Real Health Radio
Real Health Radio is the podcast for you if you want freedom from an eating disorder. I’m your host Chris Sandel, nutritionist, coach and eating disorder expert. And despite what the eating disorder may be telling you, you CAN reach a place of full recovery.
The podcast alternates between solo shows and guest interviews with leading experts. We cover topics including eating disorder recovery, exercise compulsion, ACT, polyvagal theory, body image and self-worth, trauma, anxiety, grief, habit formation and goal setting. As well as sharing interviews with clients who have gone from the depths of an eating disorder to reaching the freedom of full recovery.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 75 minutes
- Episodes
- 308
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
313: Trying To Appease The Eating Disorder Won’t Work
One common mistake that occurs with an eating disorder is attempting to appease it. And typically, this is born out of the fear of what the eating disorder might do, so it's a form of anticipatory ob…
00:17:06 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
312: The Fear Of Weight Gain And Loss Aversion
Fear of weight gain is typically the biggest fear getting in the way of recovery. In this episode, I examine the connection between this fear and the concept of loss aversion, referencing a fantastic…
00:19:57 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
311: Going All In, Extreme Hunger, Mental Hunger and Dealing with Weight Gain with Becky Freestone
Today on the show I'm talking with Becky Freestone, recovery coach and someone who fully recovered after 20+ years of living with an eating disorder. We cover Becky's recovery journey plus going all,…
01:30:04 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
310: You Never Have To Restrict Again
One common fear that regularly comes up is the belief that after doing recovery for some length of time, you'll need to start restricting again. In this episode, I go through some of the misconceptio…
00:21:25 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Rebroadcast: Eating Disorder Recovery
On this episode of Real Health Radio, it is a solo show and it is all about eating disorder recovery. I cover the many aspects that make up recovery when we truly want to get at all the ways that an …
01:33:09 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
309: Body Image Freedom With Jamie Magdic
On this week's episode of the podcast I chat with Jamie Magdic about her book Food & Body Image Freedom Workbook & Journal: Find body love and food freedom without diets, food obsession, or weight sh…
01:46:06 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
308: Cognitive Impairment, Anticipated Regret, Eating Speed and Her New Book With Emily Troscianko
This week we have a returning guest with Emily Troscianko making her second appearance on the show. As part of this episode we talk about the research Emily did to test if her memoir would create har…
01:51:49 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
307: You’re Not Good At Predicting The Future
As humans, we are not very good at predicting the future or how a future event will leave us feeling and how long that feeling will last. And this is especially the case when living with an eating di…
00:24:58 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
306: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Eating Disorders With Dr Jennifer Gaudiani
We have a returning guest to the show this week, with Dr Jennifer Gaudiani returning for her second time. This episode is a deep dive into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and eating disorders.
01:37:41 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
305: Five Ways To Remind Yourself That Thoughts Are Just Thoughts
It's easy to get hooked by our thoughts, even when they are unhelpful and pull us away from the kind of life we want to lead. This episode gives you five practical tools to help remind you that thoug…
00:27:24 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
Rebroadcast: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Person-Focused Therapy and Eating Disorder Recovery with Dr. Colleen Reichmann
On this episode of Real Health Radio, my guest is Dr. Colleen Reichmann. We chat about Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), person-focused therapy, eating disorder recovery, motivation, harm reduct…
01:51:23 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
304: Co-Morbidity With Eating Disorders and ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) with Dr. Brad Smith
This week on the show I speak with Dr. Brad Smith, the chief medical officer for Rogers Behavioural Health. We talk about the co-occurence of many conditions with eating disorders: OCD, anxiety, depr…
01:37:16 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
303: Going Slow Isn’t Easier And Better For Recovery
One of the most common mistakes I see people making is to go slow in recovery. As part of this episode I look at the common reason why people take this approach and why it doesn't help.
00:26:18 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
302: Coping Without Using Eating Disorder Behaviours
Do you know how to cope without using eating disorder behaviours? For many (or most) the eating disorder becomes their only means of coping. This means that part of recovery is about learning other w…
00:25:35 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
301: Compulsive Movement, Digestive Issues In Recovery, And RAVES With Talia Cecchele
This week I the show I speak with Talia Cecchele. We talk about overcoming compulsive movement, digestive issues in recovery, the RAVES framework and how it can be used when making choices about food…
01:11:43 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
300: Start Before You Feel Ready
The eating disorder will always try to convince you that now is not the right time to recover. You will never feel completely ready, so rather than waiting any longer, start before you feel ready.
00:25:59 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
Rebroadcast: Body Image and Self-Worth with Summer Innanen
On this episode of Real Health Radio, I'm chatting with Summer Innanen. For many of you, Summer doesn’t need an introduction. This is her third appearance on the show and someone I have been a fan of…
01:50:12 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
299: Recovery Is Hard. Living With An Eating Disorder Is Harder
The eating disorder always makes out how hard recovery is. But the reality is, that living with an eating disorder is harder than recovery.
00:22:17 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
298: Overcoming Calorie Counting, Compulsive Exercise, Shame and Secrecy With Sheri Segal Glick
In this episode I speak with Sheri Segal Glick, author of The Skinny: My messy, hopeful fight for full recovery from anorexia. We cover calorie counting, compulsive exercise, shame and secrecy, quasi…
01:28:41 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
297: Hidden Potential
This week on the podcast I am looking at Adam Grant's book Hidden Potential and the ideas from it that can be applied to recovery.
00:45:07 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
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