Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery

Important bits:I am running a GIVEAWAY on instagram (10th-12thDecember)  and have another Giveaway planned before Christmas .                 https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/  25 day Eating Disorder Recovery Advent Calendar on Instagram.For the next 25 days, I’ll be sharing bite-sized recoverysupport every morning at 7:30am GMT to help you navigate potential triggers and feel more confident to make a meaningful change or stay steady with maintenanceduring December.You can expect:-practical tools for navigating food, body image, urges and moreeducation on why things feel harder at Christmas(and what can help)lived experience, evidence-based strategies, anda bit of ‘woo’festive-themed ‘tapping’ follow-along video and mindful eating practicetwo GIVEAWAYSspecial guests joining for collabs and InstagramLivesIt’s here to help you take things day by day - I’d recommend not bingeing the whole calendar at once, and not overwhelming yourself, but digesting each small piece of support before moving on to the next.Because sustainable recovery and more freedom isn’t about doing everything as-quickly-as-possible or perfectly… it’s about showing up for yourself in small ways. PODCAST SERISE – Coping at Christmas – see the playlist or scroll down until end of 2021 to listen to the episodes!  Also, I have some availability for new 1:1 clients in 2026, so please email me to learn more [email protected] 

In this deeply honest and inspiring episode, I speak with Kait Moresi – an eating disorder survivor, behaviour analyst, and host of the Bite by Bite podcast. Kait shares her journey through a decade-long struggle with anorexia, her pathto recovery, and how talking openly about her experience helped her heal and support others.We discussed:               How Kait's eating disorder went unnoticed for years due to high academic and career performance.A Google search that changed everything  and Kait’s shift from a moment of realisation that something was wrong to seeking treatment.Kait’s 3 biggest recovery mistakes (or things she wished she did differently)Creative recovery tools that worked and why – from writing a personal behaviour contract toself-dialogue exercisesStarting a Podcast in recovery and advice for others who want to speak out.P.S. If you enjoyed this conversation then find me speaking to Kait in episode 19 of the Bite by Bite podcast. Connect with RachelDr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery.⁠⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phdConnect with KaitBite by Bite podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/bitebybiterecovery/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583935784317

Hold on because this episode covers A LOT! We're talking about 90s diet culture, GLP-1s, secret eating in your car, semi-starvation responses, nervous system regulation and normal eating. Nic shares her journey through binge eating in her car, to baratric surgery and more bingeing, to training as a therapist, being her own guinea pig and founding Binge Free Bestie. Want to know more about what triggers binge eating and how you can handle them, then this episode is for you! Connect with RachelDr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery.⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phdConnect with NicNic Gaviria is a registered therapist, food freedom coach, and the founder of Binge Free Bestie — a global community helping women break free from binge and emotional eating. She hosts the Binge Free Bestie Podcast, speaks regularly on body image and food freedom, and is on a mission to help women reclaim their power, confidence, and joy beyond the number on the scale.https://www.instagram.com/bingefreebestie/https://bingefreebestie.com

In this episode, I reconnect with Gemma Bisphop, who I knew at university, when neither of us realised what was happening behind the scenes in terms of our relationship with food! As a qualified teacher with an MSc in teaching and learning, Gemma Bishop has proved that you can function with anorexia. This all changed, though, after fifteen years of suffering and her finally requiring an inpatient admission. Following almost four months in the hospital, Gemma Bishop reconnected with writing. She has a passion for inspiring others and hopes the collection of poems within her book “Wonky Thoughts: An Insight into an Anorexic Journey” can encourage everyone to look deep within themselves and find just one thing that makes them smile, as you only get one chance at life, and it is better if you accept who you are.Buy the poetry book: https://olympiapublishers.com/book/wonky-thoughts-an-insight-into-an-anorexic-journeyConnect with RachelDr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery.⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phdConnect with Gemma If you'd like to message Gemma then please contact me ([email protected]) and I can pass on her details.

A culturally sensitive approach to eating disorder treatment is sorely need for the often underdiagnosed, forgotten, and marginalized Black woman. Not only do they face barriers to treatment due to unjust healthcare systems, but the unique factors that contribute to the development of eating disorders in Black women, including racism and systemic oppression, are not broadly considered by eating disorder clinicians.In this episode I speak with eating disorder experts Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-Gayfield about their new book Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations .This episode is aimed at clinicians working with Black clients as-well-as individuals who are seeking support navigating an eating disorder and recovery. Buy the book: wwnorton.com/bwedConnect with RachelDr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery.https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phdConnect with Charlynn Small, PhD.Charlynn is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Director of Health Promotion, at the University of Richmond. She received her PhD from Howard University. Dr. Small is based in North Chesterfield, Virginia.https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlynn-small-65951932/ Connect with Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-C.Paula is regional assistant vice president and diversity an inclusion cochair for The Renfrew Center, with twenty years of experience treating eating disorders. She is based in Edmond, Oklahom⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedwards-gayfield/ ⁠