I think for a lot of us who've experienced disordered eating, it takes up so much space in our lives.

It is a life thief. It really usurps our time, our mental energy, like the space we have in our brains to devote to other things.

And what happens when that goes away or when that dissipates?

What do we do with that extra mental space and time and energy?

And is that scary?

Let me let it out. Let it out. Hi, welcome to Let It Out with me, your host, Katie Dillabout.

This week back on the podcast, Part 2 of my conversation with my dear friend and mentor, Christy Harrison.

She's a registered dietitian, certified eating disorder specialist, journalist, host of the weekly podcast Food Psych.

And her first book, Anti-Diate, came out last year. And she's currently writing her new book,

which will be out in 2023, which is very exciting. She's more than 18 years of experience

working in food and nutrition media.

As a journalist, she's written for The New York Times, Self, Refinery 29, Gourmet, Slate, so many more.

And she's been covered by numerous publications, including The Washington Post and Wired.

This conversation is a follow-up to last week.

So if you didn't listen to last week, you might want to go back and start there.

We talk about discomfort accepting it, her complicated IVF experience, productivity,

seasons of overwhelm, meditation as a tool to get through discomfort.

We talk about rooting and pain and compassion.

But this part, part two, as I always say when we split these episodes into two parts,

I believe this podcast really takes shape in Act 2 when we've been recording for so long that we have to take a

bathroom break or get up or stretch or my limbs are falling asleep. That's when we get a little bit

loose. And the topics this time included emotional eating. We talk about eating alone. I talk about

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