In this episode, I talk with psychotherapists and founders of Calm Counseling, Dr. Vanessa Scaringi and Kate Garland, LCSW about the role of attachment styles and relationships in recovering from eating disorders, body dysmorphia and excessive exercise.
Join me as I talk with Kate and Vanessa about:
- Why disordered eating, body image and exercise issues “work” to address chronic loneliness and disconnection
- How the search for sameness and conformity are risk factors for disordered eating and exercise
- The importance and challenge of being messy and imperfect in relationships
- How anxious, avoidant and disorganized attachment styles show up in eating and body image
- Ways to begin identifying feelings and needs and speaking up about them to safe people
Learn more about Kate and Vanessa and their psychotherapy practice, Calm Counseling, at www.keepcalmatx.com and @calmcounselingpllc and follow them on Instagram.
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