Dr Marianne Miller, LMFT

Dr Marianne Miller, LMFT Eating disorder therapist in San Diego providing eating disorder treatment for adults and teens.

S*x and body image often feel complicated when developmental trauma lingers in the background. Childhood experiences of ...
10/06/2025

S*x and body image often feel complicated when developmental trauma lingers in the background.

Childhood experiences of neglect, criticism, or misattunement do not just disappear. They can show up later in intimacy, attachment patterns, and how safe you feel in your body.

In this conversation with s*x therapist Dr. Nicole Van Ness, LMFT, we explore how trauma shapes desire, self-worth, and connection. We talk about practical ways to rebuild agency, recognize rejection sensitivity, and take small steps toward safer, more fulfilling intimacy.

This episode offers an honest and compassionate look at the links between trauma and s*x. It also provides tools and reminders that you deserve safety and pleasure in your body and in your relationships.

🎧 Listen now to Developmental Trauma & S*x: Attachment Styles, Body Image, & Intimacy With S*x Therapist Dr. Nicole Van Ness, LMFT on the Dr. Marianne-Land Podcast.

Available on all major podcast platforms and on drmariannemiller.com/podcast. Apple and Spotify links in Bio.

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Eating disorder treatment is not one-size-fits-all. For neurodivergent people, the standard model often feels unsafe, un...
10/03/2025

Eating disorder treatment is not one-size-fits-all.

For neurodivergent people, the standard model often feels unsafe, unrealistic, and shaming. Sensory sensitivities, ADHD challenges, trauma, and systemic oppression shape recovery in ways that cannot be ignored.

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, I explore why one-size-fits-none and how affirming care creates real change.

We talk about sensory-attuned strategies, flexible supports for executive functioning, and trauma-informed, consent-based approaches that honor your lived experience.

✨ Listen to Neurodivergent-Affirming Eating Disorder Treatment: Why One-Size-Fits-None on your favorite podcast platform today.

Available on all major podcast platforms.

Apple and Spotify links in Bio.

Recovery feels complicated. Many people describe it as freedom, but people with long-term eating disorders often experie...
10/01/2025

Recovery feels complicated. Many people describe it as freedom, but people with long-term eating disorders often experience it as unsafe.

Ambivalence belongs in recovery. You can want recovery and fear it at the same time.

In my latest podcast episode, I explain why recovery feels unsafe, show how ambivalence acts as a survival response, and share what supports help when trauma, grief, sensory sensitivities, and executive functioning challenges make change feel overwhelming.

Listen to Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast for the full episode: Why Eating Disorder Recovery Feels Unsafe: Facing Ambivalence in Long-Term Struggles.



Pregnancy and postpartum bring major changes. For those with eating disorder histories, the mix of body changes, weight ...
09/29/2025

Pregnancy and postpartum bring major changes. For those with eating disorder histories, the mix of body changes, weight stigma, food aversions, and pressure to “snap back” can feel overwhelming.

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Courtney Crisp about how to navigate these vulnerable times with more compassion, advocacy, and support.

We cover pregnancy triggers, postpartum body image, breastfeeding pressures, and sensory sensitivities, as well as how to care for both yourself and your baby without shame.

🎧 Tune in to Pregnancy & Postpartum Eating Disorders: Body Image, Weight Stigma, & Recovery wherever you listen to podcasts.

Apple and Spotify links are in Bio.

Breakfast is one of the most common sticking points in eating disorder recovery. For many, mornings bring anxiety, muted...
09/26/2025

Breakfast is one of the most common sticking points in eating disorder recovery.

For many, mornings bring anxiety, muted hunger cues, sensory overwhelm, or executive functioning struggles that make eating feel impossible.

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Morning eating challenges do not mean you are failing. They reflect years of conditioning, nervous system stress, and body rhythms that take time to heal.

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, I share why breakfast feels so hard and offer practical tools for making mornings more supportive and less overwhelming.

🎧 Tune in to Morning Eating Challenges in Eating Disorder Recovery: Why Breakfast Feels So Hard wherever you get your podcasts.

Apple & Spotify links in Bio.



ARFID is often misunderstood. People call it “picky eating” or assume it’s about willpower, but the truth is very differ...
09/24/2025

ARFID is often misunderstood. People call it “picky eating” or assume it’s about willpower, but the truth is very different.

Living with ARFID can mean navigating intense sensory sensitivities, powerful fears, and years of shame. It affects people across many communities, including fat folks, neurodivergent people, BIPOC, q***r, and transgender people, yet it remains invisible far too often.

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land, I explain what ARFID feels like, why it gets dismissed, and what actually helps.

Recovery looks possible when we use a sensory-attuned approach, respect trauma, and practice consent-based care that honors autonomy.

Recovery is not about eating everything. It is about creating more freedom, less fear, and more connection with food.

🎧 Listen now to ARFID Explained: What It Feels Like, Why It’s Misunderstood, & What Helps.

Available on all major podcast platforms. Click on Bio for Apple and Spotify links.

What happens when Ozempic meets anorexia?In this interview, I talk with author and fat liberation advocate Amanda Martin...
09/22/2025

What happens when Ozempic meets anorexia?

In this interview, I talk with author and fat liberation advocate Amanda Martinez Beck about what it is like to be in eating disorder treatment while taking Ozempic for diabetes care.

We explore how GLP-1 medications can silence hunger cues, how atypical anorexia is often overlooked in larger bodies, and why intentional nourishment matters for recovery.

Amanda shares how she practices curiosity instead of judgment when her body changes and how she works toward aligning recovery with her values.

🎧 Listen now: Atypical Anorexia Recovery on Ozempic: One Woman’s Story of Self-Compassion and Nourishment with Amanda Martinez Beck

Apple and Spotify links in Bio.

Available on all major podcast platforms



Eating isn’t just about food. For many autistic folks, it’s about navigating a world where taste, texture, and smell can...
09/19/2025

Eating isn’t just about food. For many autistic folks, it’s about navigating a world where taste, texture, and smell can feel overwhelming or even unsafe. This isn’t “being picky.” It’s sensory survival.

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, I explore how sensory sensitivity shapes autistic people’s relationships with food, why traditional approaches to ARFID often cause harm, and how honoring autonomy and sensory needs is essential for real healing.

If you’ve been told to “just try a bite,” or if you work with folks who struggle with certain foods, this episode is for you.

🎧 Tap the link in bio to listen to Taste, Texture, & Smell: How Sensory Sensitivities Affect Autistics’ Experiences With Food.

Available on Apple, Spotify, and drmariannemiller.com. Links in bio.

Also available on all major podcast platforms.

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Verbal abuse doesn’t always look like yelling.
Sometimes it sounds like “Are you sure you need that cookie?”
Or “No one ...
09/17/2025

Verbal abuse doesn’t always look like yelling.

Sometimes it sounds like “Are you sure you need that cookie?”

Or “No one will love you if you eat like that.”

Or silence when you needed protection.

These messages often start in childhood and echo for decades, especially if you were already navigating the world in a marginalized body. Fat kids. Neurodivergent kids. Disabled kids. Q***r and trans kids. BIPOC kids. So many are told, directly or indirectly, that their hunger, their needs, their body, or their emotions are too much.

When no one protects you, your body often finds a way to cope. That’s not failure. That’s survival.

🎧 In this solo episode of Dr. Marianne-Land, I talk about the deep connection between verbal abuse and disordered eating, how intersectionality amplifies harm, and what it looks like to reclaim your voice, your appetite, and your care.

You deserved protection. You still do.

👉 Listen now:
When Words Harm: The Link Between Childhood Verbal Abuse & Disordered Eating

Available on Apple, Spotify, or drmariannemiller.com/podcast. Links in bio.

Also on all major podcast platforms.



Men live with eating disorders too, yet their struggles are often overlooked. Many face barriers like services that feel...
09/15/2025

Men live with eating disorders too, yet their struggles are often overlooked. Many face barriers like services that feel unwelcoming, biases in diagnosis, and outreach that erases their diversity.

Centering men’s lived experiences is essential for change. Inclusive care means reflecting the wide range of ways eating disorders show up — and offering real hope for recovery.

🎧 Listen to the new episode of Dr. Marianne-Land Podcast: Lived Experiences of Men With Eating Disorders: Research & Reflection With George Mycock .



Feeding yourself with ADHD often feels like too many steps. Planning, shopping, cooking, and cleaning can be exhausting....
09/12/2025

Feeding yourself with ADHD often feels like too many steps. Planning, shopping, cooking, and cleaning can be exhausting. 🌀

Low-lift eating tools help reduce friction and give you simple ways to meet your body’s needs. In my latest episode, I share 7 practical ADHD-friendly strategies that make food more accessible.

🎧 Listen to Low-Lift Eating Tools for ADHDers now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts (links in bio).



Eating disorders are often talked about like short-term struggles, yet many people live with them for years or even deca...
09/10/2025

Eating disorders are often talked about like short-term struggles, yet many people live with them for years or even decades.

Long-term eating disorders can shape identity, relationships, and daily life. They can feel chronic, exhausting, and deeply misunderstood.

In my latest solo episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, I explore what it means to navigate a long-term eating disorder.

I talk about grief for time lost, the challenges of aging with an eating disorder, and the ways systemic oppression like anti-fat bias, racism, and ableism reinforce harm.

If you have lived with an eating disorder for a long time, you deserve care, compassion, and the reminder that healing is still possible.

🎧 Listen to Navigating a Long-Term Eating Disorder wherever you get your podcasts. Apple and Spotify links are in bio.



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