The Nourishing Wisdom Podcast with Dr Natalie Chua

In this episode, Dr Natalie Chua reads you a chapter from one of the most amazing books she has read on the topic of disordered eating, eating disorders and recovery. This is the book: Eating in the Light of the Moon by Dr Anita Johnston.

This is chapter 3 in the book, and it consists of two short stories that illustrate the deeper meaning behind a women’s struggle with food and body image. The first story is a Hans Christian Andersen folktale: "The Emperor's New Clothes"; the second story is called 'The Log'. Both stories illustrate the function of disordered eating and eating disorder behaviours, and why these behaviours can be so difficult to let go of.

May this episode help you to feel less alone, validated, and understood in your existing self-discovery and self-healing journey.

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In this episode, Dr Anita Johnston, a pioneer in the field of eating psychology, offers her wisdom and advice on how myths, metaphors, and storytelling can help women transform their understanding and relationship with food and body image difficulties. She also shares the 'most important skill' a woman in recovery (from an eating disorder or disordered eating) needs to learn, and how her encounter with Viktor Frankl at graduate school taught her an important life lesson that would go on to shape the way she works with women with eating difficulties.

About Dr Anita Johnston:

Dr Anita Johnston is a clinical psychologist and a certified eating disorder specialist and supervisor. She has worked in the field of women’s issues and eating disorders for over 35 years. She is currently the Clinical Director of an eating disorder treatment centre called Ai Pono in Hawaii. Anita is also the author of the best-selling book, Eating in the Light of the Moon, and the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Cafe, a series of online interactive courses designed to support women with their eating difficulties on their recovery journey. You can find out more about her work and offerings at https://dranitajohnston.com/ and https://lightofthemooncafe.com/.

What's next:

In this episode, Dr Ann Saffi Biasetti, author of the book: Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating, shares her knowledge, tips, and tools on how you can begin to heal and recover from disordered eating and an eating disorder. Ann's approach is informed by her own lived experience of recovering from an eating disorder, her work as a psychotherapist and yoga therapist, transpersonal psychology, and self-compassion. You can find out more about Ann, and her work at https://www.anembodiedlife.com/

About Dr Ann Saffi Biasetti:

Ann has been a practicing Psychotherapist for over 29 years. She has a private practice in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she specializes in somatic psychotherapy, and is an eating disorder specialist. She also owns An Embodied Life yoga therapy training center. She has a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology and is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker. She is an author and speaker on embodiment, women’s empowerment, body image, self-compassion, mind/body duality and recovery. She has led well received workshops at Kripalu, Shambhala Mountain Center, and training professionals through PESI. Her first book, Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating, was released through Shambhala publications in August, 2018. Ann is also a Certified Yoga Therapist (CIAYT) and a certified mindfulness and self-compassion teacher through the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program.

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Welcome to the Nourishing Wisdom Podcast!

I can't believe I am publishing my very own podcast. In this first episode, I share a little bit about myself and my intention and motivation behind this podcast, and what you can expect from the first season.