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In this episode, I sit down with therapist and author Ilene Fishman to explore what it really takes to achieve lasting recovery. We dive into the complex, sometimes uncomfortable truths about healing from an eating disorder, the importance of self-compassion, and why true freedom goes beyond simply “eating normally.”
Ilene V. Fishman, LCSW, ACSW, FAED, has maintained a general psychotherapy practice specializing in the treatment of eating disorders for more than 40 years in both Montclair, NJ and New York City. Ilene helped found NEDA, serving on its Board of Directors for over a decade. She then served on the board of ProjectHEAL. Ilene speaks widely as an expert on the subject of eating disorders and is the author of the book, THE DEEPER FIX.
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Tweetable Quotes"I don't wanna keep people comfortable. People will talk about, ‘Oh that therapist was so nice, she was such a nice person.’ But did you get better?” - Ilene Fishman
"If we avoid our pain. If we don't suffer constructively, productively, then we're blocking ourselves." - Ilene Fishman
"Tell your therapist everything. Try to find a therapist where you can say, 'I'm afraid to start therapy with you, and these are the reasons I'm afraid.' Let's talk about it." - Ilene Fishman
"It's about taking the risk and being afraid and not really knowing what's gonna be on the other side and doing it with somebody who's gonna, who's gonna hopefully catch you, but that you need to do it scared." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Good therapy should be growthful and empowering." - Ilene Fishman
"Recovery is so worth it." - Ilene Fishman
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When it comes to exercise and movement, we believe it is this wonderfully balanced, healthy thing, right? But for a lot of us, it’s… complicated. Maybe you feel like you have to move or else your anxiety will skyrocket. Maybe you mentally calculate every bite of food and match it with a “required” workout. Or maybe you find yourself hitting the gym even when you're sick, exhausted, or, oh—I don’t know—literally injured. Sound familiar?
Tweetable Quotes“It wasn’t about enjoying movement—it was about earning my food, controlling my body, and never feeling like I was doing enough.” - Rachelle Heinemann
“At some point, I had to ask myself—am I moving because I love it, or because I’m afraid of what happens if I don’t?” - Rachelle Heinemann
“The truth is, over-exercising isn’t healthy. It’s just another way to punish yourself under the disguise of ‘discipline.’” - Rachelle Heinemann
“Recovery meant redefining movement—not as a requirement, but as something I get to do, not something I have to do.” - Rachelle Heinemann
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You know that feeling when you’d rather do literally anything than sit with your own emotions? Like, suddenly, cleaning out your junk drawer or reorganizing your spice rack sounds way more appealing than dealing with that uncomfortable feeling creeping in? Yeah, we’ve all been there.
The truth is, our brains are wired to avoid pain and chase comfort—it’s a survival thing. The more we run from discomfort, the stronger it gets. It’s like that pushy friend who won’t take a hint and just keeps showing up.
In this episode, I’m joined by Jenna Hollenstein for a second time! Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, CDN, is an anti-diet dietitian-nutritionist, certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, speaker, meditation teacher, and author of five books, including Eat to Love and Intuitive Eating for Life. She blends Intuitive Eating with mindfulness to help people transform food and body shame into joyful eating and movement.
Tweetable Quotes"We are not machines that are going to operate exactly as we want to operate." - Rachelle Heinemann
"It takes a fair amount of mindfulness to say, I'm struggling right now. And I'm going to do my best to show up to what I had planned to do." - Jenna Hollenstein
"We have to build the muscle of being with discomfort, and part of how we do that is by allowing ourselves to experience discomfort." - Jenna Hollenstein
"Sitting with your emotions doesn’t mean you have to like them—it just means you stop running from them." - Jenna Hollenstein
"Your brain thinks it’s protecting you by avoiding discomfort, but all it’s really doing is delaying the inevitable." - Jenna Hollenstein
"Growth doesn’t come from feeling good all the time. It comes from learning to be okay when things aren’t easy." - Jenna Hollenstein
"If you never let yourself sit in discomfort, how will you ever build the resilience to handle hard things?" - Jenna Hollenstein
"Most of the time, the thing we’re avoiding isn’t actually as bad as we’ve built it up to be in our heads." - Jenna Hollenstein
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People like to say that OCD and eating disorders go together. They even sometimes like to use fancy words like “co-ocurring.” Then they talk about how OCD can explain the development of ED symptoms and sit back triumphantly as if they’ve solved the world's toughest rubik’s cube. Satisfying, right?
Meh, not really.. We’re setting the record straight and peeling back the layers on this so-called "connection" between eating disorders and OCD.
Tweetable Quotes"If something is making us anxious, we really need to think about what about this particular thing is making you anxious." - Rachelle Heinemann
"When we talk about eating disorders and OCD, there's so much overlap because the entire premise of most restrictive eating disorders that have to do with body image is, by nature, obsessive and compulsive." - Rachelle Heinemann
"One of the most important pieces that you can give somebody who's struggling with this particular experience or a version of this experience is some space to ask some questions." - Rachelle Heinemann
“Living in your head to the extent where you ruminate and obsess and are anxious 24/7, is incredibly distressing." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Ultimately, this is one big mess and it is an incredibly distressing mess." - Rachelle Heinemann
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Alright, let’s be real—working in the eating disorder field while navigating your own relationship with food? That’s messy. Like, “double-booked therapy sessions and forgot your coffee on the roof of your car” kind of messy. And yet, it’s something so many clinicians face but rarely talk about.
So, let’s talk about it.
Tweetable Quotes"There’s something particularly scary about being supported by someone who is really struggling." - Rachelle Heinemann
"The moral of the story is to be the best clinician you can and try to keep your client's needs forefront, but also not make too many assumptions about them." - Sarah Rzemieniak
"People with eating disorders have a radar that is so on point, they can tell." - Rachelle Heinemann
"We all have our blind spots, and we can only be as good as our ability to assess ourselves." - Sarah Rzemieniak
"We can’t do any good in this world if we don’t get the proper support." - Rachelle Heinemann
"It’s not about whether a clinician can have lived experience; it’s about whether they can show up and hold space for their clients." - Rachelle Heinemann
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If you’ve ever talked about eating disorders for more than five seconds, someone always drops the classic line: "It’s not about the food; it’s about control.” Boom. Case closed, right?
Well, not exactly. Because what does that even mean? Control over what? Your body? Your feelings? Your life? And why does control even matter so much? That’s where things get interesting.
So today, we’re getting into it. Not in some vague, theoretical, “let’s throw around big words” way, but in a way that actually helps us understand what’s happening—whether in our own relationships with food or in the work we do with others.
Tweetable Quotes"Eating disorders are not about the food. It's about something deeper." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Eating disorders are ways to moderate our emotions." - Rachelle Heinemann
"One of the biggest, most important questions to ask is, ‘I know which emotion I'm feeling now, am I allowed to [feel it]?’”- Rachelle Heinemann
"Building up your tolerance for experiencing parts of your emotional experience will actually help you bring up your tolerance overall of emotions." - Rachelle Heinemann
"There is a big difference between acting out anger and saying it in words. - Rachelle Heinemann
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Alright, let’s talk about self-esteem.
Have you ever felt like you're just one awkward social interaction away from a full-blown identity crisis? Like, one unanswered text, one awkward pause in a conversation, or one unliked Instagram post, and suddenly you're spiraling into, "Does anyone even like me?”
Well, welcome to the club—it's a big one.
In this episode, I’m talking about self-esteem: what it really is, why so many of us struggle with it, and how it connects to our relationship with food and body image. Because let’s be honest, it's not about staring at yourself in the mirror and repeating affirmations until you magically feel worthy.
Tweetable Quotes"We all, every single person, need to be seen, heard, accepted, and supported." - Rachelle Heinemann
"In order to heal from an eating disorder and in order to develop some version of a healthy self-esteem, it's all the same idea—the acceptance that I am who I am." - Rachelle Heinemann
"I take up space. I do have lots of flaws. Not everyone's going to like me, but I have to take up space." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Self-esteem is about knowing the people who matter to you already, accept you and you know you're good enough the way you are without changing." - Rachelle Heinemann
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Have you ever felt that tiny bit of excitement about breaking a “food rule?” Like finally getting your hands on the “forbidden” chocolate cake, only to inhale half of it and immediately promise yourself you’ll “be good” tomorrow? Yeah, we’ve all been there. But what if that intense food drama could just… disappear? No guilt, no shame, no last-supper mentality—just food, doing what food is supposed to do: nourish and satisfy.
So, if you’ve ever felt trapped in food rules, if “cheat days” have ever dictated your weekend plans, or if you’re just curious what the next step in healing your relationship with food looks like—this episode is for you.
Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice with forty-three years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 4th edition, the Intuitive Eating Workbook and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck—50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food.
Tweetable Quotes"Maybe for the beginning, you might eat more of something that you have previously restricted, but it takes its place because it's no longer forbidden." - Elyse Resch
"It's not like we're ruining the enjoyment of food, it's just that we don't have that charge anymore of, ‘I'm going to get my hands on this and I'm going to be so good tomorrow, I'll just eat it all right now.’" - Elyse Resch
"It's all about healing. I never talk about recovery. I talk about the healing process." - Elyse Resch
"So every one of us who makes a change in that kind of thinking [ weight stigmatization] is actually bettering the world." - Elyse Resch
"Children are listening. Be careful." - Elyse Resch
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Many often question whether they’re “sick enough” or feel like their struggles don’t fit into a neat little box. So let’s talk about it.
This week, we’re diving into why eating disorders are way more complex than the labels we slap on them—and why real recovery requires thinking outside the diagnosis.
Tweetable Quotes"It is impossible to focus on just symptom reduction and not the bigger picture of all the other things that contribute to someone's eating disorder." - Rachelle Heinemann
"The second someone's relationship with food or really anything out there bothers them, it's already an issue." - Rachelle Heinemann
"When we typically see one version of an infection in a hospital, we can sort of treat it the same way—but with mental health, it's not uniform at all." - Rachelle Heinemann
"You couldn't possibly treat someone based on a diagnosis because then you've missed most of the story." - Rachelle Heinemann
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In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into practical tools to deal with dissociation —the kind of techniques that are handy to have when you feel like your brain and body feel like they’re speaking two different languages.
Tweetable Quotes"Dissociation is just sort of like what it sounds like: dissociated from whatever's going on." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Our bodies hold everything in that is important." - Rachelle Heinemann
"There has to be some wiggle room to be able to open yourselves up and try something new." - Rachelle Heinemann
"If you eye roll too much, or if you use sarcasm through all of this, then you completely cut off yourself from your internal somatic experience." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Your body will often have the answers way before your brain does." - Rachelle Heinemann
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The media often portrays eating disorders as affecting ultra-thin, hospital-bed-bound college girls. While this happens, it’s not the majority of what we mean when we say someone struggles with an “eating disorder.”
In this episode, I’m talking about how the media’s (and beyond) portrayal is not only wildly inaccurate but also dangerously misleading. That “sick enough” myth? It’s real. And let’s be honest, it’s all kinds of messed up. I’m unraveling the reason why those 19-year-old, emaciated models aren’t the majority, and how most people don’t fit neatly into a category.
Tweetable Quotes"Eating disorders are when food and emotions are kind of messed up."- Rachelle Heinemann
"The emotions are the crux of it. They're the absolute foundation of it. And if we neglect to look at the emotions part of it, then we are neglecting basically the entirety of the eating disorder." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Just because somebody doesn't have any medical complications at all doesn't mean they don't have an eating disorder." - Rachelle Heinemann
"The largest percentage of people that we see with eating disorders... is the category for the people who don't fit in the categories." - Rachelle Heinemann
"It's important to talk about what eating disorders actually are: a complicated relationship with food, and we have this continuum of where the symptoms lie." - Rachelle Heinemann
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Picture this: you’re 18, your body is one way. Then you blink, and suddenly you’re navigating a new shape, new rules, and oh, a closet that betrays you every step of the way. What gives?
Hormones give, my friend. And they’re running the show.
Today’s episode is the reality check you might be looking for.
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Esther Rollhous, She’s a reproductive psychiatrist who’s here to unpack the hormonal chaos—er, beautiful journey—we all endure. From the sneaky effects of estrogen on your brain to the “Oh, my hips just widened forever” postpartum revelation, she’s breaking it all down. Dr. Rollhous is bringing both science and empathy to help us reset those expectations and maybe—just maybe—make peace with our ever-evolving forms.
Tweetable Quotes"Your body is different. It will probably be bigger, maybe a different shape completely. And that is expected." - Rachelle Heinemann
"To expect to have the same or similar body to what we had when we were 18 or 19 years old is absolutely bonkers." - Rachelle Heinemann
"The reproductive system is not essential to survival. When the body is in a calorie deficit, it's going to prioritize living over reproducing." - Dr. Esther Rollhaus
"Pregnancy literally remodels your brain, with some changes lasting up to two years postpartum." - Dr. Esther Rollhaus
"Snapback is a really toxic expectation to have of women, not acknowledging the tremendous change their bodies and identities have undergone." - Dr. Esther Rollhaus
"Moms want to do everything they can for the baby, but sometimes this leads to disordered eating." - Dr. Esther Rollhaus
"The healthier the mom is, the healthier the baby and the pregnancy will be." - Dr. Esther Rollhaus
ResourcesDr. Esther Rollhaus’ website: https://www.childandfamilypsychiatry.com/
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Welcome to 2025, where we’re leaving behind unrealistic New Year’s resolutions and that tired idea that confidence is about power poses and pretending to have your life together - cause it’s not.
We’re throwing out the idea that confidence is some sort of performance art and instead diving into the real deal: confidence as resilience.
Tweetable Quotes"Confidence itself is not showy. It is feeling secure." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Resilience and confidence cannot be born.” - Rachelle Heinemann
"If you don't embody this courageous version of yourself, if you don't do things, especially before you're ready, you won't go anywhere." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Instead of saying, 'I'm going to power through this particular piece,' even though it seems challenging, think about it and think about, 'What is holding me back here? What am I afraid of?'” - Rachelle Heinemann
"Maybe building resilience and building mastery means starting from the ABCs." - Rachelle Heinemann
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In this episode, I’m diving into what actually builds confidence: relationships. Real ones. Consistent, validating, non-judgy, "I-got-you" type of relationship. The kind that reminds you you’re worthy, even when you’re sporting your least flattering sweatpants.
Confidence isn’t flashy or loud. Sometimes, the most confident person in the room is the quiet one. (Let that one marinate.)
Tweetable Quotes"Confidence is complex, and it is impossible to give a list of things to do in order to build confidence." - Rachelle Heinemann
"It takes a lot of risk and a lot of emotional vulnerability to build confidence." - Rachelle Heinemann
"The confident people in the room might actually be the quietest people in the room." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Building confidence is not making a person narcissistic or outwardly charismatic." - Rachelle Heinemann
"The idea of building confidence ultimately stems from your capacity [or your privilege] of being in a relationship with people who consistently provide you with reassurance, validation, soothing, and support." - Rachelle Heinemann
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You know that feeling when a conversation veers off the rails, but you can’t look away because the train wreck is oddly fascinating? Yeah, we’re about to do that—but in a way that will make you think, “Wait, why aren’t more people talking about this?”
In this episode, I’m joined by Jenna Hollenstein. Together, we’re talking about what’s happening in the field, how we navigate division, and what it looks like to move from conflict to connection.
Spoiler alert: it’s not glamorous, but it’s worth it.
Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, CDN, is an anti-diet dietitian-nutritionist, certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, speaker, meditation teacher, and author of five books, including Eat to Love and Intuitive Eating for Life.
Tweetable Quotes"What I'm missing and what I'm really hungry for are public examples of repair, public examples of somehow continuing the conversation." - Jenna Hollenstein
"Boring has got such a bad rap, right? Because boring is not just boring. Boring is also repetitive enough that you notice the subtle variations from day to day." - Jenna Hollenstein
"Something that I realized meditation had done for me was that it increased my appetite for reality as opposed to fantasy." - Jenna Hollenstein
"In our efforts to be inclusive, we’ve been so exclusive about it." - Rachelle Heinemann
"My fear is that when we're secretly hoping that we never publicly screw up, we actually stop doing any of the useful stuff we can really do to learn." - Jenna Hollenstein
"What helps us feel safe is the feeling that we are safe through our connection with others." - Jenna Hollenstein
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What happens when “just eat” isn’t the solution, and the stakes are literally life or death?
Picture this: you’re at the dinner table. Your teenager is glaring at you like you’ve personally served up their worst nightmare—maybe broccoli, maybe a slice of pizza, who knows? They shout, “You’re ruining my life!” Meanwhile, you’re just trying to figure out if this counts as “parenting” or if you’re starring in some twisted reality show.
In this episode, I’m joined by Susannah Neufeld—a licensed psychotherapist, certified eating disorder specialist and consultant, author, and all-around badass about how FBT turns the chaos of food fights into moments of healing. Spoiler alert: it’s as heartwarming as it is messy.
Tweetable Quotes"You know your kid the best, and I know a lot about eating disorders, and we're going to work together to figure this out." - Suzannah Neufeld
"When your kid yells at you, you're getting a gift because you're getting to see what's happening inside their head... if you can respond to it with strength and love, they're going to internalize that." - Suzannah Neufeld
"FBT really supports the idea that the kid is not alone in it. They're part of a team working on this." - Suzannah Neufeld
"The kid is not the one who's lying. The kid is not the one who might hide the food. That's the illness. That's the eating disorder that's doing that." - Suzannah Neufeld
"I’m not going to be the person who saves you or your family. You’re saving your own life, and I’m on the journey with you." - Rachelle Heinemann
ResourcesA network that supports the Bay Area ED Care Community
Suzannah’s book - Awake at 3 a.m.: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood (Parallax Press, 2018).
Suzannah is a contributing author in the anthology, Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body.
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Body image is one of the most overused but essential topics in mental health.
So why does poor body image seem to be the last clingy guest at the recovery party, the one who refuses to take a hint and just leave? Sure, changing your body might give you a short-term confidence boost, but once that “ideal” inevitably slips away, so does that fragile confidence. Turns out, there’s no quick fix here. Instead, there’s a long road to unpacking why we’ve all bought into the lie that self-worth and body size go hand in hand.
Tweetable Quotes“I know that you might feel more confident when you shrink your body and then you feel like you have a better body image, but that confidence is very much tied to your body.” - Rachelle Heinemann
"Body image is really not at all like a symptom." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Who said that working on our body image is supposed to be easy?" - Rachelle Heinemann
"What would people think about you if you took up more space?" - Rachelle Heinemann
"If I want to feel more confident, I have to take a lot of risks with doing things that I don't want to do, whether it's interpersonally or just with tasks." - Rachelle Heinemann
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Body size does NOT equal health status.
Let’s be real: there’s a lot of confusion surrounding weight, health, and chronic illnesses like diabetes and PCOS. And if you’re like me, you’re probably tired of hearing the same old, tired advice. There are so many mixed messages when it comes to health and body size. Especially this myth that being in a larger body means you’re unhealthy.
Tweetable Quotes"There’s so many different things that you can do to manage chronic illness that have absolutely nothing to do with your body size." - Rachelle Heinemann
"You can't tell from looking at somebody if they're healthy or not." - Chelsea Levy
"Over 90 percent of the population will gain back weight that they intentionally lose." - Chelsea Levy
“Diet culture is always selling us to do more, eat less, go harder.” - Chelsea Levy
“We know that it’s unethical to prescribe weight loss and also we see a lot of doctors prescribing behaviors without actually asking what clients are doing.” - Chelsea Levy
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"It's pretty rare to find a doctor who practices from a weight-inclusive perspective." - Rachelle Heinemann
"Obesity stigma is extremely common in healthcare settings. People with larger bodies like consistently in research study after research study say, that healthcare settings are some of the most stigmatizing places that they go." - Dr. Mara Gordon
“Even the American Medical Association has said that clinicians shouldn't be using BMI to really be making decisions about their individual patients.” - Dr. Mara Gordon
"My approach as a size-inclusive doctor is basically like I let the patient initiate that conversation." - Dr. Mara Gordon
"Food is so important. It's so cultural. It's a way that we share community, a way that we show respect to people, and it really can change the way that people sort of experience food." - Dr. Mara Gordon
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If you’ve ever stood on the brink of a party, heart racing, contemplating whether to take the plunge into a sea of social awkwardness, you’re in good company. I mean, who doesn’t love the thrill of risking utter humiliation over finger foods and small talk, right? Spoiler alert: I don’t.
In this episode, I’m unpacking the intricacies of anxiety around social situations, recovery, and all those delightful emotions we tend to shove down deep. We'll explore the ever-elusive idea of "recovery"—which, let’s be honest, can feel like trying to define “normal.” Is it just me, or does it come with as many definitions as there are people trying to navigate it?
Tweetable Quotes"Recovery means something different to every person, and it's really great to try to describe it and break it down, what it means, and what it could look like." - Rachelle Heinemann
"If you're more vulnerable with somebody, you develop more trust, deeper trust." - Rachelle Heinemann
"We just sort of have to close our eyes and jump off the cliff to [a certain extent] with someone that lets us know that they might be a safe enough person to be vulnerable with." - Rachelle Heinemann
“You can't just build authentic connection by hanging out and not being vulnerable at all.” - Rachelle Heinemann
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