#101: The Epidemic of Disordered Eating & the Myth of Full Recovery with Cole Kazdin, Author of "What's Eating Us?"
Cole Kazdin joins us to talk about, and explore, what it would mean to truly be free of disordered eating. Not just the behaviors -- but the constant mental chatter, the critical voice, and the restrictive thoughts. We ask the tough questions about whether full recovery possible, and how for much of her life, Cole wondered if freedom was ever possible, or if disordered eating is more of a chronic condition that ebbs and flows throughout life.
Tune in to hear more, including...
What led Cole to write the book, why she wrote it at this point in her recovery, and what her goal was in doing it through the investigative journalism lens
Shocking statistics about eating disorders, and how their funding and research compares to other health conditions
The imperative of community in healing / recovery, including Cole's experience and how we can use this in future ED research and treatment
How Cole thinks about “ full recovery” now, whether it’s possible, how the folks might want to consider it for themselves
What it feels like to be in partial recovery
About Cole Kazdin
Cole Kazdin is a writer, Emmy Award winning television journalist, and author of What's Eating Us: Women, Food, and the Epidemic of Body Anxiety. She has written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, The Daily Beast, Cosmopolitan, and was a regular contributor to VICE. Kazdin has been featured on NPR as part of The Moth Radio Hour, and is a contributing author to the bestselling book, The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown. Cole is a graduate of Northwestern University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Los Angeles.