In this episode of Just Eat Normally, host Dr. Rachel Evans speaks with Becky Grace Irwin,  a BABCP-accredited CBT & EMDR therapist, mental health nurse, and specialist in neurodiversity, complex trauma, eating disorders, and ARFID. Becky brings a mix of clinical expertise and lived experience as she shares how childhood environment, sensory processing, autonomy, and developmental factors shape someone’s relationship with food.

Together we explore:

• What ARFID actually is (and what it isn’t)

• Sensory sensitivities, fear of adverse consequences, and low-interest presentations

• Misconceptions about “picky eating”

• Why some people rely heavily on “safe foods” and predictable food brands

• Links between ARFID, neurodiversity (especially ADHD & autism), and interception

• How shame, pressure, and family dynamics impact eating behaviours

• The importance of understanding individual differences rather than pigeonholing people

• Ways adults with ARFID can navigate relationships, social eating, and recovery

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.

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Connect with Becky

https://www.beckygracetherapy.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/beckygracetherapy

https://www.facebook.com/beckygracetherapy