Is obesity a disease?
A number of academics and researchers have come together to advise that obesity should be recognised as complex, progressive, chronic, multifactorial disease. It is a disease for which there is no...
View ArticleSelf X & Eating Distress
ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM X? I’ve been watching a series called Phil Stutz on Netflix and was so excited because this is how I work. I am always sharing pictures with my clients to explain to them what...
View ArticleThe Vegan
Alsana treatment service have done a study with dieticians who work with eating disorder clients. They have something to say about veganism and eating disorders. What follows does not apply to people...
View ArticleSemaglutide – a quick-fix for weight loss?
Doctors are reporting a rush of patients asking for SEMAGLUTIDE which promises rapid weight-loss. Even psychotherapists working with obesity are asking us about the value of these medications to...
View ArticleStrong Fixations
We see a lot of hyperfixation in eating disorder work How do Fixations Show Up? People are fixated about the quality of food – is it clean, does it contain meat or dairy, is it good for me? Fixated...
View ArticleDoes ADHD AhDD up?
Does ADHD AhDD up? Dominic Lawson writes in the Times that we may be too willing to create for ourselves an “illness identity”. A gaggle of celebrities have come out to claim that they have ADHD and I...
View ArticleWeight-loss tricks and calorie nonsense
Weight loss, tricks, keto diets and calorie nonsense Today I heard on the radio that eating a handful of nuts daily is associated with longevity, short term weight loss and long term weight control....
View ArticleCOACHES CAN
COACHES CAN The Guardian article regarding the suitability of coaches for working with eating disorder persons has raised a lot of angst. Out of the woodwork pour well-meaning academics, authors and...
View ArticleEmotional Eating: It isn’t all emotional
Not all Emotional Eating is Emotional “Food understands me” says one of my clients in a larger body. I am taken slightly aback. She has been struggling to explain why she continues to eat when she is...
View ArticleLeaky Gut
And its link to eating disorders by Jenny Tomei What is leaky gut? Our gut lining is made up of a barrier of tight junctions, like little doors that open and close to control what gets into our...
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