In this podcast Tabitha talks to B, a guy who totally didn’t have anorexia … but probably did!    B thought of himself as a normal guy, doing normal things: obsessively tracking calories, running absurd distances, and hiding in closets to avoid being invited to lunch. After an incident involving a blog post, evolutionary biology, […]

Goal setting in anorexia recovery. This is what we are often encouraged to do to help with our recovery. Set ourselves anorexia recovery goals – things we want to do, things we want to achieve. Write them down. Then, whenever we are struggling with anorexia, we are to remind ourselves of our goals. We look […]

Weight gain is inevitable and necessary in a heathy pregnancy, unless you are overweight prior to pregnancy. The following diagrams show the amounts of weight the average healthy pregnant woman gains and also what that weight gain constitutes. These are just simplified guides however so you should not expect to gain exactly this much in […]

TW Part 1 It’s been another strange few weeks. I read the report written by the social worker I was assessed by and I was taken back at how inaccurate it was. From seemingly minor things like writing I went to uni in Southend when I actually went to uni in Canterbury, to things like […]

In my younger years, I was a well-rounded child who had enjoyed life. I got good grades, was liked by peers and adults, played basketball, showed honesty and kindness, had a creative side, and was both driven and confident. So, what changed? That “perfect” child grew up. I began having trouble keeping up with all […]

Hey friends! Oh my gosh it’s 9:05pm, and I haven’t sat down yet all day! Apologies that this post is late…as I mentioned in last week’s post, WE BOUGHT A HOUSE! And so we are running around like crazy getting everything ready to sell our condo downtown! They’re coming on Wednesday to take pictures of […]

Dannielle B. Grossman is a California licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Truckee, California. She also works by phone and FaceTime with clients throughout California.  Danielle understands that food deprivation and fear responses around eating are at the core of all eating disorders and disordered eating patterns. She helps clients to truly get […]

I saw something on social media recently saying that there is nothing to miss about being an inpatient and that people should not be glamourising admissions. I totally agree that admissions should not be glamourised. However, I disagree that there are no elements to eating disorder inpatient admissions that you would miss. I think it […]

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I’m officially 18 weeks pregnant, and am on the very tail end of my Covid quarantine. Let me tell you — these last 10 days have been quite the exercise in mental fortitude. I am not the type of person that “get sick” often — in fact, I’m more a “mind over matter” kind of […]

https://eatingdisorderrecoverypodcast.podbean.com/mf/play/bkwkp4/Bulik_2019.mp3 In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Cynthia Bulik about recent study that identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa.  Link to paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-019-0439-2 ———————————– Dr. Bulik, a clinical psychologist, is Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry, professor of nutrition in the Gillings School of Global […]