Recover To Flourish | Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast
Welcome to the Recover To Flourish, The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, a show dedicated to exploring recovery from an eating disorder. I'm your host, Ciandra, an eating disorder recovery coach and nutritional advisor. Through this podcast, I hope to provide a safe and supportive space for people to learn about eating recovery, share their stories, and connect with others on a similar journey.
In each weekly episode, we'll dive into various topics related to eating disorder recovery, including mindset shifts, self-care practices, and techniques for managing triggers. We'll also feature interviews with experts in the field, as well as people who have successfully overcome their eating disorders. Follow me at @recovertoflourish_pod and @flourishwithciandra.
Episodes
150 episodes
Recovering from Movement Compulsions
In today’s episode, we’re talking about recovering from movement compulsions and the fear of slowing down. The need to earn food, hit step goals, or constantly move can become exhausting and all-consuming.If rest makes you feel guilty or...
Postpartum and Eating Disorder Recovery: What No One Tells You
In today’s episode, we’re having a really honest conversation about postpartum and eating disorder recovery. The parts people don’t always talk about. The body changes, the emotions, the identity shift… and how all of that can land when you’ve ...
What to Do When You Have No Motivation to Recover from Your Eating Disorder
In today’s episode of the Recover to Flourish podcast, we’re talking about something that doesn’t get said enough — what to do when you just don’t feel motivated to recover. When you know what you should be doing, but you don’t want to...
When Should I Stop Restoring Weight? And How Do I Eat “Normally” Again?
I'm back after a short maternity break! In today’s episode, we’re getting into a question that brings up a lot of fear and confusion in recovery — when do I stop restoring weight… and how do I actually eat “normally” again?...
Is It Actually Possible to Love Your Body?
In today’s episode, we’re talking about a question that comes up all the time in recovery — is it actually possible to love your body?Because if we’re honest, sometimes “body love” can feel unrealistic. Or forced. Or like someth...
How an Eating Disorder Steals Who You Are... And What Comes Back in Recovery
In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that can feel hard to put into words — how an eating disorder slowly steals parts of who you are. Your personality. Your spark. Your confidence. Your relationships. Sometimes even your sen...
Recovery Without Routine: Eating When Your Days Have No Structure
In this episode, we’re talking about recovery when your days have zero structure. No fixed lunch break. No school timetable. No clear start or finish. Just long, open days… and a brain that suddenly has way too much space to overthink food....
Nights Out, Alcohol, and Eating Disorder Recovery
In today’s episode, we’re talking about nights out, alcohol, and how all of this fits into eating disorder recovery. For so many people, socialising can feel loaded. The pressure to drink, the anxiety around food beforehand or after, and the fe...
Coping With Body Changes in Eating Disorder Recovery and Beyond
In today’s episode, we’re talking about body changes in eating disorder recovery — the ones no one really prepares you for. The physical shifts, the emotional reactions, and the moments where your body feels unfamiliar or hard to sit with.<...
Recovery in Real Life: Eating Disorder Recovery When Life Is Busy
In today’s episode, we’re talking about recovery in real life — not the quiet, perfectly planned version, but the messy, busy, full one. The one with work deadlines, family stuff, social plans, tired days, and not enough hours in the day.
The Relationship Between Money and Eating Disorders
In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that doesn’t get enough airtime in recovery — money. How eating disorders can shape the way you spend, save, restrict, or feel anxious around money. And how those patterns often stick around, ev...
“Too Old to Recover?” Navigating Eating Disorder Recovery Later in Life
Welcome to the first episode of 2026. I wanted to start the year with a conversation that really matters.Today we’re talking about the belief that you might be “too old” to recover from an eating disorder. Maybe you’ve been struggling fo...
Tired of Recovery: How to Keep Going When You’re Exhausted
This episode is for the days when recovery feels heavy. When you’re doing all the right things and still feel worn down, fed up, or just wondering how much longer you can keep this up. If you’re tired of thinking about food, tired of challengin...
Pregnancy, Body Changes, and Eating Disorder Recovery: What No One Tells You
In today’s episode, we’re talking honestly about pregnancy, body changes, and eating disorder recovery. This is the stuff that often gets brushed over. The emotions, the fear, the identity shifts, and the old thoughts that can resurface when yo...
How to Cope with Food Guilt During the Festive Season
In today’s episode , we’re talking about something that so many people in recovery struggle with this time of year — the DREADED food guilt. The festive season brings a lot of joy, but it also brings bigger meals, different foods, family gather...
Learning How to Rest in Eating Disorder Recovery
In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that sounds simple but can feel incredibly hard in eating disorder recovery: learning how to rest. If you’re used to pushing yourself, staying busy, or relying on movement to cope, slowing down ...
Everything You Need to Know About Body Dysmorphia
In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into body dysmorphia — what it is, how it shows up, and why it can make daily life feel so overwhelming. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of checking, comparing, or fixating on certain parts of your bod...
The Impact of Trauma, Bullying, and Early Childhood Experiences on Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
In today’s episode, I’m joined by the wonderful Jackie — a trauma-informed therapist and eating disorder recovery specialist who’s also walked her own path of recovery. We dive into how trauma, bullying, and early childhood experiences can shap...
People Pleasing and Perfectionism in Eating Disorders
In today’s episode, we’re diving into two traits that show up a lot in eating disorders, people pleasing and perfectionism. If you’ve ever found yourself trying to make everyone happy, or feeling like you need to get everything just right
Food Overwhelm and Indecision in ED Recovery
In this episode of the Recover to Flourish podcast, we’re talking about something I know so many of you deal with, which is food overwhelm and indecision. You know that feeling when choosing what to eat feels impossible, even though...
OCD and Eating Disorders – Understanding the Overlap
In today's episode, we’re diving into something that’s not talked about enough — the overlap between OCD and eating disorders. If you’ve ever noticed that your food rules, rituals, or routines feel more like compulsions, or that anxiety drives ...
Feeling Not “Sick Enough” to Have an Eating Disorder – Debunking This Myth
In today’s episode of the Recover to Flourish podcast, we’re unpacking a really harmful myth that so many people in recovery struggle with — the idea that you’re not “sick enough” to have an eating disorder. Maybe you’ve felt like y...
Extreme Hunger After Weight Restoration
In today’s episode, we’re talking about something that can feel a bit wild in recovery: extreme hunger after weight restoration. If you’ve been eating enough to restore your weight and suddenly feel like your body is asking for ...
Eating When You’re Not Hungry | Recovering Without Hunger Cues: What to Do
Welcome back to a brand new season of the Recover to Flourish podcast! In this first episode of Season 4, we’re diving into a tricky but super common challenge in recovery: eating when you’re not feeling hungry. I know how confusing...
How to Cope with Weight Gain in ED Recovery
Welcome to the last episode of season 3! In today’s solo chat, we’re talking about something that comes up for so many of us in recovery: weight gain. I know it can feel scary, overwhelming, and sometimes even impossible to accept. ...