Resources
Eating Disorders
Explore conversations about eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, diet culture, intuitive eating, and recovery. Hear from people with lived experience and professionals about the relationship between food, body image, identity, and mental health.
Unveiling Self-Disclosure: Journey from Eating Disorder to Licensed Therapist with Lauren Larkin
Lauren Larkin shares her journey from living with an eating disorder to becoming a therapist specializing in eating disorders. The conversation also explores when a therapist’s own lived experience can create connection and validation in therapy.
Good for: Someone with an eating disorder, someone considering therapy, or anyone interested in the intersection of lived experience and professional mental health care.
Utilizing Movement for Joy to Boost Your Body Confidence with Nana Crawford
Nana Crawford explores body confidence, the impact of media messaging, and the role of a supportive community in how we feel about our bodies. She also discusses using joyful movement as a way to reconnect with yourself rather than focusing solely on appearance.
Good for: Anyone working on body confidence or trying to develop a healthier relationship with movement and their body.
Holiday Survival Tips: Navigating Conversations about Food & Body with Dr. Supatra Tovar
Clinical psychologist and registered dietitian Dr. Supatra Tovar shares practical guidance for navigating conversations about food and body image, particularly during the holidays when these topics can become difficult or triggering.
Good for: Anyone struggling with food or body-image conversations, especially during family gatherings and holidays.
Unlearning Body Shame: How Childhood Messages Shape Our Self-Image with Francesca Emma
Body image therapist Francesca Emma explores how childhood messages, family modeling, comparison, and emotional experiences can shape the way we see our bodies. She also discusses body image anxiety, body neutrality, nervous-system regulation, and breaking generational patterns of body shame.
Good for: Anyone struggling with body image, comparison, self-talk, or trying to build a healthier relationship with their body.
Beyond Weight Loss: Conversation on Healing, Self-Acceptance & Bariatric Surgery w Michaela Pearson
Michaela Pearson opens up about eating-disordered behaviors, the pursuit of external validation, and her experience with bariatric surgery. The conversation looks beyond weight loss to the deeper emotional work of self-acceptance.
Good for: Anyone navigating body image, weight, external validation, or complicated feelings about their relationship with food and their body.
The Truth About Diet Culture: Journey Through Obesity, Restriction & Recovery with Lisa Schlosberg
Lisa Schlosberg, LMSW, shares her journey from childhood obesity and extreme dieting to breaking free from diet culture. The conversation explores emotional eating, restriction, weight obsession, body image, and why lasting healing requires compassion rather than control.
Good for: Anyone struggling with diet culture, emotional eating, body image, restriction, or trying to find peace with food and their body.
Navigating Diet Culture, Oppression, and Intuitive Eating with Dr. Hortencia Jimenez
Dr. Hortencia Jimenez examines how diet culture shapes the way we think about food and our bodies, including the effects of racism, financial status, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression. She also introduces intuitive eating and practical ways to challenge diet-culture thinking.
Good for: Anyone questioning diet culture, struggling with body image, or wanting to build a healthier relationship with food.
Nutrition and Mental Health with Megan Fahey
Holistic nutritionist Megan Fahey explores the relationship between food and mental health, including where disordered eating behaviors can develop and practical ways to begin changing those patterns.
Good for: Anyone trying to understand disordered eating or develop a healthier relationship with food.
Body Positivity with Cait
Cait shares how her own journey toward body positivity led her to create a space supporting others in learning to feel more comfortable in their bodies. The conversation explores how relationships, mindset, and eating habits can influence the way we experience ourselves.
Good for: Anyone struggling with body image or learning to develop a more accepting relationship with their body.