Kylie Johnston is a Psychology student at UBC Okanagan in Canada. She recognised that she had developed an eating disorder in September 2020 and is currently well into her recovery journey. Kylie is a passionate mental health advocate and reached out to me to share her story of recovery to help and inspire others. 

In this episode we discuss:

Apologies for my baby brain, this episode was recorded back in May 2022 when I had a 2 month old! Despite that, I think that we cover a lot of very important points and concepts in this episode.

Recovery resources.

Episode 3 - What's it like to see an eating disorder dietician? with Talia Cecchele

Episode 13 - Exercise, weight-loss, metabolism and rest with Faye Townsend

Episode 23 - Flow with Chlo on how to get your period back 

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/

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

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

Connect with Kylie.

If you would like to connect with Kylie than please contact me and I can put you in touch. 

Sophie Killip is a Therapist and Coach who specialises in eating disorder recovery and body image healing. She completed her master's degree in the US and lived there for several years during her early 20s before returning home to England. She currently works in private practice, a university counselling service, and an inpatient treatment centre for young people who are recovering from anorexia.

In this episode we discuss:

Affirmations

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/

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

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

Connect with Sophie.

https://www.instagram.com/_eatingdisordertherapist/

https://mailchi.mp/6f32bc2acd3a/guidedjournal

Hannah Cartwright is a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) certified with the Association for Nutrition, UK. She has a Masters degree in Human Nutrition, Bachelor degree in Psychology, and has completed accredited nutritional counselling courses in Disordered Eating and Body Image. She works with clients on a 1:1 basis to improve their relationship with food, overcome disordered eating thoughts and behaviours and find food freedom. She also gives talks in schools on body image, social media and diet culture.

In this episode 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/

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

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

Connect with Hannah.

https://www.instagram.com/_hannahcartwrightnutrition/

https://www.hannahcartwrightnutrition.com/

In this episode I am joined by Rannveig Sigurðardóttir a lawyer, author and mother from Iceland who has recovered from an eating disorder and wants to share her story to reduce the shame.

We discuss:

- Using food for comfort

- The fear of gaining weight

- How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict

- Finding healthy coping mechanisms

- The journey of recovery

- Weight changes with pregnancy

- The power of hearing similar stories of recovery

For context, this episode was recorded in November 2021 and I have since had my little boy.

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/

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

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

Connect with Rannveig.

https://www.instagram.com/rannveigborg/

Not a clickbait title, I actually do! So you'll be hearing me mention him in future episodes of the podcast. 

In this episode I am joined by Rachelle Heinemann a licensed mental health counsellor based in NYC and Brooklyn. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and emotional eating as well as exercise addiction and body image struggles. She also works extensively with those challenged by depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and career stress. In addition to her practice, Rachelle has taught courses in eating disorders and body image at undergraduate programs and high schools. She is the host of the podcast Understanding Disordered Eating.

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/

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

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

Connect with Rachelle.

https://www.instagram.com/rachelleheinemann/

https://www.rachelleheinemann.com/

In this episode we discuss:

Recovery resources. 

Listen to me discussing bulimia and recovery on 'The redefining health podcast' https://www.victoria-yates.com/blog/overcoming-bulimia-with-rachel-evans

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/

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

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

Connect with Victoria.

Victoria Yates is a registered nurse, an intuitive eating counselor and body image coach living in South Carolina. She helps women make peace with food and find freedom and confidence so that they can put their minds on what really matters to them instead of living in fear. Her favourite hobbies are drinking coffee with a pastry at a local coffee shop or wine tasting with girlfriends. 

https://www.victoria-yates.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nondiet_rn/

https://www.facebook.com/victoriayatescoaching

In this episode, I speak to Dr. Lara Zibarras, a psychologist and food freedom coach. 

We discuss:

Eating disorder recovery resources.

Maintenance Phase Podcast: https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/9551555-is-being-fat-bad-for-you

Free ebook: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/goodbyeebook

Lara's diet vs health mindset instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXyTNbpQsv/

Find me speaking about my recovery journey with Lara on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVNg87VKIym/

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/

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

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

Connect with Lara.

Dr Lara Zibarras is a psychologist and food freedom coach. She helps women develop a healthy and happy relationship with food, without guilt or emotional eating. She is the founder of the Health Mindset Matters program which helps women discover the science and psychology behind their negative spiral of weight struggles, binges and emotional eating; learn how to tune into their bodies and rediscover how to eat for both nourishment and enjoyment - creating a mindset for health.

https://drlarazib.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drlarazib/

https://www.youtube.com/c/drlarazib

This week I am speaking to Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues. She has so much wisdom to share from her own experience of dieting and eating disorder recovery and work as a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist.  

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/

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

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

Connect with Alli.

Alli Spotts-De Lazzer a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a passionate advocate for mental health and author of the book MeaningFULL read. 

https://therapyhelps.us/

https://www.instagram.com/therapistalli/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/meaningfull

Bite-sized episode sharing a few things to think about if you're looking for a private therapist to help support your recovery from an eating disorder. 

Websites for the UK

https://booking.eating-disorders.org.uk/counsellors/search 

https://helpfinder.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling

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/

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

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