538 episodes
- In this episode, I talk about my 7 step plan for reintroducing forbidden foods, with ease, without feeling guilty and obsessed with them.
Time slots:
1. Face reality of what's working (or not) 1.11
2. Make a list of your foods 2.33
3. Planning and regular eating 5.09
4. Visualise success ahead 7.33
5. Mindfulness and ceremony 9.03
6. How to cope with feeling full 9.57
7. Repeat, repeat, repeat 11.18
I hope that you find it helpful.
🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Online Courses:
Fitness Lovers Guide to Food Freedom https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/radical-self-care-and-building-your-thriving-eating-disorder-therapy-practice
Breaking Free From Bulimia: https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4
Professional Training:
Eating Disorders Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html
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#HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #anorexianervosa #atypicalanorexia #DisorderedEating #osfed #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #FoodObsessions #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #EmotionalEating #InnerHealing #TherapyInsights #copingstrategy #copingstrategies #eatingdisorders #bulimiarecovery #bingeeating #psychology #therapist #bulimiarecovery #bulimianervosa #bulimia #selfworth #bingeeating #bingeeatingdisorder #bingeeatingrecovery #bodyimage #bodyimagehealing #bodyimageissues #bodyacceptance #self-trust #trustyourself #recoveryjourney #quasirecovery #recoveryjourney #regulareating #recoveryhacks #forbiddenfoods #nofoodguilt #foodneutrality Therapist Explains Pros and Cons of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders
09/10/2026 | 10 mins.In this episode, I discuss the pros and cons of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBTe) for eating disorders. This is a therapy created by Professor Christopher Fairburn and his team in Oxford. It is often used in NHS services in treating eating disorders in the UK. It is an enhanced and specialist form of CBT, specifically for treating eds.
Time slots
1. Directive therapy 1.16
2. Limited sessions 3.09
3. Motivation for change 4.21
4. Present and the future 6.40
5. Psychoeducation tools 8.26
I hope that you find it helpful.
🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
📱 Food Freedom App: https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood
🎙 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-eating-disorder-therapist/id1499476074
🔔 Subscribe to YouTube for weekly eating disorder recovery support, therapy insights, and real conversations about food and healing: https://www.youtube.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist?sub_confirmation=1
Online Courses:
Fitness Lovers Guide to Food Freedom https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/radical-self-care-and-building-your-thriving-eating-disorder-therapy-practice
Breaking Free From Bulimia: https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4
Professional Training:
Eating Disorders Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html
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#HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #anorexianervosa #atypicalanorexia #DisorderedEating #osfed #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #FoodObsessions #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #EmotionalEating #InnerHealing #TherapyInsights #copingstrategy #copingstrategies #eatingdisorders #bulimiarecovery #bingeeating #psychology #therapist #bulimiarecovery #bulimianervosa #bulimia #selfworth #bingeeating #bingeeatingdisorder #bingeeatingrecovery #bodyimage #bodyimagehealing #bodyimageissues #bodyacceptance #self-trust #trustyourself #recoveryjourney #quasirecovery #recoveryjourney #regulareating #recoveryhacks #cognitivebehavior #cognitivebehavioraltherapy #cbt #cognitivebehavior4 Common Mistakes Loved Ones Make in Supporting Someone Struggling with an Eating Disorder
08/10/2026 | 7 mins.4 common mistakes loved ones make in supporting someone struggling with an eating disorder. I make reference to the New Maudsley Animal Model which uses animal metaphors to explain ways of supporting helpfully.
Animals to avoid: the rhino (overly directive); kangaroo and joey (over-caring); jellyfish (anxious) and ostrich (avoiding). Animals to aim to be: the dolphin (listening, empathetic, alongside) and the St.Bernard dog (calm and present).
Helpful book:- Skills Based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder (The New Maudsley Method) by Janet Treasure and colleagues.
Time slots
1.12 The rhino
2.09 The kangaroo and joey
3.15 The jellyfish
4.13 The ostrich
🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
📱 Food Freedom App: https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood
🎙 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-eating-disorder-therapist/id1499476074
🔔 Subscribe to YouTube for weekly eating disorder recovery support, therapy insights, and real conversations about food and healing: https://www.youtube.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist?sub_confirmation=1
Online Courses:
Fitness Lovers Guide to Food Freedom https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/radical-self-care-and-building-your-thriving-eating-disorder-therapy-practice
Breaking Free From Bulimia: https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4
Professional Training:
Eating Disorders Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html
📲 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordertherapist/
#HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #anorexianervosa #atypicalanorexia #DisorderedEating #osfed #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #FoodObsessions #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #EmotionalEating #InnerHealing #TherapyInsights #copingstrategy #copingstrategies #eatingdisorders #bulimiarecovery #bingeeating #psychology #therapist #bulimiarecovery #bulimianervosa #bulimia #selfworth #bingeeating #bingeeatingdisorder #bingeeatingrecovery #bodyimage #bodyimagehealing #bodyimageissues #bodyacceptance #self-trust #trustyourself #recoveryjourney #quasirecovery #recoveryjourney #regulareating #recoveryhacks #carersupport #carers #newmaudsleyanimalmodel #animalmodel
4.52 The dolphin
6.11 The St. Bernard dog
I hope that you find it helpful.- In this episode, I share 6 transformative secrets from my eating disorder recovery journey.
Time slots:
1. Relationship with food. 0.35
2. Slowing down. 2.32
3. Healing childhood wounds 4.49
4. Body image healing 7.33
5. Self-worth 9.29
6. Bigger picture thinking 13.14
I hope that you find it helpful.
🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
📱 Food Freedom App: https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood
🎙 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-eating-disorder-therapist/id1499476074
🔔 Subscribe to YouTube for weekly eating disorder recovery support, therapy insights, and real conversations about food and healing: https://www.youtube.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist?sub_confirmation=1
Online Courses:
Fitness Lovers Guide to Food Freedom https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/radical-self-care-and-building-your-thriving-eating-disorder-therapy-practice
Breaking Free From Bulimia: https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4
Professional Training:
Eating Disorders Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html
📲 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordertherapist/
#HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #anorexianervosa #atypicalanorexia #DisorderedEating #osfed #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #FoodObsessions #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #EmotionalEating #InnerHealing #TherapyInsights #copingstrategy #copingstrategies #eatingdisorders #bulimiarecovery #bingeeating #psychology #therapist #bulimiarecovery #bulimianervosa #bulimia #selfworth #bingeeating #bingeeatingdisorder #bingeeatingrecovery #bodyimage #bodyimagehealing #bodyimageissues #bodyacceptance #self-trust #trustyourself #recoveryjourney #quasirecovery #recoveryjourney #regulareating #recoveryhacks #recoverystory #recoveryjourney #recoveryispossible #recoverywarrior - Purging through self-induced vomiting is a compensatory strategy for eating. It is a disordered coping mechanism that people use to control weight, manage emotions and relationship with food.
In this episode, I share 9 tips on how to stop purging and eliminate this behaviour, to improve mental and physical wellbeing. I hope that you find it helpful.
Time slots
Pros and costs 0.58
Set a goal 4.58
Log triggers 5.52
Have an incentive 6.40
Deal with fullness 7.17
Delay 8.27
Distraction 9.51
Regular eating 10.13
Setpoint weight 10.44
🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
📱 Food Freedom App: https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood
🎙 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-eating-disorder-therapist/id1499476074
🔔 Subscribe to YouTube for weekly eating disorder recovery support, therapy insights, and real conversations about food and healing: https://www.youtube.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist?sub_confirmation=1
Online Courses:
Fitness Lovers Guide to Food Freedom https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/radical-self-care-and-building-your-thriving-eating-disorder-therapy-practice
Breaking Free From Bulimia: https://food-freedom-coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4
Professional Training:
Eating Disorders Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html
Body Image Training: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html
📲 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeatingdisordertherapist/
#HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #anorexianervosa #atypicalanorexia #DisorderedEating #osfed #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #FoodObsessions #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #EmotionalEating #InnerHealing #TherapyInsights #copingstrategy #copingstrategies #eatingdisorders #bulimiarecovery #bingeeating #psychology #therapist #bulimiarecovery #bulimianervosa #bulimia #selfworth #bingeeating #bingeeatingdisorder #bingeeatingrecovery #bodyimage #bodyimagehealing #bodyimageissues #bodyacceptance #self-trust #trustyourself #recoveryjourney #quasirecovery #recoveryjourney #regulareating #recoveryhacks #nighttimeeating #overeatingtips #bingeeating #bingeeatingrecovery #bingeeatingdisorder #bulimiarecovery #bulimianervosa #purging
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