My Big Fat Recovery Molly Robbins

Welcome back! Here are the show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Py0WPAbO4uyl1aEJsSVp02fKdXDlmgVQAd14KST3KA

Today our guest is someone very special to me: my friend Lauren! Lauren’s big fat recovery started after developing an eating disorder at weight loss camp. Today on the pod, Lauren joins to share her story of enduring this experience, her recovery, and the journey to learning about body liberation. We also talk about recovery through life changes, friendships in recovery, and group therapy! Here are some links to things mentioned: Article about Camp Shame https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-26/famous-weight-loss-program-camp-shane-s-epic-succession-drama Maintenance phase episode about fat camps: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DcR8OQSLND6ItX24ko7iS?si=daUHazCQRymIDZZtOBK2ug

This week’s guest is Chelsea Levy, MS! We talk about Chelsea’s journey from photography to becoming a dietician, and what it was like for her, as someone in a fat body and with an understanding of HAES, to go through weight centric schooling. We also talk about her interest in working with folks with diabetes and PCOS, and trans folks. Thanks for listening! About this week’s guest: Chelsea (she/her) is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and soon-to-be Registered Dietitian. Chelsea is committed to utilizing Health at Every Size® (HAES®) principles in her approach to nutrition therapy. She works with individuals struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders, with a focus on body image healing, and Intuitive Eating. She earned her Master of Science degree from Hunter College, and completed her dietetic internship at the City of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health in New York City.
You can find Chelsea on Instagram @chelsealevynutrition and at https://prospernutritionwellness.com/

Today’s guest is Amanda Martinez Beck, aa fat activist and body peace coach specializing in the intersection of human dignity, body liberation, and religion. She is the author of Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me, the forthcoming More of You: The Fat Girl's Field Guide to the Modern World, and the co-creator and cohost of the Fat & Faithful podcast. She began the @your_body_is_good Instagram account to teach herself and others that the purpose of the human body is connection, not perfection. Her writing has been featured in various outlets, including Christianity Today and America Magazine. https://www.amazon.com/Lovely-Learned-Embrace-Body-Gave/dp/1681922371 http://fatandfaithful.libsyn.com/ http://etsy.com/shop/goodbodyshirts

Jaimie Weisberg is a social media influencer, fat babe in recovery, and body positive activist. You can find her on Tiktok and Instagram @jaimie.weisberg 💕 Check out MBFR on Instagram as well, @mybigfatrecoverypodcast 😍

With diet culture looming in the aisles and the eating disorder in your head, the grocery store can be a particularly stressful encounter in recovery. Today we are talking about how to survive it!