EP 21: Weight inclusive care and calories on menus with Alex Williams

<p>In this episode I&nbsp;speak to Alex Williams, a Registered Associate Nutritionist and Founder of Weight Inclusive Training for Healthcare Professionals. In this episode we discuss:</p> <p>-&nbsp;Alex’s relationship with food throughout school and university, her experience with ‘pseudo-dieting’ and how she’s found food freedom</p> <p>- How diet culture is&nbsp;ingrained in our culture and the pressure young women feel to fit in</p> <p>- Her journey to&nbsp;becoming a weight-inclusive nutritionist</p> <p>- Why all healthcare professionals should be weight-inclusive</p> <p>- The government's plan to introduce calorie labelling on menus in restaurants and the potential impact for people with eating disorders</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Connect with Rachel.</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/">https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/">https://www.instagram.com/rachel.evans.phd/&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd">https://www.facebook.com/rachel.evans.phd&nbsp;</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Connect with Alex:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thecollectivewellness.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://thecollectivewellness.co.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://instagram.com/thecollectivewellness" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/thecollectivewellness</a></p> <p><a href="https://weightinclusivetraining.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://weightinclusivetraining.co.uk</a></p> <p><a href="https://instagram.com/wit_cpd" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/wit_cpd</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/rachel-evans8/support" rel="payment">h