EP 21: Weight inclusive care and calories on menus with Alex Williams
In this episode I speak to Alex Williams, a Registered Associate Nutritionist and Founder of Weight Inclusive Training for Healthcare Professionals. In this episode we discuss: - Alex’s relationship with food throughout school and university, her experience with ‘pseudo-dieting’ and how she’s found food freedom - How diet culture is ingrained in our culture and the pressure young women feel to fit in - Her journey to becoming a weight-inclusive nutritionist - Why all healthcare professionals should be weight-inclusive - The government's plan to introduce calorie labelling on menus in restaurants and the potential impact for people with eating disorders Connect with Rachel. Dr Rachel Evans is a psychologist, hypnotherapist and eating disorder survivor. She brings together academic knowledge and theories, therapeutic skills and personal experience for a unique perspective on eating disorder recovery. Rachel helps ambitious women to stop restricting, bingeing and purging and to feel comfortable in their body. https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/ https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd Connect with Alex: https://thecollectivewellness.co.uk/ https://instagram.com/thecollectivewellness https://weightinclusivetraining.co.uk https://instagram.com/wit_cpd