Real Health Radio

Real Health Radio episodes:

• 04.12.2024

  294: Overcoming Complex Trauma, Escaping An Abusive Relationship And Reaching Full Recovery with Victoria Kleinsman

  Today on the show I'm chatting with Victoria Kleinsman. We cover her 20 year battle with an eating disorder, escaping an abusive relationship, reaching a place of full recovery, how she went from body hate to body love and so...

  
• 03.30.2024

  293: The Problem With Delaying Your Eating

  It's very common with eating disorders to put off eating, both while active in the eating disorder and even in recovery. In this episode, I explain a few of the problems with this strategy.

  
• 03.20.2024

  Rebroadcast: Is Anorexia Nervosa An Anxiety Disorder with Dr. Sasha Gorrell

  Today on Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Dr. Sasha Gorrell. We talk about the question of is anorexia nervosa an anxiety disorder. We spend a lot of time speaking about the brain and other topics like anxiety, compulsive exercise,...

  
• 03.13.2024

  292: The Asymmetry Of Eating Disorders

  Eating disorders seemingly use logic to convince you of why you should or shouldn't do certain behaviours or why something is or isn't important. But in reality, eating disorder are actually illogical and this becomes obvious when we look at...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Rebroadcast : Unapologetic Eating, Beauty Ideals, Body Grief and Self-Connection with Alissa Rumsey

  Today on Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Alissa Rumsey. We talk about her book Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. We go through the four sections the book contains - fixing, allowing, feeling and growing...

  
• 02.14.2024

  291: Recovery Even During The Most Difficult Of Circumstances With Kate Ely

  This episode features an interview with my past client Kate Ely, discussing her journey to recovery from an eating disorder. It's an incredibly vulnerable and open interview as Kate discusses many of the family struggles that led to the eating...

  
• 02.12.2024

  290: Reaching A Place Of Full Recovery With Jayne Cudia

  This episode features an interview with past client Jayne Cudia, discussing her journey to recovery from an eating disorder with my guidance. Over two and a half years, they worked closely, transitioning from intensive consultations to a maintenance phase, leading...

  
• 02.10.2024

  289: One Big Fear With Weight Gain

  This episode was inspired by a recent client conversation (in fact, a conversation I've had many times before). I cover a common fear that comes up connected to making changes and weight gain, something that can stop you in your...

  
• 02.05.2024

  288: What Does Full Recovery Mean?

  Full recovery is a term often used in recovery circles, but what does it mean? In this episode, I cover some definitions and different aspects of full recovery and how you can reflect on your own experience to gauge where...

  
• 01.29.2024

  Rebroadcast: Health At Every Size and Weight Stigma with Ragen Chastain

  This week on Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Ragen Chastain. We cover many topics from her book Fat: The Owner's Manual including Health At Every Size, weight stigma, weight bias in eating disorder recovery, and much more.

  
• 01.22.2024

  Rebroadcast: The Fast Track Trial And The Obesity Collective With Louise Adams

  This week's guest on the podcast is Louise Adams. Louise Adams is a clinical psychologist who works in private practice from her home in Sydney, Australia and has been practising in this field for more than 20 years. She has...

  
• 01.15.2024

  287: Death And Eating Disorders

  Eating disorders can have serious and sometimes fatal consequences. In this episode I talk about the recent death of a past client and what I hope people can take from this tragedy.

  
• 01.08.2024

  Rebroadcast: Eating Disorder Recovery with Emily Troscianko

  On this week's episode of Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Emily Troscianko. We talk about her recovery from anorexia and then many of the topics that she has written about, like eating meat in recovery, anorexia and sex, and...

  
• 01.02.2024

  286: Goal Setting In Recovery

  Goal setting is an essential part of the recovery process from eating disorders. In this episode I look at different types of goals, when they are applicable and how to best use goals in support of action taking.

  
• 12.27.2023

  285: Symptoms While Recovering

  There can be a misconception that when you start recovery, all symptoms immediately improve. This is unfortunately not the case, and it is common for symptoms to arise as part of recovery. In this episode, I go through some of...

  
• 12.18.2023

  284: Binges While Recovering

  Binges while recovering are a common occurrence, despite the fear that they create. As part of this episode, I look at why binges occur in recovery, how to think differently about them and suggestions for what to do after a...

  
• 11.20.2023

  Rebroadcast: Emotion-Focused Family Therapy and Psychedelic Medicine in the Treatment of Eating Disorders with Dr. Adele Lafrance

  Today on the show I'm speaking with Dr. Adele Lafrance. We cover Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, which she co-developed, as well as the research and practice of psychedelic medicine, where we cover ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine.

  
• 11.06.2023

  Rebroadcast: Fat Positive Fertility with Nicola Salmon

  On this week's episode Real Health Radio, Chris is chatting with Nicola Salmon. Nicola is a fat-positive fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile” and the conversation focuses on all things fertility, conception and pregnancy.

  
• 10.30.2023

  283: Four Lies The Eating Disorder Tells You That Stops Recovery Getting Started

  This week it's a solo episode and I'm talking about four lies the eating disorder tells you that stop recovery in its tracks and prevent it from even getting started.

  
• 10.13.2023

  Rebroadcast: Thriving with Denise Bossarte

  On this week's episode of Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Denise Bossarte. We talk about her book, Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage To The Past And Live A Life You Love. As part of the conversation, we...

  
• 09.21.2023

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• 09.19.2023

  282: [Announcement] Free Live Training Starting This Week

  I'm hosting a three-part live virtual training all about developing resilience in recovery and it starts this Thursday 21st.

  
• 09.08.2023

  281: Stop Trying To Convince Yourself

  This week it's a solo episode and I'm talking about stopping to try to convince yourself.

  
• 08.18.2023

  280: Are You Making These Two Mistakes In Recovery?

  This week it's another solo episode and I'm covering two common mistakes that people make when approaching recovery.

  
• 08.11.2023

  Rebroadcast: Prolonged Exposure Therapy, PTSD and Eating Disorder Recovery

  This week I'm looking at prolonged exposure therapy and its use in treating PTSD while also in recovery from an eating disorder. This is a discussion with an anonymous listener, who shares their journey through 11 weeks of prolonged exposure...

  
• 08.04.2023

  279: What’s The Healthiest Way To Recover?

  This week it's a solo episode and I'm talking about what's the healthiest way to recover. I explain why we need to rethink our ideas about health, why understanding context is so important and the reason the fear of "I...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Rebroadcast: Polyvagal Theory, Trauma and Regulating Your Nervous System with Deb Dana

  This week's guest on the podcast is Deb Dana. As part of the show, we talk about all things polyvagal theory and how eating disorders can impact this.

  
• 07.24.2023

  278: These 6 Things Are Crucial For Recovery

  I'm sharing a solo episode this week and I'm covering six crucial areas in recovery. If you are trying to recover, these are ideas you want to be aware of.

  
• 07.14.2023

  277: Dieting As A Coping Mechanism [Client Interview]

  This week it's another interview with a past client. I'm chatting with Alexis who was stuck in a pattern of using dieting as a coping mechanism. Hear how her life has changed through our work together.

  
• 07.07.2023

  276: You Saved My Life

  This week on the show I'm interviewing a past client called Sam. We worked together for just under a year and it’s incredible the changes that occurred over this time.

  
• 06.30.2023

  275: Life Update Volume 8

  This week it's a solo episode and I'm talking about what's been going on in my life over the last year.

  
• 06.23.2023

  Rebroadcast: Introversion, Highly Sensitive Persons, and Knowing Thyself with Sarah Salmon

  My guest this week is Sarah Salmon. Sarah is a Coach, introvert, homebody, INFJ, brain tumour survivor, Nutritionist, TED talker, and highly sensitive person (HSP). Sarah specialises in helping overwhelmed introverts get their energy back. As part of the episode, we...

  
• 06.02.2023

  Rebroadcast: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Eating Disorders and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) with Dr. Lauren Muhlheim

  This week's guest on the podcast is Dr. Lauren Muhlheim. Dr. Muhlheim, is a psychologist, certified eating disorder specialist (CEDS), and IAEDP (International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals) - approved supervisor who provides evidence-based treatment for eating disorders in the...

  
• 05.26.2023

  274: Polyvagal Theory, Building Safety Anchors and Dealing with Trauma with Justin Sunseri

  I'm chatting with Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Justin Sunseri on the podcast this week. This is a deep dive into all things polyvagal: looking at what it is and all the component ideas, how to build safety anchors, getting...

  
• 05.15.2023

  273: The Fundamentals Of Full Recovery Details

  This week I'm sharing the details for my new program The Fundamentals Of Full Recovery. If you're interested in joining The Fundamentals Of Full Recovery email [email protected] with the subject line GROUP PROGRAM.

  
• 04.28.2023

  272: Eating Disorder Recovery, Mental Health In Athletics and The Hidden Opponent with Eva Merrell

  On this week's episode I talk with former US National Team swimmer Eva Merrell from The Hidden Opponent.

  
• 04.14.2023

  271: Eating Disorder Recovery, Body Image and Being A Fat Dietician with Kimmie Singh

  This week I chat with fat dietician Kimmie Singh. We discuss Kimmie’s relationship with food and her body, body image and fat acceptance in recovery, the importance of community, mindful eating, redefining health, reframing beauty ideals and much more.

  
• 04.07.2023

  Rebroadcast: How Restriction Affects The Brain

  This is a solo episode looking at how restriction and eating disorders affect the brain. I look at how the structure and function of the brain changes, the phenomenon of anosognosia and how long it takes for repair to occur.

  
• 03.31.2023

  270: Recovery, Self-Compassion and Feeling Comfortable In Your Body with Aaron Flores

  This week Aaron Flores returns to the podcast. We discuss anxiety, Aaron’s appearance on the Ten Percent Happier podcast, binge eating disorder and some of the misconceptions with it, feeling comfortable in your body, self-compassion, grief, anxiety and much more.

  
• 03.24.2023

  Rebroadcast: Causes Of Irregular Periods And Missing Periods

  This week it's a solo episode looking at the many causes of irregular periods, anovulatory cycles and missing periods (hypothalamic amenorrhea).

  
• 03.17.2023

  269: Neurodivergent-Affirming Care with Naureen Hunani

  This week I speak with Naureen Hunani, the founder of RD's For Neurodiversity.

  
• 03.10.2023

  Rebroadcast: Childhood Abuse, Shame and Healing Through Self Compassion With Beverly Engel

  This week's guest on the podcast is Beverly Engel. Beverly Engel is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and an acclaimed advocate for victims of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. She is the author of 26 self-help books, including three bestselling books...

  
• 03.03.2023

  Rebroadcast: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

  This week on Real Health Radio, I take a deep dive into the Minnesota Starvation Experiment.

  
• 02.27.2023

  268: Eating Disorders in Men, Mental Health and Being An Advocate with William Hornby

  This week on the show I'm chatting with William Hornby. Wiliam has risen to prominence on social media, speaking about men's eating disorders and mental health and “The Power of Becoming the Advocate You Needed.” We chat about recovery, the...

  
• 02.17.2023

  Rebroadcast: Unpacking Weight Science with Fiona Willer

  My guest today is Fiona Willer. As part of the episode, we chat about Fiona’s background and the thesis for her PhD. We talk about Fiona’s history with an eating disorder and how recovery from this helped her move from a...

  
• 02.10.2023

  267: Body Positive Fitness with Jenna Doak

  Today I'm speaking with Jenna Doak, the Co-Founder and Head Trainer at Body Positive Fitness. We talk about Jenna's journey as a personal trainer and her own relationship with exercise. We also cover common topics of discussion with clients: abstaining...

  
• 02.03.2023

  266: Overcoming Exercise Compulsion with Henry

  This week on the podcast I chat with Henry, a client I've worked with since September 2021. He’d been living with an eating disorder for many years, which included lots of over exercise and exercise compulsion. And while he’d worked...

  
• 01.27.2023

  Rebroadcast: Ending Self-Objectification And Fostering Body Image Resilience with Lindsay Kite

  Real Health Radio is back with another guest interview and I chat with Lindsay Kite this week. We cover self-objectification, the problems that arise from learning about 'health and fitness' from mainstream media, research on how children model their parent's...

  
• 01.21.2023

  265: Reclaiming Body Trust with Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant

  My guests this week Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant, the co-founders of the Centre For Body Trust. They have a new book called Reclaiming Body Trust and we get to talk all about it.

  
• 01.13.2023

  264: Favourite Books and Documentaries 2022

  This week on Real Health Radio, I do a round up of my favourite books and documentaries of 2022.