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
6: Recovery Is A Radical Act: 11 Ways To Attune To Yourself and F*ck The System
In this episode, we explore how the current political and social climate can impact eating disorder recovery by triggering nervous system dysregulation. Learn why stress can make us vulnerable to old patterns and discover practical tools for staying embodied during turbulent times. We discuss attachment healing as political resistance, how to recognize nervous system states, and ways to create safety in your body when the world feels overwhelming. This episode offers 11 strategies for maintaining recovery while navigating collective stress, honoring grief and anger as necessary emotions, and finding strength through embodied awareness. Perfect for anyone feeling the impact of current events on their relationship with food and body.
Key Points
- [00:04:10] A review of how the nervous system works - go check out Episode 5, Parts 1 and 2 for a deeper dive
- [00:08:36] How stress impacts executive functioning, eating disorder and trauma history, and how systems of oppression benefit
- [00:15:00] Diet culture is a vehicle for misogyny and keeps us preoccupied from pursuing power, pleasure and autonomy and connection with the Self
- [00:20:30] Ask yourself these deeper questions if you’re doubting your recovery
- [00:23:30] Embodied resistance and attachment work in recovery
- [00:32:48] 11 Things you can do to find safety in the nervous system
- [00:34:40] How to get back to movement safely - Episode 4 of RDD
- [00:39:30] Calming Songs for Anxiety on Spotify
- [00:40:50] Reminders of ways to stay connected to yourself
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- Email: podcast@counselorkate dot com
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