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Perfectly ImperfectEp. 12: What is RecoverED?In this episode, we give our thoughts on the controversial question: is full recovery from an eating disorder possible? We discuss our opinions on what being recovered from an eating disorder means and some of the processes we believe that may happen along someone’s journey towards becoming recovered. Hint: we think full recovery from an eating disorder is 100% possible, but that recovery in and of itself isn’t a black or white definition. And, in full transparency, we actually recorded this episode a week ago, and found that our ideas evolved and changed over the course of our firs...2020-06-1040 minPerfectly ImperfectEp. 11: Guest: Linda's Sister! A Therapist's Perspective on Ambiguous Loss, Pain, and HealingThis week on the Perfectly Imperfect podcast, we talk with with Megan Seymour - AKA an amazing therapist AKA Linda’s very own sister!! We dive into a discussion about ambiguous loss and how it relates to our present day situation. We discuss the importance of being able to sit with some pain and why that’s so... well painful (duh), but necessary for both us and our potential clients. We also talk about coping strategies, both the helpful and unhelfpful, and how to have compassion for ourselves when our body instinctively uses one of our less helpful strategies. Last...2020-05-181h 07Perfectly ImperfectEp. 10: Coronavirus Life Changes and our Favorite Ice CreamsWelcome back! In this episode, we discuss how our lives have changed during this stay-at-home time, and how we're doing with it! We're keeping it real, but lighthearted. We also discuss the idea that under this stressful time, it can be really common for thoughts/feelings to come up you wouldn't expect.. spoiler alert: it's normal under times of stress (ahem, looking at you pandemic), AND it can be a good time to dig deeper and work through them! Lastly, we each have some fun picking our top five ice cream flavors and breakfast foods, and debating whose lists...2020-04-2759 minPerfectly ImperfectEp. 9: Guest #2: Let's Start Talking About CultureWe have another very VERY special guest on today’s episode. Today we bring on a dear friend and fellow CPD classmate to discuss both her personal and professional experiences within dietetics. Annie will tell us what influenced her to seek out a career in dietetics, how her own struggles through recovery will impact the way she will practice as an eating disorder RD in the future, and how culture plays a significant role when it comes to mental health and ED awareness/care. As a Korean- American, Annie has experienced the pull from both of her cultures to ha...2020-04-131h 05Perfectly ImperfectEp. 8: Our First Guest! Eurocentrism, Crime/Punishment, Marketing, and MoreOur first guest! We are so excited to have a fellow dietetic intern from our program on the show today. Shannon shares how she became interested in dietetics, and drops her knowledge on social justice issues through the lens of food. We discuss why many people view the Mediterranean Diet as the "healthiest way to eat" when in reality, many cultures eat similarly (hello Eurocentric bias!!! Not here for it!) Shannon then discusses the complicated question of "Who deserves healthful and quality food in America?" and why that question is more complicated than we might imagine it to be...2020-03-301h 01Perfectly ImperfectEp. 7: Body Image + CoronavirusOur first #socialdistanced podcast! Today, we discuss body image and what factors can potentially play a part in a creating a negative body image. Then, we point out some tools we believe could help to untangle those thoughts to create a better body image and to understand what sorts of events may spark them to come up again. Later in the podcast, we discuss the thing everything is talking about at the moment: Coronavirus. We take a bigger picture look at this uncertain time and validate that the feelings of anxiety are normal, but then dive into what we...2020-03-181h 00Perfectly ImperfectEp. 6: We Now Present...This week, we delve in deep into what it truly means to be fully present, inspired by Linda’s love for books (Presence by Amy Cuddy). We discuss the 4 traits to being present: passión, confidence, enthusiasm, and synchrony. We talk about how as much as we wish we could, we cannot just flip presence on like a light switch; it’s not just being truly present when we want and turning it off when we don’t. It takes time and hard work but can truly add to our lives! We also provide examples of what detractors to being p...2020-03-0541 minPerfectly ImperfectEp. 5: The One About SportsHello! Thanks for tuning into Episode 5! In this episode, we talk about our own personal experiences with holding some degree of identity in sport and broader implications of that. We acknowledge that it can be okay to hold some of your identity in athletics, but that there is a line that can be crossed. Even further, we discuss the difficult realization that even if you love your sport, it may be best to walk away from it in some cases. We dig into ways in which people can truly ask themselves, “Why do I do my sport, and do I...2020-02-171h 01Perfectly ImperfectEp: 4: All About That Base(line)Thanks for coming back!! In Episode 4, we discuss the power of remaining true to ourselves while allowing for external events to be just that.. external! We talk about how easily it can be to allow events, interactions, or even words from individuals in our lives throw us off course. But it can be so powerful to allow and react to these sometimes negative things that happen, without allowing them to become part of us or our psyche. We talk about our own experiences with this, and why it is so powerful, especially to us in our lives today. We...2020-02-0351 minPerfectly ImperfectEp. 3: How Do We Choose What We Eat?Welcome back! In this episode, we talk through how people are often taken away from using their bodies innate internal cues and desire to decide what to eat, and are instead swayed by media, comparison, marketing, and more to ignore what they may actually want in favor of these external factors. We talk about why this can become harmful, and helpful ways we think someone can use to slowly untangle the way food choices became wrapped up with other factors in the first place. We hope you enjoy this discussion, and feel free to add in your own thoughts...2020-01-2053 minPerfectly ImperfectEp. 2: People are Different, and That is Awesome!We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation about how different people respond and interact with people in different ways, and how recognizing and capitalizing on individual's differences allows us to form meaningful relationships. Furthermore, in a healthcare profession, we hope this discussion makes you think about your own practicing style, and that just because someone may counsel in a different style does not mean that one way is right or wrong.
As always, feel free to reach out to Linda on Instagram @thyme.to.eat or Rose @rose_knows_food!
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i...2020-01-041h 04Perfectly ImperfectEp. 1: Intro, Social Media, Food Comments, and Information OverloadThanks for listening to our first podcast! We can't wait to continue to talk about other topics like the intersection of trauma and eating disorders, athletic cultures around food and comparison, the interaction between mental health and nutrition, and so much more!
As always, feel free to reach out to Linda on Instagram @thyme.to.eat or Rose by email at hyakrose22@gmail.com
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i dunno by grapes
The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg
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