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Eating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildTherapist Sally Baker: It’s not about the food…it’s about the thoughts (and you’re not stuck there!)In this latest episode from the Wednesday’s Child podcast, Debbie chats to therapist and author Sally Baker.Sally has decades of experience in writing books and carrying out 121 therapy, predominantly related to relationships with food and body.She’s a master in unpicking the idea that eating disorders need just be seen as ‘a matter of food’.In this conversation, she talks candidly about how we really don’t need to stay stuck in the place in which we find ourself.Indeed, she gives us all hope that FULL recovery is truly poss...2025-07-1619 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorders and a Matter of NeurodivergenceDo eating disorders often co-exist with neurodivergence?Is it more likely, that you’ll have an eating disorder if you’re neurodiverse?What do we need to understand if we’re caring for someone for whom neurodiversity is a factor?In this latest eating disorder podcast episode, Debbie and specialist ED therapist Sarah Parker talk about these important issues and consider whether there is indeed a greater prevalence of eating disorder behaviours and diagnosis, where someone is also neurodivergent.We look at what different approaches might...2025-07-0729 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildRecovery Responsibility – What Part Are Your Playing in Eating Disorder Recovery (And are you doing it right?)Eating disorder recovery is tough.It’s super tough.It’s hard on the person trying to get well (or knowing they should!) and it’s equally hard on those who love that individual and want to do the best they can to support.In today’s episode, Debbie talks to Sarah Parker about the challenge of choosing recovery, and about how you support someone through recovery – while possibly knowing that the person in question is finding it really hard to ‘show up’ for themselves.We t...2025-06-0627 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Mother’s Journey: Debbie Talks Eating Disorder Onset and Recovery With Sharon JohnsonIn this episode, we come at the eating disorder discussion from the perspective of a mother.Not just a mother – but a mother whose daughter is already an accomplished adult, but falls into anorexia and exercise compulsion.Debbie and Sharon discuss how the eating disorder arrived into family life, how it manifested itself, and how challenging it was to find help.Full disclosure – Sharon credits Wednesday’s Child with very much ‘being there’ when she felt like there were few people who would understand and hear her concerns.Fortunately, the story of Sharon’...2025-06-0330 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildWhere are we on Eating Disorders and the Treatment Pathway in 2025?Wednesday’s Child is back in the routine of podcasting, and here, we bring you our first ‘discussion’ episode of the new series.Debbie chats with Sarah Parker, a specialist eating disorder therapist who supports people using a number of treatment modalities.Having originally worked in the NHS, and having herself fully recovered from an eating disorder many years ago, she is part of the Wednesday’s Child community of therapy practitioners, and sees adults of all ages and prior eating disorder experiences, on a private basis.Among the topics discussed today are:What d...2025-04-2827 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Long Awaited Podcast ReturnFor too long, we’ve been hinting at returning with a frequent podcast.As often happens for any of us – life gets in the way.Well, no more excuses or procrastination.We’re back!In this brief episode, Debbie drops into the airwaves to share about the return of the Wednesday’s Child podcast and to encourage messages and questions from any of you in the eating disorder community who have something to contribute.You’ll be hearing from Debbie and from Sarah Ledger on a very regular ba...2025-04-2206 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildDebbie Gives a Wednesday’s Child Catch Up, and Talks Motivation for RecoveryFlying solo for this episode, Debbie Watson refreshes our audience on what led to Wednesday’s Child being created.
She also shares some key pointers on motivators for recovery success.
Debbie talks about the need to focus on improved physical health, nurtured emotional health, genuinely gaining control, building and sustaining relationships, and having focus on dreams and ambitions.
Please do feel free to get in touch after listening to this conversation.
We value hearing your stories and experiences, and le...2024-04-0928 min
Aid To Assets200+ Flips and Counting?! Debbie Medina's Secrets to 30-Year Real Estate JourneyIn this episode of the Aid to Assets podcast, host Tiffany Watson talks with Debbie Medina, a real estate investor, mentor, and expert grant writer with nearly 30 years of experience.
Debbie offers practical advice for new investors on rehabbing properties, managing emotions, and working with contractors. She shares insights on building long-term wealth and legacy through real estate, overcoming the 2008 market crash, and the importance of research and goal setting. She also discusses the value of education, mentorship, and the "Property Sisters" network, which supports women in real estate.
Tune in to this episode. Don't...2024-04-051h 00Eating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildFinding the Right Therapy Fit – A Chat With Sarah Parker of Well Of BeingIt’s been sometime since we caught up with the wonderful Sarah Parker, specialist eating disorder therapist.
Under the name Well Of Being, her business helps many individuals and families to navigate their recovery.
Here, she chats with Debbie about what you should look for in a therapy relationship, while also giving her thoughts on the current landscape of eating disorder support.
You can find Sarah at https://wellofbeing.co.uk/
We welcome therapists as guests on our podcast, as...2024-01-3024 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildYour Recovery Champions Return for 2024After another (far too long) pause in recording of the Wednesday’s Child podcast, Sarah and Debbie are back to help you find focus and kickstart your recovery in 2024.
In this episode, we talk about our own learnings of navigating recovery from an eating disorder, and share tips for how you might gain motivation, commitment and positivity in the year ahead.
We also share our advice for those of you who are living with, loving or supporting someone in a challenging journey with an eating disorder.
...2024-01-0333 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildLet’s Talk ‘Behaviours’: How do you challenge eating disorder behaviours?Are you in the process of recovering and still drawn toward particular behaviours?
Do you find yourself witnessing a loved one slip back into specific unhealthy eating disorder behaviours?
In this episode, Sarah and Debbie reflect on how they dealt with particular behaviours in their eating disorder recovery journey.
They cover tactics around removing yourself from the situation momentarily, asking for help, and layering positive steps of change.
We’d love to know how this episode resonates with you, and what your experiences might be....2023-09-2528 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorder Vulnerability and University LifeWhat’s it like to develop an eating disorder when you’re away from home for the first time, embarking on life as a university student?
Perhaps you’ve had eating behaviours in the past, been concerned about your body image, or had an addiction to movement and exercise – do these factors make it more challenging to even consider a move to university?
Here, as we prepare for the period in which many thousands of young people will head to university, we chat to Rachel, as she shares her own personal experiences with an eating disorder...2023-08-3129 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildWe’re Back – Catching up With Your Wednesday’s Child HostsAfter a rather long pause in recording, Sarah and Debbie are back in the seat, talking all things eating disorders on the Wednesday’s Child podcast.
In this episode, our hosts discuss the importance of checking in with yourself and asking what your recovery path needs most in life right now.
They share their own experiences of choosing university, of learning to be less ‘externally validated’, and of managing the unexpected.
You’ll also hear Sarah and Debbie talk about the need for those attendin...2023-08-1833 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildParenting in Recovery – How do you get well from your eating disorder, while actively parenting?In this episode, we follow up on a mailbox request, which sought answers about how best to look after yourself in eating disorder recovery, while at the same time being a parent.
How do you prioritise yourself, but equally take care of your children and the demands of family life?
How do you navigate a child’s desire for family foodie outings, or tackle a youngster’s issues around body image, when you yourself are in the thick of recovery?
Sarah and Debbie take a de...2023-04-1929 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorders & The Postpartum Period (A Call to Input into Research)In this episode, we welcome back our wonderful Perinatal Lead here at Wednesday’s Child, Abi Reynolds
She’s joined in her conversation with Debbie, by Chantelle Ecob, who is a trainee clinical psychologist and is keen to gain more insights into the experiences of women who relapse into, or first suffer from, an eating disorder in pregnancy or soon afterwards.
We’ll be keeping in regular contact with Chantelle throughout this research, but if you’re minded to take part in investigations (all of which will be fully confiden...2023-03-3133 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildTurning Talk into Action – Reflections After Eating Disorders Awareness WeekThis episode sees the return of our duo Debbie and Sarah. Here, they chat at the close of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and use the opportunity to reinforce the need to always ‘turn talk into action’. Throughout this episode, you’ll hear a number of lived experience reflections about what it takes to keep pivoting from hinge behaviours, and to continually challenge the eating disorder’s unhelpful voice.
If you have a perspective on this chat, or would like to contribute to a future episode, please email debbie@wednesdayschild.co.uk
In...2023-03-0631 min
CAS in Conversation – A Podcast Led by Community Action Suffolk, featuring the county’s VCFSE sectorVolunteering in Policing – Karen Harris Talks About Opportunities for All AgesKaren Harris, Head of Citizens in Policing for Suffolk Constabulary, discusses the great many roles and opportunities which are available for anyone considering a volunteer role with the police.
You might be a young person keen to be a cadet – whether or not you’re considering a future in the force, or you might be an adult looking for something additional to your career, or to further your community engagement whilst also being a parent or carer.
Take a listen to the many opportunities, and listen out for ways in w...2023-02-2432 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildRelational Impact of Eating Disorder Recovery – How do our relationship needs change as we navigate our recovery journey?In this episode, we catch up with our lovely therapist Sarah Smetham (Sarah Parker, until her recent nuptials!), where she and Debbie discuss how relationships change as we transition through our eating disorder recovery.
Sarah reveals how her own relational needs changed in her progress beyond an eating disorder, and, as a practitioner, she gives guidance on being aware of our own needs and recognition as we learn to build the tribe which is right for the life we have.
You can find out more about Sarah’s work he...2023-02-0340 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildPushing on beyond your eating disorder in 2023We continue an exploration of how to gain and maintain recovery momentum in the early part of 2023.
Debbie and Sarah chat about what we can do to be more proactive in our desire for full health and happiness, and in order to prevent the small but significant slide into behaviours and thoughts.
Listen as our hosts talk about the tactical steps which improve how we feel in this moment, one day from now, one week from now, and one month from now.
Hear them...2023-01-1628 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildNew Year ‘Normal’ – Maintaining Recovery Momentum in 2023Sarah and Debbie kickstart 2023 with an episode exploring how to maintain recovery momentum in the face of ‘new year, new you’ dialogue and a world obsessed with January self-improvement.
Our hosts share insights into how they managed to downplay the cultural narrative in new year periods throughout their recovery, and offer timely advice for parents and carers seeking to help loved ones move forward over the coming 12 months.
If you’d like to share updates about your own personal progress and triumphs throughout 2022, and perhaps your intentions for 2023, please contac...2023-01-0640 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Progress Update and Personal Reflections – Pippa Talks Continued Eating Disorder RecoveryIn this episode, Debbie checks in with Pippa, who we’ve previously featured on the podcast in a candid chat about her own journey with an eating disorder.
Here, she chats about how she’s been reshaping her life, rediscovering passions, remaining vigilant, and even managing to safely and successfully return to a level of exercise which brings her joy without compulsion.
We also talk about the valuable ‘life learnings’ which come from eating disorder recovery (like how to manage everyday anxieties and self doubt), and dip into the issues s...2022-11-2238 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Deep Dive Into Therapy for Recovery (with Isabel Leming) – Where to Start, What to Seek, and Which Modality Might be Right for Eating DisordersIn this insightful episode of the Wednesday’s Child podcast, we chat to Isabel Leming, one of the most recent arrivals to our Wednesday’s Child practitioner team.
Isabel talks about her therapeutic approaches and about the various kinds of modalities you may come across when seeking recovery support for an eating disorder.
We explore the timing of therapy intervention, the important factors to bear in mind when identifying a therapist, and we ask whether there really is still a stigma about seeking therapy in the first place.
You’ll also note Debbie and Is...2022-11-0739 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildCost of Living Crisis and Eating Disorders….The Debate That Can’t Stay HiddenFor all the discussion and debate on the media right now about the cost of living, the price of food, and the fear about heating our homes, there may be many of you who’ve silently thought ‘what about me and how it affects my eating disorder’.
Perhaps you’re a parent or carer of someone whose binge behaviours put huge strain on the household bills. Perhaps you’re someone recently out of treatment for a restrictive eating disorder, and now petrified about spending money on food – which is exactly the medicine your body needs. Or maybe your poorly...2022-10-1426 min
Locker Room for GrowthTahmina Watson: Immigration LawAfter the 2016 federal election, Tahmina Watson helped create, and currently chairs, the Response Committee of the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is an immigration attorney at Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, Washington who has helped hundreds of families work and live in the United States. She is a columnist with a national legal publication, a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, author, podcaster, activist, and passionate advocate for immigration reform. Watson serves on boards, provides free legal advice at local clinics, and advocates for South Asian battered women. She hosts two podcasts: Tahmina Talks Immigration and The...2022-10-0836 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Beauty of Life Beyond an Eating Disorder – Why You Should Never Pause in Your Bid to Climb the SummitThere’s little more tragic than witnessing someone push so far toward recovery from an eating disorder, and then knowing they’ve decided to ‘settle’ at Quasi status.
Sure, it might feel possible to go to work, continue studying, or even maintain a half-life in a relationship or as a parent – but what you should REALLY want, is TRUE recovery.
Here, Sarah and Debbie discuss what joy comes from that full recovery and how their own experiences played out to remind them of the toxicity with which the illness tried to keep them stuck.
They dis...2022-09-2727 min
Locker Room for GrowthTahmina Watson: Using the Law as A Tool to Fight OppressionAfter the 2016 federal election, Tahmina Watson helped create, and currently chairs, the Response Committee of the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is an immigration attorney at Watson Immigration Law in Seattle, Washington who has helped hundreds of families work and live in the United States.She is a columnist with a national legal publication, a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, author, podcaster, activist, and passionate advocate for immigration reform. Watson serves on boards, provides free legal advice at local clinics, and advocates for South Asian battered women. She hosts two podcasts: Tahmina Talks Immigration and...2022-09-2136 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA life commitment to eating disorders and neurodiversity. Wednesday’s Child chats to Bernie Wright.A hugely respected voice in the world of eating disorders, Bernie Wright (expert practitioner and a clinical director for the National Centre for Eating Disorders), chats to Debbie about how her career evolved, and what led to her finding her niche.
This episode provides plenty of conversation around the issue of neurodiversity and eating disorders, plus Bernie’s specialist insight into training healthcare professionals to ensure their greater knowledge of eating disorders.
For more details about Bernie, go to https://www.healingminds.co/about
You can also email her directly at healingminds.info@gm...2022-08-3041 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildSummer Survival (and Springboard) for Eating Disorder RecoveryYour trusty hosts Sarah and Debbie are back for their double-headed banter about all things eating disorders.
The pair chat about the wobbles and worries which crop up in particular over the summer period, and call on their own memories and motivations for continuing with recovery when issues around clothes, food fears or body angst threatened to derail a happy summer.
As ever, you’re encouraged to share your experiences and your summer victories.
Email us at hello@wednesdayschild.co.uk2022-08-1725 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Crusade Against Photo Editing – A Call Out to Everyone Passionate About Eating Disorder SupportIn this guest episode, Debbie is joined by Suzanne Samaka, who has raised her voice on the topic of photo editing.
On the back of the recent news that the health and social care committee has made recommendations about editing images (and cited the impact on those with eating disorders and likely to suffer them), Suzanne discussed what prompted her concern about this area, and what she hopes to achieve.
You can get behind the campaign by following Suzanne on her various social media accounts, or signing the petition link at https://www.change.org...2022-08-1119 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildJust Little Ol’ Me….Debbie Shares Some Community Questions on Eating Disorder RecoveryDebbie flies solo today, chatting to you, the Wednesday’s Child community, and reacting to some of the many requests and dilemmas which have popped into our mailbox over the last week.
She discusses finding a new identity in recovery, supporting a loved one through an eating disorder, and how to tackle the issue of fertility with a partner who has previously battled an eating disorder.
As ever, ideas for guests and themes are always welcome. Mail hello@wednesdayschild.co.uk2022-08-0631 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildYou Do You! Staying in Your Own Lane for Eating Disorder RecoveryWitnessing the diet culture behaviour of others can be really tricky in eating disorder recovery, but whether you live with those who choose to eat or behave according to the diet culture playbook, it’s vital you run your own race and choose to turn the other cheek to actions and conversations which you know are unhelpful.
In this episode, Debbie and Sarah discuss keeping your motivation on track in recovery, and suggest ways to boost your toolkit when you’re consistently faced with family and friends who seem unable to understand the very habits and lifestyle choi...2022-07-2129 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildStopping the Backward Slip into the Eating Disorder GraspCatching your behaviours and subtle shifts in daily habits, can help prevent a full-blown fall back into an eating disorder.
In this episode, Debbie and Sarah discuss stopping the slip backwards. They compare the tips, tactics and toolkit aids which they’ve used at points in their recovery journey
Hear them discuss the importance of speaking out and seeking support when a historic eating disorder seems to be resurrecting, and tracking which old behaviours might be emerging unexpectedly.
Share your story of ‘the backward slip’ and what’s worked for you by way of preve...2022-07-1128 min
Eating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe good, the bad and the ugly of eating disorder treatment units and servicesWhat would your ideal ‘fantasy eating disorder recovery facility’ look like?
Faced with a stay in a treatment unit, is it the manner of the people which matters most, the ability to open a window (for goodness sake!), the music that’s played during mealtimes, or the devotion and dedication with which issues around careers and future ambitions are discussed with you as you recover?
In this episode, Sarah and Debbie explore some of the factors that a ‘good’ recovery unit needs to incorporate, and they share their experiences of being ‘inpatient’.
This episode is als...2022-06-2836 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildSummer Nonsense, the comparison trap, and why you’ll never ever live a good life with an eating disorder in towAfter a slightly longer break than normal, Sarah and Debbie are back.
In a relatively free-form episode, our hosts discuss the maddening nonsense of summertime ‘diet dialogue’, the curse of getting drawn into body and lifestyle comparisons, and how to really start focusing on how great life could and will be, when your eating disorder is no longer in tow.
Sarah and Debbie throw in their usual examples and experiences of how they’ve battled the infuriating E/D soundtrack, in order to find their rightful freedom from the illness.
Hear Sarah share about...2022-06-1423 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildLiving Life as a Healthy Globe Trotter….Recovery From an Eating Disorder Makes ‘Real Life’ PossibleThis is the first episode Debbie and Sarah have captured in different timezones, while being thousands of miles apart – but it’s a goodie, and with lots of personal insight from Sarah.
Debbie and Sarah chat about how Sarah’s full recovery has now made it possible for her to be away with work in Dubai, leading in a really demanding professional role, and never once being sidelined by food angst or relentless ED fatigue.
If you need a little motivation to keep reminding yourself what’s possible when you truly push through and embrace recovery...2022-05-2629 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's Child‘All In’ as a Route to Eating Disorder Recovery – A Personal Experience & InterpretationWhen you hear the expression ‘all in’ thrown around in the eating disorders recovery community, what does it mean to you?
Do you think of it as a form of refeeding which solely pivots on multiple takeaways and consuming every kind of ‘challenge’ or ‘fear’ food which had previously kept you stuck?
Perhaps you think about it more as a way of ‘leaping in’ and embracing recovery more fully, determining to move away from any plan or regime which you no longer feel serves you.
In this episode, Debbie chats to Pippa – a previous podcast g...2022-05-1739 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildBack to Work, Back to Life, Back to Me….Identity, Purpose and Focus in Eating Disorder RecoveryAre you at a point in recovery where you’re thinking about returning to your professional role?
Perhaps you realise you’re better suited to a new career path?
Maybe you’re going back into education, or just recognising that your new lifestyle should be a whole lot less structured and demand-heavy?
In this episode, Debbie and Sarah pick up on an email to Wednesday’s Child about how to revisit a CV and get back into a professional role – even with a hiatus on your career record while you were in treatment or getting...2022-05-1326 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildAn Eating Disorder Recovery Story – A Journey Toward True HealingThis latest podcast episode sees Debbie and Sarah chat with Sarah B, who first experienced an eating disorder in her teens, and then spiralled into a relapse in adult life.
She used lockdown and the love and support of her parents to get herself into true committed recovery during 2020, and has now managed not only to find her dream role in the career of teaching, but has bought her own house, and is in a healthy, happy and loving relationship as she continues her path toward a life without any trace of an eating disorder.
...2022-05-0922 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorders in Pregnancy and Beyond – A Special Episode to Coincide with Maternal Mental Health Awareness WeekTo mark this year’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, this episode sees Debbie and Abi discussing the Wednesday’s Child perinatal offering, and looks at what we’ve learned about the state of the nation in respect of eating disorders and maternal health.
Abi, our Perinatal Lead, has talked previously about her own battle with an eating disorder during pregnancy, and about the difficulty in getting healthcare professionals to truly understand and empathise with her food and exercise relationship during that challenging time.
Throughout the last year, we’ve worked hard to build...2022-05-0337 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThere’s no Age Limit for an Eating Disorder – Chatting Later Life Eating Disorders & A Lived Experience PerspectiveThis episode sees Debbie chatting to eating disorder therapist Caroline Drummond Smith, who herself recovered from anorexia – after a battle lasting many many decades.
Caroline experienced an eating disorder all the way through her adult life – despite being a happy wife, mother and social butterfly – but finally sought true recovery for herself after a series of incidents made her recognise she was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Today she helps many people recover, and among those, a large proportion are over the age of 45.
Debbie and Caroline discuss the issues of old...2022-04-2231 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildExercise in Eating Disorder Recovery – What’s its Place, and When to Consider It (with Trinity Handley)It’s one of the topics you ask us about most: ‘can I still exercise in eating disorder recovery’?
Many of us will have been through that emotional rollercoaster of trying to do deals with the devil about our use of exercise in recovery.
It’s inevitable that, particularly as you start to feel you’re letting go of some other behaviours and perhaps at a stage of achieving more nutritional rehabilitation, you might feel it’s the right time to get back to regular exercise.
Woooooo there Hasty Tracy. Go Steady, Eddie.
Exercise...2022-04-1249 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildDoctor, Doctor – Is There a Better Way to Conquer My Eating Disorder? (Medical and personal experience of life with an eating disorder)What’s it like to be in the world of medicine, supporting those who may have been through the very illness which affected you?
What does a medic think of how the healthcare profession responds to, and subsequently manages, patient self-referral and ongoing eating disorder distress?
In this episode, Debbie and Sarah chat with guest Caroline Baumber.
Caroline, who many of you may have seen chatting with us on a recent insta live, is a 26-year-old doctor living in South Yorkshire, and she herself went through an eating disorder.
Sharing her ow...2022-04-0640 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildNormalising Life. Truly Committing to Eating Disorder Recovery is the Fastest Way to True Freedom.Want to be the one who eats in a restaurant without obsessing over the menu; who can truly notice the people and the events happening around you; and whose routine isn’t driven entirely by a food and movement schedule?
Sarah and Debbie use this episode to remind you of the importance of maintaining recovery momentum, in order to get a life which features the spontaneity, joy and freedom you crave.
Sure, you can stay in quasi and keep ‘functioning’ your way through life’s various activities and encounters, but is this really what you want?2022-03-2931 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildStyle and Self in Eating Disorder Recovery – Embracing the Chance of Redefining Your Radiant IdentityOvercoming an eating disorder is more than just learning to eat more, and learning to maintain a new health routine in your everyday existence.
Our identity in recovery is key, and for many of us, clothes, hair and beauty are at the very centre of this.
Sarah and Debbie explore this topic in our latest episode.
Listen out for a forthcoming event opportunity, and be sure to make contact with us if what we discuss resonates with you hello@wednesdayschild.co.uk
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild...2022-03-2227 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildIn Conversation With Sarah Parker – The Starved Brain, A Paralysing Fear, and the Eating Disorder Study Everyone Should UnderstandReleased to coincide with the start of Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2022, this podcast episode sees Debbie chatting to therapist Sarah Parker.
Sarah experienced an eating disorder for 15 years, and now works as a therapist, guiding many people to their full and deserved recovery.
Debbie and Sarah explore issues around brain starvation, ‘freezing time’, family bonds, curiosity about the future self, and what we can all learn from the Minnesota Starvation study.
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/2022-02-2831 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Wednesday’s Child Eating Disorder Recovery Story – In Conversation With PippaThis ‘in conversation with’ episode features Debbie and Sarah chatting to Pippa, who endured a tough journey with an eating disorder, incorporating several in-patient stays and some desperately dark times of despair.
Thanks to the love of a great family, some superb treatment and care, and a relentless commitment to recovery, she’s now living a joyful life which sees her on the path to achieving her heart’s greatest desires.
Take the time to listen and to remind yourself that, as Pippa reiterates, ‘recovery is possible’, and plenty of people want to help you win that fig...2022-02-2542 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorders: No Rules to RecoveryAre you micro-managing your eating disorder recovery so stringently you’re still stuck in a fruitless middle ground where the life you want remains out of reach?
Hmm. Ask yourself again – ‘how well is this rule slavery really working out for me’?
Sarah and Debbie tackle the topic of how we fall into creating rules for our intended recovery journey, and how sustainable freedom from our eating disorder can only be achieved by letting go of regimes and accepting that, particularly in a state of brain starvation, we’re ill equipped to even know what’s right for...2022-02-1825 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEscaping Your Enforced Isolation – Fighting Free of Eating Disorder Social ShacklesHow many invitations have you turned down in the last week, month, year or lifetime of living with an eating disorder?
Are you prone to ‘life restriction’ in an effort to maintain the illness and its unhealthy grasp on your mind?
Eating disorders are all too successful at sabotaging our social and personal world.
Sarah and Debbie discuss how isolation occurs, how to challenge your discomfort with being among others, and how to support those you love in returning to socialisation.
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/2022-02-0733 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's Child“I am NOT my Eating Disorder”…and a discussion on the behaviours and traits which form part of a life lived through the prism of the illnessEating disorders can cause even the kindest, sweetest, placid person, to be transformed into an unrecognisable being – someone who is suffering such nutritional famine and brain starvation, that their emotions manifest in the very behaviours and persona which they’d despise in others and certainly dread to acknowledge as their own true self.
Sarah and Debbie use this episode to talk about those competing personalities during an eating disorder battle, and offer tips for facing up to those less pleasant traits in a bid to remain wholly recovery-focused.
We’ll also discuss one of the key qu...2022-01-2529 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildAmbivalence, Accomplishments and (Genuinely) Assisting your Loved One’s Recovery from an Eating DisorderDon’t you just love a bit of alliteration for the title of a podcast episode? This time, Sarah and Debbie travel through a variety of topics, capturing some of the challenges and the joys involved in eating disorder recovery.
Ambivalence remains such a huge issue for so many who desire to get well from their illness, but there is a way out of that paralysis – with plenty of repetition and determination.
We also explore the necessary tweaks and tailoring which may need to happen in a household to help truly support the recovery of some...2022-01-1726 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildConscious commitment in 2022. How you can shape your eating disorder recovery through ‘doing the doing’No matter whether it’s first of the month, the year, a minute beyond Midnight or the start of the working week.
You can turn over a new leaf in recovery anytime of any year, and this episode is all about encouraging you to ignore the ‘New Year New You’ diet and exercise regime rhetoric, and instead truly go firm and fastidious on being your best friend and persistent recovery coach.
Why let another 12 month period end in disappointment?
Why get caught up in the office dialogue around quick-fix diets and food bans? Why dr...2022-01-0333 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Festive ‘Middle Bit’ and Championing Your Eating Disorder Recovery in 2022Presents unwrapped, tree looking pretty sorry for itself, and guests departed back to their own homes?
It’s that peculiar ‘in between bit’ of the festive season and no time is more important for ensuring you stay on track with recovery momentum.
Eating one Christmas dinner and three Quality Streets does not recovery make.
Sarah and Debbie discuss the importance of repeating healthy recovery behaviours and challenging uncomfortable thoughts.
Parents and carers are at the same time reminded of their vital role in early intervention and not giving up on getting approp...2021-12-3042 min
Narrative VoicesChosen For Battle with Author Debbie Watson-AllenMeet author Debbie Watson-Allen. Debbie is a child of God, an avid worshipper and spiritual warrior, passionate in her faith. Debbie has always been an inspirational speaker, encouraging others to build their relationship with Christ and seeking after His Kingdom. Support the Show.2021-12-1630 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildChristmas Countdown – Let the Festive Preparation Begin (while easing the eating disorder angst)Time to dig in to some pre Christmas discussion. How do you prepare for the festive season without letting the eating disorder get its masterful grip on everyone?
How do you ensure that house guests, family members and well meaning friends don’t spontaneously send you into a tailspin with their comments about your food or appearance?
How do loved ones play their part in dropping diet dialogue from the festive proceedings and making sure the season is memorable for all the right occasions.
Debbie and Sarah use this episode to give you ti...2021-12-0735 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildHope Talks Hope, For Eating Disorder Change (An update on latest findings and a report to parliament)Hope Virgo joins Abi and Debbie on the podcast episode this time, returning to our show to bring an update about her research work and the #UKCostofEatingDisorders Report.
For several months, Hope has been collaborating with MPs like Kate Parminster, Gillian Keegan, Wera Hobhouse and John McDonnell in an effort to see a greater spotlight placed on the stark reality of eating disorder ‘need’ as it stands in the UK today.
We chat to Hope about how the report was received in Parliament, how she feels about the findings, whether she remains optimistic, and what she...2021-11-2032 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Many and Varied Faces of an Eating Disorder – Because ALL of Them MatterThis week on the podcast, we ask why it is that so much of society is still convinced that an eating disorder is best personified by the skinny body of a younger female.
To help us navigate that, Debbie is joined by Adam Fare and Abi Reynolds, both of whom are able to give very different perspectives about what it feels like to put your head above the parapet and ask for help – when perhaps the world doesn’t see you as being an ‘obvious’ candidate for such an illness.
We talk gender, race, age, health a...2021-10-2940 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Curse of Over Consuming Eating Disorder Content – Escaping Unhealthy Collateral & Staying Recovery FocusedHealthy or harmful?
When you read a biography which you know to reference someone who has recovered from an eating disorder, why are you doing it? Is it helpful and insightful in such a way as to aid your recovery mission?
Or is it merely keeping you over-consuming eating disorder content, stories, material, brain-matter.
There’s a fine line, and it’s up to you to take the sensible precautions and avoidant behaviour.
Sarah and Debbie chat in this episode about cookbook obsession, staring goggle eyed at food programmes, and having ever...2021-10-1925 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildDeliberate Self Deception in Eating Disorder Recovery – Freedom Comes From Commitment to HonestyAchieving true freedom from your eating disorder, doesn’t come in half measures. It doesn’t come with maintaining a few comfortable little fibs to yourself, or trading a recovery effort for a sabotaging act.
In this episode, Sarah and Debbie talk about the cycle of deceit which keeps so many people from achieving a thorough deserved escape from the grasp of the illness.
They discuss habit breaking, shifting your own narrative, and why waiting for physical hunger cues should never be your goal.
As ever, insights and experiences related to this episode are...2021-09-2732 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildWednesday’s Child Discusses Youth Mental HealthTo mark Youth Mental Health Day, on Tuesday September 7th, Debbie, Sarah and Abi take to the mic to discuss the many and varied issues around how young people can be better supported and treated in the face of mental health issues.
Calling on teacher and parent perspectives, as well as bringing specific lived experience of eating disorders into the conversation, the trio give some great suggestions on how to broach conversations, access help, and make your voice heard.
This episode is not only pertinent to parents and carers wanting to help a young person...2021-09-0645 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildRecovery in a World Obsessed With Diet CultureHow do you maintain recovery when your Mum is a slimming club fanatic, your pal is a an Ironman athlete and your work colleagues are always celebrating their virtuous behaviour in avoiding ‘bad’ foods?
Sarah and Debbie look at how important self responsibility is in eating disorder recovery, and set out some helpful strategies and toolbox tactics for staying on track.
They also discuss the journey toward exercise for pure joy, spontaneous living and the abandonment of perfection-seeking.
If you’d like to comment on the episode or have ideas for a future podcas...2021-08-3141 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildOvershoot and Eating Disorder Recovery. What does it mean, is it useful, and what does REAL recovery look like, irrespective of target weights?What the heck is ‘overshoot’ anyway? Is it a label you’re comfortable with, one you’ve been drawn into using because of your clinician’s approach to ‘target weights’ or are you in happy oblivion about the mere concept that anyone can ‘overshoot’?
Sarah and Debbie finally tackle a topic which gets mentioned so much in the eating disorder community, and often has an unhelpful effect on those attempting to ‘keep going’ into full and thorough recovery.
This episode looks at the absolute essential need to maintain a unique and personal focus on what true recovery – physic...2021-08-0945 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildStaying committed to eating disorder recovery this summer (& why not to listen to ‘sugar tax’ headlines)A timely episode on the pod, to urge you to avoid the potential pitfalls in recovery during the summer.
Sarah and Debbie discuss strategies and toolbox tips for staying on track as you plan for holidays, meals out and more socialising with friends and family.
Meanwhile – a little reminder to please please PLEASE only consume news about sugar tax and government food strategies with caution. Know that you’re on a different path…one which leads to recovery and wholesome health.
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/2021-07-1936 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildRestarting Life, Free of the Eating Disorder Shackles You’ve Tried Hard to OvercomeAnd so the countdown toward July 19th is well and truly under way – a date by which we’re told that in England at least, things will be considerably more ‘normal’.
But how does this leave you feeling, and more importantly, what does it do to the angry eating disorder which wants to keep you trapped and tortured?
With many people looking to return to workplaces, and to seeing more of friends and family, Sarah and Debbie explore some of the toolkit tips which will be so key to keeping recovery on track as we progress...2021-07-1331 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildOne Man, Two Kids, a Loving Partner…and An Eating Disorder: What’s it Like for a Guy to Overcome Anorexia?This episode is the perfect reminder to anyone whose misguided perception is that eating disorders are the preserve of a vain teenage girl.
In a candid chat with Sarah and Debbie, Charles opens up about his story of anorexia. He explains how he went from having a ‘perfectly normal’ life as a happy healthy father in his 30s, to finding himself on a ward and in treatment for a devastating psychiatric illness.
Charles reveals the incredibly poorly judged comments of a GP, who simply felt he should ‘go away and eat rice and chips’, and the diff...2021-06-2339 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorders Right Now – Where Are We At? A Clinical Psychologist PerspectiveWhat does a practising clinical psychologist in the eating disorder arena make of the current landscape?
What’s she witnessing in terms of waiting lists, the demand and supply mismatch, and the desire to work in the profession?
Our latest episode features Sarah McDonald, a clinical psychologist who herself battled for many years with an eating disorder.
You’ll hear her and Debbie discussing whether this career choice can ever be wise for someone with a history of the illness, and how she maintains her own recovery path on a daily basis.
Fi...2021-05-2455 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildYour Trigger For Change – Stepping Away From Your Eating Disorder as the World ReopensIf you’re short on motivation or need to hear some empowering talk about recovery, this episode is for you.
Debbie and Sarah discuss lockdown easing and talk about what tactics and tools will help ensure you treat this next step in the national roadmap as a trigger for change.
Eating disorders thrive on isolation, so now is the time to insist that as the government imposed lockdown releases, you won’t be the one continuing your own self imposed lockdown.
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/2021-05-2135 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildMen, Masculinity and A Very Different Experience of Eating DisordersIn a recent podcast, we caught up with Adam Fare, and talked about the issues which affect fellas, when it comes to eating disorders.
This episode sees us joined by the researcher, author, campaigner and ‘lived experience’ ambassador, Dr Russell Delderfield.
His work has been heavily based in looking at whether, why and how men experience eating disorders differently.
Together with Debbie and Sarah, he talks about the issues of bias and ‘norms’ in how the illness is responded to, and empathetically supported, when males are the key focus.
We’d love to kn...2021-05-1049 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Ban on BMI, Eating Ethics, and a Big ‘Bring it On’ to Processed Food in RecoveryWhy stick to one topic when we can capture multiple issues in a singular awesome podcast episode?
This time, Sarah and Debbie take a timely look at what the Women and Equalities Committee have called for regarding the use of BMI.
Plus, we look at issues around choosing to follow specific food regimes – from veganism to ‘clean eating’ – in a manner which allows an eating disorder to maintain its controlling grasp.
Got an experience which resonates with these topics? Want to channel a question on these topics? Drop us a line. Let us hear fro...2021-04-1339 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildAnother Tragic Death at the Hands of Anorexia – Acknowledging the Passing of Nikki GrahameIn this short sombre episode, we reflect on the passing of Nikki Grahame, formed Celebrity Big Brother contestant, whose life ended too soon this weekend as she continued to fight her eating disorder battle.
Sarah and Debbie talk about how her passing is a clear reminder of the brutality of the illness, and reflect on the need for treatment access to be dramatically improved.
You’ll also be reminded of the requirement to ‘start right now’ with your recovery efforts, and not allow a delay in formal medical treatment to cause you to become ambivalent or des...2021-04-1117 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildResearching the Road to Lasting Recovery – Is Hope the Key to Freedom from an Eating Disorder?In this special episode of the Wednesday’s Child podcast, Debbie and Sarah are joined by social anthropology research student Hannah Whybrow.
She’s been exploring the issues around eating disorder ‘suffering’ and recovery, for a dissertation as part of her study at the University of Edinburgh.
Having had past experience of bulimia herself, Hannah set out to chat to many of those who’ve battled the illness, in an effort to show common features, and overwhelming indicators of how true recovery can be achieved.
This insightful chat explores lots of issues, not least how...2021-03-2346 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Subtleties of Being in Energy Deficit and Still Answerable to Your Eating DisorderSo you think you’re weight restored, recovered or ‘back in control’ when it comes to your eating disorder?
Really?
What about those regimes, rules and routines which shape your daily life? Could it be that you’re still in energy debt and are being forced into a slavish world that’s still so full of needless routine?
Are you petrified of shaking up your schedule?
Do you get tetchy or angry at the thought of change being enforced upon you?
This episode sees Debbie and Sarah dig into this topic in more de...2021-03-1835 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildMaking Peace With Clothes in Eating Disorder RecoveryWhat’s your relationship like with clothes and fashion?
Has your eating disorder story made it difficult to dress yourself in recovery?
Are you still existing in baggy black clothes because you’re yet to find your own fashion identity, or because you’re scared to buy items which carry a larger size label?
If any of these issues apply, then this is the episode for you.
Sarah and Debbie look at how we navigate the issues of dressing ourselves as our recovery progresses, and how we come to terms with garmen...2021-03-0833 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildJoin the 80%+ Club (And Why Eating Disorder Recovery Means FULL Commitment)There’s no holding back from Sarah and Debbie in this, the latest Wednesday’s Child podcast episode.
Giving an insight into what’s required to be in what Debbie dubs the ‘80%+ Club’, the pair delve into the concept of full recovery, vs accepting a life of plateau and ‘functioning’ existence.
You’ll hear their own experiences, plus their plea that you avoid trying to ‘kid a kidder’ when embarking on your journey of freedom.
Listen out for the additional tools for your toolbox, and for exercises you can try today to help you rationally asses...2021-02-1333 min
Eating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildThe Gut, The Brain and How Breath Work Could be Key to Eating Disorder RecoveryWow. Do we have an important and informative episode for you this time.
In this special guest episode, Debbie chats with India Ruiterman, a researcher for King’s College London who is actively studying gut-brain connection.
India and her team are recruiting those who’ve experienced an eating disorder, to gain more understanding of gastrointestinal issues and their connection to the illness.
The episode will not only educate and intrigue you, but it is sure to make you think about how you could become a better facilitator of your own recovery.
You’...2021-02-0327 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildYou’re Uniquely You, Not Your Disorder – How Eating Disorder Labels Keep Us StuckHere we go with an episode which will really challenge your thinking on issues like identity, narrative, labels and self acceptance.
All too often, we feel the need to have our illness label as some form of validation or recognition, but can it give way to becoming our identity?
Do we forget where our individual persona ends, and that cruel disease starts?
Do we fear getting well, because we’re not sure what our identity will now be in the eyes of family and friends?
And what of specific eating disorder la...2021-01-2643 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildSupermarket Shopping & Permission to Purchase – Leave Your E.D Habits at the DoorWe kickstart this episode with something of a necessary public health warning. No, not urging you to wear a mask and wash your hands, but encouraging you to remember that your recovery journey is unique and that you shouldn’t interpret statistics about a rise in eating disorder referrals as a need to feel or be ‘more poorly’.
Our theme for the full episode is all about grocery shopping and the tricky journey back to ‘normalised’ store visits, where the E.D voice has no influence over you.
Sarah and Debbie talk in great detail about how...2021-01-1829 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildFeel the Fear – Let Food be Thy MedicineOur latest podcast episode gets right to the heart of the matter – the function of food and eating.
While eating disorders have so many layers and impact us in so many ways, it is the food itself which plays such a critical role in our mental and physical healing.
Debbie and Sarah talk about ‘doing the doing’ and embracing the ‘challenge, repeat’ approach which can take us beyond a functioning life and into one which knows true joy.
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/2021-01-1233 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildTurning a Blind Eye to the Pull of New Year Toxic Trends – Tackling Compulsive ExerciseJust because the media wants to go overboard with the ‘New Year, New You’ rhetoric, it doesn’t mean you need to start buying into the idea of a diet or exercise regime.
Living with, or recovering from, an eating disorder, makes this an incredibly tricky period, and Sarah and Debbie are back to help encourage and empathise.
This episode, we’re focusing in on the issue of compulsive exercise and how challenging it can be to ditch the trainers and ignore the ‘move more’ narrative.
Find out more about Wednesday's Child at https://wedn...2021-01-0437 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating Disorder Recovery Dilemma 101: When Your Body Might Look Well, But Your Mind is Far From Fixed (How to help others help you)On the road to recovery, it’s one of the most tricky hurdles to articulate and overcome – helping family and friends appreciate that your mind is far from well, even if your body has improved.
In this episode, Debbie, Sara and Abi discuss how to deal with the reactions of others when your body is somewhat more restored.
Should you speak out about your angst? How do you help loved ones to help you?
This is the perfect episode to listen to as you prepare for meeting more friends and family over the Chri...2020-12-3038 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildFamily Therapy in Eating Disorder Recovery – A Discussion with Dr Sara BetteridgeFor our latest episode, Debbie gets into conversation with our systemic eating disorder family therapist, Dr Sara Betteridge.
Sara’s experience is in the ‘open dialogue’ approach to therapy, and she’s had huge success working with families affected by an eating disorder.
She discusses why the approach is so effective, and who it benefits.
After you’ve listened, if you’re interested in an appointment with her, do get in touch via our website at https://wednesdayschild.co.uk/2020-12-2224 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildHo Ho Ho – Here We Go. Getting Prepared for the Reactions & Comments of Others This Christmas.Whether you’re meeting over a table of turkey this season, or catching up for a socially distanced walk or via zoom, it’s inevitable the festivities cause more interactions with those we know and love.
So how do we prepare ourselves for the potentially clumsy comments about our shape, our food intake, our recovery, and our ‘level of poorliness’?
In this latest episode, Sarah and Debbie discuss the impact eating disorders have on others witnessing our journey, and how we can all learn to manage expectations and communications far better this festive season.
Find o...2020-12-1439 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildFestive Feasting and Feeling The FearWe’re heading towards those family gatherings and the prospect of seasonal eating, so how ready are you to challenge the demon voice of your eating disorder?
Are you already stressing about how that Christmas buffet will play out, or planning your excuse to avoid the turkey and the trimmings?
Stop right there.
Listen to this latest episode from Sarah and Debbie, as they discuss the tips and tactics which will help you feel the fear and challenge the very things which scare you most.
Let this be a Christmas dinner to...2020-12-0934 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildHo-Ho-Ho. Ebeneezer and the Eating DisorderRemember the story of Ebeneezer Scrooge and of the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future?
This episode, Sarah and Debbie consider what those fictitious ghosts might have had to show you or ask you, in order to get you to flick the switch on your eating disorder and create a happier freedom-focused Christmas this year.
Are you prepared to spend more festive holidays being ruled by your illness? Or are you ready for change?
Take a listen and get set to recharge your recovery in time for Santa’s visit.
Fi...2020-11-3027 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEvent Eating & The Anxiety of the AnticipatedTick-tock, tick-tock. That’s the sound of the Christmas Countdown we hear calling.
Are you becoming more stressed by the thought of the festive season looming?
Is your eating disorder demanding that you refuse seasonal invitations, make your usual excuses and avoid stepping out of your comfort zone?
Do you have a habit of over-thinking the pending ‘foodie occasions’, and, worse still, trying to compensate for your behaviour in advance?
Sarah and Debbie delve into this in their latest episode, discussing how to ‘look ahead without dread’.
Find out...2020-11-2526 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildMotivation, Commitment and Owning Your Eating Disorder Recovery JourneyWhat are you prepared to change to get the life you really long for?
Recovery from an eating disorder doesn’t come without a whole lot of effort, so no matter how much you talk the talk – you’ve sure as heck got to walk the walk too.
In this episode, Debbie and Sarah talk about recovery motivation and the critical requirement that you continue to ‘change one thing’ in order to keep stepping forward.
Your feedback with your own experiences of finding motivation are encouraged, so do drop us a line and let us kno...2020-11-1032 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildQuasi Recovery and the ‘No Man’s Land’ of Eating Disorder WorldYou’ve dabbled, you’ve tried, you’ve come ‘nearly but not quite’, and perhaps you’ve decided ‘well at least I’m 80% there’.
Does that sound like you?
Have you attempted eating disorder recovery only to find yourself in that horrid world of ‘quasi recovery’?
If you have, you’re know that it’s often the worst state of being – with so many of your friends and family convinced you’re better…while you know otherwise.
Quasi recovery is the place in which we can all convince ourselves we’ve come far enough, or that we’re now capa...2020-11-0242 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildTitle: Secrecy and Shame – Exposing Eating Disorder BehavioursDoes or did your eating disorder involve regimes and behaviours which left you wholly ashamed or petrified you’d be ‘found out’?
Have you sat on the floor of the kitchen, eating in desperation and distress at 3am? Have you driven yourself and others to distraction by the need to make even the simplest meal into a ceremonial event which requires the perfect location, crockery, temperature and food presentation?
This episode sees Sarah and Debbie delve into the world of behaviours, in an attempt to remove some of the stigma and shame which surrounds the way we...2020-10-2945 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildMetabolism, Weight Gain and Overshoot – A Challenging Stage of Eating Disorder RecoveryArrrrgggggh. What’s going on with my metabolism?
Oh no. I’m gaining weight far quicker than I expected.
What’s this thing called overshoot?
In this episode, Sarah and Debbie lift the lid on these tricky issues and help you understand why it’s ‘absolutely normal’ that your metabolism gets super confused in recovery
They discuss the threat of sticking in ‘quasi recovery’ by refusing to ever reach overshoot, and the need to fully respond to hunger in order to allow the body to settle and stabilise to its rightful weight.
Y...2020-10-1727 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildResidential Recovery for Eating Disorders – The Good, The Bad, and the UglyHave you been in to an eating disorders residential unit for treatment? Are you on a waiting list for a specialist hospital?
Is the question of whether to seek private ‘in-patient’ support, something you’re seriously considering as a family?
In this latest episode, Sarah, Abi and Debbie discuss the ups and downs of tackling recovery within hospita
All three have experienced periods in residential treatment.
They reflect on the challenges around ‘losing liberty’, the difficulty of avoiding the lure of a toxic culture whilst in residence, and on how tough it can be...2020-10-0145 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildFinding Focus – Life Beyond An Eating DisorderIn the latest episode from Wednesday’s Child, Debbie has a candid chat about relapse and recovery, with London firefighter, Vicki Butler.
Vicki discusses how her disordered eating pattern emerged, how a friend helped her seek treatment, and what it took to break her compulsive obsession with over-exercise.
The episode provides a great insight into care pathways as an adult, how an eating disorder impacts a spouse, and why sometimes you need to find the right aspiration and inspiration to achieve full recovery.
If you’d like to appear on a future episode, don’...2020-09-2336 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildBMI Nonsense & ‘Mechanical Eating’ for RecoverySarah and Debbie are back for another insightful episode, discussing some of the big themes which concern and annoy you around eating disorders.
They debate the infuriating situation which still sees so many healthcare professionals judging someone’s eating disorder ‘status’ on the basis of a numerical BMI.
You’ll hear them call for your own experiences under different regional healthcare providers and community teams. Can you help Wednesday’s Child paint a better picture of where GPs and medical teams are truly understanding the illness…or whether they need to be told that their approach is...2020-09-0928 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildA Levels, Academia…& The Eating Disorder Desire for AchievementRecorded within two hours of the news that the UK government had made a U-turn about the allocation of A Level grades, the latest Wednesday’s Child podcast sees Sarah and Debbie chatting about the desire for validation, attainment, and achievement.
Anyone in the midst of an eating disorder battle will undoubtedly have found the A Level debacle hugely difficult to deal with, but has this period given a chance for those dealing with the illness to pause and consider whether their intended next steps for an academic career are the right ones….at least for now?
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Website - www.primerica.com/debbiewatson2020-08-1724 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildBoris’s Obesity Campaign – Staying Recovery Focused Amid the TriggersDebbie and Sarah get stuck into an eating disorders discussion all about Boris Johnson’s recent announcement on tackling obesity in the UK.
Does a campaign like this pose a risk to those with an eating disorder?
Does it cause those without an eating disorder to become obsessive about their weight and food?
Will it breed a society of people who feel unable to have a happy and spontaneous eating relationship?
With the summer period now under way, our hosts also discuss the joy of a...2020-08-0645 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildShowing Up for RecoveryDebbie and Sarah return for the latest Wednesday’s Child podcast exploring eating disorder recovery. They chat about the importance of ‘showing up’ and remaining accountable to yourself and others.2020-07-2040 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's Child‘Wardrobe Meltdowns’ and Body Checking ObsessionHow do you handle clothes shopping as you navigate body restoration? Did certain clothes define your eating disordered identity? Sarah and Debbie call on their experiences to discuss this and more in our latest episode.2020-07-0840 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildBack to Social Dining and Beating BehavioursDebbie and Sarah chat about the releasing of lockdown and the return to social dining. Reflecting on their experiences with a restrictive eating disorder, they discuss how café and restaurant visits can be a minefield for those seeking recovery from their illness. They also debate portion sizes, free-pouring, and whether you should reconsider friendships which potentially trigger your eating disorder thoughts.2020-06-2939 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildLockdown Nonsense and a Successful Recovery TriumphWednesday’s Child welcomes Sarah Ledger to this latest podcast. Sarah has fought back to health after descending into a restrictive eating disorder in her late 30s. Sarah and Debbie talk treatment, social media comparison, ‘bullshit behaviours’ and lockdown triggers.
Find out more about Wednesday's child...2020-06-2249 minEating Disorders in Discussion, Wednesday's ChildEating psychology – a food coach perspectiveJosie Buck, also known as The Mindful Cook, chats to Wednesday’s Child founder Debbie Watson about eating behaviours and her journey into coaching.2020-06-1520 min
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