A culturally sensitive approach to eating disorder treatment is sorely need for the often underdiagnosed, forgotten, and marginalized Black woman. Not only do they face barriers to treatment due to unjust healthcare systems, but the unique factors that contribute to the development of eating disorders in Black women, including racism and systemic oppression, are not broadly considered by eating disorder clinicians.

In this episode I speak with eating disorder experts Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-Gayfield about their new book Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations .This episode is aimed at clinicians working with Black clients as-well-as individuals who are seeking support navigating an eating disorder and recovery.

Buy the book: wwnorton.com/bwed

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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 Charlynn Small, PhD.

Charlynn is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Director of Health Promotion, at the University of Richmond. She received her PhD from Howard University. Dr. Small is based in North Chesterfield, Virginia.https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlynn-small-65951932/

Connect with Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C.

Paula is regional assistant vice president and diversity an inclusion cochair for The Renfrew Center, with twenty years of experience treating eating disorders. She is based in Edmond, Oklahom⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedwards-gayfield/ ⁠

In this powerful episode, I'm joined by Julia Trehane, an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and host of The Fully Free Podcast. Julia speaks candidly about her 40-year battle with anorexia, orthorexia, and exercise addiction—and the moment that changed everything (trigger warning - suicide plans).

Now fully recovered, she supports others through 1:1 coaching, her online recovery community, and weekly podcast episodes that combine compassion, honesty, and lived experience.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Julia’s eating disorder began as a survival strategy in childhood and evolved over decades

• The moment in the woods that became her turning point

• Extreme hunger, what it means to go “all in” with recovery and why it doesn’t look the same for everyone

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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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In this empowering conversation, I am joined by Kaysha Thomas, a registered nutritional therapist and trauma-informed Pilates teacher, who shares her journey from restriction and body shame to food freedom and self-trust.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body or ashamed of your hunger, and you've tried every plan, cleanse, or “fix” and still felt stuck, then this episode will offer a new lens.

We discuss:

• How to start building a more inclusive, compassionate relationship with food and your body

• How diet culture disconnects us from our bodies and builds shame around food
• Kaysha’s personal story of healing from restriction and reclaiming intuitive eating
• Why information isn’t enough, and how language and safety are key to healing
• The importance of trauma-informed care in nutrition, movement and beyond

• What intuitive eating can really look like (hint: it’s not perfect)

info at @dump_the_scales

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.

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Break the Binge Cycle Summit - sign up here* - https://bit.ly/BingeCycleSummit

Over 500 people have already signed up for the Break the Binge Cycle Summit happening 28th April -1st May

If you're struggling with binge eating, purging, or food feels like it’s controlling your day (and your emotions), this free online event was made for you.

🧠 20+ expert talks on binge eating, emotional eating, purging & body image
⏳ Each talk is just 20 minutes
📅 You’ll have 48-hour access to the replays - so no pressure to watch live
💌 Totally free to join

If you’ve tried to stop bingeing before but still feel stuck… you’re not alone. This summit is designed to help you understand why it’s happening and what you can do to feel more in control.

*Just a quick heads-up that above is my affiliate link for the Break the Binge Cycle Summit. I’m not being paid to promote the event, I think it's going to be super helpful for so many people and I’ve poured my heart into it, spent over 4 hours crafting my talk and creating a bonus journal to help you take real action (perfectionist energy in full force 😂).

If you decide to grab the BONUS VIP pass, using my link is a simple way to support the work I do. No pressure at all, but if you do, thank you. It really means a lot

If you're struggling with binge eating then check out the 4 day FREE online BREAK THE BINGE CYCLE SUMMIT - 27th April - 1st May- Get you tickets here

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In this episode I am joined by Milda from Nutrition Path. She's a nutritional therapist who overcame binge eating and food fixation, now working to support others to do the same.

We speak about:

• What is binge eating?
• What might trigger someone to binge eat at night?
• How can someone stop bingeing, especially at night?
• Advice for if people allow themselves food during the day, then feel bad about it, so binge, then restrict again

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.

⁠⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠

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In today's episode of the Just Eat Normally podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Anna Colton, a clinical psychologist specialising in eating disorders. We dove deep into the challenges teenagers face with body image and diet culture, especially in our social media-driven world. Dr. Colton emphasized the importance of fostering a healthy relationship with food from an early age, highlighting that conversations about nutrition should be open and supportive. We discussed the signs parents should look for that may indicate an eating disorder and the significance of understanding our own food legacies to break the cycle of unhealthy attitudes.

If you're a parent or simply interested in promoting a positive food culture, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Tune in to learn how to navigate these complex issues and empower the next generation!

If you're struggling to stop feeling guilty about certain foods and give yourself unconditional permission to eat them then this is the episode for you!

Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and mum of two toddlers. She combines her lived experience of bulimia recovery with professional expertise and training to support her 1-to-1 clients

I'm joined by, Jo Moscalu is the Binge Eating Dietitian. Jo is a dietitian with a Postgrad in Eating Disorders, now working towards her Doctorate on binge eating - helping folk all over the world recover from binge eating and heal their relationship with food.

We discuss:

- Jo's relationship with food growing up and how graduating as a dietician impacted her

- What do dietician's learn at uni?

- Common myths about working with a specialist dietician for eating disorder recovery

- the restrict-binge-shame cycle

- how to reduce shame around eating

Dani, the founder of Bello Mind and Soul, specializes in Art Therapy and is dedicated to supporting individuals and groups through creative art-making and meditation. Her approach centres on creating therapeutic spaces where participants can process emotions through multimedia

In this episode be discuss

Please note: Spotify AI has created 'chapters' one of which is called "validating the medical system". In the podcast we have discussed how the medical system can be INVALIDATING to individuals experiences and how a more person-centre approach could be more beneficial.

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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.

⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠

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In this episode I'm joined by Ciandra Birnbaum a dedicated eating disorder recovery coach and nutritional advisor, driven by her own journey of overcoming an eating disorder.

We discuss

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. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.

⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠

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 Based in the UK, she is passionate about fostering a supportive, non-judgmental space for her clients to rebuild their relationship with food and themselves.  Outside of her work, Ciandra finds joy in travel, connecting with nature through flowers, and indulging in good food. She values time spent with family and friends, believing in the importance of nurturing meaningful connections. Her mission is to inspire others to live fuller, more balanced lives, free from the

https://flourishwithciandra.com/

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