Strong Enough by Eating Disorders Families Australia

As you care for your loved one with an eating disorder, have you ever thought ‘if only I could see inside their head and find out what’s going on!’

In this episode of the Strong Enough podcast Zoe Sheehan gives you a chance to do just that as she describes her experience of healing from Anorexia, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia and Body Dysmorphia over more than a decade.

Zoe talks about the treatments that worked, the mental health pressures - especially as a neurodivergent and queer person - the importance of family in rec...

Wondering what medications might help with eating disorders? We know there is no silver bullet pill or tablet that will “fix” or “cure” an eating disorder but there are a range of medications that can be used in conjunction with traditional treatment options and it may be that a simple change in dose will make the world of difference.

This podcast is an edited version of an EDFA webinar on Eating Disorders and medications with Associate Professor Warren Ward. He’s a psychiatrist, the Director of the Eating Disorder program at Ramsey Clinic New Farm, an author and...

When the subtle signs of disordered eating sneak into a home parents and carers often wonder: when should I worry? When is disordered eating serious? What should I do first if I suspect an eating disorder?

Paediatric Dietitian Lyza Norton shares her years of experience with thousands of families navigating disordered eating. She gives us some insights into the different kinds of disordered diets, even “clean eating” or only eating healthy food can become an issue. She also lists some of the most common early signs and symptoms to watch out for and it may not be w...

What if there was something you could do as a carer for a loved one with an eating disorder that could have a huge impact on how well you cope? Something that would boost your resilience and your ability to stay the distance in this challenging role?

What if it could be as simple as paying attention? Would you try it?

Mindfulness is often dismissed as something that you might be no good at or something you don’t have time for but in this episode of EDFA’s Strong Enough podcas...

Wondering what are the age limits for social media like Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok? Find out the story behind the world first decision to increase age limits on social platforms from the advocates and academics involved in the process

EDFA Executive Director Jane Rowan and Dr Simon Wilksch, Clinic Director at Advanced Psychology Services and a Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University speak to Strong Enough about the research and insights behind the historic decision and the impact it will have on those caring for loved ones with eating disorders.

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You might think this podcast episode is one just for the men in the lives of loved ones with eating disorders, but it is much more than that. It is a real insight into the roles men play when mental health issues, illness and eating disorders darken a doorway. It will help everyone in a family or partnership or caring role understand the challenges of caring that hit different for men.

It was so hard to get my head around what was going on, what my role would be, how to understand this, how we could s...

Back to basics with food after an eating disorder with Dietitian Shane Jeffery, using the five step RAVES model for a positive food relationship

Have you ever thought how complicated eating is these days? We live in a world where we’re bombarded with diet culture content and body image ideals – where food is staged with lights and filters and thousands of pretty, perfect plates are just a phone swipe away.

In this episode our guest, Accredited Practicing Dietitian Shane Jeffrey from River Oak Health, wants us to pare it all back saying a po...

When there’s a diagnosis of an eating disorder in a family it often impacts more than just one person and the rest of the family, particularly siblings, can feel the wide reaching ripples of change, of worry and concern, of isolation and even anger.

It’s a whole other layer of suffering that comes with unique challenges, which is why Eating Disorders Families Australia runs separate support groups for siblings, allowing them to ask questions in a safe space with moderators who have lived experience.

But what can you do as a c...

Meet Jenny Langley, an international Carer Coach and Trainer, helping families communicate better when a loved one is diagnosed with an eating disorder.

Jenny runs skills based training workshops in the New Maudsley Model, which was developed at London’s Maudsley Hospital by world leading clinical and academic psychiatrist in eating disorders, Professor Janet Treasure. The program teaches carers communications tools and techniques to engage with loved ones in ways that lower stress and anxiety for everyone in the family.

Jenny took part in the Maudsley Hospital’s initial pilot program after...

If you want to know how to build your resilience when caring for a loved one with an eating disorder then this is the Strong Enough podcast episode for you.

Our guest Hugh van Cuylenburg is one of the hosts of Australia’s most beloved podcasts “The Imperfects” and he runs The Resilience Project a national program teaching practical wellbeing strategies to build mental health resilience in the community.

But Hugh has also walked in your shoes and has seen the challenges firsthand of caring for someone with an eating disord...

Your questions about eating disorders ANSWERED!

Eating Disorders Families Australia runs multiple online eating disorder support groups to support the carers of people diagnosed with eating disorders ranging from anorexia and bulimia to food avoidance disorder and avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, also known as ARFID.

EDFA's lived experience forum moderators asked support group members for their top questions and concerns and we have invited EDFA Psychologist Chris Fowler onto the Strong Enough podcast to answer those questions.

Chris is the Program Director at EDFA's Fill The Gap counselling service...

For more than 30 years Professor Tracey Wade has been at the forefront of eating disorder research, clinical practice and public policy. Currently the Director of the Flinders Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing at Flinders University, Professor Wade has co-written three therapy books, published hundreds of papers and has just been awarded the 2023: Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy - Distinguished Career Award.

In this episode of Strong Enough - the podcast from Eating Disorders Families Australia - we focus on her work on the latest genetic links to eating disorders, delve into her research...

What is refeeding? Should I put extra calories in meals? How do I stay calm at the dinner table? What is the magic plate theory?

Eva Musby, our guest on this episode of Strong Enough, tackles all these questions (and more) about the refeeding stage of eating disorder recovery. You might know Eva from her international best selling book or her popular workshops but Eva is actually not her real name! She uses a pseudonym so she can tell her story candidly, on the world stage, and share her daughter’s restrictive anorexia diagnosis.

“You think how could we have that family love again? How can we ever have what we had before? But it’s there, it’s possible and it comes back.” Leah, Carer and Eating Disorders Families Australia supporter.

Leah's daughter had been struggling with mental health challenges when an eating disorder diagnosis rocked the family. In this heartfelt podcast - the second in EDFA's Strong Enough season - Leah talks us through those first days, the signs and signals she noticed, her experiences finding the health team her daughter needed and navigating the fear of a diagnosi...

When a loved one is diagnosed with an eating disorder it can be difficult to know where to start. In this first episode of Strong Enough - a podcast from Eating Disorders Families Australia - Executive Director Jane Rowan talks us through EDFA's eating disorder diagnosis checklist, using her lived experience as a carer for a daughter diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.

EDFA is a national organisation caring for the carers of people with eating disorders, providing online eating disorder carer support groups and eating disorder support forums, managed and moderated by people with lived experience. EDFA...

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Strong Enough is the new podcast from Eating Disorders Families Australia, an organisation caring for carers around the country.

Self care is vital. Use the short meditation at the start of each podcast to take a moment for yourself or jump to the one minute mark for this 5 episode series of candid conversations about the caring role, research into eating disorders and tips to navigate an eating disorder diagnosis.