The Recovery Warrior Shows Jessica Flint

How can someone in a larger body find the courage to seek recovery when so much of the world and the medical field overlooks their experience, and treats their size like it’s a problem?
This was a question Rachel, a listener from our community, wrote in to be answered on Equipped to Recover. 
In our mission to help you learn from the best, we connected with Virgie Tovar. She's a popular author, activist, and influential voice in the fight against weight-based discrimination and body image issues. As a larger-bodied person of color, Virgie brings a wealth of knowledge and empathy to her work, and her tireless efforts have led to significant improvements in health outcomes for many individuals.
Take a listen to learn the tips she shared to tackle weight stigma in eating disorder treatment and recovery.
SHOW NOTES - How to Handle Weight Stigma in Eating Disorder Treatment
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How do you know when you've found your purpose? Can your purpose in life change? What holds you back from fulling pursuing your purpose? Jessica answers these questions and more as you go though a 4 part series on the foundations of following your bliss.
Risk by Anaïs Nin
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through.
Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.
Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live.
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity, and stumble from defeat to defeat.
Perfection is static, and I am in full progress."
Following your bliss by Joseph Campbell
"Follow your bliss. If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be. If you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldn't have opened for anyone else."
REFERENCES"Pursue Your Passion" by Kirk Nugent on YouTubeSteve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech on YouTube
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Just when Virgie Tovar thought she had conquered her disordered eating and embraced body positivity, she discovered a powerful lesson in solidarity that she never expected.
Virgie is an inspiring writer, activist, and influential voice in the fight against weight-based discrimination and body image issues. Creator of the popular hashtag, #LoseHateNotWeight, and author of the groundbreaking book "You Have the Right to Remain Fat," Virgie has been instrumental in raising awareness for body positivity and inclusivity. 
Virgie's personal journey as a large-bodied person of color in eating disorder recovery offers a unique and invaluable perspective, as she works tirelessly to promote the idea that weight discrimination is a human rights issue. Virgie has overcome her own struggles with disordered eating and developed a strong advocacy for fat acceptance, empowering others to do the same.
In this episode, we dive deep into Virgie's journey and how a sense of solidarity and community helped her transform her life and recovery. 
SHOW NOTES - VIRGIE TOVAR’S UNAPOLOGETIC APPROACH TO BODY POSITIVITY & COMMUNITY IN RECOVERY
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Is recovery possible when someone has had an eating disorder for over 30 years? Can they ever fully heal to have a normal life with food?
This was a question Kathy, a listener from our community, wrote in to be answered on Equipped to Recover.
In our mission to help you learn from the best, we connected with Carolyn Costin. A therapist, author, and speaker, Carolyn has been helping people with eating disorders since 1979. She knows that total recovery is possible, even after thirty years. There is no age limit to recovery.
Drawing from her personal experience and professional expertise, Carolyn shared the intriguing concept of neuroplasticity and how it can pave the way for change in neuropathways, offering hope for those struggling with long-term eating disorders.
SHOW NOTES:Rewire your eating disorder brain to recover at ANY age
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How can you step into the lab of your life and look at your recovery with an experimenter's mindset?What would it feel like to greet your experience with curiosity, openness, and non-judgement?
We ponder these questions and more in this mini series on a 4 step transformational process to gett unstuck.

GETTING UNSTUCK MINI SERIESEpisode 01  → It SUCKS to be stuck! 3 principles to get UNSTUCK with Jessica FlintEpisode 02 -> DIGGING DEEP: A story of motherhood, fear, loss, grief, and getting unstuck with Jessica FlintEpisode 03 -> What's the UNCONSCIOUS MIND got to do with staying stuck in eating disorder recovery?Episode 04 -> What if the true problem is NOT FOOD and your BODY SIZE? Getting unstuck with Jessica FlintEpisode 05 -> The power of BALANCE and ALIGNED action in getting unstuck in recovery with Jessica Flint
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What if the true problem was not food or your body size? What if it was the power you gave food and your body size?
The power to determine your happiness, the power to numb your pain, the power to punish you, the power to isolate you from connection, the power to play small.
What would it look like if you take your power back and focus your energy on problems you enjoy having and solving?
These are the philosophical and paradigm shifting questions we touch on today as we explore the idea of "Peripheral Problems" and their role in dismantling an eating disorder and creating a strong foundation for recovery.Examples of 10 Important Peripheral Problems

Decision making
Boundary setting
Time management
Emotional distress tolerance
Codependency and forming secure attachments
Nervous system regulation
Community building
Connection with self, friends, family, Higher Power
Laughter and play
Self-expression and creativity

GETTING UNSTUCK MINI SERIESEpisode 01  → It SUCKS to be stuck! 3 principles to get UNSTUCK with Jessica FlintEpisode 02 -> DIGGING DEEP: A story of motherhood, fear, loss, grief, and getting unstuck with Jessica FlintEpisode 03 -> What's the UNCONSCIOUS MIND got to do with staying stuck in eating disorder recovery?Episode 04 -> What if the true problem is NOT FOOD and your BODY SIZE? Getting unstuck with Jessica FlintEpisode 05 -> The power of BALANCE and ALIGNED action in getting unstuck in recovery with Jessica Flint
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