259: Why You Can't Fix Your Eating Disorder (And What Actually Works) - with Matty Lansdown

About this episode

Matty Lansdown discusses the emotional roots of eating disorders and why traditional approaches often fail.

Matty explains that eating disorders and unhealthy food patterns often stem from unresolved emotional experiences, including stress, shame, and even past trauma. In many cases, food becomes a coping mechanism—a way for the brain to regulate difficult emotions or create a sense of control. This is why traditional approaches to gut health, weight loss, and nutrition often fail to create lasting change. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Root Causes of Eating Disorders (trauma, psychology) Sexual Trauma & Its Impact on Food Behavior Orthorexia & "Healthy Eating" Extremes Defining Eating Disorders (spectrum vs extremes) Biology & Gender Differences in Eating Disorders Healing process & step-by-step framework More from Matty Lansdown: Website: mattylansdown.com Instagram: @the.real.weight.loss.coach Youtube: @therealweightlosscoach Listen to Matty's Podcast: The Real Weight Loss Coach Leave us a Review: https://www.reversablepod.com/review Need help with your gut? Visit my website gutsolution.ca to join a program: Get help now Contact us: reversablepod.com/tips FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram Facebook YouTube

People in this episode

Host: Josh Dech

Guest: Matty Lansdown

Topics covered

• Root Causes of Eating Disorders
• Sexual Trauma & Its Impact on Food Behavior
• Orthorexia & Healthy Eating Extremes
• Defining Eating Disorders
• Biology & Gender Differences in Eating Disorders
• Healing process & step-by-step framework

Keywords

• eating disorders
• emotional experiences
• coping mechanism
• trauma
• nutrition
• gut health
• weight loss
• psychology
• orthorexia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: mattylansdown.com, The Real Weight Loss Coach, gutsolution.ca, reversablepod.com

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