Ep 38: Understanding an eating disorder and recovery tools with Rachelle Heinemann
Just Eat Normally: Eating Disorder RecoveryShow Notes
In 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 eating disorders
Processing emotional experiences
How to tap into your emotions
Understanding the WHY behind your eating disorder
Why symptom reduction shouldn’t be the only factor
How there is not just one way to recover
Identifying your values as a recovery tool
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 and purging. and to feel comfortable in their body.
https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/
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Connect with Rachelle.
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