Food Shrinks

Episode 54: Closing With a Bow: Healthy Endings, New Beginnings

We end as we lived: real, funny, and unfiltered. In our finale, we model how to end something good in a healthy way. We talk about capacity, courage, and why saying "yes"

Episode 53 - Too Tired to Talk About Sleep Hygiene

This week, the Food Shrinks are just plain tired—and they're talking about it. Not the kind of tired that a nap or a sleep hygiene checklist can fix, but the deeper exhau

Episode 52: Soft Serve, Sadness, and Starting Over - Grief in Recovery

Today, we answer a listener who writes: "I'm grieving the foods I don't eat anymore—social stuff and celebrations are hard." The Food Shrinks open that door wider: grief

Episode 51: Am I Too Much or Not Enough? Healing the Inner Battle Beneath the Food

In this deeply relatable episode, the Food Shrinks— tackle one of recovery's most persistent companions: the belief that we are not enough… or sometimes too much. From ea

Episode 50: When Sugar Feels Like Oxygen

The crew normalizes why sugar becomes the go-to "tool" for anxiety, boredom, and stress—and offers harm-reduction pathways that build capacity without shame. You'll hear

Episode 49: Traveling in Recovery

In this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab sit down to unpack what it really takes to live—and thrive—in recovery while on the m

Episode 48: Triggers, Envy & Growth in Recovery

In this candid Food Shrinks conversation, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab explore why being in community—whether recovery groups, professional network

Episode 47: Breaking Free from "Day One"

In this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab unpack the obsession with "Day One" in recovery. Why do so many of us cling to Monday

Episode 46: Kids, Food, and Family Fears

In this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab tackle two heartfelt listener emails about food, weight, and grandchildren. The quest

Episode 45: Overwhelm, Fawning, and Boundaries

In this episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab open up about the everyday struggles of saying no, setting boundaries, and navigating

Episode 44: Unpacking the Shame- Recovery, Laxative Abuse, and Grace in Healing

In this raw and courageous conversation, Molly C, Molly P, and Clarissa shine a light on one of the most hidden and stigmatized struggles in eating disorder recovery: lax

Episode 43: Sick, Guilty, and Learning to Rest - Choosing Self-Compassion in Recovery

What happens when getting sick stirs up shame, fear, and old recovery patterns? In this vulnerable and heartfelt episode, Molly, Molly, and Clarissa open up about how ill

Episode 42: When "Help" Hurts

In this raw, unfiltered episode of Food Shrinks, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab dive deep into the experience of chronic invalidation—how it shapes u

Episode 41: Am I Addicted to Dieting… or to Food?

In this powerful listener-inspired episode, Molly Carmel, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab dive deep into one of the most confusing questions in recovery: Is it food

Episode 40: Family Systems, Cinnamon Buns, and the Art of Self-Care: A Mid-Summer Reckoning

In this raw and revealing episode, the Shrinks dive deep into the complexities of family dynamics, emotional regression, and how recovery shows up when you're trapped on

Episode 39: Let's Talk About Weight Loss—For Real This Time

In this honest, heart-centered conversation, Molly P and Molly C tackle one of the most sensitive and frequently tiptoed-around topics in recovery spaces: weight loss. Af

Episode 38 - Telling a New Story: Our First Conversation on Spirituality in Recovery

In this soulful and vulnerable episode of Food Shrinks, Molly C and Molly P sit down for a heartfelt conversation about spirituality, what it means, how it manifests in r

Episode 37: Self-Compassion Isn't Woo - Finding Your Voice After Shame, Trauma, and Diet Culture

The Food Shrinks open up about their personal journeys with self-compassion—from eye rolls and resistance to finding voices that finally felt true. They explore how traum

Episode 36: Knowing Better Isn't Doing Better - Ambivalence, Ego, and Compassionate Change

In this heartfelt and hilarious episode, the Shrinks dive into one of the most relatable recovery challenges: the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Wh

Episode 35: The Fourth Week - Patience, Pain, and the Miracle That Follows

In this raw and reflective episode, Molly C, Clarissa, and Molly P dive into the messy, beautiful work of staying with the hard stuff, especially when it would feel easie