Christmas Preparaton with ORRI

The Full of Beans Podcast by Hannah Hickinbotham

Episode notes

In this weeks episode, Han is joined by Dr Joanna Silver. Joanna is the lead psychological therapist at Orri, a specialist eating disorder treatment service in London. Joanna joins us to discuss Christmas preparation, and to provide advice on navigating a number of festive concerns.

In this weeks episode, we discuss:

  • Common concerns that Joanna has witnessed in clients including:

    • The increased number of social events and how to navigate them.

    • Spending more time with family members.

    • Wanting to restrict before social events.

    • The urge to binge because of the quantity and types of food in the home at Christmas that may normally be avoided.

    • Navigating triggering conversations around food and body.

  • Supporting someone through eating dis ... 

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