In this episode, Jenny and Harriet discuss body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), and body image distortion in eating disorder recovery. Although these are not the same thing, the terms are often interchanged. Jenny and Harriet talk about both, and how they may intersect when an eating disorder is in the picture. Notes Jenny's website Bodywhys.ie Internat…

In this episode, Barry talks to Dr Elisa Lewis, London South Bank University. We explore hegemonic masculinity and its relationship to body image, appearance investment, male gender norms and key themes from Elisa's research. Notes “Awful Skinny Boys” – Male Musical Theatre Performers’ Experiences of Body Image: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis - Mari…

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet talk through the difficult topic of NG feeding and how the Maudsley skills can be used to help tolerate the distress that goes with this. Notes Bodywhys website Jenny's website

In this episode, Barry talks to Catholic moral theologian, Dr Megan Heeder, University of Scranton. We explore moral judgements about food, temperance, prudence, connatural knowledge and the work of the late Beth Haile. Notes Aquinas's Unity Thesis and Grace: Ingredients for Developing A Good Appetite in a Contemporary AgeThe Beauty of a Good Appet…

In this episode, Barry speaks with Jinxu Li, Texas A&M University, about why people share their experiences of eating disorders on social media. Jinxu's episode focuses on research participants from China. We also discuss self-determination theory. Notes “I Want to Hold an Umbrella Over You Because I Have Been in the Rain”: Exploring Patient Influe…

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet are joined again by Livia Sara. This time they talk about the fear of weight gain for autistic people in eating disorder recovery. Notes Here are the links to Livia's podcasts mentioned in the episode. Part One Fear of Weight Gain in Autism and Anorexia[Part 1] Part Two Autism, Anorexia, and Fear of Gaining Weight…

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet talk through the third subtype of ARFID - fear of aversive consequences. Using real life examples, Jenny discusses the menu of Maudsley skills that can help carers supporting a person with this type of ARFID. Notes Bodywhys website Jenny's website

In this episode, Barry speaks with Dr Veya Seekis, Griffith University, about social media detox strategies, body image and well-being. We explore some of the appearance-related content people may encounter when they spend time on social media. Notes To detox or not to detox? The impact of different approaches to social media detox strategies on bo…

In this episode, Barry speaks with Cato Benschop, Utrecht University, about the life project account of eating disorders. We explore what this alternative framework offers for understanding people's experiences. Notes The life project account of eating disorders: agency in the pursuit of dietary goals Cato's website…

In this episode, Barry talks to Dr Madeleine Tatham, Norfolk Community Eating Disorders Service, about the impact of a podcast-based pre-treatment psychoeducation intervention. Dr Tatham also describes working with adults affected by eating disorders. Notes Enhancing assessment for eating disorders: the impact of a podcast-based pre-treatment psych…

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet are joined by Livia Sara, a well-established autistic advocate, recovery coach and eating disorder (ED) survivor. Livia is passionate about supporting families to learn how to support their loved one to use their autistic and ADHD traits to their advantage in ED recovery through a combination of science and lived …

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet continue talking about binge eating, this time within the context of a person experiencing extreme hunger in recovery. They discuss hypermetabolism and coping with the difficulties this throws up for the person recovering and their carer. Notes: Bodywhys website Jenny's website Eating Disorder Recovery for Adults …

In this episode, Barry speaks with Dr Andrea Goldschmidt, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, about FBT in the home. We explore the practicalities of how this works and potential benefits and some case studies. Notes Adapting family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa delivered in the home: A novel approach for improving access…

In this episode Jenny and Harriet explore binge eating within the context of adhd and autism. What drives binge eating behaviour? What carer skills can support a person struggling with binge eating? Kent New Maudsley website Bodywhys website

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet talk about the difficult situation of supporting a person (autistic or not) who is not ready to acknowledge they have a problem. They provide lots of suggestions for how to manage and approach this situation, and how as a supporter to not get totally exhausted when in this situation. Bodywhys website Jenny's websi…

In this episode, Barry speaks with Hanna Christian, Clinical Research Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, about challenges with diagnostic crossover. Notes: “You’re Just Looking at One Piece of the Puzzle… My Weight”: A Phenomenological Examination of Diagnostic Crossover in Eating Disorders

In this episode, Harriet and Jenny talk about supporting adults with ARFID. Bodywhys website https://www.bodywhys.ie/ Jenny's website. https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/

In this episode, Barry speaks with Dr Ann Haynos about the challenges of getting eating disorders research published. Not niche: eating disorders as an example in the dangers of overspecialisation | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet continue to discuss ARFID, this time in children. Harriet and Jenny talk about treatment, how the Maudsley skills can be used, and lots of resources and books that are helpful. ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers - By Rachel Bryant-Waugh PEACE pathway: https://www.peacep…

In the first episode of our mini-series on ARFID, Jenny and Harriet outline what ARFID is and how the New Maudsley Carer Skills can be helpful when supporting a person with ARFID. Notes Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/ Bodywhys website: www.bodywhys.ie

In this episode, Barry speaks with Hannah Kuhn about her personal experience of an eating disorder. Notes: Hannah's thesis: "Pretty Girls Don't Eat Pizza: How an Eating Disorder Taught Me I Am En" by Hannah Kuhn (liberty.edu)

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet talk about the decisional balance technique when supporting an autistic person with an eating disorder. *Please note: This episode was accidentally skipped in season 2, it follows on from NMCS S2E5 'Adapting the ALVS technique when supporting an autistic person with an eating disorder' Notes Bodywhys.ie Jenny's we…

In this episode, Jenny talks Harriet through the adaptations to the ALVS (Attend, Label, Validate, Soothe) technique when supporting an autistic person with an eating disorder. Using examples from carers Jenny has worked with, she explains the technique and how adaptations can be really helpful to establish connection with the person with an eating…

In this episode, Barry speaks with Dr. Bryony Davies, University of Plymouth, about microinterventions for body image. Notes: It helps to be funny or compassionate: An exploration of user experiences and evaluation of social media micro-intervention designs for protecting body image - ScienceDirect

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet continue to explore adaptations of the New Maudsley Carer Skills when supporting an autistic / neurodivergent person with an eating disorder. Learn how we can adapt OARS (Open questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening and Summarising), the communication skills at the heart of the Maudsley model. Notes Jenny's …

In this episode, Jenny introduces Harriet to the purple balloon. The episode begins with a recap of the red and blue balloon and then Jenny describes, using lots of examples, how the purple balloon can help us support autistic / neurodivergent people with an eating disorder. Notes: Jenny's website: ⁠https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/⁠ Bodywhys w…

In this episode, Jenny and Harriet outline the adaptations and developments of the New Maudsley Carer Skills model when applied to supporting an autistic or neurodivergent person with an eating disorder. Notes: PEACE Pathway: https://www.peacepathway.org/ PEACE BOB: https://peacepathwaybob.org/autism-and-eating-disorders/ Jenny's website: https://n…

Harriet and Jenny are back with a new season of the New Maudsley Carer Skills (NMCS) podcast series. In this episode, they discuss what they've been up to and what they plan to talk about in the upcoming season. Find out more: Jenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk Bodywhys website: www.bodywhys.ie…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys speaks with Emily Colton, Monash University, about neurocognitive factors and binge eating. Notes: Dysfunctional decision-making in binge-eating disorder: A meta-analysis and systematic review - ScienceDirect New Research: Revealing the True Duration of Binge-Eating Disorder (ps…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys speaks with Dr Gemma Sharp, Monash University, about artificial intelligence and ethics in relation to eating disorders. Notes Journal of Medical Internet Research - Ethical Challenges in AI Approaches to Eating Disorders (jmir.org) CoRe-ED…

In support of Pride Month 2024, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys speaks with Dr Philip Joy, Mount Saint Vincent University, about compassion, recovery and LGBTQ experiences. Notes Wicked Bodies “It’s beautiful and it’s messy and it’s tragic”: exploring the role of compassion in the eating disorder recovery processes of 2S/LGBTQ…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys speaks with Dr Amanda Raffoul, University of Toronto, about auditing social media algorithms. Notes: Social Media Algorithm Auditing | STRIPED | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

In this episode, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys speaks with Dr. Jennifer Hamer about sports coaches & relative energy deficiency in sport (REDS). Notes: A review exploring coach knowledge, attitudes/beliefs and behaviours towards low energy availability in athletes - Jennifer Hamer, Ben Desbrow, Chris Irwin, 2023 (sagepub.com…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys, speaks with Cat Papastavrou Brooks (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) & Dave Chawner (Lived Experience) about co-producing principles to guide health research. Notes: Co-producing principles to guide health research: an illustrative case study from an eating disorder res…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, Research and Policy Officer at Bodywhys, speaks with Dr Blair Burnette of Michigan State University about the ignored role of disadvantage in eating disorders. Notes The ignored role of disadvantage in eating disorders: Trends in Molecular Medicine (cell.com) A systematic review of sociodemographic reporting and repre…

This webinar was recorded as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024. Our thanks to Emmy, Johnny, Laura, Chris and Bláithín for sharing their experiences. See the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGtEMErXEic

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer speaks with Dr Jennifer Harriger, Pepperdine University, about social media and body image. Notes: TikTok, TikTok, the time is now: Future directions in social media and body image - ScienceDirect Research for CULT Committee - The influence of social media on the development of children…

In this episode, Barry, our Research and Policy Officer speaks with Akansha Naraindas (UCD) about interoceptive sensibility and body image. Body image disturbance, interoceptive sensibility and the body schema across female adulthood: a pre-registered study

In this episode, Harriet speaks with Michelle Kickham about living with a severe and enduring, or long standing eating disorder (SEED/L-ED).

In this episode we speak with Michelle Mc Carthy, Bodywhys Media Panel member and volunteer, about her experience with an eating disorder during Christmas and New Years. Notes: Find our 'Coping with Christmas' resources here: https://www.bodywhys.ie/free-coping-at-christmas-resources/

In this podcast we share a our 2023 'Coping with Christmas' webinar with Harriet Parsons, Psychotherapist and Training & Development Manager with Bodywhys. Notes:Find our 'Coping with Christmas' resources here: https://www.bodywhys.ie/free-coping-at-christmas-resources/ Bodywhys website: www.bodywhys.ie…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Dr Lisa Anderson and Dr Erich Kummerfeld, of University of Minnesota, about causal discovery analysis & precision medicine. Notes Causal discovery analysis: A promising tool in advancing precision medicine for eating disorders - Anderson - 2023 - International Journal of Ea…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Dr Karina Allen, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, about conceptualising early intervention for eating disorders. Notes A framework for conceptualising early intervention for eating disorders - European Eating Disorders Review First Episode Rapid Early Interve…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Catherine Armour of Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) about improving the adult inpatient experience. Notes Improving Adult Inpatient Eating Disorder Treatment: Perspectives of Canadians with Lived Experience (dal.ca) Wicked Bodies Adult hospital admissions for eat…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Therese Kenny of the University of Guelph about an ecological framework for recovery. We share this episode as part of World Mental Health Day 2023 #WMHD23 Notes More than an outcome: a person-centered, ecological framework for eating disorder recovery | Journal of Eating D…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Laura Kiely of Western Sydney University about the conceptualisation of longstanding anorexia nervosa. Notes Laura's Website: https://www.seeinganorexia.com/ Conceptualisation of severe and enduring anorexia nervosa: a qualitative meta-synthesis | BMC Psychiatry Listening i…

Gillian Todd worked with Prof Janet Treasure on the Adult eating disorder ward at the Maudsley Hospital in London for 17 years. During this time, the New Maudsley Carer Skills was developed. In this episode Jenny and Harriet discuss the development of the Maudsley Carer Skills with Gill, as well as thinking through how to support adults with EDs, a…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Dr Andrea LaMarre & Dr Kathryn McGuigan of Massey University about families experiences with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Notes Listening, learning, caring: exploring assemblages of, ethics of and pathways to care for avoidant restrictive food intake d…

This time of year is dominated for many by 'Back to school'. It can be a challenging time for anyone and especially for a person with an eating disorder and their family. In this episode, Jenny and Harriet discuss many scenarios of going back to school and which New Maudsley skills are helpful to use over the next couple of weeks. Notes: Click here…

In this episode, Barry Murphy, our Research and Policy Officer, speaks with Dr Ella Guest of the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) about body image interventions. Notes The effectiveness of interventions aiming to promote positive body image in adults: A systematic review A systematic review of interventions aiming to promote positive body image…