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
- 310
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
342: 10 Things You Need To Understand About Your Own Psychology
Our mind constantly plays tricks on us; sometimes this support us, but often, it's to our detriment. In this episode I look at 10 things that are essential to know about how your mind works.
00:37:28 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Rebroadcast: These 6 Things Are Crucial For Recovery
I'm sharing a solo episode this week and I'm covering six crucial areas in recovery. If you are trying to recover, these are ideas you want to be aware of.
00:41:38 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
341: Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) And Eating Disorders
Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) make up 15-30% of the population but there is a huge overlap between being an HSP and having an eating disorder. In this episode I look at the HSP traits, the reasons …
00:43:00 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
340: Body Image Inside Out with Deb Schachter
This week I'm chatting with body image and eating disorder expert, Deb Schachter. We cover topics from Deb's book Body Image Inside Out, including what is body image, the three elements that are esse…
01:44:04 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
339: Tools For Being Present In Recovery
It's easy with an eating disorders to get stuck in futuristic fear (what will happen to my body?) or past loops (memories of things that happened). The antidote to this is coming back into the presen…
00:33:10 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Rebroadcast: You Saved My Life
This week on the show I'm interviewing a past client called Sam. We worked together for just under a year and it’s incredible the changes that occurred over this time.
00:26:03 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
338: Going All In For Recovery
The concept of going "all in" for recovery has gained more mainstream popularity over the past few years. In this episode, I look at what this means, how it can be helpful in recovery, what the limit…
00:40:26 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Rebroadcast: Polyvagal Theory, Building Safety Anchors and Dealing with Trauma with Justin Sunseri
I'm chatting with Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Justin Sunseri on the podcast this week. This is a deep dive into all things polyvagal: looking at what it is and all the component ideas, how t…
01:53:58 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
337: Dealing with Low Motivation in Recovery
Motivation is something that isn't very dependable in recovery (and life in general). One day it's there, the next it's gone. In this episode I look at how to deal with low motivation at different po…
01:03:39 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Rebroadcast: Recovery, Self-Compassion and Feeling Comfortable In Your Body with Aaron Flores
This week Aaron Flores returns to the podcast. We discuss anxiety, Aaron’s appearance on the Ten Percent Happier podcast, binge eating disorder and some of the misconceptions with it, feeling comfort…
01:50:15 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
336: Overshoot in Recovery
Have you heard about the concept of weight overshoot in recovery? In this episode I talk about what it is, where the idea can from and problems that can arise from expecting the overshoot weight to d…
00:33:22 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
335: Weight Inclusive Healthcare with Vinny Welsby
This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Vinny Welsby about research they've done on healthcare and how being fat impacts this experience. We look at the outcome of this research including fat bias…
01:29:31 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
334: Breaking Free From The Restrict, Binge, And Purge Cycle
Eating disorders can follow some rather similar patterns, and one of these is the restrict, binge, purge cycle. As part of this episode I look at each of the elements of the cycle and the most import…
00:37:40 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Rebroadcast: Body Positive Fitness with Jenna Doak
Today I'm speaking with Jenna Doak, the Co-Founder and Head Trainer at Body Positive Fitness. We talk about Jenna's journey as a personal trainer and her own relationship with exercise. We also cover…
01:33:29 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Rebroadcast: The National Alliance for Eating Disorders with Johanna Kandel
Today on the show I'm chatting with Johanna Kandel. She is the founder and CEO of the National Alliance for Eating Disorders and the author of Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder. We talk about Johanna’…
01:22:18 |
Thu 22 May 2025
333: Body Image, Eating Behaviour and Social Media with Charlotte Markey
This week on the show I'm chatting with Dr. Charlotte Markey, a world-leading expert in body image research. We talk about what body image means, common struggles with body image, the differences bet…
01:51:21 |
Thu 15 May 2025
332: The Five Phases of Eating Disorder Recovery
As part of recovery, you go through different phases. And depending on which phase you're in, will determine the kind of symptoms you're having and what's most important for you to be focusing on. As…
00:53:48 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Rebroadcast: Overcoming Exercise Compulsion with Henry
This week on the podcast I chat with Henry, a client I've worked with since September 2021. He’d been living with an eating disorder for many years, which included lots of over exercise and exercise …
00:38:00 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
331: Intuitive Eating, Body Image And Dealing With The Comments Of Other People with Sam Previte
This week on the podcast I'm chatting with Registered Dietitian Sam Previte. We chat about how she discovered intuitive eating and many of aspects of how to apply this in your life, physical restrict…
01:23:53 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
330: Common Mistakes That Prevent Recovery
I have been reflecting on the client's I have worked with over the years and thinking about what are the things that make a difference and what are the areas where people get stuck. So today I'm shar…
00:45:36 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
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