Why Neurodivergent Clients Feel Therapy Isn’t Working
In recent months, I have been involved in several discussions within neurodivergent communities on social media, particularly among those...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Aug 12
- 3 min
The Link Between ADHD, Autism, and Compulsive Behaviours: Shopping, Spending, and Eating Disorders
Have you ever bought something on a whim, only to regret it later? Or perhaps you’ve found yourself eating more than you planned, even...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Supporting Neurodivergent Clients with Eating Disorders: A Neuro-Affirming Approach for Therapists and Counsellors
Working with clients who suffer from eating disorders presents various challenges. However, when the client is neurodivergent, these...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Jul 5
- 4 min
Is Anorexia just Body Dysmorphic Disorder? by Deanne Jade
On having this interpretation of anorexia offered to me, my first reaction was of course not! Although in the 1980s a famous eating...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Embracing Autism Acceptance Through Education: NEDDE TRAINING’s Mission
Today, we want to shine a light on a very special day that means the world to us and many others - World Autism Acceptance Day,...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Mar 18
- 8 min
ARFID: What is “normal” anyway?
I’m Mel, an Integrative Counsellor in private practice and I’ve been working with eating disorder charities for several years. I was...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Mar 6
- 2 min
A Heartfelt Plea for Compassion: Rethinking Weight Stigma
In the heart of NEDDE Training, there's a story we need to share—a story about understanding, empathy, and the urgent need to shift...
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NEDDE TRAINING
- Aug 16, 2023
- 2 min
My ADHD Journey: From Diagnosis to Discovery
Five months ago, I received an ADHD diagnosis from a private clinic. Despite the recent controversies surrounding ADHD diagnoses, as...
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Nedde Training
- Apr 13, 2023
- 3 min
For the rest of your life by Rebekah Bailey
"For the rest of your life" is a phrase I have heard time and time again since I underwent continuing professional development training...
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Nedde Training
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
Let's talk about Bariatric Surgery.
Bariatric surgery is controversial with many people believing that it’s the easy route ‘out’ for people in very large bodies. But what...
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Nedde Training
- Mar 6, 2023
- 6 min
Sam Hope: Why do so many trans and neurodivergent people have eating issues?
A discussion came up in a clinical consultation group I’m involved with about the number of trans people who have disordered eating. I...
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Nedde Training
- Mar 3, 2023
- 1 min
Mel Wakeman: Around 25% of folk diagnosed with an eating disorder, are men.
This % is likely much higher due to lack of screening and diagnosis, treatment that is not accessible and limited research that doesn't...
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Nedde Training
- Feb 27, 2023
- 4 min
Interoceptive Awareness and the Neurodivergent Client by Mel Wakeman
Interoceptive awareness (IA) enables us to know how we're feeling physically and emotionally. It’s how we know we are thirsty or hungry,...
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Nedde Training
- Feb 26, 2023
- 2 min
Bariatric Surgery. What I wish I knew before.
Two years after the surgery, I lost 40% of my excess weight. This was not what I had expected or been promised, but it was what it was....
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Nedde Training
- Jan 16, 2023
- 4 min
Eating disorders & Neurodivergence often go hand in hand. Here is what you need to know.
Eating disorders are more common than many people think, and it’s even more likely for people who are neurodivergent to suffer from them....
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Lisa Smith
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Let's talk about the MENOPAUSE.
The menopause is not an illness or a diagnosis which requires immediate medical intervention, it is a natural biological process all...
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Bernie Wright
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Eating disorders do not care about the colour of our skins.
If your eating disorder symptoms have ever been downplayed, dismissed, or outright missed due to the color of your skin, sadly, you’re...
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Nedde Training
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Thinking about praising people for weight loss? Literally please don’t!
Supplied with permission, open letter to Linkedin written by Mel Riley Snr Accred Psychotherapist. "Oh you have got a cracking figure,...
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Bernie Wright
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Bariatric patients in desperate need for psychological help.
After delivering training recently on working with the Bariatric Client to which some of you attended, I have become committed to...
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Lisa Smith
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Neurodiversity and Nutrition
The relationship between health and nutrition is a complex one, and one which requires an individual tailored approach for each and every...
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