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Find Your Strong PodcastCan Hypnotherapy Help in Eating Disorder Recovery? With Dr Rachel EvansSend us a textWe had the pleasure of chatting with Dr Rachel Evans for this episode - and we absolutely loved her multi-faceted approach to eating disorder recovery. Rachel draws on her own lived experience with Bulimia, and uses lots of different therapeutic modalities in her client sessions so that each session is tailored exactly to the individual client. Rachel kindly shared her own story with us, and we are sure it will resonate with many people, because it highlights that there often isn't a distinct moment in time when our relationship with food g...
2025-11-0750 minBITE BY BITE | Honest Conversations About Eating Disorder Recovery
BITE BY BITE | Honest Conversations About Eating Disorder RecoveryA Psychologist's Journey from Bulimia to PhD with Dr. Rachel EvansWelcome back to the Bite by Bite Podcast.Battling and recovering from an eating disorder does not mean you cannot be successful in life. It does not mean that you can’t reach your goals or not be able to bring your dreams to life. Rachel Evans is proof of that.In this episode, Kait is joined by Rachel Evans to share her personal journey with her battle with Bulimia and her road to recovery. Rachel shares the influences that led to her struggles such as social media, diet culture, and societal pressure in general. As...
2025-11-041h 00Whispering Loudly
Whispering LoudlyProfit Over Fear: Rachel Evans on Pricing, Hiring, and Smarter Business DecisionsRaising prices in a cost-of-living crisis can feel terrifying, but as Rachel Evans shares in this Workshop Whispers episode of Whispering Loudly, fear-based pricing keeps you stuck in struggle. She breaks down how to shift from emotional decisions to profit-driven strategies, and why understanding your margins is the key to sustainable growth. Rachel also dives into the hiring challenges many auto repair shop owners face—explaining why rushed recruitment and bland job ads attract the wrong people, and how systems like No More Bad Hires can transform your team and retention rates. From pricing for va...
2025-10-0613 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 64: Three Triggers to Binge Eating & What to do About Them, with Nicole GaviriaHold on because this episode covers A LOT! We're talking about 90s diet culture, GLP-1s, secret eating in your car, semi-starvation responses, nervous system regulation and normal eating. Nic shares her journey through binge eating in her car, to baratric surgery and more bingeing, to training as a therapist, being her own guinea pig and founding Binge Free Bestie. Want to know more about what triggers binge eating and how you can handle them, then this episode is for you! Connect with Rachel...
2025-09-3046 minWhispering Loudly
Whispering LoudlyFour Days, Full Potential: Rachel Evans on Reshaping Workweeks and Retaining TalentWorking six days a week for two years straight might feel like the only way to keep your shop alive—but at what cost? In this episode of Whispering Loudly, Rachel Evans, the number one automotive business coach in the aftermarket, tackles one of the biggest questions workshop owners face: How do you move to a four-day work week without killing revenue? Joined by producer Mel, Rachel shares proven strategies for transitioning to a shorter week, educating customers, and creating a better work-life balance for both owners and their teams. Plus, they dive into the tough reality of...
2025-09-2910 minWhispering Loudly
Whispering LoudlyBeyond Loyalty: Rachel Evans on Customer Retention and Smart MarketingCustomer loyalty is great—but is it enough to keep your auto repair shop growing? In this Workshop Whispers episode of Whispering Loudly, Rachel Evans unpacks why repeat clients don’t always guarantee long-term success and why understanding customer attrition is key. Rachel shares insights on tracking data, maintaining a healthy marketing strategy, and encouraging word-of-mouth in a changing market. She also dives into the reality that up to 18% of your customer base may slip away each year and explains how to combat it with consistent engagement and smarter systems. If you’ve ever wondered why yo...
2025-09-1511 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 63: Identifying "Wonky Thoughts" and rewriting the narrative with Gemma BishopIn this episode, I reconnect with Gemma Bisphop, who I knew at university, when neither of us realised what was happening behind the scenes in terms of our relationship with food! As a qualified teacher with an MSc in teaching and learning, Gemma Bishop has proved that you can function with anorexia. This all changed, though, after fifteen years of suffering and her finally requiring an inpatient admission. Following almost four months in the hospital, Gemma Bishop reconnected with writing. She has a passion for inspiring others and hopes the collection of poems within her book “Wonky Th...
2025-09-0942 minWhispering Loudly
Whispering LoudlyCulture, Cashflow & Coaching: Rachel Evans on Fixing Toxic Teams and Building Profitable WorkshopsWhen two techs are at each other’s throats and the shop’s booked out but still cash-poor, what’s really going wrong? In this episode of Whispering Loudly, Rachel Evans, the number one automotive business coach in the aftermarket, breaks down the leadership moves and financial strategies every auto repair shop owner needs. From resetting toxic team dynamics to uncovering where the money’s leaking (hint: it’s either your margins or your expenses), Rachel and producer Mel tackle real questions from shop owners and share success stories from clients who’ve gone from debt to multi-proper...
2025-09-0111 minWhispering Loudly
Whispering LoudlyBreaking Free: Rachel Evans on Building True Business IndependenceWhat happens when your business can’t function without you? In this Workshop Whispers episode of Whispering Loudly, Rachel Evans tackles one of the most common struggles for auto repair shop owners: creating a business that runs smoothly, even when you’re not there. Joined by producer Mel, Rachel introduces the One Three One method, a simple yet powerful way to train your team to become solutions-focused instead of relying on you for every answer. She also dives into why documenting processes is the cornerstone of true freedom and how shifting your leadership style can transform both your...
2025-08-1807 minWhispering Loudly
Whispering LoudlySystems That Scale: Rachel Evans on Building Workshops That Run Without YouRunning a successful auto repair business takes more than great technicians—it takes structure, leadership, and systems that stick. In this episode of Whispering Loudly, Rachel Evans, the number one automotive business coach in the aftermarket, shares how shop owners can move from chaos to clarity with simple, effective strategies. From the shift to online training post-COVID to the power of well-documented SOPs, Rachel reveals why structure is the secret weapon for training service advisors and building a team that performs without you. Joined by producer Mel, they also swap stories from the road, reflect on lessons fro...
2025-08-0409 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 62: Empowering Black Clients with Eating Disorders, with Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-GayfieldA culturally sensitive approach to eating disorder treatment is sorely need for the often underdiagnosed, forgotten, and marginalized Black woman. Not only do they face barriers to treatment due to unjust healthcare systems, but the unique factors that contribute to the development of eating disorders in Black women, including racism and systemic oppression, are not broadly considered by eating disorder clinicians.In this episode I speak with eating disorder experts Charlynn Small and Paula Edwards-Gayfield about their new book Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations .This episode is aimed at clinicians working with Black clients as...
2025-07-2449 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEP 61: Finding Freedom. Julia Trehane's 40-Year Battle with Anorexia and Path to RecoveryIn this powerful episode, I'm joined by Julia Trehane, an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and host of The Fully Free Podcast. Julia speaks candidly about her 40-year battle with anorexia, orthorexia, and exercise addiction—and the moment that changed everything (trigger warning - suicide plans).Now fully recovered, she supports others through 1:1 coaching, her online recovery community, and weekly podcast episodes that combine compassion, honesty, and lived experience.In this episode, we discuss:How Julia’s eating disorder began as a survival strategy in childhood and evolved over decadesThe moment in t...
2025-07-1047 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 60: Using Trauma-Informed Pilates to Reconnect to Your Body After an Eating Disorder with Kaysha ThomasIn this empowering conversation, I am joined by Kaysha Thomas, a registered nutritional therapist and trauma-informed Pilates teacher, who shares her journey from restriction and body shame to food freedom and self-trust.If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body or ashamed of your hunger, and you've tried every plan, cleanse, or “fix” and still felt stuck, then this episode will offer a new lens.We discuss:How to start building a more inclusive, compassionate relationship with food and your bodyHow diet culture disconnects us from our bodies and builds shame around foodKaysha’s person...
2025-06-0159 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 59: Night time binge eating with Milda Zolubaite DipNTIf you're struggling with binge eating then check out the 4 day FREE online BREAK THE BINGE CYCLE SUMMIT - 27th April - 1st May- Get you tickets here https://rachelevans--nutritionpath.thrivecart.com/binge-breakthrough-pass/67ed2b23663f2/affiliate link In this episode I am joined by Milda from Nutrition Path. She's a nutritional therapist who overcame binge eating and food fixation, now working to support others to do the same. We speak about:What is binge eating?What might trigger someone to binge eat at night?How can...
2025-04-1540 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp58: Unconditional permission to eat and that time my cat ate my pizzaIf you're struggling to stop feeling guilty about certain foods and give yourself unconditional permission to eat them then this is the episode for you! Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and mum of two toddlers. She combines her lived experience of bulimia recovery with professional expertise and training to support her 1-to-1 clients who feel obsessed with food, hate their body and use increasingly extreme methods to try and control it. At the heart of her practice is a compassionate, person-centred and trauma-informed approach that focuses on the individual not a label.
2025-01-2815 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 56: Art therapy for eating disorder recovery with Dani BelloDani, the founder of Bello Mind and Soul, specializes in Art Therapy and is dedicated to supporting individuals and groups through creative art-making and meditation. Her approach centres on creating therapeutic spaces where participants can process emotions through multimedia and sensory art, utilizing recycled and natural materials. Dani offers one-on-one and group sessions, corporate wellness workshops, and specialized community programs to empower participants to manage stress, explore emotions, and work towards their well-being goals in a safe environment.   In this episode be discuss How Dani’s relationship with food has been impacted by supporting her f...
2024-11-0735 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 55: Traveling in eating disorder recovery with Ciandra BirnbaumIn this episode I'm joined by Ciandra Birnbaum a dedicated eating disorder recovery coach and nutritional advisor, driven by her own journey of overcoming an eating disorder. We discuss Ciandra's relationship with food and her body while growing up. Her experiences of travelling and how it aided her recovery Potential benefits and challenges of travelling while struggling with an eating disorder and during recovery Our top tips for maintaining recovery while travelling and when returning home Connect with Rachel. D...
2024-10-1636 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 54: Is biohacking a good idea in eating disorder recovery? With Anne Richardson In this episode I speak with Anne Richardson, a Registered Nutritional Therapist who has been practicing for more than ten years and who exclusively works in the field of disordered eating. She shares her experience of anorexia in her teens and path to recovery. Anne now draws from her lived experience to blend her knowledge of nutrition with her CBT skill In this episode we discuss:  Perfectionism and anorexia  Impact of an eating disorder on your life Defining yourself as more than a body Using self-talk as a...
2024-10-0153 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 53: Weight stigma in treatment for individuals with "atypical" anorexia nervosaThis episode was recorded in January 2023! I’m joined by Kelsey Gilbert a fifth-year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology.  Her dissertation focused on the impact of weight stigma in eating disorder treatment for individuals with "atypical" anorexia nervosa. One of Kelsey's aims in her clinical work and research is to amplify the voices of clients silenced by weight stigma and enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of "atypical" anorexia as a significant eating disorder deserving of treatment.  In this episode we discuss:  Weight stigma Atypical anorexia Difference between anorexia and atypical anorexia  Advi...
2024-09-1745 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 52: 5 common hang ups in eating disorder recovery with Meg McCabeMeg Mccabe is a coach, educator, writer and mental health advocate and recovered ED warrior obsessed with podcasts, dancing and stand-up comedy.  She’s the proud creator of Baby Got Back Recovery, a coaching and recovery blog that has touched thousands. Meg is also the host of the Full and Thriving Podcast which is designed to support your recovery while helping you re-discover your radiant life outside of your eating disorder. In this episode we discuss: The Recovery Collective and group support for eating disorder recovery Meg’s experience as a teen in the modelling industry Honou...
2023-02-0855 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 51: Healthy eating, wellness culture and orthorexia with sports dietician Renee McGregorSHOW NOTES Renee McGregor is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years of experience working in clinical and performance nutrition. She is the founder of Team Renee McGregor, where she leads a team of practitioners within a clinic environment, specialising in supporting individuals and athletes of all levels and ages, coaches and sports science teams to provide nutritional strategies to enhance sports performance and manage eating disorders. When not inspiring others with her incredible work, Renee can be found running the mountains and chasing the trails, most likely training for a crazy ultra-marathon!
2023-01-3153 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 50: Identifying and supporting those with eating disorders in school settings - the Eating Disorder ToolkitThis week I am joined by Hope Virgo, Suzanna Samaka and Sharon White; three inspirational women involved in the development and promotion of The Eating Disorder Toolkits for school nurses, educators and carers. In this episode we discuss the Toolkits as well as ... the latest research on trends in eating disorder development why there can still be a taboo around eating disorders and what we can do to remove it empowering society to be able to speak about eating disorders how school nurses and other staff can have the right conversations around eating disorders the impact of social...
2023-01-1444 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 49: The role of self-worth, perfectionism and comparison in eating disorders with Elle MaceElle Mace is an eating disorder and body dsymorphia therapeutic coach. She supports and guides those struggling with their relationship to food, their body and themselves to help them live a free and fulfilled life. In this episode we discuss: Elle’s experience recovering from 17 years of eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia Using the 'lifeline' activity to understand your eating disorder  The relationship between self-worth and an eating disorder Perfectionism as a catalyst for food and body image struggles A trick for getting rid of comparison Resources https://eatingdisordertherapist.co...
2023-01-0440 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 48: The reality of going through a relapse with Hannah HickinbothamHannah Hickinbotham is the host of the Full of Beans podcast. She uses her personal, clinical, and educational experience to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with eating disorders. In this episode she shares her current experience of a relapse.  In this episode we discuss Growing up in a family that diets and being modelled an unhealthy relationship with food Feeling like a failure in recovery Feeling stuck in relapse How eating disorders behaviours can escalate Acceptance as key in recovery Hierarchy of eating disorders with regards to praise and a fatphobic society Dealing with c...
2022-11-131h 04Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 47: Cultivating confidence to share your story with author Carly NewbergCarly is an Author, Substitute Teacher, and Freelancer specializing in writing, editing, and marketing. As an adolescent, Carly struggled with an eating disorder (Anorexia, Bulimia, and Exercise Addiction) which has contributed to her passion for mental health and overall wellbeing. Carly has been recovered five years and recently worked in a residential treatment facility with those aiming to recover. She gives talks and leads events and workshops throughout Oregon.  In this episode we discuss: Impact of growing up with food scarcity and being forced to finish your plate as a child How school sports can spiral i...
2022-11-0654 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 46: Eating Disorder and Alcoholism: Renae Saager's personal and professional experienceRenae Saager is certified health & life coach and emotional eating expert who teaches women around the world how to start living a powerful, authentic life free from food and weight obsession. Tapping into her own unique journey with disordered eating and alcoholism, Renae supports her clients through the process of rewiring their brain with her no-BS approach. Through this serious work, Renae is able to help clients challenge their mindset and begin healing, using her own sense of humour and unparalleled perspective. Undoing the crazy you feel around food is Renae's specialty, the confidence and clarity gained is the...
2022-10-1749 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 45: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and gut directed hypnotherapy with 'Tummy Whisperer' Helen BrookesHelen Brooks is an award-winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and IBS Transformation Coach with a Degree in Applied Psychology. She specialises in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome through an evidence-based approach combining gut-directed hypnotherapy, psychology and wellness coaching. She hosts the podcast ‘Let's Talk IBS with the Tummy Whisperer’ and lives in Brighton with her family and dog Woody. Her mission is to raise awareness of gut directed hypnotherapy and transform the world one tummy at a time. We discuss:  What are the signs and symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome? What is going on in someone's body when...
2022-10-0946 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 44: ADHD and eating disorders with psychotherapist Ash SeruyaAsh Seruya is a psychotherapist, artist, and storyteller. They are passionate about fat positivity, Health at Every Size, trauma-informed eating disorder treatment, weight stigma, social justice, ADHD treatment, harm reduction, and the messy, complex reality that is being in a human in this world.  In this episode we discuss: What are the signs or symptoms of ADHD?  How is ADHD typically treated/managed and the impact this has on disordered eating What a weight inclusive approach to ED recovery would look like for someone with ADHD Helpful questions to ask when looking for a therapist The us...
2022-09-2849 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryAnnouncement: Pay What You Want WednesdayIt's kind of what it says on the tin. For a limited time I am offering sessions on a 'pay what you want/can afford' basis. Group Q&A sessions available on 5th and 12th October. More info: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/pwyww-group Or email rachel@rachelevansphd.co.uk --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rachel-evans8/support
2022-09-2702 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 43: Isolation, restricting and bingeing, Kylie Johnston's eating disorder and recovery storyKylie Johnston is a Psychology student at UBC Okanagan in Canada. She recognised that she had developed an eating disorder in September 2020 and is currently well into her recovery journey. Kylie is a passionate mental health advocate and reached out to me to share her story of recovery to help and inspire others.  In this episode we discuss: Factors that led to the development of an eating disorder, including becoming vegetarian, life changes, the Covid-19 pandemic and isolation  Changes in thinking style and unhelpful thought patterns that are common during an eating disorder Th...
2022-08-2455 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingThinking About ChromeBooks in The ClassroomIn today’s episode, Jamie asks Rachel and Natalie to identify something that she keeps “thinking about” as they teach. Rachel discusses her feelings about technology, specifically ChromeBooks, in the classroom.
2022-06-2727 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 42: What is positive body image, body acceptance & body neutrality? With therapist Sophie KillipSophie Killip is a Therapist and Coach who specialises in eating disorder recovery and body image healing. She completed her master's degree in the US and lived there for several years during her early 20s before returning home to England. She currently works in private practice, a university counselling service, and an inpatient treatment centre for young people who are recovering from anorexia. In this episode we discuss: Sophie’s relationship with her body and food throughout her life. Factors that impact body image for teenagers and young adults. The normalisation of diet culture in our so...
2022-06-2345 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 41: Disengaging from diet culture and problematic social media posts with Hannah Cartwright (AfN)Hannah Cartwright is a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) certified with the Association for Nutrition, UK. She has a Masters degree in Human Nutrition, Bachelor degree in Psychology, and has completed accredited nutritional counselling courses in Disordered Eating and Body Image. She works with clients on a 1:1 basis to improve their relationship with food, overcome disordered eating thoughts and behaviours and find food freedom. She also gives talks in schools on body image, social media and diet culture. In this episode we discuss: Hannah's experience of anorexia and the contributing factors including anxiety about moving schools, getting...
2022-05-2952 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 40: "My eating disorder made me a different person". Rannveig Sigurðardóttir's recovery journeyIn this episode I am joined by Rannveig Sigurðardóttir a lawyer, author and mother from Iceland who has recovered from an eating disorder and wants to share her story to reduce the shame. We discuss: - Using food for comfort - The fear of gaining weight - How eating disorders can make you feel like an addict - Finding healthy coping mechanisms - The journey of recovery - Weight changes with pregnancy - The power of hearing similar stories of recovery...
2022-05-1146 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingTeachers Asking Teachers Part 2In today’s episode, Val Harder and Eden Hinton, preservice teachers and undergraduate students who are completing their teaching degrees, ask Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel their pressing questions as they consider setting up their own classrooms for the first time. The teachers discuss classroom management, grading, and the “why” behind teaching. They go on to talk about maintaining a work-life balance, engaging students in reading, and cultivating classroom culture. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share what keeps them in the classroom when there are so many challenges in the teaching profession. Today at school, consider this: What can you...
2022-04-2030 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 38: Understanding an eating disorder and recovery tools with Rachelle HeinemannIn this episode I am joined by Rachelle Heinemann a licensed mental health counsellor based in NYC and Brooklyn. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and emotional eating as well as exercise addiction and body image struggles. She also works extensively with those challenged by depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and career stress. In addition to her practice, Rachelle has taught courses in eating disorders and body image at undergraduate programs and high schools. She is the host of the podcast Understanding Disordered Eating. We discuss: Eating disorders as protection Finding the root cause of...
2022-04-1835 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingTeachers Asking Teachers Part 1In today’s episode, Val Harder and Eden Hinton, preservice teachers and undergraduate students who are completing their teaching degrees, ask Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel their pressing questions as they consider setting up their own classrooms for the first time. The teachers discuss classroom management, grading, and the “why” behind teaching. They go on to talk about maintaining a work-life balance, engaging students in reading, and cultivating classroom culture. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share what keeps them in the classroom when there are so many challenges in the teaching profession. Today at school, consider this: What can you...
2022-04-1331 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 37: Intuitive eating and redefining health with registered nurse Victoria YatesIn this episode we discuss: Journey to intuitive eating When does healthy eating go too far Red flags for disordered eating What is intuitive eating Intuitive eating with kids Redefining what healthy means Breaking out of the calorie counting mindset 3 phases of starting intuitive eating Choosing foods that satisfy Recovery resources.  Listen to me discussing bulimia and recovery on 'The redefining health podcast' https://www.victoria-yates.com/blog/overcoming-bulimia-with-rachel-evans Connect with Rachel. Dr. Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings t...
2022-03-1754 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingAnalysis of “The Mower” by Philip LarkinIn today’s episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel analyze “The Mower” by Philip Larkin. The conversation starts by Natalie asking, “What do you notice?” The poem then leads to discussions about grief, nature, punctuation, imagery, and kindness. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel also consider the best way to follow-up close readings and analysis in the classroom. In this impromptu analysis, the hope is that you would be inspired to tackle poetry with your students or on your own. Today at school, consider this: Read a poem. What do you notice? 
2022-03-0930 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 36: The difference between a diet and health mindset with Dr. Lara ZibarrasIn this episode, I speak to Dr. Lara Zibarras, a psychologist and food freedom coach.  We discuss: The secret life of someone with an eating disorder Using food to cope with emotions Connection as a key in recovery Orthorexia and wellness culture Difference between a dieting mindset vs a health mindset The cost of food rules on our body and lifestyle Decoupling health and body size Restriction as the fuel for food obsession Eating disorder recovery resources. Maintenance Phase Podcast: https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/9551555-is-being-fat-bad-for-you Free ebook: https://e...
2022-02-2048 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 35: Creating a meaningFULL life after an eating disorder with author and counselor Alli Spotts-De LazzerThis week I am speaking to Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, author of MeaningFULL: 23 Life-Changing Stories of Conquering Dieting, Weight, and Body Image Issues. She has so much wisdom to share from her own experience of dieting and eating disorder recovery and work as a Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist.   We discuss: Body expectations and how we relate to our body from a young age Challenging and acknowledging our inner dialogue Becoming free from an eating disorder Alli’s book MeaningFULL and her mental health advocacy work A quick reminder that BMI is not an accurate mea...
2022-02-1053 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 34: How to find the right private therapist for eating disorder recoveryBite-sized episode sharing a few things to think about if you're looking for a private therapist to help support your recovery from an eating disorder.  Websites for the UK https://booking.eating-disorders.org.uk/counsellors/search  https://helpfinder.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop re...
2022-02-0112 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 33: Why embodiment is important for eating disorder recovery with dietician Ariana Rodriguez In this episode I speak to Ariana Rodriguez, a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Registered Yoga Teacher from Embody Health London.  We discuss: How dietitians help people with eating disorder recovery What does full recovery mean What is quasi recovery and how to move beyond it Using yoga as a powerful tool for recovery What is embodiment and how you can begin to achieve it The three pillars for recovery The Thrive Programme and how it can support you in moving from quasi- to full-recovery Redefining your identity in recovery R...
2022-01-1747 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 32: Why fitness is for everyone regardless of body size with dance instructor Becky ScottIn this episode, I speak to Becky Scott a dance instructor at Missfits Workout. She’s more about building confidence than muscle, more about losing inhibitions than inches! Becky’s approach offers a great introduction to dance based group fitness for those who don’t feel ‘at home’ in the gym - with a plus size instructor who has designed routines with plus size bodies in mind.  We discuss: Getting stuck in the diet cycle and finding a way out Fat liberation and Health at Every Size Being a plus-size fitness instructor Fitness professionals and triggering body commen...
2022-01-1440 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 31: Chakras, crystals and rituals in recovery with Olivia HernandezIn this episode, I speak to Olivia Hernandez a singer, artist and life coach who guides others to enjoy the ride of weirdness and healing that comes from Speaking Your TRUTH, by taking Bold action, embracing the beautiful journey of healing and embodying the Badass within. I'm so excited to share this episode with you because some of the topics we speak about are different from traditional approaches to eating disorder recovery that you have probably come across before. While there might not be direct evidence for the effectiveness of the approaches we discuss, I believe that...
2022-01-0559 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-series (4): How to support someone with an eating disorder at Christmas time.A realistic and optimistic look at how you can support a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating over the festive season.  For personalised support book a 'Coping at Christmas' 90 minute pick-my-brains session. Suitable for those struggling with an eating disorder as well as friends/family members. Now £100 off with the code XMAS2021. Limited spaces available. Book via http://bit.ly/RachelEvansSchedule or email rachel@rachelevansphd.co.uk Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic sk...
2021-12-1831 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-series (3): Navigating diet talk and comments about your body over ChristmasIt's probably going to happen more than once that someone says something about food or bodies that puts you on edge or triggers you. In this episode we explore how you can think differently about these situations and what steps you can take to not let them derail you. Book a 1-1 Coping at Christmas 'pick-my-brains'- session. £100 off with the code XMAS2021 http://bit.ly/RachelEvansSchedule Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience f...
2021-12-1619 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-series (2): 7 ways to cope with an eating disorder at ChristmasNumber 1 - All the basics of recovery still apply! I recommend listening to episode 2 of this podcast as a reminder of how/why our body needs fuel & listening to the mini-training series from June.  We're covering 6 more ways to cope within this episode. For personalised support book a 'Coping at Christmas' 90 minute pick-my-brains session. Now £100 off with the code XMAS2021. Limited spaces available. Book via http://bit.ly/RachelEvansSchedule or email rachel@rachelevansphd.co.uk Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She br...
2021-12-1432 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-series (1): Reminders & coping with an eating disorder at christmas timeIf you're already starting to worry that "OMG it's Christmas. All that food and the family meet-ups! I won't be able to cope" then this episode is for you. Dr Rachel Evans helps you to put things into perspective and shares 3 actionable ways that you can manage and recovery from an eating disorder over Christmas time.  Book a 1-1 Coping at Christmas 'pick-my-brains'- session. £100 off with the code XMAS2021 http://bit.ly/RachelEvansSchedule Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings to...
2021-12-0518 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 30: Cultivating confidence and the importance of intentional self-talk with Sheridan LeatherberryTrigger warning: this episode mentions suicide.  In this episode, I speak to Sheridan Leatherberry, a Master certified self-love and confidence coach who helps women to get out of their own heads, take action and get results in their life.  We discuss How find balance with movement and not burn out Finding your “why” to stay motivated and consistent Moving your body to improve mental health and feel good Letting go of outside noise to cultivate confidence and lock in on yourself Using intentional self-talk to create the results you want in your life Making shifts...
2021-11-2755 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 29: I don't have time for therapy but I need help!Bite-sized episode for those of you who have recognised how much an eating disorder, or difficulties with food/exercise/body image are impacting your life, but you're feeling too busy and don't have time for weekly therapy sessions. *NEW* 4 keys to stop binge eating workshop A 75-minute pre-recorded workshop for ambitious women ready to reclaim their time and energy back from food so that they can achieve more with less effort! BONUS Q&A on 22nd November. Sign-up here: https://www.victoriaevansofficial.com/4keysworkshop Connect with Rachel.
2021-11-1811 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 28: Eating disorders and disabilities with Sophia PurcellSophia Purcell has suffered with anorexia nervosa since her late teens, but wasn’t officially diagnosed until the summer of 2017, more than a decade into the eating disorder. She also has a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, a congenital condition that affects movement, coordination, balance and muscle strength, flexibility and tone. At present, there’s not much research into the relationship between eating disorders and disabilities. As someone with first-hand experience of both, she wants to do whatever she can to raise awareness, encourage others to seek support, and hopefully make treatment more inclusive and accessible.
2021-11-0852 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 27: Closing the gap between knowing what to do and doing it.In this bite-sized episode Dr Rachel Evans answers a listeners question about closing the gap between knowing what to do for recovery and then actually following through and doing it, with the example of eating regularly.  We start with a very brief overview of health behaviour change research and the knowledge-behaviour gap, which Rachel studied for her PhD, before moving onto what you can do at an individual level to help yourself make positive changes to your behaviour.  If you have a question to be answered in a future episode then please email rachel@rachelevansphd.co...
2021-11-0320 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 26: Eating disorders in fiction literature and therapy animals with author Molly FennigIn this episode I talk to Molly Fennig, a clinical psychologist in training at the Minnesota Center for Eating Disorder Research and author of the young adult novel 'Starvation'. Her second novel tells the story of a Wes, a 16 year old struggling with bulimia and anorexia. In this episode we speak about- - Her specialisation in mental illness writing and an insight into her book. - The comorbidity between eating disorders and anxiety and why anxiety may be considered easier to treat despite them being linked. - Recognising triggers in loved...
2021-10-2555 minWeighing In On Happy with Victoria Evans Official
Weighing In On Happy with Victoria Evans OfficialRecovering From Bulimia - 093 - Psychologist Dr. Rachel EvansToday on the podcast I have Dr. Rachel Evans who is a chartered psychologist and clinical hypnotherapist who specializes in eating disorder recovery. Having suffered from orthorexia and bulimia herself, Rachel understands the sensitive nature of the conditions first hand and draws on her personal experience, therapeutic skills and academic knowledge to help clients. Today Rachel and I discuss: Criteria to be diagnosed as bulimic Why someone is bulimic What the recovery process looks like How intuitive eating fits in with recovery Actions step to overcoming bulimia  Plus so much more! You won't wan...
2021-10-2151 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 26: Using your influence for good with Divethru founder Sophie GrayIn this episode I speak to Sophie Gray, the founder on DiveThru a mental wellness company that helps you DiveThru what you go thru. I have followed Sophie for over 6 years on social media and find her openness and honesty very inspirational.  In this episode we speak about  - Sophie's journey to becoming a fitness influencer, gaining a large social media following and being an entrepreneur. - Her decision to delete her online content and stop selling fitness programmes, starting fresh and how it felt to lose followers. - Unrealistic expectations of...
2021-10-0550 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingExploring the answer to “When Do I Use Essays, Short Answer, Or Multiple Choice In Assessment?”The Answer to: In today’s episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel tackle the dreaded topic of assessment. Specifically, they wonder which form of assessment to use and how to philosophically align them with instruction. The conversation also quickly turned to a larger discussion about what our teaching and learning is helping us to understand about our students and if that translates to our assessments. The three also discuss the challenges with each form of assessment and how certain types of assessment seem inherently more merit-worthy in the ELA discipline.Today at school, consider this: What type of...
2021-09-2730 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 24: Radical self-love and intuitive eating with Victoria EvansIn this episode I speak to Victoria Evans who overcame challenges related to eating disorders, mental health,  extreme dieting, and over exercising and is now a successful intuitive eating coach. She is disrupting the wellness industry through her fundamentally science-based approach and helps countless women heal their relationship with food by optimizing their mindset for happier and healthier lifestyles. We discuss - Victoria's struggle with mental health, extreme dieting and over-exercise - How she found intuitive eating and how it can help us to achieve our potential - Practical steps and a...
2021-09-2654 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 23: Flow with Chlo on how to get your period backFlow with Chlo is a Dynamic Eating Psychology Coach and Therapeutic Nutrition  Counsellor who specialises in helping clients learn how to receive nourishment, honour one's appetite, get their period back, develop a healthy relationship with exercise and reclaim their life outside of dieting. Chloe's own experience has led her to learn more to help others understand their body and the role of food in metabolic health and a regular menstrual cycle.  In this episode we discuss  · The taboo of speaking about periods - The importance of periods for your overall physical and mental heal...
2021-09-181h 03Teachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingExploring the question “When Do I Use Essays, Short Answer, Or Multiple Choice In Assessment?”In today’s episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel tackle the dreaded topic of assessment. Specifically, they wonder which form of assessment to use and how to philosophically align them with instruction. The conversation also quickly turned to a larger discussion about what our teaching and learning is helping us to understand about our students and if that translates to our assessments. The three also discuss the challenges with each form of assessment and how certain types of assessment seem inherently more merit-worthy in the ELA discipline.Today at school, consider this: How is your instruction philosophically al...
2021-09-1724 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 22: Recovery is possible, even after 30 years! with Caroline Drummond-SmithTrigger warning: This episode describes eating disorder thoughts and behaviours, including mention of specific foods. I think these are fairly stereotypical of someone suffering with anorexia and I would like to keep the episode as unedited and real as possible, so I decided to keep these descriptions in the episode. In this episode I speak to Caroline Drummond-Smith, who after suffering from anorexia for 30 years made a full recovery and is now a health coach, who helps others to have a healthier relationship with food. I hope you find this episode relatable and inspirational. We speak about 
2021-09-1358 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingReflections on Starting The 2021 School YearNow that the 2021/2022 year has begun, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel reflect on their first weeks back.  They each share what has been encouraging to them and what brings them joy during these exhausting first days. In the midst of fatigue, they all agree that getting to be with students is the very best thing.Today at school, consider this: What made you joyful after the first few weeks of school? What excites you about the upcoming school year? In what ways are you changing and growing more confident in your teaching?
2021-09-0822 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingHow To Teach A Whole Novel: Answer DiscussionAfter considering the many challenges and insecurities teachers face when teaching a novel, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel discuss how they tackle teaching a novel. Their conversation focuses on trusting your instincts, using a consistent method or means for students to track their understandings throughout the novel, and the importance of teaching what interests you as the educator. Today at school, consider this: What methods can you employ to help students track their understandings in a novel so that they do not become disoriented along the way? How can you use what i...
2021-09-0227 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEP 21: Weight inclusive care and calories on menus with Alex WilliamsIn this episode I speak to Alex Williams, a Registered Associate Nutritionist and Founder of Weight Inclusive Training for Healthcare Professionals. In this episode we discuss: - Alex’s relationship with food throughout school and university, her experience with ‘pseudo-dieting’ and how she’s found food freedom - How diet culture is ingrained in our culture and the pressure young women feel to fit in - Her journey to becoming a weight-inclusive nutritionist - Why all healthcare professionals should be weight-inclusive - The government's plan to introduce calorie labelling on menus in...
2021-08-311h 01Teachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingHow To Teach a Whole NovelOn this episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel discuss the insecurities and questions teachers face when teaching a novel. Together they consider the challenges of how to decide what to teach in a novel, the pacing, and the balance of reading and pausing to do projects. As they discussed, they also address the underlying insecurities that come with teaching a novel: do I know enough? Am I enough?Today at school, consider this: What insecurities prevent you from trusting yourself as you teach a novel? When you read a novel that you...
2021-08-2418 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 20: Breathwork in eating disorder recovery with Jenelle PeriardIn this episode I speak to Jenelle Periard, a Breathwork Practitioner and founder of Beyond Your Breath about using breathwork as a tool for eating disorder recovery. In this episode we discuss: - Jenelle’s relationship with food and her body which stemmed from being bullied and wanting to belong - How she navigated anorexia, binge eating disorder and other disordered eating behaviours - What breathwork is and how the different styles of break work vary in intensity depending on the intention of the practice - The benefits of breathwork and th...
2021-08-2256 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingExploring the answer “How Do I Build Community, Set Expectations, And Engage Students With Course Content During The First Two Weeks Of School?”After discussing the challenges of the first two weeks, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel share some of their approaches to the first few weeks of school. Natalie talks about the importance of sharing the purpose behind classroom expectations and holding students to those expectations. Rachel shares a community building activity that also serves to create classroom culture. Jamie encourages teachers that their classrooms can have a reset at any point in the year. Today at school, consider this: What is the “why” behind your expectations for students? What benefits could a mid-year reset...
2021-08-0420 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingHow Do I Build Community, Set Expectations, and Engage Students With Course Content During the First Two Weeks Of School?Starting the school year can be a daunting task. Within a short amount of time, teachers are challenged with creating a classroom culture that sets the tone for the school year. Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel discuss why creating expectations and community in a classroom is such a daunting task. Their conversation discusses the importance of viewing classroom management as classroom leadership and the benefits of teachers seeing themselves as members of the classroom community. Today at school, consider this: How can viewing yourself as the classroom leader, instead of the classroom m...
2021-07-2019 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingExploring the Answer: “How can I help students see themselves as readers?”After considering the myriad of challenges facing teachers as they seek to promote an environment that encourages students to read, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel discuss solutions they’ve found helpful in their own teaching practices. Jamie considers the teacher’s perspective and how to position content in the classroom, Natalie discusses her independent reading approach, and Rachel discusses close reading strategies she employs to help students in the classroom content.Today at school, consider this: Where are students actually starting in their reading process? How can I facilitate student understandings of text...
2021-07-0830 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingHow Can I Help Students See Themselves As Readers?On today’s episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel consider the question, “how can I help students see themselves as readers?” Helping students create a reader identity, combatting pessimistic views towards reading, and bolstering engagement with classroom content are all challenges that teachers face in their classrooms. This conversation addresses these pressing concerns and seeks to bring light to what “reading” truly is.Today at school, consider this: When you discuss reading, are you considering it as only words printed on a page? How can you help foster the growth of reading identities in your class...
2021-06-2818 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-Training (6) Imagine what can happen when you visualise your success.FREE TRAINING SERIES. Simple Shifts for Immense Impact; learn how to communicate with your brain and get the eating disorder recovery results that you WANT. Day 6 (of 10) This strategy for success is used by everyone from top athletes and little girl's learning to ride a bike for the first time! See how it can help you build neural networks and act in line with your goals to get the results that you want. You can choose to A - listen to the training B - listen AND implement...
2021-06-2206 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-Training (5) Do you calibrate on behaviour and take real action in order to see results?FREE TRAINING SERIES. Simple Shifts for Immense Impact; learn how to communicate with your brain and get the eating disorder recovery results that you WANT. Day 5 (of 10) Short and sweet episode reminding you how your behaviour reveals a lot! Use what you learn in this episode to help get unstuck and keep moving towards your recovery goal. You can choose to A - listen to the training B - listen AND implement what you have learnt to see the shift NOW Share your success as a p...
2021-06-2104 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-Training (4) How can you overcome the solution to your problem?FREE TRAINING SERIES. Simple Shifts for Immense Impact; learn how to communicate with your brain and get the eating disorder recovery results that you WANT. Day 4 (of 10) Wouldn't it be cool if you already knew the answer to recovery? Of how to solve your problem and get your life back on track? Guess what, you do! It's time to ask your unconscious mind and listen for the solution. I'm so proud of you for seeing that you can change too. You can choose to A - listen to the training B...
2021-06-2007 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-Training (3) Insight into your personality & how to make it work for instead of against recoveryFREE TRAINING SERIES. Simple Shifts for Immense Impact; learn how to communicate with your brain and get the eating disorder recovery results that you WANT. Day 3 (of 10) short trainings. Fun episode for you to uncover 10 of your personality traits! I'll be explaining how you can use this awareness to work towards eating disorder recovery, rather than getting tripped up by yourself! You can choose to A - listen to the training B - listen AND implement what you have learnt to see the shift NOW Share y...
2021-06-1819 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-training (2) The power of asking better questions in recoveryFREE TRAINING SERIES. Simple Shifts for Immense Impact; learn how to communicate with your brain and get the eating disorder recovery results that you WANT. Day 2 (of probably 10) short trainings. Did you know that the kind of questions you ask yourself (or others ask you) can influence how your mind searches for the answer!! Learn how to ask better questions and get better results! This was a game changer for me.  You can choose to A - listen to the training B - listen AND implement what you h...
2021-06-1707 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryMini-Training (1) My 3 favourite concepts of Neuro-Linguistic Programming that you can apply TODAY to change the way you think, feel and behave!!FREE TRAINING SERIES. Simple Shifts for Immense Impact; learn how to communicate with your brain and get the eating disorder recovery results that you WANT. Day 1 (of probably 10) short trainings. I'm sharing my 3 favourite concepts of Neuro-Linguistic Programming that you can apply TODAY to change the way you think, feel and behave!! You can choose to  A - listen to the training B - listen AND implement what you have learnt to see the shift NOW Share your success as a podcast review or let me know on social me...
2021-06-1616 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingReflections from the Year: Teaching During a PandemicTeaching during the 2020-2021 school year was a challenge. As summer approaches, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel reflect on the year and consider how they would like to move forward. They discuss the obstacles of ever-changing schedules, teaching without their usual bag of tricks, and some of the issues in school systems which were highlighted by COVID. There are also takeaways and lessons from the year; mainly, that students want to be connected and want to know that teachers care.  Today at school, consider this: What was difficult about the 2020-2021 sc...
2021-06-1531 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingExploring the Answer: “How do I incorporate writing more regularly in my classroom?"Today, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel consider solutions to the question, “How do I incorporate writing more regularly in my classroom?” They consider how to use standards, timing, student experiences, and the length of assignments to craft meaningful writing assignments. This conversation explores how regular writing routines, thoughtful unit planning, and modeling helps to build a classroom where students see themselves as writers who believe that their words and ideas have value.  Today at school, consider this: How can you broaden your definition of writing to engage more students? How can you invest in the community of write...
2021-06-0731 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingExploring the Question: “How do I incorporate writing more regularly in my classroom?"As teachers, we are surrounded with questions from students, colleagues, and ourselves (just to name a few sources). On today’s podcast, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel take a moment to unpack the question, “How do I incorporate writing more regularly in my classroom?” What do we mean when we use the word “writing”? How do standards, content, and students’ insecurities work together or in oppositions of one another? This conversation seeks to thoughtfully explore the many challenges and possibilities that come for teachers who want to be more intentional with writing in their classrooms. Today at school, consi...
2021-06-0221 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingLearning Is Joyful!Every story needs an introduction, right? In this episode, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel tell their stories. They discuss what led them to the classroom, what makes them passionate about teaching, and what their vision is for Teachers Changing Teaching. Plus, how a COVID summer and time on Jamie’s back porch inspired us to focus on our strengths. Today at school, consider this: How can you be the best version of yourself by leaning into your natural strengths?
2021-05-2419 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingUnit PlanningOne of the most challenging aspects of teaching in the first few years is navigating how to unit plan in a way that covers the standards, encourages creativity, and assesses student learning.  In this episode, Natalie and Rachel discuss how they use essential questions, standards, and assessment to guide their day-to-day lessons in a way that meaningfully guides students through their learning.  Today at school, consider this: How can you use essential questions as guardrails to guide all that you do in your classroom? 
2021-05-2428 minTeachers Changing Teaching
Teachers Changing TeachingLeading from Your “Why”This week, Jamie, Natalie, and Rachel discuss building community at school and simplifying the meaning making process. Natalie shares how her beliefs lead to joy, simplicity, and optimism in her classroom. Rachel shares a podcast project she created based on one of her values: community. Plus, why you might need a Mountain Poetry Phase.  Today at school, consider this: How can you support your students in meaning-making? How can you lead right where you are? Soundtracks, Songwriting, and Soundscapes: Producing the Podcast of Our Lives
2021-05-2415 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 19: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Trisha BarkerIn this episode I speak to Coach and Founder Trisha Barker all about imposter syndrome. In this episode we discuss: - Trisha’s own relationship with food from mealtimes growing up in a Sicilian family, trying to manage her weight with diet pills in her 20’s to now finding peace with food - What imposter syndrome is and the five different imposter types - The roots of Trisha's imposter syndrome from childhood through to her time spent as a corporate HR professional - The role of social media in imposter syndrome and...
2021-05-121h 06Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 18: This can't be an eating disorder, I'm a fella with Richie CartwrightIn this episode we speak about stereotypes around eating disorders and why it isn't always easy to recognise that you have one if you're male. Richie Cartwright shares his experience with binge eating, the journey to getting help and founding Fella, an online platform to help fellas who binge eat.  Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing a...
2021-05-041h 02Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recoveryep 17: Trigger warnings & what to do if you're triggeredIn this episode we are exploring how you can decide whether or not to engage with content that has a trigger warning, and what to do if you engage and get triggered (i.e., it causes eating disorder thoughts and behaviours). It's probably going to happen more than once while you're in recovery and I want to help you to handle the situation better.  Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a u...
2021-04-2511 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 15: Navigating elimination diets with Lauren WindasIn this episode I speak to Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath Lauren Windas about elimination diets. In this episode we discuss how to maintain a positive relationship with food if you have to eat in a certain way for health reasons. We cover ...  - What is an elimination diet and why might someone do it? - Lauren's experience of M.E/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how elimination diets influenced her relationship with food - Understanding the difference between food allergies and food intolerances, and how intolerances are like shifting sands (they do not always n...
2021-04-0958 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 14: Recovery Q&AIn this bite-sized episode I'm answering your questions about eating disorder recovery.  1. How do I get rid of the feeling that I'm not ill enough to recover? 2. How do I believe recovery will be worth it when my ED voice is saying the opposite? 3. What made you decide to recover when it was hard? 4. When did you realise it was time to talk? 5. How to handle guilt after eating 6. How to handle fear of weight gain 7. Can I lose weight while in r...
2021-03-2819 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 13: Exercise, weight-loss, metabolism and rest with Faye Townsend.Eat less + move more is the simple formula for weight loss that we've (almost) all bought into at some point. We try our best, but then we reach a plateau. In this episode, I'm joined by specialist sports nutritionist Faye Townsend to discuss  - why might someone initially lose weight on a diet/exercise plan but then weight loss plateaus? - what can someone do if they feel it's impossible for them to realistically eat any less or move anymore? - the problem with online calorie calculators and extreme fitness challenges  ...
2021-03-1450 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 12: Why diets don’t work for long-term weight lossWe've pretty much all been on a diet, lost the weight, and then regained it back (plus more)! But why don't these diets help us to lose weight for good? I'm joined by nutritionist and Health at Every Size advocate Jeanette Thompson-Wessen. In this episode we discuss  - what is the evidence that diets don't work for weight loss long-term? - why might people regain the weight lost through a diet? - what is Health at Every Size, fat-phobia and weight stigma? - how to speak to a health professional who s...
2021-03-071h 03Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 11: The problem with dieting!Hi. Welcome back after a little break. In this bite-sized episode I'm speaking about the problem with dieting.  - what is a diet? - the consequences of restricting food intake - why diets don't 'reset' your relationship with food - options instead of dieting! - next episode: why diet's don't work for long-term weight loss Nourish Foundations (Stop Binge Eating) Group Course. Starts 14th March. Limited to 10 spaces. sign up here: https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/StopBingeEating2021  Download th...
2021-02-2731 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 10: Intuitive Eating with Certified IE Counsellor Erika PatemanWant to know more about making peace with food and listening to your body? Then you're in the right place. Join Erika Pateman (Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and anti-diet coach) and I as we discuss - what it means to be anti-diet - myths about intuitive eating - listening to hunger and fullness cues - getting satisfaction from a meal - common mistakes when trying to eat intuitively.  - how getting professional support can help with the process  Connect with Rachel. ...
2020-12-221h 04Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 9: Can I be vegan during eating disorder recovery with Emma Green (PhD)Part 2 with Emma Green. We round up Emma's story (carrying on from part 1/Ep 8) and discuss if it's healthy to be vegan (i.e., not eating meat, fish, eggs, dairy, honey) during eating disorder recovery. Emma took the decision to cut out animal products (including in make-up, clothes etc) during her recovery and is still vegan today, where-as I was vegan for a while, but have gone back to eating some animal products! This episode has some great questions to ask yourself surrounding your reasons for cutting out animal products and how to eat in a way...
2020-12-171h 03Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 8: Emma Green (PhD) Recovery Story and finding the right therapistEmma is now an anti-diet fitness coach and writer. She helps people to build a healthy relationship with food, exercise and their bodies. In this episode she chats to me about her experiences of  - bulling at school  - being in denial about an eating disorder - finding the right therapy and therapist - advice for her younger self and people struggling "no one ever regrets recovery!" Resource mentioned in this podcast episode https://jennischaefer.com/ Connect wi...
2020-12-131h 00Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 7: Dealing with food guiltIn this episode Dr Rachel Evans (PhD, CPsychol) answers the question "How to cope with the guilt of eating even if you know it's probably not even enough? But can't justify why you really need it".  Rachel reminds us that our body needs food, plus 4 other techniques that can help to reduce guilt around food in eating disorder recovery.  Tapping away guilt around food IGTV mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEJmJKABmDh/  Connect with Rachel.  Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder surv...
2020-11-2616 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 6: Binge eating recovery & improving your self-talk with Sarah DosanjhIn this episode, I'm joined by binge eating specialist Sarah Dosanjh (MSc CTA MBACP). We talk about  - Sarah's experience of recovery from binge eating and bulimia - A little known fact about why you might vomit after a binge  - How to start changing the way you speak to yourself after a binge ... and sooo much more!  You're going to want a pen and paper handy for this episode.  Connect with Sarah.  Sarah is a Psychotherapist, YouTuber and author of the book...
2020-11-1552 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 5: Choosing recovery from Anorexia with Joyfull JoyThanks to Joy for joining me in this episode, she is so open about her recovery from Anorexia. In this episode we chat about ...  - Getting stuck in quasi-recovery - Making the choice to eat  - Struggling with primal hunger and binge eating after restriction - Self-compassion and cultivating more self-love - The bodies we see on social media Connect with Joy. Joyfull Joy is a mental health advocate and eating disorder survivor who uses her 13 year battle with anorexia and orthorexia to...
2020-11-0852 minJust Eat Normally: Eating Disorder Recovery
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryEp 4: What is disordered eating?In this solo-episode, Dr. Rachel Evans (PhD) explores some indicators of disordered eating and exercise behaviours.   Instagram post mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGCJd39B8Sn/ This episode is for information only. It is NOT intended for diagnosis of an eating disorder. Please be aware that often there is a grey area between what is a 'healthy' behaviour and what is 'unhealthy' because of the amount of mental time and energy the behaviour takes. Also, there are other indictors of disordered eating not covered in this episode.  If you th...
2020-10-2122 min