<p>In this episode of <em>Just Eat Normally</em>, host Dr. Rachel Evans speaks with Becky Grace Irwin,  a BABCP-accredited CBT &amp; EMDR therapist, mental health nurse, and specialist in neurodiversity, complex trauma, eating disorders, and ARFID. Becky brings a mix of clinical expertise and lived experience as she shares how childhood environment, sensory processing, autonomy, and developmental factors shape someone’s relationship with food.</p><p>Together we explore:</p><ul><li><p>What ARFID actually is (and what it isn’t)</p></li><li><p>Sensory sensitivities, fear of adverse consequences, and low-interest presentations</p></li><li><p>Misconceptions about “picky eating”</p></li><li><p>Why some people rely heavily on “safe foods” and predictable food brands</p></li><li><p>Links between ARFID, neurodiversity (especially ADHD &amp; autism), and interception</p></li><li><p>How shame, pressure, and family dynamics impact eating behaviours</p></li><li><p>The importance of understanding individual differences rather than pigeonholing people</p></li><li><p>Ways adults with ARFID can navigate relationships, social eating, and recovery</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel</strong></p><p>Dr. 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.</p><p><a href="https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Becky</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.beckygracetherapy.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.beckygracetherapy.co.uk/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/beckygracetherapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/beckygracetherapy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/beckygracetherapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.facebook.com/beckygracetherapy</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>