"Letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth begins with understanding that play and rest are not luxuries—they are essential." – Dr. Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection What if we stopped wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor and started valuing rest, play, creativity, and self-expression as essential components of a fulfilling life? In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore the importance of cultivating play and rest, creativity, meaningful work, and e...
Oct 24, 2024•37 min
“Joy comes to us in ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.” – Dr. Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection What if joy, intuition, and calm were available to you right now, regardless of life's challenges or uncertainties? In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore three more guideposts from Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection . These guideposts remind us that by practicing gratitude, trusting our intuition, and cultivating still...
Oct 22, 2024•46 min
"I am never upset for the reason I think." – A Course in Miracles Workbook , Lesson 5 What if the source of your frustration, anger, or fear isn’t what you think it is? In this episode of Love & Learn , we continue our journey through A Course in Miracles Workbook with Lesson 5. This lesson invites us to question the surface reasons we believe are causing our emotional reactions and go deeper. It challenges the assumption that external situations are the source of our upset and encourages us...
Oct 20, 2024•27 min
“Authenticity is about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” – Dr. Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection What if the secret to building resilience, authenticity, and connection was allowing yourself to be vulnerable? In this episode of Love & Learn , we dive deeper into Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection by focusing on three essential guideposts for wholehearted living: cultivating authenticity, practicing self-compassio...
Oct 18, 2024•47 min
“You’re worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is.” – Dr. Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection What if worthiness wasn’t something you had to earn or hustle for, but something you could claim, right now? In this episode of Love & Learn , we begin our exploration of Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection by focusing on letting go of living from a place of unworthiness. We dive into how courage, connection, and compassion are essential tools in reclaiming your worthiness. B...
Oct 16, 2024•47 min
"These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place]." – A Course in Miracles Workbook , Lesson 4 What if the thoughts racing through your mind didn’t hold the power that you give them? In this episode of Love & Learn , we continue our journey through A Course in Miracles Workbook and explore Lesson 4. This lesson invites us to release the automatic meaning we attach to our thoughts and observe them without judgme...
Oct 13, 2024•21 min
“Where your heart is, that is where you will find your treasure.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist What if the end of your journey wasn’t the destination, but the person you became along the way? In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore The Return, a key stage of the Hero's Journey reflected in Santiago’s story in The Alchemist . Santiago discovers that the treasure he sought was not only in the physical world but also in the transformation he experienced within. In this episode, we’ll unco...
Oct 10, 2024•30 min
“The closer he got to the realization of his dream, the more difficult things became.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Have you ever noticed that the closer you get to your goals, the more intense the challenges seem to become? This stage is where our greatest fears rise to the surface and we are tested to our core. In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore The Approach to the Inmost Cave and The Ordeal —two key stages of the Hero's Journey reflected in Santiago’s story in The Alchemist . T...
Oct 09, 2024•48 min
"I do not understand anything I see in this room (on this street, from this window, in this place)." – A Course in Miracles Workbook , Lesson 3 What if you could see the world with fresh eyes, free from preconceived notions? In this episode of Love & Learn , we continue our journey through A Course in Miracles Workbook and explore Lesson 3 —a powerful reminder that what we see is often shaped by the meanings we project onto it. This lesson invites us to question our understanding of the worl...
Oct 06, 2024•20 min
"He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have." – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Have you ever found yourself standing on the edge of a new beginning, feeling both excitement and fear? What if the path to growth and transformation requires leaving behind what is familiar and comfortable? In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore the next stage in Santiago’s Hero’s Journey— Crossing the Threshold —from Paulo Coelho’s spiritual classic, The Alc...
Oct 03, 2024•56 min
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Have you ever felt pulled toward something greater, but doubted if you should go for it or if you can actually have it? In this episode of Love & Learn , we begin our journey through Paulo Coelho’s spiritual classic, The Alchemist . We explore Santiago’s "Call to Adventure" and how it mirrors our own quest to discover and pursue our "Personal Legend" —our unique purpose in life. ...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min
"Lesson 2 is part of a larger journey of "unlearning" the meanings we’ve conditioned ourselves to believe." The aim of the second lesson of the Workbook is to recognize that we project our own thoughts, judgments, and meanings onto everything we see. It's about realizing that what we see is not objective but shaped by our personal interpretations and experiences. LESSON #2 (From A Course in Miracles Workbook ) I have given everything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this ...
Sep 29, 2024•27 min
"Surrender means the decision to stop fighting the world and start loving it instead." – Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love Have you ever found yourself clinging to control, thinking it would bring you safety, only to realize it held you back? What if surrender isn’t about giving up, but about embracing love and allowing life to flow? In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore the transformative power of surrender as taught in Marianne Williamson's A Return to Love: Reflections on the P...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min
"Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love." – Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love Have you ever held onto a grudge, thinking it protected you, only to realize it weighed you down? What if forgiveness isn’t about excusing others but freeing yourself from pain? In this episode of Love & Learn , we explore the transformative power of forgiveness as taught in Marianne Williamson's A Return to Love: Reflecti...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr
"A closed mind that thinks it already understands is not open to learning." A Course In Miracles is about love. It’s about relinquishing a thought system based on fear and accepting instead a thought system based on love. You do not need to be religious, nor even identify with the word “God.” The only prerequisite is that you seek to become more or yourself, to develop a deeper sense of peace, joy, and love in your life. I encourage you to remain open to this change. When you are receptive, you ...
Sep 22, 2024•44 min
“A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.” – Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love Have you ever wondered how to invite miracles into your life? What if the key to unlocking miracles isn’t about changing your circumstances but changing how you perceive them? In this episode of Love & Learn , we dive deeper into A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson to explore how shifting your perception from fear to love can invite healin...
Sep 19, 2024•32 min
"This book is written as a guide to the miraculous application of love as a balm on every wound. Whether our psychic pain is in the area of relationships, health, career, or elsewhere, love is a potent force, the cure, the Answer.” – Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love Have you ever wondered how fear might be holding you back, keeping you stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? What if love is the answer to unlocking the peace and fulfillment you’ve been searching for? In this first episod...
Sep 16, 2024•23 min
"Love is really a state of safety... and when we're not in a state of fear, we can finally connect, with ourselves and others." – Kari Anderson Have you ever felt like fear was running the show—whether in your relationship with food, your body, or your emotions? What if the key to breaking free was understanding how your nervous system works, and more importantly, learning how to shift it from protection mode into a state of safety and connection? In one of the LAST episodes of The Recovery Warr...
Sep 13, 2024•56 min
"I just want to be accepted as a human—a whole human." Have you ever felt reduced to just your appearance or body size, as though your worth is tied to how others see you (or not see you)? In this raw and honest episode, Courtney, a pre-licensed therapist and longtime Courage Club member, shares her personal story of navigating trauma, body image struggles, and finding emotional safety. We discuss unraveling the trauma beneath her eating disorder and what it truly means to feel safe within her o...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min
"I can learn how to accept my body, but if other people are going to judge me, how will I deal with that?" Let's be real—how often do we worry about what other people think about our bodies? 🙄 In this episode, my girl Rachael St. Germain joins me to talk about how she stopped letting other people’s opinions control her confidence and started showing up fully as her authentic self. She's now at a place she's always longed to be...her brain is no longer constantly thinking about eating disorder t...
Sep 05, 2024•58 min
Food was her enemy, something she was in battle with constantly. She was in a constant state of anxiety and hyper-vigilance. Keshia's courageous journey from questioning the need for treatment to finding validation and empowerment serves as a beacon of hope and inspiration. After going all in on her recovery this year, she is connecting to herself and others like never before. She's setting healthy boundaries and doing things she would have said "no" to in the past like joining the Radiant Warri...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min
🚨BIG UPDATE ON THIS PODCAST🚨 Louise has been on a long journey to recovery. Now in her 40's, she is not going back, she is going forward. In fact, after she got done recording this episode, she boldly followed through on a challenge and dropped a pair of smaller jeans she was struggling to let go of in the trash bin. Louise wrote, "Tuesday was my Birthday and I decided to throw away one of my clothing items that I was holding on to. These were my favorite jeans for many many years. But they no...
Aug 05, 2024•46 min
"There's a lot of pressure in my industry and tech to look a certain way, to dress a certain way, to talk a certain way, to behave a certain way." Lia Parisyan felt immense pressure to conform to the perceived ideals of her highly competitive tech industry and diverse cultural background. Observing successful figures around her, she believed that mirroring their appearance, behavior, and lifestyle was essential to her own achievements. Join us for this enlivening and enlightening episode of "Bod...
Jul 03, 2024•49 min
"The only reason that I started manipulating food was to manipulate my body." Join us for a candid talk with Joni O'Donnell, a certified intuitive eating counselor, body image coach, and facilitator of the Body Freedom program inside the Courage Club. Joni opens up about her personal journey with being recently diagnosed with Lipedema and the emotional challenges of living in a larger body. Tune in for a goldmine of insights and actionable tips for anyone navigating similar struggles. ✨ Body Acc...
Jun 30, 2024•46 min
"The more we're aware of our patterns or cycles, the more we can start to change them." Do you fluctuate between trying to be "good" and eating less, until you find yourself bingeing? This one's for you. Registered Dietitian Dana Sturtevant joins us again to explore "The Cycle of Coping". Dana unpacks the intricate patterns we form around eating disorder behaviors, and shows us how to close the loop and move out of the cycle. Here are three key takeaways from this powerful episode: 🔄 Understand...
Jun 28, 2024•24 min
Welcome to Body Talk! The latest series on the Recovery Warriors Podcast Channel. In the premiere episode, Jessica Flint & Andrea Wells explore: The surprising parallels between discomfort around weight gain and aging. Releasing yourself from the shackles of feeling like you need to behave in certain ways to please others. The societal pressures of body image and why your worth isn’t tied to appearance. The journey of reclaiming joy, confidence, and aspects of life overshadowed by body image...
Jun 25, 2024•37 min
"Life is much more beautiful and free if I'm not constantly scanning the world to see what other people think of my body." Today's episode features writer, mindset coach, and fellow Recovery Warrior Rachael St. Germain. After years of struggling with people pleasing, not feeling good enough, and believing that her physical appearance contributed to her value - Rachael has unsubscribed to society's standards of beauty. She now works to help others find confidence and comfort in their bodies, with...
Jun 17, 2024•36 min
"The number of folks who identify as male and experience eating disorders is going up." Take a listen as Registered Dietitian and Certified Body Trust provider Aaron Flores sheds light on the common barriers men face in eating disorder recovery, such as societal stereotypes and stigma, and hear how the power of community and compassionate connection can help bring healing. Aaron reveals the key factors that aid in recovery for ALL genders, and offers heartfelt advice for men struggling with eati...
Jun 10, 2024•34 min
"Our body liberation is bound up in one another. None of us are free until we're all free." Today's episode features registered dietitian, co-author of the book Reclaiming Body Trust and co-founder of The Center for Body Trust, Dana Sturtevant. Dana is a gem of knowledge and inspiration on the topics of body trust, and working with the societal forces of diet culture and other oppressions on the path to recovery. Take a listen as she shares insights on how the societal trauma of living in a worl...
Jun 03, 2024•37 min
"It’s okay to be fat and to stay fat. It’s okay to not pursue intentional weight loss." Today's episode features journalist and body liberation advocate Meghan De Maria. Take a listen as she uncovers her raw and transformative journey toward body acceptance and healing. Delving into the pressures of societal ideals, personal battles with food and exercise, and the profound impact of weight stigma, Meghan's candid revelations offer not just a story of struggle but a beacon of hope. Discover how s...
May 27, 2024•32 min
