Episode #218
Parenting a Child with an Eating Disorder with Nicola Colman
If you've ever done everything right to protect the people you love from your own pain, only to watch them go through it anyway, this episode is going to hit hard. This week I'm joined by Nicola Colman, an eating disorder recovery coach, who lived through her own eating disorder as a teenager - and years later, watched her 15-year-old daughter go through one too. Nicola's bringing the kind of honesty you can only get from someone who's been on both sides of it: as the one who was sick, and as the mum trying to save her daughter from the same fate. In this episode we’ll chat about: What happened for Nicola when she went from "my kid's being difficult" to "something bigger is going on" The subtle behavioural signs around food that are easy to miss (or easy to explain away)... until they're not Why saying the ‘right’ thing matters so much less than parents think it does, and what actually rebuilds trust instead How to support a child through recovery without losing yourself in the process What it means to break a generational pattern around food and body, even when you're still healing your own relationship with it The advice she has for any parents supporting a child with food or body struggles Follow Nicola on Instagram or check out her website . ✋ Download the FREE Banish Your Inner Bitch Guide here Check out 1:1 coaching here ️ Click subscribe or follow to make sure you get notified about new episodes Slide into my DMs for a chat: https://www.instagram.com/thejemmarose Check out my website: https://www.jemmarose.com.au
