Swell Recovery, formerly known as Recovery Deep Dish, is hosted by Kate Sutton, a licensed therapist in private practice specializing in eating disorders and complex trauma. This podcast provides a deep dish of facts, stories, and guidance for long term eating disorder recovery from Kate's personal and professional experience. It takes folks beyond basic cognitive behavioral therapy approaches to eating disorders and explores the deeper issues beneath them. If you've ever felt alone in recovery or expert help has fallen short, this podcast is for you.
Each episode delves into topics that often remain unaddressed in traditional treatment, providing insights from neuroscience, somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, and attachment theory. You'll also get actionable strategies to help you choose recovery day after day. Join Kate as she shares her hard-won wisdom and invites guests to offer their unique perspectives on the complex realities of the recovery process.
Whether you're in recovery yourself or supporting someone who is, this podcast offers a compassionate space for honest conversations and practical guidance. Discover the power of getting curious about the underlying issues and embrace the profound transformation that awaits you on the other side of an eating disorder.
9: The Grief Nobody Warns You About in Recovery (And You've Probably Experienced It)
The host explores the often-unacknowledged grief of ambiguous loss in recovery, including difficult decisions and feelings of loneliness, offering insight into navigating these complex emotions.
6 May 2025
8: Medication Support In Recovery: Myths and info about meds (and my own experience)
Ever catch yourself thinking "I shouldn't need meds if I'm really recovered"? Or worried medication will numb you when you've fought so hard to feel your feelings? In this episode, I’m sharing some of my own experience with medication support and some thoughts that come up about it even if you’re doing "all the right things" in your eating disorder recovery. Learn why your brain's actual structure might be changing when anxiety and depression go untreated, and why accepting medication doesn't...
29 Apr 2025
7: The blurry line between eating disorders and disordered eating and what ambivalence really says about your recovery
In this episode, we explore the often blurry line between eating disorders and disordered eating and the nuance between having a clinical diagnosis or not. I’ll share about how many so-called "healthy habits" are normalized eating disorder behaviors. Finally, I’ll share insight about how ambivalence in recovery connects to deeper psychological issues underlying eating disorders. Whether you're early in recovery ready to learn some basics or struggling to identify the deeper issues keeping you...
22 Apr 2025
6: Recovery Is A Radical Act: 11 Ways To Attune To Yourself and F*ck The System
In this episode, we explore how the current political and social climate can impact eating disorder recovery by triggering nervous system dysregulation. Learn why stress can make us vulnerable to old patterns and discover practical tools for staying embodied during turbulent times. We discuss attachment healing as political resistance, how to recognize nervous system states, and ways to create safety in your body when the world feels overwhelming. This episode offers 11 strategies for maintai...
15 Apr 2025
5: The Most Important Key To Unlocking Recovery - Your Nervous System, Part 1
In this episode, we’re exploring the fascinating connection between your nervous system and your relationship with food. During Part 1 of this podcast, we unpack how the autonomic nervous system (ANS) influences eating patterns and recovery, using Deb Dana's polyvagal theory as our guide. Discover how trauma, stress, and past experiences create neural pathways that affect your position on the polyvagal ladder during meals. In Part 2, I share practical tools to find regulation, connectio...
15 Apr 2025
5: The Most Important Key To Unlocking Recovery - Your Nervous System, Part 2
In this episode, we’re continuing our chat from Episode 5, Part 1. I’m sharing specific strategies to map and understand your autonomic nervous system using Deb Dana's polyvagal ladder as our scientific framework. I’m giving actionable strategies to recognize neural dysregulation when it comes to food and triggering situations. You’ll leave this episode with tactics to rewire old patterns and find a greater sense of safety in your body. This stuff can translate beyond the dinner table and hel...
8 Apr 2025
4: Coming Back To Movement: My #1 Strategy to Start Exercising Again Safely
If you're wondering how to start exercising safely again in recovery this is the episode for you! You'll learn to distinguish between mindful movement and compulsive exercise using my top strategy to keep from overdoing it. I also give tips for creating supportive environments and managing triggers. Whether you're wondering about that yoga class or trying to quiet the eating disorder voice during a walk, this episode offers a framework for reclaiming movement as a celebration of what your bod...
31 Mar 2025
3: Who Are You Without Your Eating Disorder? 3 Steps to Reclaiming Your True Identity
Discover what happens when you peel back the layers of your eating disorder identity and reconnect with your authentic self. In this episode, I share a personal story about rediscovering childhood memories that revealed aspects of myself beyond the eating disorder. Learn why eating disorders become so entangled with your identity and why simply labeling yourself by your diagnosis keeps you stuck. I'll walk you through 3 practical experiments to help you connect with your true self, recognize ...
31 Mar 2025
2: How to Recognize Real Recovery And Top Signs You're On The Path
Join me as I unpack what recovery really looks like. I'll share three practical definitions of recovery (including my own personal take), explore the freedom that comes with identifying as "recovered" versus "in recovery," and reveal a treasure trove of real-life recovery wins you can actually spot in your everyday life. By the end, you'll walk away with simple action steps to identify where you are in your journey and celebrate the progress you've already made. No complicated theories—just s...
30 Mar 2025
1: First Bite - Meet Kate Sutton and learn the "why" behind RDD
Join therapist Kate Sutton as she introduces "Recovery Deep Dish," a podcast that combines professional expertise with personal experience to guide you through eating disorder recovery. In this first episode, Kate shares her own 15-year journey with disordered eating, explains what to expect from the podcast, and addresses the common fears and questions that arise during the recovery process. Whether you're just beginning your healing journey or have been in recovery for years, this episode o...
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