Media often tends to focus on and center emaciated, thin, young white adolescents who are hospitalized due to medical complications of malnourishment when speaking on the topic of eating disorders. We don't often hear stories of Black girls with anorexia, Black men struggling with body image, Black families and the impact of these narrow stereotypes on limiting care and life-saving access to care. Today's episode was recorded almost half a year ago, but it still rings so important. Mimi talks wi...
May 08, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this episode, Mimi talks with CEO of Project HEAL, the largest nonprofit in the U.S. working to address inequities in treatment access to individuals with marginalized identities who struggle with eating disorders. We talk about her work at Project HEAL, grappling with how white and exclusive the field of eating disorders has been and paths forward. Months after our recording, it's here. It's tender; enjoy listening and check out links for more information about Project HEAL below: . https://...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 8
In this episode, Mimi speaks with incredible therapist, Thaís Sky. We cover... feeling like too much and not enough, Thaís journey thus far exploring why humans feel unworthy and how that keeps us from connection our qualms with co-dependency and thoughts on relational healing and interdependence talking about therapist boundaries and how our interpretation of them reflects our early relationships and beliefs how social media reflects and fuels our discomfort with uncertainty and the beauty of p...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode, Wednesdae and Mimi talk about: • Wednesdae’s very own becoming, sharing the story behind their name change • How Mimi’s almost deleting the one time she shared specifics of her eating disorder story and how that vulnerability led to the creation of something really beautiful • How trauma impacts our childhoods and how we heal • Pronouns, gender identity, embodiment, and authenticity • Founding of Rainbow Road, the first LGBTQIA+ Eating Disorder IOP in the country • Healing throu...
Jan 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this episode, realtor Madison White and Mimi talk about... • How chickens might change your mental health (how caring for others helps us care for ourselves) • Life outside of eating disorders --> eating disorder professions; life “beyond ED”, if you will • How a Tennessee law and backyard chickens changed everything for Madison’s mental health • Authenticity, honesty, and how these disarm others and invite us all to show up • Dating when your body changes after an eating disorder … plus a...
Dec 20, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In this episode, Gloria and Mimi talk about… ‣ the origins of harm reduction and how this framework translates to eating disorder care ‣ Address common pushback to harm reduction such as the idea that it is enabling the eating disorder or giving up on recovery ‣ Discuss how purity culture, white saviorism, and colonialism play a role in resistance to harm reduction and current treatment approaches . . We will also cover… ‣ Why Gloria’s new motto is “i don’t care” ‣ Caring for yourself while doin...
Nov 30, 2022•43 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this episode, you will learn about: • Co-occurring presentation of Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorders • Attachment trauma and the role of a secure base in treatment • How individualistic values impact treatment approaches We also cover… • common ruptures and concerns clients with both disorders bring up • navigating boundaries as providers working with attachment trauma with the knowledge that relationships heal • perspectives on DBT and it’s placement within a western, indi...
Nov 02, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this episode, you will learn about: CPTSD The differences between CPTSD and BPD How a trauma-informed approach changes everything from diagnosis to how we treat people with similar symptoms and traumatic experiences based on a label. We also cover.. the realities of stigma and labels, pathologization of trauma Aspects of NARM (the NeuroAffective Relational ModelTM) How to reframe pathologizing diagnosis of BPD from stigma to trauma and understanding Why self-compassion might feel really hard ...
Aug 08, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this episode, you can learn about.. • Managed Care • Carceral and Anti-Carceral Care • How care is failing us and perpetuating blame We also cover.. • Trauma and Informed Consent in higher levels of care (HLOC) • Eating disorder treatment contracts • Provider fears of liability in ED treatment • Mimi practices discomfort and communicating through it • Community care alternative to traditional treatment • Jennie answers the time-old question: is full recovery possible for everyone? . Find Jenn...
Jun 21, 2022•44 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this episode, Dr. Laura Thomas and Mimi talk about some of the biggest intuitive eating questions! Laura established the London Centre for Intuitive Eating (LCIE) in 2017 to help support clients who have a difficult relationship with food and their body. She has a passion for delivering inclusive, trauma informed, and person-centred care for all bodies. She draws upon different therapeutic and counseling skills to support her clients in their recovery from disordered eating, chronic dieting, ...
Jan 07, 2022•46 min
Amy Mariaskin, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with fifteen years of experience treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and related disorders. She is founding director of the Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center, faculty of the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute, and adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Mariaskin has worked across the southeast with adults, adolescents, children, and families affected by these disorders. ...
Nov 30, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 10
I am SOOO excited to share this episode with y’all!! Liz is absolutely wonderful and her new book, “I Want This To Work” I’d available for pre-order and releases on November 30!!! If you don’t already follow Liz, you’re going to want to. She talks about couples, but also relationships in general. In this episode, we talk about internal vs external boundaries, how therapists are often not saying what needs to be said and what to do about it, and if relationships are worth it if you always seem to...
Nov 11, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 9
* apologies for the little glitches this time — I’m not sure how that happened but, I hope you’ll listen through! In this episode, Mimi talks with Dr. Veronica Eyo about motherhood and “bouncing back.” Dr. Veronica Eyo, a Bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker, is passionate about helping mamas, new and seasoned, navigate the challenges of parenthood. She transitioned her practice into primarily working with mothers after becoming one. Some of the experiences that Dr. Eyo navigated especially...
Oct 21, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Short and sweet conversation with Katie Crenshaw. Katie is mom of three in Atlanta, Georgia. Her emotional content surrounding mental health, body image and feminism has gone viral multiple times and reached audiences all over the world by way of Good Morning America, CNN, Inside Edition, and more. In 2020 she released the bestselling body positive children's book: "Her Body Can". Katie has grown a loyal community through her authentic storytelling and vulnerability.
Oct 04, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this episode, Mimi and Dr. Laura dive deep into religious trauma and fundamentalism. Dr. Laura Anderson is a licensed psychotherapist in Nashville, TN with her private practice focusing on individuals with complex trauma and specialties in domestic violence, sexualized violence, and religious trauma. She is also the co-founder of the Religious Trauma Institute who’s focus is to provide clinical training, supervision, consultation, and support to therapists, coaches, advocates and others in th...
Sep 21, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Lauren DeLeary is an artist and content creator based in Nashville. She co-hosts the podcast Deconstruct with her husband, Adam breaking down topics of religion, sex & spirituality. After over a decade in the christian music industry & even winning a Juno Award for best Christian Album of the year - she now writes mainstream music as a solo artist. As an indigenous person, she connects most spiritually through her ancestors, nature & embodiment. Lauren’s driving force has been to tru...
Sep 06, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode, Mimi talks with co-author of “More Than A Body”, Dr. Lindsay Kite about body image resiliency, media literacy, favorite foods and more. Dr. Lindsay Kite is co-author of the book More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament (2020, HarperCollins) and co-director of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined, alongside her identical twin sister Lexie Kite. Both received PhDs from the University of Utah in the study of female body image and have become leading experts in body i...
Aug 23, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Note: Mimi learned about supremacy culture from Andréa Ranae. In this episode, Mimi and Kayla talk about supremacy culture, power inventories and dynamics, and psychedelic assisted therapy. Kayla Felten, MSW, LICSW (she/her) is a twin cities based psychedelic assisted psychotherapist as well as the co-founder of the Reclamation Collective. She grew up in the Chicagoland suburbs in a faith context called the Plymouth Brethren. While childhood was peaceful and she had a strong sense of safety and ...
Aug 09, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Christyna is a registered dietitian nutritionist based in Dallas, Texas. Her nutrition practice is rooted in intuitive eating and Health at Every Size ®. Her private practice helps people recover from disordered eating, eating disorders, and chronic dieting into a peaceful relationship with food and body. 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 lo...
Jul 26, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode, Mimi talks with Nate about complex PTSD, coming out, healing through inner child work, and more. A few years ago Nate Postlethwait walked away from a highly successful, 13 year career in real estate in order to give himself a reset and find more understanding in his life. He sold his home and everything with it and traveled throughout the world for several months. During his travels, he began publicly sharing his journey of healing from childhood trauma and the battles with his ...
Jul 26, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 2
CW: mention of specific numbers related to weight loss. In this episode, Tamar and I talk about why she chose to become a dietitian, about a balanced approach to nutrition, and helping clients to move towards their goals and values in a healthy way. Tamar Samuels, MS, RD, CDN, is the co-founder of Culina Health, a leading nutrition expert, and registered dietitian. Her unique and holistic approach to health integrates functional medicine, positive psychology, and behavioral change techniques pul...
Jul 01, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Kristina Saffran is the cofounder and CEO of Equip, a virtual program that delivers modern eating disorder treatment through family-based care that promises lasting recovery at home. Created by experts in the field and people who’ve been there, Equip provides each patient with a five-person dedicated care team including a therapist, dietician, physician, and peer & family mentor. At 15 years old, in her own recovery from anorexia, Kristina founded Project HEAL, now a leading grassroots eatin...
Jun 25, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Minaa B. is a writer, wellness coach and licensed therapist based in NYC. Through speaking and workshop engagements, Minaa teaches people how to cultivate self-care through the lens of boundaries and community care. You can learn more about Minaa by visiting www.minaab.com as well as by following her popular Instagram account: @minaa_b
Jun 18, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, Dacy and Mimi talk about ethical fashion from a body acceptance perspective, buying clothes that fit your now body, and personal styling. She is an incredible voice, and you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode! As a personal stylist, Dacy Gillespie intuitively guides her clients to discover what they feel best in. She helps them let go of the external messages they’ve been given about what they should wear and get to the heart of what’s making them uncomfortable about t...
Jun 18, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode, Ashlee and Mimi talk about her new book, The Art of Body Acceptance — which is out now!! We also talk about body positivity vs neutrality / acceptance, a little about Ashlee’s body image journey through weight stigma and more! Ashlee Bennett, AThR, is a registered art therapist who specializes in helping clients develop a positive relationship with their bodies. She presents workshops that relate to topics such as body image, embodiment and mental health. Ashlee lives in Melbour...
Jun 18, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, Morgan and I talk about what it’s like to be diagnosed with autism later in life, her poetry, and the beauty of rhythms and grace. *note: words are hard, I was a special education major for the first part of college, and then switched majors. Popular Instagram poet and artist Morgan Harper Nichols has created her life’s work around the stories of others. Morgan’s popular Instagram feed (@morganharpernichols) has garnered a loyal online community, and she is the author of All Alo...
Apr 12, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode, Mimi talks with NC locals and sisters, Anna Lutz, RD, and Louise Metz, MD about weight inclusive care in nutrition / dietetics and medical care. Anna Lutz is in private practice in Raleigh, NC and specializes in eating disorders and pediatric/family nutrition. Anna received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Duke University and Master of Public Health in Nutrition from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a Certified Eating Disorders Registered ...
Mar 25, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode, Ruthie and I talk about unlearning the stories we have been taught in a patriarchal society about our bodies, about Church, and about who we are. Ruthie Lindsey is the author of the memoir There I Am, The Journey From Hopelessness To Healing, speaker and coach. Ruthie shares a remarkable story of surviving an accident as a teenager where she had a five percent chance to live and a one percent chance to walk, and the surgery that simultaneously saved and destroyed her body. As a ...
Mar 15, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode, Mimi and Amanda talk about what it is like to open a private practice and to share your recovery stories as a therapist. We also touch on boundaries and discuss sobriety and eating disorder recovery. Amanda E. White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen. She specializes in teaching women how to set boundaries, engage in real self-care and work through shame. She is the founder of "Therapy for Women Center" located in Philadelph...
Mar 05, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, Mimi and Camille talk about the enneagram and how to use it as a tool in therapy. We talk about favorite foods, Camille’s journey to becoming a therapist, and how she is becoming. Camille believes in the value of the therapeutic relationship and the courage it takes for a client to enter into counseling. She strives to create a space that fosters the client's ability to process, explore, question, and challenge their thought processes and behaviors. It is with this in mind that ...
Mar 03, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 2
