As a therapist, I love supporting clients to explore their story and to make sense of their eating disorder. It's not always an easy job, as eating disorders are complicated and there is no one cause. It can feel as if they are all about food, however, they are a complex interplay of genetics, environment, family life, stressors and triggers. In supporting a client with change, it can be a valuable process to piece together the different parts of the jigsaw to begin to make sense of all the different parts. Through this process, someone can begin to understand why they have developed an eating disorder; possible triggers and the perpetuating factors that keep them stuck in destructive cycles.
In this episode, I talk about three ways that eating disorders help people cope (albeit short-term). Of course, longer term, they bring about many more problems. If you are struggling with an eating disorder, I hope this will help you question and explore your own psychology to begin to make better sense of what's going on. If you're a carer, it will offer you an insight into why your loved one may be doing what they're doing, which can provide a starting point for better understanding and compassion.
I hope that you enjoy the episode.
A Deep Dive into Control as Coping and Eating Disorders
Supporting Children and Teens in Navigating a Healthy Relationship with Food and Body, with Heidi Schauster
Getting Started on an Eating Disorder Recovery Journey
A Deep Dive into Body Image with Dr. Charlotte Markey
Changing the World in Fitness: Mentality, Body Neutrality and Personalised Movement, with Katie Bramlett (WeShape)
16 Ways to Actually Love Yourself, When you Have No Idea Where to Begin
Eating Disorders and Body Image: Research, Teaching Students and Inspiring Change, with Dr. Kamila Irvine
Working with Neuro-divergent Individuals and Eating Disorders, with Cara Byrne
How to Stop Overeating in the Evening
Finding Surrender, Freedom and Healing in Eating Disorder Recovery with Rebecca Amis
Finding Re-connection with Body, Inner Wisdom and Intuition in Eating Disorder Recovery with Flurina Thali
Understanding Grief in Eating Disorder Recovery with Brooke Carlson
How to Overcome People Pleasing with Psychotherapist, Emma Reed-Turrell
The Use of Storytelling and Metaphor in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Dr. Anita Johnston
What REALLY helped in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Food Freedom Psychologist, Anna Schmidt
A Deep Dive into the Reality of Highs and Lows in Eating Disorder Recovery (Anorexia, Orthorexia and Exercise Addiction) with Julia Trehane
Feeling in Two Minds About Recovery? 7 Ways to Shift Motivation by Working through Ambivalence
What Helped Me to Heal from Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating with Ronni Robinson
Trauma Informed Nutritional Care and Creative Approaches in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Annyck Besso
A Deep Dive into Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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