MyoMinds Podcast

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In this episode, I talk about my experiences with muscle dysmorphia, disordered eating, and exercise addiction.

I recorded this episode a while ago and never got round to posting because I was worried it wasn't structured well enough. But now I figured this may be helpful for some people to listen to my rambles about my experiences, so here goes...

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This episode is a special edition for Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2021. I am joined by author, award winning mental health campaigner and public speaker Hope Virgo as well as specialist CAMHS nurse, with 25 years of experience in eating disorder services, Mark Taylor.

We talk about all things eating disorder: personal experiences, the positives and negatives of services for people with eating disorders, the issues with government movements towards obesity, what to do if you want help for an eating disorder and what people who work in exercise/sport can do to help people with eating disorders.

This really is an episode for anybody and everybody who is interested in eating disorders. 

You can find our guests here:

Hope Virgo:

Twitter: @HopeVirgo

Instagram: @hopevirgo_

Mark Taylor: 

Twitter: @MaarkTaaylor

His podcast (The eating disorder insights podcast)Twitter: @ED_Insights_Pod

UK ED support:

BEAT eating disorder charity: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

First Steps ED charity: https://firststepsed.co.uk

ED service app: https://www.chasingthestigma.co.uk

Worldwide ED support:

This website lists support all over the world: https://www.feast-ed.org/worldwide-list-of-ed-advocacy-organizations/

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care.

In this episode, I speak with the 2017 Mr Universe Luke Bagster. We share a mutual love for bodybuilding and in this episode we go through the ins and outs of being a professional bodybuilder.

Luke reveals the intense pressure he put on himself and put on him by the culture surrounding bodybuilding. We discuss the constant feelings of not being big enough or lean enough and the stress to always look and act as a dominating presence.

As the podcast goes on Luke gives his advice for gym-goers and aspiring bodybuilders to still train and eat to excel in the sport but also not consume themselves with pressure and stress.

To find Luke you can follow him on Instagram: @granitebagster

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care.

In today's episode, I speak with (soon to be Dr) Rachel Langbein, a PhD student and ex-endurance athlete whose first academic paper has recently been published.

Rachel has spent the last 3 years researching the experiences of athletes who have gone through Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). RED-S is a blanket term for the repercussions that come from low energy input in athletes/exercisers.

We share a lot of areas of interest and go down many different paths. This was such a fun and interesting episode to record, and I hope you all enjoy it!

You can find Rachel on:

Insta: @rachellangbein

Twitter: @rachellangbein

And you can find her published work here:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02640414.2021.1883312?forwardService=showFullText&tokenAccess=H7R79UG8HA9JZNJU849F&tokenDomain=eprints&doi=10.1080%2F02640414.2021.1883312&doi=10.1080%2F02640414.2021.1883312&doi=10.1080%2F02640414.2021.1883312&target=10.1080%2F02640414.2021.1883312&journalCode=rjsp20

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In this episode, I speak with Alex, who tells me all about his experiences battling with poor mental health whilst living underwater, with hardly any connection to the outside world. This episode is so interesting and gave me a new perspective on the lives of people doing these kinds of jobs.

You can find Alex on his Instagram account @alex.journal.journey

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In this episode, we are joined by a man with so many weird, wonderful, and sometimes scary experiences. Donato has worked previously as a mental health nurse, he has won multiple social media awards, he has interviewed some incredible people and also now happens to be an international standard distance runner!

We talk about the idea of seeing things as objective (not good or bad), about Donato's wonderful community and we hear about Donato's, multiple, life-threatening experiences.

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. We continued speaking for a good hour or so even after I stopped the recording!

You can find Donato on Instagram: @poetwithpace

Youtube: Donato G Poet with Pace

Facebook: Poet with Pace

Twitter: @PoetwithPace

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In this episode, I talk with Joss Walden, Masters student in Health Psychology, BEAT ambassador, and Taste Life course facilitator.

This conversation is filled with insights into eating disorders as Joss tells me about her work with Taste Life, a course designed to have people recover from an eating disorder, Her lived experience with anorexia and delves into her interest of the neuropsychology of eating disorders.

Make sure you give Joss a follow on Instagram:

@honeyareyouhappy

@Joscelinejoy

And on Twitter:

@Josswalden

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So I haven't posted in a while on social media and I haven't been releasing any podcasts, what's happened?

The truth is, I've been struggling with my own mental health. In this podcast, I talk about what I have been going through for the past couple of months and at the end, I give my tips to help you if you've been struggling.

Warning - this contains some possibly triggering moments about self-harm and suicide.

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care.

Ben and I talk about the power fitness influencers have and how some are using it to, whether knowingly or not, promote disordered eating thoughts and behaviours.

We speak about Ben's recent controversy with comments on a Gymshark sponsored athlete as well as our opinions on the current culture surrounding fitness. We then go onto talking about Ben's personal history with disordered eating and compulsive exercise, the reason he is so passionate about debunking this misinformation.

Give Ben a follow on Instagram/TikTok: @bgjfit

Please remember that no episode of the MyoMinds podcast can be used as a replacement for medical advice and/or care.

I spoke with David Cotterill, the ex-professional football player, mental health consultant, and a member of the Crystal Matrix team.

In this episode we delve into the experiences of David's life, growing up with huge pressures to excel in his sport. This led to serious mental health difficulties for David, which showed itself through self harm and drinking alcohol. During this conversation, David gives us the perspective of a professional athlete, what it is like to be judged by millions of people each week, and how he coped.

Check out David on social media:

Instagram: @Davidcotterill11

Twitter: @Cotterill_david

Also, check out the Crystal Matrix:

Website: https://crystalmatrixmethod.com/

Instagram: @thecrystalmatrixmethod