Bodywhys Podcast

Bodywhys - The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland
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Bodywhys - The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland

  1. NMCS S3E2: The value of Maudsley carer skills with Veronica Kamerling

    10 MAR

    NMCS S3E2: The value of Maudsley carer skills with Veronica Kamerling

    Jenny and Harriet are joined by another special guest in this episode - Veronica Kamerling, a mother, carer, and someone who’s spent over 23 years supporting families affected by eating disorders and mental illness. Veronica supported both her daughters when they developed an eating disorder. She founded Eating Disorders & Carers, a space for families who, like hers, were doing their best in the dark of mental health recovery. Veronica talks to Harriet and Jenny about the value of the Maudsley carer skills for supporting your loved one with an eating disorder. Notes: Veronica's website: Eating Disorders & CarersJenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Bodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/

    46 min
  2. NMCS S3E1: Supporting carers with Prof. Janet Treasure OBE

    27 JAN

    NMCS S3E1: Supporting carers with Prof. Janet Treasure OBE

    Welcome back to the New Maudsley Carer Skills podcast - we are kicking off our third season with a very special guest - Prof. Janet Treasure OBE. Janet joins Harriet and Jenny to talk about supporting carers. Notes Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Bodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/

    44 min
  3. NMCS S2E20: The teenage brain and eating disorders

    03/12/2025

    NMCS S2E20: The teenage brain and eating disorders

    In this episode, Jenny and Harriet discuss the topic of the teenage brain and eating disorders, one of the topical sessions that Jenny runs regularly. We'll be thinking through the biology of the brain and how understanding it can help us better understand a teen's eating disorder, and most importantly how understanding the teen brain can help us support a teen with an eating disorder better. Notes Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Bodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/

    36 min
  4. NMCS S2E19: A conversation about eating disorder recovery with Hannah Hickinbotham

    17/10/2025

    NMCS S2E19: A conversation about eating disorder recovery with Hannah Hickinbotham

    In this episode Jenny and Harriet are joined by Hannah Hickinbotham. Hannah was diagnosed with Atypical Anorexia aged 14, and she talks about the twists and turns of her recovery journey, finding a therapy that worked and how she has dealt with a more recent ADHD diagnosis as well. Notes Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Bodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/Hannah's podcast - The Full of Beans Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RcJRo9tyIP4RzeZr2kSNO

    49 min
  5. NMCS S2E18: Perfectionism and eating disorders

    24/09/2025

    NMCS S2E18: Perfectionism and eating disorders

    In this episode, Jenny and Harriet discuss the role of perfectionism in eating disorders, and how the New Maudsley Carer Skills can be used by carers to support their loved one to identify perfectionism and move away from the tyranny of perfectionism.  Notes Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Bodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/

    35 min
  6. NMCS S2E17: Compulsive exercise and eating disorders

    10/09/2025

    NMCS S2E17: Compulsive exercise and eating disorders

    In this episode, Jenny and Harriet talk about the role of exercise and compulsive exercise in eating disorders. How do we know if a person is exercising to an extreme and how can we support a person as they change their relationship with exercise. Notes Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Jenny is running a session for those supporting a person with an eating disorder titled 'Compulsive exercise and eating disorders and return to healthy sport' on: Monday, October 13th, 2025 from 1.30pm to 4pm. Email: jenny@newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk to register your interestBodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/ Resources mentioned in the podcast: CET : Compulsive exercise testREDS : relative energy deficit in sportsSEES : safe exercise at every stageLEAP (CBT programme from Loughborough university)LEAP (finding areas of agreement – LEAP institute)Nottingham University – guidance for sports professionals, PE teachers, Personal Trainers, gym staff and others.Peace pathway – autism and compulsive exerciseThe Exercise Clinic : Specialist Eating Disorder & Compulsive Exercise Treatment

    44 min
  7. Episode 59: How bodies matter and intrude in recovery

    20/08/2025

    Episode 59: How bodies matter and intrude in recovery

    In this episode, Barry speaks with clinical psychologist, Dr Agnes Ringer, about paradoxes in eating disorder recovery. We explore the role of workshops, the analytical questions, ambivalence, mechanical eating and agency. Notes Troublesome Bodies: How Bodies Come to Matter and Intrude in Eating Disorder Recovery | Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry Anorexia as Parody: Postmodern Feminism and the Paradoxes of Anorexia

    29 min
  8. Episode 58: Tending the roots: Trauma and women’s experiences

    22/07/2025

    Episode 58: Tending the roots: Trauma and women’s experiences

    In this episode, Barry speaks with Bridgette Becker about her MA thesis. They talk about the role of historical trauma in women's experiences of eating disorders and the role of the patriarchy. Notes Tending the Roots: Implications for Historical Trauma and Its Manifestations in Women's Eating Disorders - ProQuest

    29 min
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Bodywhys - The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland

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    Bodywhys - The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    112
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