34. coming home to your body in eating disorder recovery with Jaclyn Lee

In this episode, your host Kait is joined by body image coach Jaclyn Lee to discuss the complexities of body image, eating disorders, and the journey to recovery. They explore the importance of self-compassion, mindfulness, and emotional regulation in healing relationships with food and body image. Jaclyn shares her personal journey with binge eating and how it shaped her approach to coaching. The conversation also delves into the impact of social media on body image perceptions and the tools that can aid in recovery. Listeners are encouraged to embrace their emotions and practice deep breathing as a means of fostering a healthier relationship with their bodies.

Episode takeaways:

• Recovery is a journey that requires self-compassion.
• Body image is influenced by childhood experiences and societal pressures.
• Mindfulness can help individuals reconnect with their bodies.
• Shame often accompanies eating disorders and body image issues.
• Social media can exacerbate negative body image perceptions.
• It's important to recognize and process emotions rather than avoid them.
• Deep breathing can help regulate emotions and reduce anxiety.
• Understanding the purpose behind eating behaviors is crucial for recovery.
• Healing involves learning to be present in one's body.
• Support from others can be vital in navigating recovery.

Episode Guest:

Jaclyn Lee is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Body Image Coach who helps women heal their relationship with food, body, and self. In her therapy practice, she works with individuals across the full spectrum of eating disorders, including binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, chronic dieting, and body image distress, supporting clients toward lasting recovery through mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotional regulation. Her signature coaching offering, The Embodied Eating Program, helps people step out of the binge-restrict cycle by addressing the emotional, nervous-system, and relational roots of binge eating through somatic embodiment, mindfulness, and compassionate inquiry.

Having walked her own healing journey with food, Jaclyn brings empathy, steadiness, and authenticity to her work, which is grounded in the belief that your relationship with food reflects your relationship with yourself, and that both can be healed. Based in Berkeley, California, she provides therapy to clients across California and offers coaching worldwide through her programs and workshops.

Connect with Kait

👉🏼 @bitebybiterecovery

👉🏼 bitebybiterecovery.org

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Connect with Jaclyn Lee

👉🏼 Jaclynleetherapy.com

👉🏼 Jaclynleecoaching.com

👉🏼 @jaclyn.lee.coaching

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