Not Looking Like the Stereotype of an Eating Disorder with Director Jo Money

Understanding Body Matters Podcast

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be bringing back one of our very special guests from ‘Eat, Love, Live’, Jo Money. Josephine Money is the Founder and Director of ‘Eat Love Live’, an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Nutritionist, a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC), and a co-Founder of Eat Love Live Education. Jo has been working within the eating disorder field for over 20 years working across a range of settings including in private practice, the community and in public health, working with individuals, groups and in program development. Where Jo has worked for the Eating Disorders Foundation Victoria where is now a board member, at Royal Melbourne Hospital in the Eating Disorder Unit, at the Melbourne clinic in their Eating Disorder Program, at the Royal Women’s hospital and at The Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery a joint initiative from St Vincent’s and Austin hospital. Jo also provides clinical internal supervision and case conferencing for clinicians working to strengthen the link between mental health and dietetic support.

On this week’s episode we will be speaking about the very many stereotypes of eating disorders including how these stereotypes came about. Discussing weight-based stigma, to class-based stigma and the stigma that has been perpetuated through the old research populations. Jo also discusses the stereotypes that are still circling within mainstream society, the media and in and in professional settings such as in healthcare. Shining a light on the difficulties that stereotypes create for people seeking support and the internalisation of stigma. So please welcome our next special guest, Jo!

Podcast Summary:

1. Eating disorders are unique and individual to each person

2. Everybody is deserving of treatment

3. The stigma associated with eating disorders and social class

4. Social classes have their own unique risks for disordered eating

5. Professionals being unknowingly informed by stereotypes

6. The internalised stigma and bias

Links to Jo:

‘Eat, Love, Live’ Website: eatlovelive.com.au

Eat Love Live Education Page: ⁠https://elleducation.teachable.com/⁠ Instagram: @eatlovelive

Facebook: Eat Love Live | Melbourne VIC

Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau

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