We took Recovery Rising to Campus💛

This week, we recorded on location at St. Cloud State University for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week — bringing real conversations about recovery, body image, and breaking stigma directly to campus.

Being surrounded by students, hearing their voices, and creating space for honest dialogue reminded us why we started this podcast in the first place. Recovery isn’t just personal — it’s communal. And awareness matters.

We’re so grateful for the opportunity to share lived experience, spark conversation, and remind students that recovery is possible — and worth celebrating.

In this episode of Recovery Rising, Kelly and Reva dive into the complex and emotional topic of body image in eating disorder recovery. From negative self-talk and comparison to learning compassion and acceptance, we explore how body image can shift throughout the recovery journey — and why healing your relationship with your body takes time, patience, and support.

We share personal experiences, challenges, and tools that have helped us move toward greater self-respect and neutrality, while also acknowledging that loving your body doesn’t happen overnight. This conversation is a reminder that struggling with body image doesn’t mean you’re failing at recovery — it means you’re human.

Whether you’re early in recovery, supporting someone you love, or working toward a healthier relationship with your body, this episode offers encouragement, honesty, and hope.

Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t something you walk through alone, and neither is loving someone who’s fighting to heal. 💛

In this week’s episode of Recovery Rising, Reva’s husband, Matt, shares his experience supporting a loved one through eating disorder recovery. We reflect on the moments that were heavy, the memories that still ache, the strength it took to advocate, and the love that never wavered.

We talk about what it feels like to watch someone you love struggle, how support can change the course of recovery, and why caring for yourself matters just as much when you’re standing beside someone in healing.

This episode is raw, honest, and full of heart — a reminder that recovery is a team effort.