EP38_Nutrition & Body Image Counselling: Courtney Vickery's Story (Expert + Personal)

Curious About Recovery - Diving Into Eating Disorders

Dietitian, Intuitive Eating Counselor, Food Therapist, and Body Image Coach living in a small, rural town in Georgia. Today she shares her journey, and why she chose to work in the field of nutrition and body image.

We highlight the prevalence of disordered eating numbers in college students. You can find a study done by NEDA in 2013 here: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/CollegeSurvey/CollegiateSurveyProject.pdf

We also talk about some of the challenges Courtney faced in her own food and body wellness journey, and the tools she used to support her along the way.

We touch on the importance of raising anti-diet kids and discuss her other passion, design and being a creative.

On top of her business, Vickery Wellness (A nutrition private practice based out of Athens, GA specializing in Intuitive Eating and eating disorder recovery through a non-diet, weight-inclusive approach.) she also runs a business called Declet Designs, aimed at helping weight inclusive private practices get more clients through branding, web design, SEO, and more.

Courtney is currently seeing clients virtually throughout Georgia, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Utah, Washington, Colorado, California. Vickery Wellness is a welcoming and inclusive space for all people regardless of their race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national origin.

You can find her at www.vickerywellness.com or https://decletdesigns.com/

Follow her on Instagram at @vickerywellness or @decletdesigns

If you have a story (personal or professional) to share, or interesting insights into disordered eating treatment modalities, research or information, please contact me to apply as a guest on the show! @curiousaboutrecovery or @kirstenhuneyball