Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition
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Stop, Collaborate, and Listen is your go-to podcast for real talk about eating disorder treatment and recovery. Hosted by a collaborative crew of dietitians, therapists, and recovery coaches, we dive into the messy, meaningful parts of healing - with compassion, curiosity, and a little bit of humor. Each episode breaks down the myths, methods, and moments that make recovery complicated and possible. Whether you're a provider, caregiver, or in recovery yourself, you'll find practical tools, validation, and thoughtful dialogue grounded in clinical insight and real-world experience!

  1. How Eating Disorders Impact Sexual Health Desire, Body Image & Healing w/Mary-Margaret Sweeney

    12H AGO

    How Eating Disorders Impact Sexual Health Desire, Body Image & Healing w/Mary-Margaret Sweeney

    ✨ Episode Summary: In this episode, Allison and Jen are joined by Mary Margaret-Sweeney, LCSW, CST,  to explore the intersection of eating disorders, sexual health, trauma, and body image. We discuss how disembodiment, control, medications, stress, and cultural messaging can impact sexual functioning and overall well-being. Clinicians will learn how to better support clients by normalizing conversations about sex, prioritizing informed consent, and understanding the physiological stress cycle. We highlight the importance of trauma-informed care, compassion, and reclaiming connection to the body as part of recovery. 🧰 Takeaways: Eating disorders can significantly impact sexual health and intimacyTrauma, stress, and control patterns influence sexual responseDisembodiment is common in eating disorder recoveryInformed consent is essential in sexual health conversationsClinicians can better support clients by normalizing discussions about sexReclaiming connection to the body is part of holistic recovery📚 Resources & Mentions: Come As You Are: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781982165314 What Happened To You? 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod  IG: @collab.counseling

    1h 20m
  2. Kitchen Coaching for Eating Disorder Recovery: Making Cooking Feel Safe Again w/Meagan Rothschild

    MAY 5

    Kitchen Coaching for Eating Disorder Recovery: Making Cooking Feel Safe Again w/Meagan Rothschild

    ✨ Episode Summary: Engaging with food in eating disorder recovery can be a challenge! In this episode, we are joined by Megan Rothschild, dietitian turned kitchen coach, to explore how kitchen coaching can support eating disorder recovery and mental health. We cover why cooking often feels overwhelming in recovery, how to approach the kitchen with more safety and flexibility, and what it looks like to build skills without shame. Meagan highlights how cooking can become a more mindful, embodied practice, along with practical ways to make food preparation more accessible—especially for neurodivergent individuals or those navigating food-related stress.  Connect with Meagan: ⁠Common Kitchen Substack⁠⁠Common Kitchen IG⁠ 🧰 Takeaways: Kitchen coaching supports eating disorder recovery by building safety, skills, and structureCooking can become a more mindful, embodied practice—not a source of stressThere’s no “right way” to cook—flexibility and personalization matterNeurodivergence, chronic illness, and sensory needs should be considered in the kitchenSupport, structure, and practical tools make cooking more accessibleStruggling in the kitchen isn’t a personal failure—it’s a skills and support gap 📚 Resources & Mentions: Our Common Kitchen Website Common Kitchen Substack Common Kitchen IG 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: JOIN OUR PATREON for FREE! Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod  IG: @collab.counseling

    53 min
  3. Eating Disorder Recovery Stories: Embracing the Gray Zone

    APR 28

    Eating Disorder Recovery Stories: Embracing the Gray Zone

    ✨ Episode Summary: The emotional complexity of living in the gray zone in eating disorder recovery can be challenging, to say the least! In this episode, Allison and Jen are joined by 3 clients who share the realities of their unique recovery journeys. Join us as we unpack common misconceptions, relapse prevention, how to manage urges, and why recovery is an ongoing process—not a final destination. 🥳 JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/cw/StopCollaborateListenPod 🧰 Takeaways: Eating disorder recovery is nonlinear and rarely looks perfectHealing often happens in the “gray zone,” where joy and grief can coexistRelapse prevention starts with honesty, awareness, and supportRecovery is not the absence of hard thoughts—it’s learning how to respond to themSupport systems and compassionate care make long-term healing possible📚 Resources & Mentions: ANAD Recovery Mentorship Program 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod IG: @collab.counseling

    42 min
  4. ARFID Through Lived Experience: Sensory Challenges, ADHD, and Creative Recovery Tools w/Cilla Moore-Massey, LCSW

    APR 21

    ARFID Through Lived Experience: Sensory Challenges, ADHD, and Creative Recovery Tools w/Cilla Moore-Massey, LCSW

    Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is so much more than just picky eating — and the lived experience is far more complex. In this episode, we’re joined by veteran podcast guest Cilla Moore-Massey, LCSW, to discuss her personal journey with ARFID, including the impact of sensory sensitivities, a gluten allergy, food insecurity, and neurodivergence. We explore how ARFID presents across the lifespan, the role of neurodivergence and ADHD, and why flexible, client-led approaches are essential. Cilla highlights creative exposure strategies, the importance of emotional validation, and how autonomy and curiosity can support meaningful progress in recovery. Whether you're a clinician, supporter, or navigating ARFID yourself, this episode offers practical tools and compassionate insight into individualized, trauma-informed care. 🧰 Takeaways: ARFID is more than picky eating and often involves sensory, medical, and emotional factorsNeurodivergence and ADHD can significantly impact motivation, structure, and treatment approachesSmall, creative exposure strategies (like the three-bite rule and “brave beads”) can build confidence over timeValidation, autonomy, and client-led pacing are essential for trauma-informed ARFID careRecovery is individualized, non-linear, and benefits from flexibility and curiosity📚 Resources & Mentions:  Pitaya App Borage Eats 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod IG: @collab.counseling

    1h 12m
  5. Beyond Picky Eating: Recognizing and Treating ARFID w/Amanda Garant, RD, LD and Valerie Weesner, PhD, HSPP

    APR 14

    Beyond Picky Eating: Recognizing and Treating ARFID w/Amanda Garant, RD, LD and Valerie Weesner, PhD, HSPP

    ✨ Episode Summary: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is often misunderstood and frequently misidentified as “picky eating.” In this episode, we’re joined by clinicians Valerie Reesner, PhD, HSPP, and Amanda Garant, RD, LD, to explore how ARFID presents, how it differs from other eating disorders, and what effective treatment can look like across the lifespan. We discuss diagnostic nuances, the impact of neurodivergence, and practical strategies for clinicians and families. The conversation also highlights the Bridging the Food Gap workbook and how creative, flexible approaches can support recovery. Whether you're a clinician, parent, or someone wanting to better understand ARFID, this episode offers practical insight and compassionate guidance. 🔗 Connect With Valerie and Amanda bridgethefoodgap.com @bridgethefoodgap Bridge the Food Gap: An ARFID Recovery Workbook Get 20% off the Bridge the Food Gap Workbook by using code: ARFID2026 🧰 Takeaways: ARFID is not driven by body image concerns and presents differently from other eating disordersNeurodivergence, anxiety, and sensory sensitivities often play a major role in ARFIDFamily involvement is a key component of effective treatment and supportProgress requires patience, creativity, and gradual exposure to new foodsStructured tools like Bridging the Food Gap can support both clinicians and families🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod  IG: @collab.counseling

    49 min
  6. America’s Next Top Model, Body Image, and the Harm We Normalized

    APR 7

    America’s Next Top Model, Body Image, and the Harm We Normalized

    ✨ Episode Summary: America’s Next Top Model shaped a generation’s body image. In this episode, Jen and Allison are joined by fellow CCN clinician, Brenna Banard, LMHC, to take a critical look at America’s Next Top Model and its lasting impact on body image, eating disorder risk, and media ethics. We unpack how the show normalized extreme beauty standards, reinforced diet culture, and exposed contestants to harmful power dynamics and exploitation. The conversation explores the psychological toll of reality TV, including shame, coercion, and disordered eating, while also examining the broader cultural messages about women’s bodies. This episode invites listeners to reflect on what we absorbed from media like ANTM—and how we can move toward more ethical, compassionate representation. 🧰 Takeaways: Reality TV helped normalize harmful beauty standards and body policingMedia representation plays a major role in body image and eating disorder riskPower imbalances in entertainment can lead to exploitation and coercionHarmful messaging was often framed as “toughening up” or professionalismCritical media awareness helps challenge diet culture and body stigmaHealthier representation requires accountability and cultural change 📚 Resources & Mentions: Reality Check DocumentaryDirty Rotten Scandals 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod @collab.counseling Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition

    1h 2m
  7. Intuitive Eating: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Who It’s For

    MAR 31

    Intuitive Eating: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Who It’s For

    ✨ Episode Summary: Intuitive eating gets talked about a lot — and misunderstood even more. In this episode, we’re slowing things down and having a real, nuanced conversation about what intuitive eating actually is (and what it definitely isn’t). We break down the foundations, unpack common myths, and explore how intuitive eating can be adapted — especially for folks navigating eating disorder recovery, trauma, or years of diet culture conditioning. Whether you're a clinician supporting clients, someone in recovery, or just feeling exhausted by food rules, this conversation offers a compassionate and practical lens for building trust with your body over time. We also talk about why intuitive eating isn’t a quick fix, why structure can still matter (especially early in recovery), and how curiosity — not perfection — is the goal. 🧰 Takeaways: Intuitive eating is not a diet — and it’s not meant to be a weight-loss tool.You don’t have to “feel intuitive” right away — especially in recovery.Structure and intuitive eating can coexist (and often should early on).Healing your relationship with food takes time, patience, and self-compassion.Curiosity > perfection when learning to trust your body again.Learn more about Intuitive Eating: https://www.collab-counseling.com/blog/intuitive-eating-101  🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: IG: ⁠@stop.collaborateandlistenpod⁠ Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/Collab Counseling IG: @collab.counseling

    43 min
  8. Diabetes Care Without Diet Culture: A Weight-Neutral Approach

    MAR 24

    Diabetes Care Without Diet Culture: A Weight-Neutral Approach

    ✨ Episode Summary: Can diabetes care be approached from a non-diet,  weight-neutral lens? In today’s episode, Jen and Allison break down what actually matters for blood sugar management, including natural fluctuations, how tools like continuous glucose monitors can help, and the role of consistent nourishment. They unpack diabetes stigma, common misconceptions, and the role diet culture and the wellness industry play in shame and confusion. 🧰 Takeaways:  Blood sugar fluctuations are normal—management isn’t about perfectionDiet culture and stigma often create shame and confusion around diabetesRegular, consistent nourishment supports blood sugar stabilityDiabetes is influenced by multiple factors, including genetics—not just lifestyleMental health and self-trust are essential parts of sustainable care 🎧 Rate & Review: If you loved this episode, share it with a friend and leave us a 5-star review — it really helps us reach more folks! 🔗 Connect With Us: Website: https://www.collab-counseling.com/ Podcast IG: @stop.collaborateandlistenpod Collab Counseling IG: @collab.counseling

    40 min
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Stop, Collaborate, and Listen is your go-to podcast for real talk about eating disorder treatment and recovery. Hosted by a collaborative crew of dietitians, therapists, and recovery coaches, we dive into the messy, meaningful parts of healing - with compassion, curiosity, and a little bit of humor. Each episode breaks down the myths, methods, and moments that make recovery complicated and possible. Whether you're a provider, caregiver, or in recovery yourself, you'll find practical tools, validation, and thoughtful dialogue grounded in clinical insight and real-world experience!

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  • Creator
    Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Collaborative Counseling and Nutrition
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