For the 254th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes writer, journalist, and professor Mallary Tenore Tarpley. Mallary is the author of Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery, and her work reframes recovery not as a clean, finished destination, but as a messy, ongoing “middle place” where progress and setbacks coexist. In this episode, we talk about how grief, control, and perfectionism shaped her eating disorder after losing her mother at a young age, what treatment actually looks like behind the scenes, the concept of normative discontent (the cultural reality that most of us struggle with our bodies), how slips can become opportunities for growth instead of shame spirals, and how she talks to her kids about food, bodies, and emotions in a way that breaks generational cycles. Plus, we dive into the complexities of pregnancy and postpartum recovery with an eating disorder history. For more from today's guest, Mallary Tenore Tarpley: Buy Mallary's book ?Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery? Follow Mallary on Subscribe to Mallary's Get your copy of Girl Gone Wild from ??????????????????? or ???????????????????Amazon???????????????????. Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: ??????????????????????????????????????? Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. Their lineup includes Soaking Wet, a blend of vitamins and probiotics that support vaginal health; Load Boost, which promotes male fertility and enhances semen volume and taste; and Drive Boost, formulated to increase libido and sexual desire for all genders. Fleshlight is the #1 selling male sex toy in the world. Looking for your next pocket pal? is the leader in reliable and affordable lab-based STD testing. Explore yourself and say yes to self-pleasure with Lovehoney. ??????????????????????????????????????? If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating and sexy review! Psst... sign up for the Private Parts Unknown newsletter for bonus content related to our episodes! ???????????????????????????????????????privatepartsunknown. Let’s be friends on social media! Follow the show on ???????????????????????????????????????@privatepartsunknown??????????????????????????????????????? and ???????????????????????????????????????@privatepartsun???????????????????????????????????????. Connect with host Courtney Kocak ???????????????????????????????????????@courtneykocak??????????????????????????????????????? on and.