The Recovery Feed
Episodes
42 - America's Next Top Model Part 1: Tyra, Top Model, and the Birth of a Reality TV Empire
08 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You wanna be on top? Buckle up kiddies, because Ash is taking a ginormous swan dive into the depths of America's Next Top Model.In Part 1 of th...
41- The Lived Experience Era: Recovery Coaching, and the Grey Area of Recovery Support
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Lived Experience era — where we discuss the good, the bad, and the horrendously unregulated sides to recovery coaching. In this epis...
Saying Goodbye to Paved with Gold: Welcome to The Recovery Feed
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry for the clickbait title...but it's true. Paved With Gold is no more. Good news is we're not going anywhere. We're back with a shi...
39 - What Grinds My Gears 1: Food Swaps, Mum Groups and Being Childfree in Recovery
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have opinions, and as usual, we're not afraid to share them. On what will probably be the first of a series, Ash and Callie are ranting about ...
38 - Raising Anti-Diet Kids with Dr Kyla Smith
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeding your children can be hard enough before you even consider the impact our words and actions can have on growing brains. On this episode of Pave...
37 - Rethinking Eating Disorders and their Treatment with Emma Bryant
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk AT LENGTH about the way eating disorders are treated, what is not working and what changes we want to see. In this episode of Paved with Gold,...
36 - When your Sibling has an Eating Disorder with Callie's Brothers Daniel, Todd and Josh
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We know that eating disorders don't just affect those who live with them and on this episode of Paved with Gold, it's very much a family aff...
35 - ADHD and Eating Disorders with Johanna Badenhorst
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many ADHD-ers does it take to change a lightbulb? We don't know because all three of us went on a tangent to talk about eating disorders and ...
34 - Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders (SEED) with Gabby Lubieniecki
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Paved with Gold, we are joined by the incredible Gabby Lubieniecki to talk about her lived experience with a severe and enduring ea...
33 - Eating Disorders and Post Partum
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guess who's back! On this episode of Paved with Gold, Callie returns to your ears (with baby in tow!) to talk about post-partum and how this time...
32 - The Problem with Noom with Louise Adams
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's nearly the new year so gird your loins - diet season is upon us. On this episode of Paved with Gold, we thought it would be fitting to dive ...
31 - TikTok and Eating Disorders with Dr Rachel Hogg
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In another behemoth of an episode of Paved with Gold, Ash talks to Dr Rachel Hogg about how TikTok affects our body image and its impacts on those wit...
30 - Neurodivergence and Eating Disorders with Anna Rose (@neuroqueering.nutrition)
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of Paved with Gold, we chat all things neurodivergence with Anne Rose (they/them) (@neuroqueering.nutrition). In our mammoth 2...
29 - ARFID with Margo White (@margos_wholebodynutrition)
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Paved with Gold, we're joined by Margo White (she/her) from Whole Body Nutrition to talk about ARFID (Avoidant and Restrictive...
28 - I Think Someone I Know May Have An Eating Disorder - What Should I Do?
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I think someone may have an eating disorder. Should I say something? What do I even say?" If you have ever wondered how to help, this episo...
27 - Eating Disorders in Māori Folk: Kacey’s Story
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning: This episode contains references to weight stigma, mentions of sexual assault and medical racism.On this episode of Paved with Gold,...
26 - The Myths and Misconceptions of Eating Disorders
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Paved with Gold, Ash debunks the many myths surrounding eating disorders that contribute to the stigma and misunderstanding of thes...
25 - Toxic Positivity
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Just think positive!"...is something you will never hear us say! On this episode of Paved with Gold, Ash takes a swan dive into the world o...
24 - The Intersectionalities of Eating Disorders with Hayden Moon (i_am_mx.hayden)
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning: This episode contains references to personal experiences of ableism, transphobia, and medical racism as an Aboriginal person.On this...
23 - Trauma and Eating Disorders
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is Callie's wheelhouse! On this epsiode of Paved with Gold, we're talking about trauma. Given the high prevalence of trauma in the spac...
22 - Bingeing with Maddi Parsons (@maddiparsons.dietitian)
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you have lived with an eating disorder or have ever been on a diet, it is likely that you have experienced a bingeing episode. On this episode of P...
21 - Eating Disorders in Trans and Gender Diverse Folk with Kai Schweizer
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Paved with Gold, we are joined by sexologist, researcher and youth worker Kai Schweizer (they/he) to talk about eating disorders in...
20 - Quasi Recovery
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Am I halfway? Am I even getting better? Am I just stuck? On this episode of Paved with Gold, we're talking all about Quasi Recovery - the unoffic...
19 - Dietetics and Eating Disorders with Kiah Paetz (@nutritionbykiah)
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's not about the food, except it very much is about the food! On this episode of Paved with Gold, we dive head first into the role of dietetics...
18 - Parenting and Eating Disorders: The Impact of Comments with Lucy Dahill
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Paved with Gold, we welcome Lucy Dahill to discuss her research on the impact parental comments about weight and shape have on chil...
17 - Social Media & Eating Disorders
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: this episode contains descriptions and light discussions of pro-ana websites and communities.On this episode of Paved with Gold we di...
16 - Healing from Anorexia, Trauma & Self-Harm: Iz's Story (@izblooms)
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning: This episode contains references to personal experiences of self-harm, suicidal ideations, substance abuse and sexual assault. On th...
15 - Recovery Maintenance
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard us say it a thousand times, now we talk about it for a full hour! On this episode of Paved with Gold, we discuss recovery maintenanc...
Thanks & see you in 2024!
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a short break over the holiday period but we will be back in early 2024 with some brand new episodes! Keep an eye on our Instagram f...
14 - Medical Weight Stigma with Dr Asher Larmie (@thefatdoctor)
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this epsiode of Paved with Gold, we have the privilege of chatting to the incredible Dr Asher Larmie (he/they), also known as @theFatDoctor or if y...
13 - Men & Eating Disorders: Liam's Story
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eating disorders have long been associated with one very stereotypical image - emaciated, young white cis girls - and this image only causes harm to e...
SPECIAL - Eating Disorders around the Holidays
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of the year and you know what that means - holidays are just around the corner. Cue carols, festivities and...anxiety. On this speci...
12 - Reclaiming your Relationship with Movement with Alanah Reilly
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a double header episode! There was so much more to talk about on the topic of movement that we had to do another episode. On this episode of...
11 - Exercise and Eating Disorders with Ellen Masson
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Paved with Gold, we're joined by exercise physiologist Ellen Masson (they/them) to talk all thing to do with exercise and move...
10 - Living with an Eating Disorder in Hong Kong with Steph Ng
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you grow up in a city where conversations about positive body image and mental health were not only non-existant but carried stigma?...
09 - The Minnesota Starvation Study Part 2
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ash rounds up her rant on the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, why it can never be repeated, and how it compares to what we know abou...
08 - The Minnesota Starvation Study Part 1
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the first part of a deep dive into history's most famous experiment on the effects of human starvation, why it was conducted and why ...
SPECIAL - Eating Disorders and the Risk of Suicide
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
**Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions about suicide**This is a special episode of Paved with Gold. September is Suicide Awareness Month...
07 - Eating Disorders and Fat Folk with Nic McDermid
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning: This episode contains descriptions of personal experiences with anti-fat bias and fatphobia.We’re joined by fierce fat activist an...
06 - Body Image with Aubrey Hoffer
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re talking all things body image! And we invited the amazing Aubrey Hoffer (she/her) to help us do it. Aubrey is a graduate student at Arizona St...
05 - The Honourable Emily Suvaal MLC
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Callie and Ash are joined by the Honourable Emily Suvaal MLC - Labor MP (she/her), Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council,...
04 - 10 tips for eating disorder recovery
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Callie and Ash talk through their top 10 tips for eating disorder recovery. And it may surprise you that none of them include mindful...
03 - Callie's Story
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning* This episode discusses a specific person's experiences with domestic violence and abuse.It’s Callie’s turn on the mic! She ...
02 - Ash’s story
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ash talks through her eating disorder story - how an innocent health kick turned into something much more sinister, the role diet culture played in fo...
01 - What is an eating disorder & why are we talking about it?
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Paved with Gold – the eating disorder recovery podcast! In our first episode, Ash (she/her) and Callie (she/her) discuss what eating diso...
Trailer - Paved with Gold
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Paved with Gold - the eating disorder recovery podcast. Have a listen to our trailer for our new podcast about recovering from an eating di...