Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery and Cake, with Dr Kamila Irvine

Send us Fan MailIt's always humbling to speak to our amazing experts and our conversation with Dr Kamila Irvine was no exception! Whilst she is a very senior researcher and serious advocate for weight-inclusivity, she is also incredibly good fun to chat to and we could have gone on for much longer!We talked about:- how body image is susceptible to many influences- what are precipitating, perpetuating, protective and pre-disposing factors when it comes to our body image and how we can mitigate them- how neurodivergence can impact our eating behaviours and contribute to disordered eating- how eating disorder recovery might need a different approach in neurodivergent individuals- how body sensations can impact our body image - how disordered eating behaviours and intentional weight-loss have been normalised- her amazing work with www.bodyhappyorg.com- her flour/cake analogy!!!!Bio:Dr Kamila Irvine is a Senior Lecturer in Body Image and Eating Disorders at the School of Psychology, Sport Science and Wellbeing at the University of Lincoln, where she teaches and researchers all things body image in the context of eating disorders and beyond.Her research work encompasses a number of multidimensional themes and interests including intervention and prevention, LGBTQIA+, weight stigma and anti-fat bias, and perceptual body image.Her main teaching responsibility is her module "Body image and eating disorders" for 3rd year Psychology students, and she is soon to start teaching 3rd year medical students too!She also supervises research projects of dissertation and masters students, as well as PhD students; and works closely with Body Happy Org and First Steps Eating Disorders charity.Follow her or get in touch with her:Dr. Kamila Irvine | Senior Lecturer in Body Image and Eating DisordersBSc(Hons), MSc, PGCE PCET, PhD, FHEAProgramme Lead for BSc (Hons) Psychology with Mental Health  (she/her)SSB4204School of Psychology, Sport Science & WellbeingCollege of Health and [email protected]@drkamilairvine, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kamila-Irvine,  x.com/drkirvine Support the showPlease reach out if you would like some support with your relationship to food OR movement. Ela currently has limited spaces for Intuitive Eating coaching and if you'd like to reconnect with movement, contact Christine.  If you'd like exclusive access to our supporter-only channel click here.We appreciate you