On this week’s episode I am super excited to be bringing one of our much loved guest, Director and Psychologist here at BodyMatters Australasia, Sarah McMahon. Sarah is a Registered Psychologist and the Director of BodyMatters Australasia clinic which is an eating disorder treatment clinic which has clinics all around Australia. BMA utilises the discipline of Psychologists, Dieticians, Paediatricians, Social workers, Psychotherapists, as well as multiple other stakeholders. Sarah Co- Founded BodyMatters with Lydia Turner in 2009 as a way to go beyond the biomedical model in the treatment of eating disorders. Sarah is also the Founder of the grassroots advocacy group and charity 'Collective Shout' where she has Chaired the organisation for six of its eight years. 

Sarah has been involved in organisations such as Lifeline and is a Founding Member and Board Member of 'Endangered Bodies'. Where Sarah was also on the ANZAED Carer Consumer Committee. Sarah Holds a Masters in Public Health and is passionate about educating the community on eating disorders. Where Sarah is a regular voice in the Media. Sarah has written several book chapters including the body image & eating disorder chapter in Steve Biddulph's 2013 international best seller 'Raising Girls' and contributed to Collet Smart's 2019 book "They'll be okay: 15 Conversations to Help Your Child Through Troubled Times". More recently, she has been interviewed extensively in Kasey Edwards & Christopher Scanlons "Raising Girls Who Like Themselves". Where Sarah has also worked with schools, workplaces, charities, and many more organisational bodies in the fight towards a culture free from the dominating presence of eating disorders.

That is why I am super excited to be bringing Sarah back on the podcast to speak about the topic of the prevalence and cost of eating disorders in Australia & globally. Where we will discuss the new data and research done on eating disorders by the Butterfly Foundation. Aside from what we know in the research, the media still has such a large role in diet culture and the stigma around eating disorders. So as a way to open up more about this area for you, please welcome back Director and Psychologist of BMA, Sarah McMahon.

Podcast Summary:

1. The impact of COVID and inflation on eating disorders

2. The Butterfly Foundations research report

3. The estimated cost of eating disorders for people and families

4. Building relapse prevention

5. Using social media to promote positive change

6. The benefits of treatment and ongoing therapy

Links from the episode:

Butterfly foundation Research prepared by Deloitte: https://butterfly.org.au/news/new-report-reveals-alarming-growth-in-both-prevalence-and-cost-of-eating-disorders/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwYSwBhDcARIsAOyL0fgqxplGsVM6Pn8uxtH70BDitor7D2HGHMtWjEllWZesenAVS9U1_p4aAn2OEALw_wcB

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Physiotherapist, Rebecca Gawler. Bec works at two clinics in Melbourne at ‘Eat Love Live’ and Balance North as Physiotherapist. Working as a Physiotherapist with her own lived experience of disordered eating, Bec began to notice the link between physiotherapy presentations and struggles with disordered eating.  Especially when working with a lot of athletes, those who overexercise or those who have sustained injuries as a result of a rapid increase in exercise. Not only that, but Bec sees people who have struggles with body image, compulsive exercising or people who use exercise as a way to cope with difficult emotions.

As Physiotherapists are typically the first point of contact for people requiring support from a physical injury, stress fracture, chronic pain or illness impacting mobility, Bec began to see the link between physical and psychological recovery. Where she began to utilise trauma informed care and eating disorder informed practices. To be able to better support people who have complex relationships with movement, exercise, and their bodies.  

On this week’s episode Bec will be able to share with us a little bit more about the work that she does in supporting people in the recovery process with disordered eating. Providing education and advocacy around the awareness of eating disorders and the tailored support that can be provided by Physiotherapists. So please, welcome our next guest Bec!

Podcast Summary:

1. Dysfunctional exercise

2. Eating disorder informed physiotherapists

3. Fitness myths

4. Eating disorders, injuries, and health conditions

5. Trauma informed physiotherapists

Links to Bec:

Link tree: https://linktr.ee/intuitive.movement_physio

Eat Love Live Website: https://www.eatlovelive.com.au/rebecca_gawler_physio

Balance North Website: https://balancenorth.com.au/

Instagram: @intuiive.movement_physio

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing our next special guests non- diet Dieticians Meg McClintock and Susan Williams. Meg and Susan have joined together as non- diet dietitian's to make a positive change in the area of media literacy, body image, health and nutrition. Meg and Susan have founded the organisation ‘Meg and Susan’ together where they provide courses, workshops, webinars, and skills challenges. Where they are seasoned presenters for universities, schools, TV, corporates, and podcasts. They also have an amazing website which offers freebies, a blog and a podcast called ‘Life’s Too Short to Count Almonds’. Meg and Susan have more than 20 years of experience as Dietitian's across fields such as in public health, industry, childcare, ages care, education and in private practice. They are both mums of 3, Meg has 3 boys and Susan has 3 girls!

A little more about Meg, Meg is an accredited practicing Dietitian and a body image advocate who has her own business ‘Meg McClintok, Healthy, Confident Lives’. Meg is also the Principal Dietitian and Founder of Choose Nutrition. In her practice Meg works with individuals, groups, and schools to move away from body dissatisfaction and towards a healthier relationship with nutrition. Where she conducts talks, seminars, and workshops for high schools on media literacy, body image, health and nutrition.

 A little more on Susan, Susan is an accredited practicing Dietitian and a Clinical Supervisor who works from a Health at Every Size Approach. Susan is the owner of Zest Nutrition Consulting where she specialises in the provision of supervision to dietitians practicing from a weight inclusive, non- diet paradigm. Susan also works with clients experiencing eating disorders, and disordered eating complicated by trauma or adverse childhood experiences.

On this week’s episode we will be speaking about eating disorders, disordered eating, body image and diet culture across the age spectrum. Discussing various life stages from being a child, having babies, to becoming a grandparent. In the end, all ages are exposed to diet culture and

Podcast summary:

1. Social media algorithms target people according to their age

2. Your diet and appetite will change across different ages  

3. Your body is trustworthy

4. The focus of recovery is different for different ages

5. Different life transitions may trigger disordered eating

6. What really matters in this time in your life?

Links to Meg and Susan

Website: https://www.megandsusan.co/

Instagram: @megandsusan

Facebook: Meg and Susan

Podcast: ‘Life’s Too Short to Count Almonds’

Links to Meg: https://www.megmcclintock.com/

Choose Nutrition: https://www.choosenutrition.com.au/

Links to Susan: https://www.zestnutrition.com.au/

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Dietitian, Tayla Clegg. Tayla lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and grew up in the world of athletics. This is where she personally went through her own lived experience with disordered eating. Having personally experienced the difficulties with disordered eating, Tayla then became motivated to be able to support other individuals within this space. Being able to support not only athletes but anyone looking to free themselves from disordered eating. Within her own practice Tayla promotes being able to break free from diet cycles, working through disordered eating and/ or obsessive exercise patterns, supporting general nutrition goals in a sustainable way, working through body image challenges, creating positive sustainable nutrition habits, and fuelling sporting performance and everyday activities. Prioritising collaboration when working with clients around their nutrition, health, or performance goals.

On this week’s episode Tayla shares her lived experience with disordered and provides some education around working with athletes in the eating disorder space. To shed some light on the vulnerabilities that athletes can face with eating

Podcast Summary:

1. The pressures within athletics

2. Reaching out to a health professional

3. Protective factors for athletes

4. Being aware of your own internal dialogue

5. Having a good team around you

Links to Tayla:

Links via Link tree: linktr.ee/fuelled.with.tayla

Instagram: @fuelled.with.tayla

Website: https://tayla-clegg-dietitian.squarespace.com/

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Psychologist, Author, Co- Founder and Executive Clinical Director, Dr. Anita Johnston. As an International Speaker, someone with a PhD, a Supervisor and an Eating Disorder Professional Anita has been able to make a tremendous impact in the space of eating disorders. She has worked in treatment of disordered eating for over 35 years where she has been able to support various clients with difficulties with food and body. She is currently the Clinical Director of Ai Pono Hawaii eating disorder programs which includes an ocean- front residential program in Maui. She is the author of the best-selling book, Eating in the Light of the Moon and co- creator of the Light of the Moon Café, a series of online interactive courses, workshops, and women’s support circles. Over the years Anita has also run various retreats, international conferences, University trainings, written articles, and academic publications.

 A little bit about Anita’s story into the eating disorder space, in the 1980’s while supervising a psychology doctoral student who was studying the incidence of eating disorders in Hawaii, it became apparent to Anita that there was a big problem in the area of eating disorders with no resources available whatsoever. Back then it was also a common theory that trauma led to eating disorders however, through experience Anita learned that there were not always common themes of trauma but instead individual stories. This was also a time when Bulimia had just become diagnosable, and Binge Eating Disorder had not yet been recognised. It was around this time, along with two other women that Anita then founded the Anorexia & Bulimia Centre of Hawaii becoming a Co-founder & Director of the Centre in 1982. Creating a space for women to travel from all over the world in order to receive treatment for disordered eating and body image concerns in beautiful Hawaii.

On today’s episode Anita will be speaking about the use of storytelling and Metaphor as a way to heal body image. As Anita brings up the discussion around food, eating, the self and how we live our lives in our bodies. A conversation that hopes to bring healing to people’s perceptions around body image and opens the doorways for people to look at themselves from a different light. So please on that note, welcome our next lovely guest, Anita!

Podcast summary:

1.  Body sense vs body image

2.  Surfing your feelings

3. Looking at the inner critic

4. Focusing on the experience of being in your body

5. Getting to the root cause of negative body image

Links to Dr. Anita Johnston

Website for Anita:  https://dranitajohnston.com/

The Light of the Moon Café and where to learn more about disordered eating and metaphor with a free PDF!: https://lightofthemooncafe.com/

Podcast: Mom Genes the podcast

Links to Anita’s book: ‘Eating in the Light of the Moon: https://dranitajohnston.com/eating-in-the-light-of-the-moon/

Instagram’s: @dranitajohnston, @lightofthemooncafe & @aiponohawaii

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing our next special guest all the way from WA Perth, Claire Gasper. Claire is an Accredited Practicing Dietician and a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician who works as a non- diet dietitian. She is a member of the LGBTQI+ community, has a diagnosis of ADHD and has a special interest in working with neurodivergent clients. Claire co-parents two little kids and is the owner of her private practice Diet Free Me. Diet-Free Me is a team of Dietitian's who work with adults and adolescents who have become disconnect from their bodies and are stuck in a diet mindset. Working with people with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image concerns. Where Claire promotes a Health at Every Size approach and aims to heal how people view and think about their bodies within a conditioned society.

On today’s episode Claire shares her lived experience with dieting, disordered eating, and body image concerns growing up. Where Claire shares her story growing up stuck in the diet mindset, dealing with her own mental health struggles, and following her passions in becoming a dietitian. Where Claire now speaks about her own recovery journey and how it has helped her show up as a clinician. As a parent Claire has had to heal her own relationship with food and body while also figuring out how she wants to raise her own kids. Through a non- diet approach Claire now raises her children in a diet free home that promotes a positive relationship with food and body. Through the process of unlearning diet culture and discovering the joy for eating Claire now supports people on their own journey with food, body, and mental wellbeing. So let’s get into it.

Podcast Summary:  

1. Everybody is deserving of treatment and support

2. Viewing foods and bodies neutrally

3. Allowing kids to have options with food

4. Promoting a positive body image in the home

5. Discussing stigma with the word fat

6. Bringing joy back into food

Links to Claire

Instagram: @dietfreeme

Website: dietfreeme.com.au

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠. You

On this week’s episode, I am super excited to be bringing back our lovely guest and Psychologist here at BodyMatters Harriet Iles. Harriet has completed a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Adelaide.  After she grew up in the coastal capital of Australia in Adelaide. However, knew her true passions were really to become a Psychologist and support people in the eating disorder space. This is where Harriet and moved to Sydney and went on to complete an Honours degree in Psychology at the University of Sydney. Harriet is now an incredible practicing registered Psychologist at BodyMatters as well as at the Ramsay Clinic Northside, working in eating disorder treatment subsection.

On this week’s episode Harriet will be speaking about the concept of acceptance of difficult situations while also having a commitment towards change. Discussing the importance of acknowledging, validating, and accepting emotions while also taking important actions for eating disorder recovery. This is where Harriet goes through the various skills and tool’s we can use to better move through our emotions and circumstances. Harriet talks about putting the eating disorder thoughts “‘on trial’” and creating a better dialogue for and within ourselves. As a way to initiate meaningful change in our lives. So please enjoy our next lovely guest, Harriet!

Podcast summary:

1. Accepting and validating your situation

2. Moving through your emotions

3. Defusing eating disorder thoughts

4. Committed action

5. You are worthy of committing to yourself

6. Strengthening your self-awareness muscle

7.  Self-compassion and being kind to self

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠1800 33 4673⁠. You can also ⁠chat online⁠ or ⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Paige Trbojevic. Paige is a 26-year-old female who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes from the age of four. Having managed her diabetes since she was 12-13 Paige now speaks about her past struggles with food, body, and diabetes management. Through modifying her food choices from such a young age Paige started to categorise food as good or bad. When transitioning into her teenage years Paige had to weigh her foods, was regularly weighed by her diabetes team, and had to count the amount of carbohydrates that was in her food to balance her sugar levels. Noticing that she couldn’t eat foods freely like other kids her age and being concerned about her insulin levels Paige began to restrict her food to be what she thought was being a “better diabetic”. However, in conjunction with body image concerns this then turned into laxative use, purging, and diabulimia where Paige was formally diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa just before her 15th birthday.

During her struggles with disordered eating Paige lost her period for 5 years, struggled with Osteopenia and had experienced significant strains on her close relationships. Going through periods of not taking her insulin Paige jeopardised her health and her life. On today’s episode Paige talks about the amazing treatment she received through the two years she spent within Sydney Children’s Hospital’s outpatient program. Where she was seen by a Social Worker, a Nurse and Paediatrician in conjunction with her diabetes treatment team, a psychologist, and her GP. This is where Paige received the right support she needed to completely recover from disordered eating. Where Paige was then able to find her identity outside of the eating disorders and build a wonderful life for herself. Amazingly, Paige is now a Qualified Hospital Social Worker, is grateful for her body, and has so many beautiful relationships that she is able to nurture alongside taking care of her health. On that note, please enjoy our next lovely guest, Paige!

Podcast summary:

1. Being diagnosed with diabetes type 1 at a young age

2.  Modifying food for a health condition

3. Co-occurring eating disorders and health concerns  

4. Seeing a paediatrician alongside Eating Disorder Treatment

5. Seeking support from a treatment team

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline:  Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Founder & Principal Psychologist at Happy Minds Psychology, Sarah- Jayne Duryea.  Sarah- Jayne is accredited with the ANZAED and is passionate about working with all types of eating disorder presentation and body image issues. She also helps parents manage parenting trials and create secure attachments to their young children. Drawing from several treatment modalities, including Positive psychology, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, EMDR and Schema Therapy. She is also trained in the use of EMDR for trauma resolution and has specialist training in ADHD & ASD Assessment.

Sarah- Jayne does most of her work with women who are experiencing feelings of anxiety, have experienced loss or trauma, or find their reality challenging. Working with women who are trying to conceive, are pregnant or are already parents. In addition, Sarah- Jayne also works with women and couples committed to pursuing their dream of having a family, whether via IVF, Surrogacy, sperm or egg donation, or adoption.

Sarah-Jayne has held positions as a  Guest Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and Macquarie University. She is also a member of the University of Sydney Coaching Alumni and a AHPRA Board Approved Supervisor.

On this week’s episode Sarah- Jayne explores the topic of little t and Big T traumas in relation to her work with women in the perinatal period. Especially around the perinatal period in relation to the presentation of eating disorders. Where Sarah-Jayne goes through the various challenges that can come up with pregnancy or becoming a parent. So on that note, please enjoy our next guest Sarah- Jayne! 

Podcast Summary:

1.  Little t & big T traumas

2. Trauma effects people differently

3. Ongoing repetitive little t traumas

4. The importance of support for trauma

5. Trauma and Eating Disorders

6. Working on skills of resilience

Links to Sarah- Jayne

Happy Minds Psychology Website: https://happyminds.net.au

Instagram: @happymindspsych

Facebook: Happy Minds Psychology

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline:  Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

On this week’s episode I am pleased to be introducing our next special guest Clinical Mental Health Social Worker and Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Maria Ganci. Maria specialises in eating disorders for adolescents and is the author of various books for parents and adolescents. Maria has also developed resources for clinicians to further advance clinical skills in the treatment of adolescent eating disorders. Maria is one of the founding members of the Specialised Eating Disorders Program at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.  

During Maria’s time at the Royal Children’s Hospital Specialist Eating Disorder Program, she was one of the lead therapists in a Randomised Controlled Trial comparing the efficacy of two treatments for adolescent Anorexia Nervosa- Family Based Therapy and Parent Focused Therapy under the guidance of Professor Daniel LeGrange and Dr Katherine Lobe, both international experts in the field of eating disorders. Maria also held the Parent Training Portfolio and held monthly Parent Workshops where she trained and supported parents through treatment.  

In 2014 Maria was accepted as a faculty member of the Training Institute for Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders, Chicago, USA and for several years provided accredited FBT supervision, training, and consultation nationally and internationally. This led Maria to the establishment of APT Therapeutic Solutions Pty Ltd a service that developed Adolescent & Parent Treatment (APT) in collaboration with Dr. Linsey Atkins and Dr. Anne Moye. The focus of APT is to ensure inclusion of the whole family treatment, and in particular the adolescent. APT emphasises the crucial need for the adolescent to be fully involved in treatment by allowing them to develop a deep sense of who they are and to utilise their personal strengths and individual traits to support recovery.

On this week’s episode Maria will be speaking about the topic of Atypical Anorexia Nervosa having worked extensively with adolescents who have experienced Atypical Anorexia as well as Anorexia Nervosa. So let’s get into it!

Podcast Summary:

1. The similarities between Atypical Anorexia Nervosa to Anorexia Nervosa

2. The long- term effects of Atypical Anorexia

3. Different body compositions and genetics

4. The challenges with the Adolescent period

5. The stigma associated with Atypical Anorexia

6. Are you an orchid or a dandelion type of person?

Links to Maria:

Website: mariaganci.com or apttherapeuticsolutions.com. 

Maria Ganci’s Books:

·       ‘Unpack Your Eating Disorder’

·       ‘Letting Go of the ED: Embracing Me

·       ‘Hold My Hand’ for parents

·       ‘Survive FBT’

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline:  Call their National