Not About Food

This episode's guest Sophie developed BED symptoms at an early age. With the NHS's limited options and capacity for treatment, she turned to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) via a private therapist. In this discussion, Sophie helps us break down a lot of the stigma around binge eating and how CBT-E was instrumental in her ongoing recovery. Help us get new equipment: https://ko-fi.com/notaboutfoodpod Our twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact Us: [email protected] CWs: Discussion of binge eating, mentions of anorexia, mentions of bulimia

Therapist Kel O'Neill... Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact Us: [email protected] CWs: Fatphobia, weight, weight loss, anorexia, OSFED, EDNOS, BMI, hospital, suicide, self-harm, death

Emetophobia - the fear of vomit/vomiting - can have a huge impact on sufferers in terms of their behaviours and what they feel safe consuming. This can make eating disorders even more difficult to manage as safe foods between the two are often incompatible. However, the inverse also applies, where this mismatch can motivate those with such conditions into recovery. There is a delicate balance to be found here, and BBC journalist and eating disorders campaigner Sarah Robertson gives us the run down on her experience all the way from childhood through to becoming a mum. Sarah's twitter: https://twitter.com/sarah_robbo Our twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact us: [email protected] CWs: Emetophobia, vomit, anorexia, restriction, self-harm, pregnancy, childbirth

The title says it all... in the UK, a law recently came into effect which means restaurants with 250+ employees (across their whole chain) have to display a calorie count for each dish on their menu. Not only does this greatly impact those with eating disorders, but everyone that goes to restaurants. This just further promotes disordered eating and diet culture, something we've got more than enough of already! Blog post: https://caras-corner.com/2022/04/06/how-to-cope-with-calorie-labelling-in-restaurants/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact us: [email protected] Support us: https://ko-fi.com/notaboutfoodpod CWs: mentions of calories without specific numbers

It's Autism Acceptance Month! Last year, we did a fantastic episode with Phoebe's good friend Michelle, and this year we invited the lovely Ella Pit to join us to talk all about how autism is still widely misunderstood, and how that can lead to particular difficulty during treatment for eating disorders, as well as day-to-day life in a world built for neurotypical people. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact us: [email protected] Support us: https://ko-fi.com/notaboutfoodpod CWs: Discussion of anorexia, mentions of hospital treatment for eating disorders

Diet culture is rife in the UK and we've had enough! Returning guest and registered dietician Vicky Messam joins us to give a scientific breakdown of why some of the most popular diets, apps, and weight loss groups are ineffective for healthy and long-term weight loss and instead serve only to line the pockets of those peddling potentially dangerous lifestyles. Our ko-fi: ko-fi.com/notaboutfoodpod Our Twitter: twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact Us: [email protected] Content Warnings Mentions of Binging, Purging, Vomiting Discussion of anorexia, restriction, diet culture

After six long months, Not About Food is back with a bang for Eating Disorders Awareness Week! Phoebe talks to Beth about how living with PCOS affected her relationship with food. We have made a Ko-fi page for listeners who want to help us keep doing what we're doing! You can donate to our production cost at http://www.ko-fi.com/notaboutfoodpod The books Phoebe mentioned: Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen and What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Content Warnings: Anorexia, Diet Culture, Mentions of Orthorexia and Binging

Sophia, who suffers from cerebral palsy, has also had a complicated relationship with food since a young age. She and Phoebe talk about the challenges this has brought Sophia throughout school, treatment, and other areas of her life.  Sophia's Blog: https://pinksparklybeads.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/eating-disorders-and-disabilities-what-i-wish-id-known-before-starting-treatment/ Sophia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sophia6110 Sophia's Instagram: https://instagram.com/Sophia6110 Get a free audiobook of your choice when you sign up to Audible using our link! https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/audible/mlp/mfpdp/B07GNJPH1F?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=notaboutfood-21 Personality Disorder Petition: https://www.change.org/p/world-health-organisation-stop-the-icd-11-personality-disorder-framework-from-coming-into-practice Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact: [email protected] Content Warnings: Ableism, Anorexia, Restriction

The ever-wonderful Phoebe Jameson aka FatPheebs gets right into the challenges of being an influencer, their experiences of fatphobia, and about 50 other things that I (the editor) can't fit into this description box! This was such a fun and varied episode, but also a bit different from our usual programming. Please don't be afraid to send us feedback via social media or email to let us know what you think. FatPheebs' Twitter: https://twitter.com/fatpheebs FatPheebs' Instagram: https://instagram.com/fatpheebs Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact: [email protected] Content Warnings: Suicide, self-harm, fatphobia, disordered eating

After our last episode covering refeeding, many of you reached out to us on social media with questions for Vicky. We're excited to bring you this follow-up episode with more of Vicky's fantastic in-depth knowledge and advice. We've partnered with Audible once again so you can get a FREE audiobook of your choice when you sign up for an Audible free trial through our link. We are once again recommending Laura Thomas PhD's "Just Eat It" as a great way to learn more about intuitive eating: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/audible/mlp/mfpdp/B07GNJPH1F?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=notaboutfood-21 Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Contact: [email protected] Content Warnings: Explicit mentions of weight amounts as a goal in re-feeding, explicit mentions of calorie amounts regarding topics of starvation, BMR, and what these values represent.