The Recovery Feed

The Recovery Feed (formerly the Paved with Gold Podcast) is a podcast about eating disorder recovery, told by people who’ve lived it. Hosted by Ash M and Callie C, we’re two humans with lived experience, sharing stories in the belief that one day eating disorder treatment will be as diverse, nuanced, and individual as the people who need it. We talk about the messy, complicated, multi-layered reality of eating disorders, and what recovery actually looks like. Not the glossy ‘posters of affirmation’ version. The real one. With some not-so-gentle needling of the diet and wellness industry thrown in for good measure. This podcast is for anyone navigating recovery, loving someone who is, working in the field, or trying to better understand the cultural forces that shape it all. Our aim is simple: to widen the conversation, challenge outdated narratives, and make recovery feel possible. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, or you are worried that you have or are beginning to have a destructive relationship with food, please seek help as soon as you can. You can find links to many resources and other information on our website.

The Recovery Feed is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 49 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Episode #45

  45 - We Still Don't Know How to Talk About Eating Disorders ft. Kat Tenbarge

  Aug 30, 20261h 38m

  This episode is about Ariana Grande, but it’s also not about Ariana Grande. It’s about how one woman’s appearance has become the centre of a media firestorm about eating disorders, concern trolling, and how we talk about women’s bodies. We are joined by the mighty Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News to discuss the problem we have in discussing eating disorders as a society, why Ariana Grande is in an unwinnable position, and what is really behind the discourse. We talk about algorithms, how the discourse surrounding eating disorders is causing harm, and why good intentions don’t necessarily make for good conversations. Because Ariana Grande isn’t the problem. The problem is that we still don’t know how to talk about eating disorders. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of anti-fatness, eating disorders, trauma, and pro-ana communities. Please listen at your own discretion. Watch this episode on YouTube Support us at Buy Me A Coffee . Follow Kat on Instagram and Bluesky Subscribe to Spitfire News Subscribe to her YouTube channel Read the Independent review mentioned LINKS Website: therecoveryfeed.com Email: therecoveryfeedpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @therecoveryfeedpod TikTok: @therecoveryfeedpod YouTube: @therecoveryfeedpod Follow Callie on Instagram @calsann.support RESOURCES: Australia: InsideOut Institute InsideOut eClinic : FREE eating disorder treatments The Butterfly Foundation or call 1800 334 673 National Eating Disorder Collaboration Lifeline: 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 1800RESPECT : Call 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Foundation UK: TalkED Beat Eating Disorders National Centre for Eating Disorders North America: Alliance for Eating Disorders Project Heal Eating Disorder Hope Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) - Canada National Eating Disorder Association Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) For more links and resources, check out our website . Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/21-on-the-block/funky-diesel License code: 1UKI9PYWRHWIORHL Disclaimer: This podcast is general in nature and has not taken your personal circumstances or medical history into account. We are here to share our own experiences and the things we have found helpful throughout our personal recovery journeys. Please remember that each person's journey and circumstances are different, and not all of the information contained in this podcast may be relatable to you. It's important you consult your own GP or recovery team to seek out tailored advice before making any important decisions relating to your own health and recovery process. All the opinions shared on this podcast are the hosts and guests own and are not reflective of any other entity. LINKS Support us at Buy Me A Coffee Website: therecoveryfeed.com Email: therecoveryfeedpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @therecoveryfeedpod TikTok: @therecoveryfeedpod YouTube: @therecoveryfeedpod Follow Callie on Instagram @calsann.support

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  Episode #44

  44 - America's Next Top Model Part 3: Tyra Banks — Tyrant or Trailblazer?

  Aug 2, 20262h 8m

  The final chapter of our America's Next Top Model deep dive is here. In Part 3, Ash peels back the curtain on the production tactics used to control contestants and shape the stories we all watched unfold. We dive into the Netflix lawsuit, unpack the lasting impact ANTM had on an entire generation's relationship with bodies, beauty, and what it takes to succeed to 'be on top', and explore how the show's legacy has shifted from cultural phenomenon to cultural reckoning. And because Ash clearly wasn't finished unpacking twenty years of Top Model baggage, she closes the series with a few parting words she thinks Tyra Banks needs to hear. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of anti-fatness, sexual assault, eating disorders, coercive control, and emotional abuse. Please listen at your own discretion. Watch this episode on YouTube Support us at Buy Me A Coffee . Tyra Banks ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood 2025 Full Speech Assessing the Impact of a Reality TV Fashion Model Contest on Women's State Body Dissatisfaction, Affect, and Self-Esteem. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2025 Sources: ( full source list on our website ) You wanna be on Top?: A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorne Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV by Jennifer Pozner “The Curse of America’s Next Top Model” by iHeart Podcasts and Glass Podcasts Luxeria elle literacy Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model - Netflix Dark Side of Reality TV: America's Next Top Model - VICE Dirty Rotten Scandals: America's Next Top Model Part 1 & 2 - E! Network LINKS Website: therecoveryfeed.com Email: therecoveryfeedpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @therecoveryfeedpod TikTok: @therecoveryfeedpod YouTube: @therecoveryfeedpod Follow Callie on Instagram @calsann.support RESOURCES: Australia: InsideOut Institute InsideOut eClinic : FREE eating disorder treatments The Butterfly Foundation or call 1800 334 673 National Eating Disorder Collaboration Lifeline: 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 1800RESPECT : Call 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Foundation UK: TalkED Beat Eating Disorders National Centre for Eating Disorders North America: Alliance for Eating Disorders Project Heal Eating Disorder Hope Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) - Canada National Eating Disorder Association Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) For more links and resources, check out our website . Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/21-on-the-block/funky-diesel License code: 1UKI9PYWRHWIORHL Disclaimer: This podcast is general in nature and has not taken your personal circumstances or medical history into account. We are here to share our own experiences and the things we have found helpful throughout our personal recovery journeys. Please remember that each person's journey and circumstances are different, and not all of the information contained in this podcast may be relatable to you. It's important you consult your own GP or recovery team to seek out tailored advice before making any important decisions relating to your own health and recovery process.

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  Episode #42

  42 - America's Next Top Model Part 1: Tyra, Top Model, and the Birth of a Reality TV Empire

  Jun 8, 20261h 57m

  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 this series, we explore the woman behind one of the most influential reality shows of the 2000s: Tyra Banks. From her early life and modelling career to the creation of ANTM, we unpack the vision behind the franchise and the contradictions that would come to define it. How did a show created to empower young women become one so often criticised for body shaming, exploitation, and turning vulnerability into entertainment? If you, too, feel personally victimised by ANTM, join us for this wild ride. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of anti-fatness, body shaming, eating disorders, and eating disorder behaviours. Please listen at your own discretion. 🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube 🙌 Support us at Buy Me A Coffee . Sources: ( full source list on our website ) You wanna be on Top?: A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model by Sarah Hartshorne Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV by Jennifer Pozner “The Curse of America’s Next Top Model” by iHeart Podcasts and Glass Podcasts Luxeria elle literacy Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model - Netflix Dark Side of Reality TV: America's Next Top Model - VICE Dirty Rotten Scandals: America's Next Top Model Part 1 & 2 - E! Network 🔗LINKS 🌐 Website: therecoveryfeed.com 📧 Email: therecoveryfeedpodcast@gmail.com 📷 Instagram: @therecoveryfeedpod 📱 TikTok: @therecoveryfeedpod 🎥 YouTube: @therecoveryfeedpod Follow Callie on Instagram @calsann.support 🔍 RESOURCES: Australia: InsideOut Institute InsideOut eClinic : FREE eating disorder treatments The Butterfly Foundation or call 1800 334 673 National Eating Disorder Collaboration Lifeline: 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 1800RESPECT : Call 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Foundation UK: TalkED Beat Eating Disorders National Centre for Eating Disorders North America: Alliance for Eating Disorders Project Heal Eating Disorder Hope Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) - Canada National Eating Disorder Association Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) For more links and resources, check out our website . Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/21-on-the-block/funky-diesel License code: 1UKI9PYWRHWIORHL Disclaimer: This podcast is general in nature and has not taken your personal circumstances or medical history into account. We are here to share our own experiences and the things we have found helpful throughout our personal recovery journeys. Please remember that each person's journey and circumstances are different, and not all of the information contained in this podcast may be relatable to you. It's important you consult your own GP or recovery team to seek out tailored advice before making any important decisions relating to your own health and recovery process.

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  Episode #41

  41- The Lived Experience Era: Recovery Coaching, and the Grey Area of Recovery Support

  May 10, 20261h 44m

  Welcome to the Lived Experience era — where we discuss the good, the bad, and the horrendously unregulated sides to recovery coaching. In this episode of the Recovery Feed, Ash and Callie unravel the complex world of lived experience advocacy; why it's important, its immense potential, and the pitfalls to watch out for. While these roles can provide personalised, flexible support outside traditional treatment, the lack of regulation invites serious risks...and unqualified grifters. This is why we can't have nice things. Link to The Guardian article 🙌 Support us at Buy Me A Coffee . 🔗LINKS 🌐 Website: therecoveryfeed.com 📧 Email: therecoveryfeedpodcast@gmail.com 📷 Instagram: @therecoveryfeedpod 📱 TikTok: @therecoveryfeedpod 🎥 YouTube: @therecoveryfeedpod Follow Callie on Instagram @calsann.support Join the Holistic Understanding study here . Access FREE eating disorder treatments at the InsideOut eClinic . 🔍 RESOURCES: Australia: InsideOut Institute The Butterfly Foundation or call 1800 334 673 National Eating Disorder Collaboration Lifeline: 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 1800RESPECT : Call 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Foundation UK: TalkED Beat Eating Disorders National Centre for Eating Disorders North America: Alliance for Eating Disorders Project Heal Eating Disorder Hope Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) - Canada National Eating Disorder Association Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) For more links and resources, check out our website . Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https: Disclaimer: This podcast is general in nature and has not taken your personal circumstances or medical history into account. We are here to share our own experiences and the things we have found helpful throughout our personal recovery journeys. Please remember that each person's journey and circumstances are different, and not all of the information contained in this podcast may be relatable to you. It's important you consult your own GP or recovery team to seek out tailored advice before making any important decisions relating to your own health and recovery process.

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  Episode #40

  Saying Goodbye to Paved with Gold: Welcome to The Recovery Feed

  Apr 6, 202654 min

  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 shiny new rebrand, and ooft, do we have a lot to catch up on. Join us to find out where we've been, why things look a little different, and why Callie won't stop talking about Heated Rivalry. 🙌 Support us at Buy Me A Coffee . 🔗LINKS Join the Holistic Understanding study here . Access FREE eating disorder treatments at the InsideOut eClinic . 🌐 Website: therecoveryfeed.com 📧 Email: therecoveryfeedpodcast@gmail.com 📷 Instagram: @therecoveryfeedpod 📱 TikTok: @therecoveryfeedpod 🎥 YouTube: @therecoveryfeedpod Follow Callie on Instagram @calsann.support 🔍 RESOURCES: Australia: InsideOut Institute The Butterfly Foundation or call 1800 334 673 National Eating Disorder Collaboration Lifeline: 13 11 14 Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 1800RESPECT : Call 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Foundation UK: TalkED Beat Eating Disorders National Centre for Eating Disorders North America: Alliance for Eating Disorders Project Heal Eating Disorder Hope Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) - Canada National Eating Disorder Association Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) For more links and resources, check out our website . Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/21-on-the-block/funky-diesel License code: 1UKI9PYWRHWIORHL Disclaimer: This podcast is general in nature and has not taken your personal circumstances or medical history into account. We are here to share our own experiences and the things we have found helpful throughout our personal recovery journeys. Please remember that each person's journey and circumstances are different, and not all of the information contained in this podcast may be relatable to you. It's important you consult your own GP or recovery team to seek out tailored advice before making any important decisions relating to your own health and recovery process.

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