22. navigating thanksgiving in eating disorder recovery with Caitlin Crawford

Not only Thanksgiving, but all holidays and family gatherings that revolve around food can be difficult for someone struggling or working to recover from an eating disorder.

In this episode, Kait is joined by Caitlin Crawford to discuss challenges that come up during Thanksgiving Day. Kait and Cait discuss various triggers, the impact of family dynamics, and the role of social media in shaping perceptions around food and body image, specifically around Thanksgiving and other holidays. The conversation goes on to emphasize the importance of support systems, setting intentions, and making hard choices in recovery. The conversation will leave you with practical strategies for coping with stress related to the holiday and managing your place in recovery. ❤️

Episode topics:

• Understanding common triggers during Thanksgiving (2:40)

• Food-related challenges & social media influence (5:41)

• Signs someone is struggling during the holidays (7:42)

• The importance of support (9:22)

• Navigating intrusive thoughts and mental chatter (10:48)

• Healthy self vs ED self (15:12)

• Coping with societal pressures and diet talk (17:56)

• Setting intentions and boundaries (20:17)

• Making hard, but necessary, choices in recovery (24:37)

• The role family and friends can play in supporting struggling (28:25)

• Recap of specific strategies to use during Thanksgiving - before, during, and after (34:58)

Episode Guest: Caitlin Crawford is a Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach. She is fairly new to coaching, and very excited to expand my practice. Having struggled with anorexia and bulimia on and off for ten years, it Cait took a long period of time to maintain and develop a healthy relationship with food and her body. Key aspects to her being recovered were developing relationships with others and my treatment team. Learning to trust and be vulnerable. Working with recovered professionals. Cait had a CCI recovered coach help me, and it was a complete game changer. Cait likes to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness with her clients. Eating disorders divide our bodies from what truly matters, which makes it important for clients to practice integrating their bodies back into place.

Books mentioned in the episode:

1. Your Dieting Daughter
2. 100 Questions & Answers About Eating Disorders

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