Recovery Talk

In today's episode I explain why you may still be experiencing extreme hunger, despite being at a "normal" BMI, eating a "normal" amount of having been in recovery for X amount of months. I also answer a listener question on how to open up and receive support from a partner (along with a Covid PSA from your very hoarse host).

Recovery can feel discouraging sometimes - why do things have to get worse before they get better, and is it even worth the suffering? In this episode I get a bit more personal and vulnerable, and talk about my own recovery experience and where it has brought me. I hope this can offer some hope.

This week I am joined by Dr. Miriam Sanchez (@miriamsanchez.tcacoach @recoveredtobe) to discuss eating disorder recovery, working with people with eating disorders when you have lived experience with an ED, and common misconceptions/challenges within the health care system.

Today I am joined by Jason Wood (@orthorexiabites) to discuss eating disorders in men, and Orthorexia. We talk about how eating disorders are often overlooked and dismissed in men, and his important advocacy looking to change this. We also talk about how Orthorexia can be a more difficult-to-spot eating disorder, and oftentimes even encouraged by society.

In this episode I am joined by Tanya (@tanyathedesigner), a London-based UX designer specialised in ethical design, to discuss the complicated ethics of social media and vulnerable groups, such as those with eating disorders. We discuss My Fitness Pal, the 'infinite scroll', and wether or not companies have a responsibility to design with so-called 'abusers' in minds. For more, check out Tanya's podcast 'Design Chit Chat' or follow her on Instagram at @tanyathedesigner. 

In this episode I explain the concept of water retention in recovery from an eating disorder - what it is, why it happens, how to tell you experience it and how not to freak out.

In this episode I explain The Unicorn Syndrome, and why you are not a unicorn (but a regular horse instead). I touch upon common Unicorn Syndrome manifestations, and why this phenomena happens in the first place. Additionally, I talk about eating disorders and complex co-morbidities. 

What does it mean when you miss the eating disorder? In today's episode I talk about a common but taboo topic; missing being sick, and romanticising having an eating disorder (both by yourself and by society at large). The aim of the episode is to offer some perspective and reality checks, and provide some helpful tasks to do when the nostalgia hits.

In this episode I am introducing you to Ancel Keys' Minnesota Starvation Study, a study that completely revolutionised how I view and approach eating disorders, and changed the trajectory in my own recovery many years ago. 

Does an eating disorder permanently damage metabolism? How do you speed things up? In this episode I explain the basics of human metabolism and how it adapts to restriction - and adjusts to recovery.