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
296: Autism and Eating Disorders with Livia Sara
Today's guest is Livia Sara. In this episode, we chat about the overlap between autism and eating disorders, existential loneliness, metabolism, body image, eating variety and its place in recovery, …
01:49:37 |
Tue 28 May 2024
295: Cognitive Distortions
Cognitive distortions are patterns of thought that distort our perception of reality, cause us to misinterpret situations, magnify negative emotions, and hold unrealistic expectations of ourselves, o…
00:27:44 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Rebroadcast: Midlife, Ageism, Recovery, Body Image and Intuitive Eating with Michelle Vina-Baltsas
On this episode of Real Health Radio, I'm chatting with Michelle Viña-Baltsas. We speak about Michelle's decades-long struggles with food and body and how she healed her relationship with both of the…
01:55:34 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Rebroadcast: Recovery From Anorexia
This week I'm speaking with Jo, a client I've recently finished working with. We cover her recovery journey from the depths of anorexia and now back to health.
Mon 22 Apr 2024
294: Overcoming Complex Trauma, Escaping An Abusive Relationship And Reaching Full Recovery with Victoria Kleinsman
Today on the show I'm chatting with Victoria Kleinsman. We cover her 20 year battle with an eating disorder, escaping an abusive relationship, reaching a place of full recovery, how she went from bod…
Fri 12 Apr 2024
293: The Problem With Delaying Your Eating
It's very common with eating disorders to put off eating, both while active in the eating disorder and even in recovery. In this episode, I explain a few of the problems with this strategy.
Sat 30 Mar 2024
Rebroadcast: Is Anorexia Nervosa An Anxiety Disorder with Dr. Sasha Gorrell
Today on Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Dr. Sasha Gorrell. We talk about the question of is anorexia nervosa an anxiety disorder. We spend a lot of time speaking about the brain and other topic…
Wed 20 Mar 2024
292: The Asymmetry Of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders seemingly use logic to convince you of why you should or shouldn't do certain behaviours or why something is or isn't important. But in reality, eating disorder are actually illogica…
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Rebroadcast : Unapologetic Eating, Beauty Ideals, Body Grief and Self-Connection with Alissa Rumsey
Today on Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Alissa Rumsey. We talk about her book Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. We go through the four sections the book contain…
Tue 27 Feb 2024
291: Recovery Even During The Most Difficult Of Circumstances With Kate Ely
This episode features an interview with my past client Kate Ely, discussing her journey to recovery from an eating disorder. It's an incredibly vulnerable and open interview as Kate discusses many of…
01:21:53 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
290: Reaching A Place Of Full Recovery With Jayne Cudia
This episode features an interview with past client Jayne Cudia, discussing her journey to recovery from an eating disorder with my guidance. Over two and a half years, they worked closely, transitio…
Mon 12 Feb 2024
289: One Big Fear With Weight Gain
This episode was inspired by a recent client conversation (in fact, a conversation I've had many times before). I cover a common fear that comes up connected to making changes and weight gain, someth…
Sat 10 Feb 2024
288: What Does Full Recovery Mean?
Full recovery is a term often used in recovery circles, but what does it mean? In this episode, I cover some definitions and different aspects of full recovery and how you can reflect on your own exp…
Mon 05 Feb 2024
Rebroadcast: Health At Every Size and Weight Stigma with Ragen Chastain
This week on Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Ragen Chastain. We cover many topics from her book Fat: The Owner's Manual including Health At Every Size, weight stigma, weight bias in eating disor…
01:33:59 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Rebroadcast: The Fast Track Trial And The Obesity Collective With Louise Adams
This week's guest on the podcast is Louise Adams.
Louise Adams is a clinical psychologist who works in private practice from her home in Sydney, Australia and has been practising in this field for …
Louise Adams is a clinical psychologist who works in private practice from her home in Sydney, Australia and has been practising in this field for …
Mon 22 Jan 2024
287: Death And Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can have serious and sometimes fatal consequences. In this episode I talk about the recent death of a past client and what I hope people can take from this tragedy.
00:16:53 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Rebroadcast: Eating Disorder Recovery with Emily Troscianko
On this week's episode of Real Health Radio, I'm speaking with Emily Troscianko. We talk about her recovery from anorexia and then many of the topics that she has written about, like eating meat in r…
Mon 08 Jan 2024
286: Goal Setting In Recovery
Goal setting is an essential part of the recovery process from eating disorders. In this episode I look at different types of goals, when they are applicable and how to best use goals in support of a…
Tue 02 Jan 2024
285: Symptoms While Recovering
There can be a misconception that when you start recovery, all symptoms immediately improve. This is unfortunately not the case, and it is common for symptoms to arise as part of recovery. In this ep…
Wed 27 Dec 2023
284: Binges While Recovering
Binges while recovering are a common occurrence, despite the fear that they create. As part of this episode, I look at why binges occur in recovery, how to think differently about them and suggestion…
Mon 18 Dec 2023
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