The Eating Disorder Therapist

Emotions: do you find them overwhelming and unmanageable at times? Do you actively avoid trying to feel anything full-stop? In this episode, I talk about why you might be struggling; how disordered eating can be a coping strategy (unconsciously) and how to start coping in healthier ways. Hope you enjoy.

So you’ve probably heard about self-compassion? Maybe, you’re actively trying to practice it: to offer yourself kindness and understanding, when you’re having a difficult day or when things go wrong. Or, you might be quite sceptical of the whole thing? If you’re unsure if self-compassion could benefit you or you want to learn how to do it better, then this episode is for you. Hope you enjoy.

Today I'm talking to Carolina Mountford: - Mental Health Advocate, eating disorder survivor, blogger, writer and speaker.  Carolina talks to schools, church groups and other organisations about mental health, eating disorders, body image, trauma and depression. In this episode, Carolina openly shares her journey in struggling with an eating disorder for 15 years and how she eventually overcame this. Carolina talks about her early family life; sadly being put on a diet at the age of nine years old and then becoming aware of a family bereavement that rocked her worth to the core. She goes onto to talk about her recovery journey, with the ups and downs of trying to access support, to finally finding genuine food freedom. This is a wonderful story of inspiration and hope. I hope you enjoy. Instagram @carolinamountford; Twitter @carolinamountfo FB Carolina Mountford; LinkedIn – Carolina Mountford  www.carolinamountford.com

What to do, when you’re working hard on healing your relationship with food but you constantly feel GUILTY, for doing this. I share my 3 tips to embrace recovery and deal with those pesky disordered eating thoughts.

Today I'm talking to Eugenia Nikiforow an Eating Psychology Coach and speaker.   Eugenia is the founder of Mindfoodness - Eating Psychology Clinic and supports people to feel "normal" around food again by combining Nutrition, Psychology and Neuroscience. She is based in New Zealand and is working with clients all over the world.    Eugenia openly shares her own journey in finding peace with food and her body, and the ups and downs of this. She talks about how she came to set up Mindfoodness and her groundbreaking programme that supports people to change their relationship with food sustainably.  Eugenia has a particular interest in the role of the brain and how habits are formed. She shares her valuable tips and strategies for re-wiring the brain and understanding your eating in a very different way. Hope you enjoy!   To find out more, visit Mindfoodness Instagram

Is Intuitive Eating possible, when you’ve had an eating disorder? If so, where do you even start with this? Today I talk about how to begin to eat intuitively. I draw on my own and client experiences: from how to enjoyably eat croissants again without bingeing to managing the Food Police in your head. Hope you enjoy. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. 😊

Today I interview Victoria Stockwell - Researcher, Ex Body Builder and Personal Trainer. Victoria has suffered from disordered eating behaviours from the age of 11. Victoria shares openly about her journey in working to overcome disordered eating, looking at possible triggers, the ups and downs of this road and finally getting help. Victoria also talks about her ventures as a competitor, into the Body Building world,  and the impact this had on her eating and body image. She has an absolute wealth of knowledge to share and this is definitely one of my favourite interviews so far. Hope you enjoy! You can find Victoria on Instagram: @victoria_restoringthebalance

Today I interview Anti-Diet Dietitian, Jo Malocca. Originally from Ireland, Jo is now based in Suffolk, working as a dietitian for the NHS and privately. Jo is absolutely passionate about promoting an anti-diet message and supporting her clients to develop a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. I talk to Jo about a whole range of topics including her last supper meal; body image; binge eating, inspiring quotes and more. I hope you enjoy, as much as I did. To find out more about Jo: Instagram: @antidietanswers  Website: https://antidietanswers.com/  

Today I interview my first guest - Jayne Hartley, who is a personal trainer, mum of 3 and owner of Fierce Fitness, in Clavering, near Saffron Walden. Jayne started dancing from the age of 5 – later training as a professional dancer; she’s also a fully qualified nurse and is now a personal trainer. Today, Jayne is in a great place with eating and body image, but it hasn’t always been this way. Jayne talks about her journey in finding peace with food and the things that have helped her achieve this. Find Jayne on Instagram: @jayne.hartley.fierce.fitness https://www.facebook.com/fiercefitnessandnutrition/  

EXERCISE 🤸‍♀️🏋️🏊‍♀️🚴. What does it mean to you? Do you exercise for joy, pleasure and the love of movement? Or has it become a compulsion or an obsessive thing that you feel you have to do? Today I talk about how to develop a healthy relationship with activity. I also share my own relationship to exercise, after recovering from an eating disorder.