Caregiver Survival Mode: Why Food Becomes Your Only Comfort w/ Vanessa Scaringi & Kathryn Garland

In Episode 49 of The Caregivers Podcast, host Dr. Mark Ropeleski sits down with eating disorder specialists and Hungry for Connection authors Vanessa Scaringi and Kathryn Garland. Together, they explore why disordered eating and emotional eating in caregivers are rarely issues of willpower or discipline, but rather signals of survival mode, unmet emotional needs, and deep attachment dynamics.

Resources Mentioned:
▶️National Alliance for Eating Disorders: https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/
▶️Project HEAL: https://www.theprojectheal.org/
▶️National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

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