EP27_From Recovery to Helping Others Recover with Kathryn Smith, LPC NCC (Expert)

Curious About Recovery - Diving Into Eating Disorders

Meeting a client where they are at is vital to truly creating safety in their eating disorder recovery journey. It is really helpful when the professional you work with has lived experience with their own recovery such as Kathryn Smith, who is passionate about helping individuals improve body image, stop disordered eating behaviours, find peace from emotional eating, and process the negative impact of trauma on weight related challenges.
With training in areas such as DBT, Yoga, The Gottman Method, Somatic and Attachment Focused (SAFE) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and the Health at Every Size® (HAES®) and Intuitive Eating curriculum she brings a wealth of knowledge into the realm of disordered eating recovery.
In this episode she shares her personal journey with recovery from an eating disorder and what helped her choose the path of helping others through her work. We also chat about the importance of holistically viewing an eating disorder client as recovery is not a one-size-fits-all formula. We talk about some very real concerns for those living in smaller / rural areas and the challenges they have accessing necessary treatment and help in their recovery as well as looking at the role that trauma plays in eating disorder development.
You can find her website here: https://www.kathrynlpc.com/
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