the truth about life after eating disorder recovery | the recovered-ish podcast ep. 28

Episode DescriptionThis one was unplanned. My son was in the hospital, life threw a curveball, and I had twenty minutes between sessions to record something real.So that's what this is.In this episode I'm sharing something I've never talked about on the podcast before — and getting honest about what life after recovery actually looks like. Not the highlight reel. The real version, where hard things still happen and you have to figure out how to keep showing up anyway.This is a shorter one, but I think it might be one of the most honest episodes I've recorded.In This Episode:What I never expected about life after eating disorder recoverySomething personal I've never shared on the podcast beforeHow recovery showed up for me during one of the hardest seasons of my lifeWhy recovery doesn't mean life stops being hard — it just means you have something real to hold onto when it isWhat it actually looks like to choose yourself when everything is falling apartHow to hold two completely opposite feelings at once — and why that's actually the skillWhat recovery gives you that the eating disorder only promisedTimestamps:0:00 Intro — a mini episode, recorded between sessions 2:00 Why this episode looks different this week 3:00 Something I've never shared on the podcast before 6:00 I thought the eating disorder was my big life battle. I was wrong. 8:00 How recovery showed up when life got really hard 12:00 What I did in the hospital cafeteria — and why it mattered 15:00 Recovery doesn't mean life stops being hard 17:00 What recovery actually gives you — control, safety, presence 19:00 How to hold hope and hardship at the same time 22:00 Closing thoughts — sending love to everyone doing this alongside hard thingsQuotes from This Episode:"Recovery doesn't mean everything in life is solved. It just means you are able to take care of yourself through it — and not compound the suffering that's just gonna be there because we're humans.""The eating disorder promises you control and peace and safety. Recovery actually puts you back in the driver's seat for all of those things.""There's gonna be hard times and there's gonna be good times. That's what it means to be a person."Resources + Connect with Me:Recovery Skills Training + Summer Workshops — use code PODCAST57 for $57 off: https://recoverwithchloe.thrivecart.com/recovery-skills-training/Instagram: @recoverwithchloeLeave a 5-star review on Spotify or Apple PodcastsSubscribe on YouTubeKeywords/Tags: life after eating disorder recovery, what recovery actually looks like, eating disorder recovery and hard times, recovered-ish podcast, chloe cox, ED recovery podcast, eating disorder therapist, holding hope in recovery, recovery and life challengesResources + Connect with Me:Instagram: @recoverwithchloeRecovery Skills Training: use code PODCAST for $57 off!Leave a 5-star review on Spotify or Apple PodcastsSubscribe on YouTube!