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Holy/Hurt Podcast

Ep 7: Meaning & Mending

Aug 30, 2023
William, an expert on healing and trauma recovery, joins the podcast to discuss various aspects of healing. They explore topics like shifting definitions of recovery, healing from spiritual trauma by listening to our bodies, embracing the complexity within us, recognizing individual needs in the healing journey, the non-linear nature of healing, and connecting with our core self through guided meditation. The episode offers options and possibilities for healing at an individual and community level.
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Quick takeaways

  • Recovery from spiritual trauma involves embracing softness, flexibility, and self-compassion, allowing the eating disorder to have a peripheral role without judgment or anxiety.
  • Healing from spiritual trauma requires bearing witness to our own bodies and seeking empathetic witnesses outside of ourselves, despite the pain and distress involved.

Deep dives

Redefining Recovery: Letting go of rigid expectations

The speaker shares their personal journey of understanding recovery from an eating disorder and the unrealistic expectations that were placed on them. They learned that recovery shouldn't be about perfection or control, but about finding softness, flexibility, and self-compassion. They discovered that true recovery involves embracing other aspects of life beyond eating and weight, and allowing the eating disorder to have a peripheral role without judgment or anxiety. They realized that healing cannot be achieved by controlling the process, but by accepting oneself exactly where they are.

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