Eating Disorders & Healthy Relationships with Clinical Psychologist Bronwyn Lee

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Clinical Psychologist, Director of Bronwyn Lee Clinical Psychology and Senior Project Manager Bronwyn Lee. Bronwyn has worked in both public and private settings for over 10 years, working as a Senior Psychologist Clinician in organisations such as Headspace. In addition to her current role, she also works as a Senior Project Manager and Supervisor at the InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders at the University of Sydney (USYD).

Bronwyn’s clinic is based in the beautiful Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in Woollahra. In her practice Bronwyn has a special interest in treating adolescent mental health, eating disorders, body image concerns, self- esteem, emotional regulation difficulties, depression, anxiety, low mood, anxiety, interpersonal issues, anxious rumination, ADHD, life transitions, stress and burnout. Bronwyn’s interventions most commonly uses interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Maudsley’s Family Based Therapy for Eating Disorder, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating disorders (CBT-e), Schema therapy and Interpersonal Therapy.

On this week’s episode we will be speaking about the impact of eating disorders on interpersonal relationships. Looking at the role of healthy supportive relationships and how an eating disorder might impact this. We will also be using tools such as Schema Therapy to identify the core needs people have within relationships and how to best understand them. So let get into it!

Podcast summary

1. Healthy relationships

2. An eating disorder can impact how you relate to people

3. Core needs in relationships: secure attachment, autonomy, boundaries, freedom to express emotions & to have fun

4. Being our own healthy adult & responding to difficult emotions

5. The relationship with the eating disorder

Links to Bronwyn & Bronwyn Lee Clinical Psychology

Website & Clinic: https://bronwynlee.com.au

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