Life without Ed and Trauma Recovery with Jenni Schaefer | Episode 22

The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Internationally known writer and recovery advocate, Jenni Schaefer, stops by the podcast to talk about eating disorder recovery and recovery from trauma and PTSD. We talked about:

• Jenni’s background and her multiple books about recovery
• Jenni’s recovery journey and how she decided to seek help
• What it was like for her to recovery from her ED
• The hardest parts of recovery
• Jenni’s separate recovery from trauma and PTSD
• How Jenni knows she’ll never relapse
• The gifts of recovery

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A National Recovery Advocate of Eating Recovery Center’s Family Institute, Jenni Schaefer is an internationally known writer and speaker whose work has helped change the face of recovery from eating disorders. Appearing on shows like Today, Dr. Oz, and Dr. Phil, and in publications ranging from Cosmopolitan to The New York Times, she is the bestselling author of Life Without Ed; Goodbye Ed, Hello Me; and Almost Anorexic, a collaboration about subclinical eating disorders with Harvard Medical School. Her first book, Life Without Ed, has been released as a Tenth Anniversary Edition as well as audiobook. Jenni is also Chair of the Ambassadors Council of the National Eating Disorders Association and an accomplished singer/songwriter living in Austin, Texas.

Author of Almost Anorexic; Goodbye Ed, Hello Me; Life Without Ed (Tenth Anniversary Edition and Audiobook)

Chair, Ambassador Council, National Eating Disorders Association

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Latest Book: Almost Anorexic: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Relationship with Food a Problem?

(a collaboration about subclinical eating disorders with Harvard Medical School)

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 center in Denver, Colorado that specializes in eating disorders.

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This podcast is sponsored by 'Ai Pono Maui. 'Ai Pono is led by internationally renowned expert on eating disorders, Dr. Anita Johnston. Located in a home-like ocean front facility in beautiful Maui, Hawaii, Ai Pono offers residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient treatment for eating disorders. Visit aiponomaui.com

This podcast is sponsored by EDCare. EDCare has provided PHP, IOP & Outpatient treatment for all genders, 18 and over, since 2001. CAMSA ( which stands for Connection, Acceptance, Mindfulness, Sense of Self & Action), is EDCare’s mindfulness-based treatment approach and is incorporated into each individualized treatment plan. Facilities are located in Denver, Colorado Springs and Kansas City and all treatment is supported by Masters’ Level Clinicians or higher. EDCare offers 4 specialty tracks (BED, ELITE Athlete, Substance Use, & Trauma), and the Connections House, an affordable supportive housing component, adds an extra layer of supervised support. www.eatingdisorder.care or [phone]