After discussing anorexia at length with those affected both directly and indirectly by the condition, this week on Wellbeing we are moving on to talking about the recovery sector in the anorexia field. During lockdown, author and psychotherapist Matthew Campling released his book “Diary of a Male Anorexic” which covers his journey with the condition and also his recovery from it. In this episode, Mathew shares his thoughts on the anorexia recovery sector both from his own personal experience as someone having gone through the recovery sector but also now from his perspective as a psychotherapist in the field. Matthew's other books include “Therapeutic Weight Loss” and “Eating Disorder Self-Cure: The Matthew Method”. 

In this episode Matthew talks about his own experience with the recovery sector, his book “Diary of a Male Anorexic”, his views on the effectiveness of the recovery sector, the importance of fixing the psychological underpinnings of anorexia - not just the physical habits, the importance of not giving starved people more food then the body can absorb, how family can help their loved ones with anorexia in the recovery process, how recovery may differ person to person, and society’s view on size and how that interacts with anorexia.

“If they (recovery places) don’t come from the idea that its the dysfunction - self defence - of the psyche, then they are always going to be looking at it from the outside.” - Matthew Campling on this episode of Wellbeing 

Tune in next week when we talk with anorexia recovery expert Carolyn Costin.

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