Episode 68: Erin Welch, RD, explores how examining lived experiences can help heal from disordered eating

Welcome to Episode 68! We are so grateful for your listenership and interest in this important topic! Today, Catherine and Francis welcome Erin Welch, a Registered Dietitian who practices with clients experiencing eating disorders through a trauma-informed, Intuitive Eating, and Health At Every Size lens. In this conversation, Erin shares how her lived experience with a rare disorder created a disordered relationship with food and nutrition, which – along with a top-notch dietetics program – inspired her work in the field. Erin and the co-hosts explore how trauma is a theme throughout many experiences with disordered eating patterns, including hers, and how clinicians working in the field can address it with empathy and objective treatment. Erin also helps the co-hosts understand Intuitive Eating a bit better, examining what it is and what it is not. When not in the office, Erin can be found spoiling her two dogs, who love to help her provide meal support! We are incredibly grateful for her insight, energy, and time. We hope you enjoy!

CW: eating disorder behaviors, complex trauma, disordered patterns of eating and behaviors, body size