

The Eating Disorder Therapist
HARRIET FREW
Overcome disordered eating and find peace with food.
Episodes
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Aug 27, 2025 • 19min
The Skinny Jab and Eating Disorders
In this episode, I talk about anecdotal experience of the skinny jab and eating disorders. Clients are at high risk of being drawn into using these meds. It's something we need to talk about more with compassion and understanding.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
To find out more about my work:-
Go to my Website
ONLINE COURSES - link to all courses HERE
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food.
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders.
Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Aug 23, 2025 • 13min
When You Feel Competitive - the Thinnest, Cleverest, Fittest and Don't Feel Good Enough
In this episode, I explore the need to feel extraordinary in some way, when you have an eating disorder and how this is often a coping mechanism for not feeling good enough. I explore the roots of the issue and how to feel good enough.
I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
To find out more about my work:-
Go to my Website
ONLINE COURSES - link to all courses HERE
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food.
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders.
Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Aug 20, 2025 • 6min
5 Bitter Truths About Eating Disorder Recovery
If eating disorder recovery was just an easy-peasy walk in the woods, picking bluebells and skipping along beautifully curated paths, then you probably wouldn’t be listening to this.
Although recovery can lead to some spectacular destinations and a whole bucket of inner peace, the initial routes are often bumpy and tangled with weeds and rocks blocking the way. It can feel frankly quite terrifying.
This is not to put you off embarking or continuing along the road.
In fact, it is to support you in honesty and reality, and to empower you to keep on going.
In this episode, I explore 5 bitter truths about eating disorder recovery. I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
To find out more about my work:-
Go to my Website
ONLINE COURSES - link to all courses HERE
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food.
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders.
Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Aug 16, 2025 • 11min
Praise for Thinness, Family Dieting and Trauma: Understanding Your Body Image Preoccupation
In this episode, I explore different factors that influence body image development from insights inside the therapy room.
I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
To find out more about my work:-
Go to my Website
ONLINE COURSES - link to all courses HERE
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food.
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders.
Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Aug 13, 2025 • 16min
9 Signs of Disordered Eating and What is Normal Eating Anyway?
In this episode, I explore 9 signs of disordered eating and consider what 'normal' eating might look like. I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
To find out more about my work:-
Go to my Website
ONLINE COURSES - link to all courses HERE
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food.
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders.
Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Aug 9, 2025 • 11min
Being Photographed: How to Deal with Body Image Distress
In this episode, I explore being photographed and dealing with body image distress. I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
To find out more about my work:-
Go to my Website
ONLINE COURSES
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating - a course to help you heal your relationship with food.
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia - a course to help you break free from bulimia nervosa.
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with eating disorders.
Body Image Training for Professionals - training for therapists in working with clients with body image issues.

Aug 6, 2025 • 9min
A Deep Dive into the Phenomenon of Feeling Fat
'Feeling fat' is often nothing much to do with your body, but a displacement of deeper feelings. I explore more about this in the episode. I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
Harriet Frew's current offers: -
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating Course https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/online-courses.html
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/bulimia-nervosa-online-course.html
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html

Aug 2, 2025 • 31min
The MANTRA Flower: A Valuable Eating Disorder Recovery Tool
In this episode, I explore the MANTRA flower as an eating disorder recovery tool. I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack about the MANTRA flower: https://theeatingdisordertherapist.substack.com/p/a-valuable-tool-in-eating-disorder
Harriet Frew's current offers: -
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating Course https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/online-courses.html
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/bulimia-nervosa-online-course.html
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html

Jul 30, 2025 • 21min
Looking Beneath the Surface of an Eating Disorder: Relationships, Early Life, Your Inner Voice
In this episode, I explore some of the deeper issues beneath an eating disorder, including the impact of our early relationships, life experiences and how we internalise these. I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
Harriet Frew's current offers: -
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating Course https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/online-courses.html
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/bulimia-nervosa-online-course.html
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html

Jul 26, 2025 • 19min
Critical Experiences in the Development of Body Image
In this episode, I explore critical experiences in the development of body image.
I hope that you find it helpful.
Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist
Harriet Frew's current offers: -
Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating Course https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/online-courses.html
Online Breaking Free from Bulimia
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/bulimia-nervosa-online-course.html
Eating Disorders Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training for Professionals
https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html