Body Matters Podcast

On this week’s episode we have brought back a very special guest, Maddy Tyers to discuss building positive body image. This is such an important conversation to have and we touch on what positive body image looks like, the role social media plays on our body image and how parents can help build positive body image. We hope that this episode sparks conversations with your loved ones to support and...

On this week's episode we have put together our favourite snippets of some of our past recovery talk with our recovery champions. Given there is no one pathway to recovery, our Recovery Talks endeavour to showcase a variety of eating disorder symptoms and recovery experiences. Ultimately we believe- and hope you take from our Recovery Talks- that recovery is always possible and usually occurs with...

On this week’s episode we have brought in one of BodyMatters therapists Meg O’Shea on all things to do with eating disorders in the perinatal period. We cover many important topics including how pregnancy can affect individuals suffering from an eating disorder and how individuals are able to prevent a relapse during this period. We hope that this episode ultimately provides knowledge and informat...

On this week’s episode we speak with non-diet dietitian, Korey Baruta. You may be familiar with Korey’s story from one of our past recovery talks where Korey dives deep into her personal eating disorder recovery and how she was inspired by her recovery to help others struggling with their relationship with food. In this episode we discuss the true impact of diet culture 101 and how one can avoid g...

In this week’s episode we speak with women’s health exercise physiologist Courtenay Polock on disordered eating on pelvic floor health. We touch on the important pelvic floor has on many aspects of our body and the relationship between over exercising and disordered eating can have on your pelvic floor. Having gone through experiencing pelvic floor struggles in her life herself...

In this week’s episode we speak with clinical hypnotherapist and counsellor, Bianca Skilbeck who specialises in the treatment of eating disorders and all food and body image related issues. We dive into the true meaning of hypnotherapy and how it can be used to assist many struggles including eating disorders and trauma. Summary of the podcast: Bianca’s background in hypnotherapy Wh...

On this week’s episode we bring in nutritionist Kallie Kitas to speak on the difference between binge eating and over eating, an area that can be quite unknown. Kallie uses her career as a nutritionist to help many individuals struggling with binge eating and is able to relate on a deeper level having gone through and struggling with binge eating herself.  Summary of the podcas...

On this week’s episode we have a recovery talk with recovery champion, Korey. Korey is a non-diet Accredited Practicing Dietitian based in Melbourne that focuses on nutrition for every body and is a health at every size advocate. Korey’s eating disorder journey started in her late teens around 15-16 years of age when she decided to act upon her poor body image by attempting to change her body. Kor...

We cannot believe it has been an entire year since the launch of The Understanding Body Matters Podcast. What better way to end the season and the year than to discuss our top 5 highlights of the season. We have one more episode to end the season which will be our last recovery talk of 2021! We have had such amazing guests on board that are all so informative and inspiring to listen to and can't w...

On this week’s episode we speak with actor and author, Isabelle Cornish on her personal journey struggling with an eating disorder in the modelling industry. You may know Isabelle best from Puberty Blues and SAS Australia. Isabelle opens up about how her journey of an eating disorder began when she was 18 in modelling jobs where strangers on set would depict her body image and size which negativel...

In this week’s episode we have a eating disorder recovery talk with Joanna. Joanna is a 29 year old physiotherapist who suffered from an eating disorder as a teen. She had first started showing symptoms of an eating disorder when she was at the age of 15 where she began to develop body image concerns growing up with her love for dance where she began to feel anxious about her peers who were starti...

In this week's episode we have a special guest all the way from the US, Lindley Ashline. Lindley is a photographer, fat activist and writer who we have brought in today to speak about living in a larger body, a very important and powerful message. Lindley uses her journey and challenges to empower other women and men who are unable to speak up for themselves and has created a career photographing...

In this week’s episode we have brought in registered psychologist Ashleigh Olive to talk on Exercise Addiction and eating disorders. We discuss the relationship between eating disorders and over-exercising and how this can impact the recovery of an individual struggling.  Summary of the podcast:  - How does one know whether they have an exercise addiction?  - What is the relationshi...

On this week's episode we have an Eating Disorder Recovery Talk with recovery champion, Megan. Megan is a 34 year old mother of two and currently a pilates instructor and personal trainer who suffered from Orthorexia and body dysmorphia. She is an advocate for Health at Every Size in the fitness industry,  she loves working with all bodies and abilities and is starting a new venture of opening a g...

On this week's episode we speak with Peer Worker and Lived Experience Consultant, Emily Unity on a really important topic that is relevant to current times, lockdown. It is no doubt that lockdown has had a significant impact on many individuals mental state and we wanted to bring Emily in to talk about her personal journey.  Emily dives deep into how she is coping and the struggles and relaps...

On this week’s episode we speak with dietitian and therapist, Hayley Liew on all thing’s to do with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and the relationship between IBS and eating disorders.  Summary of the podcast: What is IBS? What is the relationship between IBS and eating disorders? What is the treatment approach for an individual with IBS that suffers from an eating disorder? What does the tr...

On this week's episode we have a pre-recorded recovery talk with Maddy Tyers. Maddy dives in deep and personal discussing her personal recovery journey from the age of eight years old and how she has made it to where she is now. We hope that this recovery talk provides hope for many currently struggling with an eating disorder or body image concerns, including parents and carers who may be needing...

On this week’s episode we speak with Elise Slater, an art therapist that works with a number of individuals suffering from mental illness, including eating disorders. We discuss how art can unpack a number of suppressed emotions and feelings many individuals were unaware they had and how art can be a form of therapy where these emotions can be released in a safe and soothing environment. Elise als...

On this week’s episode we have brought in a very special and inspiration guest, Millie Thomas on all things to do with the impact of social media and diet culture and how to navigate it. Given Millie’s professional background as an eating disorder recovery coach and her personal recovery from her own eating disorder, Millie provides insight, professional advice and awareness on the true impact soc...

In today's episode we speak with Lyndi Cohen also known as The Nude Nutritionist. Lyndi works as the nutritionist and dietitian for Channel 9's The Today Show supporting individuals relationship with food. We talk on all things to do with Lyndi's personal experience with an eating disorder journey and how this positively impacts her work with her clients in better understanding individuals experie...

We are very excited to announce BodyMatters most recent program 'SupportWise'. SupportWise is a series of nine programs aimed to support those with a loved one experiencing an eating disorder. There are very limited resources available for parents, partners, siblings, children, and friends suffering so we have created this program to help individuals better understand how they are able to help and...

In this week’s episode we speak with author, actor and presenter Maddy Tyres on her personal eating disorder journey from the age of 8 years old. Maddy has also created a children’s illustration book based off her recovery journey in the hope to start conversations about the prevalence of eating disorders amongst children ‘When Anna came to stay’. Summary of the podcast: Maddy’s eating disorder jo...

On this week’s episode we have a pre-recorded podcast from a few months ago with Tully Humphrey just when Melbourne had gone into their third lockdown. Tully opens up about her personal eating disorder recovery and her journey through multiple psychologists and how she copes with any challenges that she faces now that she is recovered. Tully also touches on her advice for anyone struggling with an...

On this week’s episode we have a special guest all the way from the UK, Kate Hudson-Hall. Kate is a psychotherapist that focuses on a number of illnesses, specifically eating disorders in which was inspired from her personal recovery from Bulimia. In this episode we touch on: - What is Bulimia? - Why do people develop Bulimia? - The tools and techniques available to help assist in the recovery for...

Can naturopathy assist in the recovery of an eating disorder? On this week’s episode we have brought in Naturopath, Phoebe Jobson to touch on all things to do with how a naturopath can assist in the support team of an individual with an eating disorder as well as Phoebe’s philosophy when it comes to food and exercise.