Eating Disorders and Sexuality: My Interview on Real, Raw and Related

You know what I love? Besides Girl Boners, Oprah and dogs?

How did I know you’d guess those���? ;)

Spectacular people who are passionate about making a positive difference in the world���even those I semi-terrify at first encounter. Kidding (mostly!) about that last bit.

Before asking me to get a bit vulnerable��for her viewers, Kendra, the host of��Real, Raw and Related, had to allow the same for herself. (You’ll see what I mean when you watch the video below.) Her willingness to do so is just one of her attributes. Since��overcoming bulimia, Kendra��left a promising corporate career, setting out on a journey to discover, she says, what really turns her on. She��now coaches other women on living more authentically.

Awesomeness, all over the place.

In��our chat, she asked insightful questions about my food and body image battles, how sexual embracement helped me heal and how we can all better embrace our bodies, sexuality and selves. I shared parts of my story I’ve never shared publicly before,��including the time I was nearly arrested (whoops…), and factors other than��control that contribute to disordered eating. As daunting��as these issues can be, we managed to have a lot of fun.

I hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did gabbing!

What did you think of our chat? How has sexual embracement, or a lack thereof,��affected your body image or vice versa? I love hearing from you.��

**After prepping this,��I learned that Lynn Greffe, the long-time president and CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association, died of cancer. This post is��dedicated to her��legacy, which is too beautiful for words. May she rest in peace!