The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

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I've not written a blog for months. I've been moving house, had little internet connection, and been generally busy, and tired. I'm glad that this past couple of weeks I had felt like I have the time and space to...

Recovery stories: Recovering from an eating disorder with bariatric surgery

In this podcast Tabitha talks to Donna about her experience of bariatric surgery and eating disorder recovery

Food is so much more than just nutrition! [Podcast]

The social importance of food   Blog post: https://tabithafarrar.com/2019/09/food-is-so-much-more-than-just-nutrition-by-design/

JD Ouellette: Experts by Experience Peer Mentoring in the Eating Disorder Field

This week, Tabitha talks to peer mentor JD Ouellette about experts by experience and peer mentoring in the eating disorder field.  JD Ouellette is a peer coach with a specialty in "Full Metal Apron" Eating Disorders Parent coaching. She is the mother of...

For Sarah: Unless treatment stops promoting restriction, people will continue to die from eating disorders

Warning: This episode may be difficult or triggering for some listeners. It involves talking about a person who recently died of anorexia.   In this podcast, Tabitha talks about a person who recently died as a result of the malnutrition associated with...

Dr G: Considering trans and non-binary individuals in eating disorder treatment

In this podcast, Tabitha takes to the wonderful Dr Jennifer Gaudiani about trans and non-binary individuals in eating disorder treatment.    The Gaudiani Clinic provides superb expert outpatient medical care to adolescents and adults of all sizes, shapes, and genders with eating...

Dr Cynthia Bulik: Recent study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Cynthia Bulik about recent study that identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa.  Link to paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-019-0439-2 ----------------------------------- Dr. Bulik, a clinical psychologist, is Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders in the Department...

Atypical Anorexia

In this podcast, Tabitha answers the question "What are your thoughts on the term Atypical Anorexia?"

Actually it IS about the food: a talk with psychotherapist Danielle B. Grossman

Dannielle B. Grossman is a California licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Truckee, California. She also works by phone and FaceTime with clients throughout California.    Danielle understands that food deprivation and fear responses around eating are at the...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children, Adolescents, and Adults

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Jennifer Thomas and Kamryn Eddy about their new book on ARFID.    -Cognitive-behavioral therapy for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder patient/family workbook (free) — https://www.cambridge.org/files/1015/4408/8646/CBT-AR_workbook_12.4.18.pdf   -Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children, Adolescents, and Adults (Cambridge University Press,...

Funding deficit for eating disorders: Taking action in the UK

Recovering when you're a no-nonsense guy who totally doesn't have anorexia but has some sort of problem [Podcast]

In this podcast Tabitha talks to B, a guy who totally didn't have anorexia ... but probably did!    B thought of himself as a normal guy, doing normal things: obsessively tracking calories, running absurd distances, and hiding in closets to avoid...

Eating disorders and substance use: avoiding the whack-a-mole game in treatment

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to David Wiss about eating disorders co-occurring with substance abuse.David Wiss, MS, RDN is the founder of Nutrition in Recovery, which specializes in: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Gut Health, Body Image, and General...

How eating disorders affect our values, and our decisions

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks about how eating disorder change our beliefs and values, and how recovery also changes these aspects.      Podcast dedicated to "Mary." I miss you.

Dr G: Muscles in recovery, and how you can have an eating disorder in any size body

In this podcast Tabitha talks to Dr Gaudiani about what happens to the muscular system when a person is in recovery from and eating disorder and/or malnutrition as a result of dietary restriction.    Jen's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Enough-Jennifer-L-Gaudiani-dp-0815382456/dp/0815382456/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1553546290   Clinic: www.gaudianiclinic.com

Eating disorders and disabilities: cerebral palsy

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Hannah, about eating disorders and cerebral palsy.  Tabitha's note: I have worked with a number of clients with anorexia who also have cerebral palsy. The aspects of body image and body control justification that...

Migration/Adapt to Flee Famine theory and fear

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar has a discussion with Shan Guisinger — author of the Adapt to Flee Famine paper — about the biological fear of eating response.

Recovery Stories: 11 years old and pushing for recovery

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to "S" an 11-year-old in recovery, about his recovery journey, and his desire and motivation to get well.

Six ‘biases’ against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Trisha Greenhaugh about the paper titled Six ‘biases’ against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine."   Link to paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556220/

Recovery stories: Finding YOU in recovery.

This week Tabitha talks to Sarah Rzemieniak, a fellow recovery coach who has recovered from an eating disorder herself.   Sarah Rzemieniak previously worked as an eating disorder dietitian before recognizing that her true passion was in the coaching and counselling aspect...

Intention, Motivation, Commitment: The difference between wanting to recover, and actually recovering

New Year 2019.  In this podcast, Tabitha talks about her own recovery, and why wanting to recover isn't enough.

"Surviving" the holiday season 2018

Happy Holidays everyone!

Treatment Stories: Being shamed for wanting more food

In this podcast you will hear an audio recording of an account of a treatment facility from a person in recovery.

Bodybuilding, gyms, and eating disorders: A guy's perspective

In this week's podcast, Tabitha talks to Ari Snaevarsson about bodybuilding, gyms, and his perspective on how the fitness culture influences people with eating disorders.    Bio Ari Snaevarsson is a certified nutritionist* who has worked a great deal with disordered eating clients. ...

Eating disorder treatment should never punish eating

In this podcast episode, Tabitha talks to a person in recovery about past treatment experiences, and how these led to this person being taught that unrestricted eating was a thing to avoid at all costs.

Why eating disorder treatment fails people by making eating more complicated

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to a person in recovery who shares some information about how treatment has made her even more confused about how to eat.  It is important that people in recovery are encouraged to listen to their bodies...

How full recovery feels

In this podcast, Tabitha speak a little on the topic of full recovery, and what mental state and other markers may look and feel like.

The scale: To weigh or not to weigh in recovery

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Bridget Whitlow about weighing in recovery   Bridget Whitlow, MS, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist that provides psychotherapy for adolescent and adult individuals, couples, families, and groups. Bridget has clinical expertise in the treatment of...

Dr Jennifer Gaudiani: Sick Enough

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to Dr Jennifer Gaudiani about her new book "Sick Enough."   Introduction Part One: Not Enough Calories 30,000 Foot View: What happens when you starve yourself? Going into Hibernation Hormones and Bones The Empty Tank Extreme Presentations Starting to Eat Again Part Two: Purging 30,000 foot...

Dr Adele LaFrance: Emotion Focused Family Therapy

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Adele LaFrance about Emotion Focused Family Therapy in eating disorder treatment.  Links to resources: www.emotionfocusedfamilytherapy.org www.mentalhealthfoundations.ca/resources http://www.mentalhealthfoundations.ca/ed-parent-webinar https://www.edcatalogue.com/emotion-focused-family-therapy-eating-disorders/

Emotional eating

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks about emotional eating, and why it isn't really a thing

Neural Rewiring For Full Recovery From An Entrenched Eating Disorder

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar explains why she believes that neural rewiring is a crucial and often not understood aspect of achieving full recovery from a long-term restrictive eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder.

Recovery Stories: Blue Milk

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to a guy in recovery from a restrictive eating disorder

Recovery stories: Cannabis and eating disorder recovery

In this week's podcast, Tabitha talks Sophia — a person currrently in recovery — about medical use of cannabis in recovery from anorexia.

Recovery Stories: Connection and Advocacy

This weeks podcast is a conversation with Aimee Becker on recovery, connection, and advocacy   Aimee Becker is the Chief Operating Officer of the Gaudiani Clinic. She spent 10 years dedicating herself to developing the infrastructure for Monte Nido & Affiliates. Inspired to...

Fiona Willer: Weight stigma, lifestyle assumptions, and how to spot a true HAES practitioner

Fiona Willer, AdvAPD, is the author of 'The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Dietitians', and co-author of 'The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Psychologists and Counsellors'. Her business, Health, Not Diets, provides online and face-to-face training and workshops for health professionals in...

HAES Series: Going deep with Deb Burgard

Deb Burgard, PhD, FAED* is a psychologist and activist from the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in concerns about body image, eating, weight stigma, and relationships. She is also one of the founders of the Health at Every Size(r) model,...

June Alexander: Recovery as an adult, and writing.

This week I talk to June Alexander, who was in her fifties when she fully recovered from long-term anorexia.  June's personal bio: I  love sharing my writing passion by helping people with eating disorder experience to tell their stories.  I believe everyone has...

Rebecca Scritchfield 2018: Body Kindness and postpartum body image

Rebecca Scritchfield is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified exercise physiologist, author of the book Body Kindness, and host of the Body Kindness podcast. Through her weight-inclusive counseling practice, she helps people make peace with food, find the joy in exercise, and create...

Family support: is it appropriate for adults too?

In this podcast I talk about my personal highlights from the ICED conference presentation that I was part this year with Rebecka Peeples, Rachel Millner and Therese Waterhaus.    Rebecka Peebles Rebecka Peebles, MD, is an Adolescent Medicine Specialist and Co-director of the...

Why my eating disorder turned me into a grocery thief

Personal story time!   Not everyone who is suffering from long-term malnutrition turns to stealing, but I think it is a lot more prevalent than most people assume it is. It makes sense why a brain that believes resources are scarce would...

Restrictive Eating Disorders and hoarding

Link to YouTube video on anorexia and hoarding here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDxPWT_TuV4&t=2s Link to Blog post on anorexia and hoarding here: http://tabithafarrar.com/2018/05/brain-malnutrition-hoarding/

Recovery Stories: Unrestricted eating and freedom

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to Drake, who is in recovery from an eating disorder and wanted to share some hope.

Recovery Stories: The dangers of diabulimia

In this podcast Tabitha talks to a person in recovery about her struggles with diabulimia.    link to the BBC diabulimia documentary mentioned:   https://youtu.be/tSLjM6cZaTo    The Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast Recovery Stories: The Dangers of Diabulimia Tabitha: Hello there, welcome to this weeks podcast. This week...

Ask Dr G: Edema

In this podcast Tabitha talks to the wonderful Dr Gaudiani about the important and often misunderstood topic of edema.  In this podcast we cover: pitting edema dangers of long-term edema triggering aspects of edema edema and purging medications for edema if long-term edema in the abcess of...

Recovery Stories: Recovering despite weight stigma in eating disorder treatment

In this podcast Tabitha talks to Sarah Thompson about her recovery, and her journey into body positivity. We also discuss: Being queer and having an eating disorder Weight stigma in eating disorder treatment The Be Nourished retreat and certification  Recovery in an environment that...

Dr Colleen Reichmann on recovery, HEAS, body diversity, and advocacy.

In this podcast Tabitha chats to Dr Colleen Reichmann about her recovery, health at every size, body diversity, and advoacy and activism.  Dr. Colleen Reichmann is a licensed clinical psychologist, practicing in Williamsburg, VA. She works in her private practice, Wildflower...

Podcast: Study shows diet talk and behaviour passes down through generations

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Jerica Berge about a new study illistrating how diet talk and encouragement to diet can be passed down through generations Parent Encouragement to Diet From Adolescence Into Adulthood May Cause Intergenerational Harm Study: http://www.practiceupdate.com/content/parent-encouragement-to-diet-from-adolescence-into-adulthood-may-cause-intergenerational-harm/65474 In this longitudinal...

Recovery Stories: Kayla K and why all diets should be damned!

In this podcast, Tabitha chats to Kayla Kotecki about her path to recovery, and the story behind damnthediets.com.  We talk about: unrestricted eating diet culture obcessive and complusive exercise bikini contest culture social pressures to lose weight and exercise extreme hunger   Learn more about Kayla here: http://damnthediets.com/

Rehabilitate, Rewire, Recover: Force feeding yourself as an adult.

In this podcast I talk about the skill of being able to force feed yourself as an adult in recovery from anorexia.  In the process of making yourself eat food you are afraid of you achieve both nutritional rehabiliation and neural...