The Body Isn’t the Problem; it’s the answer. - Rachel Lewis-Marlow
In our CCIH Study Group in August we decided to change up our usual routine and discuss a podcast. We choose Food, The Body, and Trauma and Attachment with Guests Paula Scatoloni & Rachel Lewis-Marlow from the Therapist Uncensored podcast series. I have often felt confused by traditional eating disorder programs that focus on cognitive interventions and strict, rigid treatment protocols. From a trauma-informed perspective, an eating disorder is an attempt to manage—to resource a painfully dysregulated system. Any treatment that advocates a war with our bodies cannot be the path to healing. Lewis-Marlow refers to the current eating disorder treatment climate as a “body-phobic field.” This podcast is an important contribution to moving toward a more holistic, body-centered approach to eating disorder treatment.
TU99: Food, The Body, Trauma, & Attachment With Guests Paula Scatoloni & Rachel Lewis-Marlow | Therapist Uncensored
What if we flipped the script and learned to see our body as a messenger that needs to be heard rather than an obstacle to be conquered when it comes to our relationship with food? When we take physiological perspective, we learn that the body has much to say not only about food but…
