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.

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.

I want to celebrate you for carving out this special time to learn new skills,

tools, and get inspiration you need to recover strong. Let's get started.

Good morning, warriors. Time to start your day. Keep your head up marching on, don't understand in your way.

Hello there, 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 embrace new

behaviors and new thoughts day by day. Join me as I connect with eating disorder experts and

thought leaders to give you the tools, resources, and strategies you need to recover strong.

Music tools, resources, and strategies you need to recover strong. Hello and welcome back, Warriors.

Today, I am giving you a sneak peek into an exclusive expert Q&A session that occurred

live inside the Courage Club recently.

Each month, we do a deep dive into a topic with a leading expert, and this one was all about digestion and gut health

with gastroenterologist Dr. Jordan Shapiro. He provided so many insights as he answered member

questions about all things related to eating disorders and the GI system,

including abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. In today's snippet, you'll hear

Dr. Jordan Shapiro explain just exactly what the gastrointestinal system is, the impacts that

different eating disorders can have on it, and one important bodily process

called the accommodation reflex. So if you struggle with restrictive eating and find that you get

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