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The Eating Disorder DiariesGoal #6: Reclaiming Joy & Identity from your ED ft. Rachel Evans, PhDThis July we're setting a brand new monthly goal: to add daily joy and creativity into your life outside of your eating disorder. This month’s theme is all about reconnecting with identity, pleasure, and self-worth by doing something that truly lights you up.Amy is joined by a very special guest: Rachel Evans, PhD, a UK-based chartered psychologist specializing in eating disorder recovery. Rachel brings a wealth of experience (both personal and professional) to this conversation about healing, creative expression, and the journey back to yourself.Whether you’ve been feeling stuck in your rout...2025-07-0137 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesLet's catch up on life (+ 2025 goal recap, my honeymoon, and more)It’s been a minute and I’ve missed it here!! Life has been full lately (read: never being home for more than 2 weeks at a time..) but recovery is showing up in every corner of my days from little moments like making meals at home to bigger shifts in how I see my body, this season has been meaningful to me and I hope the same for you.If you’ve been following along, you know each month this year we’ve been setting an intentional recovery goal. And this month we're pausing. June is a reflecti...2025-06-0130 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesGoal #5: A morning routine that can change EVERYTHING.May’s recovery goal is to create a simple, supportive morning routine, because the way we begin our day can shape everything that follows. In this solo episode, Amy shares why morning routines are one of her favorite tools for eating disorder recovery and how you can build one that actually sticks — without stress or perfectionism.We discuss:Why mornings are a powerful time for brain and habit changeThe science behind how routines impact cortisol, anxiety, and moodWhy chaos fuels eating disorders and how routines bring safetyRecovery-friendly ideas for grounding your mornings (no 5 a.m. bootcamps here...2025-05-0112 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesDaily ED Education with THE Eating Disorder Therapist: Harriet FrewThis month’s goal in eating disorder recovery is all about daily ED education - because knowledge is power in recovery. In this follow-up episode, Amy sits down with none other than Harriet Frew, host of The Eating Disorder Therapist podcast, a BACP-accredited counselor, educator, and someone who brings the unique combination of professional expertise and lived experience.Harriet has personally recovered from bulimia nervosa, and her work now supports individuals across the globe who are healing from disordered eating, body image issues, and the deep-rooted challenges behind them. She offers 1-1 therapy, online recovery programs, and tr...2025-04-1524 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesGoal #4: Daily ED Education – Anorexia in Boys & Men with Ross SonnenblickApril’s recovery goal is to implement daily education about eating disorders into your routine, because the more you know, the more empowered you become. In this episode, we're joined by Ross Sonnenblick, a Clinical Psychology PhD student at Drexel University, who shares his personal journey with anorexia and his work at Drexel's WELL Center, where he studies Clinical Psychology with a focus on eating disorders, particularly in boys and men. We discuss:Ross' personal experience with anorexia nervosaWhat he’s studying at Drexel & his aspirations after graduatingWhy eating disorders in men are so underrecognized + key stat...2025-04-0142 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesGoal #3: Adopting Meditation & Spirituality in Eating Disorder Recovery with Medical Intuitive Katie BeecherIt’s March 1st, which means a brand-new goal for our eating disorder recovery journey! After a month of journaling, we’re shifting our focus to meditation - learning to observe our thoughts without judgment.This episode features an interview with Katie Beecher, a medical intuitive and licensed counselor featured in Goop, Poosh, and more. We discuss spirituality’s role in healing and how meditation can support recovery. Her book, Healing from Within, captures ways to go inwards and heal - linked here for purchase. Follow along on Instagram: @theeatingdisorderdiariesFollow Katie at: https://katiebeecher.com/ and on Insta...2025-03-0140 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesI'm gonna be vulnerable for a second.Welcome to the final episode of February! This month, we set a goal to build a journaling habit that fosters a better relationship with ourselves. If you're new to the podcast, start at the first February episode to catch up on setting this goal with Amy.In this episode:It's a solo episode! Amy gets personal about her progress with this month’s journaling goal with reflections on what worked and what didn’tA deep dive into a challenging moment in her recoveryFinal journaling prompts to support you in tough momentsA sneak peek at next month’s goal...2025-02-2313 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesRewrite your story in eating disorder recovery ft. Rachelle Heinemann (Part 2)Welcome back to The Eating Disorder Diaries! This month, we’re setting a goal together to establish a journaling habit to support our eating disorder recovery journeys, and today’s episode keeps that momentum going. If you haven’t yet, check out the first two episodes of February first, where we cover how to make journaling a lasting habit and why it’s such a powerful tool in recovery.In this episode:Weekly Journal Prompts: Rewriting Your Story in ED RecoveryBreaking the Loop: Think of a negative thought that tends to...2025-02-1619 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesChallenging ED Thoughts with Journaling & Setting Goals ft. Rachelle Heinemann (Part 1)Welcome back to The Eating Disorder Diaries! In this second episode of February, Amy continues her journey of establishing a journaling habit in recovery. If you missed the first episode, start there for context.In this episode:Journaling for Recovery: Amy discusses how journaling supports emotional regulation, self-awareness, and cognitive reframing in eating disorder recovery.Weekly Journal Prompts: This week’s theme is challenging negative thoughts, with five prompts to help reframe your inner dialogue.Special Guest: Rachelle Heinemann, an eating disorder expert, podcaster, keynote speaker, and therapist, sh...2025-02-0929 minThe Eating Disorder Diaries[Repost] Entry 3: My Child has an Eating Disorder - A Parent's PerspectiveIn memory of Amy's dad, she's re-releasing an episode that captures the testament of a parent's love for their child and how a parent can support their child who is suffering from an eating disorder. We love you, Chris Goeckel. Forever never ends.Contact:Instagram: @theeatingdisorderdiariesEmail: theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com2025-02-0333 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesGoal #2: This is your sign to start daily journaling ft. Eating Disorder Therapist Gabby MorrealeWelcome back to The Eating Disorder Diaries! In this episode, Amy reflects on her January goal of creating a vision board and shares how it’s already influencing her recovery journey. Join her as she sets the tone for February with a new goal in eating disorder recovery: establishing a journaling practice.In this episode:January Recap: Amy shares her journey creating a vision board, its impact on her mental health, and how it’s helping her stay focused on her goals.February Goal: Amy sets a new challenge to establish a jour...2025-02-0150 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesGoal #1: Create a Recovery Vision Board (+ My Wedding and 2024 Recap) ft. Merrit ElizabethWelcome back to The Eating Disorder Diaries! This episode focuses on building a vision board to kick off a year of setting goals to drive success in your recovery journey. Join your host Amy Goeckel as she shares her journey from 2024, including her wedding, navigating grief, career changes, and setting the tone for the new year. In This Episode:Life Updates: 2024 was crazy - Amy talks marriage, love, loss, and growth.January Goal: Why creating a vision board is transformative for recovery and mental wellness, with insights into the science b...2025-01-0143 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesThe 10 Goals of 2025 in Eating Disorder Recovery: Season 2 TRAILERWelcome back to Season 2 of The Eating Disorder Diaries. Host Amy Goeckel is back to set 10 transformational monthly goals with you in 2025, helping you reset and move forward in your recovery journey. She'll be reflecting on her monthly goal progress alongside with you, helping keep you accountable and excited about uncovering your untapped potential in eating disorder recovery.Follow along on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesIf you want someone to talk to or are interesting in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com2024-12-0802 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesAn update: My dad died 4 months before my wedding. Here are my lessons about grief, and this is a tribute to Chris Goeckel.This episode is in memory of my dad, Chris Goeckel. He was taken from us unexpectedly at 64 years old, right before my wedding.I don't know where I would be in this grief journey without the tools I have acquired in my eating disorder recovery, so in this episode I discuss what's helped me and what I've learned about grief these past few months.I also give a tribute to my dad. My wonderful and larger than life dad who loved his family with every fiber of his being. While he will be deeply missed...2024-05-2026 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 22: Season Finale - BEST OF The Eating Disorder DiariesThe Season Finale of Season 1 of The Eating Disorder Diaries is upon us. Sit down with Amy in Entry 22 and hear clips from her favorite entries: Ones she learned from, ones she loved, and hear about themes she picked up along the way. Entries referenced in today's episode:Entry 3 with Amy's parentsEntry 4 with Amy's therapist, Cindy WhiteEntry 6 with Lydia and Sabrina of The Eating Disorder FoundationEntry 7 with Chris CastellaniEntry 13 with Merrit Elizabeth and Sarah LeeEntry 15 with Registered Dietitian, Caroline ThomasonEntry 16 with Lucy Sayah of Project BLACKBIRDEntry 18 with holistic nutritionist and cancer survivor, Cindy SprattEntry 19 with holisitic n...2023-12-1944 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 21: The Cutting Edge Eating Disorder Research ft. BALANCE's CEO, Melainie RogersIn Entry 21, meet Melainie Rogers: the founder and CEO of BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center, Melainie Rogers Nutrition LLC, and Redefining Wellness LLC. Melainie is here to talk about her own personal journey with eating disorder recovery and how that led her to dedicate her life to supporting others and helping them achieve long term recovery. Amy and Melainie dive into her company BALANCE and how this eating disorder treatment center distinguishes itself by focusing on smaller treatment groups, implementing Inuitive Eating and Health at Every Size approaches, and really focus on the individual and their unique treatment. Their t...2023-12-0547 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 20: Nervous about binge eating during the holidays? Listen up.Join Amy for a solo episode in Entry 20 to talk about ways to combat binge eating during the holiday season. Amy walks you through a day in the life of her recovery - starting with sharing a meditation and journal sesh together and spending the day together fighting any thoughts that come up. She shares tools and tricks that help her fight any negative thoughts that pop into her head, and also shares some of her favorite Thanksgiving recipes. Happy holidays everyone!Links from today's episode:Guided Meditation for Overthinking ~ You Are Not Your Thoughts (Great...2023-11-2128 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 19: Here's what you need to know about bulimia ft. Holistic Nutritionist Angela MagillIn Entry 19, Holistic Nutrionist Angela Magill joins Amy for a journal sesh to talk about her 18 year battle with bulimia and her life in recovery. She offers 1-1 nutrition & lifestyle support, guidance to help alleviate stress, depression, and anxiety, and knowledge and empowerment to help you go from feeling overwhelmed and hopeless to feeling in control, confident, and energetic. Angela emphasizes that eating disorders aren't about food and that food can be used as a major tool and catalyst in eating disorder recovery. She shares her experience with supplements, studying as a nutrionist, and her break down to break...2023-11-0757 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 18: From a Cancer Diagnosis to a Calling - Cindy Spratt ON Eating Disorder Healing & Finding Her PurposeIn Entry 18, Amy sits down with Cindy Spratt, a holistic nutritionist who is real food based, specializing in eating psychology, eating disorders, body image, and culinary & functional nutrition. Cindy's story is fascinating and inspiring: now a mom to a 15 year old son living her purpose to serve others who have struggled with disordered eating and body image, Cindy talks about her own past with growing up with an obsession of being thin that quickly turned into a full-fledged eating disorder. After being diagnosed with cancer in her early 30s, she turned a completely new leaf and started her journey...2023-10-2447 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 17: She's Fit Fat and All That - Julia Parzyck ON Eating Disorder RecoveryMeet Julia Parzyck: an eating disorder recovery coach who has a passion to educate others to live a life outside of diet culture, to be aware of media manipulation, and to embrace their true selves. Julia sits down with Amy to talk about her own personal experience with eating disorder recovery, the eating disorder recovery support groups she runs, and how she manages to stay true to herself in stressful times - even going through a public break up. We absolutely love her!Links from today's episode:Follow Julia on Instagram @fitfatandall thatEmail Julia to learn...2023-10-1041 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 16: PROJECT BLACKBIRD & Finding Anorexia Recovery in College ft. Lucy SayahIn Entry 16, Amy sits down with Lucy Sayah of PROJECT BLACKBIRD to discuss the project. From touring and screening the BLACKBIRD film (a short video about life in eating disorder treatment centers) throughout colleges in the United States, to providing a platform for those to discuss eating disorders and mental health conversation within underrepresented communities, their mission is to connect audiences of different communities to rid themselves of shame surrounding mental health. Lucy also discusses her personal experience with overcoming anorexia while attending Northwestern University and shares her own recovery tips.Links from today's episode:Follow...2023-09-2634 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 15: How a Dietitian Can Help You Treat Your Eating Disorder ft. Caroline ThomasonWelcome Caroline Thomason, the first registered dietitian to be featured on The Eating Disorder Diaries. Amy and Caroline discuss the association between trauma and eating disorders/disorded eating and draw parallels to Amy's story and Caroline's day-to-day that she sees with her clients. We pick Caroline's brain on all the things - should I be fasting? Can that even help? Why do I get so bloated sometimes and what should I do about that? How can I get out of the cycle of disordered eating? Tune in to hear more!Find Caroline at:Her...2023-09-1250 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 14: Take a peek into my diary...It's been a minute since we've introduced ourselves. In Entry 14, Amy gives you a peek into her diary as a person in eating disorder recovery. From reading an actual entry from 3 years ago to spilling all of the life details: her upcoming wedding, half-marathons, Halloween parties, travel, you name it...she's dishing. Life as a recovered person isn't always easy, but even in the chaos, it's 100% worth it. If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, email Amy at theeatingdisorderdiaries@gmail.com.Sign up to start your own podcast today and g...2023-08-2927 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 13: Conquering BULIMIA ft. Eating Disorder Coaches Merrit Elizabeth & Sarah LeeGet ready to be moved and encouraged by Merrit Elizabeth and Sarah Lee, two inspiring Certified Eating Disorder Coaches who not only have fully recovered from bulimia themselves and help others in their individual practices do the same, but have partnered up to create a first-of-its-kind intensive, private, online course called Conquering Bulimia. Merrit and Sarah openly share their friendship, healing stories, and many tips, like visualization and overcoming the urges of bulimia, that will help you in your recovery journey.Links from today's episode:Find/Follow Merrit at https://merritelizabethrecovery.com/ and on Instagram @merritelizabethFind...2023-08-1551 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 12: Let's talk about anorexia.Sit down with Amy for a solo episode in Entry 12, where she talks about what she's learned after researching more about anorexia. While her specific struggles in the past have revolved around bulimia, the eating disorders share a lot of commonalities. She talks about different types of eating disorders (from AFRID to OSFED to UFED), anorexia and binge eating disorder statistics and ways that she's helped strengthen her mind in recovery from bulimia that she feels can also be applied to those suffering from anorexia and binge eating disorder. Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesT...2023-08-0124 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 11: How to support your partner with an eating disorder (ft. my fiancé)Amy's fiancé Brenden enters the chat in Entry 11 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, where they talk about ways to support your partner with an eating disorder. From educating yourself about EDs, to getting support for yourself, to refraining from commenting on behaviors/looks...they talk about what has worked and what hasn't worked for them. They also scoop on their June 2024 wedding!Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesRead the Veritas Collaborative's article, "Supporting a Partner with an Eating Disorder" here. If you want someone to talk to or are interested in collaborating, em...2023-07-1829 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 10: Dr. Karl Nadolsky ON childhood trauma relating to obesity & disordered eatingSit down with Amy and Dr. Karl Nadolsky of the Docs Who Lift podcast to hear about Dr. Nadolsky's perspective on his recent posts about childhood trauma relating to subsequent disordered eating. Amy draws parallels to her own story with childhood trauma and the following years of struggling with bulimia. It's so important for clinicians and patients alike to have a level of awareness so you can open the grounds for discussion on how to heal from the inside out.Follow the podcast on Instagram @theeatingdisorderdiariesFollow Dr. Karl Nadolsky on social media:TwitterInstagramDocs Who L...2023-07-0333 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 9: Did my birth control make my eating disorder worse?Have you ever felt like your eating disorder symptoms flared up significantly during PMS? Join Amy in Entry 9 as she discusses her experience with PMS and birth control and how that impacted her eating disorder. After getting her hormones measured only to discover her estrogen levels were abnormally high during PMS was she able to deduce that birth controls with high estrogen levels had extremely negative impacts on her. Once she took control of understanding her hormones as well as the phases of the menstrual cycle, she was able to come to a point of healing and give herself w...2023-06-2034 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 8: My Roommate has an Eating Disorder. What do I do?In Entry 8 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy sits down with Kristen Epling, her close friend and longtime roommate. They discuss their time as roommates and talk about what they would've done differently to handle what always seemed like the elephant in the room at the time: Amy's frequent episodes with bulimia. Amy refers to an article titled "5 Tips for When A Roommate is in Eating Disorder Recovery" written by Samreen Khan for the blog BALANCE (linked here), as it draws close parallels to her conversation with Kristen. If you are looking for a way to extend...2023-06-0627 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 7: Chris Castellani ON Bulimia Recovery & Going to RehabIn Entry 7 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy sits down Chris Castellani of Barstool Sports. In December of 2022, Chris posted an article on Barstool titled "I'm Going to Rehab". In the article, Chris articulates his struggles with bulimia and alcohol addiction and let his followers know he was checking himself into rehab.In the time that Chris posted that article to present day, he's absolutely changed his entire mindset. He's not only binge and purge-free as well as alcohol-free, but he's excelling in his career at Barstool and co-hosts several of their podcasts on a weekly basis. 2023-05-2354 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 6: Eating Disorder Support Groups, Community & Connection ft. The Eating Disorder FoundationIn Entry 6 of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy sits down with Lydia Rhino and Sabrina Scanga, two Program Directors at The Eating Disorder Foundation (EDF), a non-profit organization that started with a single support group devoted to the families and friends of those suffering from eating disorders. In the 20 years since it's been established, EDF has evolved into much more than a single support group. Amy attends a weekly eating disorder support group at EDF, and it quickly became a major lifeline and tool for her in her recovery journey.Lydia and Sabrina talk about all of t...2023-05-0949 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 5: How therapy and EMDR has helped me heal my eating disorder (Part 2)In the fifth entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy discusses her experiences with nearly 2 decades of therapy and how that has helped her heal from her eating disorder. She talks about the cost of therapy, the frustration at not being able to find a therapist, and talks about some of the things she really has not jived with in sessions (like a therapist calling her manic or telling her that her PMS was just no big deal).In the second half of the first segment, Amy drills into EMDR and what that's looked like for her i...2023-04-2541 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 4: My Therapist on How Healing Trauma Can Help Heal Your Eating Disorder (Part 1)Join us for the fourth entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries where Amy interviews her therapist, Cindy White. In this sit-down interview, Amy and Cindy discuss how critical therapy can be to managing a more healthy life for yourself to how healing your trauma can help you heal your eating disorder. Cindy gives insights into EMDR, CBT, among other treatment methods, and touches on how therapy can and is becoming more accessible to wider audiences. They discuss how to best "break up" with a therapist you're not getting along with, to what therapy looks like for first-timers, to how...2023-04-1133 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 3: My Child has an Eating Disorder - A Parent's PerspectiveIn the third entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy interviews her parents Chris and Cindy Goeckel to get their perspectives on what it was like to have a child with an eating disorder. They get into the details on how they found out Amy had bulimia, what they did to get her help, and what they wish they would have known and done differently in retrospect. Spoiler alert: Eating disorders are serious and oftentimes treatment for young teenagers is not adequate, like it was in Amy's case. Chris talks about his own struggles with his self image and...2023-03-2731 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 2: Why do we feel so much shame behind our eating disorders?In the second entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries, Amy shares statistics about eating disorders, surprising herself with her findings of how many people EDs truly impact. She discusses the shame she felt behind her eating disorder, which is something she knows others have experienced as well. Those with EDs tend to have a shame narrative about themselves, so she talks about how to break that shame narrative and start telling yourself a kinder narrative. Finally, Amy gives 4 examples of things she has implemented in her life to get her to a point of recovery, and wraps up the...2023-03-2625 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesEntry 1: I had bulimia for 16 years. This is my story.Welcome to the first entry of The Eating Disorder Diaries. In this episode, host Amy Goeckel talks about her 16 year story of struggling with bulimia. We go back to the beginning: 7th grade was the year before the eating disorder behaviors started, but also the year that the childhood trauma Amy experienced started to make itself known. She talks about the several years she spent struggling and how finally going to therapy, working through her trauma, finding mindfulness, and finding self-love finally got her to the point of recovery she's at today. Follow the podcast on Instagram...2023-03-2525 minThe Eating Disorder DiariesThe Eating Disorder Diaries: Season 1 (Trailer)2023-01-1801 min