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the Wise Body
The Wise Body is a podcast about eating disorder recovery, honoring your body and healing your relationship with food and exercise. Hosted by Dr. Sarah Hewes, she brings 20 years of experience in treating eating disorders and a genuine interest in your story and how she can help. She will be bringing in friends, experts, and family members to join in on the interviews and chats!
We will be discussing topics such as myths about eating disorders, medical complications related to eating disorders, body neutrality, and how to move away from orthorexia and exercise compulsion. Conversations will extend beyond eating disorders as we cover other various body topics including pregnancy, periods, 6 packs, menopause, nutrition, skin health, bone health and all things body. Join us every week as we address the complicated and mixed messages we receive about food and our bodies as Dr. Sarah and her friends and colleagues break down the research-based information you need to know.
Using an all-foods-fit and Health at Every Size approach, it’s time to peel back the veil and reveal who really benefits from imposing diet culture and the Thin Beauty Ideal. Spoiler alert: It’s not you! Each episode will highlight 5 meaningful takeaways so if you get interrupted while listening, you’ll know where you left off and won’t miss any valuable tidbits that will change your life! Subscribe now so you stay informed and connected with Dr. Sarah as she flips the script on dieting and exercise!
Keywords: eating disorders, eating disorder recovery, body health, orthorexia, exercise addiction, exercise compulsion, Health at Every Size, food, nutrition, psychology, Sarah Hewes, eating disorder therapist, mental health, diets.
Your host, Dr. Sarah Hewes is a solopreneur, speaker, therapist, researcher, and thought leader in eating disorder recovery. She has a masters and doctorate in psychology and has devoted 20 years of her career to helping people through the hell that is an eating disorder. She is here to tell you that recovery is possible but it must start with challenging the messages that dangerously permeate our culture about diet and exercise. As she values a holistic body approach, our shows will not be exclusive to eating disorders but will address other body topics from childbirth to skin care. Please join her and her expert guests as we bring the research to you and have some laughs along the way.
Sarah’s website: https://www.drhewes.com/
Sarah’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes
The Wise Body YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA
Sign up for a free consultation call with Sarah: https://www.drhewes.com/contact
the Wise Body
It's Just the Beginning - Introducing the Wise Body Podcast and the 5 Most Common Myths About Eating Disorders
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Welcome to the very first episode of the Wise Body podcast!! I am so excited you are here with me as we dive into topics related to eating disorder recovery and body health. In this episode I share a little about me, why I decided to do the Wise Body Podcast and the top 5 eating disorder myths I most commonly hear in my practice. Some may surprise you and so I’m here to break it all down in a way that makes sense.
The Wise Five: In each episode I ask 5 questions and present 5 takeaways. Here they are from Episode 1: The Top 5 Eating Disorder Myths Debunked. Here are the Sparknotes but for more please listen in!
Eating disorders are just a fad or a phase- There most certainly are not. They are a serious psychological, medical and emotional disorder that often requires treatment of some kind. They have the highest mortality rate of any psychological disorder behind opioid disorders.
Eating disorders don’t discriminate- They affect all races, ethnicities, genders, socio-economic status. People with food scarcity can also struggle with eating disorders.
Many people with eating disorders don’t feel “sick enough” and invalidate their own experience. All too often, people with eating disorders say this, and it is so dangerous because it sustains the eating disorder, which can become life-threatening even if one feels “fine.”
Normal labs indicate health- not true! Many people with normal bloodwork can die from an eating disorder. Normal labs may indicate the body trying to overcompensate for malnourishment.
A low heart rate means I’m a good athlete. Many athletes I’ve worked with have told me their medical providers have said this to them, but what is often missed is asking questions about food intake and eating disorder behaviors. We need to ask the hard questions.
My Website: https://www.drhewes.com/
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsarahhewes
The Wise Body YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOKmICHyAdq22q5Q3usbyA
Sign up for a free consultation call with me:
https://www.drhewes.com/contact
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Podcast editor:
Bob Montalban
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