The theme of this episode is co-design – co-design in the field of eating disorders and eating disorders research.

Our expert guest is Associate Professor Genevieve Pepin from Deakin University. Genevieve is a researcher and occupational therapist with a passion for mental health, eating disorders and carers. She explains exactly what co-design is and why it is so important.

Our lived experience guest is Shannon Calvert, who shares her powerful story of recovery, after living with an eating disorder for 30 years.

We also talk about the recently launched Australian Eating Disorders Research & Translation Strategy 2021-2031 which was developed using a co-design approach. Both Shannon and Genevieve were on the Advisory Committee for the strategy. In this episode, they discuss their involvement and their experience of co-design first-hand.

Useful resources:

Australian Eating Disorder Research and Translation Strategy 2021-2031: https://bit.ly/3r6G7vv

‘Co-production: Putting Principles into practice in mental health contexts’ By Cath Roper, Flick Grey and Emma Cadogan: https://bit.ly/3EO96rT 

The Research-Practice Cycle: What is it and why is it important?: https://bit.ly/3IN08gX

Papers by A/Prof Genevieve Pepin:

Collaborative care skill training workshop: how Australian carers support a loved one with an eating disorder: https://bit.ly/3EUieeC 

Collaborative Care Skills Training workshops: helping carers cope with eating disorders from the UK to Australia: https://bit.ly/3J8Bojs

Follow A/Prof Genevieve Pepin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/genevieve_pepin 

Follow Shannon Calvert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/calvert_shannon

If you or a loved one needs support, please head to our website www.insideoutinstitute.org.au or call the national eating disorder helpline at Butterfly on 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673).

7. Co-design and Eating Disorder Research

We speak with Dr Norman Swan about the future of eating disorder research, in the first episode of our "Research Bites" mini-series.

Dr Swan facilitated an ideation day for the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre (a national research consortium led by InsideOut Institute), attended by some of the most brilliant minds in eating disorders research.

These are his thoughts on the day.

Find out more:
The Health Report with Dr Norman Swan
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport 

Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre: https://www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/ 
JOIN THE MAILING LIST: https://www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/get-involved 

InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders:
www.insideoutinstitute.org.au

1. Norman Swan (Research Bites)

In episode 2 of our "Research Bites" series, we speak with Professor Cindy Bulik about her most notable research projects and her hopes for the future of eating disorder care.

This series was recorded at an ideation day for the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre (a national consortium led by InsideOut Institute), attended by some of the most brilliant minds in eating disorders research.

Find out more:

About Cindy https://www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/profile/cynthia-bulik/ 

Paper: Reframing anorexia nervosa as a metabo-psychiatric disorder
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34426039/ 

Paper: Significant Locus and Metabolic Genetic Correlations Revealed in Genome-Wide Association Study of Anorexia Nervosa https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16121402


Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au
JOIN THE MAILING LIST: www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/get-involved

InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders
www.insideoutinstitute.org.au

2. Cynthia Bulik (Research Bites)

In episode 3 of our "Research Bites" series, we speak with Assoc. Professor Kamryn Eddy about her work and research at Harvard Medical School and at Massachusetts General Hospital.

This series was recorded at an ideation day for the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre (a national consortium led by InsideOut Institute), attended by some of the most brilliant minds in eating disorders research.

Find out more:

About Kamryn
https://www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/profile/kamryn-eddy/

Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre: www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au
JOIN THE MAILING LIST: www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/get-involved

InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders:
www.insideoutinstitute.org.au

3. Kamryn Eddy (Research Bites)

In episode 4 of our "Research Bites" series, we speak with Hunna Watson about her wide-ranging and exciting research in the field of eating disorders.

Hunna is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and adjunct research associate at Curtin University and the University of Western Australia in Perth.

Find out more:

About Hunna
https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/directory/hunna-watson/


Paper: Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-019-0439-2

Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre: www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au
JOIN THE MAILING LIST: www.eatingdisordersresearch.org.au/get-involved

InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders:
www.insideoutinstitute.org.au

4. Hunna Watson (Research Bites)

This episode features one of Australia's leading eating disorder dietitians, Fiona Sutherland, also known as The Mindful Dietitian.

We discuss mindfulness and yoga, and how it relates to food and eating. We speak about "normal eating” and intuitive eating, diet culture and dealing with excessive hunger.

We also hear Jenni's story and her 50 year struggle with an eating disorder.

For more on Fiona:
Check out her website themindfuldietitian.com.au
She is on Instagram and Facebook as @themindfuldietitian
Fiona's podcast is "The Mindful Dietitian Podcast"

Other relevant links:
Eating disorder training for dietitians: 
https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/coming-soon-nutrition-management-of-eating-disorders-in-the-community 
What is Normal and Natural Eating?
https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/what-is-normal-and-natural-eating
Blog: What is Normal Eating? https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/blog/what-is-normal-eating

Episode 3: The Mindful Dietitian Fiona Sutherland

New research suggests that eating disorders are much more common among First Australians, compared to non-indigenous Australians. 

The University of Western Sydney research shows that 27 per cent of Indigenous adults have an eating disorder, compared to 16 per cent of non-Indigenous adults. There’s a similar story when it comes to young people.

We speak to lead researcher, Dr Adam Burt, who is a proud member of the Wiradjuri people from Central New South Wales about his findings.

Links to the research papers:

Adult paper: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-020-02852-1

Adolescent paper: 
https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s40337-020-0286-7?author_access_token=UElD52Iw-lx5jhHz0bMK-W_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RM1gwp2dm8CqW96cdRB8nzVdyjfbbpzxF4DnfsX-FyfKTq4jgaL9LOwcJxwrCpLCvE3FQM0XY67PYhL4a2O57lZ5ojE6Gj04ASX7LaSazTmMQ%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR1u2FzRNAVIkvoSLyDaJm59-mJ6xtli441AFSkm-BsgR75-gWYCdGtzuBg

Episode 4: Eating Disorders amongst First Australians with Dr Adam Burt

In this episode we discuss trauma and eating disorders with Dr Sophie Reid. Sophie is a clinical psychologist, researcher and co-director of the Birchtree Centre – a specialist centre in trauma, addiction and eating disorders in Sydney.

Often underlying an eating disorder is trauma. Trauma can also lead to a range of other mental health conditions. In this episode we discuss why that is, what exactly trauma is, what are the impacts of trauma, how can it be treated, and what are the goals of treatment.

For more information about Birchtree Centre go to https://www.birchtreecentre.com.au/

Episode 5 Trauma and Eating Disorders with Dr Sophie Reid

In this episode we talk to exercise physiologist and health coach Sarah Liz King about healing your relationship with exercise during eating disorder recovery.

Exercise is often seen as a virtue in our society, but for people with an eating disorder exercise can become quite the opposite. It can become excessive and compulsive – to the point that it takes over your life and becomes dangerous for your health.

Sarah joins us to share her own experiences of overcoming an eating disorder and how she found peace with her exercise and her body. We also discuss how to safely exercise in eating disorder recovery, how to know when you’re doing too much and what to do about it, the role of social media, and more..

Useful links:

Eating Disorder Recommendations for the Fitness Industry: https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/fitness-australia-recommendations-for-eating-disorders

Online eating disorder training for fitness professionals:  
https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/eating-disorder-%E2%80%98red-flags%E2%80%99-decision-making-and-communication-for-at-risk-clients 

Find Sarah King:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahlizking/ 
Website - https://sarahlizking.com 
Podcast Holistic Health Radio Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/holistic-health-radio/id1455903870

6. Exercise and Eating Disorders with Sarah King

InsideOut is Australia's national institute for research and clinical excellence into eating disorders. We talk about all things eating disorders: latest research and innovation, treatment, navigating the road to recovery and the journey for families and loved ones. We speak with people with a lived experience and their loved ones, and experts in the field. If you'd like to share your story, email stephanie.boulet@sydney.edu.au

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