Kylie Johnston is a Psychology student at UBC Okanagan in Canada. She recognised that she had developed an eating disorder in September 2020 and is currently well into her recovery journey. Kylie is a passionate mental health advocate and reached out to me to share her story of recovery to help and inspire others.  In this episode we discuss: Factors that led to the development of an eating disorder, including becoming vegetarian, life changes, the Covid-19 pandemic and isolation  Changes in thinking style and unhelpful thought patterns that are common during an eating disorder The impact of the eating disorder Food rules, compensation mechanisms and exercise addiction Kylie's turning point and how her family helped in find the motivation to recover The aftermath of an eating disorder Benefits that Kylie experience from working with a dietician and therapist during recovery Similarities in our stories; I share some of my experience of an eating disorder Apologies for my baby brain, this episode was recorded back in May 2022 when I had a 2 month old! Despite that, I think that we cover a lot of very important points and concepts in this episode. Recovery resources. Episode 3 - What's it like to see an eating disorder dietician? with Talia Cecchele Episode 13 - Exercise, weight-loss, metabolism and rest with Faye Townsend Episode 23: Flow with Chlo on how to get your period back  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 Kylie. If you would like to connect with Kylie than please contact me and I can put you in touch.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rachel-evans8/support