159: The Similarities and Distinctions Between Addictions & Eating Disorders

10/07/19 • 58 min

Amanda E. White is a licensed professional counselor and yoga teacher. She specializes in working with women with eating disorders, substance use disorders and trauma and specifically how they overlap and intersect. She is in recovery from a substance use disorder as well as eating disorder. She owns a private practice in Philadelphia, Therapy for Women. Amanda also leads yoga and mental health retreats, using the physical practice of yoga along with the power of group therapy to allow people to break free from patterns that are keeping them stuck. Amanda shares her personal story of struggling with both substance use disorder in addition to an eating disorder. She explains this intersection and explores the difficult road of recovery both from her personal perspective as well as her perspective as a therapist. She talks about the role that the desire for control played in her struggle with these disorders as well explains how to develop a more healthy relationship with our emotions. Amanda is a big believer in her experiences of pain have been the impetus for deeper purpose and have helped her find meaning in her life. Amanda talks about:

Food addiction theory and limitations
Her experience of finding healing in the intersection of eating disorders and substance use disorders
The role control played in her disorders
Emotional granularity
The role of emotion in our coping mechanisms
Finding Intuitive Eating
The wisdom of retrospect: how her painful experiences have brought meaning to her life

Links mentioned:

Amanda's website: http://www.amandaewhite.com/
Nutrition Matters Podcast ep 94: Food Addiction Fact or Fiction?
New course: Raising Intuitive Eaters
Positive Nutrition® Academy: online courses and webinars
Donate to the podcast
Positive Nutrition Blog
Follow Paige on Instagram

Food addiction theory and limitations
Her experience of finding healing in the intersection of eating disorders and substance use disorders
The role control played in her disorders
Emotional granularity
The role of emotion in our coping mechanisms
Finding Intuitive Eating
The wisdom of retrospect: how her painful experiences have brought meaning to her life

Links mentioned:

Amanda's website: http://www.amandaewhite.com/
Nutrition Matters Podcast ep 94: Food Addiction Fact or Fiction?
New course: Raising Intuitive Eaters
Positive Nutrition® Academy: online courses and webinars
Donate to the podcast
Positive Nutrition Blog
Follow Paige on Instagram

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158: Exploring Enoughness in Eating and Beyond

Intuitive Eating simplified and boiled down is essentially about getting enough. Enough food, enough satisfaction, enough enjoyment, etc. The concept of enoughness is critical to explore in order to move forward with healing your relationship with food. Linda Tucker joined Paige to explore this concept in how it relates to food, body image and beyond.

Linda Tucker is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Body Image Coach. She "helps people walk away from diet culture" while learning how to care for themselves using compassion and kindness rather than fear and/or shame. Linda uses insight from own disordered eating recovery, while also trying to manage her chronic illnesses, to create a space of curiosity, empathy, and radical acceptance.

Links mentioned:

Linda's website: http://www.lindatuckercoaching.com/
Minnesota Starvation Study
Positive Nutrition® Academy: online courses and webinars
Donate to the podcast
Positive Nutrition Blog
Follow Paige on Instagram

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160: Intentionally Diversifying Who you Learn From Online and In-Person

Take a quick inventory of your social circles both in-person and online. If you see that everyone you spend time around is the same as you, registered dietitian Christyna Johnson is on a mission to shine a light on the importance of diversifying your learning circles. Intentionally finding people to follow or friends to make that are different from you in terms of philosophy, beliefs, background, race, history, socioeconomic status, and various other identities is an important part of cultivating our own growth. Christyna came on the podcast to share her perspective of why this is important and how to do this on a practical level. She also shares how making these efforts can yield a more positive and peaceful relationship with food. Christyna Johnson is a registered dietitian nutritionist based in Dallas, Texas. Her nutrition practice is rooted in intuitive eating and Health at Every Size ®. She is dedicated to nutrition justice and finding ways to bring food freedom to those facing food insecurity and living in food deserts. When she’s not fighting injustice, she enjoys getting lost in a new book, trying new restaurants, and diversifying outdoors. She is the voice behind the podcast Intuitive Eating for the Culture, and the blog Encouraging Dietitian. Links mentioned: