In moments of high emotions, like feeling stressed from work, angry at your spouse, or sad from grieving, how are you regulating your emotions? Do you bury them deep down and move on? Do you let them take control of you and guide your actions? There has to be a balance on the emotional scale, but where does the balance lie? In this solo episode, we’re covering how our emotions play into eating disorders and how emotion regulation is crucial.

Learn more about eating disorder therapy and treatment in NYC and Brooklyn with Rachelle Heinemann at rachelleheinemann.com.

Today, we are talking with Hilmar Wagner about what eating needs to look like when someone is starting their eating disorder recovery and what happens when you jump straight into Intuitive Eating. 

If you are looking for a trusted, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist to answer all those FAQs about Intuitive Eating- this is your episode! 

Learn more about eating disorder therapy and treatment in NYC and Brooklyn with Rachelle Heinemann at rachelleheinemann.com.

Today is all about finding and embracing your WHY for your recovery, especially in those moments when nothing seems worth it. We have TedX speaker Alana Van Der Sluys sharing personal insights, tools, and acronyms (so many acronyms!) to help you along your recovery journey.

Learn more about eating disorder therapy and treatment in NYC and Brooklyn with Rachelle Heinemann at rachelleheinemann.com.

Today's episode is a follow-up from last week's with Dr. David Wiss, all about ultra-processed foods. I stand by the content of the information and data shared last week, and I know David only speaks about information he can completely back up. However, I do want to reiterate the intent of the conversation. It was not to make more rules in your brain or tell you to be more restrictive. We were mostly talking about issues with policies and the general food industry, the research, and the biases in research. We highlighted where some information out there may actually be false.

This is a much larger conversation— not just about me or you.

To reiterate, I very much agree with the idea of all foods fit model, food neutrality, and listening to your cravings. However, I think when we end at that, it feels like something is missing.

Learn more about eating disorder therapy and treatment in NYC and Brooklyn with Rachelle Heinemann at rachelleheinemann.com.

Even though the idea of following hunger and fullness cues seems simple, there are many misconceptions out there. Today, we’re breaking down what hunger fullness cues are, how to tap into them, working with a dietitian, and how intuitive eating plays a role. Learn more about eating disorder therapy and treatment in NYC and Brooklyn at rachelleheinemann.com.

I get asked ALL the time why I don’t endorse intentional weight loss and dieting. Here, I answer this question and address why trying to lose weight AND heal your relationship with food won’t work. We’ll discuss what “healthy” means, what to do instead of dieting, and how intuitive eating plays a role. Find more information on disordered eating, eating disorder treatment, and deep work therapy in NYC and Brooklyn on my website.

This episode is a conversation with family nurse practitioner Chana Ganz in response to an episode of the “Honestly” podcast with Bari Weiss entitled “Are We Eating Ourselves to Death?” We dive into obesity and life expectancy in America, the possible solutions to these problems, and how intuitive eating plays a role. Find more information on disorder eating, eating disorder treatment, and deep work therapy in NYC and Brooklyn on my website.

Laura Pumillo has a nutrition practice in Manhattan, and has had 25 yeas of helping people suffering from eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, to name a few. She discusses when intuitive eating is and is not appropriate for eating disorder treatment, how the 10 principles and weight play as factors in treatment, and where help from a therapist and dietitian comes in.

Mya Kwon is an anti-diet dietitian who discusses self-compassion concerning eating disorders, therapy, and healing your relationship with food. Read on to learn what happens to your body when you engage in negative self-talk, and how to begin the process of healing with self-kindness.

Rachel Fine, RD, discusses nutrition, injury prevention, and the daily life of a dancer. Rachel is a certified specialist in sports dietetics and certified counselor of intuitive eating. Although her practice caters to dancers of all levels, her expertise provides value to us all.

When you want to heal your relationship with food and not subscribe to diet culture, how to you follow intuitive eating?

On this episode of the Understanding Disordered Eating Podcast, Leah Kern, explain her anti-diet basics of following intuitive eating and gentle nutrition to start on the journey of eating disorder recovery.

This week on Understanding Disordered Eating, Rachelle outlines the basics of intuitive eating. She details the 10 principals and goes through how she understands each to mean. She talks about discovering satisfaction in food, learning hunger cues, identifying fullness cues, and stopping to use food as the only way to manage emotions. She talks about how this can be transformative in your healing from eating disorder and disordered eating.