Ep 36: Eating Disorder Recovery Stories: Embracing the Gray Zone

Ep 39: Recovery Coaching and Eating Disorder Treatment: What Coaches Actually Do w/Taylor Greibe, CCIEDC

✨ Episode Summary: Does recovery coaching really add much to eating disorder recovery? In this episode, Jen and Allison are joined by Taylor Griebe to discuss the role of recovery coaching in eating disorder treatment. If you’ve ever wondered how recovery coaches support clients outside of the traditional therapy and dietitian sessions, this episode is for you. We talk about the value of lived experience in recovery work and how coaching can help bridge the gap between treatment and everyday life by sharing insight into collaboration within treatment teams and building trust with clients. Connect with Taylor: Greibe Recovery Coaching: Tayvia Institute: taylorgreibe.com [http://taylorgreibe.com] Insta: @taylor.greibe [https://www.instagram.com/taylor.greibe/] 🧰 Takeaways: * What recovery coaches do in eating disorder treatment * How lived experience can support connection and recovery * The difference between therapy and recovery coaching * Building practical support systems outside the therapy room * Collaboration between recovery coaches and treatment teams * Why individualized support improves long-term recovery outcomes 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod] Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ [https://www.collab-counseling.com/] IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod [https://www.instagram.com/stop.collaborateandlistenpod/]  IG: @collab.counseling [https://www.instagram.com/collab.counseling/]

Ep 38: How Eating Disorders Impact Sexual Health Desire, Body Image & Healing w/Mary-Margaret Sweeney

✨ Episode Summary: In this episode, Allison and Jen are joined by Mary Margaret-Sweeney, LCSW, CST,  to explore the intersection of eating disorders, sexual health, trauma, and body image. We discuss how disembodiment, control, medications, stress, and cultural messaging can impact sexual functioning and overall well-being. Clinicians will learn how to better support clients by normalizing conversations about sex, prioritizing informed consent, and understanding the physiological stress cycle. We highlight the importance of trauma-informed care, compassion, and reclaiming connection to the body as part of recovery. 🧰 Takeaways: * Eating disorders can significantly impact sexual health and intimacy * Trauma, stress, and control patterns influence sexual response * Disembodiment is common in eating disorder recovery * Informed consent is essential in sexual health conversations * Clinicians can better support clients by normalizing discussions about sex * Reclaiming connection to the body is part of holistic recovery 📚 Resources & Mentions: Come As You Are: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781982165314 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781982165314] What Happened To You? 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod] Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ [https://www.collab-counseling.com/] IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod [https://www.instagram.com/stop.collaborateandlistenpod/]  IG: @collab.counseling [https://www.instagram.com/collab.counseling/]

Ep 37: Kitchen Coaching for Eating Disorder Recovery: Making Cooking Feel Safe Again w/Meagan Rothschild

✨ Episode Summary: Engaging with food in eating disorder recovery can be a challenge! In this episode, we are joined by Megan Rothschild, dietitian turned kitchen coach, to explore how kitchen coaching can support eating disorder recovery and mental health. We cover why cooking often feels overwhelming in recovery, how to approach the kitchen with more safety and flexibility, and what it looks like to build skills without shame. Meagan highlights how cooking can become a more mindful, embodied practice, along with practical ways to make food preparation more accessible—especially for neurodivergent individuals or those navigating food-related stress.  Connect with Meagan: * ⁠Common Kitchen Substack⁠ [https://commonkitchenco.substack.com/] * ⁠Common Kitchen IG⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/commonkitchenco] 🧰 Takeaways: * Kitchen coaching supports eating disorder recovery by building safety, skills, and structure * Cooking can become a more mindful, embodied practice—not a source of stress * There’s no “right way” to cook—flexibility and personalization matter * Neurodivergence, chronic illness, and sensory needs should be considered in the kitchen * Support, structure, and practical tools make cooking more accessible * Struggling in the kitchen isn’t a personal failure—it’s a skills and support gap 📚 Resources & Mentions: Our Common Kitchen Website [https://ourcommonkitchen.com/] Common Kitchen Substack [https://commonkitchenco.substack.com/] Common Kitchen IG [https://www.instagram.com/commonkitchenco] 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: JOIN OUR PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod⁠] for FREE! Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ [https://www.collab-counseling.com/] IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod [https://www.instagram.com/stop.collaborateandlistenpod/]  IG: @collab.counseling [https://www.instagram.com/collab.counseling/]

Ep 36: Eating Disorder Recovery Stories: Embracing the Gray Zone

✨ Episode Summary: The emotional complexity of living in the gray zone in eating disorder recovery can be challenging, to say the least! In this episode, Allison and Jen are joined by 3 clients who share the realities of their unique recovery journeys. Join us as we unpack common misconceptions, relapse prevention, how to manage urges, and why recovery is an ongoing process—not a final destination. 🥳 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod] 🧰 Takeaways: * Eating disorder recovery is nonlinear and rarely looks perfect * Healing often happens in the “gray zone,” where joy and grief can coexist * Relapse prevention starts with honesty, awareness, and support * Recovery is not the absence of hard thoughts—it’s learning how to respond to them * Support systems and compassionate care make long-term healing possible 📚 Resources & Mentions: ANAD Recovery Mentorship Program [https://anad.org/get-support/request-a-recovery-mentor/⁠ ] 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: * Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ [https://www.collab-counseling.com/] * IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod [https://www.instagram.com/stop.collaborateandlistenpod/]  * IG: @collab.counseling [https://www.instagram.com/collab.counseling/]

Ep 35: ARFID Through Lived Experience: Sensory Challenges, ADHD, and Creative Recovery Tools w/Cilla Moore-Massey, LCSW

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is so much more than just picky eating — and the lived experience is far more complex. In this episode, we’re joined by veteran podcast guest Cilla Moore-Massey, LCSW, to discuss her personal journey with ARFID, including the impact of sensory sensitivities, a gluten allergy, food insecurity, and neurodivergence. We explore how ARFID presents across the lifespan, the role of neurodivergence and ADHD, and why flexible, client-led approaches are essential. Cilla highlights creative exposure strategies, the importance of emotional validation, and how autonomy and curiosity can support meaningful progress in recovery. Whether you're a clinician, supporter, or navigating ARFID yourself, this episode offers practical tools and compassionate insight into individualized, trauma-informed care. 🧰 Takeaways: * ARFID is more than picky eating and often involves sensory, medical, and emotional factors * Neurodivergence and ADHD can significantly impact motivation, structure, and treatment approaches * Small, creative exposure strategies (like the three-bite rule and “brave beads”) can build confidence over time * Validation, autonomy, and client-led pacing are essential for trauma-informed ARFID care * Recovery is individualized, non-linear, and benefits from flexibility and curiosity 📚 Resources & Mentions:  * Pitaya App  [https://arfid.app/⁠] * Borage Eats [https://www.borageeats.com/] 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: * Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ [https://www.collab-counseling.com/] * IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod [https://www.instagram.com/stop.collaborateandlistenpod/]  * IG: @collab.counseling [https://www.instagram.com/collab.counseling/]