What Do People Get Wrong About Eating Disorders? Susan Entrinken’s Story of Anorexia, Recovery & Faith | Ep. 86

Dr. Rock here.

Today we're having an important conversation about eating disorders, recovery, faith, and what it really means to live with a struggle that most people don't fully understand.

I'm joined by my friend and patient Susan Entrinken. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, grant writer, and now an aspiring author who is sharing her own journey through anorexia and recovery.

Susan's eating disorder began when she was 16 when much of her life felt completely out of control. Her mother's alcoholism, turmoil at home, a difficult breakup, and struggles with her own self-worth all played a role. Restricting food initially gave her a sense of control, but then the thing she thought she controlled began controlling her.

Susan takes us through the moment she finally recognized she needed help, becoming pregnant while severely underweight, entering treatment, and learning to understand the thoughts and behaviors that had shaped so much of her life.

We also talk about something Susan wants more people to understand: eating disorders aren't simply about food.

We discuss body image, trauma, control, wrestling and weight cutting, diet culture, mental health treatment, triggers, GLP-1 medications, and why you can't determine whether someone has an eating disorder simply by looking at them.

Susan also shares how her Christian faith has shaped her recovery and why she doesn't necessarily think of recovery as something with a finish line. Even decades later, stress can bring old patterns back, and continuing to recognize them, seek support, and stay connected to her faith remains part of the process.

If you think you may be struggling with an eating disorder, Susan's message is simple: tell somebody. Talk to your doctor, a counselor, your spouse, a trusted adult, or someone else who can help. And if the first person doesn't listen, keep trying.

This is a powerful conversation about control, recovery, family, faith, and learning that you don't have to walk through the darkness alone.

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