Difficulty Gaining Weight: It's More Painful Than You Think

The Psychology of Eating Podcast

• Episode: Difficulty Gaining Weight: It's More Painful Than You Think
• Website: The Psychology of Eating Podcast
• Feed URL: http://ipeshow.libsyn.com/rss
• Duration: 01:01:28
• Published: 2016-08-09 19:00

Chloe developed anorexia at age 14, and though she was able to pull herself out of the the restrictive behaviors, she never fully dealt with the feelings of unworthiness and unlovability that were underlying the eating disorder. Before long, anxiety and obsessive thoughts about food and body grew into orthorexia (fixation on a healthy or pure diet), exercise addiction, and late-night binge eating. Now Chloe is struggling to regain some of the weight she's lost, and finding it to be the toughest challenge yet. Tune in as Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, helps Chloe map out a plan for weight gain that she can embrace with a sense of hope and dignity.