NeurospicED

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 16th Episode features Margo White (she/her) and Laurence is the host. Margo takes the time to explain her upbringing as an undiagnosed neurodivergent and how this has impacted her eating and feeding, and how learning to understand and embrace her differences has been instrumental in her recovery...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 15th Episode features Alex (he/him) and Maud is the host. Alex, is cis-gender man and late-diagnosed AuDHDer. He shares his experiences of growing up not knowing he was neurodivergent, and how he started to believe that to be accepted and valued by his peers he had to change his body size and sh...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 14th episode features Korey (they/she) and Laurence is the host. Korey is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC) with a passion for helping people of all shapes, sizes, identities and abilities to develop a healthier relationship with food, the...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 13th episode features Ari Spanos (they/she) and Laurence is the host. Ari is a dietitian and credentialed eating disorder clinician who focuses on empowering their clients through gender and neurodiversity-affirming as well as non-diet practices. They are also passionate about promoting social j...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 12th Episode features Phaedra Longhurst (she/her) and Maud is the host. In this episode, Phaedra shares what it was like to grow up with an autism diagnosis in the UK and explains that, like for many late diagnosed autistic adults, she had to work hard to address her internalised ableism and dev...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. This episode is the second part ( part B ) of Mandy's chat with Anna (episode 9). Mandy is an ADHDer registered psychologist with lived experience of an eating disorder characterised by bingeing and purging. If you enjoy listening to our podcast, please donate to help us continue do the work tha...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. This episode features Mandy Nolan (she/her) and Anna is the host. Mandy is an ADHDer registered psychologist with lived experience of an eating disorder characterised by bingeing and purging. This episode has been divided into two parts: A and B. While we were intending to release this episode earli...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 11th episode features Kellie (she/her) and Maud is the host. Kellie is a cis woman and a late-diagnosed ADHDer. She shares her experiences of being invalidated and dismissed by healthcare providers when she initially sought an ADHD diagnosis. Kellie also reflects on how ADHD influenced her food...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s podcast. Our 10th episode features Kai Schweizer (they/he). Kai is a qualified sexologist with interests in sexuality, gender, and trans health. They were working as a youth worker before starting a PhD recently at the University of Western Australia in Perth. During this episode, Kai shares their experiences relat...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 8th episode features Nic (she/her) and Elysia is the host. In this episode, Nic shares her experiences associated with late identified neurodivergence, eating disorder, as well as weight stigma. Nic is an intersectional feminist and a prolific activist whose work focuses on fat acceptance, neuro...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 7th episode features Rosiel (they/them) and Laurence is the host. In this episode, Rosiel shares their struggles related to chronic mental ill-health, including a restrictive eating disorder. Rosiel also talks about their journey of neurodivergent self-discovery and how it has been a positive dr...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 6th episode features Julian (he/him) and Anna is the host. In this episode, Julian shares his story of how recently identifying that he is autistic and embracing a positive autistic identity have positively influenced his overall wellbeing, including his experience of bulimia nervosa. Julian and...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia’s (EDNA) podcast. Our 3rd episode features Livia (she/her) and Laurence is the host. Livia shares her experience of growing up an undiagnosed autistic with an eating disorder. She explains how autism has influenced her eating disorder and the ways in which it has impacted her treatment as well as recovery journey. If...

Welcome to this episode of NeurospicED, Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia's (EDNA) podcast. Our first guest is Meghan Zadow (she/her). Meghan is an Autistic/ADHDer with lived experience of 'atypical' anorexia. Along with the host Annie, Meghan will open up about the various ways her neurodivergent identity has intersected with her eating disorder.  If you enjoy listening to our...