{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond Binge Eating","slug":"beyond-binge-eating-7099183","podcast_index_feed_id":7099183,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/beyond-binge-eating/","website_url":"http://www.BeyondBingeEating.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fd8087be-ca2c-4b52-8566-532448f48a6b/RfTtXo7yZpwMFCWRMixBE-ew.png","author":"Kristina Dobyns","episode_count":69,"summary":"Discover the Beyond Binge Eating Podcast, your go-to resource for overcoming binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, and food addiction. Hosted by Dr. Kristina, the podcast leverages her extensive expertise, including a doctorate in somatic psychology, a master's degree in exercise science, and her background as a professional athlete. Kristina, who had crushing eating disorders for over 20 years, now channels her experience into helping others as an integrative recovery specialist. Episodes include insightful interviews, special co-hosts, and solo episodes. You'll explore cutting-edge research on binge eating, urges and cravings, and dopamine, and dive into topics like sugar addiction and abstinence, interoceptive awareness, nutrition for recovery, strength training for women, habit formation, somatic practices, neuralplasticity, and holistic approaches to recovery. With practical tips and relentless positivity, the Beyond Binge Eating Podcast equips you with the knowledge and tools to finally break free from addictive eating patterns. You will learn new research, new practices, and be inspired and empowered, so that you can live a vibrant and healthy life—beyond binge…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T08:20:40.939524+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-binge-eating-7099183"},"episode":{"title":"The Messy Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery: What Healing Really Looks Like with Mallary Tenore","slug":"the-messy-middle-of-eating-disorder-recovery-what-healing-really-looks-like-with-mallary-tenore","published_at":"2025-07-24T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-binge-eating-7099183/the-messy-middle-of-eating-disorder-recovery-what-healing-really-looks-like-with-mallary-tenore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-binge-eating-7099183","url":"http://www.BeyondBingeEating.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4c0233df-ce30-4104-8533-0c65f9ef8c24.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I sit down with Mallary Tenore—journalist, professor, and author of Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery—to explore the nuanced, often-overlooked reality of what it means to live in ongoing recovery from an eating disorder. Diagnosed with anorexia as a child and having spent decades in treatment, Mallary knows the truth: recovery isn’t linear, and for many, it doesn’t end with a “happily ever after.” Instead, it exists in what she calls the middle place—the messy, in-between space where healing happens, but perfection is never the goal. Here’s what we cover in the episode: • What the “middle place” really is—and why most recovery stories leave it out • Why Mallary describes her book as a restorative narrative (not a redemptive one) • The danger of perfectionism in healing, and how letting go helped Mallary make real progress • How language like “full recovery” and “quasi-recovery” can do more harm than good • The role of shame and secrecy in keeping people stuck—and how to break the silence • The cultural and clinical blind spots that prevent many from getting diagnosed or treated Mallary’s work challenges conventional recovery narratives and opens the door to a more compassionate, realistic, and inclusive view of healing. If you’ve ever felt like you’re “not sick enough” or “not recovered enough,” this conversation is for you. 00:00 - Intro 2:12 - Why her book is a restorative narrative (not a redemptive one) 4:29 - What is the messy middle? 5:56 - The middle place where real healing happens 11:16 - Why quasi-recovery Is a harmful label 15:30 - Normative discontent 16:23 - Recovering in a fat-phobic society 20:20 - Is full recovery / being \"fully recovered\" even possible? 23:40 - How was it interviewing so many people with lived experi…","meta_description":"In this episode, I sit down with Mallary Tenore—journalist, professor, and author of Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery—to explore the n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-binge-eating-7099183/episodes/the-messy-middle-of-eating-disorder-recovery-what-healing-really-looks-like-with-mallary-tenore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-binge-eating-7099183/the-messy-middle-of-eating-disorder-recovery-what-healing-really-looks-like-with-mallary-tenore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}