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Rebroadcast: What’s The Healthiest Way To Recover?
17 september 2025 · 30 min
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 need to do recovery in the healthiest possible way" arises. Lees meer
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343: Digestive Issues In Recovery
10 september 2025 · 41 min
Digestive issues are common with an eating disorder, but can get worse in the beginning when starting to recover. In this episode I Iook at why digestive issues occur, what to expect in recovery and ways to manage this.
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342: 10 Things You Need To Understand About Your Own Psychology
5 september 2025 · 37 min
Our mind constantly plays tricks on us; sometimes this support us, but often, it's to our detriment. In this episode I look at 10 things that are essential to know about how your mind works.
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Rebroadcast: These 6 Things Are Crucial For Recovery
25 augustus 2025 · 42 min
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.
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341: Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) And Eating Disorders
20 augustus 2025 · 43 min
Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) make up 15-30% of the population but there is a huge overlap between being an HSP and having an eating disorder. In this episode I look at the HSP traits, the reasons for the high overlap with eating disorders, the power of knowing your an HSP, common HSP recovery mistakes and some practical ideas for HSPs in recovery. Lees meer
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340: Body Image Inside Out with Deb Schachter
11 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 44 min
This week I'm chatting with body image and eating disorder expert, Deb Schachter. We cover topics from Deb's book Body Image Inside Out, including what is body image, the three elements that are essential to body image work, Bad Body Image Moments (BBIM's), the negative body image rotary, shapeshifting, body image jealousy and much more. Lees meer
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339: Tools For Being Present In Recovery
5 augustus 2025 · 33 min
It's easy with an eating disorders to get stuck in futuristic fear (what will happen to my body?) or past loops (memories of things that happened). The antidote to this is coming back into the present moment (as uncomfortable as that may be) and in this episode I share different practices to help with this. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: You Saved My Life
28 juli 2025 · 26 min
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.
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338: Going All In For Recovery
21 juli 2025 · 40 min
The concept of going "all in" for recovery has gained more mainstream popularity over the past few years. In this episode, I look at what this means, how it can be helpful in recovery, what the limitations are with this option (because I do think it, at times, it's oversold in what it can deliver), and what's most important in recovery, whether or not you're going "all in." Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: Polyvagal Theory, Building Safety Anchors and Dealing with Trauma with Justin Sunseri
14 juli 2025 · 1 uur 54 min
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 unstuck from being in a defensive state and dealing with trauma. Lees meer
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337: Dealing with Low Motivation in Recovery
7 juli 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Motivation is something that isn't very dependable in recovery (and life in general). One day it's there, the next it's gone. In this episode I look at how to deal with low motivation at different points in recovery, as well as some ideas of things to rely on instead of motivation. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: Recovery, Self-Compassion and Feeling Comfortable In Your Body with Aaron Flores
27 juni 2025 · 1 uur 50 min
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. Lees meer
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336: Overshoot in Recovery
20 juni 2025 · 33 min
Have you heard about the concept of weight overshoot in recovery? In this episode I talk about what it is, where the idea can from and problems that can arise from expecting the overshoot weight to drop off.
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335: Weight Inclusive Healthcare with Vinny Welsby
11 juni 2025 · 1 uur 30 min
This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Vinny Welsby about research they've done on healthcare and how being fat impacts this experience. We look at the outcome of this research including fat bias, the impact of this bias, people's stories of their experiences and how healthcare could be improved and become weight inclusive. Lees meer
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334: Breaking Free From The Restrict, Binge, And Purge Cycle
5 juni 2025 · 38 min
Eating disorders can follow some rather similar patterns, and one of these is the restrict, binge, purge cycle. As part of this episode I look at each of the elements of the cycle and the most important place to put your focus if you want to break out of this cycle. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: Body Positive Fitness with Jenna Doak
30 mei 2025 · 1 uur 33 min
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 from exercise when it’s needed, finding joy in movement after a compulsive and compensatory relationship with it, finding joy in movement for the first time in your adult life, psychological flexibility with exercise and lots more. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: The National Alliance for Eating Disorders with Johanna Kandel
22 mei 2025 · 1 uur 22 min
Today on the show I'm chatting with Johanna Kandel. She is the founder and CEO of the National Alliance for Eating Disorders and the author of Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder. We talk about Johanna’s eating disorder, her recovery, and how she founded The Alliance and how it has grown and changed over the last 21 years. Then we cover many topics from her book and some of the wonderful exercises and analogies she shares in it. Lees meer
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333: Body Image, Eating Behaviour and Social Media with Charlotte Markey
15 mei 2025 · 1 uur 51 min
This week on the show I'm chatting with Dr. Charlotte Markey, a world-leading expert in body image research. We talk about what body image means, common struggles with body image, the differences between boys/means and girls/women with body image, the impact of social media, and much more. Lees meer
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332: The Five Phases of Eating Disorder Recovery
8 mei 2025 · 54 min
As part of recovery, you go through different phases. And depending on which phase you're in, will determine the kind of symptoms you're having and what's most important for you to be focusing on. As part of this episode I share the five phases of recovery. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: Overcoming Exercise Compulsion with Henry
28 april 2025 · 38 min
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 with other practitioners, he was still struggling. He shares how things have changed since we started working together. Lees meer
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331: Intuitive Eating, Body Image And Dealing With The Comments Of Other People with Sam Previte
23 april 2025 · 1 uur 24 min
This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Registered Dietitian Sam Previte. We chat about how she discovered intuitive eating and many of aspects of how to apply this in your life, physical restriction and mental restriction, how to deal with the comments of others about dieting and your body, tools for dealing with body image and much more. Lees meer
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330: Common Mistakes That Prevent Recovery
15 april 2025 · 46 min
I have been reflecting on the client's I have worked with over the years and thinking about what are the things that make a difference and what are the areas where people get stuck. So today I'm sharing some of the most common mistakes that prevent recovery and what to be doing instead. Lees meer
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329: How “Health Advice” Can Lead To (Or Perpetuate) Eating Disorders
7 april 2025 · 24 min
Something that is very common is the following of "health advice" that leads to disordered eating or eating disorders. This is especially common when someone has been given a health diagnosis. Today on the podcast I investigate this, by looking at a recent meta-analysis. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: How To Heal From Trauma
31 maart 2025 · 1 uur 37 min
On this episode of Real Health Radio, it's a solo episode all about healing from trauma. I go through many of the different healing modalities that can be used to process and heal from trauma - explaining what they are and how they work.
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328: Body Image, Self-Compassion and Why Recovery Is Worth It with Abbie Attwood
24 maart 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
My guest on the podcast this week is anti-diet nutritionist Abbie Attwood. We chat about Abbie's history with an eating disorder, what led up to it and most importantly, what helped her to recover. We also cover self-compassion, not loving what your body looks like, the importance of values, why recovery is worth it and so much more. Lees meer
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327: Full Recovery Is Possible For Everyone
17 maart 2025 · 21 min
I've lost count of how many times I've heard people being told by their supposed recovery team that full recovery isn't possible for them. This is not ok and it's not accurate. Full recovery is possible for everyone and in this episode I explain why.
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326: Parenting Without Diet Culture with Oona Hanson
12 maart 2025 · 2 uur 1 min
This week on the show I'm chatting with parent coach Oona Hanson. We talk about her child developing an eating disorder, the FBT model, and the many reasons that parents reach out to her for help.
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325: Making Recovery A Priority
4 maart 2025 · 13 min
To reach a place of full recovery (or even to just get started with recovery) you need to make it a priority. In this episode, I share what this means in real terms and some practical steps to help.
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324: Why Your Goal In Recovery Is Not To Be A Normal Eater
24 februari 2025 · 22 min
It's so common to hear from people that they want to go from having an eating disorder to just being a normal eater. And while this can be the long term plan, this should not be the focus while in recovery and as part of this episode I explain why.
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323: Story Follows State
17 februari 2025 · 22 min
One of the most important concepts to understand is "story follows state." As part of this episode, I talk about what this means and how it relates to eating disorder recovery.
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Rebroadcast: Body Grief with Bri Campos
10 februari 2025 · 1 uur 40 min
This week on Real Health Radio I chat with Bri Campos. We talk about body image, specifically through the lens of body grief.
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322: Exercise And Recovery
3 februari 2025 · 50 min
One of the most common questions I get from people is, "What are your thoughts on exercise in recovery?" In this episode, I answer this question by looking at the fears connected to changing exercise habits, why I believe it's essential to have a break from exercise and how and when to reintroduce it, is stopping exercise the first change you need to make, do you have to go cold turkey or can you reduce it over time, how to reframe this change and much more. Lees meer
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321: Bulimia Recovery, Dealing with Difficult Emotions and Negative Thoughts with Harriet Frew
27 januari 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
My guest this week is Harriet Frew, the host of The Eating Disorder Therapist Podcast. We chat about Harriet’s history with an eating disorder and becoming a therapist, bulimia recovery, the importance of regular eating, dealing with negative thoughts and emotions, self-esteem, motivation for change, learning to be assertive and much more. Lees meer
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320: The Six Human Needs
16 januari 2025 · 34 min
In this episode I walk through the six human needs we all have and how they guide our behaviour. This can help you understand what role the eating disorder is serving and some of the things that need to change to help in your recovery.
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319: How to Recover From An Eating Disorder This Year
9 januari 2025 · 58 min
If you want to recover from an eating disorder this year, this episode is for you. I outline where to be putting your focus, the things that make a difference, and what to avoid.
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Rebroadcast: My Over Eating Experiment [2nd Edition]
30 december 2024 · 1 uur 19 min
This episode is the 2nd edition of my overeating experiment that I did back in 2016. I go through the experiment, what happened to my body, I look at calories in and calories out and update with new ideas since the original episode came out.
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318: The Problem With Maintenance And Stopping Recovery Early
24 december 2024 · 22 min
A common problem in recovery is being told to do "maintenance" or stopping recovery because you think it "should" be done by now. I look at why this is a problem and what to do instead.
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317: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Contraception, and Evaluating Research with Dr. Nicola Sykes
17 december 2024 · 1 uur 41 min
This week on the podcast, I speak to Dr. Nicola Sykes author of No Period Now What and the All In Podcast. We talk about the recent updates she made to her book, the changes we've seen in the HA recovery space, contraception and some of the myths around it, evaluating research and figuring out who to trust, navigating social media and much more. Lees meer
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316: Why Restricting Before An Event Makes Things Worse
9 december 2024 · 21 min
A common tactic employed with an upcoming event (like a meal with friends or Christmas lunch) is to restrict in advance. I look at the intention behind this, what happens when you follow this tactic and a suggestion for what to do instead.
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Rebroadcast: Defeating An Eating Disorder In Midlife with Betsy Brenner
2 december 2024 · 1 uur 43 min
This week on Real Health Radio I chat with Betsy Brenner all about her memoir The Longest Match: Rallying to Defeat an Eating Disorder in Midlife. We chat about her childhood, emotional trauma, profound grief, anxiety, depression, the development of an eating disorder in her 40s and everything she did to recover. Lees meer
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315: You’re Giving The Eating Disorder Too Much Credit
25 november 2024 · 23 min
It's common for people to credit the eating disorder for doing many things for them. But typically, when we examine this closer, what the eating disorder provides is very different. In this episode, I share ideas based on two recent client conversations. Lees meer
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314: Full Recovery After An Eating Disorder For 40+ Years with Julia Trehane
18 november 2024 · 1 uur 43 min
My guest this week on the show is Julia Trehane. Julia fully recovered after living with an eating disorder for 40+ years. We talk about Julia's difficult upbringing, the many phases of her eating disorder, what did and didn't help in her recovery and many of the things she now works on with clients as a recovery coach. Lees meer
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313: Trying To Appease The Eating Disorder Won’t Work
11 november 2024 · 17 min
One common mistake that occurs with an eating disorder is attempting to appease it. And typically, this is born out of the fear of what the eating disorder might do, so it's a form of anticipatory obedience. During the episode, I explain why this doesn't work and a different way of framing things to help you take action in your recovery. Lees meer
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312: The Fear Of Weight Gain And Loss Aversion
4 november 2024 · 20 min
Fear of weight gain is typically the biggest fear getting in the way of recovery. In this episode, I examine the connection between this fear and the concept of loss aversion, referencing a fantastic study to demonstrate the high price paid to avoid this loss. Lees meer
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311: Going All In, Extreme Hunger, Mental Hunger and Dealing with Weight Gain with Becky Freestone
28 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 30 min
Today on the show I'm talking with Becky Freestone, recovery coach and someone who fully recovered after 20+ years of living with an eating disorder. We cover Becky's recovery journey plus going all, dealing with weight gain, extreme hunger, mental hunger, going beyond where you thought you had to, and tips for getting started with your recovery. Lees meer
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310: You Never Have To Restrict Again
21 oktober 2024 · 21 min
One common fear that regularly comes up is the belief that after doing recovery for some length of time, you'll need to start restricting again. In this episode, I go through some of the misconceptions with this and why you never have to restrict again. Lees meer
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Rebroadcast: Eating Disorder Recovery
14 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 33 min
On this episode of Real Health Radio, it is a solo show and it is all about eating disorder recovery. I cover the many aspects that make up recovery when we truly want to get at all the ways that an eating disorder infiltrates one’s life.
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309: Body Image Freedom With Jamie Magdic
7 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 46 min
On this week's episode of the podcast I chat with Jamie Magdic about her book Food & Body Image Freedom Workbook & Journal: Find body love and food freedom without diets, food obsession, or weight shame!
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308: Cognitive Impairment, Anticipated Regret, Eating Speed and Her New Book With Emily Troscianko
1 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 52 min
This week we have a returning guest with Emily Troscianko making her second appearance on the show. As part of this episode we talk about the research Emily did to test if her memoir would create harm and whether it should be published. We also talk about cognitive impairment with eating disorders, the power of anticipated regret and using eating speed with recovery. Lees meer
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307: You’re Not Good At Predicting The Future
19 september 2024 · 25 min
As humans, we are not very good at predicting the future or how a future event will leave us feeling and how long that feeling will last. And this is especially the case when living with an eating disorder. Today on the show, I look at an idea called affective forecasting and some of the biases or reasons we predict incorrectly. Lees meer