S 2: Ep. 4: Whole and Wholehearted: The Stephanie Interview

+Trigger Warning+ Eating Disorder, Depression

In this episode, we welcomed Stephanie to the mic. Stephanie is a survivor of an eating disorder and an advocate for other survivors. She has spent most of her life looking for healing… not just for the eating disorder, but to find a deeper understanding of herself, of all of the things that seemed to ail her. In this interview, she talks about belonging, about the ways she searched for healing outside of her, and about how much power she’s found having arrived at a place that gives her permission to love herself.

And as we continue to exist in a culture that saturates us with deeply disordered ideas about our relationship with food and with our bodies, the insight she shares takes on more urgent meaning. She tells her story in a way where the details can become recognizable in our collective experience with food and body, making the healing a collective possibility as well.

Stephanie is whole and wholehearted, and we can be too.

Resources for Survivors:

Local Resources -

Unity Point: https://www.unitypoint.org/quadcities/services-get-help.aspx | https://www.unitypoint.org/quadcities/services-additional-resources.aspx

Amy's Gift: www.amysgift.com

Eating Disorder Coalition of Iowa: www.edciowa.com

National Resources - 

National Eating Disorder Association: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

ANA (National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders): www.anad.org

The Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness: www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com