Real Health Radio

Have you heard about the concept of weight overshoot in recovery? In this episode I talk about what it is, where the idea can from and problems that can arise from expecting the overshoot weight to drop off.

This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Vinny Welsby about research they've done on healthcare and how being fat impacts this experience. We look at the outcome of this research including fat bias, the impact of this bias, people's stories of their experiences and how healthcare could be improved and become weight inclusive.

Eating disorders can follow some rather similar patterns, and one of these is the restrict, binge, purge cycle. As part of this episode I look at each of the elements of the cycle and the most important place to put your focus if you want to break out of this cycle.

Today I'm speaking with Jenna Doak, the Co-Founder and Head Trainer at Body Positive Fitness. We talk about Jenna's journey as a personal trainer and her own relationship with exercise. We also cover common topics of discussion with clients: abstaining from exercise when it’s needed, finding joy in movement after a compulsive and compensatory relationship with it, finding joy in movement for the f...

Today on the show I'm chatting with Johanna Kandel. She is the founder and CEO of the National Alliance for Eating Disorders and the author of Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder. We talk about Johanna’s eating disorder, her recovery, and how she founded The Alliance and how it has grown and changed over the last 21 years. Then we cover many topics from her book and some of the wonderful exercises an...

As part of recovery, you go through different phases. And depending on which phase you're in, will determine the kind of symptoms you're having and what's most important for you to be focusing on. As part of this episode I share the five phases of recovery.

This week on the podcast I chat with Henry, a client I've worked with since September 2021. He’d been living with an eating disorder for many years, which included lots of over exercise and exercise compulsion. And while he’d worked with other practitioners, he was still struggling. He shares how things have changed since we started working together.

This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Registered Dietitian Sam Previte. We chat about how she discovered intuitive eating and many of aspects of how to apply this in your life, physical restriction and mental restriction, how to deal with the comments of others about dieting and your body, tools for dealing with body image and much more.

Something that is very common is the following of "health advice" that leads to disordered eating or eating disorders. This is especially common when someone has been given a health diagnosis. Today on the podcast I investigate this, by looking at a recent meta-analysis.

On this episode of Real Health Radio, it's a solo episode all about healing from trauma. I go through many of the different healing modalities that can be used to process and heal from trauma - explaining what they are and how they work.

My guest on the podcast this week is anti-diet nutritionist Abbie Attwood. We chat about Abbie's history with an eating disorder, what led up to it and most importantly, what helped her to recover. We also cover self-compassion, not loving what your body looks like, the importance of values, why recovery is worth it and so much more.

I've lost count of how many times I've heard people being told by their supposed recovery team that full recovery isn't possible for them. This is not ok and it's not accurate. Full recovery is possible for everyone and in this episode I explain why.

This week on the show I'm chatting with parent coach Oona Hanson. We talk about her child developing an eating disorder, the FBT model, and the many reasons that parents reach out to her for help.

To reach a place of full recovery (or even to just get started with recovery) you need to make it a priority. In this episode, I share what this means in real terms and some practical steps to help.

It's so common to hear from people that they want to go from having an eating disorder to just being a normal eater. And while this can be the long term plan, this should not be the focus while in recovery and as part of this episode I explain why.

One of the most important concepts to understand is "story follows state." As part of this episode, I talk about what this means and how it relates to eating disorder recovery.

This week on Real Health Radio I chat with Bri Campos. We talk about body image, specifically through the lens of body grief.

One of the most common questions I get from people is, "What are your thoughts on exercise in recovery?" In this episode, I answer this question by looking at the fears connected to changing exercise habits, why I believe it's essential to have a break from exercise and how and when to reintroduce it, is stopping exercise the first change you need to make, do you have to go cold turkey or can you...

My guest this week is Harriet Frew, the host of The Eating Disorder Therapist Podcast. We chat about Harriet’s history with an eating disorder and becoming a therapist, bulimia recovery, the importance of regular eating, dealing with negative thoughts and emotions, self-esteem, motivation for change, learning to be assertive and much more.

In this episode I walk through the six human needs we all have and how they guide our behaviour. This can help you understand what role the eating disorder is serving and some of the things that need to change to help in your recovery.

This episode is the 2nd edition of my overeating experiment that I did back in 2016. I go through the experiment, what happened to my body, I look at calories in and calories out and update with new ideas since the original episode came out.

A common problem in recovery is being told to do "maintenance" or stopping recovery because you think it "should" be done by now. I look at why this is a problem and what to do instead.