The Full of Beans Podcast

In this week's podcast, Han is joined by Vanessa Yim, David Vilijoen and Lyn Roberts. Vanessa is a Clinical Psychologist who ran a project as part of their clinical psychology doctorate to improve a patient's experience of clinical team meetings in an adult inpatient setting. David is a consultant clinical psychologist within Oxford NHS foundation trust, where the study was conducted, and Lyn is a...

In this week's podcast, Han is joined by Matt Davis. Matt is a nutritionist specialising in disordered eating and body image. Matt is the founder of The Flourishing Athlete, where he aims to help athletes and fitness enthusiasts develop a positive relationship with food body and self to flourish in life and sport. In this week's episode, we discuss: What the Flourishing Athlete is, and how Matt's...

Today I am joined by Jamie Chan. Jamie is a PhD researcher and a doctoral tutor in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. Jamie is studying psychological processes underlying women's social class and body image from a social psychological perspective, including cultural differences and discrimination. In this week's episode, we discuss the following: Jamie's background & how the...

In this week's podcast, Han is joined by Clare Steedman and Rachael Alder-Byrne. Clare and Rachael are the CEO’s and founders of TEDS – The Eating Disorder Specialists. Clare and Rachael's approach at TEDS allows them to see their clients as individuals with their own difficulties and recovery journey ahead of them, and use the client's past, present, and future to support clients in moving away f...

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Ed Millgate. Ed is a Clinical Scientist with a specific interest in schizophrenia, however, Ed joins us today to step away from his research practice and share his experience of an eating disorder and the interaction his sexuality did, and didn't play a role in its development. Ed's personal experience of developing an eating disorder and how this tied into...

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Giulia Di Clemente. Giulia is a Senior Counselling Psychologist at the Maudsley Eating Disorder Service in London, where they work with clients to integrate the FREED pathway into their treatment and support other services in adopting the treatment pathway. What is the FREED pathway? Why the FREED pathway is currently only available for patients aged 18 - 2...

In this week's podcast, Han is joined Andy Jones. Andy has personal experience of anorexia nervosa and is an advocate for sharing his mental health experience and reducing the stigma associated with eating disorders, particularly age. In this week's episode, we discuss: Andy's personal experience of how his eating disorder developed. The importance of mental health campaigning to Andy, and why he...

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Toni Rudd. Toni is a binge eating and food freedom dietitian who works with women who yo-yo diet to stop bingeing, to eat without restriction, and to find food freedom. In this week's podcast, we discuss: Toni's work as a non-diet dietitian, and how she came into this area of work. What the term "non-diet" means, the impact this can have on someone's life,...

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Lindsey Depledge, the Chief Product Officer, and Co-Founder of Beanbag Health. Beanbag Health is a digital app which uses evidence-based CBT-E to support individuals struggling with eating and body image issues to achieve life-long recovery. Lindsey has used her background in behavioural science, health, and education technology, to develop Beanbag Health w...

In this week's podcast, Han is joined by Associate Professor Gemma Sharp. Gemma is an Associate Professor of Research at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and leads the Body Image & Eating Disorders Research Group. Gemma is also a Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Statewide Women's Mental Health Service at Alfred Health, which has specialist eating disorder treatment facilities. In t...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Marcus Kain. Marcus is a Nutrition Coach who helps individuals to beat binge eating and to create a rewarding relationship with food and exercise. In this weeks episode, we discuss: Marcus' work as a coach and how this career path developed for him. The common traps that people fall into when engaging in a new fitness regime or dietary pattern, and the impor...

In this weeks podcast, Han is joined by Courtney McLean. Courtney is a PhD candidate at Monash University, where they are conducting research to determine the association between veganism, vegetarianism, and eating disorders. Courtney is also developing a validated, novel eating disorder tool for these individuals who present in eating disorder clinical settings engaging in vegan and vegetarian di...

In this week's episode, Han is joined by Emily Troscianko. Emily is a writer and researcher about bodies, minds and health. Emily writes a blog on eating disorders called A Hunger Artist for Psychology Today, and her piece "The Seductions of Anorexa" is our topic of conversation today. In this week's episode, we discuss the following: Anorexia as an anaesthetic - making everything else mean less....

In this weeks episode, Han joined by Lucy House. Lucy is a registered mental health nurse, who has personal experience with an eating disorder. Following on from her personal experience, Lucy decided to train as a registered mental health nurse and has experience of working in an eating disorder unit. In this weeks podcast, we discuss: The role of a mental health nurse, within the mental health se...

in this weeks episode, Han is joined by Sophie Killip. Sophie is an eating disorder and body image therapist and works with her clients to help them heal their relationship with food, body, and self. In this weeks episode, we discuss: How Sophie's experience of body image and her relationship with food has shaped her work as an Eating Disorder Therapist. Sophie's thoughts on the factors which impa...

In this weeks podcast, Han is joined by Dr Marianne Miller. Marianne is an eating disorder therapist and binge eating coach who supports clients through eating disorder recovery. In this week's episode, we come together to dispel the common myths associated with binge eating disorder and share the research behind BED. Together, we discuss: What actually is binge eating disorder? How Marianne got i...

In this weeks podcast, Han is joined by Iman Rahman. Iman is a queer, disabled, Muslim who lives with ARFID. As a result of the lack of conversations around culture and religion with the ED community, Iman joins us to share their experience and help others feel less isolated in their journey. In this weeks podcast, we discuss: What is Ramadan? How Iman navigates Ramadan with ARFID (avoidant restri...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Livia Sara. Livia is the founder of Liv Label Free, where Liv works as a food freedom coach to support individuals with eating disorders to embrace their autistic characteristics in their recovery, rather than trying to change them. In this weeks episode, we discuss: What is Liv Label Free, and what was Livia's journey? Labels and diagnoses, how they can aff...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Emma Carter. Emma has personal experience of supporting her daughter with an eating disorder. Emma started to jot down a few notes about her experience, which has now led to her writing a book through the lens of a mother’s eye and the depths of a mother’s heart regarding the highs and lows of her daughter's battles with anorexia. By describing their journey...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Rachel Evans. Rachel is a bulimia recovery specialist and has created her practice to use her personal experience of recovering from an eating disorder to support clients as a chartered psychologist in their eating disorder recovery journey. Rachel specialises in bulimia recovery and joins us today to discuss navigating this recovery process from her persona...

In this weeks episode, Has is joined by Adam Fare, Zoe Burnett, and Christina Taylor. Adam, Zoe and Christina are mental health campaigners who all have a range of mental health illnesses and neurodiversity lived experiences. In this weeks episode, we discuss: The importance of friendship and community in recovery, particularly individuals who have been there and understand your difficulties. How...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Dewald Louw. Dewald is a Counselling Psychologist based in Cape Town, South Africa, and currently works as a remote therapist at Orri, a private eating disorder clinic in London. Dewald has extensive experience working with adolescents and adults in inpatient and private settings and has observed the unique mental health challenges that often go unnoticed in...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by H Coakley. H is a queer, non-binary registered nutritionist dietitian, who works with individuals with eating disorders and disordered eating. H works with folks from a range of identities and experiences, including queer, trans and gender non-conforming individuals. .In this weeks episode, we discuss: H's personal experience of an eating disorder and how th...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Jennifer Danby for a Valentine's Day special; taking a deep dive into our relationship with ourselves and others, and an eating disorder. Jennifer is a Clinical Lead and Family Therapist in a specialist lifespan eating disorder service in London and specialises in emotion-focused family therapy. Jennifer joins us today for a valentine’s special, to talk abou...

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Dr Helen Startup and Dr Nicky Gilbert. Helen and Nicky join Han to discuss Schema Therapy from both a clinical and personal perspective. This week, we discuss: What is schema therapy, where did it develop from, and what's the theory behind it? The parts that make us who we are, and how we work through Schema Therapy to adapt the intensity of these roles e.g....