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There is so much about eating disorders that is still misunderstood, and Phoebe is talking about it anyway, so why not make a podcast out of it? With different topics and guests, we break down taboos and stereotypes, and have a laugh too. Contact: notaboutfoodpod@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/notaboutfoodpod
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“Planting seeds of healthy living in the minds of one million people.” Journalist & host, Phoebe Chongchua, helps you Keep Fit through plant-based eating, fitness, mind-body wellness, and sustainable and charitable living. Tune in for your healthy dose. New episodes every Monday.
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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 o…
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Weight Bias with psychotherapist Kel O'Neill
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Therapist Kel O'Neill...Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/notaboutfoodpodContact Us: notaboutfoodpod@gmail.comCWs: Fatphobia, weight, weight loss, anorexia, OSFED, EDNOS, BMI, hospital, suicide, self-harm, death
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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 conditio…
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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 …
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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 …
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Debunking Keto, Paleo, WW, and More
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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 dangerou…
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How PCOS Can Affect Your Relationship With Food
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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/notaboutfoodpodThe b…
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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-kn…
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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 feedba…
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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…
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Registered dietician and anorexia survivor Vicky gives us all the details on what to expect when going through refeeding - both in hospital and at home. She starts with a breakdown of how eating disorders affect your body physically and then how refeeding can help the body to recover. You can get Laura Thomas PhD's book Just Eat It for FREE on Audi…
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Anorexia recovery: thinking outside the box
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Phoebe speaks to friend Amy Collier about their experiences of eating disorder treatment, and how flying solo making their own decisions outside of treatment led to empowerment and sustained recovery. Intervention and t can be reatment is vital but is it a long-term solution? Content warnings for anorexia, restriction, weight, death, food.…
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Gender Identity's Ties to Eating Disorders
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It's June which means it's Pride month! This episode is the first of a series about being LGBTQ+ and having an eating disorder, and we are proudly a completely queer run podcast. Our guest Sarah discusses the intricacies of being non-binary and how that influenced their eating disorder, and how they navigate recovery despite gender dysphoria. Buy G…
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The Body Positivity Movement, Atypical Anorexia, And A Stupid New UK Law
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A more general discussion this week with the fantastic Sarah Frances Young (@BodyPositivePear), who tells us what it's like to be diagnosed with Atypical Anorexia, how the diagnosis' ties to BMI in the past were very problematic and how the ED community now has a small but vocal minority gatekeeping against fat people with anorexia. She then gives …
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I'm Pregnant And I Have An Eating Disorder
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Mental illness is extremely common both during and post-pregnancy and eating disorders can certainly be part of that. Despite this, medical professionals working with pregnant people have little to no knowledge of eating disorders which can cause serious problems for both the baby and their carrier. Both our guests struggled with eating disorders w…
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Chronic Pain, Diet Culture, and the Fun Side of Psych Wards
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Phoebe's long time friend Alex comes along to talk about how chronic pain has affected their relationship with food while reminiscing about the good side of being in hospital and how they supported each other both then and in the years since.Alex also gives some advice to those struggling to get the right diagnosis and treatment for their condition…
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There are so many misconceptions about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), to the point where it's often misdiagnosed as anorexia, despite several key differences. It's also generally considered a childhood illness, but it can and does extend into adult life for many people. Our guests Tahlia and Lucie give us the rundown and even ma…
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My Child has Anorexia - How do I handle it?
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We've spoken to a lot of people about their experiences of EDs, but this time we get a different perspective. Paul Webb (AKA "dad") has an open, honest, and insightful chat with Phoebe about what it's like to watch your daughter develop Anorexia, methods of coping, and reflections on mistakes that can be made. This is our longest and most raw episo…
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The fabulous Jason Wood of Orthorexia Bites joins Phoebe for a deep dive into what Orthorexia is, how different it is to other eating disorders, and the struggles one can face trying to get a diagnosis and/or treatment for the condition. Jason has just announced that he's publishing a book! You can find more info here: https://www.orthorexiabites.c…
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Phoebe was invited to speak on BBC Radio Essex to speak about anorexia, recovery, and the incredibly sad death of Nikki Grahame.
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Just some thoughts from Phoebe after some online interactions regarding the tragic death of Nikki Grahame. Please reach out to us for support if you're struggling.
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We're joined by two guests this week - Lauren and Lilith - each with very different experiences of veganism and how it affected their recovery. Often associated with restriction, veganism can be detrimental to recovery, but in the case of Lilith and many others, it offers achievable goals and a good way to manage their eating disorders. Lilith's So…
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Eating Disorders and Autism #AutismAcceptanceWeek
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Phoebe and her close friend Michelle have an in-depth discussion about the crossover between Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders, with Michelle giving a thorough insight into how her autism affects her relationship with food.Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpodContact: notaboutfoodpod@gmail.comContent Warnings: Binging, Purging, Restriction…
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Eating Disorders, Culture, and Racism (Part 2)
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Furthering last week's conversation on eating disorders in people of colour, Phoebe listens to Amina and Yasmin talk about how their cultural upbringings intertwined with their eating disorders.Amina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_n_kayaniAmina's Twitter: https://twitter.com/meenakayyOur Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpodContact…
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Eating Disorders, Culture, and Racism (Part 1)
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Phoebe talks to two guests about how being people of colour affected their relationships with their bodies and food, and how racism penetrates every aspect on their lives.Blezzing's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blezzingdada/Shona's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fashionforserialkillers/Contact: notaboutfoodpod@gmail.com, https://twitt…
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Binge Eating Disorder, ADHD, and Fatphobia #EDAW
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Phoebe talks to Charlotte Earney, who describes her experience with BED and facing medical fatphobia, as well as looking at how ADHD can affect our relationship with food. More info on Eating Disorders Awareness Week: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/edaw Twitter: https://twitter.com/notaboutfoodpod Charlotte's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch…
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Not being one to dance around the subject of eating disorders, Phoebe and her friend Maddie delve right in for episode one. It's Eating Disorders Awareness Week so what better time to have this discussion?Beat Live Chat: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/online-groupsTwitter: https://twitter.com/NotAboutFoodPodContact: notabou…
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Koya Webb is a vegan but she hasn’t always been one. In fact, when she was an elite champion athlete in high school she ate anything she wanted including large amounts of meat. Koya ranked 13th in the nation in Track and Field. She’d moved to San Diego to train at San Diego State for the Olympics but an injury cut short that dream. Koya took up fit…
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Keep Fit With Phoebe On The Plant-Based Diet: Why Cold-Pressed Juicing Is Good For You
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Juicing has been around for ages but juice bars haven’t been as popular, however with the plant-based diet movement growing…juice bars are sprouting up all over the country making it easier to get a quick healthy snack while sticking to the plant-based diet. We talked with Jeffrey Pandolfino who recently opened a couple of cold-press juice bars on …
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