The Eating Disorder Diaries

The Season Finale of Season 1 of The Eating Disorder Diaries is upon us. Sit down with Amy in Entry 22 and hear clips from her favorite entries: Ones she learned from, ones she loved, and hear about themes she picked up along the way. Entries referenced in today's episode:Entry 3 with Amy's parentsEntry 4 with Amy's therapist, Cindy WhiteEntry 6 with Lydia and Sabrina of The Eating Disorder FoundationEntry 7 with Chris CastellaniEntry 13 with Merrit Elizabeth and Sarah LeeEntry 15 with Registered Dietitian, Caroline ThomasonEntry 16 with Lucy Sayah of Project BLACKBIRDEntry 18 with holistic nutritionist and cancer survivor, Cindy SprattEntry 19 with holisitic nutritionist, Angela MagillEntry 21 with the CEO of BALANCE, Melainie RogersIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 21, meet Melainie Rogers: the founder and CEO of BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center, Melainie Rogers Nutrition LLC, and Redefining Wellness LLC. Melainie is here to talk about her own personal journey with eating disorder recovery and how that led her to dedicate her life to supporting others and helping them achieve long term recovery. Amy and Melainie dive into her company BALANCE and how this eating disorder treatment center distinguishes itself by focusing on smaller treatment groups, implementing Inuitive Eating and Health at Every Size approaches, and really focus on the individual and their unique treatment.  Their team is passionate about helping you find ways to recover on your terms and using the most cutting edge techniques and research to help you get there.Links from today's episode:Discover more about BALANCE at https://balancedtx.com/ and on Instagram @balancedtxFind Melainie online at https://www.melainierogers.com/ and on Instagram @melainie_rogers_nutritionMelainie's recommendation is the book Peace of Mind: Becoming Fully Present by Thich Nhat HanhIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Join Amy for a solo episode in Entry 20 to talk about ways to combat binge eating during the holiday season. Amy walks you through a day in the life of her recovery - starting with sharing a meditation and journal sesh together and spending the day together fighting any thoughts that come up. She shares tools and tricks that help her fight any negative thoughts that pop into her head, and also shares some of her favorite Thanksgiving recipes. Happy holidays everyone!Links from today's episode:Guided Meditation for Overthinking ~ You Are Not Your Thoughts (Great Meditation)Do some MadFit pajama workouts with me here.Watch Jason's short film Lenny here and follow him on Instagram @birthmarkproductions.If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 19, Holistic Nutrionist Angela Magill joins Amy for a journal sesh to talk about her 18 year battle with bulimia and her life in recovery. She offers 1-1 nutrition & lifestyle support, guidance to help alleviate stress, depression, and anxiety, and knowledge and empowerment to help you go from feeling overwhelmed and hopeless to feeling in control, confident, and energetic. Angela emphasizes that eating disorders aren't about food and that food can be used as a major tool and catalyst in eating disorder recovery. She shares her experience with supplements, studying as a nutrionist, and her break down to break through moment to help her get to a point of recovery.  Links from today's episode:Follow Angela on Instagram @nutrition_with_angelaAngela's website: https://www.nutritionwithangela.comArticles referenced in the episode:Hopkins MedicineANAD.orgIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 18, Amy sits down with Cindy Spratt, a holistic nutritionist who is real food based, specializing in eating psychology, eating disorders, body image, and culinary & functional nutrition. Cindy's story is fascinating and inspiring: now a mom to a 15 year old son living her purpose to serve others who have struggled with disordered eating and body image, Cindy talks about her own past with growing up with an obsession of being thin that quickly turned into a full-fledged eating disorder. After being diagnosed with cancer in her early 30s, she turned a completely new leaf and started her journey of non-stop learning, healing, and teaching others what she has learned. She's also celebrating 13+ years being cancer free, and is an absolute gem of a human to listen to and learn from.Links from today's episode:Follow Cindy on Instagram @cindysprattnutritionCindy's website: https://www.cindyspratt.com/If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Meet Julia Parzyck: an eating disorder recovery coach who has a passion to educate others to live a life outside of diet culture, to be aware of media manipulation, and to embrace their true selves. Julia sits down with Amy to talk about her own personal experience with eating disorder recovery, the eating disorder recovery support groups she runs, and how she manages to stay true to herself in stressful times - even going through a public break up. We absolutely love her!Links from today's episode:Follow Julia on Instagram @fitfatandall thatEmail Julia to learn more about her support groups at fitfatandallthat@gmail.comJulia's website: fitfatandallthat.comJulia's recommendation: The Happiness Trap by Russ HarrisIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 16, Amy sits down with Lucy Sayah of PROJECT BLACKBIRD to discuss the project. From touring and screening the BLACKBIRD film (a short video about life in eating disorder treatment centers) throughout colleges in the United States, to providing a platform for those to discuss eating disorders and mental health conversation within underrepresented communities, their mission is to connect audiences of different communities to rid themselves of shame surrounding mental health. Lucy also discusses her personal experience with overcoming anorexia while attending Northwestern University and shares her own recovery tips.Links from today's episode:Follow Lucy on Instagram @lucysayahFollowing Project Blackbird on Instagram @ProjectBlackbirdFilmFollow Project Blackbird on their website here. If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Thank you to Conquering Bulimia for sponsoring today's episode. Sign up for Sarah Lee and Merrit Elizabeth's Conquering Bulimia course at www.conqueringbulimia.comSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Welcome Caroline Thomason, the first registered dietitian to be featured on The Eating Disorder Diaries. Amy and Caroline discuss the association between trauma and eating disorders/disorded eating and draw parallels to Amy's story and Caroline's day-to-day that she sees with her clients. We pick Caroline's brain on all the things - should I be fasting? Can that even help? Why do I get so bloated sometimes and what should I do about that? How can I get out of the cycle of disordered eating? Tune in to hear more!Find Caroline at:Her website: https://carolinethomason.com/Instagram: @dieticiancaroline_Caroline's recommendations:The Body Image WorkbookIntuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse ReschIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

It's been a minute since we've introduced ourselves. In Entry 14, Amy gives you a peek into her diary as a person in eating disorder recovery. From reading an actual entry from 3 years ago to spilling all of the life details: her upcoming wedding, half-marathons, Halloween parties, travel, you name it...she's dishing. Life as a recovered person isn't always easy, but even in the chaos, it's 100% worth it.  If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Get ready to be moved and encouraged by Merrit Elizabeth and Sarah Lee, two inspiring Certified Eating Disorder Coaches who not only have fully recovered from bulimia themselves and help others in their individual practices do the same, but have partnered up to create a first-of-its-kind intensive, private, online course called Conquering Bulimia. Merrit and Sarah openly share their friendship, healing stories, and many tips, like visualization and overcoming the urges of bulimia, that will help you in your recovery journey.Links from today's episode:Find/Follow Merrit at https://merritelizabethrecovery.com/ and on Instagram @merritelizabethFind/Follow Sarah at https://sarahleerecovery.com/ and on Facebook @sarahleerecoveryLearn more about their online course at www.conqueringbulimia.comTake the pledge now at www.purgepledge.comDiscover Sarah's Headway recommendation here.Find Merrit's Open app recommendation here and use code MERRITRECOVERY30 to get one month free!If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Sit down with Amy for a solo episode in Entry 12, where she talks about what she's learned after researching more about anorexia. While her specific struggles in the past have revolved around bulimia, the eating disorders share a lot of commonalities. She talks about different types of eating disorders (from AFRID to OSFED to UFED), anorexia and binge eating disorder statistics and ways that she's helped strengthen her mind in recovery from bulimia that she feels can also be applied to those suffering from anorexia and binge eating disorder. Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesThank you to the following articles that helped with research for today's episode:Psych CentralCenter for DiscoveryBulimia.comEating Recovery CenterFollow Heather Robertson on YouTube - Amy just completed the Glow Up 3.0 / FREE 7 Day Workout SeriesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Amy's fiancé Brenden enters the chat in Entry 11 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, where they talk about ways to support your partner with an eating disorder. From educating yourself about EDs, to getting support for yourself, to refraining from commenting on behaviors/looks...they talk about what has worked and what hasn't worked for them. They also scoop on their June 2024 wedding!Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesRead the Veritas Collaborative's article, "Supporting a Partner with an Eating Disorder" here. If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Sit down with Amy and Dr. Karl Nadolsky of the Docs Who Lift podcast to hear about Dr. Nadolsky's perspective on his recent posts about childhood trauma relating to subsequent disordered eating.  Amy draws parallels to her own story with childhood trauma and the following years of struggling with bulimia. It's so important for clinicians and patients alike to have a level of awareness so you can open the grounds for discussion on how to heal from the inside out.Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesFollow Dr. Karl Nadolsky on social media:TwitterInstagramDocs Who Lift podcast on Spotify and AppleIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Have you ever felt like your eating disorder symptoms flared up significantly during PMS? Join Amy in Entry 9 as she discusses her experience with PMS and birth control and how that impacted her eating disorder.  After getting her hormones measured only to discover her estrogen levels were abnormally high during PMS was she able to deduce that birth controls with high estrogen levels had extremely negative impacts on her. Once she took control of understanding her hormones as well as the phases of the menstrual cycle, she was able to come to a point of healing and give herself way more grace during that (sometimes insufferable) time of the month and she wants you to learn how to do the same!Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesFollow my recommendations from the episode:Hormone Horoscope Lite (links for both Google & Apple)Gabby Scheyen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GabbyScheyenGabby Scheyen on Instagram: @gabbyscheyIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 8 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy sits down with Kristen Epling, her close friend and longtime roommate. They discuss their time as roommates and talk about what they would've done differently to handle what always seemed like the elephant in the room at the time: Amy's frequent episodes with bulimia. Amy refers to an article titled "5 Tips for When A Roommate is in Eating Disorder Recovery" written by Samreen Khan for the blog BALANCE (linked here), as it draws close parallels to her conversation with Kristen. If you are looking for a way to extend an olive branch to your roommate, whether you're the one suffering or you're the one concerned about them, you can share this podcast as a way to break the ice. There are so many people out there that can relate to you.Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 7 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy sits down Chris Castellani of Barstool Sports. In December of 2022, Chris posted an article on Barstool titled "I'm Going to Rehab". In the article, Chris articulates his struggles with bulimia and alcohol addiction and let his followers know he was checking himself into rehab.In the time that Chris posted that article to present day, he's absolutely changed his entire mindset. He's not only binge and purge-free as well as alcohol-free, but he's excelling in his career at Barstool and co-hosts several of their podcasts on a weekly basis. Chris is raw and real and vulnerable in this episode, and leaves his followers with sound advice on what they can to do to start getting the help they need if they're in a bad spot. He's relatable, funny, and has one hell of a story to tell.Follow Chris on social media:Twitter: @Castellani2014Instagram: @chriscastle95YouTube: @ChrisCastellaniCLCFollow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In Entry 6 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy sits down with Lydia Rhino and Sabrina Scanga, two Program Directors at The Eating Disorder Foundation (EDF), a non-profit organization that started with a single support group devoted to the families and friends of those suffering from eating disorders. In the 20 years since it's been established, EDF has evolved into much more than a single support group.  Amy attends a weekly eating disorder support group at EDF, and it quickly became a major lifeline and tool for her in her recovery journey.Lydia and Sabrina talk about all of the services EDF offers and they discuss the structure of support groups for those who don’t know what to expect, both in-person and virtual (their virtual groups are available for anyone in the world to attend!). They also highlight the bills they are working to pass in Colorado  to change the outdated practices we currently have with eating disorder treatment. In a nutshell...eating disorder support groups can absolutely change your life and are available for anyone, anywhere!You can follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.If you want to learn more about The Eating Disorder Foundation and their services offered (including worldwide virtual support groups), visit https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/.Sabrina and Lydia's recommendations:Help fight eating disorders in underrepresented communities with FEDUP. Find access to resources and opportunities to heal from your ED with Project HEAL.Work out and wiggle your booty with Sabrina and The Fitness Marshall.  Follow along with the status of the bills EDF is working to pass in Colorado:Protections for people with an eating disorder: SB 23-176Disordered eating prevention: SB 23-014Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In the fifth entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy discusses her experiences with nearly 2 decades of therapy and how that has helped her heal from her eating disorder.  She talks about the cost of therapy, the frustration at not being able to find a therapist, and talks about some of the things she really has not jived with in sessions (like a therapist calling her manic or telling her that her PMS was just no big deal).In the second half of the first segment, Amy drills into EMDR and what that's looked like for her in sessions. She talks about the 8 phases of EMDR and applies personal experiences to each phase in her own personal sessions and discusses how processing her trauma and sexual assault has helped her heal her ED.You can follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.The EMDR based articles cited in the show are found here:EMDR.comCenter for DiscoveryCleveland ClinicWork out with me and get your first class free! https://trufusion.com/ Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

Join us for the fourth entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries where Amy interviews her therapist, Cindy White. In this sit-down interview, Amy and Cindy discuss how critical therapy can be to managing a more healthy life for yourself to how healing your trauma can help you heal your eating disorder. Cindy gives insights into EMDR, CBT, among other treatment methods, and touches on how therapy can and is becoming more accessible to wider audiences. They discuss how to best "break up" with a therapist you're not getting along with, to what therapy looks like for first-timers, to how critical and useful it can be to have therapy goals to get the most out of your sessions. You can follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.The online services that connect therapy seekers with mental health care providers who accept insurance discussed in the episode are found here:HeadwaySondermindSign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163

In the third entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy interviews her parents Chris and Cindy Goeckel to get their perspectives on what it was like to have a child with an eating disorder. They get into the details on how they found out Amy had bulimia, what they did to get her help, and what they wish they would have known and done differently in retrospect. Spoiler alert: Eating disorders are serious and oftentimes treatment for young teenagers is not adequate, like it was in Amy's case. Chris talks about his own struggles with his self image and how that impacted his daughters, and Amy wraps up the show by reflecting on how important it was for her to be able to confide in her parents about her eating disorder and past trauma to get to the point of recovery that she's in today.Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and get a $20 credit with Buzzsprout (and support the show!) here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2092163