#111: How to Reignite Your Creative Spark & Recover from Disordered Eating with Art Therapist Maggie Ritnour

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

Health, Food, Bodypositive, Antidiet, Recovery, Fat, Dietculture, Weight, Eating, Positivity, Intuitive, Diet, Nutrition, Psychology, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Body

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🗓️ 3 July 2017

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Art therapist and Health at Every Size counselor Maggie Ritnour shares how she was introduced to body comparisons and disordered eating in the dance world, how depression and grief led her to restrict her eating, how art and writing helped get her through that difficult period, why art therapy is an important tool in recovery from disordered eating, how it feels to find our authentic voice, how to embrace our imperfections and face our fears, how to push back against diet culture, and lots more! PLUS, Christy answers a listener question about how to best voice your disagreement with fatphobic content in the media.

Maggie Ritnour is licensed mental health counselor and licensed creative arts therapist. She began studying art in high school, and then received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She obtained her masters of psychology from Antioch University Seattle in 2009. She has experience using art as therapy in work with children, adolescents and adults in hospital settings since 2000.

Maggie is a humanistic therapist who approaches her clients using a multi-cultural framework and trauma-informed lens. She is wholeheartedly committed to the Health At Every Size philosophy. She believes when people get in touch with their own creative voice they often find therapy in the confidence of learning a new language, the ability to speak with their art and listen with their eyes.

Maggie is also a certified Irish dance teacher; she loves to teach and dance as much as possible. She incorporates her knowledge of body movement with her therapeutic understanding of people. Maggie is passionate about using art and mindful body awareness in her work and life. Find her online at rootsarttherapy.nyc.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Food Psych, a podcast about intuitive eating, body positivity, and health at every
0:06.3	size.
0:07.3	I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified
0:11.2	intuitive eating counselor, specializing in weight-inclusive wellness.
0:15.4	Join me as I talk with interesting people from all walks of life about their relationships
0:19.4	with food.
0:21.4	Hey there, welcome to episode 11 of Food Psych.
0:39.1	I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and today I'm talking with Maggie Rittner, an art
0:43.0	therapist who specializes in helping people heal from disordered eating and dieting.
0:47.6	We had a great conversation about the impact of art on recovery, how intuitive eating translates
0:53.0	into intuitive living and intuitive cooking, learning to trust and honor your voice and express
0:59.0	yourself creatively, and a lot more.
1:01.5	It's a really, really great episode, very far-ranging, and Maggie had so much wisdom to share,
1:06.7	so I can't wait to share it with you in just a moment.
1:10.3	Before I do, I want to answer this week's listener question.
1:13.4	We're answering a question in every episode about health at every size, eating disorder
1:17.0	recovery, intuitive eating, and all the topics that come up on the podcast.
1:21.6	This week's question is from a listener named Meg, who writes, I was listening to a podcast
1:26.5	in which Whole Foods CEO John Mackie was interviewed about his new diet book.
1:30.8	Okay, I know, trigger central for sure.
1:33.7	Having worked with John many years ago, I know him to be fascinating and super intelligent,
1:38.0	but also a knowingly smug, opinionated, difficult, and controversial.
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