Becoming Embodied : How Embodiment Can Support Eating Disorder Recovery

 In this episode, I spoke with Rachel Wilkinson, a trauma-informed practitioner and trainer. We discussed how embodiment and reconnecting to your body can be a powerful tool in eating disorder recovery.

Key Topics Covered:

- Rachel's background in recovery from addiction and eating disorders, and her journey to becoming a therapist and yoga teacher

- Why dissociation and disconnection from the body is common in eating disorders as a coping mechanism for overwhelming stress 

- The importance of embodiment and reconnecting to your body through practices like yoga, mindfulness, and therapeutic movement

- How to cultivate curiosity and be explorative with movement rather than judgemental 

- Welcoming all emotions, even difficult ones like anxiety - they are not 'good' or 'bad'

- The problem with toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing that negates certain feelings

- Rachel's community wellbeing project Create Your Community which aims to make holistic wellbeing accessible 

- The current mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic and importance of community connection

- How to contact Rachel and access support from Create Your Community

Resources:

Create Your Community website: www.createyourcommunity.org.uk 

Contact Rachel: [email protected]

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