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If you\u2019ve had any experience with eating disorders, then you know how difficult the recovery process can be. If you\u2019ve ever been a new mom, then you know the perinatal period is crammed full of physical changes, emotional adjustments, and lifestyle challenges. Putting these two volatile situations together can be a recipe for disaster, mainly because of all the triggers and the constant fear of relapse. My guest today has been there. She knows the common triggers for those with eating disorders and how to cope; she\u2019s here to share what she\u2019s learned.\n\xa0\nLinda Shanti McCabe is a licensed clinical psychologist in CA who has worked in the field of eating disorders, chemical dependency, anxiety, depression, and co-dependency recovery since 1999. She has served in a variety of settings as a therapist for women and their families, and she now is in private practice in San Francisco. Her doctoral research focused on reimagining the body, using expressive arts with women recovering from bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating. Doing work with eating disorders in the postpartum field is her true labor of love, especially since she has recovered from an eating disorder 20 years ago. She will tell us about her new book, The Recovery Mama Guide to Maintaining Your Eating Disorder Recovery in Pregnancy and Postpartum, which is coming out in February, 2019, and available for pre-order now!\n\xa0\nShow Highlights:\n\xa0\n\nWhat we should know about relapses and shame around eating disorders in the perinatal period\n\nThe culture of \u201cfat chat\u201d in perinatal circles\n\nThe societal myths and pressure around thinness\n\nCommon body image struggles in the perinatal period\n\nEating-related stress and body image problems that exist even in those not officially diagnosed with an eating disorder\n\nHow hormone shifts and sleep changes set new moms up for difficulties\xa0\n\nThe disruption of hunger and satiety clues for new moms\n\nHow former eating disorders are triggered\n\nHow Linda\u2019s own journey has led to connection and understanding for others\n\n\u201cYou can\u2019t keep it unless you give it away, and you can\u2019t give it away unless you have it.\u201d\n\nCommon triggers for those with eating disorders include body image changes, relapse into mood disorders, past abuse triggers, lack of sleep, food cravings, nausea, and new hunger cues\n\nThe myth that eating disorders are limited to straight, white, adolescent women\n\nThe truth: eating disorders affect people of all genders, sexual orientations, and ages\n\nEating disorders are usually the result of trying to work throught some sort of trauma\n\nWhy people don\u2019t realize that talking about their struggle will be what gets them through the struggle\n\nWhat an eating disorder really is and the different types\n\nHow perfectionism and rejection play into eating disorders\n\nAn overview of chapter topics in Linda\u2019s new book\n\nMore information about the telesummit next year\n\nHopeful messages about recovery (Are you an orchid or a dandelion?)\n\nAction steps: get support, decrease isolation, and lower the bar on your expectations\n\n\xa0\nResources:\n\xa0\nwww.drlindashanti.com\nFind her on Instagram: @Dr.LindaShanti\nFind her on Facebook: \u201cRecovery Mama\u201d\n\xa0\n\xa0The Recovery Mama Guide to Maintaining Your Eating Disorder Recovery in Pregnancy and Postpartum by Linda Shanti McCabe--available in February and pre-order now!\n\xa0\nwww.ellynsatterinstitute.org\xa0Helpful resource for parents!