content warning: this episode contains discussion of eating disorders, childhood trauma, and disordered eating behaviours including anorexia, orthorexia, and binge eating.
in this deeply personal episode, we talk about our experiences with eating disorders, the ways child abuse and neglect shaped our relationships with food and our bodies, and how we’ve been working through recovery - emotionally, physically, and socially.
we explore:
the impact of narcissistic parenting
the crossover between control, fear, and food
how disordered eating can look “healthy” on the outside
and why healing isn’t linear but it is possible
this one is confronting, vulnerable, and full of things we wish we’d heard sooner.
chapters:
intro and content warning - 00:00
erica’s story - 01:54
some stuff erica forgot - 20:41
erica’s story continued - 32:30
meg’s story - 51:05
reflections - 01:12:17
outro - 01:30:34
Books mentioned:
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, Or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
📩 if this resonates or you want to share your story:
fingerscrossedthepodcast@gmail.com
you can also find us at:
@fingerscrossedthepodcast
@fakewitcherica
@megstierney