Joy and Adam welcome guest Eric Pothen to talk about his work as an ED Recovery Coach, how that integrates within the team-based recovery model, and the unique issues men experience in treatment access.

This episode we're addressing the problematic proposal of a "terminal" stage of anorexia. All-star guests Sam and Marissa are with us again to share their expertise about the controversial criteria and the effects it may have on those being treated.

Sam, Marissa, et. al. "Inaccessibility of care and inequitable conceptions of suffering: a collective response to the construction of “terminal” anorexia nervosa"

Sam and Marissa are back to talk about how treatment centers too often fail neurodivergent patients and how we can better support those struggling to find treatment.

Their work and information can be found at:
FEDUP - Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations: A Trans+ & Intersex Collective
https://fedupcollective.org/

Joy and Adam talk with guests Sam and Marissa about being intersex and trans. What it means, how they seek equality in treatment and find knowledgeable providers, if any. This is the first episode in our three part series with Sam and Marissa.

Their work and information can be found at:
FEDUP - Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations: A Trans+ & Intersex Collective
https://fedupcollective.org/

We follow-up with former NEDA helpline staff and talk about the future of services. We also lampoon a comically out-of-touch internal memo and how enormous privilege can exacerbate the Dunning-Kruger effect

Joy and Adam talk about the controversy around union busting and AI job replacement at the nations most notable eating disorder non-profit. We got receipts ya'll! We've also got former NEDA helpline workers with us to share some if that sweet tea you only get from inside sources.

Joy and Adam, with returning guest host Amee Severson, share stories of their religious traditions and how those experiences affected their eating disorder recovery. Processing and overcoming religious guilt as well as adapting to one's body after realizing the harms of purity cultures are discussed. Our hope is for those religious and non-religious among the survivor community to better understand each other, and, though we may have similar histories, the outcomes of those stories may be starkly different.

Our first of a two part episode with dietitian and author Amee Severson, Joy and Adam discuss her co-authored book, How to Raise an Intuitive Eater, and the challenges of getting buy-in from parents, "My kids would never eat veggies and they’d eat only candy all the time if i ever tried that!!!". Fun Fact: Kids need to be exposed to a food approx. 18 times before they decide whether or not they like it.
A must-listen for parents and those asking, “What exactly is Intuitive Eating?”

Part Two, next month- we switch gears and talk about eating disorder treatment while recovering from religion.