We often receive many questions about the refeeding process in eating disorder recovery. The refeeding process can be challenging and we want to be here to support and guide you through it to make it as easy for you as possible.

In this video, I answer the most frequently asked questions we hear when introducing and starting the refeeding process in eating disorder recovery. We answer the following questions:

Q: Is it normal to feel anxious and overwhelmed in the beginning stages of mechanical eating or the refeeding process overall?

Q: How will I know when I'm hungry, and what if my body doesn't tell me?

Q: How will I know if I am eating too much or too little?

Q: Why can't I follow Canada's Food Guide for eating normally?

â–º To learn more about refeeding FAQs, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/refeeding-faqs/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

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â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

In today’s episode, Jillian goes into more detail about what can happen when we start the refeeding process and more specifically avoiding refeeding syndrome in eating disorder recovery.

In last week's episode, we introduced the refeeding process, if you have not listened to the previous podcast episodes on starvation syndrome and the refeeding process we recommend listening to those before listening to this one.

If you have a child in eating disorder recovery and they are in the process of starting or maybe already practicing renourishing their body with food this video will be helpful to you. The key is to start low and go slow!

â–º To learn more about refeeding syndrome, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/what-is-refeeding-syndrome/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

In today's episode, Jillian discusses the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating. Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, are formal diagnoses with specific criteria in the DSM-IV. If someone does not have a formal diagnosis, that does not mean their eating disorder is any less valid or real.   So what is disordered eating? It may be distorted body image or poor self-esteem, or presence of food rules or skipping meals. If this is sounding a lot like dieting - you are absolutely right. Dieting can be a form of disordered eating.

â–º To learn more about the differences between eating disorders and disordered eating, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/disordered-eating-vs-eating-disorders-whats-the-difference/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

Do you know what happens to the brain of your child struggling with an eating disorder? In today’s episode, Jillian breaks down what happens to the brain in a starved state, and compares the eating disorder brain versus the well brain in eating disorder recovery.

â–º To learn more about the eating disorder brain, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/the-eating-disorder-brain-vs-the-well-brain/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

In eating disorder recovery we start with using mechanical eating if hunger and fullness cues are absent. In this video, we introduce mechanical eating and go over 3 tips that you can do to help support your child with mechanical eating!  In last week's episode, we discussed the topic of hunger and fullness cues. If you haven't yet checked out that episode we recommend watching it first and coming back to this episode after.

â–º To learn more about mechanical eating, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/mechanical-eating/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

In today's episode, Jillian discusses how to get help for your child if your doctor or primary care practitioner doesn't agree that your child has an eating disorder.

â–º To learn more about what to do if the doctor doesn't agree, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/what-if-your-doctor-doesnt-agree/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

One of the main complaints I hear from clients and families is that the child affected by the eating disorder does not feel hungry, and therefore doesn't need to eat. This is one of the biggest mistakes when it comes to early eating disorder recovery.  In this episode, we discuss what hunger and fullness cues are and what happens to these cues for someone struggling with an eating disorder over time. We introduce a new term known as mechanical eating that can support regaining those hunger cues once again.

â–º To learn more about hunger and fullness cues, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/hunger-and-fullness-cues

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), formerly known as the Female Athlete Triad, is when an athlete is taking in less energy than they require. Not taking in enough energy can cause an irregular menstrual cycle and decreased bone density. RED-S is not an eating disorder, but there is often a strong relationship between eating disorders/disordered eating and RED-S.

FAST FACT:

- Folks living with RED-S are at a 6-7 times higher risk of bone fractures due to a decreased bone density.

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â–º To learn more about RED-S, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/red-s-relative-energy-deficiency-in-sport/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

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What is Diabulimia? It is not a formal eating disorder diagnosis, but it is a term that we use to describe the intersectionality of Diabetes & Bulimia. Folks living with diabulimia intentionally restrict insulin as a means to control weight or shape.

FAST FACTS:

-20% of females living with Diabetes either have or have had an eating disorder in their lifetime.

-Teens living with Diabetes are 2x more likely to develop an eating disorder than their peers.

â–º To learn more about Diabulimia, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/diabulimia-in-children-teens/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.

In today’s episode, Jillian discusses binge eating behaviours in children and teens and the top 5 things you can do if you spot eating disorder tendencies in your child.

â–º To learn more about binge eating in children and teens living with an eating disorder, head over to our blog at https://changecreateschange.com/binge-eating-behaviours/

I'm Jillian Walsh, a Canadian Registered Dietitian and Registered Psychotherapist. I help parents support their kids through eating disorder recovery.

â—ŒMY PRIVATE PRACTICE Change Creates Change Eating Disorder Care https://changecreateschange.com/

â—ŒARE YOU IN CANADA? BOOK A FREE CALL! https://changecreateschange.janeapp.com/#/discipline/3/treatment/1

â—ŒTHE ONLINE PARENT PROGRAM Parents EmpowerED https://changecreateschange.com/parent-program/

â—ŒTHE ONLINE CLINICIAN PROGRAM Eating Disorder Care for Primary Care Providers https://changecreateschange.com/services-for-health-professionals/eating-disorder-care-course/

🚩 IMPORTANT! This content is for educational purposes and is not a replacement for therapy. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room.