Please welcome EDV Ambassador Lily to the podcast! Lily is a clinical nurse specialist at a large regional hospital in Victoria. She loves the outdoors and adores being an aunty. While Lily is now focused on living life to the fullest, as a teen she experienced anorexia nervosa, OCD, anxiety and depression. Lily's story of recovery covers the challenges of living in a rural area, navigating FBT, the backwards and forward steps of recovery, the impact of an eating disorder on the broader family unit, and the steps she takes to maintain her mental health. ? How do you navigate exercise in recov ..read more

We're putting our critical thinking caps on for this episode of Candid Conversations! Social worker, graduate researcher and EDV Peer Mentoring Program Manager Rachael Duck joins Bree for an important conversation that will challenge listeners to think outside the box and look beyond an individual focus on health. Importantly, we invite you to think about the idea that eating disorders don't happen on their own, and that people's experiences are often tied to larger social and cultural forces. As Rachael likes to say, the personal is political! The release of this episode aligns with Body Imag ..read more

In between recent visits to hospital wards to share her story, Ambassador Beth stopped into EDV to record her recovery story for you. Beth's story covers: The impact of a challenging home environment Feeling voiceless in the treatment process Hitting rock bottom, and getting back up again Pursuing recovery based actions, without intending to recover How a 'fear hierarchy' approach changed things Managing the shapeshifting nature of relapse Finding herself outside the eating disorder Big thank you to Beth for sharing in such a considered, helpful way. ? Are you looking for eating disorder tre ..read more

With borders open and people rushing to get their passports renewed, it's clear that travel is well and truly back! Travelling is so often a goal for people in recovery, but how do you know if you're ready for it? And where do you start in even planning a trip when you're so used to routine and structure in recovery? On this episode of Candid Conversations, we speak with Amy and Stefan, Lead Mentors in EDV's Peer Mentoring Program. They share their lived experience of travelling while in recovery, the lessons they learned and strategies they suggest for anyone considering packing their bags an ..read more

Well that sounds like an ominous episode title doesn't it!? We promise, this episode isn't a cautionary tale! In fact, it showcases the empowering and mutually beneficial experience that can come from sharing recovery stories with the world, provided it's done with thoughtful consideration for both story tellers and their audience.  We speak to two guests who have their own expertise in this space: Jessie, who can be found at @flourisingjessie, is an EDV Support Group Facilitator who documented her recovery through her Instagram account. Jessie reflects on her Instagram journey, her thou ..read more

Hello! We're dropping in for a bonus Lived Experience episode today with one of our Ambassadors, Audrey. Audrey shares her story as she would if she were speaking at an event or to a group of people in recovery. We want you to hear our Ambassador's stories in their own words, uninterrupted.  Audrey's story includes: Challenging family dynamics, including how that impacted her eating disorder and her recovery Ongoing medical challenges What helped in her recovery What didn't help in her recovery! How she maintains her ongoing wellness  Big thanks to Audrey for being the first EDV Am ..read more

Maintaining your identity when experiencing an eating disorder can be tricky. The illness often provides a false sense of comfort that can rob you of the things that make you you, like your interests, hobbies, friendships, relationships and life goals.  On this episode of Candid Conversations, we speak to Jess, a recent graduate of our Peer Mentoring Program, and Stefan, one of our wonderful peer mentors at EDV. We talk about Jess' progression through the program and what shedding the identity of her eating disorder has meant for her.  Jess speaks about: identity and recovery, toxic ..read more

Drawing on the insights from the knowledge and lived experience of the team here at EDV, we answer your questions and talk about the ins and outs of inpatient treatment services. On today's show we're joined by two of EDV's resident Telehealth Nurses, Gemma and Alison, who are both highly experienced in inpatient treatment for eating disorders. If you're feeling unsure if inpatient is the right path for you, we want this episode to give you a better understanding on what to expect. Gemma and Alison address: what a day might look like when in an inpatient setting, how to know if you need admiss ..read more

You know that place where you're almost recovered from an eating disorder? Most people think you're doing really well and hey, you are! But we know eating disorders do not give up easily. Even when you're almost at the finish line of recovery, behaviours can linger and you may find yourself still making room for your eating disorder. We call this place quasi recovery. It's a really common stage of the recovery journey and it can be tremendously difficult to push past. So, on today's show, we're joined by Lived Experience guest, Elli, Clinical Psychologist, Laura Gorrie and EDV's Wellbeing Coor ..read more

Today we are talking about the health care system and how you can go about accessing and affording treatment. A lot of people, understandably, find themselves very disillusioned with the health system. But this is exactly the thing we don’t want to happen! It is so so important to keep trying when it comes to treatment, and it’s why we want to make this process super clear for you with today’s episode. Even if you are not new to eating disorder treatment, we encourage you to give this episode a listen as there may be options and resources available that you haven't considered before.  ⏰ A ..read more