62 Eating Disorders: Recovery Coaches Strengthen the Healing Team

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Jayne Mattingly is a masters-level eating disorder recovery coach and the owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Virtual Coaching Group Practice, Recovery Love and Care. Jayne identifies as fully recovered from a lifelong eating disorder and also lives with a chronic illness and is disabled, which has inspired her to help others within their own healing journeys. 

Jayne’s coaching style is a collaborative approach where she perseveres with and advocates for each and every one of her client’s. She has a passion for helping those within their recovery, especially when it comes to body image conception, chronic illness, living with disability and body betrayal and helping others find self-compassion and body kindness. 

Jayne’s overall mission is to help those within their eating disorder recovery find success within the hostile recovery environment in which we live! 

[00:01] Jayne Mattingly Shares Her Story With Us

• I introduce and welcome Jayne Mattingly
• Why she pursued a career as an eating disorder specialist

[05:32] Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching

• What do Jayne’s clients look like?
• Not all of them have anorexia
• How can eating disorders specialists work with physicians?
• Jayne shares her experience
• Eating disorders should be resolved with as much support as possible
• She tells us how

[15:47] Misconceptions About Recovery Coaches

• Children might misinterpret eating disorders 
• Here’s how to avoid misinterpretation
• Jayne gives us a sneak peek at their body of knowledge
• What recovery coaches are not according to Jayne

[25:16] Health At Every Size

• What to know about intuitive eating and “health at every size”
• The relation of weight and trauma according to Jayne
• The connection between recovery and weight that you don’t want to miss

[35:25] The Reality About Diet Culture

• Listen to our interesting exchange about diet culture
• Don’t miss Jayne’s message to healthcare professionals
• How to break our preconceived notions about body sizes

 [45:02] Closing Segment  

• Final takeaways:
• Common misconceptions about eating disorders
• Team-based care for individuals offers a safety net
• A health coach provides support with goal setting, not diagnosis
• Reframing weight in the context of the 8 pillars of health
• Health At Every Size: What does this mean?
• Connection of trauma and weight
• The effects of cognitive trauma
• Our words matter when we're talking about the children's BMI, and using language like obese
• How to not succumb to diet culture

Key Quotes:

“With eating disorders, you could not have too much support.” - Jayne Mattingly

“Listen to your patients and your clients because there's usually so much more going on than just the weight piece.” - Jayne Mattingly

Email recoveryloveandcare@gmail.com to reach out to Jayne or follow her on Instagram. Check out Recovery Love and Care to know more about her work.

Resources Mentioned:

• Book
• Health At Every Size
• Intuitive Eating
• 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
• The Body Keeps the Score

If you’d like to connect with me, you can find me on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter or email me at gagginol@yahoo.com. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/

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