Not About Food

Not About Food

By Phoebe WebbHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Not About Food episodes

  • The Ins and Outs of Refeeding
    Registered dietician and anorexia survivor Vicky gives us all the details on what to expect when going through refeeding - both in hospital and at home. She starts with a breakdown of how eating disorders affect your body physically and then how refeeding can help the body to recover. 
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    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod
    Content Warnings: Restriction, Binging, Purging, Refeeding, Death, Surgery
    1 hr 28 min
  • Anorexia recovery: thinking outside the box
    Phoebe speaks to friend Amy Collier about their experiences of eating disorder treatment, and how flying solo making their own decisions outside of treatment led to empowerment and sustained recovery. Intervention and t can be reatment is vital but is it a long-term solution? Content warnings for anorexia, restriction, weight, death, food.
    1 hr 15 min
  • Gender Identity's Ties to Eating Disorders

    It's June which means it's Pride month! This episode is the first of a series about being LGBTQ+ and having an eating disorder, and we are proudly a completely queer run podcast. Our guest Sarah discusses the intricacies of being non-binary and how that influenced their eating disorder, and how they navigate recovery despite gender dysphoria.


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    Laura Kate Dale's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz

    Sarah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_ar_ah_0


    Content Warnings: Restriction, Gender dysphoria, Sexism, Transphobia


    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod

    Contact Us: [email protected]

    47 min
  • The Body Positivity Movement, Atypical Anorexia, And A Stupid New UK Law

    A more general discussion this week with the fantastic Sarah Frances Young (@BodyPositivePear), who tells us what it's like to be diagnosed with Atypical Anorexia, how the diagnosis' ties to BMI in the past were very problematic and how the ED community now has a small but vocal minority gatekeeping against fat people with anorexia. She then gives us some background on the body positivity movement and how it has been turned into little more than a trend by well-meaning but perhaps misguided influencers. 


    Content Warnings: Binging, Purging, Restriction, Fatphobia, BMI, Transphobia 


    Sarah's Instagram: https://instagram.com/bodypositivepear 

    Sarah's YouTube: https://youtube.com/sarahfrancesyoung 

    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod 

    1 hr 30 min
  • I'm Pregnant And I Have An Eating Disorder
    Mental illness is extremely common both during and post-pregnancy and eating disorders can certainly be part of that. Despite this, medical professionals working with pregnant people have little to no knowledge of eating disorders which can cause serious problems for both the baby and their carrier. Both our guests struggled with eating disorders while pregnant and their experiences are sadly quite similar and very concerning. Abi and Christina give us plenty of details and reveal the shocking lack of attention given to these issues.
    Editor's note: I did the intro for this episode and got our email address wrong! The correct one is below. Also, I'm afraid there are some audio issues with this episode. As mentioned previously, recording over Zoom and having everyone at home makes for a non-ideal recording environment. Please bear with us while we keep making tweaks to our workflow that will allow us to put out higher quality content!
    Content Warnings: Anorexia, Pregnancy/Birth, Alcohol, Restriction, Binging, Purging, Over-exercise, Surgery
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod
    59 min
  • Chronic Pain, Diet Culture, and the Fun Side of Psych Wards
    Phoebe's long time friend Alex comes along to talk about how chronic pain has affected their relationship with food while reminiscing about the good side of being in hospital and how they supported each other both then and in the years since.
    Alex also gives some advice to those struggling to get the right diagnosis and treatment for their condition(s) in a world where AFAB people are all too often dismissed and assumed to be being overdramatic about their symptoms. 
    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotAboutFoodPod
    Contact Us: [email protected]
    Content Warnings: Restriction, Binging, Self-harm, Blood, Surgery
    1 hr 10 min
  • ARFID - It's not Anorexia!

    There are so many misconceptions about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), to the point where it's often misdiagnosed as anorexia, despite several key differences.


    It's also generally considered a childhood illness, but it can and does extend into adult life for many people. Our guests Tahlia and Lucie give us the rundown and even make Phoebe realise a few things about her disordered eating as a child and how it relates to ARFID.


    Tahlia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tahliadavid/

    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotAboutFoodPod


    Content Warnings: Weight, Purging, Vomiting, Restriction, Alcohol


    Editor's note: There's a mention of "CAMHS" (pronounced "cams") a couple of times in this episode. For those outside the UK, this refers to Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Services, the primary body for treating and referring minors with mental health issues. Additionally, there may be some fluctuation in volume throughout this episode due to an issue with the recording. We hope that you understand that recording over Zoom often results in unideal set-ups and while we try our best to make everything crystal clear, some issues are inevitable! 

    1 hr 1 min
  • My Child has Anorexia - How do I handle it?

    We've spoken to a lot of people about their experiences of EDs, but this time we get a different perspective. Paul Webb (AKA "dad") has an open, honest, and insightful chat with Phoebe about what it's like to watch your daughter develop Anorexia, methods of coping, and reflections on mistakes that can be made. This is our longest and most raw episode yet, and it's one that we're incredibly proud of. However, please check the content warnings below as this episode contains a lot of heavy content.


    The advice given here is just from Paul's personal experience, and if you are suffering yourself or trying to help a loved one who is suffering, also consider contacting one of the following services:


    Beat (UK): https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

    NEDA (USA): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline


    Before this episode, we asked for some of your questions so that we could do a Q&A of sorts on this episode. Any that weren't answered in the episode will be tweeted out with a written reply in the near future!


    Content Warnings: Anorexia, Restriction, Drug Use, Addiction, Self-Harm, Needles, Suicide, Death

    1 hr 23 min
  • Orthorexia - What is it?!

    The fabulous Jason Wood of Orthorexia Bites joins Phoebe for a deep dive into what Orthorexia is, how different it is to other eating disorders, and the struggles one can face trying to get a diagnosis and/or treatment for the condition. 


    Jason has just announced that he's publishing a book! You can find more info here: https://www.orthorexiabites.com/


    Also, be sure to check out Jason's Twitter/Instagram for more updates on the book and his site: https://twitter.com/orthorexiab, https://instagram.com/orthorexiabites


    Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod

    Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod


    Content Warnings: Weight Loss, Anorexia, Orthorexia, Restriction, Fatphobia

    57 min

About Not About Food

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There is so much about eating disorders that is still misunderstood, and Phoebe is talking about it anyway, so why not make a podcast out of it? With different topics and guests, we break down taboos and stereotypes, and have a laugh too.