Afleveringen

  • If you're struggling to stop feeling guilty about certain foods and give yourself unconditional permission to eat them then this is the episode for you!

    Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and mum of two toddlers. She combines her lived experience of bulimia recovery with professional expertise and training to support her 1-to-1 clients who feel obsessed with food, hate their body and use increasingly extreme methods to try and control it. At the heart of her practice is a compassionate, person-centred and trauma-informed approach that focuses on the individual not a label.

  • I'm joined by, Jo Moscalu is the Binge Eating Dietitian. Jo is a dietitian with a Postgrad in Eating Disorders, now working towards her Doctorate on binge eating - helping folk all over the world recover from binge eating and heal their relationship with food.

    We discuss:

    - Jo's relationship with food growing up and how graduating as a dietician impacted her

    - What do dietician's learn at uni?

    - Common myths about working with a specialist dietician for eating disorder recovery

    - the restrict-binge-shame cycle

    - how to reduce shame around eating

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  • Dani, the founder of Bello Mind and Soul, specializes in Art Therapy and is dedicated to supporting individuals and groups through creative art-making and meditation. Her approach centres on creating therapeutic spaces where participants can process emotions through multimediaand sensory art, utilizing recycled and natural materials. Dani offersone-on-one and group sessions, corporate wellness workshops, and specialized community programs to empower participants to manage stress, explore emotions, and work towards their well-being goals in a safe environment.

    In this episode be discuss

    How Dani’s relationship with food has been impacted by supporting her friend through treatment for anorexia as a teenager, her Jamaican heritage and experience of ADHD What is art therapy and how is it different to creating a piece of art at home? Navigating individual needs and trauma in art therapy

    Please note: Spotify AI has created 'chapters' one of which is called "validating the medical system". In the podcast we have discussed how the medical system can be INVALIDATING to individuals experiences and how a more person-centre approach could be more beneficial.

    Connect with Rachel

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery.

    ⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Dani

    https://www.bellomindandsoul.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/bello_mind_and_soul/

    https://www.facebook.com/bellomindandsoul/

  • In this episode I'm joined by Ciandra Birnbaum a dedicated eating disorder recovery coach and nutritional advisor, driven by her own journey of overcoming an eating disorder.

    We discuss

    Ciandra's relationship with food and her body while growing up. Her experiences of travelling and how it aided her recovery Potential benefits and challenges of travelling while struggling with an eating disorder and during recovery Our top tips for maintaining recovery while travelling and when returning home

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    ⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠

    ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠

    ⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Ciandra

    With compassionate, down-to-earth approach, Ciandra helps individuals navigate the complexities of recovery, offering guidance rooted in both professional expertise and personal experience.

    Based in the UK, she is passionate about fostering a supportive, non-judgmental space for her clients to rebuild their relationship with food and themselves. Outside of her work, Ciandra finds joy in travel, connecting with nature through flowers, and indulging in good food. She values time spent with family and friends, believing in the importance of nurturing meaningful connections. Her mission is to inspire others to live fuller, more balanced lives, free from theconstraints of disordered eating.

    https://flourishwithciandra.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/flourishwithciandra/

  • In this episode I speak with Anne Richardson, a Registered Nutritional Therapist who has been practicing for more than ten years and who exclusively works in the field of disordered eating. She shares her experience of anorexia in her teens and path to recovery. Anne now draws from her lived experience to blend her knowledge of nutrition with her CBT skill

    In this episode we discuss:

    Perfectionism and anorexia

    Impact of an eating disorder on your life

    Defining yourself as more than a body

    Using self-talk as a tool

    What is biohacking

    How biohacking can be detrimental

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Anne

    Anne is a Registered Nutritional Therapist who has been practicing for more than ten years and who exclusively works in the field of disordered eating. She suffered with anorexia in her teens and now draws from her lived experience to blend her knowledge of nutrition with her CBT skills. She works with people all over Europe to help them achieve food freedom. She is also invested in helping other practitioners work with disordered eaters as she recognises that general nutritional advice can be extremely damaging to disordered eaters. Anne is also a mum, a maker of all things and especially a keen baker.

    https://www.theeatingdisordernutritionist.co.uk/

    https://instagram.com/theeatingdisordernutritionist/

  • This episode was recorded in January 2023! I’m joined by Kelsey Gilbert a fifth-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology. Her dissertation focused on the impact of weight stigma in eating disorder treatment for individuals with "atypical" anorexia nervosa. One of Kelsey's aims in her clinical work and research is to amplify the voices of clients silenced by weight stigma and enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of "atypical" anorexia as a significant eating disorder deserving of treatment.

    In this episode we discuss:

    Weight stigma

    Atypical anorexia

    Difference between anorexia and atypical anorexia

    Advice for clinicians working with atypical anorexia

    Limitations of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

    Resources mentioned:

    Sick Enough Book https://www.sickenough.com/

    Maintenance Phase podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-body-mass-index/id1535408667?i=1000530850955

    https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-obesity-epidemic/id1535408667?i=1000532253037

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Kelsey

    Kelsey Gilbert is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology and has nearly 8 years of experience in eating disorder treatment and research. She has worked in the residential, partial hospital, intensive outpatient, and clinical research programs for eating disorders. Kelsey has researched weight bullying, healthcare providers’ communication regarding recovery to their clients, and the impact of weight stigma on intuitive eating and eating disorder symptoms. Kelsey's is currently completing her predoctoral internship at the University of Connecticut's Health and Wellness Center. She will move on to complete her postdoctoral fellowship in the Klarman Eating Disorders Center at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

    https://www.instagram.com/atypicalanresearch/

  • Meg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior obsessed with podcasts, dancing and stand-up comedy.  She’s the proud creator of Baby Got Back Recovery, a coaching and recovery blog that has touched thousands. Meg is also the host of the Full and Thriving Podcast which is designed to support your recovery while helping you re-discover your radiant life outside of your eating disorder.

    In this episode we discuss:

    The Recovery Collective and group support for eating disorder recovery Meg’s experience as a teen in the modelling industry Honouring your body size 5 of the most common hang-ups in recovery Getting honest about intuitive eating and eating disorder recovery

    Resources

    Photographer reacts to America's Next Top Model episodes https://www.youtube.com/@JessicaKobeissi 

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Meg.

    Meg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior. She supports others to recover while helping them to helping you re-discover their radiant life outside of your eating disorder.

    http://www.meg-mccabe.com

    http://recoverycollective.mykajabi.com/

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-and-thriving-an-eating-disorder-recovery-podcast/id1518417774

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96kAmcX93xG0msyDX4roZA

  • SHOW NOTES

    Renee McGregor is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years of experience working in clinical and performance nutrition. She is the founder of Team Renee McGregor, where she leads a team of practitioners within a clinic environment, specialising in supporting individuals and athletes of all levels and ages, coaches and sports science teams to provide nutritional strategies to enhance sports performance and manage eating disorders. When not inspiring others with her incredible work, Renee can be found running the mountains and chasing the trails, most likely training for a crazy ultra-marathon!

    In this episode we discuss:

    Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad How an eating disorder distorts your thinking The toxic narrative that social media creates around worth How a hungry brain is a negative brain Relationship between orthorexia and perfectionism Wellness as a disguise for orthorexia Taking a holistic approach to recovery

    Resources

    https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219609

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Renee.

    https://reneemcgregor.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/r_mcgregor/

  • This week I am joined by Hope Virgo, Suzanna Samaka and Sharon White; three inspirational women involved in the development and promotion of The Eating Disorder Toolkits for school nurses, educators and carers. In this episode we discuss the Toolkits as well as ...

    the latest research on trends in eating disorder development why there can still be a taboo around eating disorders and what we can do to remove it empowering society to be able to speak about eating disorders how school nurses and other staff can have the right conversations around eating disorders the impact of social media on eating and body dissatisfaction campaigning and change at a political level

    Resources:

    Download the toolkit - https://saphna.co/homepage/toolkits/eating-disorder-toolkit/

    https://www.change.org/p/amend-the-social-media-law-to-label-content-that-has-been-digitally-edited-or-filtered

    https://www.change.org/p/eating-disorders-are-not-just-about-weight-dumpthescales

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with this weeks guests:

    instagram.com/protectyouthmentalhealth/

    https://www.instagram.com/hopevirgo_/

  • Elle Mace is an eating disorder and body dsymorphia therapeutic coach. She supports and guides those struggling with their relationship to food, their body and themselves to help them live a free and fulfilled life.

    In this episode we discuss:

    Elle’s experience recovering from 17 years of eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia Using the 'lifeline' activity to understand your eating disorder  The relationship between self-worth and an eating disorder Perfectionism as a catalyst for food and body image struggles A trick for getting rid of comparison

    Resources

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/2020/09/29/how-to-stop-comparing-food-on-instagram/

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Elle.

    https://www.ellemace.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/iamellemace/

    https://www.facebook.com/memyselfher

  • Hannah Hickinbotham is the host of the Full of Beans podcast. She uses her personal, clinical, and educational experience to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with eating disorders. In this episode she shares her current experience of a relapse. 

    In this episode we discuss

    Growing up in a family that diets and being modelled an unhealthy relationship with food Feeling like a failure in recovery Feeling stuck in relapse How eating disorders behaviours can escalate Acceptance as key in recovery Hierarchy of eating disorders with regards to praise and a fatphobic society Dealing with comments about weight changes Finding the motivation to recover Why the key to recovery is wanting to recover for yourself

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Hannah.

    Hannah Hickinbotham is the host of the Full of Beans podcast. She uses her personal, clinical, and educational experience to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with eating disorders. In this episode she shares her current experience of a relapse.

    www.fullofbeansed.co.uk

    https://www.instagram.com/thefobpodcast/

  • Carly is an Author, Substitute Teacher, and Freelancer specializing in writing, editing, and marketing. As an adolescent, Carly struggled with an eating disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia, and Exercise Addiction) which has contributed to her passion for mental health and overall wellbeing. Carly has been recovered five years and recently worked in a residential treatment facility with those aiming to recover. She gives talks and leads events and workshops throughout Oregon. 

    In this episode we discuss:

    Impact of growing up with food scarcity and being forced to finish your plate as a child How school sports can spiral into an eating disorder Purging with exercise and laxatives Dealing with people's comments about body changes What a self-recovery journey looks like Cultivating confidence to share your story and experience of an eating disorder How sharing your story can create a new narrative Using social media to find a likeminded community in recovery Carly's new book, Good Enough

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Carly.

    Carly is an Author, Substitute Teacher, and Freelancer specializing in writing, editing, and marketing. As an adolescent, Carly struggled with an eating disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia, and Exercise Addiction). She has been recovered five years and recently worked in a residential treatment facility with those aiming to recover. She gives talks and leads events and workshops throughout Oregon. To hear her full story, read or listen to Carly's memoir, Good Enough: Believing beautiful through Trauma, through Life, through Disorder.

    https://www.sincerelycarly.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/_sincerelycarly/

    https://www.facebook.com/sincerelycarly/

  • Renae Saager is certified health & life coach and emotional eating expert who teaches women around the world how to start living a powerful, authentic life free from food and weight obsession. Tapping into her own unique journey with disordered eating and alcoholism, Renae supports her clients through the process of rewiring their brain with her no-BS approach. Through this serious work, Renae is able to help clients challenge their mindset and begin healing, using her own sense of humour and unparalleled perspective. Undoing the crazy you feel around food is Renae's specialty, the confidence and clarity gained is the guilt free icing on the cake.

    In this episode we discuss:

    Renae's exprerience of an eating disorder and using alcohol. The link between alcohol consumption and eating disorders. Alcoholism and drunkorexia Do you need to work on the alcohol or food first to recovery? What Renae would do differently if she was starting her recovery journey again

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Renae.

    Renae Saager is certified health & life coach and emotional eating expert who teaches women around the world how to start living a powerful, authentic life free from food and weight obsession. Renae connects with her clients on a deeper level, supporting them through the process of rewiring their brain with her no-BS approach.

    https://www.renaesaager.com

    https://www.instagram.com/renaesaager/

    Podcast - ditch the binge (rebranding soon)

  • Helen Brooks is an award-winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and IBS Transformation Coach with a Degree in Applied Psychology. She specialises in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome through an evidence-based approach combining gut-directed hypnotherapy, psychology and wellness coaching. She hosts the podcast ‘Let's Talk IBS with the Tummy Whisperer’ and lives in Brighton with her family and dog Woody. Her mission is to raise awareness of gut directed hypnotherapy and transform the world one tummy at a time.

    We discuss:

     What are the signs and symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? What is going on in someone's body when they are experiencing IBS? How IBS can play a role in the development of an eating disorder  The pros and cons of conventional treatment for IBS Gut directed hypnotherapy  Misconceptions around hypnotherapy 

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Helen.

    Helen Brooks is an award-winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and IBS Transformation Coach with a Degree in Applied Psychology. She specialises in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome through an evidence-based approach combining gut-directed hypnotherapy, psychology and wellness coaching. 

    www.thetummywhisperer.co.uk

    https://www.instagram.com/thetummywhisperer/

  • Ash Seruya is a psychotherapist, artist, and storyteller. They are passionate about fat positivity, Health at Every Size, trauma-informed eating disorder treatment, weight stigma, social justice, ADHD treatment, harm reduction, and the messy, complex reality that is being in a human in this world. 

    In this episode we discuss:

    What are the signs or symptoms of ADHD?  How is ADHD typically treated/managed and the impact this has on disordered eating What a weight inclusive approach to ED recovery would look like for someone with ADHD Helpful questions to ask when looking for a therapist The use of cannabis to manage ADHD

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Ash.

    Ash Seruya is a psychotherapist, artist, and storyteller living and working in the Westchester and New York metropolitan area. They are passionate about fat positivity, Health at Every Size, trauma-informed eating disorder treatment, weight stigma, social justice, ADHD treatment, harm reduction, and the messy, complex reality that is being in a human in this world. They share more of their creative projects on Instagram.

    https://ashleymseruya.com/ 

    https://www.instagram.com/badashtherapy/

  • Kylie Johnston is a Psychology student at UBC Okanagan in Canada. She recognised that she had developed an eating disorder in September 2020 and is currently well into her recovery journey. Kylie is a passionate mental health advocate and reached out to me to share her story of recovery to help and inspire others. 

    In this episode we discuss:

    Factors that led to the development of an eating disorder, including becoming vegetarian, life changes, the Covid-19 pandemic and isolation  Changes in thinking style and unhelpful thought patterns that are common during an eating disorder The impact of the eating disorder Food rules, compensation mechanisms and exercise addiction Kylie's turning point and how her family helped in find the motivation to recover The aftermath of an eating disorder Benefits that Kylie experience from working with a dietician and therapist during recovery Similarities in our stories; I share some of my experience of an eating disorder

    Apologies for my baby brain, this episode was recorded back in May 2022 when I had a 2 month old! Despite that, I think that we cover a lot of very important points and concepts in this episode.

    Recovery resources.

    Episode 3 - What's it like to see an eating disorder dietician? with Talia Cecchele

    Episode 13 - Exercise, weight-loss, metabolism and rest with Faye Townsend

    Episode 23 - Flow with Chlo on how to get your period back 

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Kylie.

    If you would like to connect with Kylie than please contact me and I can put you in touch. 

  • Sophie Killip is a Therapist and Coach who specialises in eating disorder recovery and body image healing. She completed her master's degree in the US and lived there for several years during her early 20s before returning home to England. She currently works in private practice, a university counselling service, and an inpatient treatment centre for young people who are recovering from anorexia.

    In this episode we discuss:

    Sophie’s relationship with her body and food throughout her life. Factors that impact body image for teenagers and young adults. The normalisation of diet culture in our society. How we define body image. What positive body image actually is. Body acceptance vs body neutrality. Ways to improve body image. Taking the power back from trying to get the ‘perfect picture’. Meal support sessions and ERP snacks.

    Affirmations

    My body is an instrument, not an ornament. I am so much more than my body. I’m worthy and loveable without needing to change my body.

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Sophie.

    https://www.instagram.com/_eatingdisordertherapist/

    https://mailchi.mp/6f32bc2acd3a/guidedjournal

  • Hannah Cartwright is a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) certified with the Association for Nutrition, UK. She has a Masters degree in Human Nutrition, Bachelor degree in Psychology, and has completed accredited nutritional counselling courses in Disordered Eating and Body Image. She works with clients on a 1:1 basis to improve their relationship with food, overcome disordered eating thoughts and behaviours and find food freedom. She also gives talks in schools on body image, social media and diet culture.

    In this episode we discuss:

    Hannah's experience of anorexia and the contributing factors including anxiety about moving schools, getting braces, food rules, weight loss and body image difficulties. Finding inspiration and taking the reigns in recovery. Lockdown and eating disorders; the possible impact of feeling out of control, social media and fitness challenges. How we got to where we are in our careers working with clients in recovery from an eating disorder. Algorithms promoting questionable content on social media. Hannah's work making an impact in schools speaking about diet culture, body image, and social media. Plus the one thing that she would want young people to know about social media. How we often compare our life to photos on social media and how we could think differently about the photos that we see.

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Hannah.

    https://www.instagram.com/_hannahcartwrightnutrition/

    https://www.hannahcartwrightnutrition.com/

  • In this episode I am joined by Rannveig SigurĂ°ardĂłttir a lawyer, author and mother from Iceland who has recovered from an eating disorder and wants to share her story to reduce the shame.

    We discuss:

    - Using food for comfort

    - The fear of gaining weight

    - How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict

    - Finding healthy coping mechanisms

    - The journey of recovery

    - Weight changes with pregnancy

    - The power of hearing similar stories of recovery

    For context, this episode was recorded in November 2021 and I have since had my little boy.

    Connect with Rachel.

    Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

    https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

    https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

    Connect with Rannveig.

    https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/