Refresh & Recover: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast: Recent Episodes
R. Sloane Franklin, LICSW
Refresh & Recover is an eating disorder recovery podcast hosted by R. Sloane Franklin, LICSW, Executive Clinical Director for the Center for Eating Disorders Management in Bedford, NH. Refresh & Recover features frank (and often irreverent) conversations with experts in eating disorder treatment about every aspect of recovery. Refresh & Recover seeks to provide quality education and support for persons in recovery, families of those affected by eating disorders, and providers.
In this episode, Sloane interviews Brittney Williams, LPC/MHSP, the Executive Clinical Director of Fairhaven Treatment Center in Cordova, TN. Back in Episode 2, Sloane and Brittney talked about Internal Family Systems. During the course of that conversation, Brittney invited/challenged Sloane to participate in a recorded IFS session. In this episode, Brittney puts Sloane “on the couch” for that IFS session.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management has offices in Bedford, NH, Exeter, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com and www.myrefreshjourney.com.
The therapists and staff at Fairhaven Treatment Center are committed to delivering personalized eating disorder therapy and treatment to help you reclaim a life of joy and develop the tools necessary for a lifetime of recovery.
Our intro music is Reach the Top by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, Verao, is also by Shane. You can find Shane’s music at silvermansound.com.
In this episode, Sloane interviews Ian McPhee, Associate, iaedp Institute on Eating Disorders, Vice President of Admissions & Referral Development for Refresh Mental Health. Ian is an advocate for mental health and issues pertaining to access to care in minority populations, particularly in the LGBTQIA+ community. In addition to healthcare leadership, Ian has over a decade of clinical bedside experience in a variety of settings, including emergency room, operating room, and anesthesia technology.
Links from this episode:
To find your local LGBTQIA+ community center, visit CenterLink
The Trevor Project: provides 24-hour toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQIA+ youth, advocacy, resources and research, including the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
PFLAG: provides support, information, and resources for LGBTQ+ people, their parents and families, and allies.
National Center for Transgender Equality including the Health Coverage Guide for transgender people
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Strands for Trans: provides a listing of salons and barber shops that provide gender-affirming haircuts and treatments
A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Identity and Body Image by Heidi Dalzell & Kayti Protos
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. (www.cedm-inc.com) has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com and www.myrefreshjourney.com.
The therapists and staff at Evolve, Healing are committed to delivering personalized eating disorder therapy and treatment to help you reclaim a life of joy and develop the tools necessary for a lifetime of recovery.
Our intro music is Reach the Top by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, Verao, is also by Shane. You can find Shane’s music at silvermansound.com.
In this episode, Sloane interviews Ashley O’Brien, MSE, LPC, NCC a psychotherapist from Evolve Healing in Neenah, WI. As part of her clinical work at Evolve Healing, Ashley facilitates a group for parents of teens going through eating disorder treatment. Ashley and Sloane talk about the role of parents in recovery, finding support as parents, common struggles and sources of hope in the midst of the hard work of recovery.
Links from this episode:
Brown, B. Atlas of the Heart.
Doyle, G. We Can Do Hard Things: The Podcast.
Nagoski, E. & Nagoski, A. Burnout: The Secret for Unlocking the Stress Cycle
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. (www.cedm-inc.com) has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com and www.myrefreshjourney.com.
The therapists and staff at Evolve, Healing are committed to delivering personalized eating disorder therapy and treatment to help you reclaim a life of joy and develop the tools necessary for a lifetime of recovery.
Our intro music is Reach the Top by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, Verao, is also by Shane. You can find Shane’s music at silvermansound.com.
In today’s episode, Sloane interviews Amanda Soares, a board certified family nurse practitioner at the Center for Eating Disorders Management in Bedford, NH. Amanda & Sloane chat about the medical management of eating disorders.
This episode was recorded in March, 2022.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. (www.cedm-inc.com) has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com and www.myrefreshjourney.com.
The therapists and staff at Fairhaven Treatment Center are committed to delivering personalized eating disorder therapy and treatment to help you reclaim a life of joy and develop the tools necessary for a lifetime of recovery.
Our intro music is Reach the Top by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, Verao, is also by Shane. You can find Shane’s music at silvermansound.com.
In today’s episode, Sloane interviews Brittney Williams, Executive Clinical Director of Fairhaven Treatment Center in Cordova, TN. Brittney & Sloane chat about Internal Family Systems therapy, an evidence-based treatment that helps people integrate their different internal parts to promote healing.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. (www.cedm-inc.com) has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com and www.myrefreshjourney.com.
The therapists and staff at Fairhaven Treatment Center are committed to delivering personalized eating disorder therapy and treatment to help you reclaim a life of joy and develop the tools necessary for a lifetime of recovery.
Our intro music is Reach the Top by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, Verao, is also by Shane. You can find Shane’s music at silvermansound.com.
In today’s episode, Sloane interviews Robie McMillan, a Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Director of the Eating & Body Image Therapy Center. Sloane and Robie chat about eating disorder myths, debunking diet culture, and the power of interpersonal connection in eating disorder recovery.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. (www.cedm-inc.com) has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com and www.myrefreshjourney.com.
Eating and Body Image Therapy Center is Maryland and Washington D.C.’s premier eating recovery treatment center offering comprehensive and compassionate care for those with eating disorders, and co-occurring disorders like self-harm behaviors or other destructive habits. We’ll help you learn healthy eating patterns, and to accept your body andlearn to love yourself from the inside out. Visit https://www.thebodyimagecenter.com/ to learn more.
Our intro music is Reach the Top by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, Verao, is also by Shane. You can find Shane’s music at silvermansound.com.
In this episode Erin & Sloane interview Dr. Wendy Dragon, PhD, Associate Professor at the School of Professional Psychology, Wright State University.
Unfortunately, our podcasting platform gives us a tight character limit for the episode description. If you would like a copy of Dr. Dragon's resource list or her bibliography for this episode, please email info@cedm-inc.com and include the word "Podcast" in your subject line. We will happily email you the list & Dr. Dragon's bibliography.
Raw Recovery is an eating disorders recovery podcast produced by the Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. Raw Recovery is for people who believe they may have an eating disorder, people in treatment, family, and treatment providers.
We have frank, honest, and sometimes raw conversations about eating disorders, their origins, and their treatment. In our podcast, we bring friends and colleagues into the conversation.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com.
Our intro music is “Funk in the Trunk” by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, “Moments,” is also by Shane. His music can be found at www.silvermansound.com.
Remember, you are not alone. Many have been down this road before you. Help is within reach.
Be well. We look forward to having you with us next time, on Raw Recovery.
In this episode, Dr. Erin Curro, Psy D, interviews Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS.
Andrew is the founder and executive director of the Body Image Center in Maryland and D.C. He is the Senior Advisor on Males with Eating Disorders for the National Eating Disorder Association. Andrew has contributed to national and international eating disorders conferences.
In this episode, Andrew shares his own story of recovery. Erin and Andrew discuss cultural barriers to recovery for men, eating disorders & genetics, and the importance of prevention.
Raw Recovery is an eating disorders recovery podcast produced by the Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. Raw Recovery is for people who believe they may have an eating disorder, people in treatment, family, and treatment providers.
We have frank, honest, and sometimes raw conversations about eating disorders, their origins, and their treatment. In our podcast, we bring friends and colleagues into the conversation.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com.
Our intro music is “Funk in the Trunk” by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, “Moments,” is also by Shane. His music can be found at www.silvermansound.com.
Remember, you are not alone. Many have been down this road before you. Help is within reach.
Be well. We look forward to having you with us next time, on Raw Recovery.
In this episode, Erin & Sloane discuss the impact of COVID-19 on eating disorders. We take a peek at the research, share our clinical and personal experiences, and provide guidance for those in recovery, friends & family, and clinicians.
The research article we discussed is:
Temorshuizen, JD, Watson, HJ, Thorton, LM, et al. (2020). Early impact of COVID-19 on individuals with self-reported eating disorders: A survey of ~1,000 individuals in the United States and the Netherlands. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020: 1-11. doi: 10.1002/eat.23353
The "Beautiful Door" video by Dove that Sloane mentioned can be found here.
The "Onslaught" video by Dove that Erin mentioned can be found here.
The "Real Beauty Sketches" video (the women with the sketch artist) by Dove that Erin mentioned can be found here.
Raw Recovery is an eating disorders recovery podcast produced by the Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. Raw Recovery is for people who believe they may have an eating disorder, people in treatment, family, and treatment providers.
We have frank, honest, and sometimes raw conversations about eating disorders, their origins, and their treatment. In our podcast, we bring friends and colleagues into the conversation.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com.
Our intro music is “Funk in the Trunk” by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, “Moments,” is also by Shane. His music can be found at www.silvermansound.com.
Remember, you are not alone. Many have been down this road before you. Help is within reach.
Be well. We look forward to having you with us next time, on Raw Recovery.
In today's episode, Dr. Erin Curro, PsyD, shares her story of recovery from anorexia nervosa.
Raw Recovery is an eating disorders recovery podcast produced by the Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. Raw Recovery is for people who believe they may have an eating disorder, people in treatment, family, and treatment providers.
We have frank, honest, and sometimes raw conversations about eating disorders, their origins, and their treatment. In our podcast, we bring friends and colleagues into the conversation.
If you think that you, or someone you love, may have an eating disorder, please remember that help is within reach. You can contact that National Eating Disorders Association Helpline by phone or text at 800-931-2237 or visit nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Center for Eating Disorders Management, Inc. has offices in Bedford, NH, Andover, MA, and Danvers, MA with offices opening soon in Burlington, MA and Exeter, NH. We can be found online at cedm-inc.com. The Center for Eating Disorders Management is a division of Refresh Mental Health, www.refreshmh.com.
Our intro music is “Funk in the Trunk” by Shane Ivers. Our outro music, “Moments,” is also by Shane. His music can be found at www.silvermansound.com.
Remember, you are not alone. Many have been down this road before you. Help is within reach.
Be well. We look forward to having you with us next time, on Raw Recovery.