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Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul

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“I just knew I wanted to live.”

@thejenlandon takes us back to the turning point of her recovery journey.

You can watch or listen to the whole conversation between Jen & Carolyn via the link in bio. by @becomingrecovered

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What happens when you finally achieve the body you thought you wanted—but realize the way people treat you has changed?

In this powerful conversation, Energy Intuitive and YouTuber Lee Harris opens up about the spiritual awakening that came from living in two different body sizes—and the difficulty of trusting people who only seemed to value him once his body changed.

This episode explores the soul-level healing that can come with eating disorder recovery: rebuilding trust, releasing old beliefs and remembering that your worth was never determined by your size.

Listen to the full episode today, wherever you get your podcasts. 🤍 by @becomingrecovered

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You can spend decades studying body image... and still hear a story you’ve never encountered before.

In this clip, Yellowstone actress, Jen Landon, shares the surprising difference between how she experienced her body image on screen versus off screen throughout her acting career.

It’s a perspective that even Carolyn Costin—after decades of treating eating disorders and body image struggles—had never heard before.

It’s a powerful reminder that there is no one-size-fits-all body image experience. The way we see, feel, and relate to our bodies is shaped by our unique life experiences, environments, relationships, and the meaning we assign to them.

That’s why healing isn’t about following someone else’s exact path. It’s about understanding your story.

🎙️ The first 3 episodes of Becoming Recovered: Body and Soul are available to watch or listen NOW! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and join us for conversations that explore recovery, body image, and healing with honesty, depth, and compassion. by @becomingrecovered

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For too many people, ignorance and misconceptions surrounding HIV and human trafficking create barriers to being seen, understood, and supported. When these issues are met with stigma rather than compassion, the consequences can shape not only how people are treated, but also the work we feel called to do.⁠
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Dr Whitney Trotter reflects on how the lack of understanding within the HIV and trafficking spheres influenced her professional path, highlighting the importance of challenging harmful assumptions and advocating for people whose experiences are often misunderstood or overlooked, especially when it comes to those within marginalized communities.⁠
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Her perspective is a reminder that the work of helping people heal extends beyond the individual. It also requires us to examine the systems, attitudes, and misconceptions that shape how people experience care and whether they feel safe enough to seek support.⁠
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When we approach others with curiosity rather than judgment, we create more opportunities for people to be understood as whole individuals, beyond their eating disorder or any other experience that others may use to define them.⁠
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To hear more from Whitney, and learn about the experiences that shaped her work, view her full conversation with Carolyn at the link in our bio.⁠
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#BecomingRecovered #MentalHealthAwareness #CompassionateCare #HIVAwareness #HumanTraffickingAwareness by @becomingrecovered

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In this episode, I discuss reclaiming the body with @whitneytrotter.rd CEO of @projectheal , who is also a psychiatric nurse practitioner, and registered dietitian with over 15 years of experience in the eating
disorder field. We discuss the often-overlooked connection between trauma, eating disorders, and our relationship with our bodies.

Whitney’s introduction to eating disorders came through her work with survivors of sex trafficking and people living with HIV, where she witnessed firsthand the profound ways trauma can affect a person’s
relationship with their body, safety, food, and sense of self.

Together, we explore an important parallel: people who have experienced significant trauma and people struggling with eating disorders both experience a disconnection from their bodies.

We talk about the importance of safety and trust and what it means to reconnect, to become more present in our bodies, and to learn to listen to and care for the body rather than fight against it.

In this episode we are essentially talking about a kind of “body recovery” that goes beyond food and weight to finding our way home to ourselves and learning that our bodies can once again become a place
of safety, connection, and care.

Project HEAL just had their annual HEAL week, raising money to help break barriers in access to care for individuals with eating disorders.

Please consider donating to Project HEAL to help them with this important mission. You can find the link in the bio of @becomingrecovered by @becomingrecovered

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For too many people with eating disorders the biggest barrier to becoming recovered is not a lack of willingness, it is a lack of access to the care they need.⁠
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Kristina and Carolyn discuss the importance of Project HEAL and EQUIP, and both organisations work in making eating disorder treatment more accessible to people who may otherwise be unable to afford or access quality care. For a community that has historically faced barriers to treatment, creating pathways to support can make the difference between continuing to struggle and having the opportunity to begin the journey to becoming recovered.⁠
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Project HEAL and EQUIP are a part of a larger shift in how we understand being recovered: one that recognizes that people are more than their eating disorder self and that becoming recovered is possible, even when circumstances, finances, or previous treatment experiences have made that possibility feel out of reach.⁠
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Expanding access to care means expanding access to hope, support, and an understanding of how to live in harmony with one's eating disorder self.⁠
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To learn more about Project HEAL, and to hear Kristina and Carolyn's full conversation, visit the links in our bio.⁠
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#eatingdisorder #eatingdisorderpodcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthjourney #HEALweek by @becomingrecovered

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Kristina Saffran speaks to the power of becoming recovered and what can happen when someone truly moves beyond their eating disorder. Her own healing journey became part of what inspired her to co-found first Project HEAL, and then EQUIP, both companies creating greater access to treatment and support for people who might otherwise face significant barriers to care. Now as CEO of EQUIP Kristina works hard to provide evidence-based eating disorder treatment to patients of all ages and diagnoses across all 50 states via virtual means.⁠
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Project HEAL and EQUIP have become an important part of the eating disorder community, helping people access the resources they need on their journey to becoming recovered⁠
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Kristina is another example of how people who are recovered can use their experience to create change, build community, and help others become recovered too.⁠
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Hear more from Kristina Saffran and Carolyn Costin in their full conversation, available via the link in bio.⁠
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#eatingdisorder #eatingdisorderpodcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthjourney #HEALweek by @becomingrecovered

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Kristina Saffran shares how Project HEAL played an important role in her journey toward becoming recovered and ultimately shaped the work she does today.⁠
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As the CEO and Co Founder of Equip Health, Kristina continues to advocate for greater access to eating disorder care and support for people who may otherwise struggle to get the help they need.⁠
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During HEAL Week, we are reminded of how meaningful access to support can be, and why making eating disorder care more accessible matters.⁠
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Learn more about Project HEAL and consider donating to support their work: https://www.theprojectheal.org/donate⁠
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Watch or listen to the full episode with Kristina Saffran via the link in our bio.⁠
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#HEALWeek by @becomingrecovered

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In this important conversation, Carolyn Costin talks with Kristina Saffran, a young woman who took the passion she used in her own recovery and turned it into helping others, when she founded and became CEO of Project HEAL. In fact, this week Is HEAL week where money is raised to help break barriers to treatment. See the link below to support this cause. Kristina left Project HEAL and is now co-founder and CEO of Equip, a virtual eating disorder treatment company, bringing specialized eating disorder treatment into the home.⁠
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We discuss her own recovery journey and how the traits that once fueled her eating disorder; determination, drive, persistence, and attention to detail, she now channels into assets that help her run her company and her life.⁠
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Kristina shares how Family-Based Treatment (FBT) played an important role in her recovery and why she believes people can be fully recovered with the right support. We also discuss issues around the word “recovered.” We agree about something I have long believed is incredibly important in eating disorder treatment: the unique value of having someone who is recovered as a part of the team. In fact, Kristina describes people who have recovered from eating disorders as the “secret sauce” in the recipe for recovery, people who can offer something deeply powerful because they have actually walked the road themselves.⁠
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We explore what happens when the energy that once kept someone trapped in an eating disorder is redirected toward healing, leadership, advocacy, and helping others. This is a conversation about recovery, resilience, family, hope and turning your story into something that can help change the lives of others.⁠
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Becoming recovered can change your relationship with your story, and sometimes what once felt like a weakness can become one of your greatest sources of strength.⁠
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View Carolyn Costin’s full conversation with Kristina Saffran, link in bio.⁠
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#eatingdisorder #eatingdisorderpodcast #mentalhealth #anorexiarecovery #mentalhealthjourney by @becomingrecovered

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Recovery is not about changing your body to fit a certain ideal; it's about learning to care for yourself at any size and letting go of the belief that your worth is determined by your weight or appearance.⁠
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Connie Bowers talks about the importance of the Body Positivity movement, and what it means for one's wellbeing outside of their physical appearance; it's important that discussion shifts from the idea that recovery has to look a certain way, particularly when diet culture has taught us to associate smaller bodies with health, positivity, or success. In fact, true recovery means challenging those messages and making space for a more compassionate and accepting relationship with yourself.⁠
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Your recovery does not need to depend on reaching a particular size. You deserve support, care, and a life beyond the eating disorder, regardless of your weight or shape.⁠
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View Carolyn Costin's full conversation with Connie Bowers, link in bio. by @becomingrecovered

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Recovery can mean learning to do the things your eating disorder self once made feel impossible, even something as simple as walking into a store, choosing what you want, and letting yourself enjoy the experience.⁠
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This is what it can look like when you stop letting the fear of what other people might think make your decisions for you. You get to take up space, make your choices, and keep moving forward, even when that little voice is telling you everyone is watching.⁠
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Full conversation on all platforms now via the link in our bio. by @becomingrecovered

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We are excited to share that the Carolyn Costin Institute will have a table at SEA WAVES’ first annual Beneath the Surface Military Eating Disorder Awareness Gala on November 7 at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

This special evening will bring people together to shine a light on eating disorders within the military community and support greater awareness, recovery, hope, and healing.

We would love to invite our listeners, friends of CCI, and members of our community to join us at the CCI table for this important evening.

We have a limited number of complimentary seats available for those who would like to attend. If you would like to be considered for a seat at the CCI table, please reach out to our Director of Operations, Cassie Copperfield, at cassie@carolyncostin.com.

Please include your full name, profession, and why you would like to attend the gala.

We would love to share this evening with you ❤️ taken in The Florida Aquarium by @becomingrecovered

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