Rewired

UPFs & Nutrition Noise with Maeve Hanan RD For many, all the recent noise around ultra-processed foods (and diet culture generally) is making recovery really tough. The constant chatter on what to eat — what not to eat — and how to eat is hard at the best of times, and that’s without an ED brain. With that in mind, we’re joined by Registered Dietitian Maeve Hanan to tackle some of this noise h...

Living with an ED is one of the most overwhelming, frightening, and isolating experiences a person can go through and sadly, this can also be true for those around them. Especially when you’re a family member or carer who just wants to help. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Vicki Mountford, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Eating Disorder Service Lead at Sage Clinics, to explore what family...

New Year: If Not Now, When? Ever found yourself waiting for the “right time” when life is calmer, motivation is higher or everything feels more certain, to start recovery? Be that a new meal plan, a challenge, reaching out to a coach or medical profession, targeting exercise compulsions — this episode is all about this common ED trap, and how that moment rarely (if ever) properly arrives. We talk...

Loneliness is often one of the quietest but most painful parts of an eating disorder. In this episode, we talk honestly about how isolation can show up during an eating disorder and why so many people feel alone, even when they’re not physically by themselves… We explore how eating disorders shrink your world, sometimes even without you realising, and how recovery can sometimes feel lonelier befor...

Perfectionism in Eating Disorder Recovery Perfectionism shows up in many forms during eating disorder recovery and often, it doesn’t disappear when behaviours change. Instead, it can quietly  shift shape , moving from food and behaviours to  how  recovery is done. In this episode, we explore how perfectionism can keep recovery feeling delayed, conditional, or “never quite enough,” and why real rec...

The Holidays can be such a difficult time if you have an eating disorder. In this episode we largely focus on Christmas, but this can apply to any holiday you celebrate which can disrupt your routine, bring you around different people, expose you to different foods and comments, and generally create stress for you. We chat around our own experiences of managing the holidays in our recoveries, and...

Embodiment in Recovery with Holly Sunday This week, we’re joined by the lovely Holly Sunday: co-founder of Hi Beautiful ED Recovery Coaching, co-host of the Beyond Body podcast, and fellow coach at Beyond Body Coaching. We look at what it means to truly ‘be’ in your body again — and discuss all the difficult feelings that come up at the prospect, especially after years of struggling against that s...

Tackling Movement Compulsions What happens when movement stops being joyful and starts being a rule you can’t break? In this episode, Meg speaks with Safia about her experience of exercise compulsion during her eating disorder – how it developed, what it cost, and how she began to rebuild a balanced relationship with movement. We talk about the impact of overexercise on mental, physical and social...

Hope Virgo: Recovery, Faith & Advocating for Change Hope Virgo is a multi-award winning campaigner, speaker and author of three amazing books: ‘Stand Tall Little Girl’, ‘Hope Through Recovery’ and ‘You Are Free (Even If You Don’t Feel Like It)’. In this inspiring episode, she candidly shares her own personal experience of suffering from an eating disorder and offers lots of great practical rec...

In this bonus episode, we take a deeper dive into our upcoming Recovery In Action workshop, running from November 9th to 30th, 2025. We unpack the structure, share how it came to life, and reflect on how we wanted to create something which we wish we’d had during our own recovery journeys. This workshop blends our professional coaching tools with our lived experience to help you build a personaliz...

Tools, Triggers & Body Image with with Mia Findlay In this episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Mia Findlay, founder of Beyond Body Coaching and the What Mia Did Next YouTube channel (@whatmiadidnext). Mia is an eating disorder recovery coach, speaker, and advocate who helped train both of us in our own coaching practice. Together, we dig into some of the most common challenges in recovery –...

Practical Tips and Tools There’s no quick fix for recovery – but there  are  tools that can help ease those overwhelming moments. Today, we’re exploring practical techniques that can make a difference, drawing on our own experiences as eating disorder recovery coaches.  We talk about what coaching is, how it differs from therapy, and how it can complement other forms of support. From metaphors and...

In today’s episode, we’re exploring the emotional terrain of weight gain in eating disorder recovery. While not everyone experiences weight restoration as part of their healing process, it’s often an unavoidable and important aspect of recovery — and can equally bring up a lot of challenging feelings for many people. We both had very different reactions to regaining weight and letting go of weight...

In this episode, Meg and Saf dive into the theme of  control  – how it shows up in eating disorders, and why it feels so hard to let go. They explore the underlying drive for control, how it impacts day-to-day life, and why loosening its grip is such a crucial part of recovery. They share some of the “rules” they once lived by – from minimum amounts and rigid routines to choosing the most boring v...

What if decades of struggle didn’t mean recovery was out of reach? In this episode, we’re joined by fellow coach and passionate recovery advocate, Pamela St. Clair, who found freedom after living with an eating disorder for much of her life. Her story is a powerful reminder that change  is  possible – no matter your age, situation or lived experience.    Together, we talk about the realities of su...

Living with an eating disorder means that, more often than not, food and movement are tied to a hidden checklist of rules and conditions. In this episode of Rewired, we take a closer look at these “food formulas" — the countless justifications and restrictions that dictate daily life. From the outside, it can go unnoticed, but on the inside, the mental stress can be unrelenting: Am I meeting...

In this episode, we dive into the tricky area of quasi recovery — that in-between place where you might have taken steps toward healing from an eating disorder, but still find yourself holding onto certain rules, fears, or safety nets that keep them from full freedom. We’ll unpack what quasi recovery looks like, why it can feel so comfortable (yet so limiting), and how to recognise if you’re stuck...

Skinny Doesn’t Equal Happiness It’s a story eating disorders love to tell: that thinness guarantees happiness. That smaller equals better. That once your body changes,  everything  will fall into place. In this episode, we break that illusion.   We talk about how meaning gets placed onto bodies, and look at tools to help build distance and start rewiring automatic thoughts. From TikTok trends to ‘...

Managing Triggers: The Glass Dome What protects your recovery when it feels like the outside world is full of triggers? In this episode, we use the analogy of “the glass dome”: a metaphorical boundary that shields you from toxic messaging, triggers, and external noise – and helps you stay true to your own health legacy. We look at how to strengthen your “glass dome” and how to stay inside it, even...

Taking Action: Setting Recovery Goals To mark the start of our new virtual workshop, Recovery in Action, we’re talking about goal setting:   a crucial part of making the changes needed to break out of the ED cycle.   From common “traps” to repetition, accountability to releasing targets, there’s  so  much to consider – which often means setting (and sticking to) goals feels overwhelming.   With th...

Talia Cecchele: Nutrition in Recovery - Myth Busting We absolutely loved this fun myth busting episode with eating disorder specialist dietician Talia Cecchele. She explains common misconceptions from a place of so much knowledge and experience, yet her warmth makes you feel you are having a chat with a friend. Talia is the founder of TCN (Talia Cecchele Nutrition) and works part-time in London&#3...

In this episode we were lucky enough to speak to the legend who is Dr G, from the renowned Gaudiani Clinic and author of the incredible book ’Sick Enough’. 

Eating Disorder Rules and Conditions   In this episode of  Rewired , we dive into the idea of “perfect conditions” in recovery (and why they’re anything but perfect). We unpack the hidden rules and rituals that often creep in around food, time, and environment, sharing how these conditions kept us stuck. From clock-watching and cutlery to temperature and texture, we reflect on the emotional cost o...

Conditions, permission and surrender In this episode of Rewired, we explore one of the most important parts of recovery: giving yourself permission.   From food and movement to the idea of what recovery “should” look like, we reflect on what it means to truly surrender, and why surrendering – to others, to weight restoration and to unconditional eating – is essential.   We explore the discomfort o...

In this special episode, we chat with the superstar CBT-E therapist Carine El Khazen who supported us both on our recovery journey. The insight and incredibly helpful recovery tools she shares makes this episode an absolute must listen. Carine is a clinical psychologist at the American Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology in Dubai. She has also co-authored the first and only CBT-E guide for parents...