Ep 276 Eating Disorder Recovery After Trauma: The Long Road to Healing, Creativity, and Coming Back to Yourself With Alle C. Hall

About this episode

Dr. Cristina Castagnini interviews Alle C. Hall about her journey of healing from eating disorders and childhood trauma.

In this deeply moving episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with author Alle C. Hall to explore the complex intersection of childhood trauma and eating disorders. Alle shares her candid 30-year journey of healing, discussing how creativity served as a lifeline when the weight of abuse felt insurmountable. They delve into the often-unspoken realities of relapse during major life transitions like postpartum depression and perimenopause, the nuances of navigating 12-step programs with a feminist perspective, and why recovery is rarely a straight line. This conversation offers hope and validation to anyone feeling like their healing journey is "messy" or taking longer than expected, reminding us that struggling does not erase the work we have already done. Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

People in this episode

Host: Cristina Castagnini

Guest: Alle C. Hall

Topics covered

• eating disorders
• trauma recovery
• creativity
• relapse
• feminist perspective
• mental health

Keywords

• eating disorder recovery
• childhood trauma
• creativity in healing
• relapse
• 12-step programs
• postpartum depression
• perimenopause

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