A Deep Dive into the Psychology of Bulimia and What Helped in Recovery, with Jade Grantham

Today I’m talking to Jade Grantham. Jade is the author of ‘Accept That You Are Imperfect’ a book about her personal journey and recovery with an eating disorder, specifically bulimia nervosa that started when she was 12 years old and lasted for over 10 years. Jade’s book is not a self-help book but rather a raw account of her journey. I would highly recommend it. The link is in the show notes. In the episode today, Jade talks us through her healing journey. If you would like to hear the longer version of this, in today’s show notes, I have linked her recent episode on George Mycock’s podcast (Myominds) where she talks through this in a lot more depth. I see Jade as someone who has really done some deep recovery work, so I wanted to delve more in this episode into the psychology of eating disorders, as I’m personally very interested in this, and I hope that you as the listeners will get so much value from it. In today’s conversation, Jade talks about the predisposing factors that led to the development of bulimia as a coping strategy and then exploring what kept her stuck in perpetuating cycles of bulimia for so long. Jade talks candidly about bulimia as a coping mechanism, exploring her deep ambivalence about change, as bulimia was helping her for many years, albeit in a dysfunctional way. Jade talks about quasi-recovery, when she was in a more orthorexic phase. I think this is something many of us can be vulnerable to falling into, particularly with the influence of wellness culture. She talks about motivation for change and the value of close relationships on the healing journey. Jade talks about therapy and what really helped her recover and how she stays well to this day. It’s a truly inspiring episode. I hope that you find it helpful. To find out more about Jade: - Instagram: @jadegrantham1 Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accept-That-You-Are-Imperfect/dp/1399974807 Myominds podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/myominds-stories-ep-2-jade-grantham/id1532716451?i=1000664111656   Harriet's Substack: https://substack.com/@theeatingdisordertherapist   Harriet Frew's current offers: - Online 10 Steps to Intuitive Eating Course https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/online-courses.html Online Breaking Free from Bulimia  https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/bulimia-nervosa-online-course.html Eating Disorders Training for Professionals https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/eating-disorders-training-with-harriet-frew.html Body Image Training for Professionals https://www.theeatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/body-image-training-with-harriet-frew.html