The Menstrual Cycle and Eating Disorder Recovery: Honoring Your Body’s Rhythm and Wisdom with Dr. Anita Johnston

“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself”. -Maya Angelou

Diet mentality assumes that certain foods or quantities of foods are "okay" and "not okay" to eat. Stop Fighting Food Founder, Isabel Foxen Duke explains how this moralistic mentality of being "good" and "not good" can also creep in on your recovery and attempts to control binge eating. Learn why this isn't helpful.

Want to achieve results in your recovery? Focus on the process!

Fluctuations in your mood, body image, and food behaviors...call it PMS...or is it something else? Dr. Anita Johnston, author, storyteller and eating psychology pioneer, believes it is and has a lot of wisdom to share about the menstrual cycle.

As the fitness community validated Kelly's body insecurities, she became more and more obsessed with measuring her food and exercise. Now in a strong place in her recovery, she has a lot of wisdom to share on her journey from fitspo to self-lovespo.

mindset (noun). A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person’s response to and interpretation of situations. Building a strong recovery mindset involves letting go of attitudes and beliefs that strengthen the eating disorder mindset.

Welcome to Recover Strong, a podcast that belongs to The Recovery Warrior Shows, a collection of podcasts dedicated to all facets of the eating disorder recovery journey. From beginning, to the messy middle, to a successful end and everywhere in-between. You're in the right place if you're looking for inspiration and motivation to heal your relationship to food, body, love, and do the deeper soul work it takes to fully recover from an eating disorder and other addictions. Our unique lineup of shows like Recover Strong, Follow Your Bliss, Hungry for Love, and Equipped to Recover are designed to empower you to make real change happen and stop letting fear and a false identity hold you back.