Mar 12
The "Soft Skill" That’s Actually a Survival Tool
Why is "kindness" often dismissed as a soft skill when it’s actually a life-saving tool for resilience? In this episode of Ask Kati Anything, licensed therapist Kati Morton is joined by Andra Liemandt, the founder and CEO of The Kindness Campaign. Andra shares the powerful, heart ... Show More
1h 25m
Mar 5
Why Do I Actively Try To Stay Sick?
Why do we cling to the behaviors that hurt us most? In this episode, Kati Morton, LMFT, dives into the physiological and emotional complexities of eating disorder recovery, trauma responses, and the "why" behind our most difficult survival mechanisms. We explore the "safety" foun ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 26
Why Your Eating Disorder Keeps Shapeshifting & How to Break Free
Eating disorder shapeshifting explained, therapy dissociation tips, no contact with adult child response, self-acceptance after weight gain, feeling unseen or outcast, skin picking dermatillomania, broken UK NHS mental health system, social anxiety in sessions, neurodivergent exp ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2023
EP 258 - How Do I Stay Recovered?
This episode was recorded on a beach by myself in a spot where my cell/mobile phone gets no signal, where there were no people to save me if I needed to be saved, and where I was far from help. This is a place I would never have come by myself when I was struggling, but I don't e ... Show More
15m 29s
Jul 2023
EP 265 - Anxiety Recovery Is An ACTIVE Process (Revisiting Episode 11)
There is no automatic immune response that fixes an anxiety disorder while we retreat, rest, wait, and hope. This is an active process that requires that you do more than just hope and wait.This week we're trying a little experiment! I'm re-visiting episode 11 of the podcast from ... Show More
16m 5s
Aug 2023
EP 271 - Anxiety Help: "Can You Talk More About ....?"
If this is all new to you, asking for more information is normal, expected, and healthy! Everyone needs more information and explanation to start.But if you are not new to this and you've heard me and others talk about your scariest symptom or stickiest recovery issue over and ov ... Show More
21m 52s
Feb 2024
I got sick from a toxic relationship + how I healed my PCOS naturally
<p>A highly requested topic about how I got physically sick from being in a toxic relationship, and how I was able to heal my body naturally after suffering from PCOS for years and having irregular periods, mood swings, weight gain, and more. For years, I didn't feel good in ... Show More
28m 36s
This week on Ask Kati Anything, I will discuss feeling like we will never recover and how to get through it. I will also talk about body checking and how often a therapist should call out a client about it. Then I will explain why we can struggle to have fun and relax in life, and why we can feel stuck in a younger version of ourselves. I will dive into what ... Show More