Episode #1 Pictures and Beginnings - An Introduction to our Podcast

In this episode, we host leading eating disorders specialist Professor Rachel Bachner-Melman, for a discussion of how the Covid-19 pandemic is changing eating disorders treatment, and what people with...

26 Maj 202037min

In this episode, we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic might affect people who live with anxiety, and explore some ways of managing stress in this time of uncertainty.

25 Apr 202027min

In this episode, we explore critical moments that prompt the decision to recover from an eating disorder, and the everyday actions that maintain the recovery process.

3 Dec 201930min

In this episode, we explore how experiences of obsessive-compulsive disorder link with eating disorders, and discuss how stigma and shame silence stories of obsessions and compulsions.The excerpt from...

5 Nov 201931min

In this episode, we explore eating disorders in the context of the family, turning our attention to the experiences of parents and siblings, and reflecting on the support they may need.

1 Okt 201925min

In this episode, we zoom out from the individual plate to the dinner table, and from the dinner table to the cafe and supermarket, to explore how food, as a social and cultural product, informs and in...

3 Sep 201923min

In this episode, we discuss the concept of “pathological altruism” with our guest, clinical psychologist Dr Rachel Bachner-Melman. We explore the relevance of this concept for eating disorders, but al...

6 Aug 201925min

In this companion episode, we comment on the conversation we started in “Altruism and Accusations”. We further question the use of the term “pathological”, and begin to consider some alternative and a...

6 Aug 201910min