Put Me In Coach – I’m Ready

Carolyn Costin MFT MA, MEd, LMFT, CEDS, FAED

 

Find out how Carolyn determines if coaches or therapists are ready to do this work 

“I’m recovered from this and so can you”.   

Hope and motivation – sober coaches and ED coaches need to be TRAINED. 

Carolyn “requires” disclosure of lived experience and listens to every training session.   

She shares how to avoid comparisons 

Advises to never talk about how bad you were – only share things when relevant 

Conscious eating scores can help 

Learn how to channel the characteristics like Type A – instead of counting calories I went to conferences and learned 

Temperament is a risk factor – perfectionism, anxiety = high energy, obsessiveness = detail oriented 

Been there done that – article with Craig Johnson, you can get stuck on the why, HAVE to work on the HOW. Been There, Done That: Clinicians' Use of Personal Recovery in the Treatment of Eating Disorders  

 

Bio: 

Carolyn Costin MFT is a renowned, sought-after eating disorder clinician, author of 6 books, and international speaker.  

Recovered herself and treating eating disorders since 1979, Carolyn was first to speak out that people with eating disorders can become fully recovered. 

15 years into private practice and after running hospital units, Carolyn, unhappy with the relapse rate, recognized a need and opened Monte Nido, the first eating disorder residential facility. 

Currently Carolyn trains and certifies eating disorder coaches at The Carolyn Costin Institute, filling another gap in support resources. 

 

Carolyn is a passionate, inspiring force in the eating disorder field.  

https://www.carolyn-costin.com/ 

Books by Carolyn Costin 

 

Carolyn@carolyncostin.com 

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With your host Beth Harrell 

IG  @beth.harrell.cedss  

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