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I've not written a blog for months. I've been moving house, had little internet connection, and been generally busy, and tired. I'm glad that this pas...

Recovery stories: Recovering from an eating disorder with bariatric surgery

In this podcast Tabitha talks to Donna about her experience of bariatric surgery and eating disorder recovery

Food is so much more than just nutrition! [Podcast]

The social importance of food
 
Blog post: https://tabithafarrar.com/2019/09/food-is-so-much-more-than-just-nutrition-by-design/

JD Ouellette: Experts by Experience Peer Mentoring in the Eating Disorder Field

This week, Tabitha talks to peer mentor JD Ouellette about experts by experience and peer mentoring in the eating disorder field. 
JD Ouellette ...

For Sarah: Unless treatment stops promoting restriction, people will continue to die from eating disorders

Warning: This episode may be difficult or triggering for some listeners. It involves talking about a person who recently died of anorexia.
 

Dr G: Considering trans and non-binary individuals in eating disorder treatment

 In this podcast, Tabitha takes to the wonderful Dr Jennifer Gaudiani about trans and non-binary individuals in eating disorder treatment. 
 

Dr Cynthia Bulik: Recent study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Cynthia Bulik about recent study that identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins...

Atypical Anorexia

In this podcast, Tabitha answers the question "What are your thoughts on the term Atypical Anorexia?"

Actually it IS about the food: a talk with psychotherapist Danielle B. Grossman

Dannielle B. Grossman is a California licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Truckee, California. She also works by phone and F...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children, Adolescents, and Adults

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Jennifer Thomas and Kamryn Eddy about their new book on ARFID. 
 
-Cognitive-behavioral therapy f...

Funding deficit for eating disorders: Taking action in the UK

Recovering when you're a no-nonsense guy who totally doesn't have anorexia but has some sort of problem [Podcast]

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,...

Eating disorders and substance use: avoiding the whack-a-mole game in treatment

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to David Wiss about eating disorders co-occurring with substance abuse.

David Wiss, MS, RDN is the...

How eating disorders affect our values, and our decisions

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks about how eating disorder change our beliefs and values, and how recovery also changes these aspects. 
 

Dr G: Muscles in recovery, and how you can have an eating disorder in any size body

In this podcast Tabitha talks to Dr Gaudiani about what happens to the muscular system when a person is in recovery from and eating disorder and/or ma...

Eating disorders and disabilities: cerebral palsy

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Hannah, about eating disorders and cerebral palsy. 
Tabitha's note: I have worked with a number of clien...

Migration/Adapt to Flee Famine theory and fear

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar has a discussion with Shan Guisinger — author of the Adapt to Flee Famine paper — about the biological fear of eating...

Recovery Stories: 11 years old and pushing for recovery

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to "S" an 11-year-old in recovery, about his recovery journey, and his desire and motivation to get well. 

Six ‘biases’ against patients and carers in evidence-based medicine

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Trisha Greenhaugh about the paper titled Six ‘biases’ against patients and carers in evidence-based medici...

Recovery stories: Finding YOU in recovery.

This week Tabitha talks to Sarah Rzemieniak, a fellow recovery coach who has recovered from an eating disorder herself.
 
Sarah Rzemienia...

Intention, Motivation, Commitment: The difference between wanting to recover, and actually recovering

New Year 2019. 
In this podcast, Tabitha talks about her own recovery, and why wanting to recover isn't enough. 

"Surviving" the holiday season 2018

Happy Holidays everyone! 

Treatment Stories: Being shamed for wanting more food

In this podcast you will hear an audio recording of an account of a treatment facility from a person in recovery. 

Bodybuilding, gyms, and eating disorders: A guy's perspective

In this week's podcast, Tabitha talks to Ari Snaevarsson about bodybuilding, gyms, and his perspective on how the fitness culture influences people wi...

Eating disorder treatment should never punish eating

In this podcast episode, Tabitha talks to a person in recovery about past treatment experiences, and how these led to this person being taught that un...

Why eating disorder treatment fails people by making eating more complicated

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to a person in recovery who shares some information about how treatment has made her even more confused about how to ea...

How full recovery feels

In this podcast, Tabitha speak a little on the topic of full recovery, and what mental state and other markers may look and feel like. 

The scale: To weigh or not to weigh in recovery

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks to Bridget Whitlow about weighing in recovery
 
Bridget Whitlow, MS, LMFT is a licensed psychotherap...

Dr Jennifer Gaudiani: Sick Enough

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to Dr Jennifer Gaudiani about her new book "Sick Enough."
 
Introduction
Part One: Not Enough Calorie...

Dr Adele LaFrance: Emotion Focused Family Therapy

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar talks to Dr Adele LaFrance about Emotion Focused Family Therapy in eating disorder treatment. 
Links to resources...

Emotional eating

In this podcast, Tabitha Farrar talks about emotional eating, and why it isn't really a thing

Neural Rewiring For Full Recovery From An Entrenched Eating Disorder

In this podcast Tabitha Farrar explains why she believes that neural rewiring is a crucial and often not understood aspect of achieving full recovery...

Recovery Stories: Blue Milk

In this podcast, Tabitha talks to a guy in recovery from a restrictive eating disorder

Recovery stories: Cannabis and eating disorder recovery

In this week's podcast, Tabitha talks Sophia — a person currrently in recovery — about medical use of cannabis in recovery from anorexia. 

Recovery Stories: Connection and Advocacy

This weeks podcast is a conversation with Aimee Becker on recovery, connection, and advocacy
 
Aimee Becker is the Chief Operating Officer...

Fiona Willer: Weight stigma, lifestyle assumptions, and how to spot a true HAES practitioner

Fiona Willer, AdvAPD, is the author of 'The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Dietitians', and co-author of 'The Non-Diet Approach Guidebook for Psychol...

HAES Series: Going deep with Deb Burgard

Deb Burgard, PhD, FAED* is a psychologist and activist from the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in concerns about body image, eating, weight stigm...

June Alexander: Recovery as an adult, and writing.

This week I talk to June Alexander, who was in her fifties when she fully recovered from long-term anorexia. 
June's personal bio:
I  love...

Rebecca Scritchfield 2018: Body Kindness and postpartum body image

 
 
Rebecca Scritchfield is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified exercise physiologist, author of the book Body Kindness, and ho...

Family support: is it appropriate for adults too?

In this podcast I talk about my personal highlights from the ICED conference presentation that I was part this year with Rebecka Peeples, Rachel Milln...