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

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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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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.

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

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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

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In this episode I speak with Anne Richardson, a Registered Nutritional Therapist who has been practicing for more than ten years and who exclusively works in the field of disordered eating. She shares her experience of anorexia in her teens and path to recovery. Anne now draws from her lived experience to blend her knowledge of nutrition with her CBT skill

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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. 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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Anne is a Registered Nutritional Therapist who has been practicing for more than ten years and who exclusively works in the field of disordered eating. She suffered with anorexia in her teens and now draws from her lived experience to blend her knowledge of nutrition with her CBT skills. She works with people all over Europe to help them achieve food freedom. She is also invested in helping other practitioners work with disordered eaters as she recognises that general nutritional advice can be extremely damaging to disordered eaters. Anne is also a mum, a maker of all things and especially a keen baker.

https://www.theeatingdisordernutritionist.co.uk/

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This episode was recorded in January 2023! I’m joined by Kelsey Gilbert a fifth-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology.  Her dissertation focused on the impact of weight stigma in eating disorder treatment for individuals with "atypical" anorexia nervosa. One of Kelsey's aims in her clinical work and research is to amplify the voices of clients silenced by weight stigma and enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of "atypical" anorexia as a significant eating disorder deserving of treatment. 

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Resources mentioned:

Sick Enough Book https://www.sickenough.com/ 

Maintenance Phase podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-body-mass-index/id1535408667?i=1000530850955 

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-obesity-epidemic/id1535408667?i=1000532253037 

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

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

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

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Kelsey Gilbert is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology and has nearly 8 years of experience in eating disorder treatment and research. She has worked in the residential, partial hospital, intensive outpatient, and clinical research programs for eating disorders. Kelsey has researched weight bullying, healthcare providers’ communication regarding recovery to their clients, and the impact of weight stigma on intuitive eating and eating disorder symptoms. Kelsey's is currently completing her predoctoral internship at the University of Connecticut's Health and Wellness Center. She will move on to complete her postdoctoral fellowship in the Klarman Eating Disorders Center at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

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Meg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior obsessed with podcasts, dancing and stand-up comedy.  She’s the proud creator of Baby Got Back Recovery, a coaching and recovery blog that has touched thousands. Meg is also the host of the Full and Thriving Podcast which is designed to support your recovery while helping you re-discover your radiant life outside of your eating disorder.

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Resources

Photographer reacts to America's Next Top Model episodes https://www.youtube.com/@JessicaKobeissi 

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

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

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

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

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Meg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior. She supports others to recover while helping them to helping you re-discover their radiant life outside of your eating disorder.

http://www.meg-mccabe.com

http://recoverycollective.mykajabi.com/

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Renee McGregor is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years of experience working in clinical and performance nutrition. She is the founder of Team Renee McGregor, where she leads a team of practitioners within a clinic environment, specialising in supporting individuals and athletes of all levels and ages, coaches and sports science teams to provide nutritional strategies to enhance sports performance and manage eating disorders. When not inspiring others with her incredible work, Renee can be found running the mountains and chasing the trails, most likely training for a crazy ultra-marathon!

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Resources

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219609

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

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

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

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This week I am joined by Hope Virgo, Suzanna Samaka and Sharon White; three inspirational women involved in the development and promotion of The Eating Disorder Toolkits for school nurses, educators and carers. In this episode we discuss the Toolkits as well as ...

Resources:

Download the toolkit - https://saphna.co/homepage/toolkits/eating-disorder-toolkit/

https://www.change.org/p/amend-the-social-media-law-to-label-content-that-has-been-digitally-edited-or-filtered

https://www.change.org/p/eating-disorders-are-not-just-about-weight-dumpthescales

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

https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

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

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

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