[Recover Strong] Breaking FREE from the binge-restrict cycle with Dana Sturtevant
Love & Learn
Jessica Flint
4.8 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
"The more we're aware of our patterns or cycles, the more we can start to change them."
Do you fluctuate between trying to be "good" and eating less, until you find yourself bingeing? This one's for you.
Registered Dietitian Dana Sturtevant joins us again to explore "The Cycle of Coping". Dana unpacks the intricate patterns we form around eating disorder behaviors, and shows us how to close the loop and move out of the cycle.
Here are three key takeaways from this powerful episode:
🔄 Understanding the Cycle of Coping:
- Dana explains the repetitive nature of thought, emotion, and behavior patterns that keep us stuck in the binge-restrict-diet cycle.
- Awareness of these patterns is the first step to disrupting them and moving towards recovery.
🌪 Identifying the "Shame Shit Storm":
- A deep dive into how shame takes over after what we perceive as food-related mistakes.
- Recognizing this stage can help us replace self-loathing with kindness and curiosity, impacting what happens next in our journey.
💪 Rebuilding Trust with Yourself:
- Dana outlines the importance of small, consistent acts over time to rebuild trust with our bodies and ourselves.
- Emphasizes that trust is not instantaneous but a continuous process of self-compassion and understanding.
Listen to the full episode and let Dana's wisdom guide you towards a stronger, more compassionate recovery journey.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Recover Strong, a show that will transform your recovery from an eating disorder by helping you go from theory to practice to mastery. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Jessica Flint, founder of Recovery Warriors, and you are listening to our podcast channel created specifically for you in all the stages and phases of recovery. |
| 0:17.0 | I want to celebrate you for carving out this special time to learn new skills, |
| 0:22.8 | tools, and get the inspiration you need to recover strong. Let's get started. |
| 0:28.6 | Good morning, warriors. Time to start your day. Keep your head up marching on. Don't another stand in your way. |
| 0:44.9 | Hello, Warrior. I'm your host, Andrea Wells. And just like you, I understand what it's like to live with an eating disorder and be held back by body image struggles. The recovery journey is ongoing and we're all in it together as we learn to |
| 0:59.5 | embrace new behaviors and new thoughts day by day. Join me as I connect with eating disorder experts |
| 1:05.7 | and thought leaders to give you the tools, resources, and strategies you need to recover strong. |
| 1:14.4 | Today, I am joined by registered dietitian, writer, educator, and co-author of the book, |
| 1:20.9 | reclaiming body trust, and co-founder of the Center for Body Trust, Dana Sturd event. |
| 1:26.5 | And we're so excited to have her here with us today to share insights on the cycle of coping. |
| 1:32.5 | And this cycle is something that is highlighted in reclaiming body trust. And there's a chapter on this cycle that dives into the nuances of the binge, diet, restrict cycle that we commonly find ourselves in |
| 1:46.3 | when we're struggling with food and body. And Dana, this part of this book really hit me |
| 1:52.6 | because it's so perfectly like articulates and identifies the emotional experience and |
| 2:00.6 | behaviors of being thrashed around and around in this |
| 2:04.0 | cycle. And I know that I've lived that when I was struggling with an eating disorder. And I know |
| 2:09.4 | many of our members can relate to this as well. So I'm really excited to break down the specific |
| 2:14.5 | parts of the cycle with you and talk a bit about how we can disrupt the cycle |
| 2:18.7 | and move more towards recovery. So what is the cycle of coping and what are some examples of |
| 2:25.3 | how it can present in someone's lived experience? So human beings are, we're pattern-making creatures. |
| 2:33.5 | We have patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. And the more |
| 2:37.6 | we can become aware of our patterns or our cycles, the more we can start to try to change them, right? |
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