This is Louise’s story. Perhaps there are parts that you can relate to. Perhaps there are parts that you can’t. Everyone’s story is different. “Before my initial session with Rachel I was in an incredibly fragile emotional state and my health was not good. From an emotional point of view I was suffering with severe […]

I’m answering your most frequently asked questions about bulimia and recovery, including I’m worried about gaining weight and so make myself vomit after eating sometimes, but not all the time. Does that mean I have bulimia? I know I have bulimia, but I’m scared to get help because that makes it more real. What should […]

Before I came to Rachel I had been with 3 or 4 therapists before. I knew that I had never really gelled with any of them and the techniques we had tried, including CBT and medication, had been too impersonal for me, and if I’m honest I was losing faith.  I had already spent about 9 months living at […]

Read the article here https://flaurawellness.com/2021/07/02/how-to-combat-food-guilt-according-to-a-psychologist/

Thanks to Kate Hudson-Hall for having me to share my eating disorder story on her podcast Bulimia Sucks! Watch Rachel Evans on the Bulimia Sucks! podcast via Youtube Listen to Rachel Evans on the Bulimia Sucks! Podcast via iTunes Spotify

Pubs in England opened for indoor dining on 17th May leaving many people feeling anxious about eating outside of home and socialising around food post-lockdown. Aside from concerns around personal safety and spreading COVID-19, the pandemic increased disordered eating and eating disorders; mental health conditions that do not end just because the lockdown has. Eating […]

In this bite-sized episode I’m answering your questions about eating disorder recovery.  Questions answered in this podcast episode. 1. How do I get rid of the feeling that I’mamch not ill enough to recover? 2. How do I believe recovery will be worth it when my ED voice is saying the opposite? 3. What made […]

Why you should stop calling yourself “bulimic” and what to do instead to aid your recovery from bulimia.

Thanks to Wellbeing People for inviting me to speak about eating disorders and recovery. This conversation focuses on – What might someone be thinking, feeling and doing if they have an eating disorder – My experience with restrictive eating, orthorexia, and bulimia (bingeing and purging via vomiting and exercise) – Pathways to recovery from an […]

How many times have you heard your ED saying … “Other people have it worse, so you don’t deserve help” “You hardly even have an ED at all, so why should you ask for help?” “Things have been this way for so long you can’t possibly change” “You’ve got it so bad that there’s no […]