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People living with complex and severe Eating Disorders can now receive rebates for a greater number of sessions of psychological and dietetic therapy, following welcome changes to the Medicare system in Australia. These changes are a result of many years of advocacy by peak bodies in the Eating Disorder treatment field in Australia, and they provide the opportunity those eligible to access more intensive and longer term therapies.
“I have so much going on at home and work is intense. I’m trying to work on recovery, but I have too much on my plate right now,” my client told me during a recent session.
“So, when you have too much on your plate at work and home life, it feels too difficult to work on challenging the eating disorder?” I asked.
At Mind Body Well, our clinicians use a number of different therapeutic approaches when working with our clients. One of these approaches is Intuitive Eating.
So what is Intuitive Eating?
Whilst Intuitive Eating is currently receiving a lot of attention, the approach has actually been around for quite a while. It’s a mind-body health approach that was created by two registered Dietitians from the USA, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, back in 1995.
