years. Marianne was a full-time academic for 12 years and had a part-time eating disorder practice for much of that time (until she left the university) and went into pri…

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148: The Power of Slowing Down: How Taking Your Time Can Transform Your Relationship with Food 28:22

2M ago28:22

28:22

In this episode, I’m exploring the power and transformation that happens when you slow down to overcome overeating and emotional eating. Your brain and your impatience want change to happen fast, but you might be surprised that slow is not only better but sometimes quicker. In this episode: The power of reflection Slowing down for better results (a…

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A Deep Dive into Healing Chronic Pain, Trauma and Anxiety with Ella Matthews 32:09

2M ago32:09

32:09

Today I’m talking to Ella Matthews founder of Breath Body Mind. Ella is a West London Hypnotherapist specialising in Chronic Pain, Trauma and Anxiety Ella is also a Pain Neuroscience Educator, Buteyko Breathing Instructor, TRE (Trauma and Tension Release Exercise) Provider, NLP Master Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and Health Coach. She has over 20 yea…

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147: Why You Should Do Less to Stop Overeating 27:25

2M ago27:25

27:25

This episode is about why small steps are the answer to breaking emotional eating habits, why they are so hard to take, and why your plan to end overeating cycles should focus on building consistency with do-able steps instead of big, dramatic lifestyle changes or diets (which we know don’t work). I polled my clients about how small steps have had …

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A Deep Dive into Control as Coping and Eating Disorders 33:07

2M ago33:07

33:07

I think that it's a cliche to say that eating disorders are all about control. I guess it is a cliche for a good reason - an eating disorder can be a coping strategy and life-raft to cling to, when life throws its unpredictable turbulence at your door. In this podcast, I talk about an eating disorder as a coping strategy, exploring feeling in contr…

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146: How to Break the Link Between Perfectionism and Overeating 25:56

2M ago25:56

25:56

In this episode I’m breaking down specific ways that perfectionism keeps you caught in overeating and emotional patterns and specific ways to break these patterns. In this episode: How perfectionism limits your life Perfectionism kills momentum and motivation Guilt, shame, and perfectionism How perfectionism keeps you from learning what you need to…

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Supporting Children and Teens in Navigating a Healthy Relationship with Food and Body, with Heidi Schauster 39:17

3M ago39:17

39:17

Today I’m talking to Heidi Schauster, MS, RD, LDN, CEDS-S, SEP who is a nutrition therapist and Somatic Experiencing (SE)™ Practitioner who has specialised in eating and body image concerns for nearly 30 years. She provides individual and group counselling and clinical supervision/consultation and is particularly interested in the intersection betw…

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Getting Started on an Eating Disorder Recovery Journey 37:03

2M ago37:03

37:03

In this episode, I explore getting started on the recovery road. This is an old episode re-shared - one that has had many downloads! It can be daunting and overwhelming to even think about acknowledging the existence of an eating problem to yourself, let alone taking steps to manage it. I talk you through some initial steps to support you and offer…

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145: Procrastination vs. Permanent Results 22:43

3M ago22:43

22:43

It’s one thing to want to stop overeating or to want to lose weight. It’s another thing to figure out a way to make that happen. In between, it’s easy to get stuck in a pattern of starting food plans that aren’t sustainable, or of being frozen by overwhelm because of the distance between your current situation and your goal. In this episode I want …

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A Deep Dive into Body Image with Dr. Charlotte Markey 41:20

3M ago41:20

41:20

Today I’m talking to Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., who is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied body image and eating behaviors for nearly three decades. She is passionate about understanding how to help people have a healthy relationship with their body and food. Charlotte is a psychology professor at Rutgers University and a re…

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144: Overwhelm & Overeating: When Doing Your Best is Burning You Out 20:08

3M ago20:08

20:08

You’re someone who’s used to giving your all - and more. It’s led to a great career and a fair amount of success, but it’s also the cause of stress, overwhelm, and overeating. There’s a reason you curl up with a bag of chips at the end of the day - it’s because you left it all out on the field and didn’t get much for yourself. In situations like th…

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Changing the World in Fitness: Mentality, Body Neutrality and Personalised Movement, with Katie Bramlett (WeShape) 44:30

3M ago44:30

44:30

Today I have a returning guest to the podcast I’m talking to Katie Bramlett from the company WeShape – a movement-based fitness product, inspired with the intention of advocating for people to stop focusing on the number on the scale and instead putting their energy and efforts towards something more meaningful. Katie worked previously in the more …

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16 Ways to Actually Love Yourself, When you Have No Idea Where to Begin 24:24

3M ago24:24

24:24

This episode was first published in the summer of 2021 and has proved to be one of my most popular episodes! Apologies for a re-share - I hope that you enjoy it, either for a first listen or a great reminder of how to put self-love into practice. A new episode will be back next week. The episode is inspired by an article by Laura Jane Williams who …

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143: Greatest Hits of Summer: Retraining Your Brain Away from Shame 17:02

4M ago17:02

17:02

The reality is that you can break patterns of endlessly falling off track and "starting over" each time your eating doesn't go the way you'd hoped. You can also let go of the guilt and shame and the other emotional baggage that's often a part of these overeating cycles. I have a number of "what if" questions for you in today's episode that just mig…

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Eating Disorders and Body Image: Research, Teaching Students and Inspiring Change, with Dr. Kamila Irvine 40:05

3M ago40:05

40:05

Today I’m talking to Dr. Kamila Irvine who is senior lecturer in Psychology at Lincoln University. Kamila specialises in body image and eating disorders and is particularly interested in perceptual body image and size/shape estimation. Kamila completed her PhD at Northumbria University, focusing on body image and then worked as a Teaching Fellow at…

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142: Summer Q&A: 3 Ways to End Overeating Habits 22:06

4M ago22:06

22:06

It's summer, and many of us are in a "do-less-and-relax-more" frame of mind. This week's episode can help. Believe it or not, you can unstick yourself from overeating habits without giving up on your summer vacation vibe. In fact, too many women are expending too much effort, and are still going in circles with overeating and emotional eating and t…

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Working with Neuro-divergent Individuals and Eating Disorders, with Cara Byrne 47:45

4M ago47:45

47:45

Today I have a returning guest to the podcast and I’m talking with Cara Byrne – an integrative humanistic psychotherapist based in Ireland. She is the founder of Hike Psych – offering walking and talking therapy in nature for her clients, combining her love of nature and psychotherapy. Cara has always been fascinated by other human beings and the e…

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141: Wendy's Story Weight Loss, Self-Trust, and Lasting Results 38:22

4M ago38:22

38:22

In this episode you’ll hear a conversation about what it really looks like to develop a healthier relationship with food without dieting through the Missing Peace program. Wendy, a former participant in the program, discusses what it’s like for her one year after finishing Your Missing Peace. We talk about how she overcame the battle of food’s frus…

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How to Stop Overeating in the Evening 18:50

4M ago18:50

18:50

Managing your eating throughout the day can feel easier, due to distraction and busyness. You may feel less prone to out-of-control eating or mindless snacking. But, evenings can be a whole different story! After an exhausting day you might be feeling at the end of your tether. What to do with this final hour or two so before you go to bed? You may…

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140: Greatest Hits of Summer: Declare Your Freedom From Diets and Overeating 26:33

4M ago26:33

26:33

Freedom from overeating isn’t just a catchy phrase or a diet in disguise. Freedom is the feeling that most women I talk to are craving. Freedom from feeling haunted by cravings. By sugar. By the scale. Freedom from having four sizes of pants in their closet. Freedom from waking up every morning wondering if it’s going to be a “good day” or a “bad d…

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Finding Surrender, Freedom and Healing in Eating Disorder Recovery with Rebecca Amis 36:34

4M ago36:34

36:34

Today I’m talking to Rebecca Amis - a woman on a transformative journey of eating disorder recovery and empowerment. Rebecca’s life's path has been shaped by profound blessings and challenges, including battling an eating disorder. Rebecca was raised in a large family heavily influenced by a diet culture society where image, food, and perfectionism…

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139: Greatest Hits of Summer: Peace with Food on Vacation 24:20

5M ago24:20

24:20

This episode was originally published as Episode 44. I’m bringing it back because I get SO many questions about how to plan for eating (and not overeating) on vacation. I’m a huge believer in vacations, but you shouldn’t have to take a vacation from your relationship with food. Unfortunately, many smart, busy women feel like they do. The culprit: d…

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Finding Re-connection with Body, Inner Wisdom and Intuition in Eating Disorder Recovery with Flurina Thali 35:03

5M ago35:03

35:03

Today I’m talking to Flurina Thali who is an osteopath, coach, lecturer, researcher, dancer, artist and host of the podcast, ‘The Breathing Body’. She is also someone who suffered from an eating disorder for many years - and found healing through movement, body awareness and rediscovering the fascination and miracle our bodies express every day. Sh…

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Understanding Grief in Eating Disorder Recovery with Brooke Carlson 37:21

5M ago37:21

37:21

Today I’m talking to Brooke Carlson, an eating disorder therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counsellor, working primarily with adolescents and young adults and based in Minnesota, USA. Brooke has worked for a nationwide eating disorder treatment centre for three years called The Emily Program. She was an outpatient therapist and partial ho…

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138: Transitions, Overeating, and Overwhelm - and Doing Things Differently 20:08

5M ago20:08

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In this episode, I’m sharing what I discovered about how I handle (and don’t handle) transitions before and after a vacation, the unnecessary drama and stress I have created in the past, and what I’m experimenting with to take my power back from overwhelm and to break automatic habits that often lead to overeating. In this episode: Why transitions …

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How to Overcome People Pleasing with Psychotherapist, Emma Reed-Turrell 43:35

5M ago43:35

43:35

Today, I’m re-releasing an old episode from 2021 when I spoke with Emma Reed Turrell – psychotherapist, author, speaker and podcaster. Emma grew up near Portsmouth and went on to read English at Queens’ College, Cambridge. Following ten years working in business, she returned to her earlier passion for psychology and retrained as a psychotherapist.…

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137: One Way to Lose Weight Without Dieting 17:55

5M ago17:55

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While there’s no magic “how to lose weight without dieting” formula, there are some easy steps that can help you move away from diet mentality and diet behavior. In this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast, I’m sharing a conversation with a client that helped her make a massive shift that makes overeating less powerful and less of a focus …

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The Use of Storytelling and Metaphor in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Dr. Anita Johnston 41:22

5M ago41:22

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Today I’m talking to Dr. Anita Johnston Ph.D., Depth Psychologist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor and Storytelling, which has been published in seven languages. Dr. Anita was a pioneer in eating disorders therapy and ha…

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What REALLY helped in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Food Freedom Psychologist, Anna Schmidt 41:20

6M ago41:20

41:20

Today, I’m talking to Anna Schmidt who is a Food Freedom and Body Image Psychologist. Anna has been on her own eating disorder recovery journey. She started dieting as a teenager, initially just wanting to lose a few kilos and going on a very restrictive and low calorie diet. Little did she know at the time that this would be the beginning of a 15 …

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136: Is It Really Your Feelings That Are Triggering Emotional Eating.mp3 21:16

6M ago21:16

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Let’s suppose that you know you’re an emotional eater. You’ve learned about emotional eating. You’ve spent time exploring your feelings. You can clearly see and describe the situations and feelings that trigger you to overeat. And all that insight hasn’t changed your eating habits at all. How do you break out of an emotional eating loop when focusi…

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A Deep Dive into the Reality of Highs and Lows in Eating Disorder Recovery (Anorexia, Orthorexia and Exercise Addiction) with Julia Trehane 50:34

6M ago50:34

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Today I’m talking with Julia Trehane (a returning guest to the podcast) who is an anorexia, orthorexia and compulsive exercise recovery coach. Julia has overcome 40 years gripped by eating disorders and is now passionate about instilling hope for change in others. Julia Trehane is a podcast host, eating disorder coach, food freedom advocate and ant…

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Feeling in Two Minds About Recovery? 7 Ways to Shift Motivation by Working through Ambivalence 24:12

6M ago24:12

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It's understandable that you might be in two minds about eating disorder recovery. Part of you will be desperate for change. Another part of you might be terrified of letting go of the ed. Ultimately, an eating disorder is a coping strategy for deeper issues. It might feel as though it's all about food, when in fact, it may be offering safety, numb…

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