May 23, 2022
The UK has recently introduced a law requiring any large restaurants, cafes, pubs, takeaway shops, home delivery services, entertainment venues and specialised food stores with more than 250 employees to display the calorie content of the food, drinks, and alcoholic beverages they sell to consumers. They also have to...
May 16, 2022
Body dissatisfaction, or hating your body, is scarily common and has been strongly linked to the development of disordered eating behaviours and eating disorders.
This is because, in an attempt to control or change their body and appearance, many people resort to negative eating and exercise patterns, in the hope that...
May 10, 2022
Perfectionism is something many of us have ingrained in us from an early age. It’s the need to be “good”, to aim for perfection, to please others and put their needs ahead of your own. As females, we’re taught to be soft, compassionate and caring, even if that means ignoring your own desires and needs, and...
May 2, 2022
Today I’m joined by Kate Bane, a mother of three, a former model with a degree in psychology here to share her HA recovery story after 10 years without a period.
In this podcast Kate opens up about her modelling career, motherhood and the moment she realised she needed to finally heal her relationship with food and...
Apr 18, 2022
Many eating disorder behaviors are emotional avoidance strategies.
For example, if you feel something uncomfortable - instead of managing this emotion with a HELPFUL emotional regulation strategy the emotion is avoided or “numbed” with disordered eating or exercise behaviours.
So When individuals go into recovery...