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.
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Developing Innovative and Personalised Treatment Programmes for People with Eating Disorders, with Professor Melainie Rogers (BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center™)
Overcoming Mental Restriction in Eating Disorder Recovery
Childhood Adversity, Diet Trauma and Gastric Surgery with Safi Abdi
Using Inversion Mindset: 10 Things NOT to do in Eating Disorder Recovery
How to Break Free from Binge Eating, with Marcelle Rose
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Psychological and Mindset Shifts in Recovery (Part 5): Control as Coping and Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Recovery, A Cancer Diagnosis and Finding Greater Meaning and Purpose, with Cindy Spratt
7 Ways to Boost Eating Disorder Recovery Motivation
Using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) in Eating Disorder Recovery, with Lisa Unger
Psychological and Mindset Shifts in Recovery (Part 4): 20 Ways to Build Solid Self-Esteem
Adverse Life Experiences and Eating, ’All Foods Fit’ v ’Abstinence’ Models and the Importance of a Nuanced Approach in Nutrition, with Dr. David Wiss
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Psychological and Mindset Shifts in Recovery (Part 2): Focusing on Emotions
Psychological and Mindset Shifts in Eating Disorder Recovery (Part 1)
Shifting Your Negative Self-Talk with Katie Horwitch
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