Lady Diana Spencer was one of the first public figures to be outspoken about their experiences with an eating disorder, and her bravery then is deserving of a lot of thanks now. Today's episode will explore two representations of Diana’s experi

Roxanne Gay‘s ”Hunger” Review

Dec 24th, 2021 28m 7s

Roxanne Gay's memoir is a story of a body. Yet what “body” means carries so much more depth, so therefore it is a story about the several thousand things other than the body that contribute to the formation of the body. In this review, I discus

Set Point Theory & BMI

Dec 17th, 2021 13m 10s

Setpoint theory describes a theory of weight maintenance in which one’s weight is genetically predetermined in a preferred range, explaining that your body will do what it must in order to maintain this range. Diets fail because our bodies and

The Transexperience of Eating Disorders

Dec 10th, 2021 14m 26s

Transgender individuals are four times more likely than their cisgender female counterparts to self-report an ED diagnosis, two times as likely to report ED symptomology, and have significantly higher rates of attempted or successful suicide. T

Seeing Yourself Again

Dec 3rd, 2021 24m 40s

In the brutal lens of an ED, seeing yourself in a mirror or in pictures can be incredibly triggering. This is one of the pitfalls of self-objectification during the eating disorder, where we are ruled by parts of ourselves and how they measure

Vanity Sizing & Clothing As Trigger

Nov 26th, 2021 24m 39s

Vanity sizing is a phenomenon that explains size labels being labeled as smaller than their actual, true size. This is thought to preserve the dignity of smaller numbers, in which most customers feel more confident, given our society’s overwhel

Our Beliefs, from Prison to Freedom (ft. Megan Rogers)

Nov 25th, 2021 52m 26s

A Thanksgiving special from HTIL! Wishing you the most pain-free, trigger-free, peaceful holiday. Enjoy this bonus episode where Megan and I have a conversation about letting go of beliefs that begin eating disorders in the first place; and wha

ADHD & Designing Your Recovery - Megan‘s Story (part two)

Nov 20th, 2021 52m 26s

We are joined again by the brilliant and incredibly insightful Megan Rogers, who continues to chart her way through eating disorder recovery amidst an ADHD diagnosis. Megan explains how the executive dysfunction and fluctuating female hormones

Megan‘s Story (Part One)

Oct 31st, 2021 42m 8s

Megan Rogers, a senior at the University of Notre Dame studying marketing and anthropology, charts her journey through an eating disorder and ADHD diagnosis. She speaks of early memories of using food as self-medication to manage dopamine dysre

Exercise Intentionality

Oct 18th, 2021 22m 24s

Study upon study proves that moderate, frequent exercise has many physical and health benefits. However, it is important to examine the ways in which diet and fitness culture are entangled and thus how exercise may be a toxic force in our lives

Hunger & Fullness Cues

Oct 10th, 2021 24m 17s

Learn how to honor hunger cues and fullness during a potentially triggering and re-traumatizing mealtime. Note that this episode may be particularly triggering as it discusses in-depth behaviors during meal-time that may distract from/inhabit o

ED Allyship

May 14th, 2021 14m 40s

The last episode of season two teaches how to communicate to someone with an ED without harming or triggering them. Bibliography (show notes):“How to Be and Ally: To a Friend with an Eating Disorder.” LOVE SQUAD, LOVE SQUAD, 24 Feb. 2020, www.l

Anorexic Literature & Thinness As Aesthetic

May 7th, 2021 21m 5s

Anorexia collapses two extremes: martyrdom and survival, self-expression and silence, life and death. It says that the answer to being seen is to disappear. Today's episode discusses the contradictory nature of anorexia, in addition to the domi

Body Acceptance in Recovery

Apr 30th, 2021 27m 28s

Recovery usually means weight and bodily change. This is a reality hard to face, which is why today's episode focuses on how to celebrate physical changes in recovery. I discuss the difference between the movements of body positivity and body n

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Apr 23rd, 2021 21m 34s

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a chronic mental health condition that is characterized by intrusive worries about perceived defects or flaws. It occurs in about 2.5 percent of males and 2.2 percent of females. It is listed in the DSM-5 under

Fertility and Eating Disorders

Apr 16th, 2021 14m 1s

Does having an eating disorder complicate fertility for young women? Is infertility a problem after recovery from an eating disorder? What about EDs during pregnancy? ⁠⁠These are all questions answered in today's episode. Also featured is a let

The Language of Healing: Storytelling

Apr 10th, 2021 20m 54s

HTIL is a space of healing, recovery, and storytelling. These words appear together on purpose, becoming nearly synonymous. As our trauma-informed care models continue to develop, studies demonstrate that self-expression in art is powerful in r

Gastrointestinal Complications After An Eating Disorder

Apr 1st, 2021 29m 14s

The commonality of gastrointestinal complications in those who have recovered from or suffer with eating disorders is astounding. Most studies demonstrate upwards of 95 percent of those with a documented eating disorder (ED) fit the criteria fo

Males & Eating Disorders

Mar 26th, 2021 21m 12s

Eating disorders are largely characterized as feminine, and thus males or omitted from research, diagnosis, and treatment. Yet, studies have demonstrated that one in three of those struggling with EDs identify as male. To learn more about the n

A Karen Carpenter Case Analysis

Mar 16th, 2021 20m 25s

Karen Carpenter, one-half of one of the biggest American musical acts of all time, sensitized the public to the seriousness of an eating disorder. Today’s episode discusses her tragic life and death, in conversation with Todd Haynes’ film entit

Eating Disorders in Mid-life

Mar 12th, 2021 18m 12s

The danger of the reductive eating disorder image is never more apparent when discussing EDs in midlife and beyond. Because an aging body is increasingly more inflexible when facing physical damage, the risks associated with an ED are heightene

Race-Based Stereotypes in ED Treatment and Diagnosis

Feb 26th, 2021 20m 47s

Eating disorders can reach anyone, yes. But eating disorder treatment does not. Cultural messaging, such as that motivated by media and film, perpetuate an ED stereotype: you must be a white, young, thin, affluent female to be deserving of an e

"To The Bone" (Noxon 2017) Case Study

Feb 19th, 2021 27m 13s

Today's discussion focuses on Marti Noxon's To The Bone (2017) which tells the harrowing story of twenty-year-old Ellen (played by Lily Collins) who struggles with anorexia amidst a challenging family dynamic that aggravates her feelings of hel

Aggie's Story & Eating Disorder Advocacy

Dec 5th, 2020 54m 56s

Aggie Laboe, a senior at the University of Notre Dame, details her own eating disorder and recovery. We discuss Aggie finding her voice during recovery including her work with The Body Positive, the research she's conducted, and how she is figh

Self-worth as a Mindset with Joyce Diebels

Nov 29th, 2020 57m 50s

Joyce Diebels, the host of the LifeToEnjoyce Podcast who is a joyful mindset coach, joins us to discuss her work helping women lead a happy and healthy life. We discuss making peace with food, our bodies, and internalizing self-worth. Get full