Recovery Deep Dish
Recovery Deep Dish is hosted by Kate Sutton, a licensed therapist in private practice specializing in eating disorders and complex trauma. This podcast provides a deep dish of facts, stories, and guidance for long term eating disorder recovery from Kate's personal and professional experience. It takes folks beyond basic cognitive behavioral therapy approaches to eating disorders and explores the deeper issues beneath them. If you've ever felt alone in recovery or expert help has fallen short, this podcast is for you.
Each episode delves into topics that often remain unaddressed in traditional treatment, providing insights from neuroscience, somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, and attachment theory. You'll also get actionable strategies to help you choose recovery day after day. Join Kate as she shares her hard-won wisdom and invites guests to offer their unique perspectives on the complex realities of the recovery process.
Whether you're in recovery yourself or supporting someone who is, this podcast offers a compassionate space for honest conversations and practical guidance. Discover the power of getting curious about the underlying issues and embrace the profound transformation that awaits you on the other side of an eating disorder.
Recovery Deep Dish
5: The Most Important Key To Unlocking Recovery - Your Nervous System, Part 1
In this episode, we’re exploring the fascinating connection between your nervous system and your relationship with food. During Part 1 of this podcast, we unpack how the autonomic nervous system (ANS) influences eating patterns and recovery, using Deb Dana's polyvagal theory as our guide. Discover how trauma, stress, and past experiences create neural pathways that affect your position on the polyvagal ladder during meals.
In Part 2, I share practical tools to find regulation, connection, and peace with food. This show honors all bodies while offering evidence-based approaches to regulating your nervous system so you can have a more peaceful relationship with food and greater sense of safety in your body. Whether you're in recovery or supporting someone who is, this information will transform how you understand your nervous system and the keys to regulation in long term eating disorder recovery.
Key Points
- [00:06:20] The ANS and Deb Dana’s polyvagal ladder
- [00:14:50] Neural pathways and eating disorder symptoms
- [00:19:30] “Small T” trauma and how it impacts the nervous system
- [00:25:42] Specific nervous system patterns of anorexia, binge eating, and binge-purge or compensatory behaviors**Doesn’t talk about specific behaviors but does discuss symptoms, so please skip to Part 2 if this is triggering for you.
Resources Mentioned
Episode Links
- Website: counselorkate.com
- Instagram: @counselorkate
- Email: podcast@counselorkate dot com
- Get in touch and work with me!: counselorkate.com/contact