SFP 054 | Eating Disorders - Dr Anita Federici on Defining an Eating Disorder; What Happens Psychologically When We Stop Feeding Ourselves; The Role of Social Media And A Pandemic; How Parents Can Recognize and Support Someone With an Eating Disorder

One of the most drastic impacts of COVID 19 on mental health has been the surge of eating disorders. For many people, eating disorders are hard to understand - eating just seems like such a basic and usually pleasurable human need. How does someone not see the impacts of disordered eating on their physical health? How does an eating disorder start? Do teenagers choose not to eat? How can we possibly help them? These are exactly the sorts of questions we unpack with psychologist expert Dr Anita Federici. As an expert on eating disorders she has the practical wisdom and understands the psychology behind disordered eating. She revelas the sometimes subtle ways it starts and shares how we as parents can help. What can we do? say? not say? Listen in! (And stay tuned next week when we release part 2 - a discussion on the clinical effects of eating disorders with Andrea Logan)