In this episode of Let’s Talk  we are diving into the realities of living with, and managing, a longstanding eating disorder. So many of us live in that space between acute illness and full recovery, we wanted to know what that means for our lives.

Yvie is joined by Mallary Tenore Tarpley, author of "Slip, Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery”. Mallary shares her own lived experience with a long-term eating disorder, her ongoing recovery full of slips and setbacks and advice on what others can do when they encounter similar circumstances.

Also joining Yvie is Dr Jennifer Gaudiani, an expert in treating complex eating disorders and author of "Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders" .

She’ll be sharing how clinicians can create a sense of unified purpose with their clients in order to support long-term health and wellbeing.

Recovery isn't about perfection, it's about progress, patience, and self-compassion.

Resources:
Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE)
Chat online
Butterfly Referral Database
You can find Mallary’s book 
You can find Dr. Jennifer’s book 

Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram here

Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram here

Production Team:
Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler
Executive Producer: Camilla Becket
Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation

For more information about this episode, visit www.butterfly.org.au/podcast and click through to this episode.

If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the Butterfly National Helpline or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

 

In this episode of Let&rsquo;s Talk &nbsp;we are diving into the realities of living with, and managing, a longstanding eating disorder. So many of us live in that space between acute illness and full recovery, we wanted to know what that means for our lives.
Yvie is joined by Mallary Tenore Tarpley, author of "Slip, Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery&rdquo;. Mallary shares her own lived experience with a long-term eating disorder, her ongoing recovery full of slips and setbacks and advice on what others can do when they encounter similar circumstances.
Also joining Yvie is Dr Jennifer Gaudiani, an expert in treating complex eating disorders and author of "Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders" .
She&rsquo;ll be sharing how clinicians can create a sense of unified purpose with their clients in order to support long-term health and wellbeing.
Recovery isn't about perfection, it's about progress, patience, and self-compassion.
Resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673</a> (1800 ED HOPE)</li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/chat-online/">Chat online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/butterflys-referral-database/">Butterfly Referral Database</a></li>
<li>You can find Mallary&rsquo;s book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Slip/Mallary-Tenore-Tarpley/9781668035016"></a></li>
<li>You can find Dr. Jennifer&rsquo;s book <a href="https://www.sickenough.com/"></a></li>
</ul>
Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yvie_jones/?hl=en">here</a>
Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebutterflyfoundation/?hl=en">here</a>
Production Team:
<ul>
<li>Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler</li>
<li>Executive Producer: Camilla Becket</li>
<li>Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation</li>
</ul>
For more information about this episode, visit <a href="http://www.butterfly.org.au/podcast">www.butterfly.org.au/podcast</a> and click through to this episode.
If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline</a> or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.
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This is Let's Talk from the Butterfly Foundation. Join your host, Yvie Jones, as we explore living with body image issues and eating disorders.

This is Let's Talk from the Butterfly Foundation. Join your host, Yvie Jones, as we explore living with body image issues and eating disorders.

Butterfly: Let's Talk

This is Let's Talk Body Image and Eating Disorders from the Butterfly Foundation, your national voice for all people affected, now hosted by Yvie Jones.

This is Let's Talk Body Image and Eating Disorders from the Butterfly Foundation, your national voice for all people affected, now hosted by Yvie Jones.

When recovery isn’t linear: Hope for your longstanding eating disorder

On this week’s episode of Let's Talk we're diving into a topic that will impact young people and any adults who love, work with, or educate them: We're talking about the incoming social media age restrictions, otherwise known as "the social media ban".

There's been a lot of discussion and even confusion about what these changes mean, why they're happening, and how they might affect the wellbeing of teens as they navigate a world increasingly shaped by online connection. Australia is leading the world in this space, and the whole world is watching.

Joining Yvie today is Danni Rowlands, the Director of Education Initiatives at Butterfly, who has spent nearly two decades working with young people, their families, sports clubs and schools. Danni brings a deep understanding of how digital environments shape identity, mental health, and the ways young people relate to their bodies. The ban was initiated, in part, because of the negative impact social media can have on their body image.

Danni will explain how body image, mental health, and online safety more broadly, is not only about the platforms or algorithms. It's about people, community, belonging, and the pressures young people face as they grow up in a world that is constantly asking them to compare, perform, and keep up.

More importantly, she'll share how adults can support the next generation through this major transition.

Resources:
Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE)
Chat online
Tips around the social media ban for under 16s
Find out more about BodyKind Online Education
Find professional support for your teen's body image and eating 

Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram here

Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram here

Production Team:
Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler
Executive Producer: Camilla Becket
Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation

For more information about this episode, visit www.butterfly.org.au/podcast and click through to this episode.

If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the Butterfly National Helpline or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

On this week&rsquo;s episode of Let's Talk we're diving into a topic that will impact young people and any adults who love, work with, or educate them: We're talking about the incoming social media age restrictions, otherwise known as "the social media ban".
There's been a lot of discussion and even confusion about what these changes mean, why they're happening, and how they might affect the wellbeing of teens as they navigate a world increasingly shaped by online connection. Australia is leading the world in this space, and the whole world is watching.
Joining Yvie today is Danni Rowlands, the Director of Education Initiatives at Butterfly, who has spent nearly two decades working with young people, their families, sports clubs and schools. Danni brings a deep understanding of how digital environments shape identity, mental health, and the ways young people relate to their bodies. The ban was initiated, in part, because of the negative impact social media can have on their body image.
Danni will explain how body image, mental health, and online safety more broadly, is not only about the platforms or algorithms. It's about people, community, belonging, and the pressures young people face as they grow up in a world that is constantly asking them to compare, perform, and keep up.
More importantly, she'll share how adults can support the next generation through this major transition.
Resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673</a> (1800 ED HOPE)</li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/chat-online/">Chat online</a></li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/social-media-ban/">Tips around the social media ban for under 16s</a> <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/social-media-ban/"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/school-youth-professionals/for-schools/body-kind-online-education/">Find out more about BodyKind Online Education</a> <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/school-youth-professionals/for-schools/body-kind-online-education/"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/butterflys-referral-database/">Find professional support for your teen's body image and eating</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/butterflys-referral-database/"></a></li>
</ul>
Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yvie_jones/?hl=en">here</a>
Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebutterflyfoundation/?hl=en">here</a>
Production Team:
<ul>
<li>Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler</li>
<li>Executive Producer: Camilla Becket</li>
<li>Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation</li>
</ul>
For more information about this episode, visit <a href="http://www.butterfly.org.au/podcast">www.butterfly.org.au/podcast</a> and click through to this episode.
If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline</a> or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

Preparing your teen for life after the social media ban

This episode of Let’s Talk dives into one of the most important parts of mental health and wellbeing: sleep.

Yvie is joined by Dr Sumedha Verma, a sleep psychologist dedicated to helping people understand and improve their sleep in holistic, person-centred ways.

Sleep problems affect around two-thirds of people in Australia. Sleep isn’t just a biological process – it’s also shaped by social and societal pressures, human connections, and personal experiences.

Dr Verma explains how good sleep strengthens mental and physical health, and supports your relationship with yourself, your body, and your external environment.

She and Yvie also discuss why sleep health is highly personal, and how cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a proven but often overlooked treatment.

In this episode, you’ll discover why holistic, individualised support for sleep matters so much, especially for people living with mental health, eating, or body image concerns.

Resources:
Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE)
Chat online
You can find Dr Sumedha’s website 

Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram here

Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram here

Production Team:
Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler
Executive Producer: Camilla Becket
Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation

For more information about this episode, visit www.butterfly.org.au/podcast and click through to this episode.

If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the Butterfly National Helpline or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

This episode of Let&rsquo;s Talk dives into one of the most important parts of mental health and wellbeing: sleep.
Yvie is joined by Dr Sumedha Verma, a sleep psychologist dedicated to helping people understand and improve their sleep in holistic, person-centred ways.
Sleep problems affect around two-thirds of people in Australia. Sleep isn&rsquo;t just a biological process &ndash; it&rsquo;s also shaped by social and societal pressures, human connections, and personal experiences.
Dr Verma explains how good sleep strengthens mental and physical health, and supports your relationship with yourself, your body, and your external environment.
She and Yvie also discuss why sleep health is highly personal, and how cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a proven but often overlooked treatment.
In this episode, you&rsquo;ll discover why holistic, individualised support for sleep matters so much, especially for people living with mental health, eating, or body image concerns.
Resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673</a> (1800 ED HOPE)</li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/chat-online/">Chat online</a></li>
<li>You can find Dr Sumedha&rsquo;s website <a href="https://www.deepsleephealth.com.au/"></a></li>
</ul>
Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yvie_jones/?hl=en">here</a>
Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebutterflyfoundation/?hl=en">here</a>
Production Team:
<ul>
<li>Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler</li>
<li>Executive Producer: Camilla Becket</li>
<li>Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation</li>
</ul>
For more information about this episode, visit <a href="http://www.butterfly.org.au/podcast">www.butterfly.org.au/podcast</a> and click through to this episode.
If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline</a> or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

Can't Sleep? It may be impacting your mental health

This episode of Let’s Talk explores how art therapy can be a powerful recovery tool for people with eating disorders. Yvie speaks with clinician Serena Hill about the healing potential of this approach, including how creative expression can provide a safe space to explore emotions and support mental health.

Through her work as an art therapist, including at Wandi Nerida Residential Treatment Centre in Queensland, Serena combines her background in mental health nursing, her lived experience of an eating disorder, and her passion for creativity. Art therapy is a surprisingly effective way for people to express and understand themselves.

Yvie and Serena discuss the importance of compassionate, skilled support in mental health treatment, and how art therapy complements traditional approaches, especially when talk therapy isn’t enough.

Whether you're struggling with body image or eating yourself, or supporting a loved one, this conversation offers hope and insight into recovery through creative means.

Resources:
Association of Art Therapists in Australia
Wandi Nerida Residential Treatment Centre
Inner Expressions Art Therapy
Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE)
Chat online

Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram here

Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram here

Production Team:
Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler
Executive Producer: Camilla Becket
Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation

For more information about this episode, visit www.butterfly.org.au/podcast and click through to this episode.

If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the Butterfly National Helpline or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

This episode of Let&rsquo;s Talk explores how art therapy can be a powerful recovery tool for people with eating disorders. Yvie speaks with clinician Serena Hill about the healing potential of this approach, including how creative expression can provide a safe space to explore emotions and support mental health.
Through her work as an art therapist, including at Wandi Nerida Residential Treatment Centre in Queensland, Serena combines her background in mental health nursing, her lived experience of an eating disorder, and her passion for creativity. Art therapy is a surprisingly effective way for people to express and understand themselves.
Yvie and Serena discuss the importance of compassionate, skilled support in mental health treatment, and how art therapy complements traditional approaches, especially when talk therapy isn&rsquo;t enough.
Whether you're struggling with body image or eating yourself, or supporting a loved one, this conversation offers hope and insight into recovery through creative means.
Resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.anzacata.org/">Association of Art Therapists in Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wandinerida.org.au/">Wandi Nerida Residential Treatment Centre</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.innerexpressions.com.au/">Inner Expressions Art Therapy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673</a> (1800 ED HOPE)</li>
<li><a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/chat-online/">Chat online</a></li>
</ul>
Follow Yvie Jones on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yvie_jones/?hl=en">here</a>
Follow Butterfly Foundation on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebutterflyfoundation/?hl=en">here</a>
Production Team:
<ul>
<li>Produced by Yvie Jones and Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler</li>
<li>Executive Producer: Camilla Becket</li>
<li>Supported by the Waratah Education Foundation</li>
</ul>
For more information about this episode, visit <a href="http://www.butterfly.org.au/podcast">www.butterfly.org.au/podcast</a> and click through to this episode.
If you're concerned about an eating disorder for yourself or someone you care about, please reach out to the <a href="https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/">Butterfly National Helpline</a> or chat online with one of their specialist counsellors. Recovery is possible with the right support.

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