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Understanding the Intersection of Neurodiversity and Disordered Eating
Disordered eating is a complex and multifaceted issue, and for neurodivergent individuals, the challenges can be even more pronounced.

NEDDE TRAINING
Jan 172 min read
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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...

Bernie Wright
Aug 15, 20244 min read
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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...

NEDDE TRAINING
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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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...

NEDDE TRAINING
Jul 18, 20242 min read
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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...

NEDDE TRAINING
Jul 5, 20244 min read
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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,...

NEDDE TRAINING
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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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...

NEDDE TRAINING
Mar 18, 20248 min read
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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...

NEDDE TRAINING
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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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...

NEDDE TRAINING
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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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...

Nedde Training
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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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...

Nedde Training
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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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...

Nedde Training
Mar 6, 20236 min read
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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...

Nedde Training
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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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,...

Nedde Training
Feb 27, 20234 min read
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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....

Nedde Training
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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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....

Nedde Training
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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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...

Lisa Smith
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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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...

Bernie Wright
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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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,...

Nedde Training
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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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...

Bernie Wright
Oct 31, 20222 min read
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