Have you or someone you know ever struggled with an eating disorder?

In this heart-felt and insightful episode, Anthea is joined by Renee McGregor, a leading voice in sports nutrition and eating disorder recovery. Together, they share a deeply honest conversation about the realities behind health, performance and the systems that often fail people in the greatest need of care. If this is a theme you’ve wondered about, today’s episode is a critical listen.

Renee shares her own ED recovery journey, and how it shaped her work supporting high-performing individuals struggling with disordered eating, exercise addiction and complex relationships with the body. We’ll explore how trauma and eating disorders are closely linked, and why many behaviours are actually emotional coping mechanisms rather than issues of discipline or control. This foundation becomes critical in knowing how to create truly lasting change.

The conversation also highlights the importance of nervous system regulation, rest and learning to rebuild a healthy food relationship beyond rigid rules.

Together, we’ll unpack the impact of wellness culture in today’s world, the role of social media and body image, and the growing conversation around GLP1 medications and Ozempic. Renee speaks openly about weight stigma, gaps in treatment systems and the need for more compassionate, inclusive approaches to care.

From intuitive eating to autonomy in recovery, this episode challenges common narratives and invites you to form a more nuanced, human approach to health and healing.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Renee McGregor and her work in eating disorders recovery
07:35 Transitioning from NHS work into sports nutrition
17:08 Why eating disorders are so often misunderstood
19:24 Understanding eating disorders as coping and trauma responses
23:40 Gaps in treatment and the limitations within the NHS
27:33 Regulation, addiction patterns, and emotional numbness
34:43 Caffeine, control, and returning to old habits
36:21 How overexercise becomes normalised
41:22 The role of the nervous system and the importance of rest
42:23 Using coffee and other tools for regulation
46:46 Influencers, wellness culture, and harmful messaging
53:18 Social media responsibility and impact
57:13 Living without constant online exposure
58:45 The reality of Ozempic and GLP1 medications
01:00:43 Weight stigma and its link to trauma
01:07:29 Bias, mindfulness, and anti racism in healthcare

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Instagram: @‌r_mcgregor

Website: https://reneemcgregor.com/

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The armour that once protected you might now be the very thing keeping you from not only real connection - but a life path and purpose that are truly meant for you. The question is: can we wake up to a different way, one that lives just underneath our shielding and control..?

In this episode, Anthea is joined by a deeply present and grounded voice, to explore what it means to live with emotional presence and integrity in your everyday life - Miriam Binder, Master Coach with Integral Coaching Canada, and former Corporate Executive.

You’ll learn about the subtle ways we disconnect through dissociation, control and self protection, and how these patterns impact our ability to experience authentic connection and conscious relationships. You’ll also learn about the loneliness that can sit behind the armour, and the courage it takes to soften into vulnerability and connection. These facets ultimately become the re-building of a sense of self that redirects the life you build thereafter.

A big part of this conversation is relational healing - and how transformation happens through real life interactions, not just solo inner work. Together, we explore healing through love, the role of self awareness, and what it actually looks like to move from control into surrender and flow in your life.

We also touch on inner child healing, parenting and healing, and the power of forgiveness practice, especially when it comes to how we show up for ourselves and our children. This episode invites you into compassion practice, non judgment awareness and a deeper sense of embodied love that allows you to meet life with openness instead of protection.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Miriam and her background

03:03 What true presence really feels like in your body

05:30 The courage it takes to stay emotionally present

09:02 The loneliness that sits behind the armour

12:21 Finding a sense of home through connection and community

15:29 The tension between control and learning to flow

18:52 Stepping out of old patterns and ways of living

21:52 Becoming aware of other people’s pain

29:29 What healing really means beyond fixing yourself

34:55 Why love can feel risky and unsafe

39:41 Resistance and survival responses in the body

42:38 Practices that help shift beliefs and patterns

49:02 Forgiving yourself as a parent and human

53:29 Letting go of control in parenting

58:55 Loving without creating separation

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Connect with Miriam

Website: https://miriamthecoach.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-binder-lang-the-coach/

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Instagram: @‌ab_embodiment

Email: ab.mindbodycoach@gmail.com

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/

Being seen - fully and in your true authenticity - can completely reshape your identity, your leadership, and the relationships you hold most dear. We know it, sense it, and yet we hover at the starting line; shy, timid, uncertain of our value or permission to launch. Until, something or someone comes along to change the game.

In this episode, Anthea is joined by renowned Publicist Jessica Huie MBE - diving into a heartfelt conversation about authenticity, courage and the quiet power of unshakeable presence. Jessica shares her personal journey and the early influences that shaped her values, leadership and deep commitment to advocacy and integrity. A mission she carries forward with every single client she works with. We explore what it really means to be “seen”, that deepest of human yearnings, and why that experience can become a turning point for personal growth, self trust and profound external strides.

The conversation moves into love, fear and unity, and how choosing presence over habit or convenience transforms relationships, leadership and parenting. Jessica speaks openly about motherhood, conscious, collaborative parenting and navigating success while honouring what truly matters. This episode is a reflection on feminine leadership, embodied wisdom and living a purpose driven life rooted in courage and compassion. The melting pot where spirituality, humanity and entrepreneurship meet…

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Jessica

02:22 Jessica’s journey and the early roots of courageous leadership

04:31 The power of being seen and why it changes everything

08:16 Advocacy and supporting others to rise

09:58 Integrity courage and personal growth in real life

19:34 Love fear and choosing unity and connection

24:05 Parenting with emotional presence

25:11 Why conscious parenting starts with being present

26:56 The evolving motherhood journey

30:43 Balancing success sacrifice and values led living

34:07 Authenticity as a daily practice

35:59 Life lessons that shape embodied wisdom

40:47 Potential courage and trusting yourself

45:51 Final reflections and parting wisdom

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Instagram: @‌jessica_huie_

Website: http://www.jessicahuie.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahuie/

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Email: ab.mindbodycoach@gmail.com

Website: https://www.ab-embodimentcoaching.org/