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Kara Richardson Whitely is the author of Gorge, a memoir about her climb up Mount Kilimanjaro and her lifelong experience with binge eating disorder, the most common (but least talked about) eating disorder. Kara's proud to be part of a growing community of plus-size adventurers, while simultaneously acknowledging that her relationship with food and her body is forever unfolding. Featured in this episode: Kara Richardson Whitely Hosted by Gale Straub Sponsored by Danner, Smartwool , and ThirdLove Join the She Explores Podcast community on Facebook Visit She-Explores.com In this episode, you'll hear: - How's Kara's definition of a "hiker girl" has changed over time
- What binge eating disorder is, how it's not talked about enough, and why it needs to be talked about more
- Why, when Kara wrote about her third hike up Mount Kilimanjaro in her memoir Gorge, she decided to include her relationship with food
- How hiking gives Kara space to think, and how it's basically the opposite of bingeing
- About the first of Kara's Moving Mountains Retreat series
- Why Kara is proud to be part of a growing community of plus size hikers
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