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Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery

Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery

By Rachel Evans

Join psychologist Dr Rachel Evans (PhD) as she talks to fellow experts in eating disorder recovery and ED survivors with inspiring stories. This podcast is intended to help those recovering to shift their mindset, develop new skills and find their own version of normal eating.
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Ep 31: Chakras, crystals and rituals in recovery with Olivia Hernandez

Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryJan 05, 2022

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Ep 52: 5 common hang ups in eating disorder recovery with Meg McCabe

Ep 52: 5 common hang ups in eating disorder recovery with Meg McCabe

Meg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior obsessed with podcasts, dancing and stand-up comedy.  She’s the proud creator of Baby Got Back Recovery, a coaching and recovery blog that has touched thousands. Meg is also the host of the Full and Thriving Podcast which is designed to support your recovery while helping you re-discover your radiant life outside of your eating disorder.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The Recovery Collective and group support for eating disorder recovery
  • Meg’s experience as a teen in the modelling industry
  • Honouring your body size
  • 5 of the most common hang-ups in recovery
  • Getting honest about intuitive eating and eating disorder recovery


Resources

Photographer reacts to America's Next Top Model episodes https://www.youtube.com/@JessicaKobeissi 


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Meg.

Meg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior. She supports others to recover while helping them to helping you re-discover their radiant life outside of your eating disorder.

http://www.meg-mccabe.com

http://recoverycollective.mykajabi.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/full-and-thriving-an-eating-disorder-recovery-podcast/id1518417774

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96kAmcX93xG0msyDX4roZA

Feb 08, 202355:10
Ep 51: Healthy eating, wellness culture and orthorexia with sports dietician Renee McGregor

Ep 51: Healthy eating, wellness culture and orthorexia with sports dietician Renee McGregor

SHOW NOTES

Renee McGregor is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years of experience working in clinical and performance nutrition. She is the founder of Team Renee McGregor, where she leads a team of practitioners within a clinic environment, specialising in supporting individuals and athletes of all levels and ages, coaches and sports science teams to provide nutritional strategies to enhance sports performance and manage eating disorders. When not inspiring others with her incredible work, Renee can be found running the mountains and chasing the trails, most likely training for a crazy ultra-marathon!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Goes Bad
  • How an eating disorder distorts your thinking
  • The toxic narrative that social media creates around worth
  • How a hungry brain is a negative brain
  • Relationship between orthorexia and perfectionism
  • Wellness as a disguise for orthorexia
  • Taking a holistic approach to recovery


Resources

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219609


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Renee.

https://reneemcgregor.com/

https://www.instagram.com/r_mcgregor/

Jan 31, 202353:51
Ep 50: Identifying and supporting those with eating disorders in school settings - the Eating Disorder Toolkit

Ep 50: Identifying and supporting those with eating disorders in school settings - the Eating Disorder Toolkit

This week I am joined by Hope Virgo, Suzanna Samaka and Sharon White; three inspirational women involved in the development and promotion of The Eating Disorder Toolkits for school nurses, educators and carers. In this episode we discuss the Toolkits as well as ...

  • the latest research on trends in eating disorder development
  • why there can still be a taboo around eating disorders and what we can do to remove it
  • empowering society to be able to speak about eating disorders
  • how school nurses and other staff can have the right conversations around eating disorders
  • the impact of social media on eating and body dissatisfaction
  • campaigning and change at a political level


Resources:

Download the toolkit - https://saphna.co/homepage/toolkits/eating-disorder-toolkit/

https://www.change.org/p/amend-the-social-media-law-to-label-content-that-has-been-digitally-edited-or-filtered

https://www.change.org/p/eating-disorders-are-not-just-about-weight-dumpthescales


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with this weeks guests:

instagram.com/protectyouthmentalhealth/

https://www.instagram.com/hopevirgo_/


Jan 14, 202344:56
Ep 49: The role of self-worth, perfectionism and comparison in eating disorders with Elle Mace

Ep 49: The role of self-worth, perfectionism and comparison in eating disorders with Elle Mace

Elle Mace is an eating disorder and body dsymorphia therapeutic coach. She supports and guides those struggling with their relationship to food, their body and themselves to help them live a free and fulfilled life.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Elle’s experience recovering from 17 years of eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia
  • Using the 'lifeline' activity to understand your eating disorder 
  • The relationship between self-worth and an eating disorder
  • Perfectionism as a catalyst for food and body image struggles
  • A trick for getting rid of comparison


Resources

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/2020/09/29/how-to-stop-comparing-food-on-instagram/


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Elle.

https://www.ellemace.com/

https://www.instagram.com/iamellemace/

https://www.facebook.com/memyselfher

Jan 04, 202340:09
Ep 48: The reality of going through a relapse with Hannah Hickinbotham

Ep 48: The reality of going through a relapse with Hannah Hickinbotham

Hannah Hickinbotham is the host of the Full of Beans podcast. She uses her personal, clinical, and educational experience to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with eating disorders. In this episode she shares her current experience of a relapse. 

In this episode we discuss

  • Growing up in a family that diets and being modelled an unhealthy relationship with food
  • Feeling like a failure in recovery
  • Feeling stuck in relapse
  • How eating disorders behaviours can escalate
  • Acceptance as key in recovery
  • Hierarchy of eating disorders with regards to praise and a fatphobic society
  • Dealing with comments about weight changes
  • Finding the motivation to recover
  • Why the key to recovery is wanting to recover for yourself


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Hannah.

Hannah Hickinbotham is the host of the Full of Beans podcast. She uses her personal, clinical, and educational experience to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with eating disorders. In this episode she shares her current experience of a relapse.

www.fullofbeansed.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/thefobpodcast/

Nov 13, 202201:04:02
Ep 47: Cultivating confidence to share your story with author Carly Newberg

Ep 47: Cultivating confidence to share your story with author Carly Newberg

Carly is an Author, Substitute Teacher, and Freelancer specializing in writing, editing, and marketing. As an adolescent, Carly struggled with an eating disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia, and Exercise Addiction) which has contributed to her passion for mental health and overall wellbeing. Carly has been recovered five years and recently worked in a residential treatment facility with those aiming to recover. She gives talks and leads events and workshops throughout Oregon. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Impact of growing up with food scarcity and being forced to finish your plate as a child
  • How school sports can spiral into an eating disorder
  • Purging with exercise and laxatives
  • Dealing with people's comments about body changes
  • What a self-recovery journey looks like
  • Cultivating confidence to share your story and experience of an eating disorder
  • How sharing your story can create a new narrative
  • Using social media to find a likeminded community in recovery
  • Carly's new book, Good Enough


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Carly.

Carly is an Author, Substitute Teacher, and Freelancer specializing in writing, editing, and marketing. As an adolescent, Carly struggled with an eating disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia, and Exercise Addiction). She has been recovered five years and recently worked in a residential treatment facility with those aiming to recover. She gives talks and leads events and workshops throughout Oregon. To hear her full story, read or listen to Carly's memoir, Good Enough: Believing beautiful through Trauma, through Life, through Disorder.

https://www.sincerelycarly.com/

https://www.instagram.com/_sincerelycarly/

https://www.facebook.com/sincerelycarly/

Nov 06, 202254:37
Ep 46: Eating Disorder and Alcoholism: Renae Saager's personal and professional experience

Ep 46: Eating Disorder and Alcoholism: Renae Saager's personal and professional experience

Renae Saager is certified health & life coach and emotional eating expert who teaches women around the world how to start living a powerful, authentic life free from food and weight obsession. Tapping into her own unique journey with disordered eating and alcoholism, Renae supports her clients through the process of rewiring their brain with her no-BS approach. Through this serious work, Renae is able to help clients challenge their mindset and begin healing, using her own sense of humour and unparalleled perspective. Undoing the crazy you feel around food is Renae's specialty, the confidence and clarity gained is the guilt free icing on the cake.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Renae's exprerience of an eating disorder and using alcohol.
  • The link between alcohol consumption and eating disorders.
  • Alcoholism and drunkorexia
  • Do you need to work on the alcohol or food first to recovery?
  • What Renae would do differently if she was starting her recovery journey again


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Renae.

Renae Saager is certified health & life coach and emotional eating expert who teaches women around the world how to start living a powerful, authentic life free from food and weight obsession. Renae connects with her clients on a deeper level, supporting them through the process of rewiring their brain with her no-BS approach.

https://www.renaesaager.com

https://www.instagram.com/renaesaager/

Podcast - ditch the binge (rebranding soon)



Oct 17, 202249:04
Ep 45: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and gut directed hypnotherapy with 'Tummy Whisperer' Helen Brookes

Ep 45: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and gut directed hypnotherapy with 'Tummy Whisperer' Helen Brookes

Helen Brooks is an award-winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and IBS Transformation Coach with a Degree in Applied Psychology. She specialises in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome through an evidence-based approach combining gut-directed hypnotherapy, psychology and wellness coaching. She hosts the podcast ‘Let's Talk IBS with the Tummy Whisperer’ and lives in Brighton with her family and dog Woody. Her mission is to raise awareness of gut directed hypnotherapy and transform the world one tummy at a time.

We discuss:

  •  What are the signs and symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
  • What is going on in someone's body when they are experiencing IBS?
  • How IBS can play a role in the development of an eating disorder 
  • The pros and cons of conventional treatment for IBS
  • Gut directed hypnotherapy 
  • Misconceptions around hypnotherapy 


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Helen.

Helen Brooks is an award-winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and IBS Transformation Coach with a Degree in Applied Psychology. She specialises in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome through an evidence-based approach combining gut-directed hypnotherapy, psychology and wellness coaching. 

www.thetummywhisperer.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/thetummywhisperer/


Oct 09, 202246:50
Ep 44: ADHD and eating disorders with psychotherapist Ash Seruya

Ep 44: ADHD and eating disorders with psychotherapist Ash Seruya

Ash Seruya is a psychotherapist, artist, and storyteller. They are passionate about fat positivity, Health at Every Size, trauma-informed eating disorder treatment, weight stigma, social justice, ADHD treatment, harm reduction, and the messy, complex reality that is being in a human in this world. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • What are the signs or symptoms of ADHD?
  •  How is ADHD typically treated/managed and the impact this has on disordered eating
  • What a weight inclusive approach to ED recovery would look like for someone with ADHD
  • Helpful questions to ask when looking for a therapist
  • The use of cannabis to manage ADHD


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Ash.

Ash Seruya is a psychotherapist, artist, and storyteller living and working in the Westchester and New York metropolitan area. They are passionate about fat positivity, Health at Every Size, trauma-informed eating disorder treatment, weight stigma, social justice, ADHD treatment, harm reduction, and the messy, complex reality that is being in a human in this world. They share more of their creative projects on Instagram.

https://ashleymseruya.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/badashtherapy/

Sep 28, 202249:41
Announcement: Pay What You Want Wednesday

Announcement: Pay What You Want Wednesday

It's kind of what it says on the tin. For a limited time I am offering sessions on a 'pay what you want/can afford' basis. Group Q&A sessions available on 5th and 12th October.


More info: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/pwyww-group


Or email rachel@rachelevansphd.co.uk

Sep 27, 202202:25
Ep 43: Isolation, restricting and bingeing, Kylie Johnston's eating disorder and recovery story

Ep 43: Isolation, restricting and bingeing, Kylie Johnston's eating disorder and recovery story

Kylie Johnston is a Psychology student at UBC Okanagan in Canada. She recognised that she had developed an eating disorder in September 2020 and is currently well into her recovery journey. Kylie is a passionate mental health advocate and reached out to me to share her story of recovery to help and inspire others. 


In this episode we discuss:

  • Factors that led to the development of an eating disorder, including becoming vegetarian, life changes, the Covid-19 pandemic and isolation 
  • Changes in thinking style and unhelpful thought patterns that are common during an eating disorder
  • The impact of the eating disorder
  • Food rules, compensation mechanisms and exercise addiction
  • Kylie's turning point and how her family helped in find the motivation to recover
  • The aftermath of an eating disorder
  • Benefits that Kylie experience from working with a dietician and therapist during recovery
  • Similarities in our stories; I share some of my experience of an eating disorder


Apologies for my baby brain, this episode was recorded back in May 2022 when I had a 2 month old! Despite that, I think that we cover a lot of very important points and concepts in this episode.


Recovery resources.

Episode 3 - What's it like to see an eating disorder dietician? with Talia Cecchele

Episode 13 - Exercise, weight-loss, metabolism and rest with Faye Townsend

Episode 23 - Flow with Chlo on how to get your period back 



Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Kylie.

If you would like to connect with Kylie than please contact me and I can put you in touch. 

Aug 24, 202255:36
Ep 42: What is positive body image, body acceptance & body neutrality? With therapist Sophie Killip

Ep 42: What is positive body image, body acceptance & body neutrality? With therapist Sophie Killip

Sophie Killip is a Therapist and Coach who specialises in eating disorder recovery and body image healing. She completed her master's degree in the US and lived there for several years during her early 20s before returning home to England. She currently works in private practice, a university counselling service, and an inpatient treatment centre for young people who are recovering from anorexia.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Sophie’s relationship with her body and food throughout her life.
  • Factors that impact body image for teenagers and young adults.
  • The normalisation of diet culture in our society.
  • How we define body image.
  • What positive body image actually is.
  • Body acceptance vs body neutrality.
  • Ways to improve body image.
  • Taking the power back from trying to get the ‘perfect picture’.
  • Meal support sessions and ERP snacks.

Affirmations

  • My body is an instrument, not an ornament.
  • I am so much more than my body.
  • I’m worthy and loveable without needing to change my body.


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Sophie.

https://www.instagram.com/_eatingdisordertherapist/

https://mailchi.mp/6f32bc2acd3a/guidedjournal



Jun 23, 202245:24
Ep 41: Disengaging from diet culture and problematic social media posts with Hannah Cartwright (AfN)

Ep 41: Disengaging from diet culture and problematic social media posts with Hannah Cartwright (AfN)

Hannah Cartwright is a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) certified with the Association for Nutrition, UK. She has a Masters degree in Human Nutrition, Bachelor degree in Psychology, and has completed accredited nutritional counselling courses in Disordered Eating and Body Image. She works with clients on a 1:1 basis to improve their relationship with food, overcome disordered eating thoughts and behaviours and find food freedom. She also gives talks in schools on body image, social media and diet culture.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Hannah's experience of anorexia and the contributing factors including anxiety about moving schools, getting braces, food rules, weight loss and body image difficulties.
  • Finding inspiration and taking the reigns in recovery.
  • Lockdown and eating disorders; the possible impact of feeling out of control, social media and fitness challenges.
  • How we got to where we are in our careers working with clients in recovery from an eating disorder.
  • Algorithms promoting questionable content on social media.
  • Hannah's work making an impact in schools speaking about diet culture, body image, and social media. Plus the one thing that she would want young people to know about social media.
  • How we often compare our life to photos on social media and how we could think differently about the photos that we see.

Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

Connect with Hannah.

https://www.instagram.com/_hannahcartwrightnutrition/

https://www.hannahcartwrightnutrition.com/


May 29, 202252:59
Ep 40: "My eating disorder made me a different person". Rannveig Sigurðardóttir's recovery journey

Ep 40: "My eating disorder made me a different person". Rannveig Sigurðardóttir's recovery journey

In this episode I am joined by Rannveig Sigurðardóttir a lawyer, author and mother from Iceland who has recovered from an eating disorder and wants to share her story to reduce the shame.

We discuss:

- Using food for comfort

- The fear of gaining weight

- How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict

- Finding healthy coping mechanisms

- The journey of recovery

- Weight changes with pregnancy

- The power of hearing similar stories of recovery

For context, this episode was recorded in November 2021 and I have since had my little boy.


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Rannveig.

https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/

May 11, 202246:13
Ep 39: Life update - Surprise, I have a baby!

Ep 39: Life update - Surprise, I have a baby!

Not a clickbait title, I actually do! So you'll be hearing me mention him in future episodes of the podcast. 

May 06, 202206:56
Ep 38: Understanding an eating disorder and recovery tools with Rachelle Heinemann

Ep 38: Understanding an eating disorder and recovery tools with Rachelle Heinemann

Apr 18, 202235:36
Ep 37: Intuitive eating and redefining health with registered nurse Victoria Yates

Ep 37: Intuitive eating and redefining health with registered nurse Victoria Yates

In this episode we discuss:

  • Journey to intuitive eating
  • When does healthy eating go too far
  • Red flags for disordered eating
  • What is intuitive eating
  • Intuitive eating with kids
  • Redefining what healthy means
  • Breaking out of the calorie counting mindset
  • 3 phases of starting intuitive eating
  • Choosing foods that satisfy


Recovery resources. 

Listen to me discussing bulimia and recovery on 'The redefining health podcast' https://www.victoria-yates.com/blog/overcoming-bulimia-with-rachel-evans


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Victoria.

Victoria Yates is a registered nurse, an intuitive eating counselor and body image coach living in South Carolina. She helps women make peace with food and find freedom and confidence so that they can put their minds on what really matters to them instead of living in fear. Her favourite hobbies are drinking coffee with a pastry at a local coffee shop or wine tasting with girlfriends. 

https://www.victoria-yates.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nondiet_rn/

https://www.facebook.com/victoriayatescoaching

Mar 17, 202254:13
Ep 36: The difference between a diet and health mindset with Dr. Lara Zibarras

Ep 36: The difference between a diet and health mindset with Dr. Lara Zibarras

In this episode, I speak to Dr. Lara Zibarras, a psychologist and food freedom coach. 

We discuss:

  • The secret life of someone with an eating disorder
  • Using food to cope with emotions
  • Connection as a key in recovery
  • Orthorexia and wellness culture
  • Difference between a dieting mindset vs a health mindset
  • The cost of food rules on our body and lifestyle
  • Decoupling health and body size
  • Restriction as the fuel for food obsession


Eating disorder recovery resources.

Maintenance Phase Podcast: https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/9551555-is-being-fat-bad-for-you

Free ebook: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/goodbyeebook

Lara's diet vs health mindset instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXyTNbpQsv/

Find me speaking about my recovery journey with Lara on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVNg87VKIym/


Connect with Rachel.

Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Lara.

Dr Lara Zibarras is a psychologist and food freedom coach. She helps women develop a healthy and happy relationship with food, without guilt or emotional eating. She is the founder of the Health Mindset Matters program which helps women discover the science and psychology behind their negative spiral of weight struggles, binges and emotional eating; learn how to tune into their bodies and rediscover how to eat for both nourishment and enjoyment - creating a mindset for health.

https://drlarazib.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drlarazib/

https://www.youtube.com/c/drlarazib

Feb 20, 202248:54
Ep 35: Creating a meaningFULL life after an eating disorder with author and counselor Alli Spotts-De Lazzer

Ep 35: Creating a meaningFULL life after an eating disorder with author and counselor Alli Spotts-De Lazzer

This week I am speaking to Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues. She has so much wisdom to share from her own experience of dieting and eating disorder recovery and work as a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist.  

We discuss:

  • Body expectations and how we relate to our body from a young age
  • Challenging and acknowledging our inner dialogue
  • Becoming free from an eating disorder
  • Alli’s book MeaningFULL and her mental health advocacy work
  • A quick reminder that BMI is not an accurate measure of health
  • The false promise of diets
  • Power in positive recovery stories
  • The importance of connection for recovery and overall wellbeing


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Alli.

Alli Spotts-De Lazzer a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a passionate advocate for mental health and author of the book MeaningFULL read. 

https://therapyhelps.us/

https://www.instagram.com/therapistalli/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/meaningfull


Feb 10, 202253:48
Ep 34: How to find the right private therapist for eating disorder recovery

Ep 34: How to find the right private therapist for eating disorder recovery

Bite-sized episode sharing a few things to think about if you're looking for a private therapist to help support your recovery from an eating disorder. 

Websites for the UK

https://booking.eating-disorders.org.uk/counsellors/search 

https://helpfinder.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling

Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

Feb 01, 202212:42
Ep 33: Why embodiment is important for eating disorder recovery with dietician Ariana Rodriguez

Ep 33: Why embodiment is important for eating disorder recovery with dietician Ariana Rodriguez


In this episode I speak to Ariana Rodriguez, a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Registered Yoga Teacher from Embody Health London. 

We discuss:

  • How dietitians help people with eating disorder recovery
  • What does full recovery mean
  • What is quasi recovery and how to move beyond it
  • Using yoga as a powerful tool for recovery
  • What is embodiment and how you can begin to achieve it
  • The three pillars for recovery
  • The Thrive Programme and how it can support you in moving from quasi- to full-recovery
  • Redefining your identity in recovery

Recovery resources

https://embodyhealthlondon.com/thrive-programme/

https://plnk.to/nourishing-thoughts/e/1000542778673


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Ariana.

Ariana Rodriguez, MSc, RD, RYT is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Registered Yoga Teacher passionate about inclusive health care and helping people feel GOOD in the skin they’re in! Her goal is to help you understand your core values and belief systems, deep motivations and obstacles that may get in your way of embracing your authentic self.

https://www.instagram.com/nutritionari/

https://www.instagram.com/embodyhealthlondon_/

https://embodyhealthlondon.com/



Jan 17, 202247:08
Ep 32: Why fitness is for everyone regardless of body size with dance instructor Becky Scott
Jan 14, 202240:24
Ep 31: Chakras, crystals and rituals in recovery with Olivia Hernandez

Ep 31: Chakras, crystals and rituals in recovery with Olivia Hernandez

In this episode, I speak to Olivia Hernandez a singer, artist and life coach who guides others to enjoy the ride of weirdness and healing that comes from Speaking Your TRUTH, by taking Bold action, embracing the beautiful journey of healing and embodying the Badass within.

I'm so excited to share this episode with you because some of the topics we speak about are different from traditional approaches to eating disorder recovery that you have probably come across before. While there might not be direct evidence for the effectiveness of the approaches we discuss, I believe that there is no one-size(therapy)-fits-all in recovery and these approaches/modalities can support recovery for some people. 

We discuss:

  • Getting excited to do the work on yourself
  • Creating love rituals
  • How to connect to your divine self
  • What are the different chakras
  • Using affirmations and crystals to align energy
  • Importance of practicing mirror work
  • Infusing your food, body and life with positive energy
  • Using spiritualizing in healing your relationship with food
  • Steps to create a 2.0 version of self
  • What to do when the people around you don’t support your journey


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd

Connect with Olivia.

https://www.instagram.com/the_bold_creative_collective/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtfKmLJFmh77ZR5sbGFPyZw


Jan 05, 202259:07
Mini-series (4): How to support someone with an eating disorder at Christmas time.
Dec 18, 202131:24
Mini-series (3): Navigating diet talk and comments about your body over Christmas
Dec 16, 202119:13
Mini-series (2): 7 ways to cope with an eating disorder at Christmas
Dec 14, 202132:50
Mini-series (1): Reminders & coping with an eating disorder at christmas time
Dec 05, 202118:15
Ep 30: Cultivating confidence and the importance of intentional self-talk with Sheridan Leatherberry
Nov 27, 202155:38
Ep 29: I don't have time for therapy but I need help!
Nov 18, 202111:28
Ep 28: Eating disorders and disabilities with Sophia Purcell

Ep 28: Eating disorders and disabilities with Sophia Purcell

Sophia Purcell has suffered with anorexia nervosa since her late teens, but wasn’t officially diagnosed until the summer of 2017, more than a decade into the eating disorder. She also has a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, a congenital condition that affects movement, coordination, balance and muscle strength, flexibility and tone.

At present, there’s not much research into the relationship between eating disorders and disabilities. As someone with first-hand experience of both, she wants to do whatever she can to raise awareness, encourage others to seek support, and hopefully make treatment more inclusive and accessible.


We discuss-

- How having Cerebal Palsy affected her self-esteem growing up and contributed to the development of an eating disorder

- Sophia's experience in an inpatient unit and how it effected her cerebral palsy

- Things she wished she had known before going into treatment for her eating disorder

- Opinions on how individuals with a co-existing physical condition or emotional needs can advocate for themselves when undergoing treatment

- How treatment models could become more inclusive for people with additional needs and physical conditions


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body by rebalancing physiology, rewiring the mind and reclaiming identity & self-trust.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Sophia.

Sophia is a copywriter and journalist based in Brighton on the south coast of England. She has a mild form of cerebral palsy (CP) and has suffered with anorexia nervosa for almost 12 years. She is now in active recovery and passionate about making eating disorder treatment more accessible.

https://pinksparklybeads.wordpress.com/

https://www.therecoveryclub.org/anorexia-and-disability 

Nov 08, 202152:09
Ep 27: Closing the gap between knowing what to do and doing it.
Nov 03, 202120:01
Ep 26: Eating disorders in fiction literature and therapy animals with author Molly Fennig

Ep 26: Eating disorders in fiction literature and therapy animals with author Molly Fennig

In this episode I talk to Molly Fennig, a clinical psychologist in training at the Minnesota Center for Eating Disorder Research and author of the young adult novel 'Starvation'. Her second novel tells the story of a Wes, a 16 year old struggling with bulimia and anorexia.

In this episode we speak about-

- Her specialisation in mental illness writing and an insight into her book.

- The comorbidity between eating disorders and anxiety and why anxiety may be considered easier to treat despite them being linked.

- Recognising triggers in loved ones with a disorder and how to communicate.

- Her therapy dog called Peaches and the use of emotional support animals.

- Issues with rigid diagnosis manuals and an exploration of pros and cons and stigmas relating to medication.

- Her own area of research at the University of Minnesota and how treatment to change behaviour should be more accessible.


Please remember that this podcast shares opinions and information, it isn’t for the diagnosis or treatment of an eating disorder, mental or physical health issues.


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body by rebalancing physiology, rewiring the mind and reclaiming identity & self-trust.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 

Connect with Molly.

Molly Fennig self-published her first novel, InSomnus, at age 17. Her second novel, Starvation, was published by Immortal Works in November 2020 when she was 22. The book explores themes such as male eating disorders and mental health, and won a 2021 Independent Press Award. Molly is currently pursuing her PhD in clinical psychology, with a specialization in eating disorders, from Washington University in St. Louis. Her research has been published in multiple scientific journals. Her mini goldendoodle Peach (see cover photo), is training to be a therapist, and specializes in eating. 

https://www.mollyfennig.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mollyfennig/

https://www.facebook.com/mollyfennigauthor/

https://www.instagram.com/peachpietherapy/ 


Oct 25, 202155:02
Ep 26: Using your influence for good with Divethru founder Sophie Gray

Ep 26: Using your influence for good with Divethru founder Sophie Gray

In this episode I speak to Sophie Gray, the founder on DiveThru a mental wellness company that helps you DiveThru what you go thru. I have followed Sophie for over 6 years on social media and find her openness and honesty very inspirational. 

In this episode we speak about 

- Sophie's journey to becoming a fitness influencer, gaining a large social media following and being an entrepreneur.

- Her decision to delete her online content and stop selling fitness programmes, starting fresh and how it felt to lose followers.

- Unrealistic expectations of social media and how to engagement with online content in a healthy way.

- The importance of self reflection, learning and mental health interventions.

- How DiveThru came to be, what it offers and how it helps people.

- The challenges of being a female CEO.

- The importance of self compassion and taking steps at your own pace.


Please remember that this podcast shares opinions and information, it isn’t for the diagnosis or treatment of an eating disorder, mental or physical health issues.


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body by rebalancing physiology, rewiring the mind and reclaiming identity & self-trust.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Sophie.

Sophie Gray is the founder of DiveThru, a mental wellness company that helps you DiveThru what you go thru. We work with mental health professionals to create resources that help you to take charge of your mental wellbeing. Sophie also shares her work to an audience of over 400,000 through her personal social channels and has been featured in high-impact publications. 

app: http://onelink.to/kxs3uu

https://divethru.com/

https://www.instagram.com/letsdivethru/

https://www.instagram.com/sophiegray/ 


Oct 05, 202150:46
Ep 24: Radical self-love and intuitive eating with Victoria Evans

Ep 24: Radical self-love and intuitive eating with Victoria Evans

In this episode I speak to Victoria Evans who overcame challenges related to eating disorders, mental health,  extreme dieting, and over exercising and is now a successful intuitive eating coach. She is disrupting the wellness industry through her fundamentally science-based approach and helps countless women heal their relationship with food by optimizing their mindset for happier and healthier lifestyles.

We discuss

- Victoria's struggle with mental health, extreme dieting and over-exercise

- How she found intuitive eating and how it can help us to achieve our potential

- Practical steps and actionable tools to start practicing eating intuitively today 

- What is radical self-love and how we can start to practice it in our daily life?

- What is 'bedtime revenge procrastination eating'?

- What is normal eating anyway?


Please remember that this podcast shares opinions and information, it isn’t for the diagnosis or treatment of an eating disorder, mental or physical health issues.

 

Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body by rebalancing physiology, rewiring the mind and reclaiming identity & self-trust.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Victoria.

Victoria Evans began her career in the corporate world with a prominent Fortune 500 company in the beauty industry in Montreal. During this time, her challenges related to eating disorders, mental health,  extreme dieting, and over exercising became a catalyst for creating a solution to an issue millions of women deal with today. As a successful Intuitive Eating Coach, she is disrupting the wellness industry through her fundamentally science-based approach. Victoria helps countless women heal their relationship with food by optimizing their mindset for happier and healthier lifestyles.

https://www.victoriaevansofficial.com/

https://www.victoriaevansofficial.com/blog/

https://www.instagram.com/victoriaevansofficial/ 

Sep 26, 202154:41
Ep 23: Flow with Chlo on how to get your period back

Ep 23: Flow with Chlo on how to get your period back

Flow with Chlo is a Dynamic Eating Psychology Coach and Therapeutic Nutrition  Counsellor who specialises in helping clients learn how to receive nourishment, honour one's appetite, get their period back, develop a healthy relationship with exercise and reclaim their life outside of dieting. Chloe's own experience has led her to learn more to help others understand their body and the role of food in metabolic health and a regular menstrual cycle. 

In this episode we discuss 

· The taboo of speaking about periods

- The importance of periods for your overall physical and mental health

- What is secondary amenorrhea and why is it common for someone to 'lose' their period when struggling with an eating disorder?

- The 3 most important things to do in recovery?

- Is it true that you need to stick to 2500 calories to get your period back?

- Exercise when trying to regain your period

- What are the inner-seasons and how can knowing about them help someone manage their menstrual cycle?


Find us speaking on the Flow with Chlo podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxRuxqhXJXM 


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Chlo.


https://flowwithchlo.com/

https://www.instagram.com/flowwithchlo/



Sep 18, 202101:03:02
Ep 22: Recovery is possible, even after 30 years! with Caroline Drummond-Smith

Ep 22: Recovery is possible, even after 30 years! with Caroline Drummond-Smith

Trigger warning: This episode describes eating disorder thoughts and behaviours, including mention of specific foods. I think these are fairly stereotypical of someone suffering with anorexia and I would like to keep the episode as unedited and real as possible, so I decided to keep these descriptions in the episode.

In this episode I speak to Caroline Drummond-Smith, who after suffering from anorexia for 30 years made a full recovery and is now a health coach, who helps others to have a healthier relationship with food. I hope you find this episode relatable and inspirational. We speak about 

- Caroline's childhood and risks factors for anorexia

- how she used restriction to feel in control through the ups and downs of life

- marriage, pregnancy and raising 3 children with anorexia in the picture 

- living in denial, being un-engaged with treatment and finally the decision to recover

- our thoughts on how long it takes to recover from an eating disorder

- tips for developing a more positive body image 

- a practical exercise to help you reach the all-important decision to recover


Recovery resources

Free ebook to get you unstuck: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/goodbyeebook

Just Eat Normally Podcast episode 8: Emma Green (PhD) Recovery Story and finding the right therapist


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Caroline.

Caroline Drummond-Smith is a certified health coach and owner of Zest Health Coaching, specialising in eating disorders and obesity. She suffered from anorexia for 30 years and worked through her own issues, to allow her to come to a place of true happiness and self-acceptance. Now she helps people to have a healthy relationship with food and their body and be the best, happiest version of themselves.

https://www.zesthealthcoaching.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/zesthealthcoaching/

Sep 13, 202158:30
EP 21: Weight inclusive care and calories on menus with Alex Williams
Aug 31, 202101:01:22
Ep 20: Breathwork in eating disorder recovery with Jenelle Periard

Ep 20: Breathwork in eating disorder recovery with Jenelle Periard

In this episode I speak to Jenelle Periard, a Breathwork Practitioner and founder of Beyond Your Breath about using breathwork as a tool for eating disorder recovery. In this episode we discuss:

- Jenelle’s relationship with food and her body which stemmed from being bullied and wanting to belong

- How she navigated anorexia, binge eating disorder and other disordered eating behaviours

- What breathwork is and how the different styles of break work vary in intensity depending on the intention of the practice

- The benefits of breathwork and the power of our breath

- How emotions can build up in our body and the need to process and release them

- How to get started and how often to do breathwork to reap the benefits


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Jenelle

Jenelle is a Breathwork Practitioner, Mentor, and founder of Beyond Your Breath. She helps people consumed by mental noise transform their mental chaos to inner calmness utilizing Breathwork and the 3B Process, so that they have freedom to enjoy the important things in life. 

https://jennelleperiard.com/

https://instagram.com/jennelle.periard

Aug 22, 202156:26
Ep 19: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Trisha Barker

Ep 19: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Trisha Barker

In this episode I speak to Coach and Founder Trisha Barker all about imposter syndrome. In this episode we discuss:

- Trisha’s own relationship with food from mealtimes growing up in a Sicilian family, trying to manage her weight with diet pills in her 20’s to now finding peace with food

- What imposter syndrome is and the five different imposter types

- The roots of Trisha's imposter syndrome from childhood through to her time spent as a corporate HR professional

- The role of social media in imposter syndrome and the impact of comparison culture

- How imposter syndrome shows up in everyday life and its impact on your productivity and performance

- The link between imposter syndrome and your relationship with food

- Top tips to break away from self-doubt and overcome imposter syndrome

Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Trisha

Trisha is a Coach and Founder of The Imposter Syndrome Solution and hosts The Imposter Solution podcast. She helps her clients overcome feelings of doubt and overwhelm to let them have the life they truly want.

https://www.trishabarker.com/

https://www.instagram.com/theimpostersolution/ 

Quiz: What's your imposter type

May 12, 202101:06:14
Ep 18: This can't be an eating disorder, I'm a fella with Richie Cartwright
May 04, 202101:02:13
ep 17: Trigger warnings & what to do if you're triggered
Apr 25, 202111:37
Ep 16: What can we learn from the passing of Nikki Grahame?

Ep 16: What can we learn from the passing of Nikki Grahame?

Super short solo episode. Please listen to this episode in the spirit in which it was intended (a helpful resource). There are so many more important conversations that could be had around this topic and I don't pretend to know a lot about Nikki Grahame.


Condolences to her family and friends at this difficult time. 

https://www.nikkigrahame.info/


Mentioned in this episode

https://committees.parliament.uk/work/226/changing-the-perfect-picture-an-inquiry-into-body-image/publications/

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

Apr 11, 202106:27
Ep 15: Navigating elimination diets with Lauren Windas

Ep 15: Navigating elimination diets with Lauren Windas

In this episode I speak to Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath Lauren Windas about elimination diets. In this episode we discuss how to maintain a positive relationship with food if you have to eat in a certain way for health reasons. We cover ... 

- What is an elimination diet and why might someone do it?

- Lauren's experience of M.E/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how elimination diets influenced her relationship with food

- Understanding the difference between food allergies and food intolerances, and how intolerances are like shifting sands (they do not always need to be life-long!)

- Diet culture and why eliminations diets have become a recent trend

- Avoiding nutritional deficiencies when embarking on an elimination diet 

- Mindset, NLP and shifting our physiology when it comes to food  

- Reintroducing foods when on an elimination diet


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 

Connect with Lauren.

Lauren is a fully accredited Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath and co-founder of ARDERE Wellbeing. She has a passion for all things nutrition, lifestyle and holistic wellness. She supports clients with various health concerns including M.E / Chronic Fatigue, digestive issues as well as those who suffer with problematic relationships with eating, weight and their bodies.

https://www.instagram.com/laurenwindasnutritionist/

https://www.laurenwindas.com/

Apr 09, 202158:24
Ep 14: Recovery Q&A
Mar 28, 202119:15
Ep 13: Exercise, weight-loss, metabolism and rest with Faye Townsend.
Mar 14, 202150:57
Ep 12: Why diets don’t work for long-term weight loss

Ep 12: Why diets don’t work for long-term weight loss

We've pretty much all been on a diet, lost the weight, and then regained it back (plus more)! But why don't these diets help us to lose weight for good? I'm joined by nutritionist and Health at Every Size advocate Jeanette Thompson-Wessen. In this episode we discuss 

- what is the evidence that diets don't work for weight loss long-term?

- why might people regain the weight lost through a diet?

- what is Health at Every Size, fat-phobia and weight stigma?

- how to speak to a health professional who suggests you lose weight as/before treatment


Notes: Morbidity = rate of death (not risk of death as was mentioned at one point during this episode)

Research studies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26166058/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22218619/


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ 

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd 


Connect with Jeanette.

Jeanette Thompson-Wessen is a qualified Nutritionist, specialist in intuitive eating, body image, mum of two and food teacher. Jeanette helps women heal their relationship with food and their bodies so they can break up with dieting for good through the Mindset Nutritionist.

https://www.instagram.com/themindsetnutritionist/

https://www.themindsetnutritionist.co.uk/


Mar 07, 202101:03:19
Ep 11: The problem with dieting!
Feb 27, 202131:15
Ep 10: Intuitive Eating with Certified IE Counsellor Erika Pateman
Dec 22, 202001:04:00
Ep 9: Can I be vegan during eating disorder recovery with Emma Green (PhD)

Ep 9: Can I be vegan during eating disorder recovery with Emma Green (PhD)

Part 2 with Emma Green. We round up Emma's story (carrying on from part 1/Ep 8) and discuss if it's healthy to be vegan (i.e., not eating meat, fish, eggs, dairy, honey) during eating disorder recovery. Emma took the decision to cut out animal products (including in make-up, clothes etc) during her recovery and is still vegan today, where-as I was vegan for a while, but have gone back to eating some animal products!

This episode has some great questions to ask yourself surrounding your reasons for cutting out animal products and how to eat in a way that supports your mental and physical health. 


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body.

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Emma.

https://www.instagram.com/emmafitnessphd/

https://muckrack.com/elgreenphd

Dec 17, 202001:03:34
Ep 8: Emma Green (PhD) Recovery Story and finding the right therapist

Ep 8: Emma Green (PhD) Recovery Story and finding the right therapist

Emma is now an anti-diet fitness coach and writer. She helps people to build a healthy relationship with food, exercise and their bodies. In this episode she chats to me about her experiences of 

- bulling at school 

- being in denial about an eating disorder

- finding the right therapy and therapist

- advice for her younger self and people struggling

"no one ever regrets recovery!"


Resource mentioned in this podcast episode

https://jennischaefer.com/


Connect with Rachel.

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body. 

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/

https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd


Connect with Emma.

https://www.instagram.com/emmafitnessphd/

https://muckrack.com/elgreenphd


Dec 13, 202001:00:41