Kara Richardson Whitely is the author of Gorge, a memoir about her climb up Mount Kilimanjaro and her lifelong experience with binge eating disorder, the most common (but least talked about) eating disorder. Kara's proud to be part of a growing community of plus-size adventurers, while simultaneously acknowledging that her relationship with food and her body is forever unfolding.
Featured in this episode: Kara Richardson Whitely
Hosted by Gale Straub
Sponsored by Danner, Smartwool , and ThirdLove
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In this episode, you'll hear:
- How's Kara's definition of a "hiker girl" has changed over time
- What binge eating disorder is, how it's not talked about enough, and why it needs to be talked about more
- Why, when Kara wrote about her third hike up Mount Kilimanjaro in her memoir Gorge, she decided to include her relationship with food
- How hiking gives Kara space to think, and how it's basically the opposite of bingeing
- About the first of Kara's Moving Mountains Retreat series
- Why Kara is proud to be part of a growing community of plus size hikers
Resources
- Kara Richardson Whitely: Website, Instagram & Facebook
- Move Mountains Retreat: Reset Your New Year - January 12, 2020; Learn more here.
- Books: Gorge (2015), The Weight of Being (2018), and Fat Woman on the Mountain (2014)
- She Explores Landing Page
Other Resources
- Mirna Valerio: Instagram
- WNDR Outdoors: Instagram
- About Binge Eating Disorder
- Listen to the Curvy Kili Crew Hike on She Explores
- Jenny Bruso's guide to plus size activewear
- National Eating Disorder Association: Helpline
Sponsors and Discount Codes
- Smartwool: Learn more at Smartwool.com
- Danner: Learn more at Danner.com
- ThirdLove: Get 15% off your order by heading to ThirdLove.com/explore
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Music is by Swelling, Josh Woodward, Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, and Monplaisir using a creative commons attributions license.
