You Are Sick Enough w/ Dr Jennifer Gaudiani

In this episode, I had the true joy of speaking with Dr Gennifer Gaudiani, or doctor G. For those who might not know, Dr G offers expert medical care for eating disorders and is deeply passionate about supporting adolescents and adults who have a complicated relationship with food and their body. Dr G founded the Gaudiani Clinic in 2016, which offers unique, expert outpatient eating disorder treatment for disordered eating of all shapes and sizes. On top of this groundbreaking work, Dr G is the renowed author of SICK ENOUGH, a guide to the medical complications of eating disorders, which provides patients, families and treatment providers with easy to understand information on medical issues involved in an eating disorder. Dr G is a wealth of information and is truly revolutionising the treatment of eating disorders.  In this episode: Dr G's personal experience with an eating disorder The medical complications involved in an eating disorder How the treatment system fails patients Anorexia is anorexia  What it means to biologically respond to a perceived famine Advocating for the treatment you deserve  The flaws in societal beauty standards How and why you are sick enough (regardless of how you eating disorder physically manifests) The misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding disordered eating Consensual treatment The irrelevance of the BMI scale  And so much more! // Plug in and prepare to be IMPOWERED Connect with Dr G: Dr G: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaudianimd?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaudianiclinic.com The Gaudiani Clinic: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=dr+gennifer+gaudiani&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Sick Enough: https://www.sickenough.com Gaudiani Clinic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaudianiclinic/ Support Services: • Lifeline Australia: Call 13 11 14 • Beyond Blue Support Service: Call 1300 22 4636 • The butterfly foundation: Call 1800 HOPE (1800 33 4673) https://butterfly.org.au • Kids helpline: Call 1800 55 1800 • Eating disorders Victoria: 1300 550 236 https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au • National Eating Disorders Collaboration: https://nedc.com.au • Eating Disorders Queensland: https://eatingdisordersqueensland.org.au • General Mental Health Support Services (Helplines/Hotlines): https://www.mentalhealthhelp.com.au/service-directory/helplines/