Navigating the Realities of Trauma and Recovery

Does time really heal all wounds? What about the wounds you never talk about? Without opening up about your experiences and getting the help you need, it’s almost inevitable to fall into a pattern of hitting rock bottom and relapsing.    In this episode, Deena and Brian discuss how unresolved trauma impacts Deena’s family relationships and the support that truly helped her move forward in recovery despite ongoing challenges.        In this episode, you also hear:  Root causes of eating disorders   Fallacy that time heals all wounds   Filling your life raft with coping tools     Must-listen moments:   [00:05:05] But when you're looking at an eating disorder, people think it's all about the food, which it's not...you're dealing with a mental illness that has physical symptoms, and the physical symptoms are what's killing you.  [00:10:07] The fact is that trauma exists and we've never addressed the trauma, we've just gone over it and let time heal it. And I think that's a big fallacy that we have is somehow time heals all wounds.  [00:17:21] What I feel recovery has taught me...is that it provided me to build some type of life raft that keeps me afloat during really either destructive times or hard times, difficult times in my life, that I know, on that life raft, that I have certain things that I can reach out and they can help me through those times.     Thank you for listening. Whether you’re suffering from an eating disorder or you’re a caring friend or family member, we’d love to hear from you via email at [email protected]  Contribute a few bucks to the “Are You Going To Eat Your Fat?” Patreon to help cover production costs and the coordination and provision of resources.   Whether you’re in recovery or currently in your eating disorder, you’re invited to join our FREE Facebook Group, “Are You Going to Eat Your Fat?” where you’ll find helpful recovery guidance, quotes, and support multiple times a week. There are already 33 members! Will you be next?