Too many people avoid seeking medical or therapeutic help because of existing weight stigma in the health industry. This means thousands of people don’t get the help that they need for very real, and even life-threatening illnesses like an eating disorder.

In today’s episode I speak to Emily Andersen, Marriage and Family Therapist from PsychED Recovery, who serves as a holistic and healthy model of what it is like to be a provider in a larger body.

Emily’s mission is to create a safe, inclusive, accessible space for all clients of all identities and body types to heal from the underlying causes of their eating disorder. Her goal is to empower clients to embrace their bodies and radically and unapologetically take up space in the world. Within that same sentiment, she aspires to model for her clients that recovery is possible through her own lived experience as someone who has overcome their eating disorder in a larger body and she teaches her clients how to advocate for themselves with medical professionals in a world of weight stigma, fat bias, and diet culture.

Today we explore Emily’s personal experience and professional insight into the world of disordered eating and advocacy for inclusive treatment for all.

You can find her at www.psyched-recovery.com or on Instagram at @psyched.recovery

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