The Recovery Cwtch - For parents who have a child with an eating disorder

Join Ruth Steggles in this heartfelt conversation with Kirsty Copeland, a recovery coach who shares her lived experience of eating disorder recovery, the power of hope, and the importance of kindness and self-care. They explore how coaching can support healing, the role of connection, and why full recovery is possible. A deeply encouraging and insightful episode for anyone on a journey to wellness...

In this episode, Ruth Steggles is joined by Lisa Smith, a functional nutritionist specialising in eating disorders and neurodivergence. Lisa shares her experience working with clients at the intersection of restrictive and binge eating, autism, ADHD, and nutritional imbalances. They explore how understanding the individual—rather than just the diagnosis—is crucial in recovery, why feeding the brai...

In this episode, Ruth Steggles speaks with Jenny Langley, author of Boys Get Anorexia Too and a passionate advocate for carer involvement in eating disorder recovery. Jenny shares her personal story of supporting her son through anorexia, the importance of early intervention, and why communication, compassion, and autonomy are key. She also discusses her work with the New Maudsley approach and a g...

In this episode, Ruth Steggles speaks with nutritional therapist Joanne Lee, whose work spans eating disorders and OCD. They explore the deep connections between food, mental health, and family dynamics, particularly how OCD often coexists with eating disorders. Joanne shares her personal journey into nutritional therapy, her experience supporting her son through OCD, and the importance of individ...

In this powerful and deeply moving episode, Emily Nuttall shares her remarkable journey through anorexia, trauma, disability, and recovery. From childhood bullying and family breakdowns to multiple hospitalisations and the life-changing discovery of her autism diagnosis, Emily offers a raw and inspiring story of resilience. She reflects on what helped—and what harmed—her along the way, and the sup...

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders Ruth's Website: ⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders Zoë Harwood is the founder of Light Minds Collective - compassionate mindset coaching for women and teenagers with negative body image, eating disorders and low self-esteem. ​She guides those who are suffering to realise long-term fulfilment can be achieved by integrating nurturing the mind, body, and soul. We...

Headtorch - Thoughts and ideas to make parenting your child with and eating disorder easier

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders Emma from Soulfully You Reflexology , in a nutshell is a Reflexologist who offers treatments, mini retreats and 1-2-1 neurodiverse coaching with a twist. She grew up with epilepsy until she underwent brain surgery in 2004. She is a recently diagnosed Autistic and ADHD person with a Neurodiverse family.  Emma h...

Headtorch: Ruth talks about what you need to be able to support your child or the person you care for with an eating disorder. Ruth's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles⁠

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders. Kel is the Services Lead, Educator & Therapist at Kel O'Neill Counselling and Services, offering counselling, training and bespoke services with a special interest in Eating Disorders. The work that she does involves her wearing a few different hats—at various times, Counsellor / Psychotherapist, an E...

Headtorch: Ruth talks about what you need to be able to support your child or the person you care for with an eating disorder. Ruth's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles⁠

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders. Linn Thorstensson is a Non-Diet Nutritional Therapist who offers nutritional counselling to folk who struggle with their relationship to food, eating and their body. She strives to practice from a Health At Every Size, trauma informed and social justice lens. (I am however human and won’t always get it right!...

Headtorch: Ruth talks about what you need to be able to support your child or the person you care for with an eating disorder. Ruth's Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles⁠

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders. Ruth talks to Richard Palmer who founded The Eating Disorder Recovery Clinic in April 2023. He absolutely loves working in the eating disorders field and watching clients recover. It is the most challenging, and rewarding, work that he has ever undertaken. It’s no secret that he rages at the general level of...

Headtorch: Ruth talks about what you need to be able to support your child or the person you care for with an eating disorder. Ruth's Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles⁠

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders. Jo Whitfield is the National Lead, Wales for Beat Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity. Beat exists to end the pain and suffering caused by these devastating mental illnesses. Eating disorders are a growing mental health crisis. Right now, around 1.25m people in the UK are living with an eating disorder....

Headtorch: Ruth talks about what you need to be able to support your child or the person you care for with an eating disorder. Ruth's Website: ⁠⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles⁠

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders. Ruth talks to Michelle and Hannah who are a research team funded by Gloucestershire NHS ICB to facilitate The Body Project to young people in the county. They are based at the University of Gloucestershire. Find them on Instagram @bodyprojectgloucestershire and their website www.bodyprojectgloucestershire.co....

Headtorch: Ruth talks about what you need to be able to support your child or the person you care for with an eating disorder. Ruth's Website: ⁠https://ruthsteggles.co.uk⁠ Ruth's Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@ruthsteggles⁠

Spotlight: Conversations with people who have useful information around eating disorders In this episode Ruth talks to Helen Missen. Helen is a retired nurse, and mother to 3 adult children.  Their family have lived on the Welsh/Shropshire borders for 17 years. At the age of 15 her daughter was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa, and the family as they knew it changed tack. Helen began to learn about...