How to Stop Mental Restriction Around Fo...

In this episode, I explore experiences of my clients using ChatGPT in eating disorder therapy. I discuss the positives and negatives of engaging with the bot. I hope that you find it helpful. Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist Harriet Frew's curr ... Show More

Valuable insights can be understood through James Clear’s work, which talks about three levels of behaviour change. This can be applied to eating disorder recovery. James is the author of the best-selling book, Atomic Habits which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. I ... Show More

In this episode, I dive into 3 radical mindset shifts needed, when healing your body image. I hope that you find it helpful. Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist Harriet Frew's current offers: - Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating Course https://ww ... Show More

Excessive mental restriction is when you aren’t externally restricted (the food you want is available) but you’re not allowing yourself to eat the food you want. This kind of restriction is going to cause you to feel deprived, which is one of the main causes of urges to binge (wh ... Show More

Do you get stuck in the binge/restrict cycle? Before the binge stops, the restricting needs to stop first. Restricting yourself in unhealthy ways is perpetuating your binge eating. This is probably not new information for you but what I'm talking about in this episode will be. I' ... Show More

You want to lower your cravings with foods you love, but you don’t want to restrict yourself from them completely. I get it. It’s easy to feel stuck when you want to enjoy foods you love, but you feel like you have no control with them. The solution isn’t to restrict yourself fro ... Show More

I’ve gotten a few questions in my Instagram DMs lately about constant food thoughts and the mismatch when you feel PHYSICALLY satisfied but can’t stop thinking about and wanting chips, chocolate, cereal, peanut butter, etc. 😵‍💫   So this episode dives into MENTAL HUNGER and how ... Show More

If you’re going to stop binge eating you’ll need to stop overly restricting your eating. You’ll need to be more permissive with what food you allow yourself to eat. But stopping overly restricting doesn’t mean you’re going to have zero restrictions. It would be beneficial to stil ... Show More

Here are the big 5 I have boiled it down to   01. Not Eating Enough / You're Hungry   Did you know that thinking about food is actually a hunger cue? If you aren't eating enough (in other words, are never allowing yourself to reach fullness) then your mind will continue to focus ... Show More

In this week's episode, Bonnie goes solo to talk with you about a question that came from her DMs. A Diet Culture Rebel asked, "How she can stop overeating the food she loves on her intuitive eating journey?"  She will touch on topics such as: What is intuitive eating? Why do so ... Show More

In today’s episode we talk about mental health really is, and why mental health is sometimes confused with mental illness. We also talk about how mental wellness is key to being successful at personal development. Become a Rockstar Podcaster: don't forget to to sign up for a 7 da ... Show More