On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Founder of Uncovery and Recovery Coach, Olivia Soha. After, recovering from her own lived experience with an eating disorder, Olivia spent six months in the United States at BALANCE eating disorder treatment centre working as a liaison officer and recovery coach In New York. After returning to Australia, Olivia then opened Uncovery in 2018 and was selected as a Young Social Pioneer with the Foundations for Young Australians where she was awarded a seed funding grant to expand Uncovery in 2019. Olivia has also since then presented at national and international conferences, including at the Australian and New Zeeland Academy for Eating Disorders in 2019 and the International Conference for Eating Disorders in 2020. More recently, Olivia has consulted on projects such as with the NEDC and the Butterfly Foundation in the development of the Lived Experience Workforce component of the National strategy, and the Peer Workforce Guidelines. Olivia has also facilitated recovery skills and support group programs across Melbourne and in various treatment settings such as in The Melbourne Clinic Eating Disorders Inpatient Program, The Austin Hospital Eating Disorders Inpatient Program and in the Body Image Eating Disorders Treatment and Recovery Service (BETRS). On this week’s episode Olivia will be sharing her lived experience with disordered eating and struggles with body image concerns. Providing the lived experience support of a positive role model, and showing people that recovery is always possible. So please welcome our next special guest, Olivia! Podcast Summary: 1. Eating difficulties as a young child 2.The problems with perfection 3. Finding peace beyond the body 4. Sitting with and processing difficult emotions 5. Finding purpose and meaning beyond the eating disorder Links to Oliva Soha: Uncovery: www.uncovery.com.au Instagram: @unvovery.ed.coaching Podcast: RenourishED Links from the episode and to BodyMatters: BodyMatters Australasia Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bodymatters.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1800 33 4673⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠chat online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email

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