Peace Meal

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Peace Meal covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking.

  1. Aug 28

    Ep 108: Choosing Recovery One Day at a Time with Katelyn Olmsted

    Episode description: Katelyn Olmsted first joined Peace Meal in 2025 to talk about her eating disorder, her time in treatment, and the book she began writing while in care. Now a year further into recovery, she returns to the show as a college student with a second book out in the world. The Recovery Click started with a single text Katelyn sent to a friend from treatment (“what made you want to choose recovery?”) and grew from there: interviews with people in recovery and the therapeutic assistants who watched them pursue it, and reflections from Katelyn herself on the daily practices that keep her choosing recovery too. About Katelyn: Katelyn Olmsted is an advocate and author. Her first book, Daily Dos of an Eating Disorder to Recovery, grew from her time in treatment and was published in 2023. Her second book, The Recovery Click, was published in 2026. Katelyn lives with her family in the Charlotte, North Carolina area and is on a mission to help others in eating disorder recovery. We cover: Why your reason for choosing recovery can change from day to day How Katelyn’s 7-21 Challenge became a habit among her college friends How her recovery changed when she left home and started college Why her college dining hall became an unexpected source of food freedom What Katelyn would say to someone still waiting for their own “recovery click” In Katelyn’s words: On the daily choice of recovery: “In my early times of treatment…I would wake up, I would journal, and I would write down one thing that was going to be, like, what I’m going to choose for recovery. So you could wake up and be like, ‘Today I’m going to choose it for my dog,’ and tomorrow, ‘I’m going to choose it because I’m done having a bad relationship with food.’” On her evolving relationship with food: “You come to a dining hall and you see all these people eating, nourishing their body three times a day…And it just really makes you realize, like ‘Wow, I’m supposed to eat?’ This shouldn’t be something that I’m scared to do or nervous that people are going to judge me, because it’s genuinely just so normal, as it should be.” On talking back to the eating disorder: “Get another chair, put it in front of you, and make your eating disorder sit there—I know it sounds silly, but we did this in treatment. And then you tell your eating disorder what you want it to hear. Don’t let your eating disorder tell you what it wants you to hear. You say, ‘I may not know what my recovery click is, but…I want to do this. I can do this…I don’t want to be fighting myself every day.’” You can purchase Katelyn’s books, Daily Dos of an Eating Disorder to Recovery and The Recovery Click, on Amazon. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  2. Aug 14

    Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Is It Ever Okay to Talk About Bodies?

    Episode description: When a well-known person’s body is suddenly all anyone can talk about, the pull to pile on—or to compare yourself against them—can be strong. Jillian’s general guidance is simple: we’re typically better off not commenting on other people’s bodies at all. But the real exception is genuine concern for someone in your life, and she models the I-framed language that can help keep a comment from tipping into judgment. She also gets practical for the adults listening, including how to have conversations with kids about what they’re seeing online, why what you say about your own body in front of them matters, and how to talk about comparison itself, which rarely leaves anyone feeling better. We cover: Why you can admire a public figure and still have reservations about them What age-appropriate body talk sounds like with kids How media literacy can start at home Resources mentioned: The National Alliance for Eating Disorders About Dr. Jillian Lampert: Dr. Lampert (she/her), PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED, is the Senior Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Experience for The Emily Program. She completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders. Learn more about The Emily Program online or by calling 1-888-364-5977.  Have a topic on your mind? We want Between Bites to speak to what matters most to you. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover in a future episode, let us know! Your questions and ideas help shape the conversation. Email podcast@emilyprogram.com or send us a message on social. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. Between Bites is a Peace Meal series of short, focused episodes hosted by Dr. Jillian Lampert and designed to offer quick insights and meaningful support for eating disorder recovery. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. You can also watch the podcast on YouTube. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  3. Jul 31

    Ep 107: Recovery as a Trans and Nonbinary Person with Danny Wakefield

    **Content warning: This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation and a suicide attempt. Please use your discretion when listening and speak with your support system as needed. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by texting or calling 988. LGBTQ+ young people can also reach The Trevor Project 24/7 by calling 1-866-488-7386, texting START to 678-678, or chatting online.  Episode description: Danny Wakefield joins Peace Meal to share his story of recovery from an eating disorder—a “full circle moment,” he calls it, as an alum of The Emily Program. Danny didn’t recognize the earliest signs of their eating disorder until they entered care and traced its roots back to body comparisons with their twin sister that started at age three. Getting into treatment as an adult wasn’t simple. Seeking any kind of medical care as a transgender person comes with its own barriers. For Danny, that included the internalized belief that eating disorder treatment wasn’t for someone like him. Body-size bias among providers also meant their illness wasn’t taken as seriously as it should have been. It took a mental health crisis and a message sent in desperation before Danny found their way to The Emily Program. Danny and Jillian talk through what came next: an extended stay in residential treatment, the levels of care that followed, and a recovery that became “so much bigger than just food.” Danny closes with a message for anyone who doesn't believe recovery is possible: it starts with “a tiny moment of willingness,” and hope borrowed from someone else until you can hold it yourself. About Danny: Danny Wakefield (he/they) is a transmasculine, nonbinary parent, storyteller, and advocate whose work centers mental health, recovery, and resilience. Danny is passionate about supporting transgender youth and families through sharing his own experience, strength, and hope with others as a public voice in the transgender community. They have walked through addiction, eating disorder recovery, suicidality, and along that journey, has found profound joy and self-love. We cover: What made treatment genuinely affirming for Danny Why the move from residential to partial hospitalization was his hardest transition How DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) became a lasting skill set The assumptions about recovery that follow people out of treatment Whose stories the field must make room for In Danny’s words: On his first days in treatment: “I didn’t know it then, but walking through those doors was one of the bravest things that I’ve ever done. In those first three or four days…everything felt new. And at the same time, that newness was replacing the hopelessness that I had felt for so long…Even though I was scared and terrified and, [in] many moments, didn't want to be there, I knew that my wants were different than my needs, and I needed to be right where I was.” On what recovery has given them: “I didn’t have much joy…I have this joy now that I am building this life worth living. That looks like finding joy in bike rides, finding joy in the sun. Just yesterday, I was putting my child to bed, and I was like, this is the joy. Even when bedtimes are hard, I am still here for this bedtime. I get to put my child to bed…the joy of being able to parent in the ways that I am able to parent is a result of this recovery.” On what they’d tell someone who doesn’t believe recovery is possible for them: “I stayed there for a very long time. There were many moments when I was convinced I was too complicated or too broken or too far gone to recover. And gratefully, I was wrong…If there are any trans or nonbinary youth specifically or adults listening, please hear me when I say this: You are so worthy and so deserving of seeking help and support, and living a life worth living is absolutely possible, even if you can't see it for yourself yet.” Connect with Danny on Instagram (@dannythetransdad). Additional Resources: If cost or life circumstances are barriers to accessing eating disorder treatment, the following organizations may be able to help: WithAll: Offers grants covering housing or groceries so people can stay in intensive treatment. Applications open the first of each month. Project HEAL: Works to remove financial, systemic, and healthcare barriers to treatment through cash assistance, case management, and treatment placement. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  4. Jul 17

    Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Eating Disorders in People with Disabilities

    Episode description: An estimated 16% of the world's population lives with a disability. Yet people with disabilities are woefully underrepresented in eating disorder research. As a result, disability often goes underaddressed in eating disorder treatment, and eating disorders often go unrecognized in people with disabilities.  In this episode, Dr. Jillian Lampert examines that gap and what it costs the people caught in it—and what it looks like when care starts with curiosity and listening instead of assumptions. We cover: Why people with disabilities can face unique eating disorder risks  When an eating disorder itself is a disability How treatment programs can become accessible About Dr. Jillian Lampert: Dr. Lampert (she/her), PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED, is the Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program. She completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders. Learn more about The Emily Program online or by calling 1-888-364-5977.  Have a topic on your mind? We want Between Bites to speak to what matters most to you. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover in a future episode, let us know! Your questions and ideas help shape the conversation. Email podcast@emilyprogram.com or send us a message on social. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. Between Bites is a Peace Meal series of short, focused episodes hosted by Dr. Jillian Lampert and designed to offer quick insights and meaningful support for eating disorder recovery. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. You can also watch the podcast on YouTube. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  5. Jun 26

    Ep 106: The Messy Middle of Recovery with Rawnaq Albathigi

    Episode description: In this episode of Peace Meal, Rawnaq Albathigi joins us to share her experience with an eating disorder, and how it’s shaped the perspective she's bringing to the field as an emerging dietitian. Drawing on a recovery journey she describes as anything but linear, Rawnaq makes the case for a more individualized understanding of healing from an eating disorder, and for treatment that's far more accessible than it currently is, especially for people whose culture and faith fall outside the Western framework much of it is built around. About Rawnaq: Rawnaq Albathigi (she/her) is a senior at the University of Arizona, where she is majoring in dietetics and pursuing a weight-inclusive certificate. Drawing on her own experience with an eating disorder, she hopes to become a dietitian and to make eating disorder care more accessible and culturally responsive. We cover: How Rawnaq's eating disorder took hold, and the purpose it served for her What it means to make recovery progress without it being all-or-nothing Why intuitive eating isn't the universal goal it's often made out to be The cultural and religious realities that Western-centric treatment can miss The barriers to eating disorder care, and who most frequently gets left out How she stopped seeing her own recovery as separate from the work she wants to do In Rawnaq’s words: On trying to force a recovery timeline: "When I decided to go into nutrition around 17, I chose my major feeling like a fraud. I always thought: ‘how am I going to help others when I can't even help myself?’...I thought I was running out of time and needed to really be in recovery by the time I graduate. Not because I wanted to, but because I thought I had to if I ever wanted to be in the nutrition field…but putting that pressure on myself did not really serve me." On the false binary of recovery: "Real recovery is rarely binary, and treating it that way, it can do more harm than good. So eating disorder recovery isn't like flipping a switch. It's much closer to a spectrum…Someone [might] eat regularly but still has eating disorder thoughts. Or they have a tough day and slip into an old behavior, but stop sooner than before. That doesn't mean they're suddenly in relapse. They're in the ‘messy middle’, what I like to call it, which is actually where most recovery happens." On the expansiveness of recovery: "If recovery, as it's been presented to you, doesn't feel possible, I'd really encourage you to ask: is it recovery itself that feels impossible, or the version of recovery you have been given? Because those are two different things, and people deserve a version of healing that actually fits them, their culture, their experiences, their values, their reality." Connect with Rawnaq on Instagram (@rawnaq_albathigi) and LinkedIn. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  6. Jun 12

    Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Eating Disorders in the LGBTQIA+ Community

    Episode description: Pride Month is a time for protest and activism, for celebration, visibility, and community. It’s also a reminder of the inequities faced by LGBTQIA+ people, and the work that remains to ensure safety and acceptance for all. That includes addressing disproportionate adverse mental health outcomes—eating disorders among them. Eating disorders and disordered eating affect LGBTQIA+ people at significantly higher rates than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. In this episode, Dr. Jillian Lampert explains what eating disorder treatment for this community requires, arguing that care that affirms identity and understands the realities clients face isn't just a courtesy; it’s a necessity. Recovery is possible, she says, without anyone having to “leave any part of themselves behind to heal.” We cover: Why the risk for eating disorders in the LGBTQIA+ community is lifelong Where standard treatment tools fall short for transgender youth What affirming care looks like in practice About Dr. Jillian Lampert: Dr. Lampert (she/her), PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED, is the Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program. She completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders. Learn more about The Emily Program online or by calling 1-888-364-5977.  Have a topic on your mind? We want Between Bites to speak to what matters most to you. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover in a future episode, let us know! Your questions and ideas help shape the conversation. Email podcast@emilyprogram.com or send us a message on social. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. Between Bites is a Peace Meal series of short, focused episodes hosted by Dr. Jillian Lampert and designed to offer quick insights and meaningful support for eating disorder recovery. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. You can also watch the podcast on YouTube. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  7. May 15

    Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Mental Health Awareness Month

    Episode description: Many people are surprised to learn that eating disorders are mental health conditions. Media coverage tends to focus on the visible markers of these illnesses—weight changes, what someone eats or doesn't eat—and stops there. In this episode, Dr. Lampert breaks down the thoughts, feelings, and neurobiology beneath those physical and behavioral components, and why understanding eating disorders as a mental health condition matters for advocacy, recognition, and getting more people connected to care. We cover: How eating disorders affect both mental health and physical health Why eating disorders require specialized treatment and support Why medication approaches differ for eating disorders How to show up for someone who's struggling with their mental health About Dr. Jillian Lampert: Dr. Lampert (she/her), PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED, is the Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program. She completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders. Learn more about The Emily Program online or by calling 1-888-364-5977.  Have a topic on your mind? We want Between Bites to speak to what matters most to you. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover in a future episode, let us know! Your questions and ideas help shape the conversation. Email podcast@emilyprogram.com or send us a message on social. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. Between Bites is a Peace Meal series of short, focused episodes hosted by Dr. Jillian Lampert and designed to offer quick insights and meaningful support for eating disorder recovery. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. You can also watch the podcast on YouTube. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

  8. Apr 10

    Between Bites with Jillian Lampert: Co-Occurrence of SUDs & EDs

    Episode description: Research suggests that up to half of people with eating disorders also struggle with substance misuse, and about 35% of people with substance use disorder also have an eating disorder. In this episode, Jillian breaks down why these conditions so often overlap, what’s happening inside the brain when they do, and why treating them as separate issues can work against recovery. If you or someone you care about is navigating both an eating disorder and a substance use disorder, this episode is a useful place to start. As Jillian affirms, “It is never too late, and it is never too early to reach out for help.” We cover: Why SUDs and EDs co-occur as frequently as they do The role of shame in driving and maintaining these cycles How treatment is typically sequenced, and why that order matters Why going at it alone makes healing harder About Dr. Jillian Lampert: Dr. Lampert (she/her), PhD, MPH, RD, LD, FAED, is the Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program. She completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders. Learn more about The Emily Program online or by calling 1-888-364-5977.  Have a topic on your mind? We want Between Bites to speak to what matters most to you. If there’s a topic you’d like us to cover in a future episode, let us know! Your questions and ideas help shape the conversation. Email podcast@emilyprogram.com or send us a message on social. About the podcast: Peace Meal is a podcast hosted by The Emily Program that covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking. Between Bites is a Peace Meal series of short, focused episodes hosted by Dr. Jillian Lampert and designed to offer quick insights and meaningful support for eating disorder recovery. You can find Peace Meal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube Music. You can also watch the podcast on YouTube. If you enjoy our show, please rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends! Are you interested in being a guest on Peace Meal? Email podcast@emilyprogram.com for more information.

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Peace Meal covers topics related to eating disorders, body image, and how society may influence our thinking.

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  • Creator
    The Emily Program
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
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