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 2
In this episode, we’re continuing our chat from Episode 5, Part 1. I’m sharing specific strategies to map and understand your autonomic nervous system using Deb Dana's polyvagal ladder as our scientific framework. I’m giving actionable strategies to recognize neural dysregulation when it comes to food and triggering situations. You’ll leave this episode with tactics to rewire old patterns and find a greater sense of safety in your body. This stuff can translate beyond the dinner table and help you manage interactions with friends, colleagues, and partners. Perfect for curious minds who want to understand the science behind why recovery is way more than just "mind over matter" and how you can support yourself or share this info with someone you care about.
Key Points
- [00:01:30] Review of the ANS and Deb Dana’s polyvagal ladder
- [00:04:01] Mapping and tracking your nervous system symptoms so you can see where you are your ANS ladder
- [00:08:40] Practices for noticing sympathetic activation or dorsal collapse before it escalates
- [00:11:59] Specific coping tools and things you can do to cope with states of dysregulation
Resources Mentioned
Episode Links
- Website: counselorkate.com
- Instagram: @counselorkate
- Email: podcast@counselorkate dot com
- Get in touch and work with me!: counselorkate.com/contact