Bodywhys Podcast

• NMCS S2E17: Compulsive exercise and eating disorders

  In this episode, Jenny and Harriet talk about the role of exercise and compulsive exercise in eating disorders. How do we know if a person is exercising to an extreme and how can we support a person as they change their relationship with exercise.NotesJenny's website: https://newmaudsleycarers-kent.co.uk/Jenny is running a session for those supporting a person with an eating disorder titled 'Compulsive exercise and eating disorders and return to healthy sport' on: Monday, October 13th, 2025 from 1.30pm to 4pm. Email: [email protected] to register your interestBodywhys website: https://www.bodywhys.ie/Resources mentioned in the podcast:CET : Compulsive exercise testREDS : relative energy deficit in sportsSEES : safe exercise at every stageLEAP (CBT programme from Loughborough university)LEAP (finding areas of agreement – LEAP institute)Nottingham University – guidance for sports professionals, PE teachers, Personal Trainers, gym staff and others.Peace pathway – autism and compulsive exerciseThe Exercise Clinic : Specialist Eating Disorder & Compulsive Exercise Treatment

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• Episode 59: How bodies matter and intrude in recovery

  In this episode, Barry speaks with clinical psychologist, Dr Agnes Ringer, about paradoxes in eating disorder recovery. We explore the role of workshops, the analytical questions, ambivalence, mechanical eating and agency.NotesTroublesome Bodies: How Bodies Come to Matter and Intrude in Eating Disorder Recovery | Culture, Medicine, and PsychiatryAnorexia as Parody: Postmodern Feminism and the Paradoxes of Anorexia

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• Episode 58: Tending the roots: Trauma and women’s experiences

  In this episode, Barry speaks with Bridgette Becker about her MA thesis. They talk about the role of historical trauma in women's experiences of eating disorders and the role of the patriarchy.NotesTending the Roots: Implications for Historical Trauma and Its Manifestations in Women's Eating Disorders - ProQuest

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• Episode 57: The experiences and support needs of mothers with eating disorders

  In this episode, Barry talks to Dr Laura Chapman, Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol, about the experiences and support needs of mothers with eating disorders. We explore previous research, and key themes, such as parenting as a double-edged sword and potential clinical implications of Laura's work. Laura also talks about her personal connection to eating disorders.Notes“I think it is woven through me, and sadly that means it is woven through our family life”: the experiences and support needs of mothers with eating disorders | Journal of Eating Disorders

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• NMCS: S2E16: Body dysmorphic disorder and body image distortion

  In this episode, Jenny and Harriet discuss body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), and body image distortion in eating disorder recovery. Although these are not the same thing, the terms are often interchanged. Jenny and Harriet talk about both, and how they may intersect when an eating disorder is in the picture. NotesJenny's websiteBodywhys.ieInternational OCD Foundation | Eating Disorders are Not the Same as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (And Why It Matters)

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