7. Amy Goeckel talks about her battle with bulimia & her road to eating disorder recovery

Warning signs of an eating disorder are unfortunately often subtle. For many, they are only to be identified as one looks back and reflects.

In this episode, Kait sits down with Amy Goeckel - host of the Eating Disorder Diaries Podcast - for an unfiltered conversation about Amy’s lived experience with an eating disorder and her current place in recovery. Amy opens up about the early warning signs she missed, the tight grip the eating disorder had on her life, and how her healing process has evolved over time.

Episode Topics

• Amy shares her 16 year long lived experiences with Bulimia (2:05)
• How comments from Amy’s childhood fueled her eating disorder (6:20)
• How Amy’s thoughts continued to snowball (10:45)
• Amy describes the transition from thriving in secrecy to breaking the silence (18:55)
• Amy discusses the difference between rock bottom and recovery (25:43)
• The importance of inner child work in eating disorder recovery (32:58)
• Amy’s message of recovery being possible for everyone (39:55)
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Content Warning: This episode contains brief mentions of eating disorder behaviors that Kait has previously engaged in. Please listen in a way that feels safe for you and your recovery.

Episode guest: Amy is the host of The Eating Disorder Diaries, a podcast that chronicles her 15+ year battle with bulimia, her experience with eating disorder recovery, and features interviews from those who have been a part of her personal journey, have had their own experience with an eating disorder, or are industry experts ranging from doctors, therapists, to nutritionists. By hearing the stories of those in recovery and learning what's allowed them to heal, Amy's goal is to help others kick start or further continue their own healing process and to lead a fulfilling life knowing we are all not alone and full recovery is possible.

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