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In this important conversation, I sit down with activist and advocate, William Hornby, to talk about the overlooked reality that males are still under represented in research, diagnosis, treatment and literature about eating disorders and body image struggles.  We explore how eating disorders can present differently in males, the growing pressure males face to achieve a particular body, and the connection between eating disorders and body dysmorphia. We also discuss the powerful influence of social media, including the images, messages, and ideals that can shape how males see their bodies and themselves. We talk about fat activism, weight stigma, and complications around language/terminology in the eating disorder field, such as diagnostic criteria or the difference between body positivity, body acceptance, and body neutrality. We look at where these conversations can be helpful, where they can become challenging, and why nuance matters when we’re talking about bodies, health, and what being recovered means. Most importantly, this is a conversation about creating greater awareness and making sure males who are struggling know they are not alone, and that becoming fully recovered is possible. About William William Hornby is an advocate at the forefront of raising awareness for men with eating disorders with over 400,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok combined (@williamhornby). He is cited by many men as the inspiration behind their recovery and by many people as helping them save their own lives. He has a growing following on his Substack, Recovering with Spite and Love. William spoke alongside Chelsea Clinton at the United Nations Headquarters for World Eating Disorders Action Day in May of 2025. He was honored as the endnote speaker at the Multi-Disciplinary Eating Disorders Association conference in 2024 where he gave his keynote speech, The Power of Becoming the Advocate You Needed. He has worked closely with the major eating disorder nonprofits the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, Project HEAL, MEDA. He was part of the inaugural class of the Young Leader Council at the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action. It is his wish to encourage those who have gone through something they felt unsupported in to be they advocate they themselves once needed. In addition to his advocacy work, he is also a recording artist, a pumpkin carver, a singer, a dancer, and a writer. williamhornby.com TikTok: @williamhornby IG: @williamhornby CAROLYN COSTIN is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. https://carolyn-costin.com/free-course Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow the Carolyn Costin Institute on Instagram:   / ccicoaching   BOOKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE Males with Eating Disorders: Arnold Anderson  1990 First book   Making Weight: Men’s Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape & Appearance (1999 or 2000) Arnold E. Andersen, Leigh Cohn & Tom Holbrook   The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession (2000; retitled in 2002) Harrison Pope Katharine Phillips & Roberto Olivardia The Invisible Man: A Self-Help Guide for Men with Eating Disorders, Compulsive Exercise and Bigorexia (2008) John F. Morgan Making the Connection (early 2000s) – Andrew Walen  Man Up to Eating Disorders – 2014  Andrew Walen Eating Disorders in Males (academic text, 2017) Edited by Jon Arcelus & Bryony Bamford Male Eating Disorders: Experiences of Food, Body and Self, 2018 R Delderfield  Masculinities and Mental health: Eating Disorders in Men’s Lived Experience and Contemporary Discourse H Bartel, J.Downs & G.Paslakis. 2026 Routledge RESOURCES:  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

I met Fernanda Alfonso, through her CCI eating disorder recovery coach, Holly Curtis, who recommended Fernanda and her family for an episode on this podcast. To prepare for the interview I read her book, , Control: A Story of Losing and Finding Myself, and was blown away by the insight, understanding and recounting of this 15- year- old’s recovery journey, a must read for teens and their family. Sure enough, in our discussion Fernanda speaks through her teenage lens but with an old soul, helping us all understand the interplay between anxiety and eating disorders, why not to give up when initial recommended treatments fail, and what is truly important. She and her parents discuss their harrowing journey and how, in Fernanda’s case neither FBT or 3 hospitalizations worked, but adding a coach to the mix was a game changer. The 20 lessons Fernanda learned and shares at the end of the conversation are some of the truest words of wisdom shared on this show.  Once again, this episode is a reminder for everyone; sufferers, clinicians and loved ones, that there are many paths that lead to becoming recovered and there is always hope.   ABOUT FERNANDA Fernanda Arevalo is a 16-year-old high school student and recently published author with a strong interest in neuroscience and psychology. Born in Lake Forest, Illinois, she has lived in Singapore, Germany, and the United States. Fernanda i s Hispanic and bilingual in English and Spanish. Growing up, she was a dancer and competitive gymnast for five years. Today, she enjoys playing tennis, working out, and spending time with her family and friends. At just 15 years old, Fernanda wrote and published 'Control: A Story of Losing and Finding Myself', a book where she shares her personal experiences with anxiety, perfectionism, disordered eating, and recovery. She developed an eating disorder at age 13 and was hospitalized three times during her recovery journey. Although recovery was neither easy nor straightforward, her experiences inspired her to share her story. Through her book, Fernanda hopes to help other teens and families feel less alone and that healing and recovery are possible. Fernanda also enjoys giving back to her community by volunteering with Feed My Starving Children and Youth Services. In the future, she hopes to continue studying psychology and neuroscience and pursue a career where she can make a meaningful difference in others’ lives. Get Fernanda's Book,  Control: A Story of Losing and Finding Myself: https://a.co/d/0hYp9PBP CAROLYN COSTIN is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. https://carolyn-costin.com/free-course Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow the Carolyn Costin Institute on Instagram:   / ccicoaching   RESOURCES:  Books mentioned Control: A Story of Losing and Finding Myself, Fernanda Arevalo, Independently Published, June 21 2026 The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this episode,  I discuss reclaiming the body with Whitney Trotter, CEO of Project HEAL, who is also a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and registered dietitian with over 15 years of experience in the eating disorder field. We discuss the often-overlooked connection between trauma, eating disorders, and our relationship with our bodies. Whitney’s introduction to eating disorders came through her work with survivors of sex trafficking and people living with HIV, where she witnessed firsthand the profound ways trauma can affect a person’s relationship with their body, safety, food, and sense of self. Together, we explore an important parallel: people who have experienced significant trauma and people struggling with eating disorders both experience a disconnection from their bodies.  We talk about the importance of safety and trust and what it means to reconnect, to become more present in our bodies, and to learn to listen to and care for the body rather than fight against it. This episode touches on a kind of “body recovery” that goes beyond food and weight to finding our way home to ourselves and learning that our bodies can once again become a place of safety, connection, and care. Project HEAL is working to break barriers in access to care for individuals with eating disorders. Please consider donating to Project HEAL to help them with this important mission.  www.theprojectheal.org ----------- Dr. WHITNEY TROTTER is a healthcare professional committed to advancing trauma-informed, inclusive approaches to mental health and well-being. As both a Registered Dietitian and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, she integrates expertise in nutrition, psychiatry, eating disorders, and trauma to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. She recently was named as CEO of Project HEAL. Dr. Trotter brings over 15 years of experience as a registered dietitian, having worked across diverse settings and communities, including individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, and eating disorders. She currently practices primarily as a psychiatric nurse practitioner, specializing in anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, and women’s mental health. She is a national leader in education and advocacy, co-leading the BIPOC Eating Disorders Conference alongside Angela Goens. Over the past four years, their work has trained more than 1,000 clinicians through conferences and consultation services. Dr. Trotter’s expertise has been featured in major media outlets including Essence, The Skimm, and CNN. She has contributed to national policy efforts, including a policy brief in Washington, DC for the National Black Caucus. Additionally, she has served as a clinical expert and is mentioned in books such as Food Positivity, Sick Enough (2nd ed.), and Fat Talk. In 2026, she was recognized as a New and Emerging Voice in Psychiatry by Psych Congress Elevate. Follow: @whitneytrotter.rd  @projectheal  Website: www.theprojectheal.org CAROLYN COSTIN is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. https://carolyn-costin.com/free-course Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow the Carolyn Costin Institute on Instagram:   / ccicoaching   RESOURCES:  Books mentioned Yoga and Eating Disorders: Ancient Healing for a Modern Illness, Edited by Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly, Routledge  (Taylor &Francis) 2016 Trauma Informed Approaches To Eating Disorders, 2nd edition Edited by Edward Seubert, Pam Virdi, Springer Publishing Co. 2024  Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, Revised edition,  Dr Joy DeGruy, Harper Collins  2017 Thick and Thin by Sabrina Strings  : Coming Soon ( Not out yet so this needs to be checked before we air /publish in case we need to change Dr James Greenblatt ( Answers to Anorexia: A Breakthrough Nutritional Treatmetn That is Saving Lives, 2nd edition  Sunrise River Pres, 2021 Research Study Promoting Mindfulness in Psychotherapists in Training Influences the Treatment Results of Their Patients: A Randomized, Double Blind, Controlled Study,  Grepmair et al., 2007  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this important conversation, I talk with Kristina Saffran, a young woman who took the passion she used in her own recovery and turned it into helping others, when she founded and became CEO of Project HEAL.  Kristina left Project HEAL and is now co-founder and CEO of Equip, a virtual eating disorder treatment company, bringing specialized eating disorder treatment into the home. We discuss her own recovery journey and how the traits that once fueled her eating disorder; determination, drive, persistence, and attention to detail, she now channels into assets that help her run her company and her life. Kristina shares how Family-Based Treatment (FBT) played an important role in her recovery and why she believes people can be fully recovered with the right support. We also discuss issues around the word “recovered.” We agree about something I have long believed is incredibly important in eating disorder treatment: the unique value of having someone who is recovered as a part of the team. In fact, Kristina describes people who have recovered from eating disorders as the “secret sauce” in the recipe for recovery, people who can offer something deeply powerful because they have actually walked the road themselves. We explore what happens when the energy that once kept someone trapped in an eating disorder is redirected toward healing, leadership, advocacy, and helping others. Kristina’s story is a beautiful reminder that recovery isn’t about erasing who you are, it is about discovering how your strengths can serve you rather than your eating disorder self. This is a conversation about recovery, resilience, family, hope and turning your story into something that can help change the lives of others. ABOUT KRISTINA Since recovering from anorexia as a teenager, Kristina has been on a mission to ensure that all families have access to eating disorder treatment that works. Kristina Saffran is the co-founder and CEO of Equip, a virtual program that delivers modern eating disorder treatment through evidence-based care that promises lasting recovery at home. Prior to Equip, Kristina founded Project HEAL, a leading grassroots eating disorder non-profit dedicated to treatment access. Kristina is an Ashoka Fellow, a 2026 CNBC Changemaker, a Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur, and an honoree on Inc.’s Female Founders 100, Fortune’s 40 under 40, and INSIDER’s 30 under 40 in Healthcare recognition lists. Kristina graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in psychology. www.equip.health Follow: @kristinasaffran  @equiphealth CAROLYN COSTIN is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. https://carolyn-costin.com/free-course Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow the Carolyn Costin Institute on Instagram:   / ccicoaching   RESOURCES:  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

Binge Eating Disorder BED is the most common eating disorder, affecting approximately 3.1 million adults in the US in a given year...and it is substantially under-diagnosed. Our guest this week struggled with binge eating disorder and not only recovered but went on to help others do the same. In this inspiring conversation CCI coach, Connie Bowers, talks honestly about her own journey, from the struggles and patterns that kept her stuck to the experiences and insights that helped her break free. We explore recovery from binge eating, feeling trapped in cycles of bingeing, shame, restriction and self-judgment, and what can help begin the process of change. Connie shares practical strategies and lessons from her own recovery, as well as from coaching others who are working toward freedom. Once again this conversation shows that a life beyond any eating disorder is possible. If you struggle with binge eating, this episode will help you and your loved ones understand that you are not broken, you are not alone, and you don’t have to live this way forever ABOUT CONNIE: Connie Bowers is a fat-positive eating disorder recovery coach who helps people rebuild trust with their bodies, food, and themselves. She believes healing doesn't come from shrinking your body—it comes from expanding your life. With compassion, curiosity, and the occasional well-timed laugh, Connie creates a space where clients can show up exactly as they are, without judgment or the pressure to "fix" themselves. As the founder of Coaching Recovery Bodies, Connie believes everybody deserves dignity, respect, and compassionate care. Her coaching emphasizes body autonomy, self-compassion, and sustainable recovery over appearance or weight. She helps clients untangle diet culture, reconnect with their body's wisdom, and build lasting changes that fit real life. She also offers a sliding- scale fee structure because recovery should be sustainable financially, too. Connie completed her recovery coach training through the Carolyn Costin Institute and continues to expand her education through the Carolyn Costin Institute, the Center for Body Trust, and other respected leaders in eating disorder recovery, body liberation, and weight-inclusive care. Whether recovering from an eating disorder or chronic dieting, Connie is passionate about helping clients build lives rooted in freedom, authenticity, and self-acceptance—because life is far too short to spend it at war with your body. Eating Disorder Recovery Coach | Founder of Coaching Recovery Bodies LLC [email protected] | www.CoachingRecoveryBodies.com Follow: @coachingrecoverybodies CAROLYN COSTIN is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. https://carolyn-costin.com/free-course Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow the Carolyn Costin Institute on Instagram:   / ccicoaching   RESOURCES:  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

We are back this week sharing part 2 of a special conversation with 3 Australian eating disorder recovery coaches who are inspiring examples that becoming fully recovered is possible and sometimes hearing from someone who has been there can help you believe it.  In this episode we dive deeper into the mindset shifts, strategies and everyday actions that can help someone move forward when their eating disorder self is keeping them stuck. We talk about ways to challenge old patterns, and how to begin creating a life that is bigger than the illness.  What do you do when you feel like recovery is not possible? How do you challenge the eating disorder self? How do you begin taking steps toward a life beyond food, weight, and body image? And what can help motivate you when recovery feels hard?  Each coach brings her own perspective, wisdom, and hard-earned experience. They share the things they wish they had known during their own recovery and approaches that have helped the people they now support.  We also talk about healing on a soul level, the WHY of recovery…. moving toward something….freedom, connection, purpose, joy, and a life in which the eating disorder no longer gets to call the shots.  These three recovered coaches  Olivia Soha, Mia Findlay and Millie Thomas, offer the lived experience of knowing that change really can happen and the practical tools to help make it a reality for others.   If you are looking for hope, practical ideas, or simply need to hear from people who have been where you are and made it through, this episode is for you.  ABOUT MIA: Mia Findlay is a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of Beyond Body. Drawing on more than 13 years of experience in the eating disorder field, as well as her own lived experience of recovery, Mia has supported hundreds of individuals in breaking free from eating disorders and rebuilding their relationship with food, body, and self. Mia is a passionate voice for body acceptance and eating disorder awareness in Australia and co-hosts popular recovery podcast, Beyond Body. Beyond Body podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHrQEi61E_4&list=PLbjO8iff0lmgil Ts35GICdhmM7DBzZS5K&pp=sAgC www.beyondbodycoach.com Follow: @whatmiadidnext ABOUT MILLIE: Millie Thomas is a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and a Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner. She battled Anorexia Nervosa for 15 years and very nearly lost her life to the illness. Her miraculous recovery was a catalyst for a complete career change. She became determined to use her lived experience to help bring eating disorders out of the shadows and into the light. She dedicates her time to eating disorder advocacy and eating disorder recovery coaching, helping clients around the world to gain freedom from their eating disorders and reclaim their lives. Millie has her private practice HealED and has also worked with Sunshine Coast based charity endED where she was involved in numerous projects including the establishment of Australia’s first residential eating disorders facility ‘Wandi Nerida’. www.healed.net.au Follow: @healedrecoverycoach | @millietnz ABOUT OLIVIA: Olivia Soha is the Founder and Lead Eating Disorder Recovery Coach at Uncovery, supporting individuals worldwide. With over 8+ years of experience in the eating disorder field, Olivia brings an integrated perspective as both a lived experience practitioner and service leader. Olivia leads and mentors a team of recovery coaches, working closely alongside psychologists, dietitians, and medical professionals to ensure support is collaborative, safe, and aligned with clinical treatment. Olivia’s professional background includes international experience at BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center in the United States, alongside formal training with the Carolyn Costin Institute. She has presented at national and international conferences, and has contributed to sector initiatives with organizations such as the National Eating Disorders Collaboration and the Butterfly Foundation. www.uncovery.com.au Follow: @uncovery.ed.coaching CAROLYN'S BIO: Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow: @CCIcoaching | @CarolynCostin RESOURCES:  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

People with eating disorders consistently report that working with others who have recovered was one of the most significant factors in helping them get well. In this special two-part conversation, I sit down with 3 Australian eating disorder coaches who have walked their own difficult road from illness to recovery, and now dedicate their lives to helping others become recovered. Here, in part one, Olivia Soha, Mia Findlay and Millie Thomas share pieces of their personal journey, including being told they would have to manage their eating disorder for the rest of their lives. All are living proof that full recovery is possible and an eating disorder does not have to forever define your life. These coaches offer something incredibly powerful, not just professional knowledge, but the lived experience of knowing what it feels like to be caught in an eating disorder, AND what it takes to come out the other side. This episode illuminates how important recovered coaches are as role models and purveyors of inspiration and hope. Most importantly, these coaches share skills, strategies, and practical tools they used to heal themselves, and now use to help others, covering areas like body image, meal support and reaching out to others instead of the eating disorder. If you are struggling, supporting someone you love, or simply need a reminder that becoming fully recovered is possible and worth it, this conversation provides a good reason to keep going. And… there is so much more to come in Part Two, next week, where we continue to discuss tools to use and small steps to take to consistently move toward recovery. ABOUT MIA: Mia Findlay is a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of Beyond Body. Drawing on more than 13 years of experience in the eating disorder field, as well as her own lived experience of recovery, Mia has supported hundreds of individuals in breaking free from eating disorders and rebuilding their relationship with food, body, and self. Mia is a passionate voice for body acceptance and eating disorder awareness in Australia and co-hosts popular recovery podcast, Beyond Body. Beyond Body podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHrQEi61E_4&list=PLbjO8iff0lmgil Ts35GICdhmM7DBzZS5K&pp=sAgC www.beyondbodycoach.com Follow me at @whatmiadidnext ABOUT MILLIE: Millie Thomas is a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and a Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner. She battled Anorexia Nervosa for 15 years and very nearly lost her life to the illness. Her miraculous recovery was a catalyst for a complete career change. She became determined to use her lived experience to help bring eating disorders out of the shadows and into the light. She dedicates her time to eating disorder advocacy and eating disorder recovery coaching, helping clients around the world to gain freedom from their eating disorders and reclaim their lives. Millie has her private practice HealED and has also worked with Sunshine Coast based charity endED where she was involved in numerous projects including the establishment of Australia’s first residential eating disorders facility ‘Wandi Nerida’. www.healed.net.au Follow me at @healedrecoverycoach | @millietnz ABOUT OLIVIA: Olivia Soha is the Founder and Lead Eating Disorder Recovery Coach at Uncovery, supporting individuals worldwide. With over 8+ years of experience in the eating disorder field, Olivia brings an integrated perspective as both a lived experience practitioner and service leader. Olivia leads and mentors a team of recovery coaches, working closely alongside psychologists, dietitians, and medical professionals to ensure support is collaborative, safe, and aligned with clinical treatment. Olivia’s professional background includes international experience at BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center in the United States, alongside formal training with the Carolyn Costin Institute. She has presented at national and international conferences, and has contributed to sector initiatives with organizations such as the National Eating Disorders Collaboration and the Butterfly Foundation. www.uncovery.com.au Follow me at: @uncovery.ed.coaching CAROLYN'S BIO: Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. RELEVANT LINKS: Receive 20% off the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder book: https://wwnorton.com/promo/costin Become a Carolyn Costin Certified Recovery Coach: https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ Follow us @ccicoaching   RESOURCES:  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ Project Heal: https://www.theprojectheal.org/ ANAD: https://anad.org/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

From the very beginning of Becoming Recovered: Body & Soul to the end of Season 1, we’ve had the privilege of sharing so many honest, powerful, and deeply personal conversations. We’ve heard from actors, former cult members, athletes, clinicians, and several of our incredible CCI coaches, with each guest bringing a different perspective on what recovery can look like and what it means to truly reconnect with yourself. The response to this season has meant so much to us, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has listened, shared an episode, or connected with these conversations along the way. Here is Part One of some of our favorite moments from Season 1 ❤️ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

This episode draws from Key 8 of Carolyn Costin’s book, 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder, and explores one of the most foundational ideas in her approach to healing: care of the soul. Recovery is about more than changing eating disorder behaviors. In this episode, Carolyn explores what it means to care for the soul and why lasting healing requires more than meal plans, symptom management, or body image work alone. Carolyn describes the soul as the deepest essence of who we are—the part of ourselves that cannot be reduced to weight, shape, appearance, achievements, or roles. When recovery becomes overly focused on the body, she explains, it can be easy to lose sight of the larger purpose: building a life that feels meaningful, connected, and worth recovering for. Drawing on mindfulness, nature, ritual, truth-telling, and meaningful connection, Carolyn shares how shifting attention toward presence and purpose can naturally loosen the grip of body obsession. She also introduces her Four Principles of Living: show up, pay attention, tell the truth without judgment, and don’t be attached to the results. Carolyn also explores how rituals can become grounding rather than rigid, movement can become joyful rather than compulsive, and body neutrality may sometimes be a more realistic and compassionate starting point than forced body positivity. Ultimately, this episode asks us to think beyond simply stopping eating disorder behaviors and consider a deeper question: What are you recovering to? Healing can become more sustainable when it reconnects us with meaning, relationships, values, awe, and the parts of life that make us feel fully alive. Books Mentioned in This Episode Theft of the Spirit: A Journey to Spiritual Healing by Carl Hammerschlag — Purchase the bookCare of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore — Purchase the bookDark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life’s Ordeals by Thomas Moore — Purchase the bookThe Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore — Purchase the bookWaking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris — Purchase the book directly from Waking UpThe Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav — Purchase the bookThank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of childhood sexual assault, suicide, and suicidal ideation. Please listen with care and consider whether this content feels right for you at this time. In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin sits down with retired Navy Senior Chief Leah Stiles for a powerful conversation about eating disorders in the military, the culture that can allow them to remain hidden, and what it takes to choose recovery after years of shame and secrecy. Leah shares how an eating disorder that began before her military service followed her into the Navy, where strict weight standards, mandatory weigh-ins, discipline, and pressure to perform often blurred the line between behaviors that looked “fit” and those that were deeply harmful. She opens up about the trauma and struggles that shaped her relationship with food and her body, as well as the turning point that led her to begin feeding herself and pursuing recovery even when healing felt impossible. Together, Carolyn and Leah explore the role of perfectionism, control, black-and-white thinking, and shame in keeping eating disorders alive—and how those same qualities can be redirected toward recovery. Leah also shares the practical tools and values that helped her interrupt long-standing behaviors and ultimately inspired her to create SeaWaves, an organization supporting service members, veterans, and military families affected by eating disorders. Their conversation also highlights the urgent need for greater awareness, screening, and access to care within military communities, particularly where eating disorders and suicide prevention intersect. At its core, this episode is about learning to move through recovery one step at a time and discovering that healing is not about returning to who you were before, but becoming someone new on the other side. Leah Stiles is a retired Navy Senior Chief, the CEO of SeaWaves, and the author of Battle Scars and Body Wars. Through her advocacy and her own recovery story, she works to bring greater awareness, support, and hope to military communities impacted by eating disorders. ABOUT LEAH:  Leah Stiles is a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist and the Founder and Executive Director of SEA WAVES. After two decades of military service, she transformed her lived experience with an eating disorder into a powerful platform for education, prevention, advocacy, and support within the military community. A recognized leader in military mental health reform, Leah develops programs that challenge stigma, promote early intervention, and connect service members, veterans, and families with life-saving resources. Her work centers on the critical intersection between eating disorders, suicide prevention, and readiness—issues too often overlooked in military culture. Leah is the author of the Best Selling book Battle Scars & Body Wars: A Personal and Professional Journey Shining a Light on Eating Disorders in the Military and a sought-after keynote speaker who brings her story to life on national stages. Leah’s mission is clear: to shine a light on what’s been hidden for too long and ensure that every service member, veteran, and family has access to the care and understanding they deserve. Through SEA WAVES and her advocacy, she carries forward one message above all: Need a light? Be a light. SEA WAVES website: https://sea-waves.org/ Purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPNN34LG?ref_=ppx_printOD_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0 Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin sits down with Rachael Steil, author of Running in Silence and founder of the organization by the same name, to explore the complicated intersection of athletics, eating disorders, compulsive exercise, and recovery. Rachael shares her personal experience as a competitive runner, including how disciplined training and a desire to improve gradually became entangled with food restriction, calorie counting, body image concerns, binge eating, and secrecy. Together, she and Carolyn discuss why eating disorders can be especially difficult to recognize in athletes, particularly when harmful behaviors are praised as dedication, discipline, or commitment to the sport. They explore warning signs that coaches, parents, teammates, and athletes themselves may overlook, from fatigue and withdrawal to missed periods, underfueling, rigid eating habits, and an unhealthy relationship with exercise. The conversation also examines RED-S, perfectionism, appearance-based pressure, and the culture of pushing through pain at all costs. Rachael reflects on what ultimately supported her recovery, including therapy, working with a registered dietitian, and learning to listen to and strengthen her healthy self. Carolyn and Rachael also discuss how coaches and schools can better recognize eating disorders, respond with compassion, and create systems that support athletes before they reach a crisis point. ABOUT RACHAEL: Rachael Steil (pronounced "Style") is an author, cross country and track coach, and nationally recognized speaker. Her book, Running in Silence, details her experience with an eating disorder as an NAIA All-American runner, and challenges the stigma surrounding eating disorders, looks past appearance, and dives into the heart of obsession. Steil was awarded the 2021 Aquinas College Outstanding Young Alumni and the 2025 Kirsten Haglund Foundation Advocacy awards for her work in founding the non-profit Running in Silence. She has presented at schools and conferences nationwide, sharing honest, inspirational stories from her time as an athlete to empower the athletic community to address disordered eating in sports. Steil has appeared on The Dr. Nandi Show, WGVU’s Family Health Matters, Vogue, U.S. News & World Report, and Women’s Running, and has written for Runner’s World and Techniques magazine. Rachael's website: https://runninginsilence.org/ Rachael's book: https://runninginsilence.org/cart/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin sits down with recovered coach, educator, and advocate Giva Wilkerson to discuss the often-overlooked experience of eating disorders among Black women. Giva shares her personal journey through grief, perfectionism, restriction, bingeing, and the realization that her struggles with food and body image were serious and deserving of support. Together, she and Carolyn explore how harmful stereotypes about what someone with an eating disorder “looks like” can prevent people—especially Black women and those in larger bodies—from being recognized, diagnosed, and treated. They also discuss why effective treatment requires looking beyond weight and appearance, truly listening to patients, and creating spaces where people feel believed, understood, and safe enough to be honest about what they are experiencing. Throughout the conversation, Giva reflects on being recovered as more than changing eating behaviors. It is a gradual process of rebuilding identity, connection, joy, and freedom. She shares how therapy, community, coaching, creativity, movement, and self-compassion have supported that process. Carolyn and Giva also talk about raising children with a healthier, more balanced relationship with food, their bodies, and their self-worth—and why becoming recovered is ultimately about building a full life, rather than spending that life trying to control or “fix” the body. About Giva: Giva Ann Wilkerson, MA, MPA is a writer, educator, advocate, Certified Eating Disorder Coach and yoga teacher of Jamaican and Black American descent. She is a graduate of both the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University-Bloomington, with graduate degrees in African American & African Diaspora Studies and Public Administration. To date, Giva has been teaching and writing on personal development, eating disorders and healing for over 15 years. In addition to her academic credits and work in the eating disorder fields, she is a trained sexual assault counselor, trauma-informed care provider and mindfulness instructor. She has implemented over 50 personal development programs and workshops, been quoted in Refinery 29 magazine and has made appearances on several national programs, including Good Morning America. Her loves include nature, all things Brooklyn and spending time with her daughter. Giva's website: https://www.givawilkerson.com/ Giva's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/givawilkerson/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this episode of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul, Carolyn Costin reconnects with her former client, Jenny Mullaney, who is now a CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and co-author of My Child Has an Eating Disorder. Jenny shares her 15-year journey from disordered to recovered , including the practical and deeply personal steps that helped her move from fear and control toward joy, connection, and self-acceptance. She and Carolyn explore the “eating disorder self” versus the “healthy self,” the importance of self-compassion, and Jenny’s soulful approach to healing. Jenny also offers an honest look at what it is like to support clients in their daily lives through virtual, in-person, and live-in recovery coaching. This episode is especially valuable for anyone curious about how coaches help clients turn recovery goals into real-world change. Whether you are navigating an eating disorder, supporting a loved one, working in the field, or exploring a future in recovery coaching, Jenny’s story is a powerful reminder that becoming fully recovered is possible. Jenny's Bio:  Jenny Mullaney is a Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach (CCIEDC 1010) and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor (CIEC) offering both virtual and in person support. Since 2017, her coaching certification and practice has been supervised directly by world-renowned eating disorders expert, Carolyn Costin. Jenny is one of few coaches worldwide who is hired to live at home with clients during various stages of recovery, serving both as a provider and family ally. She has garnered many thousands of hours of specialized experience in her unique role. Jenny suffered from her own eating disorder, attending Monte Nido Treatment Center in 2005. The philosophy and staff resonated with her so deeply that it ultimately led her to a place of being fully recovered. Jenny is a published author with a chapter in Andrea Michal’s Tribe of Light: How Community Helps Us Heal (Balboa Press, 2021) and coauthor of My Child Has an Eating Disorder: An Essential Guide for Parents of Kids, Teens, and Adults (Bloomsbury, 2026). Jenny holds a B.A. in liberal studies from Antioch University, is a certified reiki practitioner and part of The Project Heal Healer’s Circle. Outside of coaching, she can be found dancing, playing piano, performing stand-up comedy, and fostering cats while residing in The West Village of NYC. More information can be found at recoveredispossible.com and instagram.com/jennymullaney Get Jenny's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/my-child-has-an-eating-disorder-9798216377030/ Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this episode, Carolyn Costin sits down with Dr. Jen Gaudiani, author of Sick Enough, for a thoughtful conversation about eating disorder recovery and what compassionate care can really look like through a medical lens.  Together they talk about why so many people struggle with feeling “not sick enough,” how physical and emotional health are deeply connected, and why recovery often takes a more individual, collaborative approach than standard medical systems allow. Dr. Gaudiani shares insights from her work in eating disorder medicine, including the importance of looking beyond weight and lab results to understand the full picture of someone’s health. She also explains how conditions like ARFID, ADHD, and MCAS can complicate recovery and why carefully listening to each person’s experience matters so much.  This episode offers a reassuring perspective for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of recovery and the care it deserves. RECEIVE A 25% DISCOUNT OFF DR. G's BOOK "SICK ENOUGH"  Use the code to purchase your copy below: TXC26 https://www.routledge.com/Sick-Enough-A-Guide-to-the-Medical-Complications-of-Eating-Disorders-and-Undernutrition/Gaudiani/p/book/9781041036487 LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GAUDIANI CLINIC: https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/ ABOUT DR. JENNIFER GAUDIANI Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-C, FAED, is the founder and medical director of the Gaudiani  Clinic. Board certified in internal medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard,  medical school at Boston University, and internal medicine residency and chief residency at  Yale.  Dr. Gaudiani served as the medical director for a highly specialized inpatient medical  stabilization program for adults with anorexia nervosa prior to founding the Gaudiani Clinic in  2016. The Gaudiani Clinic offers specialized, trauma-informed outpatient medical care to  individuals seeking support for eating disorders, undernourishment related to complex  medical issues, and weight-inclusive primary care. The Clinic is based in Colorado is licensed  to practice in almost every US state via telemedicine.  Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, has been featured on numerous  podcasts, and is widely published in the scientific literature. The second edition of Dr.  Gaudiani’s popular book, Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating  Disorders and Undernutrition was published in November 2025, and the audiobook version that  she recorded came out in February 2026. -- Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...

In this episode, host Carolyn Costin outlines the first seven keys, drawn from her world-renowned book, 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder. She shares a compassionate, practical framework for understanding healing as more than just food—it's also about motivation, patience, self-integration, emotional awareness, reaching out to others and strengthening one’s healthy self. Carolyn explains how recovery can unfold over time, even when motivation fluctuates, and why long-term healing often depends on small, consistent behavior changes and individualized care. . Carolyn briefly describes her philosophy of Conscious Eating, explained in Key 5, which includes, knowledge, awareness and intuition, helping clients challenge rigid food rules, and learn to respond to thoughts and feelings with greater awareness. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes the importance of support, resilience, and finding meaning beyond symptom management. This episode offers hope, practical tools, and a thoughtful perspective for anyone navigating recovery or supporting someone who is. Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD CAROLYN'S BIO: Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pioneered the belief that full recovery is possible. Founder of Monte Nido, she transformed treatment with a holistic, home-based model. She later founded the Carolyn Costin Institute, training coaches and clinicians worldwide. She has authored six books, including 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder. Thank you for listening. Please take a minute to review our helpful links and resources below. 🎁 A gift for listeners: Take Carolyn's free "How vs. Why" mini-course — the teaching video plus two readings from the 8 Keys to Recovery workbook. No account, no cost. Take the free course here. Important Links: Learn about the Carolyn Costin Institute Apply to become a CCI Certified Recovery Coach Follow the CCI Institute on Instagram Subscribe to Carolyn's YouTube Channel RECEIVE 20% OFF your purchase of the 8 Keys to Recovering from an Eating Disorder (book). Recovery Resources and Support: The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Project Heal National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) Carolyn's Bio:  Carolyn Costin is a world-renowned eating disorder clinician, author, and speaker. Recovered from anorexia, she pi...