7: The Stigma behind Eating Disorders | What it’s like inside the brain of an ED | Diet Culture Myths
Welcome back to Wholistically, You Podcast! In honor of NEDA week, we dive into the topic of eating disorders. We lay out some of the myths behind having an eating disorder, and what it is like to dive inside the brain of someone with an eating disorder (ED). There is a lot to discuss, so this is an overlay of busting some myths and explaining why diet culture is so toxic and ever-present in our society.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Weight stigmas in the health industry
- Obesity epidemic?
- Thin obsessions
- Are diet-fails our own fault?
- Common myths behind eating disorders
- The noise and disturbance in the mind
- Food isn’t just food to an ED
- How different the pathways in the brain are
- Parietal’s role in body awareness
- Same brain, different signals
- Seeking help
- Real truth about recovery
- Does eating more make it better?
- Planning vs. spontaneity
- Food being medicine
- Does intuitive eating help?
- Disordered eating vs. an eating disorder
- Hiding behind the stigma
- Gaining a personality
- Being afraid of change
Resources:
A Ted Talk that wonderfully articulates what the ‘Rulebook’ of an Ed is
An amazing Ted Talk on the physiology and biology going on in the brain of someone who struggles with Anorexia Nervosa
Body of Truth by Hariet Brown– a look into our society’s obsession with weight
Nation Eating Disorder Associate resources found here
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