Personal Story, Eating Disorder Recovery: Kate Funk, LMFT

The road to recovery is never an easy one, no matter what the
issue is. Our guest today is Kate Funk and she talks about her
own recovery and her work helping others with theirs. Kate
developed a serious eating disorder at a very young age and it
took many years for her to properly address and overcome the
harmful effects of the roots of the problem. She now works at
Monte Nido and Affiliates, helping teens on their path to a
healthier self as well as in her own private practice of rehab.
Kate opens up about what her disorder looked like and how it
changed and evaded her grasp. We hear about chasing a
never-achievable body weight, the influence of her mother's own
eating issues on her as a young girl, important steps in the
process and even some of the positive things that have come with
having these problems in her life. Kate shares the important role
her friends played in the journey and how tiny moments and
messages can make all the difference in hanging on. We also
discuss her treatment and how she came around to it after a
typical aversion. For a wonderfully honest and inspiring
conversation with someone fully committed to helping people
through what she has experienced herself, be sure to join us
today!





Key Points From This Episode:


More about Monte Nido, who it serves and its aims.

Kate's private practice working with eating disorders,
addiction, and trauma. 

Our guest's personal reasons for getting into counseling and
working with eating disorders.

Chasing a bodyweight and the unquenchable desire to go lower.
 

The recovery journey; scales, reaching out and
journalling. 

The gifts that have come along with an eating disorder and
how Kate appreciates her journey. 

Kate's friends and the part they played in her recovery
through steadfastness. 

The small messages that can make such a difference to someone
who is struggling. 

How Kate was forced into treatment initially and how it took
hold from there.  

The different stages of recovery; making it through the
levels over time. 

Finding ways to be more kind to oneself and taking your own
emotional temperature. 

The other areas that Kate's low sense of self-worth made
itself apparent.  

Challenges of working with people with similar issues and
problems.

Kate's experiences coaching at Girls on the Run!

Some thoughts from our guest to anyone out there struggling.

A favorite story from Kate's journey around a big mirror and
her fingerprint.






Tweetables:


“I developed an eating disorder at a really young age, I would
say I was probably 7 or 8 years old.” — Kate Funk
[0:04:30]


“I am a very sensitive person, so if I'm holding something back
that is a red flag that there is something going on.” — Kate Funk
[0:10:45]


“I probably am a little bit more tough love than a therapist that
hasn't been there.” — Kate Funk [0:32:15]





Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:


Mosaics of Mercy


Kate Funk 


Monte Nido and Affiliates


Girls on the Run