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Hunger in Eating Disorder Recovery: What Is Normal Hunger? | The Eating Disorder Psychologist

Author byline beneath H1 identifies Dr Beverley Marais, Doctorate in Psychology, 15+ years specialist experience including Maudsley Hospital, London. Author bio box repeats credentials at close of article. Content reflects direct clinical experience supporting recovery from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and disordered eating, including psychoeducation around appetite change during and after GLP-1 medication use.

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Mindful Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery: Beyond Diet Culture | The Eating Disorder Psychologist

Author byline beneath H1 identifies Dr Beverley Marais, Doctorate in Psychology, 15+ years specialist experience including Maudsley Hospital, London. Author bio box repeats credentials at close of article. Cross-linked with the companion piece on hunger cues to form a two-post cluster on relearning hunger and eating without rules.

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What Recovery Actually Looks Like, Day to Day

Doctorate in Psychology; 15+ years specialist experience treating anorexia and restrictive eating disorders; Maudsley Hospital background woven into author bio; content grounded in peer-reviewed concept-analysis and lived-experience research on AN recovery, cited by finding rather than reproduced verbatim.

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Does Being Sedentary Burn Fewer Calories? The Research

Doctorate in Psychology; 15+ years specialist experience; Maudsley Hospital background woven into author bio and byline; content grounded in peer-reviewed research (Pontzer et al.), cited by name and publication rather than reproduced verbatim.

Why You Feel You Must Earn Food Through Exercise

Doctorate in Psychology; 15+ years specialist experience treating anorexia and restrictive eating disorders; Maudsley Hospital background woven into author bio; content grounded in peer-reviewed research on compulsive exercise, anxiety, and safety behaviours in anorexia nervosa, cited by study finding rather than reproduced verbatim.

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Almond Mum and Eating Disorders: Understanding the Legacy of Childhood Food Anxiety

Did you grow up with an almond mum? Psychologist Dr Beverley Marais explores how childhood food anxiety shapes our relationship with eating — and how to heal.

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Mindful Eating vs Calorie Counting: Why Your Body Knows Better

Calorie apps can quietly work against you. Psychologist Dr Beverley Marais explains why mindful eating builds a more sustainable relationship with food.

Your Body is Not a Calculator – It’s a Survival System

Recovery from compulsive exercise is not about never moving again. It is about rebuilding a healthier relationship with movement – one rooted in care rather than fear, punishment, or the need to ‘earn’ food. This section explores how recovery can shift exercise from a compulsive coping mechanism into something more flexible, supportive, and psychologically safe.

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