🌟 How I navigated toxic social media content through my recovery 🌟

As you may have seen I have announced the awareness event I have organised, “Stories of Recovery and Hope” which is a night dedicated to bringing awareness to eating disorders through the lived experience of me and my two incredible co-hosts Evan and Ayzia.

I have been overwhelmed by the support this event has received already and even more excited that people have asked whether certain topics will be covered on the night. This is exciting as we want to make this event as relevant and informative as we can so we have welcomes this feedback with open arms.

This week I had a conversation with a lovely lady who asked whether we will be talking about the impact of toxic social media on recovery and how we navigate through this. When she asked this I knew that she was not alone in navigating toxic social media content and the power it has to fuel disordered behaviours and glamourise disordered eating and manifestations of this.

I couldn’t wait until the event to talk about this so this weeks episode is dedicated to ‘how I navigated toxic social media content through my recovery’.

The hard pill to swallow is that we are never going to be completely immune to this, we are never going to boycott this content (maybe one day?) and we are going to see content that may be harmful to our recovery. HOWEVER, I talk about the power of YOU and how YOU have the power to disengage from this content.

In a world filled with f****d up algorithms and content designed to receive the most engagement we need to have our social media bul***it detectors on at all times! Join me on today’s episode as I share my lived experience with navigating social media through recovery and beyond! Y

ou can listen on spotify, apple or my direct link which can be found in the link in my bio! I would love to hear your feedback, what measures do you have in place to protect yourself from harmful social media content?

TW – in today’s episode I talk about disordered eating, eating disorders and recovery which may be triggering for some.

I have linked some great resources below which can offer support if you find yourself needing to speak to someone.

@thebutterflyfoundation National Helpline 1800 334 673

@lifelineaustralia 24/7 support 13 11 14

@beyondblueofficial 1300 224 636

NEW THE COMPATIBLE YOU PODCAST EPISODE Today’s a goodie (But I always say that!) today’s episode is called – ‘Dismantling Diet Culture with APD Laura York’ It is no secret that we are regularly, if not daily, influenced about food, nutrition and movement but individuals who don’t have our best interest at heart.. I’m talking the “don’t eat this food”, “Do this exercise to get abs” or “don’t eat after this time if you want to reach so and so” – cue eye roll! Society is saturated with this nonsense and in today’s episode I sit down with Accredited Practicing Dietician Laura York from @iamlaurayork We break down some common misconceptions surrounding health, nutrition and body image which are often spun by media outlets and show you the reality. In this no bullshit approach to holistic health you can hear how passionate we are to reduce the harm caused by diet culture and help individuals see that their worth is determined by far more than their physical bodies. We also touch on the idea that as women we don’t need to shrink ourselves down and not ask for what WE WANT. We are no longer living by the narrative of you’re “too much” or “don’t charge that, you’re not worth that!” – screw that! We talk about backing yourself and stepping in to the person you TRULY ARE! You can listen by searching “The Compatible You Podcast” on Spotify or Apple. You can also click the link in my bio which will take you to my streaming service!

When I sought out professional help for my eating disorder I only thought that the recovery was completed by psychologists alone. It wasn’t until I was in the midst of recovery with my interdisciplinary team that I understood how many professionals can be involved including Accredited Practicing Dieticians (APD).

I was excited to be joined on this episode by non-diet Accredited Practicing Dietician (APD) Amanda Maiorano from @madeby.mandy Amanda has experience working within the realm of eating disorder treatment and strives to dismantle diet culture in her practice which is something the world needs more of!

In this episode we chat about all things: 

- Harmful nutritional and diet advice that is saturating our online environment 

- The role of APD’s within Eating Disorder recovery

- Important considerations when seeking help

- Challenging beliefs surrounding food

- The impact of misinformation about nutrition on individual’s body image and relationship with food

You can find Amanda here at @madeby.mandy and you will not want to miss out on her incredible recipes she shares!