This episode is the perfect reminder to anyone whose misguided perception is that eating disorders are the preserve of a vain teenage girl.

In a candid chat with Sarah and Debbie, Charles opens up about his story of anorexia. He explains how he went from having a ‘perfectly normal’ life as a happy healthy father in his 30s, to finding himself on a ward and in treatment for a devastating psychiatric illness.

Charles reveals the incredibly poorly judged comments of a GP, who simply felt he should ‘go away and eat rice and chips’, and the difficult road to getting ‘heard’ and referred.

Now happily married and having emerged from lockdown considerably more ‘himself’, Charles is a shining example of recovery success and we hope you’ll enjoy hearing his conversation with the Wednesday’s Child crew.

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Ever wondered whether a tweak of the script might aid your ability to help yourself or someone else through an eating disorder recovery journey?

Could you be focusing too hard on what’s unwell and undone, rather than seeing the innate elements of health and hope?

In this episode, we chat to therapist Mary Franklin-Smith about her refreshing approach to treatment tactics.

Given her extensive experience across eating disorder support via the NHS and private practice, we’re able to dig into plenty of topics, including the MANTRA approach, the benefits of sandcastle-building, an increased use of FREED around the UK, and why interrupting the intellectual is often necessary in therapy.

You can find out more about Mary at lightofmind.uk and on Instagram at @lightofmind12

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What does a practising clinical psychologist in the eating disorder arena make of the current landscape?

What’s she witnessing in terms of waiting lists, the demand and supply mismatch, and the desire to work in the profession?

Our latest episode features Sarah McDonald, a clinical psychologist who herself battled for many years with an eating disorder.

You’ll hear her and Debbie discussing whether this career choice can ever be wise for someone with a history of the illness, and how she maintains her own recovery path on a daily basis.

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If you’re short on motivation or need to hear some empowering talk about recovery, this episode is for you.

Debbie and Sarah discuss lockdown easing and talk about what tactics and tools will help ensure you treat this next step in the national roadmap as a trigger for change.

Eating disorders thrive on isolation, so now is the time to insist that as the government imposed lockdown releases, you won’t be the one continuing your own self imposed lockdown.

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In a recent podcast, we caught up with Adam Fare, and talked about the issues which affect fellas, when it comes to eating disorders.

This episode sees us joined by the researcher, author, campaigner and ‘lived experience’ ambassador, Dr Russell Delderfield.

His work has been heavily based in looking at whether, why and how men experience eating disorders differently.

Together with Debbie and Sarah, he talks about the issues of bias and ‘norms’ in how the illness is responded to, and empathetically supported, when males are the key focus.

We’d love to know your experiences, so if, after this episode, you feel inclined to share your story, please do send a message to the team.

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Timed to coincide with Maternal Mental Health Week this May, we share some deeply personal accounts of going through conception and pregnancy.

You’ll hear some shocking experiences of how health care professionals dealt with the issue of eating disorders, and also some highly encouraging insights and constructive strategies.

Listen as Christina Taylor candidly shares how she approached her doctor, saying ‘help me…I’m scared I’ll kill my baby’.

If you’re affected by this episode, or want to get in touch and share your story, please drop us an email.

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This episode’s podcast guest is well known eating disorders campaigner, Hope Virgo.

Since launching her ‘Dump the Scales’ initiative, Hope has regularly been seen in the media, voicing her thoughts and fears about how the illness is being tackled, and what more needs to happen.

Here, she chats about her own journey, and about the important work she’s involved in when it comes to shifting the narrative.

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How we experience an eating disorder, undoubtedly, differs depending on our age, our circumstance, but significantly – gender too.

Our latest podcast episode features an insightful chat with eating disorder campaigner, Adam Fare.

He talks candidly about what triggered his illness as a young schoolboy, what caused further relapses, his frustration at the lack of recognition for guys in need of support, and why diversity is key in the rhetoric about eating disorders generally.

The Wednesday’s Child team are enormously grateful for Adam’s open and valuable contribution, and we look forward to hearing from him on the show again.

Please do drop us a line if you’d like us to feature specific questions for Adam in a future episode. 

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Why stick to one topic when we can capture multiple issues in a singular awesome podcast episode?

This time, Sarah and Debbie take a timely look at what the Women and Equalities Committee have called for regarding the use of BMI.

Plus, we look at issues around choosing to follow specific food regimes – from veganism to ‘clean eating’ – in a manner which allows an eating disorder to maintain its controlling grasp.

Got an experience which resonates with these topics? Want to channel a question on these topics? Drop us a line. Let us hear from you.

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In this short sombre episode, we reflect on the passing of Nikki Grahame, formed Celebrity Big Brother contestant, whose life ended too soon this weekend as she continued to fight her eating disorder battle.

Sarah and Debbie talk about how her passing is a clear reminder of the brutality of the illness, and reflect on the need for treatment access to be dramatically improved.

You’ll also be reminded of the requirement to ‘start right now’ with your recovery efforts, and not allow a delay in formal medical treatment to cause you to become ambivalent or despairing at the prospect of recovery.

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