Rewired - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast Meg & Safia

Dr G is a renowned eating disorder expert physician, the author of an incredible book ‘Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders’ and the founder and medical director of the Gaudiani Clinic. In this episode she discussed her holistic approach to patient care, power in the way we talk to ourselves, the myth of needing to be ‘sick enough’ and so much more. 

Topics: 
Why people feel not ‘sick enough’ to get help and support What Dr G learnt from her patients that she applies to parenting The power of asking : “ What do you need right now? “ House on Fire analogy to encourage the bigger picture Meeting your own needs Living in line with own goals and values The fear of dropping deprivation and the mean inner critic Honouring what your body needs Biology of restriction and the cave person brain Can my metabolism be broken ? Why people respond differently to restriction Minnesota starvation 
You can find us on social media:

Tallulah Self (editor and Producer)
Instagram: @tallulahself
Meg:
Instagram: @megsy_recovery
YouTube: Megsy Recovery
TikTok: megsy recovery
Safia:
Email: safia.s.muzaffar@gmail.com
Instagram: @safia_edrecoverycoach
Member of the Beyond Body Coaching team: https://www.beyondbodycoach.com


Please keep in mind we’re not medical professionals, and the podcast content reflects our own experiences and opinions, as well as that of our guests, so it shouldn’t be taken as medical advice. If you’re struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating please reach out to a medical professional to discuss your own situation and get professional help with your own unique recovery.

To kick off season two we are joined by the incredible Emmy Brunner who is a CEO, Empowerment and Results Coach, Creative Consultant, Speaker, Bestselling Author, Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist with 20+ years of experience. As a clinician, Emmy has supported thousands of women to overcome their eating disorders with her holistic approach that changed the landscape of how eating disorders are treated and viewed in Europe. 
Emmy loves sharing everything that she has learnt as an influential businesswoman, renowned clinician, respected coach, wife, mother of two and spiritual-being, and watching other's lives evolve in incredible ways. When she is not working with individual coaching clients or hosting group programs, Emmy trains and continues to mentor her intimate team of talented coaches, delivers enlightening talks and collaborates with brands globally on creating bespoke retreats, corporate coaching programs and holistic wellbeing offerings.



Topics covered:
-What trauma is and how it relates to eating disorders.
-What motivated Emmy to overcome her own eating disorder. 
-Power of community and being vulnerable. 
-The concept of life scripts and how this relates to eating disorders.
-How to make changes gradually. 
-Symptom focussed treatment versus a more holistic approach. 
-Challenging the unwell voice.
-A message to people who are struggling to get out of quasi recovery. 
-Practises that would be helpful for listeners to start using in order to gain a more neutral relationship with their body.
-What can we do to support our children to develop healthy ways to manage challenges they face as well as build self-compassion and self-esteem.
-Emmy’s group digital programs and the power of group work. 



Find Emmy here:
Instagram: @emmybrunnerofficial
Website: https://emmybrunner.com/
 
You can find us on social media:


Tallulah Self (editor and Producer)
Instagram: @tallulahself


Meg:
Instagram: @megsy_recovery
YouTube: Megsy Recovery
TikTok: megsy recovery


Safia: 
Email: safia.s.muzaffar@gmail.com 
Instagram: @safia_edrecoverycoach
Member of the Beyond Body Coaching team: https://www.beyondbodycoach.com


Please keep in mind we’re not medical professionals, and the podcast content reflects our own experiences and opinions, as well as that of our guests, so it shouldn’t be taken as medical advice. If you’re struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating please reach out to a medical professional to discuss your own situation and get professional help with your own unique recovery.

We reflect on holidays we had when suffering from an eating disorder. Particularly the stand out, cringe moments we are so grateful for being behind us. We also talk about holidays we went on whilst recovering - the fun times as well as the challenges that came up for us and the tools we used in overcoming them. We hope this episode makes you not feel alone and gives you lots of ideas for how to overcome eating disorder thoughts that may come up for you. 

Topics covered:
Event restricting / compensatingBody image when wearing summer clothesSocial eating Reflecting on what you truly want your holiday to be Fear of weight gain on holiday and letting go of the fearBuffet eating on holiday / eating at restaurants / eating local food  All or nothing mindset Change of routine Photos Comparing to social mediaChoosing hotels based on eating disorder rules
You can find us on social media:
Tallulah Self (editor and Producer)
Instagram: @tallulahself
Meg:
Instagram: @megsy_recovery
YouTube: Megsy Recovery
TikTok: megsy recovery
Safia: 
Email: safia.s.muzaffar@gmail.com 
Instagram: @safia_edrecoverycoach
Member of the Beyond Body Coaching team: https://www.beyondbodycoach.com


Please keep in mind we’re not medical professionals, and the podcast content reflects our own experiences and opinions, as well as that of our guests, so it shouldn’t be taken as medical advice. If you’re struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating please reach out to a medical professional to discuss your own situation and get professional help with your own unique recovery.

Chrissy is an incredible recovery coach, currently training to be a counsellor, and has experience working at a clinic as both an eating disorder recovery coach and mentor. She has a passion for ED recovery, mental health, body-image and self-compassion since she started her own recovery journey seven years ago. At the start of Chrissy’s journey, she was in treatment for an eating disorder, describing these as one of her symptoms, but in fact was really in recovery for all areas of her life. Since then she has also delivered workshops on body-image and the history of diet-culture, the science behind why diet culture tells us lies and why fatphobia and body ideals are just plain wrong. Her core message is that no one deserves to feel that they are inherently unlovable for whatever reason; their body, their soul, their voice or anything. She speaks about the fact that sadly there is much trauma that we, individually and societally, are hurting from and self-hatred is a huge product of that. Her biggest hope is to help others realise that they are worthy of love and a good life, as she  was helped to discover on her own journey. She has a particular interest in the relationship between self-image and body-image, how the two exist in parallel and impact each-other.


Topics covered:
Chrissy’s own recovery journey and how she became interested in body imageHistory and origins of diet culture, and how racial, patriarchal, healthcare and all sorts of systems play a part.Our bodies having their own ‘genetic set range’ and how respecting this impacts living a fulfilling life Detaching her own sense of ‘lovability’ from body aestheticsConnection between body image and traumaNavigating diet culture and body expectations we are surrounded by  Where to start in developing a better relationship with our body and self as a whole


Find Chrissy here:
Instagram: @chrissy_shroomie 


You can find us on social media:
Tallulah Self (editor and Producer)
Instagram: @tallulahself
Meg:
Instagram: @megsy_recovery
YouTube: Megsy Recovery
TikTok: megsy recovery
Safia: 
Email: safia.s.muzaffar@gmail.com 
Instagram: @safia_edrecoverycoach
Member of the Beyond Body Coaching team: https://www.beyondbodycoach.com


Please keep in mind we’re not medical professionals, and the podcast content reflects our own experiences and opinions, as well as that of our guests, so it shouldn’t be taken as medical advice. If you’re struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating please reach out to a medical professional to discuss your own situation and get professional help with your own unique recovery.

Leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian Renee McGregor joins us on the podcast. With 20 years experience working in clinical and performance nutrition, with Olympic (London, 2012), Paralympic (Rio, 2016) and Commonwealth (Queensland, 2018) teams she comes with a wealth of experience. She is also the author of five brilliant books and the co-founder and director of #TRAINBRAVE, a campaign raising awareness of eating disorders in sport. In this episode, Renee speaks openly and bravely about the childhood trauma she experienced and how that led to her battle with an eating disorder. She also shares her thoughts on eating disorder treatment today and how it could be improved. 
Topics covered:
Eating disorder treatment today and how it could be improved.  Reasons why people relapse. Why teaching about emotions in schools is essential for preventing eating disorders.The pedestal we put the top level athletes on and how that can put too much pressure on the younger generation to achieve.Social Media’s impact on mental health.Orthorexia What healthy eating truly is.Why the pandemic has resulted in eating disorders rising. The importance of human connection. How your metabolism adapts but can’t be broken. 

Find Renee here:
Instagram: @r_mcgregor
Website: https://reneemcgregor.com
Twitter: @mcgregor_renee

You can find us on social media:
Tallulah Self (editor and Producer)
Instagram: @tallulahself
Meg:
Instagram: @megsy_recovery
YouTube: Megsy Recovery
TikTok: megsy recovery
Safia:
Email: safia.s.muzaffar@gmail.com
Instagram: @safia_edrecoverycoach
Member of the Beyond Body Coaching team: https://www.beyondbodycoach.com

Please keep in mind we’re not medical professionals, and the podcast content reflects our own experiences and opinions, as well as that of our guests, so it shouldn’t be taken as medical advice. If you’re struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating please reach out to a medical professional to discuss your own situation and get professional help with your own unique recovery.