Eating Disorders: Resilience and Recovery with Carolyn Costin

World renowned speaker, wife, activist, motivator and brilliant psychotherapist Carolyn Costin is the world’s leader in eating disorders. She joins JD and Suzy in conversation about her journey from anorexia to becoming one of the world’s most respected therapists, coaches and experts on eating disorders and recovery.  Carolyn recovered from anorexia nervosa, earned two masters degrees, became a teacher and began her career as a psychotherapist.  After treating her first eating disorder client in 1979, Carolyn recognized it was her calling. Her successful treatment of those with eating disorders led her to bring her philosophy to the public through her speaking, her books and the founding of her unique residential treatment center, Monte Nido.

What You Will Hear:

• Carolyn’s story and battle with eating disorders and studies
• Eating disorders and their roots defined
• Recovery length, process and completion
• Creating change in patterns
• Stereotypes vs. reality of who has eating disorders
• Marginalized communities, diversity and cultural sensitivity with eating disorders
• Multicultural lens
• Diagnostic criteria vs. real life
• Racial trauma, trauma bonding and eating disorders
• The healthy and unhealthy voice
• Treatment centers vs. individual treatment
• Feeling badly during change
• Changing the narrative
• Becoming a coach

Quotes

“Genes load the gun and environment pulls the trigger.”

“To be recovered you no longer will betray your soul.”

“Being traumatized is when you can’t integrate the affect of an experience.”

Mentioned:

CarolynCostin.com

Monte Nido