The Eating Disorder Therapist

Christmas can be such a difficult time, when you have an eating disorder. It’s stressful with food, changes in routine and relationships. There’s also an intense pressure to have a perfect and lovely time, which is often completely unrealistic. Here I share my 3 tips for coping with Christmas. Hope you enjoy!

Having an eating disorder can be a huge barrier to forming meaningful friendships. Isolation, anxiety, shame, secrecy and rigid routines can all get in the way. However, friendship can be such a motivator and a source of huge encouragement and joy, in supporting recovery. If you’re feeling lonely and isolated right now, I share my 6 tips to finding friendship and feeling more connected.

Today, I’m talking to Charlotte Sidaway, Yoga Teacher at Soul Sanctuary Studios. She is a passionate advocate of yoga for mental wellbeing and in eating disorder recovery. Charlotte’s passion was ignited through yoga being an integral part of her recovery from anorexia nervosa. She found that yoga not only improved body image, but also helped untangle eating disorder thoughts, deepen self-understanding and calm anxiety. Charlotte shares her story and enthusiasm for yoga with incredible insight and awareness. This is an episode that stirs much hope and inspiration. I hope you enjoy. Website: https://soulsanctuarystudios.com/ Instagram: @soul_sanctuary_studios

Today, I'm talking to Sarah Dosanjh, psychotherapist and author of the book - 'I Can't Stop Eating'. After suffering with binge eating disorder and bulimia for nearly a decade, Sarah found freedom, studied to become a therapist and now specialises in helping others who are struggling with disordered eating and body image issues. Sarah shares her own eating disorder recovery journey along with her wisdom and knowledge in how she supports others struggling with binge eating today. I hope that you enjoy.   Website: https://thebingeeatingtherapist.com/   Instagram: @the_binge_eating_therapist   Book: I can't stop eating. How to break free from the cycle of bingeing.   YouTube: The Binge Eating Therapist

Clients often ask me, ‘How can I avoid bingeing when the urge feels so incredibly strong?’ It can seem like a driving force that cannot be ignored and rationalised away. Like an itch that needs to be scratched. A desire that can only be satisfied fully through food alone. It completely takes over! You may find that conversations with others blur gently into the background; work becomes a mindless irritation and your surroundings become irrelevant. Nothing - nothing at all, feels as important, as the pursuit of food. If you relate to this, then do listen, to find out 5 common triggers for bingeing and how to stop them. I hope you enjoy.

In this episode, I share my 7 favourite tips to boost your body image today. If you need a body image boost, do have a listen. Hope you enjoy and feel inspired.

Today, I’m talking to J.L. Keez – mother, teacher, writer, Reality Therapy Certified Counsellor and Director of Anorexia Unlocked. J.L. has been on a journey in recovering from anorexia nervosa, along with suicidal depression, chronic fatigue, debilitating migraines, OCD and depersonalisation. J.L. openly shares her story and her journey in healing, and the many roadblocks along this route. Today, she has made a full recovery from anorexia and supports others to do the same. J.L. has created Anorexia Unlocked – an online support programme for recovery, bringing together her expertise as a therapist and her personal experience. She has also written a book, 'Anorexia Unlocked, Understanding your Story Through Mine', which is out in November. Instagram: @jlkeezanorexiaunlocked Website: https://jlkeez.com.au/ Book: Anorexia Unlocked – Understanding Your Story Through Mine, by J.L.Keez

Intense emotions can knock your relationship with food off track. This can feel frustrating and overwhelming to deal with, particularly when you’ve been making some progress. Developing good self-awareness is key in changing this. In this episode, I share a personal experience of rejection and how historically, this would have derailed recovery progress, whereas today, it is a minor blip that is reframed and worked through. Recommended TED TALK: 'What I learned from 100 days of rejection' by Jia Jiang https://www.ted.com/talks/jia_jiang_what_i_learned_from_100_days_of_rejection

Today I'm talking to Dr. Rachel Evans,  psychologist and hypnotherapist who specialises in eating disorder recovery. She has a private practice in Derbyshire and also works with clients online.  Rachel treats anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and orthorexia through her holistic recovery programme, called Nourish. It’s an empowering combination of talking therapy (coaching), Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT; hypnotherapy) and holistic support. Rachel has previously suffered from eating disorders, bringing her empathy and understanding of living with an eating disorder into her client work. Rachel shares her journey and shares how she supports clients today to find their own freedom with food. I hope you enjoy. Instagram: @rachel.evans.phd Website: www.eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk

Today I'm talking to Christophe Garon, author, I.T. analyst and researcher. Christophe has always loved sports and been keen on health and fitness, but a few years ago, when chasing aesthetic fitness goals, this unintentionally led to disordered eating. Christophe experienced constant food cravings, poor digestion, hormone imbalances and a myriad of other symptoms associated with chronic dieting and over training, which went on for several years. Christophe was determined to restore his relationship with food and his body and fully committed to this through his own education and changing behaviours. In this episode, he shares his learning and insights, drawing on his personal experience and research. I hope you enjoy. Instagram: @metabolism_recovery Website: https://metabolismrecovery.com/ Book: Metabolism Recovery: Stop Restricting, Recover your Metabolism and Take Back the Power from Food