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The Eating Disorder Therapist

HARRIET FREW
The Eating Disorder Therapist
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  • The Eating Disorder Therapist

    7 Powerful Mindset Shifts to Help You Deal with Weight Restoration | Eating Disorder Recovery

    2026/05/02 | 18 mins.
    FOOD FREEDOM APP - 20% OFF currently with Spring 2026 sale: https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood

    Weight restoration can be hugely challenging in eating disorder recovery.

    This episode gives mindset shifts on how to deal with this.

    1. Understanding fear as a natural part of the process.

    2. Action over doing.

    3. The Parable of the Chinese Farmer.

    4. 3 Islands - finding your recovery sweet spot and creating a new place.

    5. Learning to self-soothe and calm your nervous system.

    6. Dealing with comments from others and external validation around thinness.

    7. Knowing that you will handle it, whatever life throws at you. Leaning into self-trust.

     

    🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

     

    📱 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/ -

     

    Welcome to the official Podcast channel of Harriet Frew, The Eating Disorder Therapist.* This channel is dedicated to supporting you in finding peace with food, improving your relationship with eating, and overcoming disordered eating. My aim is to create a space that feels safe, informative, and encouraging, where recovery is not only possible, but realistic for anyone willing to take those steps.

    ➡️ I’m a BACP qualified therapist with over 20 years of experience working in eating disorders, and I’m also an expert by experience, having fully recovered from bulimia nervosa. This allows me to bring both professional knowledge and personal understanding into the work that I share here. On this channel, you’ll find a combination of solo episodes and conversations with guests. I speak with individuals about their recovery journeys, interview professionals working in eating disorders and mental health, and share practical tools, insights, and reflections from the therapy room that you can begin applying in your own life.

     

    #HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #Undereating #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #FoodObsessions #EmotionalEating #IntuitiveEating #HealingJourney #TherapyInsights #RecoveryJourney #RecoveryisPossible #childhood #innerchild #trauma #healing #mentalhealthpodcast #weightrestoration #weightgain #anorexiarecovery #anorexianervosarecovery
  • The Eating Disorder Therapist

    3 Valuable Insights into Healing Childhood Wounds to Live Fully Today | Eating Disorder Recovery

    2026/04/29 | 13 mins.
    FOOD FREEDOM APP - 20% OFF currently with Spring 2026 sale: https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood

    In healing, you might be tempted to avoid looking at the past, but rather seeking out tools and strategies to support change. The problem is that this change is not then long lasting as many of your old patterns and ways of being are embedded in your unconscious. Part of healing is about making these old patterns conscious and processing and healing from old emotional wounds.

    In this episode, I explore: -

    1. Dealing with the reality of your childhood experiences, rather than holding onto a fantasy version.

    2. Understanding where projection is showing up in your current relationships and sabotaging them.

    3. Dealing with emotional triggers from the past. Clearing old wounds and moving on with clarity.

     

    🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

     💬 Have you used psychological formulation? What do you think about it as a tool?

    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/ -

     

    Welcome to the official Podcast channel of Harriet Frew, The Eating Disorder Therapist.* This channel is dedicated to supporting you in finding peace with food, improving your relationship with eating, and overcoming disordered eating. My aim is to create a space that feels safe, informative, and encouraging, where recovery is not only possible, but realistic for anyone willing to take those steps.

    ➡️ I’m a BACP qualified therapist with over 20 years of experience working in eating disorders, and I’m also an expert by experience, having fully recovered from bulimia nervosa. This allows me to bring both professional knowledge and personal understanding into the work that I share here. On this channel, you’ll find a combination of solo episodes and conversations with guests. I speak with individuals about their recovery journeys, interview professionals working in eating disorders and mental health, and share practical tools, insights, and reflections from the therapy room that you can begin applying in your own life.

     

    #HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #Undereating #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #FoodObsessions #EmotionalEating #IntuitiveEating #HealingJourney #TherapyInsights #RecoveryJourney #RecoveryisPossible #childhood #innerchild #trauma #healing #mentalhealthpodcast
  • The Eating Disorder Therapist

    My 9 Biggest Lessons In Eating Disorder Recovery

    2026/04/25 | 21 mins.
    In this video, I do a deep dive into my 9 biggest lessons in eating disorder recovery. I explore: -

    1. The importance of holding onto hope and pursuing different recovery routes, leaning into self-trust.

    2. Symptoms work might need to happen first, to get out of restriction and all the mental and physical consequences of this.

    3. The value of regular eating and balanced meals.

    4. Reintroducing forbidden foods with safety and structure.

    5. Dealing with the roots of the problem and processing emotional issues and trauma.

    6. Softening the inner critic and working to build self-compassion.

    7. Building robust body image.

    8. The importance of healthy relationships.

    9. Sculpting a life that is fulfiling and purposeful, beyond the eating disorder.

    🌐 If you're looking for more support in your recovery journey, you can explore my work here: https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/

     💬 Have you used psychological formulation? What do you think about it as a tool?

    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/ -

     

    Welcome to the official Podcast channel of Harriet Frew, The Eating Disorder Therapist.* This channel is dedicated to supporting you in finding peace with food, improving your relationship with eating, and overcoming disordered eating. My aim is to create a space that feels safe, informative, and encouraging, where recovery is not only possible, but realistic for anyone willing to take those steps.

    ➡️ I’m a BACP qualified therapist with over 20 years of experience working in eating disorders, and I’m also an expert by experience, having fully recovered from bulimia nervosa. This allows me to bring both professional knowledge and personal understanding into the work that I share here. On this channel, you’ll find a combination of solo episodes and conversations with guests. I speak with individuals about their recovery journeys, interview professionals working in eating disorders and mental health, and share practical tools, insights, and reflections from the therapy room that you can begin applying in your own life.

     

    #HarrietFrew #TheEatingDisorderTherapist #EatingDisorderRecovery #Undereating #FoodFreedomJourney #BingeEatingRecovery #MentalHealthSupport #BodyImageHealing #RecoveryIsPossible #FoodObsessions #EmotionalEating #IntuitiveEating #HealingJourney #TherapyInsights #RecoveryJourney #RecoveryisPossible
  • The Eating Disorder Therapist

    Understanding the Psychology of Your Eating Disorder

    2026/04/22 | 11 mins.
    This episode does a deep dive into understanding the psychology of your eating disorder, looking at predisposing factors, core beliefs, triggers and perpetuating factors. It is loosely based on a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy model.

     

    Find out more about my work: -

    My YouTube channel

    Food Freedom App - https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood

    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 Online Course - https://food-freedom coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4

    Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html

    Body Image Training for Professionals - https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html

    My website - https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk

     

     

    #formulation #psychology #foodfreedom #eatingdisorderrecovery #relationshipwithfood #eatingdisorderrecovery #therapist #therapisttools #cbt
  • The Eating Disorder Therapist

    Body Image: Love Yourself and Grow up Fearless with Professor Charlotte Markey (updated version of The Body Image Book for Girls OUT NOW!)

    2026/04/18 | 36 mins.
    Today, I'm talking to Professor Charlotte Markey, who is a world-leading expert in body image research, having studied body image and eating behaviors for nearly three decades. She is passionate about understanding how to help people have a healthy relationship with their body and food. Charlotte is a psychology professor at Rutgers University and a research scientist who has published over 100 scholarly articles and chapters about health issues.

    Charlotte is also an experienced book author, having published The Body Image Book series (The Body Image Book for Girls in 2020; The Body Image Book for Boys in 2022, and Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life in 2024). She also co-edited the 3-volume Encyclopedia of Mental Health (2023). She writes regularly for news outlets such as Psychology Today and is often interviewed for TV, news articles, and podcasts including the NY Times, Washington Post, and NBC.

    Today, Charlotte is back to talk about her NEW and IMPROVED Body Image Book for Girls: Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless This episode will give you a deep dive into body image with tips and inspiration to feel better in your own body and to support your young people too.

    To get a copy of Charlotte's book: -

    https://www.thebodyimagebook.com/ 

    https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/body-image-book-for-girls/dr-charlotte-markey/9E761C14D5765803C588A14B322DE3B5

     

    Find out more about my work: -

    My YouTube channel

    Food Freedom App - https://studio.com/apps/harriet/freedomfood

    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 Online Course - https://food-freedom coach.teachable.com/p/intuitive-eating-beginners-course4

    Eating Disorders Training for Professionals - https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html

    Body Image Training for Professionals - https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html

    My website - https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk

     

    #bodyimage #bodyimagebooks #charlottemarkey #foodfreedom #eatingdisorderrecovery #relationshipwithfood #eatingdisorderrecovery

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Overcome disordered eating and find peace with food.
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