What if recovery isn’t about being perfectly healed, but about learning to live – and grow – in the messy, in-between spaces? In this heartfelt episode, accomplished journalist and author Mallary Tenore Tarpley shares the wisdom of “The Middle Place”, a compassionate framework for understanding eating disorder recovery as an imperfect and ongoing process. Drawing from her memoir Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery, Mallary takes us through her recovery from childhood to motherhood, offering vulnerable reflections on grief, perfectionism, relapse, and self-discovery. Her honesty helps reduce shame and reminds us that healing isn’t linear. With warmth and insight, Mallary invites us to see recovery not as a destination, but as a daily act of showing up.
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Order Mallory’s Book: Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery
Check out Mallory’s Website
Subscribe to Mallory’s Substack
Follow Mallory on Instagram: @mallaryenoretarpley
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