Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery

In this episode I speak to Victoria Evans who overcame challenges related to eating disorders, mental health,  extreme dieting, and over exercising and is now a successful intuitive eating coach. She is disrupting the wellness industry through her fundamentally science-based approach and helps countless women heal their relationship with food by optimizing their mindset for happier and health...

Flow with Chlo is a Dynamic Eating Psychology Coach and Therapeutic Nutrition  Counsellor who specialises in helping clients learn how to receive nourishment, honour one's appetite, get their period back, develop a healthy relationship with exercise and reclaim their life outside of dieting. Chloe's own experience has led her to learn more to help others understand their body and the role of...

Trigger warning: This episode describes eating disorder thoughts and behaviours, including mention of specific foods. I think these are fairly stereotypical of someone suffering with anorexia and I would like to keep the episode as unedited and real as possible, so I decided to keep these descriptions in the episode. In this episode I speak to Caroline Drummond-Smith, who after suffering from anor...

In this episode I speak to Alex Williams, a Registered Associate Nutritionist and Founder of Weight Inclusive Training for Healthcare Professionals. In this episode we discuss: - Alex’s relationship with food throughout school and university, her experience with ‘pseudo-dieting’ and how she’s found food freedom - How diet culture is ingrained in our culture and the pressure young wo...

In this episode I speak to Jenelle Periard, a Breathwork Practitioner and founder of Beyond Your Breath about using breathwork as a tool for eating disorder recovery. In this episode we discuss: - Jenelle’s relationship with food and her body which stemmed from being bullied and wanting to belong - How she navigated anorexia, binge eating disorder and other disordered eating behaviours - What brea...

In this episode I speak to Coach and Founder Trisha Barker all about imposter syndrome. In this episode we discuss: - Trisha’s own relationship with food from mealtimes growing up in a Sicilian family, trying to manage her weight with diet pills in her 20’s to now finding peace with food - What imposter syndrome is and the five different imposter types - The roots of Trisha's imposter syndrome fro...

In this episode we speak about stereotypes around eating disorders and why it isn't always easy to recognise that you have one if you're male. Richie Cartwright shares his experience with binge eating, the journey to getting help and founding Fella, an online platform to help fellas who binge eat.  Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder surv...

In this episode we are exploring how you can decide whether or not to engage with content that has a trigger warning, and what to do if you engage and get triggered (i.e., it causes eating disorder thoughts and behaviours). It's probably going to happen more than once while you're in recovery and I want to help you to handle the situation better.  Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psy...

Super short solo episode. Please listen to this episode in the spirit in which it was intended (a helpful resource). There are so many more important conversations that could be had around this topic and I don't pretend to know a lot about Nikki Grahame. Condolences to her family and friends at this difficult time.  https://www.nikkigrahame.info/ Mentioned in this episode https://committees.p...

In this episode I speak to Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath Lauren Windas about elimination diets. In this episode we discuss how to maintain a positive relationship with food if you have to eat in a certain way for health reasons. We cover ...  - What is an elimination diet and why might someone do it? - Lauren's experience of M.E/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how elimination diets influe...

In this bite-sized episode I'm answering your questions about eating disorder recovery.  1. How do I get rid of the feeling that I'm not ill enough to recover? 2. How do I believe recovery will be worth it when my ED voice is saying the opposite? 3. What made you decide to recover when it was hard? 4. When did you realise it was time to talk? 5. How to handle guilt after eating 6. How to hand...

Eat less + move more is the simple formula for weight loss that we've (almost) all bought into at some point. We try our best, but then we reach a plateau. In this episode, I'm joined by specialist sports nutritionist Faye Townsend to discuss  - why might someone initially lose weight on a diet/exercise plan but then weight loss plateaus? - what can someone do if they feel it's impossible for...

We've pretty much all been on a diet, lost the weight, and then regained it back (plus more)! But why don't these diets help us to lose weight for good? I'm joined by nutritionist and Health at Every Size advocate Jeanette Thompson-Wessen. In this episode we discuss  - what is the evidence that diets don't work for weight loss long-term? - why might people regain the weight lost through a die...

Hi. Welcome back after a little break. In this bite-sized episode I'm speaking about the problem with dieting.  - what is a diet? - the consequences of restricting food intake - why diets don't 'reset' your relationship with food - options instead of dieting! - next episode : why diet's don't work for long-term weight loss Nourish Foundations (Stop Binge Eating) Group Course. Starts 14th Marc...

Want to know more about making peace with food and listening to your body? Then you're in the right place. Join Erika Pateman (Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and anti-diet coach) and I as we discuss - what it means to be anti-diet - myths about intuitive eating - listening to hunger and fullness cues - getting satisfaction from a meal - common mistakes when trying to eat intuitively. ...

Part 2 with Emma Green. We round up Emma's story (carrying on from part 1/Ep 8) and discuss if it's healthy to be vegan (i.e., not eating meat, fish, eggs, dairy, honey) during eating disorder recovery. Emma took the decision to cut out animal products (including in make-up, clothes etc) during her recovery and is still vegan today, where-as I was vegan for a while, but have gone back to eating so...

Emma is now an anti-diet fitness coach and writer. She helps people to build a healthy relationship with food, exercise and their bodies. In this episode she chats to me about her experiences of  - bulling at school  - being in denial about an eating disorder - finding the right therapy and therapist - advice for her younger self and people struggling "no one ever regrets recovery!" Reso...

In this episode Dr Rachel Evans (PhD, CPsychol) answers the question "How to cope with the guilt of eating even if you know it's probably not even enough? But can't justify why you really need it".  Rachel reminds us that our body needs food, plus 4 other techniques that can help to reduce guilt around food in eating disorder recovery.  Tapping away guilt around food IGTV mentioned in th...

In this episode, I'm joined by binge eating specialist Sarah Dosanjh (MSc CTA MBACP). We talk about  - Sarah's experience of recovery from binge eating and bulimia - A little known fact about why you might vomit after a binge  - How to start changing the way you speak to yourself after a binge ... and sooo much more!  You're going to want a pen and paper handy for this episode.&nbsp...

Thanks to Joy for joining me in this episode, she is so open about her recovery from Anorexia. In this episode we chat about ...  - Getting stuck in quasi-recovery - Making the choice to eat  - Struggling with primal hunger and binge eating after restriction - Self-compassion and cultivating more self-love - The bodies we see on social media Connect with Joy. Joyfull Joy is a mental heal...

In this solo-episode, Dr. Rachel Evans (PhD) explores some indicators of disordered eating and exercise behaviours.   Instagram post mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGCJd39B8Sn/ This episode is for information only. It is NOT intended for diagnosis of an eating disorder. Please be aware that often there is a grey area between what is a 'healthy' behaviour and what is 'u...

In this episode, join Talia (specialist registered dietitian & nutritionist) and I as we bust some myths about working with a nutrition professional during eating disorder recovery. - Will I get a meal plan? - Can I work with one if I'm (not) vegan? - Will they judge what I'm eating? And many more. Connect with Talia. Talia Cecchele is a UK Registered Dietitian specialising in eating and dieti...

Luke Hall, registered nutritionist, shares his experience of anorexia and recovery. We explore how he was able to turn his relationship with food around and study the science of nutrition. Join us as we explain “what is a calorie?”, “why certain macronutrients (i.e., carbohydrates and fat) get a bad reputation” and “what does a balanced diet look like?”.  Trigger warning: disordered eating an...

Solo episode with Dr Rachel Evans; a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor.  When I ask my clients about their goals more often than not they will say that they just want to eat normally. Or that their friend's and family have said “why can’t you just eat normally?”. In this episode, we will be exploring Ellen Satter's definition of 'Normal Eating' and how you can think ab...